Dear Parents/Guardians,
It's been a great week with our parent/teacher conferences. It's a great time to meet with your child's teacher and learn how your child is progressing in school. As mentioned at our parent council meeting, there are learning gaps since our online learning experience that we are working on to help students recover from. The grades aren't as significant as their learning skills, homework habits, ability to advocate for themselves and ask for help when needed, and the development of resilience. These skills take time and consistency to develop but practice at school and reinforcement at home will help close those learning gaps.
As we develop and work on our School Improvement Plan, we will be collecting data to find out information to develop ways to improve student wellness and sense of belonging. More information will come soon.
As we begin the festive season, we love learning about how different families celebrate their special days. If you would like to share your holiday or favourite family tradition, please let us know! We would love to see displays in our front hallway, created by our own families.
As we anxiously await for the decision of the CUPE/ministry negotiations, information is given by the minute. Please continue to watch the news, check the TDSB Website, follow @tdsb on Twitter and look for an email from the board, for the most up to date information. We will send out an email with further information once we know.
~ Your Friendly Neighbourhood Admin Team
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Holiday Concert - Thurs Dec 15th 2022
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for a fun evening to celebrate the holidays with song! More details to come.
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Congratulations Jamie & Family!
We are proud to show the beautiful book created by Jamie and her family supporting student well-being and environmental stewardship. You'll meet several animals from Canada and Asia and learn to reconnect with our environment after many long days in isolation during covid.
We would like to thank Jamie's family for donating this wonderful book for each classroom library at Owen. Thank you for this gift!
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Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Session #1
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Learn about Special Education and Inclusion processes through an equity lens:
Individual Learning Plan (ILP)
In-School Support Team (IST)
School Support Team (SST)
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC)
Zoom link:
For any concerns around personal accommodation, please contact specialed@tdsb.on.ca.
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The TDSB Urban Indigenous Education Centre
"At the TDSB, the Urban Indigenous Education Centre is pleased to offer a variety of services with the goal of closing the opportunity gap for Indigenous students. This mandate is approached by infusing Indigenous perspectives across the curriculum for all students as well as by providing direct wrap-around supports to enhance the overall achievement of First Nation, Métis and Inuit students throughout the TDSB."
https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Community/Indigenous-Education
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The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement
"The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement offers a variety of programs, initiatives and engagement opportunities for students and families. Program offerings are designed to fulfill the mandates of the Centre and are in alignment with the TDSB’s Multi-Year Strategic Plan Towards Excellence in the Education of Black Students: Transforming Learning, Achievement and Well-being."
To learn more about the centre and its programs go to: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/cebsa
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Early French Immersion Information (Last week)
Applications for Early French Immersion "must be completed online by November 25, 2022.
Please note:
An offer of placement in the program (not a specific school) is guaranteed to all on-time applicants.
Families with an older sibling currently in an Early French Immersion program are still required to complete an online application for the new student."
Visit the TDSB website for more information about Early French Immersion, Virtual & In-Person Information Sessions or the Application Process.
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"Kid's Kitchen is a family owned and operated business that serves nutritious meals to elementary school children throughout York Region and the Toronto area." To order a hot lunch for your child please refer to the Kid's Kitchen Flyer for information specific to Owen Public School.
Please note that if schools are open but buses are cancelled due to weather, Kid's Kitchen will still be delivered unless parents cancel the order by calling 905-944-0210, Option 1. Please review the Inclement Weather Policy for more details.
For more information about Kid's Kitchen go to: kidskitchen.ca
Next Pizza Lunch is on Thursday November 24th
The dates for Pizza Lunch are:
Thurs Dec 1 and 8
Thank you so much to the parent volunteers who came out to help with pizza lunch this past Thursday. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to the school. Our students were so happy.
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Days of Significance
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"A common daily Hindu chant “Loka Samas·ta Sukhi·no bha·van·tu” is a prayer for the welfare of all of creation, including mother earth and all beings."
We are always looking for families to create displays in our front foyer to share their special cultural holidays. If you would like to share your special holiday, please contact the office and we'll arrange a time for you and some students to help with the display.
Some Days of Significance in the coming week are:
If you have a particular day that you would like to bring our attention to, please contact hella.richter-glinos@tdsb.on.ca.
The list of Days of Significance that the TDSB recognizes can be found by clicking the link.
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Student News
See what are students have been up to lately
making their writing more descriptive and interesting.
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A sneak peek at the emerging calming space (sensory room). More still to come.
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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 hella.richter-glinos@tdsb.on.ca .
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