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School Council Update #20 - February 2, 2018
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Did you know that this year is a municipal election year? On October 22, 2018 eligible electors will be able to vote for their school board trustee. School board trustees do really important work - they set the policies, priorities and budgets for public education in Ottawa. There are many ways you can learn more about the work of our
Board of Trustees, including:
If you are interested in information about the
municipal elections process, learn more on our website. Our trustees are always interested in hearing from constituents!
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Cross Boundary Transfer Period - February 5 to 20th
At the OCDSB, all students attend a designated school based on geographic and programming considerations. In order to attend a school other than your child's designated school an application must be made during the student transfer application period which is Monday, February 5 to Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Learn more about the transfer process on our
website
or in our
Student Transfer Parent Guide
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School Ground Greening Workshops 2018
Join us for a FREE series of inspiring workshops designed to help you plan a successful and sustainable school ground greening project. Workshops are open to all Ottawa schools and daycares that want to engage their students in creating healthy, stimulating play and learning spaces. Teachers, administrators, parents, custodians,students and community volunteers are all welcome.
More information can be found
here.
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Free Online Homework Help in French - Voilà Learning
Voilà Learning is extending the
Online Homework Help in French
free of charge to ALL students registered in the OCDSB.Last year, this program provided live homework help to hundreds of French Immersion and Extended French students across Ontario. This coming school year, and thanks to a generous contribution from the Ministry of Education, all students from your school board can benefit from the help of a French, English or Math teacher online every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Watch demo video
here.
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Community Environmental Projects Grant Program - Deadline for applications - March 31, 2018
Are you looking for an opportunity to put your environmental ideas into action? The City of Ottawa is now accepting applications for the 2018 Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP). For details on eligibility criteria, the application process, profiles of past projects, and to download an application form, please visit
Ottawa.ca/cepgp or contact
Jen Brown, CEPGP Co-ordinator, at
613-580-2424 x 27914
or at
[email protected]
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Ottawa Public Health (OPH) Immunization Surveillance
All children attending school between ages 4 to 17 need to be immunized according to
Ontario's Immunization Schedule
. Learn more
here
. Parents or g
uardians of these students would have received written notice from OPH in the mail on November 22, 2017 for elementary students. Suspension orders are scheduled to be mailed on January 22, 2018 and scheduled to be enforced on February 14, 2018. More information can be found
here or you may
contact Ottawa Public Health at 613-580-6744.
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School News
There are a lot of amazing events going on in our district. Interested in getting out into the community or looking for ideas?
Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School - Winter Fundraising -
eWaste Collection
- February 3rd 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Drop off your reusable and recyclable end of life electronics (computers, cellphones, printers, TVs, monitors and more). Drop off-Drive Through in front of LDHSS main door on Saturday, February 3
rd between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Nepean High School - French Enrichment Opportunities for Students - Family Information Night - Thursday, February 8
th -
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Find out how your child can be have
fun experiencing
French language and culture through programs like Explore, YMCA Summer Work Exchange and
Edutravel. Learn more
here
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Check out our new
School News
section of the website to learn more.
Want to spread the word about your event? Send us an email at:
[email protected]. We will help publicize your events on our website.
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Do You Want To Volunteer In An OCDSB School?
Ottawa Volunteers in Education (OVIE) brings volunteers from the community into OCDSB classrooms. OVIE recruits, screens, and trains volunteers to provide much-needed one-to-one support for students. Volunteers provide classroom support in a variety of academic subjects, clubs and activities. Browse through the
volunteer opportunities
and find a placement that best suits your interests and schedule, or simply apply online
here
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Math Facts
Learning to Count - When children are learning to count, they like to touch, point to and move objects as they say the number aloud - so encourage them to!Have your child count toys, kitchen utensils, items of clothing as they come out of the dryer, collections (such as stickers, buttons or rocks) and any other items your child shows interest in counting.
- Mix it up! Have your child count a set of objects but start at different places in the set (for example, start counting in the middle of the set rather than at the beginning). This helps to develop the idea that the counting of objects can begin with any object in a set and the total will still be the same.
- Sing counting songs and use counting in meaningful ways in games, such as Hide-and-Seek. Counting games, rhymes and songs exist in every culture. Some counting songs and rhymes help children to count forward and backward as well.
- Have your child skip count (counting by twos, fives or tens) to count larger groups of items quickly. Use such objects as blocks, pasta pieces, toothpicks or buttons.
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Speaker Series
Winter 2018
Understanding Mental Health and Addiction in Youth – Coping and Resilience - March 1, 2018 - 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Speakers:
Mary Alexandrou - Program Coordinator for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario’s (CHEO) youth mental health program called YouthNet.
Natalie Markoff – Director of Communication & Partnerships for PLEO – Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario.
Equity in Action - April 5, 2018 - 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Chris D’souza – Motivational Speaker and Human Rights Strategist
Self-regulation for Children and Parents - April 19, 2017 - 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Susan Hopkins - Executive Director - The MEHRIT Centre
Enjoy these
free information sessions
- sponsored by the District's Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) and supported through grant funding from the Ministry of Education.
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School Council Information
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Important Information for School Councils
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2017-18 PRO Grants - Interim Report Due 28 February 2018
If your school council was a recipient of 2017-2018 PRO grant, it is required to submit an interim report online by February 28, 2018 at https://education.factorial.ca. Please ensure that you provide an update on your expenditure of grant funds as well as the outcomes achieved so far to enhance parent engagement.
Funding awarded must only be used for the approved project in accordance with the approved budget. If your council made changes that impact the nature and/or objectives of the project, those changes must be reported to and approved by the Ministry. Please remember that funding may not be used for ineligible expenses as defined in the Project Guidelines.
More information on Project Guidelines can be found
here
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Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School
Councils (OCASC)
OCASC is an umbrella organization for school councils and parents in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) to share information and facilitate communication within the OCDSB communities to enhance the education of all its students.
Contact Information:
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Board and Committee of the Whole Meetings
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The next Committee of the Whole meeting will be February 6, 2018 in the boardroom at 133 Greenbank Road at 7:30 p.m. Read the full agenda
here
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Upcoming Meetings:
Read our Boardroom Highlights
here.
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Stay Connected
OCDSB staff, students and community members can view the District's
website
. Keep in touch by following us on
Twitter
, visiting our
Facebook
and
LinkedIn
pages, and watching our videos on
YouTube
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