Owen Family Update - Week of April 26th, 2021

Hello Owen Families,

We are now into our 2nd week of remote learning and into a routine for school.  If parents have questions about their child's program, feel free to contact either the classroom teacher, prep teacher (Physed, French, Music, Drama) or Special Education or ESL teacher.  They will be able to explain the purpose of the lessons or assignments given to students.

Just a reminder that if you need if you need to pick up items at school, please contact Ms Rosenbloom or Mr Parkes to arrange a pick up time.  The school is closed, doors will not be answered.  All phone messages will be picked up by Ms Elizabeth and Ms Mary and redirected as needed.

We are getting questions as to how long we will be remote.  Or if next year will be like this year.  Or will there be a Virtual School?  Our guess is as good as yours.  Keep watching the news and check your emails.  Once we hear officially from the board we will let you know.

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National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey

April 23 was National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey.  It is one of the most beautiful manifestations of importance and value given to children by the Turkish nation, the president said, adding that they are the most valuable treasure of the country.  This video explains more about this important Turkish holiday.

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Thank you Parent Council!

Thank you to those parents who joined us for the parent council meeting.  We had our budget vote and are thankful for the support from our parent community to support our programming needs.  Our last parent council meeting will be on June 9th, 2021. 

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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 

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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 and larger pictures 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 May 3rd, 2021. YWe also still have our Owen water bottles for sale.

Owen Spirit wear will be handed out early June. If you have any questions regarding ordering, please contact Ms Elizabeth at erzsebet.balint@tdsb.on.ca.

Go Owen Lightning!

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Summer Programs in TDSB

TDSB offers a variety of summer programs.  Please visit the site at https://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Innovation/Summer-Programs for more information. 

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Spring Programs via Explore It!

Explore Online! All new Spring Programming and Workshops start now through April 30! For students in JK through Grade 8, Explore It! has programming in the areas of Yoga, Digital and Fine Art, Dance, Science and even Babysitting Certification - there’s something for everyone. Let’s Explore online together! 

Join us for:

Disney Dance Crew for Grades 2+

The Art of Drawing for Grades 3+

Magical Magicians for Grades JK - 3

Babysitting Certification for Ages 12+

So You Think You Can Dance for Grades JK - 2

Nature STEAM Explorers for Grades 1 - 5

Creative Kids Yoga Fun for Grades 2 - 5

Technology in Art for Grades 4+

Creative Drawing for Grades 1+

Register today!

http://www.exploreitall.ca/spring-programs/

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 Asian Heritage Month at the TDSB:  

Invitation to attend the Virtual Launch

Asian Heritage Month is recognized formally throughout Canada through an official declaration that was signed in May 2002.  The Senate of Canada accepted this motion originally proposed by Senator Vivienne Poy in December 2001.  Subsequently, the Province of Ontario passed the Asian Heritage Act (2005), which states:

Asia is the largest continent in the world both in terms of size and population.  It includes people from many regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Southeastern Asia.  Peoples from these regions who have immigrated here over the past 100 years and longer have significantly contributed in the settlement, growth and development of our province.  Specifically, Asians have helped to shape Ontario culturally, economically and politically.  It is appropriate to recognize and pay tribute to the contributions that Asians have made and continue to make to the development and general welfare of Ontario.

We are proud to celebrate the numerous achievements of Asian-Canadians and their significant role on the global stage. 

This year our theme is Discover. Share.  Celebrate our Resiliency! 

An invitation by the TDSB Asian Heritage Month planning committee is being extended to all TDSB staff, students, and the TDSB community to attend the Virtual TDSB Asian Heritage Month Celebration.  Please see the details below and on the attached flyer.

TDSB Asian Heritage Month Virtual Celebration 

Date:   Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Time:   1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Link: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/stream/LiveWebcast-Asian-HeritageMonth.html

We hope you’re available to join us!

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Audible amazon is allowing free access to story listening through their app.  

Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across eight different languages, that will help them continue learning, dreaming, and just being kids.

All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

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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.

This includes Grade 5 graduates who are moving onto Middle School.

http://bit.ly/MovingOutOfOwen 

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STUDENT NEWS

Thank you parents and students for planting our tulips.  They look beautiful!

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.

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