Week of February 20th, 2023

School Twitter Account

Dear Davisville JPS & Spectrum Alternative Families,

We would like to invite you to join and follow our new twitter account. This platform will serve as a great way to share school updates with families and keep you informed of the happenings and initiatives at our school. Please follow us at: @davisville_jps & @SpectrumAltern2

Ward 8 Virtual Forum - March 2nd - What Does Hate Look Like?

Source: Weekly Update, Shelley Laskin, Trustee

Parents/Caregivers, Students, Community Members and School Staff are invited to join Trustee Shelley Laskin and Ward 8 Superintendents for a Virtual Ward Forum!

Corinne Promislow, principal of King Edward PS, and Sameea Jimenez, resource teacher at Dr. Rita Cox-Kina Minagok PS will join us at our next Ward Forum to discuss their new book "What Does Hate Look Like" and how it can be used in and out of the classroom. This book, published by Second Story Press, gives readers a glimpse into the lives of students who have experienced hate in their lives. Real kids from real classrooms share their stories in this book to help us see the bias, prejudice, violence, discrimination and exclusion around us – what hate looks like to them. Why? So we can stand up against hate and never be the cause of it. And to show us how to cope and get support if we have been hurt. By sharing stories, we all become stronger. Our schools, neighbourhoods and communities become safer, and more kind, and hate doesn't win.

The meeting will be hosted on the Zoom video conference platform. Registrants will be sent a meeting invite with a link and call in details for the session.

Please contact Shelley.Laskin@tdsb.on.ca if you have any questions.

Please see details below - Register https://forms.gle/TuXPeHfRcAAga7s37.

Family Literacy Series: More Joy!

A 30-minute after-school family literacy series Every Wednesday until March 8th from 7:00 to 7:30pm.
Join via Zoom - https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/92857247690#success
For more information, contact a Community Support Worker.


PSS Virtual Drop-In Hours

Our Professional Support Services team offers monthly virtual drop-in times where you can connect directly with a staff member to help answer questions and provide support to help you and your child.

Wednesdays once a month: from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Virtual Drop in Hours. Join Wednesdays' session on Zoom: https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/93223499061

Virtual Drop-In Hours for Students with Special/Complex Needs Join Wednesdays' session on Zoom: https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/98875932202


Hearts and Minds Newsletter from TDSB Psychological Services 

Please take a look at this week's Hearts and Mind Newsletter from our TDSB Psychological Services.

Topics include:

How Can We Help Kids Tolerate Distress?
The Teenage Brain: Understanding the link between brain development & mental health
Noticing & Responding To Mental Health Issues In Your Child or Teen
Book List on Mood Disorders and Big Feelings
TDSB Community Corner: Feel Good Virtual Conference, Black Mental Health Talk Series, Virtual Drop-in Hours

Hearts and Mind Newsletter