Toy Drive for the Salvation Army

Our annual toy drive is taking place December 1-5. We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages.  Bins will be located inside the kindergarten door. Your donations will be sent to the Salvation Army to help make the holiday season brighter for children in difficult circumstances. Please help us make a difference this holiday season. Thanks in advance for supporting this worthy cause.

Please donate your Foodland Turkey Bucks

The Foodland at Thorncrest Plaza is handing out their annual "Turkey Bucks" that can be used to buy a turkey at Christmas time. If you would like to donate your Turkey Bucks, please hand them in to the office and parent council will collect them in early December so that they can be given to families in need during the holidays. Thank you.

Winter Clothing Drive - ends Nov. 7

This week we are collecting clean, gently used winter clothing for an area school with a need for warm outerwear. Items such as jackets, mittens, hats, scarves and boots to fit both children and adults are greatly appreciated. Please leave your donations in bags on the marked tables at the Kindergarten entrance. Many thanks!

Upcoming Events @ HVV

Remembrance Day Ceremony - Nov. 11 at 10:30 - All parents are welcome!
Parent-Teacher Interviews - Nov. 13 & 14
P.A. Day - Nov. 14
Photo Re-Take Day - Nov. 18
Middle School Winter Concert - Dec. 11 @ Etobcioke Collegiate
Primary/Junior Winter Concert - Dec. 16

Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference Nov. 15

TDSB and PIAC Parent Conference - Increasing Knowledge and Enhancing Confidence 

Saturday November 15, 2014, 8:30 to 3:45 at Earl Haig Secondary School

Keynote speaker: J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D., is a former university professor and elementary school teacher and author of Raising Confirdent Readers: How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write—From Baby to Age 7.  He hopes to help bring back research-based spelling and writing in elementary school. 

Workshops:
•    Building Skills in Reading and Writing
•    Family Storytelling
•    French...helping your child succeed!
•    Help...I Have a Teenager
•    Human Rights
•    Mental Health and Well-Being
•    Newcomer Supports and Services
•    Postsecondary Planning
•    Running an Effective School Council
•    Secondary Pathways
•    Social Media: Navigating the 24/7 World
•    Understanding and Overcoming Dyslexia
•    What about Math

Free workshops and child-minding. For more information visit: www.tdsb.on.ca/parentconference