Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are in the last 8 weeks of school with many events, report cards, trips and graduation. Our Parent Council has been working very hard on our biggest fundraiser for the year...Spring Fling! We look forward to some fun, games, crafts and food!
We would like to thank parents for their support with traffic in both the front and the back. Though we have had improvements, we still have parents pulling up into the loops and backing up. The loop in the back is blocked as it is only for busses. Backing up causes accidents and injury. Also a reminder to NOT park on the cross walks. Again, these are places where are our students, parents and guardians walk. If you continue to see unsafe behaviour by other cars, please let the office know. Our community police are called when incidents increase rapidly.
Recently there was a tragic accident of an 8 year old girl who was dropped off at school for a school event and was hit by a car and died, These careless, senseless acts are not something we want to remember at Owen. Please always help make Owen the safest place for our students.
~ 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.
Taking Learning Outdoors: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/learningoutdoors/Resources-for-your-Family/Outdoor
- change in parent council executives
- upcoming events
- other important announcements
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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/
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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