Dear Parents/Guardians,
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all the celebrate! Wishing. you all the luck and happiness on this joyous day! We hope you had a restful break. We look forward to hearing the March Break stories from our students.As we approach the last part of the school year, we want to make sure students continue to work hard towards the high standards teachers have set and continue to show kindness and contribute to the school in positive ways. You can chat with your kids about short term goals and how they would like to remember this school year.
Don't forget! If you are taking an extended holiday break, please email our safe arrival (owen@tdsb.on.ca) to let the office know.
We would like to wish our Persian community a Happy Nooruz on Monday March 20th.
~ Your Friendly Admin Team
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After School and Lunchtime Programs – SPRING 2023
Please see the following link for our After School and Lunchtime Programs for the Spring time. We've had great enrollment for our programs. Please note registration begins Thursday March 23rd. You cannot register before that date.
Please keep in mind that the vendors are responsible for the students during the after school program. The office is closed at 4:30 pm and will not be able to open the doors. Only the vendors will be responsible to bring the students to the front at the end of the program.
If you have any questions about the program, contact the vendors directly.
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Grad Cookie Sale
Pre-order your child's cookie so you don't forget on the day of the sale. Go to
Owen's School Cash Online or look for the email sent from School Cash Online for the cookie sale. Limited cookies will be available on the day of for cash purchases.
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Next Meeting - Monday March 27th 2023
We had an amazing turn out last meeting despite the bad weather.
If you have a child with ASD, ADHD, anxiety, or another type of special needs this session is for you. Meet other parents to share stories, hear about others’ successes and struggles, learn strategies and find out how to access resources to support your child.
Where: Owen PS - Staffroom
When: Monday March 27th 2023
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
TOPIC - Learning About Social Communication with Talia Wolkin, Speech & Language Pathologist
Do find your child is having difficulties making friends, resolving conflicts or communicating with their needs with others? We are very excited to have our school Speech & Language Pathologist, Talia Wolkin share her expertise and talk about how we can help develop children's' social communication. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn different strategies for your child.
Childcare will be available. If you require childcare, please fill out this form. ________________________________
TDSB’s Summer Music & Art Camp 2023
The TDSB Summer Music and Art Camps are open to young artists and musicians of all skill levels and offers a variety of programs including band, orchestra, strings and individual instruction. Campers will have the opportunity to improve their skills, make new friends, and perform in a final concert at the end of the camp. Don’t miss this chance to spend your summer making music and having fun!
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TDSB’s OT/PT’s Virtual Office Hours for Parents/Caregivers
TDSB's occupational therapists and physiotherapists are hosting our third professional development and virtual office hours for both parents/caregivers as well as educators of students with special education and inclusion needs for the 2022/2023 school year. The session will focus on support for students in ISP-DD/DK/PD classrooms, but the information is also relevant for students in other settings.
Our upcoming session will occur on March 29th, 2023 with a lunch session for parents/guardians/caregivers (12:30-1:30pm) The format of these sessions includes the provision of a brief education session from our TDSB OT/PTs followed by an open forum where attendees may ask questions, receive generalized strategies to support their student(s)/child(ren), and connect with one another.
This month's discussion will focus on Finding Calm: Supporting Yourself and Others During Stressful Behaviours. Translated versions of the parent/guardian/caregiver flyers are accessible in the March 29th virtual office hours’ folder; translation services may be made available by request by March 15th, 2023 – please refer to the flyers for more details. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Next Mom's Fitness - Wednesday March 22nd 2023
Our moms had a great volleyball scrimmage last time. It's always full of excitement and laughter. All skill levels are welcome. Due to popular demand, we will be running another volleyball scrimmage for our next Mom's Fitness.
Next Session - Mom’s Volleyball!
Date: Wednesday March 22nd 2023
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Any level, any experience welcome. Come out for a fun hour of play. This is for moms only, no children. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.
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Spring Fling - Thursday May 25th 2023
We are very excited to bring back our family fun Spring Fling event! This will be the biggest event of the year! A carnival that has always been enjoyed by our students, their siblings and families.
Save the date. Come join us for games, crafts, food, dance and special activities. More details to come. Volunteers are needed to help make this a fun and successful event!
Where: Owen PS school yard
When: Thursday May 25th 2023
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
WE NEED YOU! These events can only run when parents are involved as this event is run by our Parent Council. You can help in many different ways and donate your time based on your own schedule. You can be a lead to organize a segment or be a helper to put things together or run an event the day of Spring Fling. Here are some areas we will need help in:
- games
- food - pizza/freezies/juice/popcorn
- body stickers/tatoos/henna
- ticket sales
- bottle bonanza/bake sale
- volunteer organizer (parents and/or MS or Highschool students)
- sponsorship coordinator
These are just to name a few. If you are able to help out to make this a successful return of our Spring Fling, please fill in the form below.
Need more information? If you have more questions about Spring Fling, please contact Parent Council Co-chairs Yassamin and Evelyn at OwenPSParentCouncil@gmail.com.
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Marvelous & Mind-Boggling Math
aka M&M Math
We like to keep our students thinking! Mario Day last Friday was our last challenge. Check out our St. Patrick's Math Challenge.
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There could be more than one answer!
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Hot lunches are back at Owen! Please refer to these flyers for more information on ordering. Please note the dates of your orders as some students are arriving at school without lunch on these dates. Any questions you have about concerns with the orders, please contact the vendors directly.
Kid's Kitchen March flyer (For Friday lunches)
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Pizza Lunch - Thursday March 23rd, 2023
Please note that pizza's are pre-ordered and cannot be requested the day of.
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Please help with our Front Foyer Displays
If your family celebrates these days of significance or heritage months and you wish to lend some decorations that we could put on display, please send these in with your child's name on them (so we can return them) to the attention of Ms. Richter-Glinos. If you have time to help put together the displays please email hella.richter-glinos@tdsb.on.ca.
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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:
The list of Days of Significance that the TDSB recognizes can be found by clicking the link. ________________________________
Student News
See what our students have been up to lately.
Grade 5s Learning About Fractions
Kindness Assembly
Celebrating African Heritage Month
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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