Trustee Howard Goodman recently shared the following information with Ward 8 families. Please note that the preliminary Full Day Kindergarten information that he shared a couple of weeks ago is now posted on his website.
MAJOR EVENT
Shaping the Future of Toronto’s Schools
City-wide consultations on what TDSB should look like in 2022
Over the next decade, TDSB schools will need to adapt to:
- Powerful and potentially disruptive computer technologies
- Significant changes to neighbourhoods caused by development pressures and population patterns
- Changing parental expectations of what skills our schools help our children to master
- Tight provincial funding and ever-increasing provincially mandated programs and services
To help us better understand these changes and prepare our schools for them, TDSB is launching our largest ever consultation process (see a more complete description farther down).
View the introductory comments from Director of Education Chris Spence.
Consultation dates and locations (all consultations go from 7 – 9pm):
- Tues Nov 6, Sir John A MacDonald, 2300 Pharmacy Ave
- Wed Nov 7, Danforth CI and Tech, 800 Greenwood Ave
- Thurs Nov 8, Bloor CI, 1141 Bloor Ave W
- Mon Nov 12, Emery CI, 3395 Weston Rd
- Wed Nov 14, Islington Junior Middle School, 44 Cordova Ave
- Mon Nov 19, Virtual online consultation, www.tdsb.on.ca/shapeOURfuture.
You can also have your say using our online survey
OTHER EVENTS
Nov 3/4 People for Education Conference @ Rotman School of Management, U ofT (subsidies available on request from People for Education)
Howard Goodman will be going on Saturday and if we have a group of 8 from our Ward, we can reserve a table for the day. Or you can go with others from the school or on your own. Take a look at some of the workshops and see if you are interested.
Do you want to know how a school brought down its grade 9 failure rates by double digits in one year?
For information on these and other workshop or to register, click here.
Nov 17 Parents Make a Difference Conference @ Earl Haig Secondary School (NE of Yonge & Sheppard), 8.30am – 2.30pm
- Theme: Parents Engaged in Education to Close the Achievement Gap
- Organized by the TDSB Parent Involvement Advisory Committee
- Keynote speaker: Dr. Scott Davies, Ontario Research Chair in Educational Achievement and At-Risk Students, McMaster U.
Tips on a Safe Halloween
Trick-or-Treaters
- Carry a flashlight
- Walk; don’t run
- Stay on sidewalks
- Obey traffic signals and signs
- Stay in familiar neighborhoods
- Wear a watch you can read in the dark
- Wear reflective items on clothing
- Only approach houses with the lights on
- Shoes should be comfortable and fit properly (even if they don’t go with costume)
- Try to avoid wearing masks in darker areas or climbing stairs (i.e. front porches)
- Carry only flexible swords or other props
- Consider non-toxic and hypoallergenic make-up
Parents
- Be sure your child eats dinner before going trick-or-treating
- Plan your child’s route
- Have your child carry a quarter for a phone call
- All children should be accompanied by an adult
- Buy or make a costume of flame-retardant material
- Inspect all candy at home in the light before children eat it
Homeowners
- Clear your yards and front porches of debris that children may trip on
- Battery powered jack-o-lanterns are an option compared to open flame candles
- If you do use candles, place them well back from trick or treaters
- Consider non-food items as giveaways such as markers, stickers, erasers, etc.
- Consider your pets, as this evening may be frightening for them with many strangers coming to the door – they should be kept inside away from the front door.