Dear Parents/Guardians,
This week we have a short week and also next week with lots of family time in between. We hope you have an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and explore together as a family. Whether you are observing Ramadan, Passover or Easter, we wish your days are filled with lots of activity, joy, food and sleep!
~ Your Friendly Admin Team
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As we are beginning the process for next year please let us know if your child will be moving to another school. We want to make sure their Ontario Student Records (OSR) or any other important information gets forwarded to their new school. If students are moving out of the province, their OSR will stay at Owen and can be retrieved if they return to Ontario.
Grade 5 students graduating will also need to complete this form.
Please complete the form by Monday April 24th, 2023.
As we are beginning the process for next year please let us know if your child will be moving to another school. We want to make sure their Ontario Student Records (OSR) or any other important information gets forwarded to their new school. If students are moving out of the province, their OSR will stay at Owen and can be retrieved if they return to Ontario.
Grade 5 students graduating will also need to complete this form.
Please complete the form by Monday April 24th, 2023.
Registration Information
Program Dates: July 4 to July 28, 2023
- Registration is online. To fill out an application, please click on the registration form link for a school below.
- Most classes run for three (3) hours from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., except for four (4) full day sites that run 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. which include: Greenholme JMS, Oakridge PS, Rose Avenue JPS and Yorkwoods PS.
- The remote (online) program is NOT associated with a particular school. Students who are registered will be grouped by grade and assigned an online teacher.
Health and Safety
The TDSB takes direction from the Ministry of Education and Toronto Public Health related to Covid-19 protocols. We will continue to keep you informed of any direction changes that impact our programming, which may include the transition to fully remote. All established health and safety precautions will continue through the summer. For more information and resources about in-person learning, please visit, TDSB Health and Safety Section.
Devices for online learning
The Continuing Education Department will not be supplying students with digital devices for its summer programs. For TDSB students who need access to a device for the summer, they may request to borrow one from their home school. Non-TDSB students will need to provide their own digital devices to support their online learning. Here is more information about TDSB digital learning tools.
Please note - there are limited spaces available for both in-person and remote programs.
For more information check out the TDSB Elementary Summer School Website.
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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Summer Camps 2023
Interested in summer camps in French? For more information check out their website.
- class models and an overview of the process
- Learning Opportunity Index and what this means to Owen
- change in parent council executives
- ways to encourage more parent involvement
- upcoming events
- other important announcements
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Spring Fling - Thursday May 25th 2023
Rodocodo: Code Hour is a self-guided coding game for 4-11 year olds. It teaches the fundamentals of coding such as sequencing, debugging, loops and functions. It also teaches techniques for solving problems so children become more confident, independent learners.
April is coming soon ... and we are announcing a new monthly special!
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
(halal friendly)
or
Falafel Wrap
All Specials are available on the days we service your school from April 3 - 28, 2023. http:///www.kidskitchen.ca
- Genocide Awareness Month
- Latin-America History Month (see also October Hispanic Heritage Month)
- Sikh Heritage Month
- World Autism Month
- Ramadan
- Easter
- Passover
During the Month of April, TDSB observes Genocide Awareness Month. Genocide Awareness is part of the Combatting Hate and Racism Student Learning Strategy.
"Strategic Directions:
• Create a Culture for Student and Staff Well-Being
• Transform Student Learning
• Provide Equity of Access to Learning Opportunities for All Students
• Build Strong Relationships and Partnerships Within School Communities to Support Student
Learning and Well-Being"
"Latin America History Month is proudly recognized at the TDSB during the month of April because of a motion passed through our Board of Trustees in 2016. This year the theme to mark Latin America History Month is (Decolonizing) Latin America History Month & Beyond: Honouring & Uplifting the Real Hxstories and Multiplicities of Our Identities." https://www.tdsb.on.ca/home/ctl/Details/mid/43823/itemId/90
"Sikh Heritage Month has proudly been recognized at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) during the month of April since 2016. The TDSB became the first school board in Canada to designate April of each year as Sikh Heritage Month. This designation matches the recognition by the Province of Ontario that proclaimed the Sikh Heritage Month Act in December 2013, and the recognition proclaimed by the Government of Canada on April 30, 2019. Sikh Heritage Month is recognized nationally across Canada.
Sikh Canadians have lived in Ontario since the turn of the twentieth century. They have made significant contributions to the growth and prosperity of Ontario and their traditions and culture continues to be a vibrant part of every aspect of life of Canadians today." https://www.tdsb.on.ca/home/ctl/Details/mid/43823/itemId/89
"Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year in Islamic culture. Muslims observe the month of Ramadan, to mark that Allah, or God, gave the first chapters of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad in 610, according to the Times of India. During Ramadan, Muslims fast, abstain from pleasures and pray to become closer to God. It is also a time for families to gather and celebrate." https://www.livescience.com/61815-what-is-ramadan.html
"Passover 2023 will be celebrated from April 5 - April 13. The first Seder will be on April 5 after nightfall, and the second Seder will be on April 6 after nightfall. Passover is celebrated by eating matzah (unleaven bread) and maror (bitter herbs). For the duration of the 8 (or 7 days in Israel) of Passover, which celebrates the emancipation of the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery, chametz (leaven) is strictly avoided."
https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/871715/jewish/What-Is-Passover-Pesach.htm
"Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the tomb on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter is the fulfilled prophecy of the Messiah who would be persecuted, die for our sins, and rise on the third day (Isaiah 53)"
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.
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