Week Ending Dec 17

Hello,

We have included some images: Week of Dec 13

Thank you Mrs. Farrelly for all you have provided to our students, staff, parents, and caregivers of Davisville and Spectrum. You have left your footprints and touched the hearts and minds of many. Wishing you health and happiness in your new adventures!!!

Spectrum Remembrance Day Legion Contest Winners:

The Royal Canadian Legion, in partnership with schools across the country and with The Legion National Foundation, promote remembrance and support youth education through the annual poster and literary contests. Students in Grades 1 through 12 are invited to submit their creative works, with a focus on Remembrance, through their local school to be entered into Legion Branch contests. Winning entries move forward to the Legion’s Provincial level contests. Finalists are then forwarded to the Legion National Foundation in Ottawa to be judged at the national level.

2nd place intermediate black and white poster Ashleyn Charles

3rd place intermediate black and white poster Isabell Tumangday

2nd place intermediate colour poster  Lucca Pitfield

3rd place intermediate colour poster Maayan Rabinowicz

1st place intermediate poem Wren Roberts

2nd place intermediate poem Emmylou Buttigieg-Hewston

3rd place intermediate poem Nathan Sommer

3rd place intermediate essay Ashley Zigelman

Intermediate black and white poster Safia Sodhi   - the judges liked it so much they wanted an honorable mention

 The 1st place winner will move onto the next level of the legion contest

 Rapid Antigen Screening Kits:

The Rapid Antigen Screening Kits(voluntary) were sent home last Friday with your child(ren). Please know there is an accompanying letter which contains information about the test kit. As well, the following link contains how to information:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zVDiI-rZ-k9wH-nE34Ze1wgftuRjQc3iAOaEjqKOQLg/edit?usp=sharing

Northern SS Grade 8 Evening Live Presentation: Tuesday, January 12, 2022 @ 6:30pm:

·        This presentation is geared toward the community, families and students who would like more information about our school overall.

·        Tuesday, January 12, 2022 at 6:30pm

·        Link to join:  

Northern SS Grade 8 Evening Presentation 

TDSB Beyond 8: Open House Information

Northern SS Welcome Video:

·        Please watch our short Welcome to Northern Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvG_Bwrj_Ck

Northern SS Grade 8 Information Google Site:

This site has subject and department specific information for incoming grade 8 students and their families: https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/homepagewelcomegrade8s/departments

Supports at NSS:

• Academic Resource Centre (Special Education LD)
• Advance Placement 
• Any student is eligible to take an enriched or Advance Placement course, there is no separate application
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Special Education DHH)
• ESL Support Centre
• Gifted (Special Education Gifted) 
• Guidance and Student Services
• Student Success

Admissions and Optional Attendance Information:

• Visit our Grade 8 Google site and click on Admissions for more info 

FAQs about Address Catchment:

• If a student by address can attend Northern through the “Technology” stream, they are required to take at least one (1) Technology course per year.
• If a student by address can attend Northern through the “Commercial” stream, they must take a minimum of one (1) Business course each year
• If a student by address has BOTH “Technology” and “Commercial” listed, they can take either a Business or Technology course each year, making sure to have the proper pre-requisites 

TDSB Beyond 8 Resources 

• comprehensive overview of TDSB specific info at the Beyond 8 site

TDSB Psychology Department December 2021 Hearts and Minds Newsletter:

Hearts and Minds December 2021

Winter 2021-22 Well-Being Guide for Students, Caregivers and Families:

This is the TDSB Winter 2021-22 Well-Being Guide with many resources for students and caregivers. The English version is attached. This guide has been translated into 18 languages.  The translations for the 18 languages can be accessed here:

https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/0k0Rpj0z0m/dHJhbnNsYXRpb25AbWNpcy5vbi5jYQ

Travel Policies:

Families are reminded to review the established federal international travel policies – including the guidelines for unvaccinated, school-aged children – in advance of the December break in an effort to prevent absences in January related to post-travel requirements. Now that children ages 5-12 can be vaccinated, the Canadian Government website has been updated to include restrictions and PCR testing requirements for children who are vaccinated, not fully vaccinated, and unvaccinated.

TDSB’s Guide to Special Education is now Translated into 10 Languages: Special Education continues to identify and interrupt barriers for families, in regard to how parents/guardians can access special education information. The Guide to Special Education for Parents/Guardians provides information about support and services for students with special education needs. The document identifies the processes such as the Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC) procedures involved in identifying a student as “exceptional”, deciding on program placement, and appealing such decisions when parents do not agree with the IPRC.   Parent’s Guide to Special Education in English Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Bengali Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Dari Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Farsi Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Canadian French Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Hindi Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Portuguese (EU) Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Punjabi Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Russian Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Tagalog Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Urdu Read more about Special Education and Inclusion in the TDSB

School Trustee's Weekly Newsletter - Ward 8:

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• to Shelley Laskin's weekly newsletter.

TDSB website reporting delays or bus cancellations: www.torontoschoolbus.org

To order Davisville spiritwear: check school cashonline, or visit  davisvillepublicschool.entripyshops.com