YOGA WEEK:
Yoga week will run from Tuesday, December 13 to Monday,
December 19.
Students are welcome to bring their own mats... dress comfortably... come prepared for a sense of calm.
Thank you thank you.
Namaste,
Heather
CANDY CANE SALE
Spectrum and Davisville are having a Candy Cane Sale! They will be selling Candy Canes on Three Different Days December 16, 21 and 22.
Candy Canes will be $0.25 for the mini candy canes and $1.00 for the big candy canes. The profits from the Candy Canes Sales will go to support our Snack Program and the Loonie for Lights campaign that is helping with purchasing lights for our stage.
Thank you for your support.
Visit the TDSB website
for more information about Middle
French Immersion, Virtual & In-Person Infomation
Sessions or the Application Process.
P062 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS POLICY:
On Oct. 26/22, the TDSB approved the revised P062 Alternative Schools Policy as per the following document: P062
Winter Well-Being Guide 2022/23 for Students, Caregivers, Guardians and School Communities:
The Winter
Well-being guide for 2022/23 created by the Mental Health and Well-Being
Committee with System Leader for Mental Health and PSS, Shameen Sandhu.
The guide has been updated to provide ongoing resources and ideas for
Families/Guardians to promote mental and physical wellness during the winter
months. Resources are culturally relevant and responsive with resources
for students with Complex Needs. The Guide is translated into the top 21 TDSB
languages spoken which is accessible here (Well-Being Guide). |
Addressing School Safety:
- From the Board Website
All students and staff
have a right to feel safe at school and work. The TDSB is committed to working
together to ensure every student has what they need to be successful in school
and to keep our schools safe through the presence of caring adults, maintaining
positive relationships, creating connections, solving problems, and promoting
respect.
The TDSB has a strong
foundation for school safety that we have progressively built on for
years. We have – and will continue to – invest considerable resources in school
safety in addition to programs and opportunities that connect with and engage
students.
We have among the most
evidence-based policies and procedures to
support student safety and well-being. We have made ongoing and significant
investments to resources, staffing and programs, including an investment of
$5.9 million for additional staff.
On March 23, 2022,
Trustees held a Special Board Meeting to discuss student safety,
focusing on what work has been done and how we can continue to improve.
Trustees' approved a motion that the Chair write to the Prime Minister of
Canada, the Premier of Ontario, the Mayor of the City of Toronto and the chairs
of Toronto school boards to request the creation of a partnership table between
all three levels of government and Toronto school boards.
On Monday, December 5,
a report, A Collaborative Approach to School and Community Safety: Report 1,
was presented to a Special Meeting of the TDSB Planning and Priorities Committee.
This report provides an overview of current research trends and data related to
Caring and Safe Schools in Toronto District School Board and beyond. It also
presents Phase One of an action plan which intends to urgently address issues
of school and community violence. This action plan includes interventions which
are being implemented immediately. Watch
the Director of Education’s opening remarks. [Note: Two additional motions passed the Committee and were
approved at Board - An Urgent Call for Ministry of Education to Reinstate
Priority Schools Initiative Funding; and Establishment of Local Safety Tables.]
Schools are a
reflection of the larger community within which they exist. As such, when
communities are challenged by issues of violence, schools will also be
challenged. Creating safer schools goes beyond the work of a single school
board. It is the collective responsibility of all levels of
government, communities and all Greater Toronto Area school boards.
TDSB Staff Supporting
Safe Schools - In addition to the
caring adults that are present in all 583 TDSB schools, the board has many
specially trained staff that help support safe schools and student well-being
including: School-Based Safety Monitors in every Middle and Secondary school;
Child and Youth Counsellors; Child and Youth Workers; Caring and Safe Schools
Centrally Assigned Principals that oversee and support schools in school safety
and disciplinary issues in each of the TDSB’s 4 Learning Centres; Caring and
Safe Schools Advisors that support schools in school safety and disciplinary
issues in each of the TDSB’s 4 Learning Centres; Social Workers; Psychologists;
and Court Liaison Workers.
Community Partnerships
- TDSB has worked very
closely over many years and continues to work with established community
agencies to deliver programming that supports students in unique community
driven ways. We are also focused on continuing to expand partnerships with
culturally responsive community organizations and faith-based groups in support
of school and community safety.
Current Steps to
Address School Safety -
At the Toronto District School Board, we are taking a number of additional
steps to address school safety including: Creating a Safe Schools Audit Team to
work with schools to ensure Caring and Safe Schools policies, practices and
procedures are being followed appropriately and work with school teams to
provide feedback and address concerns; Ensuring every secondary school has a
student engagement/safety team so that students are informing local
school-based safety initiatives; Formalizing a network of existing experts and
organizations that directly work to reduce risk factors that lead to youth
disengagement and violence through the creation of an expert reference group;
Expanding a new initiative that works with community groups during and after
school to offer a variety of programs focused on supporting youth; Working with
Toronto Police to update the existing Police-School Board
Protocol; Continuing to be an active participant in the City of
Toronto's SafeTO community safety plan; Allocating
additional resources to schools where concerns have been raised, further
building on an initial investment of $5.9 million made last year to add staff
such as School-Based Safety Monitors, social workers, child and youth
counsellors/workers; Anticipating recommendations arising from a review of
recent violent incidents in and around schools, which will be finalized in the
near future.
Read the Joint Statement Re: Meeting with City of Toronto on Youth Violence (November 28, 2022). [Please note the next meeting will be held at the end of December.]
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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/
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:- For updates regarding topics affecting the TDSB, please subscribe to Shelley Laskin's weekly newsletter.
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:
- For updates regarding topics affecting the TDSB, please subscribe to Shelley Laskin's weekly newsletter.
