WEEK OF NOV 14/22

Parent/Guardian/Caregiver - Teacher interviews

On Wednesday, November 16, students will receive their Progress Reports (for students in Grades 1 to 8) or the Initial Communication of Learning for students in Kindergarten. These reports let you know early in the school year about your child’s progress. For academic subjects like math, language, and science, the progress report tells you whether your child is progressing very well, well, or with difficulty. Progress reports do not have letter grades or percentage marks.

This is also the time for conferences with your child’s teacher. Here are some tips which may help with the interview process.

Great Questions to Ask

What strengths do you see in my child?  What are their areas of passion?

What are areas of growth for my child academically?  With their well-being?

Is my child working with different students/peer groups in varied subjects? 

What can I do at home to help my child be more successful?

Interview Tips

Talk to your child about school before the interview. Ask how they think they are doing and how the teacher can help them meet their goals.

Get an idea of what the curriculum is like, the level your child is working at, and areas of growth and strengths.

Make a list of what you want to know before you go into the interview. You can prepare questions ahead of time if it will make you feel more at ease. Knowing what you want to know and writing it down ensures that you don’t forget anything, and that you get the information you need.

Be open and honest. Feel free to add your own observations around your child’s behaviour, strengths and weaknesses.

Ask what you can do at home to help your child. 

Davisville/Spectrum Snack Program:

Davisville PS/Spectrum PS has a snack program in place which started in September, providing snacks to Davisville and Spectrum students daily. Davisville gets funding support from TFSS(Toronto Foundation for Student Success) for the program but Spectrum does not receive funding for snack. Davisville School has been kind enough to extend this snack program to our Spectrum students. The TFSS funding is not enough to support both the schools. Hence we request our wonderful parent community for donation towards the snack program for the year. 

You can use this link to donate to the program : https://tfss.ca/donate/

Please Note : To make sure you are donating to Davisville Snack program,

Select Nutrition Program and then Name of the school as “Davisville Jr. PS” in the “support of someone” field. See screen shot below.

We appreciate your contribution and cooperation. Every child will get snack irrespective of whether you are donating or not.

Please see the link below for more information about snacks being provided:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eVsb0pZiRmcpqk6dDCFZ3R_RijgQnDPbNiuACk9t6RU/edit?usp=sharing

TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH KEEPING KIDS UP TO DATE WITH VACCINATIONS WEBINAR:

Monday, November 14/22 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Please see the following link for webinar information: TPH VAX INFO 4 PARENTS WEBINAR

SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSION PARENT/GUARDIAN/CAREGIVER SESSION #1:

Learn about Special Education and Inclusion processes through an equity lens:

• Individual Learning Plan (ILP)

• In-School Support Team (IST)

• School Support Team (SST)

• Individual Education Plan (IEP)

• Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC)

PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR THE ZOOM LINK AND FLYER

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre - Public Art Consultation:

You're invited to give feedback on seven public art proposals for the new Davisville Community & Aquatic Centre. The City of Toronto's Public Art team will be at the North Toronto Memorial Community Centre (200 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto) on November 15 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm to collect public feedback. Can't make it? You can provide your opinion via the online survey.

(Rendering of the Davisville Community & Aquatic Centre. Courtesy of CS&P Architects.)

The survey is linked here: https://s.cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=294921&h=4309C57ABD60A3D&l=en

DPS and SPECTRUM HYPERLINKS DOCUMENT: Please make reference to the following document for frequently visited and up-to-date weblinks for Davisville and TDSB. Included is the Safe Arrivals phone number when your child is sick/absent and also the Early Pick-up/

DPS HYPERLINKS

SPECTRUM HYPERLINKS

SCHOOL BUS DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS: 

Please Call School Messenger directly 1-833-250-2290, between (7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.) to report child(ren’s)absence for the current day or future date. If you do not report your child(ren’s) absence(s) prior to the start of school day you will be contacted by School Messenger and you must indicate the reason for the absence. Please respond to safe arrival calls. The telephone number 833-250-2290 will display on the caller ID.

Sign out GForm to be completed by 12:00 the day of for your child/children's pickup for appointments. 
TDSB website reporting delays or bus cancellations: TSTG
Davisville Spiritwear:
To order Davisville spiritwear check school cashonline, visit  davisvillepublicschool.entripyshops.com

SCHOOL TRUSTEE'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - WARD 8:

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