Week of April 8th, 2024

 

Save the Date: Black Innovator and Inventor Fair on April 25th 

Dear Families,

On April 25th, we will be having our Black Inventor and Innovator STEM Fair. Our junior classes and intermediate classes have been researching the contributions of African Canadian, African American, and African Caribbean innovators and inventors. To showcase and celebrate all of their hard work, our STEM fair will serve as a culminating event, where students will display their research and inventions that they designed and built. We welcome our families to join us for this event. Please note that our STEM fair will commence at 1:10pm. For our Davisville parent(s)/caregivers, you can visit the fair during two time slots: 1:10-1:50pm and 2:05-3:00pm and for our Spectrum families, you can attend the fair between 1:10-3:00pm. The Inventor Fair for Davisville students will be set up in the school gym, while the Spectrum fair will be held upstairs on the third floor in students' classrooms. 

We look forward to celebrating our students' achievements with you all. 

Davisville's 2025 Graduating Class: Call Out for Volunteers

Dear Families of English Grade 4 and French Grade 5 children,

We are less than three months away from our Davisville 2024 Graduation, which means we are a year and 3 months away from your children's graduation. We are seeking parent/caregiver volunteers who would be interested in being involved with this year's graduation planning, so that you could then help to plan for the following school year. If you are interested, please sign up on the attached google sheet and Ms. Harnick will be in touch with you regarding next steps.

 

2025 Graduating Class

Hearts and Minds Newsletter

Please take a moment to view and read the latest newsletter from TDSB's Psychological Services. The Spring edition of the Hearts and Minds Newsletter includes the following topics: 

• Study Tips
• Emotional Intelligence
• Mnemonic Strategies

Hearts & Minds Newsletter-Latest Edition

International Day of Pink at the TDSB

On April 10th, the TDSB recognized the International Day of Pink. The International Day of Pink is recognized at the Toronto District School Board and around the world in support of creating a more accepting and inclusive world by encouraging TDSB students and staff to stand up against bullying, discrimination and harassment directed towards 2SLGBTQ+ communities. International Day of Pink began in 2007 when a teenager faced homophobic bullying at a Nova Scotia high school for wearing a pink t-shirt and students organized to wear pink as an act of solidarity. 

At Davisville JPS and Spectrum Alternative, we are committed to creating spaces that reflect and affirm the lived experiences and intersectional identities of all in our school community. The TDSB’s Human Rights Policy and the Ontario Human Rights Code protects all staff and students from discrimination and harassment based on gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. On April 10th, many members of our school community wore pink as a way of demonstrating support and solidarity with 2SLGBTQ+ communities. 

Grade 8 Summer Reach Ahead Opportunity

Grade 8 Summer Reach Ahead Opportunity: Current Grade 8 students are eligible to register for the e-Summer Full Credit Summer Reach Ahead course, GLD2OE. Successful completion of this e-Summer course counts towards the Ministry of Education’s mandatory e-Learning credit requirement. If interested, please read the following poster for further information: elementary poster. 

TDSB Backpack & School Supplies Drive

Source: TDSB website

All students should have access to backpacks and school supplies. These essential items support well-being so that students may focus on achievement in and out of the classroom. The TDSB is pleased to launch the annual Backpack & School Supplies Drive (“the Drive”) this month. Backpacks and school supplies can be expensive. They can also wear out easily or are often lost or misplaced by students throughout the school year. They represent a difficult purchase for some students and for their families.

The Drive is LIVE and will run until the end of September, 2024. We are accepting donations of new products, including backpacks (gender neutral coloured with no commercial logos preferred), lunch bags, crayons, calculators and basic school supplies. Those interested in supporting the drive with In-Kind donations can complete our online donation form. Monetary donations towards the purchase of backpacks and supplies are also welcome and can be made online through School Cash Online.

For information related to the Drive, please contact Educational and Business Partnerships at 416-395-9694 or businessdevelopment@tdsb.on.ca.