Week of June 26th, 2023

 Grade 6 and Grade 8 Graduation Ceremonies

This past week, we honoured our Grade 6 graduating students at Davisville JPS as well as our Grade 8 graduating class at Spectrum Alternative. Our Grade 6 and Grade 8 graduation ceremonies were a momentous occasion for students and an opportunity to reflect back on their successes, achievements and overall journey at Davisville JPS and Spectrum Alternative. Congratulations to you all on reaching an important milestone in your lives!

As our students prepare to transition to the next phase of their education, we would like to wish them a fond farewell and much success as they move on. Also, we would like to extend our sincere thanks and best wishes to all of our families who will also be leaving our school community. We thank you all for leaving a lasting impact on our school community.

Again, congratulations to our graduating students and best of luck in this next phase of your education. You will be missed greatly, and will always be a part of our Davisville JPS/Spectrum Alternative family.

Pride Parade

On Friday, we had our annual Davisville/Spectrum PRIDE parade. What a great opportunity to celebrate our 2SLGBTQIA+ community.  The love, support, allyship and sense of community was truly beautiful. Our sincere appreciation to the Spectrum and Davisville staff who helped organized this event as well as the Davisville Parent Council who purchased and distributed Jumbo Freezies to everyone to mark the end of the event. 

The TDSB Mental Health and Well Being Department has curated mental-health centred resources, which provide learnings and awareness about the 2SLGBTQ+ communities and the impact of homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia on TDSB students, staff, and community members.  Our shared goal is to strive each day for equity by interrupting, disrupting, and addressing stereotyping, biases, and discrimination to promote positive mental health and well-being for all. Please take a moment to peruse through the link below:

PRIDE (TDSB Mental Health & Well-Being)

Butterfly Inquiry in our FDK Classrooms

Our FDK classes received butterfly kits this year. For the past two weeks, our Kindergarten students have been learning about butterflies through inquiry-based learning. The butterfly kits served as a great opportunity to engage students in conversations about the life cycle of butterflies and observe their metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly. The caterpillars were rotating between classes as students observed and discussed the changes they saw. From measuring the growth of caterpillars through a data sheet, students were able to use units of measurements to document how much the caterpillars have grown. Through open inquiry conversations beginning with, “I wonder”, our kindergarten students used their communication skills to talk about what they know about butterflies. On June 20, our Kindergarten classes witnessed the release of the butterflies! 

Happy Summer

It has been an exciting school year! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our School Council for their ongoing support to enhance school life for our students, staff and families at both Davisville & Spectrum. As we come to the end of another school year, we recognize and reflect upon the successes and achievement that our staff, students & families have accomplished together. As a cohesive team, we also value the importance of building strong relationships with home and school and we appreciate the support that we have received from our families. Have a wonderful & safe summer holiday! 

Week of June 5th, 2023

Graduation Trip to Niagara Falls

On Friday June 9th, our Grade 5 and Grade 6 graduating classes went on an excursion to Niagara Falls where they engaged in various activities and visited the Butterfly Conservatory. What a great way to end off their year at Davisville JPS and enjoy this treasured time with their peers before embarking on their new journey in September. We would like to thank all the parent volunteers who dedicated their day to volunteering on the trip. We would also like to acknowledge the staff and teachers who helped with preparing this trip. We appreciate all the time, energy, organization and planning you put forth into making this trip so special for our graduates. Our graduates have created special memories at Davisville JPS and will take these memories with them as they move forward and transition to the next stage of their education.

Learn4Life – Summer Registration Now Open! 

Learn4Life provides a wide variety of general interest courses for adults 18+ and seniors. Courses, offered remotely and in-person, allow learners to take up new hobbies, learn new skills, and meet new friends. Summer courses include: Introduction to Community Interpreting, Bollywood Dance Fitness, and Tennis for True Beginners. For more information and to register, visit www.learn4life.ca.

Summer Language Classes for Newcomer Adults 

The following Community Services Unit programs will be offering in-class instruction for newcomer adults this summer.Language Instruction for Newcomers (LINC) classes will operate on a summer schedule from July 10 to July 28.


Student Census 

All TDSB Student Census Surveys have now been sent to students or families! To ensure meaningful data for school improvement, it is important to have as many students complete the Census as possible. For more information, visit www.tdsb.on.ca/census.

Multi-Year Strategic Plan (MYSP) Renewal

We want to hear from you! Please complete the MYSP online survey and share your thoughts about what the TDSB’s priorities should be for 2023-2027. Learn more about how to contribute at www.tdsb.on.ca/MYSPrenewal.

TDSB Backpacks & School Supplies Drive 

Backpacks and school supplies can be expensive and represent a difficult purchase for some students and families. Our Backpack & School Supplies Drive is BACK ON and will run until the end of September. We are accepting donations of new products, including backpacks (gender neutral coloured with no commercial logos preferred), lunch bags, crayons, calculators, notebooks and basic school supplies. If interested in supporting, please complete an online donation form. For more information contact BusinessDevelopment@tdsb.on.ca.

Week of May 29th, 2023

 Matilda The Musical 

On Thursday June 1st, our Spectrum students performed Matilda the Musical. What a spectacular show and great opportunity for students to practice their public speaking, collaborate with peers, develop their confidence and express their creativity and talent. We are all blown away by the performance and the great investment of time, effort and dedication put forth into this production. What an exciting platform for students to stretch themselves creatively and celebrate their various talents. Our sincere appreciation to our staff who went above and beyond to put this performance together. We acknowledge and appreciate your steadfast commitment to student well-being, equity and achievement. 

Celebrate Pride We are kicking off Pride Month at the Toronto District School Board. It is a time to celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ communities and reflect on the important work that must continue to make our schools and workplaces more inclusive, welcoming and affirming for all. Please join the TDSB contingent as we march in the Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25th. Stay tuned for more details! Celebrating National Indigenous History Month June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to celebrate and learn from First Nations, Métis and Inuit people about the diverse cultures, histories, experiences, creations, perspectives, and achievements. Italian Heritage Month Italian Heritage Month has been proudly recognized during the month of June at the Toronto District School Board since a motion was passed by the Board of Trustees on May 16, 2012. The Province of Ontario has also marked Italian Heritage Month as a result of Italian Heritage Month Act in 2010.  The Italian Heritage Month planning committee has planned several virtual opportunities to celebrate the Italian heritage. One is honouring our Italian seniors. Maintaining Italian traditions and customs from generation to generation are very important and our elderly members within our families and communities are the key to preserving the vibrant culture of the Italian heritage. As part of Italian Heritage month, we also celebrate Seniors Month and have launched an activity for students from various Toronto District School Boards, to draw and write a message on a postcard that features a white lily, the national flower of Italy. These postcards will be distributed to the residents of Villa Colombo Home for the Aged during the month of June. Please follow Italian Heritage Month @ItalianHer1. Portuguese-Speaking Heritage Month Portuguese-Speaking Heritage Month is proudly recognized during the month of June at the Toronto District School Board since 2011. The Province of Ontario passed the Celebration of Portuguese Heritage Act in 2001. More on Portuguese-Speaking Month activities next week. National AccessAbility Week National AccessAbility Week is an opportunity to celebrate Canadians with disabilities & raise awareness of the critical need for accessibility & inclusion in our communities & workplaces.  Join us from May 28 to June 3, 2023 to celebrate: the valuable contributions and leadership of persons with disabilities in Canada; the work of allies, organizations and communities that are removing barriers and the ongoing efforts to become a more accessible and inclusive Canada. This year the theme for National AccessAbility Week is “Disability Inclusion: From Possibilities to Practice”. The Toronto District School Board is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment which actively promotes and supports human rights and accessibility for persons with disabilities. Read more here.