Hello Owen Families,
Although Halloween looked different this year at Owen, students and staff still had fun being creative in their costumes. Students were excited to see their teachers dressed up and enjoyed guessing what some of the costumes were.
Just a reminder that supervision at school only begins at 8:55 am and school starts at 9:10 am. Students will be outside until the bell rings at 9:10 am. If students arrive after 9:10 am, students will be required to go to the front door to check their QR code and then to the office for a late slip.
Looking forward to connecting with you November 2nd!
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Early French Immersion Application Process - SK Entry:
For families interested in the Toronto District School Board's Early French Immersion Program (begins in Senior Kindergarten), we offer an online process to apply. Attached please find an important information package.
To apply for the Early French Immersion Program (SK entry) for September 2021, applications must be completed online between November 2 and November 27, 2020.
An offer of placement in the program (not a specific school) is guaranteed to all on-time applicants and will be made in the weeks following the close of the application window.
Please note: Families with an older sibling currently enrolled in the same French program and who will be in attendance next year are still required to complete an online application for the new student. Please select the “sibling option” within the online application.
For more information about the Early French Immersion (SK) application process, please join us for a Virtual Information Session on one of the following dates:
November 2, 2020, 7 p.m.
November 12, 2020, 7 p.m.
November 19, 2020, 10 a.m.
For more information about French as a Second Language programs, the application process and important dates, please visit www.tdsb.on.ca/french.
For additional inquiries, please contact:
Centrally Assigned Principal, Angela Caccamo at angela.caccamo@tdsb.on.ca
FSL Program Coordinator, Kirsten Johnston at kirsten.johnston@tdsb.on.ca
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Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School
Are you the parent or guardian of a student with disabilities? Would you like very practical tips on how to advocate for your child’s disability-related needs at school? This captioned talk offers just that. It is aimed at parents or guardians whether they have no experience at all with this, or if they have some experience, but are looking for more ideas.
This talk is given by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky. In addition to his efforts advocating for students with disabilities as the AODA Alliance chair, he is also a member and past chair of the Special Education Advisory Committee of the Toronto District School Board, Canada’s largest school board. He also serves as a member of the Government-appointed K-12 Education Standards Development Committee.
This new talk will be helpful to parents, grandparents, guardians and siblings of students with disabilities in the school system, or about to enter the school system. It will also be helpful to those working in the school system like teachers, principals, special education specialists, and school board administrative staff, as well as for those working at Ontario’s Ministry of Education. As well, any professionals outside the school system that work with students with disabilities and their families can benefit from this talk, such as physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, autism ABA therapists, speech and language pathologists, and others. Faculties of Education could use this talk when training future teachers.
You can watch “Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School” by visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtadvCvcGC0
This talk does not go into the details of Ontario’s laws on special education. There is an excellent series of short videos on that topic from the ARCH Disability Law Centre and its partner in that project that you can find at https://inclusiveeducation.ca/advocacy-for-inclusion/
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Dressing for Fall/Winter Weather:
We will continue to have recesses and physical education outside as much as we can, even in the cold and light rain weather. Please remember to have your child dressed appropriately as they will be outside for 15 - 30 mins for recess and lunch recess and 50 mins during physical education. Extra pair of clothes particularly socks, underwear and pants would be great for those days where they really want to play in the puddles or snow!
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Daily Heath Screening:
Thank you everyone for performing the Daily Health Screening every morning. We have more than 95% of our students being screened successfully each day.
Don't forget to verify that your child is healthy enough to come to school! You can do this on:
- your computer by going to https://tdsb.service-now.com/tswp
- on your phone Daily Health Screening
Switching between In School and Virtual School:
The next opportunity for elementary students will be offered at the end of January 2021 to align with reporting. There will no longer be an opportunity for elementary students to switch in November. We are confident that this approach will help maintain current classes and teacher assignments in both in-person and virtual classrooms until the new year and will benefit all students and staff by ensuring no further disruptions.
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