March break camps

From Trustee Chris Glover:

March Break camps in Toronto District School Board (TDSB)

Are you looking for activities to keep your children busy during March Break? Find information about March Break camps being offered in TDSB schools by clicking on this link: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/AboutUs/Innovation/MarchBreakCamps.aspx.

March Break runs from March 10 – 14, 2014. Please contact the individual listed for program information and registration details.

Reminder: HVV family skating party is on Saturday, March 22

Parent Volunteer Opportunities

We're looking for 2 to 4 parents to help run our Eco Club and Earth Week activities.

Time Commitment - Attend meetings once a week (sometimes twice) every week from October to June
 
How Can You Help?

• Implement the TDSB Eco Schools program. This involves creating a yearly calendar of activities for participants to partake in to meet the criterion and requirements for Eco certification
• Teach students what "eco" means through a variety of different learning experiences and to help them transfer these learnings to their peers within their school
• Help design and deliver the annual Earth Week program
• To manage and maintain the Friendship garden and help look for ways to green the school property

Please email Christine Munro at selbymunro@rogers.com if you have any questions or if you're interested in helping. Thanks!

TDSB ward forum on Feb. 25

SPECIAL WARD FORUM

featuring DONNA QUAN on her Years of Action Plan

Tuesday, February 25, 7-9 pm

Martingrove Collegiate Auditorium

Please RSVP to Nancy.Trendoff@tdsb.on.ca 

and mention if you will require childcare.

WARD FORUM AGENDA

7:00               Welcome & Introductions                           Trustee Chris Glover

 

7:10               Introduction to Donna Quan                      Trustee Chris Tonks

 

7:15               PRESENTATION:                                            Donna Quan, Director of Education

                        The TDSB Years of Action Plan

                           

7:45               Q&A and Discussion                                     

 

8:00               Break                                                               

 

8:10               PIAC Report                                                     Sarah Ali, Ward 2 PIAC Rep.

                        (Parent Involvement                                     Ricardo Francis, Ward 6 PIAC Rep.

                             Advisory Committee)

 

8:20               FSLAC Report                                                 Dina Pizolinas, Ward 2 FSLAC Rep.

                         (French as a Second Language

                             Advisory Committee)

 

8:25               SEAC Report                                                    Phil Sargent, Ward 2 SEAC Rep.

                        (Special Education Advisory Committee)

 

8:30               Trustee Updates                                            Trustee Chris Glover

                                                                                                   Trustee Chris Tonks  

 

8:45               Closing Remarks                                             Trustee Chris Glover

                                                                                                    Trustee Chris Tonks

Learning Disabilities Workshop on Feb. 26

The Learning Disabilities Association is pleased to present this Workshop for Parents and Professionals

“This is What it Must be Like”

Guest Speaker: Simmy Zaret

Simmy Zaret has worked as an educator in both the school and public health system, and has taught special education in Toronto for over 14 years.

This workshop will dispel the myths and provide a concrete overview of some of the most common learning difficulties faced by so many children in our classrooms today. Through a variety of interactive activities and challenges, participants will have the opportunity to experience first-hand what it is like to actually have a learning disability of their own!  As well, we’ll look at a wide range of strategies, accommodations and alternative approaches that can be used, in order to build a student’s self-esteem, demystify their struggles, and maximize opportunities for social and academic success.  

  

Date:   February 26^th, 2013

 Time:  7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

 Location: 121 Willowdale Ave., Ste. 203 (East of Sheppard and Yonge)

Fee:*          $10.00 for members / $15.00 for non-members / $20.00 at the door

*To qualify for the pre-registration rate payment must be made in advance. Limited seating available at the door

  

Space is Limited!  Register quickly!

Please call 416-229-1680, email programs@ldatd.on.ca or visit our website at www.ldatd.on.ca for more information and registration.

Yearbook cover design contest - entries due Friday

All students are invited to enter our yearbook cover design contest! 

Use as many bright colours as you can to make your art work pop off the page and try to use up the whole sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper.

Write your name, grade and teacher on the back in pencil and submit your original artwork on 8.5 x 11 unlined paper to the office by February 14. 

HVV's lunch on the lawn - June 5

Our annual school lunch on the lawn is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, June 5. Please put this special event on your calendars.

Week of Feb. 3

Feb. 3-7 - Gr. 1 to 5 intramurals at lunch - scooterboards
Feb. 5 - School council meeting at 7 p.m. in the library
Feb. 5 & 6 - Scholastic Book Fair in the junior gym