Owen Family Update - Week of Feb. 1, 2021

 Hello Owen Families,

Thank you everyone for your participation in Bell Let's Talk Day.  This past week generated a lot of discussion at school and at home about mental health and wellness.  Here are what was said from our some of our Grade 3 students had to say.

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Welcome Baby Emma Claire!

Congratulations Mme Hammond!  We are very excited to introduce another Owen family member.  Emma arrived one week before her due date on January 15, 2021 at 4:37 pm, weighing in at 7 lbs 7 oz and measuring 20 inches long!  Happy parents are in love! We can't wait to meet her.

Everyone is doing well and they are loving every moment!

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Date:   Monday, February 1^st, 2021

                                              Time:   1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. 

                                                 TDSB Live Stream Link:  

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Laundry Art Challenge:

Ms Burchell's ESL class has come up with this fun Laundry Art Challenge.  Stay tuned for Monday's morning announcements for more details.

You can upload your Laundry Art photo at 

http://bit.ly/LaundryArtUpload

Only images are accepted

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Surrey Place Wellness Services

Here is the guide for February events from Surrey Place.  There are great informational sessions for parents to access and also have open chat times. 

 

https://www.surreyplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Wellness-February-Program-Guide.pdf

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Wellness Tip of the Week

Please find some resources linked to our Wellness Tip of the Week in our Morning Announcements.

• Healthy Breakfast Ideas Your Kids Will Love

• How Can You Ease Back-to-School Anxiety and Stress?

• Setting Good Sleep Habits In Your Child
• 10 Fun, Healthy Snacks For Kids to Make
• New Ideas For Brain Breaks For Kids

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Family Tech Support for Online Learning

The TDSB is providing support for families who may be having difficulties with helping their child navigate through their online learning.  By clicking the link below, you can gain access to support on using google classroom and Brightspace, logging into a student account, tdsb device support, and live web chats.

TDSB Online Learning Help

There is also a phone number you can call Monday- Friday from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm for support.

416 396 9100

Owen teachers are also able to help with their learning platforms.  You can contact them by email.

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The Lunch Lady is providing a service where meals are delivered to your home.  This is a great way to use up and credits that you may have with them. 

Visit their website at:  http://order.lunchlady.ca or contact your Lunch Lady marlyn@thelunchlady.ca.   You can also call 905-470-2598.

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Student News!

If you have photos, student work or family activities you would like to share on the Owen Online for next week, please email them to jamie.parkes@tdsb.on.ca by Thursday of this week.

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