Building Brighter Futures Together
at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
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School Council Update #23 - February 24, 2020
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OCDSB 2020 Volunteer and Community Member Recognition Awards
Volunteers make such an important contribution to our schools. The OCDSB Volunteer and Community Member Recognition Awards are a great opportunity for you to recognize that individuals in your school or community who make a difference. If you know a community member, parents, volunteer, or business partner who has made a difference please consider nominating them through our formal recognition awards program.
Online nomination forms
must be completed no later than 11:00 p.m. on
Friday, March 27th, 2020
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Free Speaker Series Event -
Unstoppable You with Unstoppable Tracy Schmitt
No matter where you are in life, sometimes you just need to be inspired. Join us and “
Unstoppable Tracy
” as she shares how you can use humour and motivation to crush your obstacles and soar to the top!
Date:
Thursday, March 5th, 2020
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Gloucester High School -
2060 Ogilvie Road
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OSSTF announced it intends to hold another one-day strike in select school boards, including the OCDSB, on Friday, February 28th, unless an agreement is reached.
If this takes place, all OCDSB elementary a
nd secondary schools will be closed to students on Friday, February 28th. The OCDSB remains hopeful that an agreement can be reached at the central bargaining tables. However, we continue to encourage families to make plans for alternate childcare arrangements.
Learn more
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There are currently
no confirmed or presumptive cases of novel coronavirus in Ottawa
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Every week day at 10:30 a.m.,
the
Province of Ontario's novel coronavirus web page
is updated with the most up-to-date information including the status of cases in Ontario. Follow Ottawa Public Health on
Twitter
or
Facebook
to receive notification of updates.
The OCDSB will keep district and school websites up to date with the most current information relevant to our schools.
Learn more
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Ontario Public Health is undergoing a consultation on the modernization of public health. Their discussion paper can be found
on their website
, and
individuals are asked to provide feedback using the survey at the end of the paper.
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Free Speaker Series Event -
Technology Misuse and Mental Health
It's not easy being a parent in modern society. Despite our best efforts, many children, youth, and adults struggle with mental health issues. Society tends to disconnect us from what we need for mental health and resiliency. One possible factor may be excessive screen time. Join Dr. Michael Cheng, child and family psychiatrist at CHEO, as he discusses what we can do as families, communities and a society in order to reduce our screen addiction, and reconnect to sleep, nature and one another.
Date:
Thursday, March 12th, 2020
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Henry Larsen Elementary School -
1750 Sunview Dr
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I
n a special OCDSB board meeting on Tuesday, February 18th, Justine Bell was sworn in as new trustee for Zone 10, Somerset Kitchissippi, for a term ending November 14th, 2022.
Learn more
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February is recognized as
Black History Month
in Canada. Our schools have been taking part in this through activities such as book clubs celebrating Black authors, school wide assemblies, and lesson plans focusing on Black culture and history.
Learn more
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Click anywhere to be linked to our website for more information on our programs.
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Applications
are being accepted for the 5-week OCDSB Exchange to France.
An info session will be held on
February 25th
. It's taking place at 7:00 p.m. in room 210 (Library) at 440 Albert Street. P
lease contact
Sean Oussoren
for further information.
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Held on
March 12th, 2020
,
The Great Big Crunch
is an annual moment of anti-silence in which students, teachers, and parents crunch into apples (or other crunchy fruit or vegetable) to make noise for healthy school food!
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The
annual
Toonies for Tummies Campaign
will run from
February 13th to 26th
at Sobeys stores. While this is a national campaign, 100% of donations raised at area stores stays "local" and supports the Ottawa School Breakfast Program.
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Fairy Godmother of Ottawa
is a non-profit organization dedicated to making prom night magical for teens. Their goal is to have a positive influence on their Cinderellas by helping them to look and feel beautiful on prom night.
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The OSTA Pitter Patter Grant is a micro-grant of up to $250 available to local schools who wish to implement or support a SAT initiative.
Learn more
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Nominations are open for the 2020 OTIP Teaching Awards. These awards recognize teacher excellence in publicly funded education. Deadline is
March 31st, 2020
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Learn more.
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As part of its Right to Read inquiry, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has
launched a survey
for students with reading disabilities and their parents and guardians.
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All students attending school in Ontario are required to be
vaccinated against nine (9) diseases
or have a valid exemption. Parents are required to report all immunizations done at the doctor's office to
Ottawa Public Health
. OPH has the authority to suspend students who have not provided a record of immunization from attending school.
Learn more
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School Council Information
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Board and Committee of the Whole Meetings
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The next public
Board
meeting will be held on
February 25th, 2020
, in the boardroom at 133 Greenbank Road at 7:30 p.m.
Upcoming Committee Meetings:
For a summary of our board meetings, read our Boardroom Newsbriefs
here
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