Owen Online Newsletter: June 14, 2020

Hello Owen Families,

Summer is just around the corner and we're still active as can be. Last week we were able to see some of our families who came to pick up student belongings. The process was very smooth. The best part was chatting with our students and parents.

We also noticed how beautiful our gardens look!

Our parents have been caring for our gardens and they had some help from their kids too! Here is who was involved:
Tatyana Lebid
Ekaterina Gres and her daughter Evelyn

Polina Degteva , Lee and Mey

Oksana Trapeznikova

Philip and Liudmila

Nina

"We love doing it! It’s also a great way of giving back to the community!"

Thank you Owen parents and students for being involved and for keeping Owen looking good!

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Picking Up Student Items from School - June 18th

This will be our last day for parents to pick up students' belongings from school. Daycare parents should contact Cheryl to book a time to pick up items on this same day.

Schools continue to be closed for the rest of the school year. However, the Toronto Public Health has approved the following protocol for parents to be allowed to come into the school to pick up student items before the year ends. It is not mandatory to come to the school to pick up belongings and students or parents/guardians should only visit the school if absolutely necessary.

We are offering 15 minute windows for parents/guardians with their child to come in. Thank you to those who have signed up. If you have not, please sign up for one time block at Owen Pick Up Registration . Log in with your email that the school normally contacts you at.

If you have more than one child, you will only need to sign up for one time block. Please sign up using your eldest child’s teacher. After you pick up items from this classroom, you can retrieve items from your other children’s classrooms immediately.

If you are feeling unwell, please do not come to the school. Before entering the building, you will be asked to conduct a self-assessment for any COVID-19 related symptoms, including fever, cough and runny nose and that you have not been in contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

When you arrive at the school, there are very strict guidelines that everyone must follow in order to keep everyone safe and healthy:

· drop off any items at the entry (include your child’s name, teacher and list of items returned)

· retrieve belongings from classroom quickly

· put any garbage in the bins provided

· exit school property promptly through the ramp doors (Entrance 5)

Thank you to those who have registered. Please sign up at here are very strict guidelines that everyone must follow in order to keep everyone safe and healthy:

Please be patient.
Anyone entering the school must do a self-assessment prior to coming to the school. Only those who have passed the self-assessment with no COVID-19 symptoms will be allowed access.
Arrive on time.
Enter only through the front entrance (Entrance 1).
Check in with staff to ensure you are on the list. If you have not registered, you will have to wait until there is a block available.
Use hand sanitizer upon entry.
Each visit is limited to 15 minutes. If you have more than one child, you can pick up your other children's items during that time.
Wear a mask or face covering (limited masks are available but you are encouraged to bring and wear your own).
Respect all physical distancing requirements, staying at least 6 feet away from others who do not live with you.
Drop off any items, such as library books/textbooks/instruments/team jerseys, at the entrance door (include your child’s name, teacher and list of items returned).
Retrieve belongings from classroom quickly.
Put any garbage in the bins provided.
Exit school property promptly through the ramp doors (Entrance 5)
Know that playgrounds are not open.

Please see the complete Guidelines for Picking Up Students’ Belongings from School.

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Report Cards

This year, the report cards will be emailed to parents centrally from the board. The board will begin sending these out June 22nd.

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More Active Fitness - Zumba and Cardio with Lupita!

Thank you everyone for joining us for our Zumba classes! Here is a clip of our Kindergarten - Gr 2 classes with some siblings too!

https://youtu.be/hYCxFZSRLpk

We will be offering one more session this week.

This week we will have the following:

(K-2) Tuesday from 1:00-1:30
(Gr 3-5) Friday from 1:00 - 1:30

An email will be sent to each grade with the date, time and Google Meet link. Photos or a short video clip will be taken. If you are not comfortable with your child being seen, please ensure their video camera is turned off.

Please send any song requests to Lupita at lupita_romo@yahoo.com

Thank you Lupita for leading us through these sessions!

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Elementary Summer School

Our elementary summer school program focus is to close the achievement and well-being gap and to continue student engagement into July. Programs for students in Grades 3 to 8 will be delivered from July 6 to 31, 2020 from 9am to 12pm. French programs will also be available for students currently in a French Immersion or Extended French Program. Remote synchronous learning will be offered. There is a possibility that learning may move from remote learning to in-class learning environments in accordance with the ongoing guidance of the Ministry of Education. Registration is online and is currently open to the public. More information is available at www.tdsb.on.ca/summer

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The Forest of Reading Online Festival

Thank you Parent Council for supporting our Forest of Reading participation! It's a great way to expose award winning books and gives students an opportunity to do read various genres, share their readings and vote on their favourites.

This year the awards are online and available for everyone to see! Please refer to the attached link for the awards ceremony schedule.

English awards will be presented on June 16th.

French awards will be presented on June 18th.

https://forestofreadingfestival.ca/forest-of-reading-festival-on-cbc-books/

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Celebrating Owen!

Check out what our Owen students have been up to at home...