Photo Day
Photo Day has been postponed. Photo Day will not take place on October 7th. We will let you know the new date, once we have the date scheduled with the photographer.
Cross Country
A huge congratulations to all of our Scorpion Athletes who participated in today’s Cross Country event! A very big thank you to Mr. Baluyot and to all of the parents who supported their children through this event and to those who helped transport our students to and from! We are so proud!
Concert Band
We are so excited for the Concert Band students from Grades 7 and 8 that are rehearsing with Professor Jacquie Dawson, from the University of Manitoba, to prepare for being the demonstration concert band at the Ontario Band Association’s Beginning Band Symposium on Saturday October 5 at York University. Bravo to all of you!!
Anthony McLean
Anthony will be giving his 75 minute presentation titled “What’s Up With Kids These Days?!” on Wednesday October 16. The session will begin at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria and is for all parents and guardians who are interested! Please see this link for a quick clip of the presentation https://www.anthonymclean.org/parents
Please let us know you will be joining us, by clicking here!
Drills
We want to congratulate all of our students and staff for working through our 3 mandatory fire drills and 1 lock down drill for the Fall season. There will be 3 more drills and 1 more lock down drill in the Spring.
Grade 8 Families
Claude Watson Secondary School for the Arts will be offering a Grade 8 Student Open House on Wednesday, October 30 2019 from 9:30am to 11:30am. This session is for students who are interested in attending an arts specialized school. Your child’s home school teachers will not be taking the students to the session. Students who will be attending will be supervised by the teachers of Claude Watson.
On the evening of Thursday, November 7th there will be a Parent/Guardian information night at 6:30pm, students are also welcome to attend.
If you would like your child to attend the Student Open House, please email bianca.angheloni@tdsb.on.ca with your child’s name, school, and homeroom by Wednesday, October 16.
Upcoming Dates
PA Day – no school for students – October 11th
Thanksgiving – school is closed – October 14th
Anthony McLean – Parent Speaker – October 16th – 6:30pm
Parent Council Meeting – October 17th – 9am – School Cafeteria
Transitions’ Night for Grade 8 Families – October 23 – 6pm – St. Andrew’s MS
MaCS Program Information Night for Grade 8 Families – October 30th, 6:30pm – at William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
Claude Watson Information Night for Grade 8 Families – November 7th, 6:30pm
Progress Reports Sent Home – November 8th
York Mills Collegiate Institute Information Night for Grade 8 Families – November 12th, 6pm
Parent/Teacher Conference Night – November 14th – evening
Parent/Teacher Conference Morning – November 15th – AM