Dear Parents/Guardians,
We would like to thank our parent community for all the hard work volunteering at Owen with our White Elephant sale, popcorn/cookie sales and pizza lunches. We know there are also parents volunteering for our Spring Fling event on Thursday May 25th! This is the first Spring Fling since covid and we are very excited to run this again! So save the date and get involved. See below for more information.
We had some visitors at Owen and it's a sure sign that spring is here. Though our weather has been up and down, local animals are coming around to nest, build their homes and enjoy the natural scenery nearby. Just a reminder to students to enjoy the sights of these beautiful animals from a distance so we don't disturb their natural day to day activities.
Spring is also the beginning of spring cleaning and home renovations and community members bring trash to the school bins. Just a reminder that it is illegal to dump outside garbage in the school bins. If you see cars or community members dumping furniture or other trash, please call our TDSB Call Centre at 416.395.4620.
This month is Asian Heritage Month, Jewish Heritage Month and National Speech & Hearing Month. If you would like to put up a display in our front hallway, please let the office know. Our students love walking by to see what is on display!
~ Your Friendly Admin Team
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.
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.
The TDSB Arts Department and the Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement invite you to Panfest Vybz: A Celebration of Music, Arts, and Community on Thursday, May 4, 6-8 p.m. at 2239 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough in the Winston Churchill CI Auditorium and the Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement. The event will include a concert featuring the Pan Fantasy Steel Band and WCCI student steel pan performers and a series of Arts workshops with light refreshments. Please RSVP below by April 28, 2023.
Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 6-8PM
Location: Winston Churchill CI, 2239 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1P 2P7
6:00 p.m. Student and community workshops and refreshments in Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement
7:00 p.m. Concert featuring Pan Fantasy Steel Band and WCCI students in Auditorium
Please click here to RSVP by April 28 or call 647-229-0426
For further information please contact the Centrally Assigned Principal for the Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement, Jeffrey Caton at Jeffrey.Caton@tdsb.on.ca or Centrally Assigned Principal of Learning Transformation and Equity, Mervi Salo at Mervi.Salo@tdsb.on.ca
Taking Learning Outdoors: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/learningoutdoors/Resources-for-your-Family/Outdoor
- change in parent council executives
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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!
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.
- Asian Heritage Month
- Jewish Heritage Month
- National Speech and Hearing Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Children's Mental Health Week (May 1-5)
- Mothers' Day
- Malcolm X Day
- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
- Victoria Day
- Pentecost
"The TDSB is the largest and one of the most diverse school boards in Canada. Nearly one-quarter of our students were born outside of Canada and collectively we speak more than 120 languages. According to the 2017 TDSB Student & Parent Census 40% of TDSB students self-identified as Asian. During the month of May we are honoured to share with you several opportunities and resources to learn about the traditions, customs, and significant individuals that this heritage brings. Stay tuned as we share details with you throughout the month of May!" https://www.tdsb.on.ca/home/ctl/Details/mid/43823/itemId/110
"Jewish Heritage Month continues to be recognized at the Toronto District School Board(TDSB) during the month of May.
Subsequently, the Canadian Jewish Heritage Act, was passed in May 2018 and is also recognized by the Province of Ontario by the passing of the Jewish Heritage Month Act, 2012. As stated in the Jewish Heritage Month Act, 2012, “May is a significant month for the Jewish Canadian community. Israeli Independence Day (Yom ha-Atzmaut) and Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom ha-Shoah) frequently occur in May, as do various Jewish artistic and cultural events.”- https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Media/News/ArtMID/2750/ArticleID/1802/Jewish-Heritage-Month-at-the-TDSB
"Each year, Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) dedicates the month of May to raising public awareness about communication health. We work to highlight the importance of early detection and intervention of communication disorders and the role that our members and associates play in helping people communicate.
The theme for this year is “Connecting Through Communication. S-LPs and audiologists empower you.” https://speechandhearing.ca/
"The first week of May (May 1 – 7) is a time for communities, families and friends to come together to mark Children’s Mental Health Week. Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) and our members are encouraging Ontarians to take some time this week to recognize the importance of mental health and that many children and their families are struggling. This year’s theme, as lead by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), is centred around sharing stories." https://cmho.org/cmhw2023/
Some Days of Significance in the coming week are:
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The list of Days of Significance that the TDSB recognizes can be found by clicking the link.
See what our students have been up to lately:
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