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School Council Update #2 - September 15, 2017
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Parent engagement is so important and yet we sometimes struggle to get real answers when we ask "How was school today?" Consider asking questions like "Did you meet anyone new today?" "What made you laugh today?", "Tell me one interesting thing you learned today" or "How did you help somebody today?" You want to find a question that will inspire your child to share about their day. You also want to mix it up - using the same question over and over will get you the same answer over and over!
The forecast for this weekend is beautiful. I hope you find some time to get outside and enjoy the sunshine!
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Ottawa Public Health (OPH) Immunization
As a parent, keeping your kids safe and healthy is your number one priority. All children attending school between ages 4 to 17 need to be immunized according to
Ontario's Immunization Schedule
. Immunization protects children from many serious diseases that are easily spread in schools. Learn more
here
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Do You Know An Innovative And Outstanding School Principal?
Every year The Learning Partnership honours principals across the country who exemplify excellence in public education. Nominations for the 2016 Canada's Outstanding Principals awards are now open and may be submitted by school boards, colleagues, parents, teachers, students and all community members.
Nominate
an Outstanding Principal today!
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Ottawa Student Transportation/School Bus and Pedestrian Safety Day - September 24, 2017
The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) is responsible for transporting Ottawa-Carleton District School Board students to and from school on a daily basis. OSTA is holding an
event
designed to help first-time school bus users and their parents feel ready for the first day of school. Students who walk to school will also benefit from the event as there is a pedestrian safety demonstration as well.
Register Today!
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Call for Members - Parent Involvement Committee
Are you interested in public education, student achievement and well-being? The OCDSB is looking for parent members and interested community members on its Parent Involvement Committee (PIC). The committee meets seven times this year.
Applications
will be accepted until Thursday, October 12, 2017. For more details about PIC and the responsibility of members, please visit the
PIC web page
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MacSkimming Centre's "Open Trails" Day – September 23
Come explore the trails and forests at MacSkimming Outdoor Education Centre. Take a hike in the woods, bring your binoculars or camera to take pictures of the plants and animals that inhabit the Centre. The centre will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 23rd, 2017. There is no fee for the event. Donations boxes will be available for donations to the
Education Foundation of Ottawa.
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Updated Curriculum and New Report Cards - Public Consultations
Learn more about the
Public consultations regarding updates to the Ontario curriculum and new report cards, which will be introduced in schools for the 2018-19 academic year.
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Doing Mathematics with Your Child (Kindergarten to Grade 6)
Today, critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning ability and ability to communicate mathematically are essential skills. These processes are the foundation of mathematics instruction in Ontario schools. "Doing Mathematics with Your Child" is a guide available for parents of students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. This guide offers ways to engage their child in thinking and talking about mathematics around the four strands: number sense and numeration, measurement, patterning and algebra, and data management and probability. Check out this
Parent Guide
created by the Ontario Ministry of Education. All tips are based on Ontario's curriculum and are connected with what your child is learning in school.
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Continuing Education Newsletter
Check our the new Continuing Education Newsletter for September/October 2017. Have a look at what is coming up this Fall. The
newsletter is interactive, so please click anywhere to be linked to our website for more information on all our programs.
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School Year Calendar
The 2017-2018 school year
elementary
and
secondary
calendars are available on our
website and a hard copy was distributed to students and staff this week. The highlights include School Holidays, PA Days, and District-wide Secondary Testing.
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Parent Conference
& School
Council Training Day
2017-2018
November 18, 2017
We're very excited to announce that we will again be hosting the OCDSB Parent Conference.
The conference is held in partnership with the Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) and the Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School Councils (OCASC).
Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 18, 2017. We are very excited to announce that our keynote speaker for this year's conference will be
Dr. Karyn Gordon.
Dr. Gordon is one of North America’s leading relationship/parenting experts, a best-selling author, media personality and motivational speaker. Her mission is to inspire people to dream their best life, learn the tools and do it!
There will also be workshops on a wide range of topics including school council finances, well-being, learning and more.
A full agenda will be released in October. Everyone is welcome and the session is free.
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Speaker Series Fall 2017
Enjoy these
free information sessions
highlighting leading ideas in education that will allow us to work collaboratively to better support student learning.
Join us this fall at:
Sir Robert Borden High School, Auditorium
131 Greenbank Road
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Free parking. No registration required.
October 5, 2017 — Paul Davis on Social Networking & Online Safety
Topics include social media (Snapchat/Instagram/Facebook), Digital trails, Smartphones, Cyberbullying, Sexting & Child pornography, Image sharing, Online security and more.
November 30, 2017 — Dr. Susan Hopkins of The MEHRIT Centre
Parents will be introduced to Self-Regulation, a powerful method for understanding and responding to their children's (and their own) stress, energy, and tension.
The series is sponsored by the District's Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) and supported through grant funding from the Ministry of Education.
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School Council Information
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Contact Information
Each year, school
council chairs and co-chairs are asked to provide their contact information (name, phone number, email address). This information is shared with trustees and superintendents and is also used to keep you up to date on school
council information.
Please send the following information to Engy Abdel Masieh at engy.abdel.masieh@ocdsb.ca - School name, chair/co-chair name(s), phone number(s), and email address(es).
Annual Report - Due 30 October 2017
School
Councils are also required to submit to the District an annual report on its activities, including fundraising activities. The School
Council Annual Report is one of many requirements included in the "School Opening Documentation" process conducted by the principal.
On or before October 30, 2017, please ensure to submit your school
council annual report to school principals and forward a copy to Engy Abdel Masieh, 133 Greenbank Road, Ottawa, ON K2H 6L3 or by email at
engy.abdel.masieh@ocdsb.ca.
Elections
The election of school
council members must be held within 30 days of the start of the school year. The details about the election process are outlined in the
School Council policy
and in the
school council elections procedure
.
The election of officers (Chair, Co-chair, Secretary, Treasurer) happens after the members of council have been duly elected. Don't forget to review your school
council constitution for specific provisions with respect to your school. Please send us an updated list of school
council contact information after your elections.
Year-end reporting of School Generated Funds - Due 22 September 2017
The provincial government requires that school
council financial activities be included in the school board's year-end financial statements. A letter will be sent to each School
Council Chair through the School Principal explaining the reporting process and the form to be completed. Please ensure that the form is completed and returned by email to
yearendfinancials@ocdsb.ca
no later than 22 September 2017.
In cases where your school
council's banking arrangements are administered by the school, the school
council is not required to provide this information because the school's annual report would cover these requirements; however, please advise Michelle Klein at
michelle.klein@ocdsb.ca
if your school
council is in this category.
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Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School
Councils (OCASC)
OCASC is an umbrella organization for school councils and parents in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) to share information and facilitate communication within the OCDSB communities to enhance the education of all its students.
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Board and Committee of the Whole Meetings
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Upcoming Committee Meetings:
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Stay Connected
OCDSB staff, students and community members can view the District's
website
. Keep in touch by following us on
Twitter
, visiting our
Facebook
and
LinkedIn
pages, and watching our videos on
YouTube
.
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