Hello Owen Families,
We hope you enjoyed the Spring Break and kept healthy and safe. Staff are ready to start today and will be continuing the school schedule as we did in January. A few things to note:
School Closure:
The Ministry has closed all schools in Toronto. There won't be anyone available to answer the front door. If there are items you require that are urgent, please send an email to Caroline or Jamie to arrange a pick up date and time. Phone messages will be retrieved by Ms Elizabeth and Ms Mary.
Attendance:
Attendance will be taking every day immediately after morning announcements and then after lunch. If your child will be late, they will be marked absent. Once attendance is taken, it is entered. Please do not email administration or the teacher as we may not get your message in time for the call out. Please email owenps@tdsb.on.ca. or call the school at 416.395.2740.
Requests Not to Participate in Synchronous Learning:
Parents are allowed to choose a Program of Study which would require students to log in once a day for attendance and have access to google classrooms to access the work. You can submit work to teachers for assessment and evaluation. If this is what you would like to do, please go to https://www.tdsb.on.ca/In-Person-Learning/Learning-and-Instruction/Exemption-from-Synchronous-Learning and send a copy to Ms Rosenbloom. Everything goes through the superintendent's office.
Technical Support:
If students are having difficulties with tech, please go to https://www.tdsb.on.ca/In-Person-Learning/Student-Virtual-Learning-IT-Support . They are best equipped to support you.
If students are having difficulties with tech, please go to https://www.tdsb.on.ca/In-Person-Learning/Student-Virtual-Learning-IT-Support . They are best equipped to support you.
As we navigate through our remote learning schedule, if you have any questions about the school routines or program, please email your classroom teacher.
WIshing you a healthy and safe start back to school. Please remember to follow the Stay at home order to help get us back to school soon!
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Read and Write Chrome Extension:
Read and Write and PDF Reader are available for all TDSB staff and students. These tools provide a range of reading and writing tools, including text-to-speech and speech-to-text.
Read and Write provides literacy support to users in completing reading, writing and research tasks. All teachers, staff and students have access to the full suite of Read and Write tools in Chrome, Windows and Edge. Read and Write can also be used with Mac, iOS and Android devices.
You can access resources for Read and Write at https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/tdsbat/programs/read-and-write-chrome-extension?authuser=0
Read and Write and PDF Reader are available for all TDSB staff and students. These tools provide a range of reading and writing tools, including text-to-speech and speech-to-text.
Read and Write provides literacy support to users in completing reading, writing and research tasks. All teachers, staff and students have access to the full suite of Read and Write tools in Chrome, Windows and Edge. Read and Write can also be used with Mac, iOS and Android devices.
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New Owen Spirit Wear
We have new Owen Spirit wear we are excited to offer our Owen Community. Thank you to our Owen parent Krista Koteff for organizing our spirit wear. You can purchase these items through Owen Cash Online.
You can view the sizing specs in the attachments through the email.
We have our dri-fit blue t-shirts for only $10. It is a great shirt for team sports like Cross Country and Track & Field. It's also great to wear during field trips and of course during any of our Spirit days!
Order through Owen Cash Online by April 28th 2021. We also still have our Owen water bottles for sale.
Owen Spirit wear will be handed out beginning May 31st. If you have any questions regarding ordering, please contact Ms Elizabeth at erzsebet.balint@tdsb.on.ca.
Go Owen Lightning!
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Ramadan
Many of our Muslim families will be observing Ramadan this month. Here is a video to show you what Ramadan and Eid, the festival of breaking the fast, is about.
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Yearbook Cover Contest
If you have photos of your class, please upload them to your google classroom.
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Parent Council Meeting
Please join us for our next Parent Council meeting on Wednesday April 21st from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
We will talk about class models and update you on Owen's Health & Safety status. We will also have a budget vote that evening.
The school will be requesting the following to be voted on for this school year:
- Subsidy for t-shirts to bring the cost down for Dri-Fit T-shirts to $10.00/shirt
- Forest of Reading program - The Forest of Reading is Canada's largest recreational reading program, made up of eight programs and run by the Ontario Library Association (OLA).[1] The programs are geared towards readers in kindergarten to grade twelve, with several programs targeting adult readers, ESL learners and French speakers. The Forest is unique in that it is the readers themselves who choose the winners of each category by voting for their favourite books. Every year, the Forest of Reading programs culminate in an action packed event run in Toronto, called the Festival of Trees. The Festival of Trees is Canada's largest annual literary event for children,[2] attracting over 10,000 youth every year.[3] The winners of each program, as chosen by the young readers, are announced at the Festival of Trees events, and many authors and illustrators are in attendance, delivering hands on workshops and mingling with their young fans.
- 30 Chromebooks - Our supply of devices have all been distributed to our Owen Community. We are having more parents request devices, particularly for families who have multiple children. The virtual school recommends chromebooks for Grade 1+. Unfortunately we do not have enough to support a device per person but the extra chromebooks will provide more devices for the primary grades both in school and during remote learning.
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April Heritage Awareness Month
- Latin American History Month
- Sikh Heritage Month
- World Autism Month
If you have photos or videos of how your family celebrates, please send it to Ms Rosenbloom or Mr Parkes and we can share it with our Owen community.
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Moving out of Owen? (Including Grade 5 Grads)
If your child will be moving schools, please fill out the form below to help us know where to transfer your child's information. Please fill this out by the end of March so we can estimate the enrolment for next year.
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