April 21, 2016

Dear Ogden Families;

Thank you for your continued support of our community school. With May around the corner, we continue planning great things for our students. It is also time to plan for the year ahead.

It is with this in mind that I inform you that I have accepted a position overseas at the Canadian International School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for the next school year. While sad to leave Ogden, I am excited about this international experience. I am in constant awe of Ogden families with connections all around the world. I will now be able to use what I have learned from you to make the most of this adventure for my family.

Please be sure to join us at the next School Council Meeting on May 11, 2016 at 5:30 pm for updates about school plans for this year and next.

Thank you for supporting our teachers and all the good things that have happened, are happening and will continue to happen at Ogden.

Sincerely,

Andreas Ghabrial, Principal

Dealing with the issue of Homelessness in our Communty

For the month of March, Room 10 will be doing a project on Homelessness. We will be learning about why people are homeless and what we can do help them. Many homeless people do not have money, friends, or go to school. Room 10 will be collecting money to help buy new socks for the homeless people. Please donate your loose change into the blue piggy bank in the office.
Thank you for helping the homeless people in Toronto.
(from the students of Room 10)

Happy New Year!

Ogden Nutrition Program
Ogden has a fantastic morning nutrition program because of our amazing parents who step forward to coordinate and volunteer. The Nutrition Coordinator role is a very important one at Ogden and we thank Hala Taboul for doing a splendid job in developing the program during her time as Coordinator.  Hala has passed on the Coordinator role to Kavita Aggarwal who is publishing her first snack calendar on the back of this update. We continue to need parent volunteers to help in the preparation of snacks. Please drop in to meet Kavita and lend a hand at 2pm in our kitchen. Your continued support is essential for the sustainability of this program that supports all of our children.

Ogden APP and Home-School Communication
Thank you to the Ogden Families that are using the Ogden APP to access school information.  This application now delivers key messages and event information to our community. Our classroom teachers are increasing their use of the OGDEN APP in the coming months. As a parent you are now able to get as much or as little news about Ogden as you want…without missing the essential information notifications!

Get the Ogden APP today  at http://ogden.school2go.ca/

Piano Lessons at Ogden
Caleb Seguin, a local musician and piano teacher, is offering piano lessons to interested Ogden students during non-instructional time. If you are interested please contact him directly at Caleb Seguin, calebseguin@gmail.com. Private and Group lessons are available.

Clubs at Ogden
Lego and Scrabble clubs are now underway. Please talk to your children about the lunchtime activities at Ogden. We encourage them to stay tuned to our morning announcements about ongoing clubs and sports. Stay tuned for more updates on the Ogden APP in the coming days.

Important Dates ahead…

January 13; Council Meeting – Wednesday @ 5:30pm
January 16;  Ogden Robotics Team goes to Provincial Tournament with Ms. Kruger
January 22; PA day for Term 1 Reporting (No school for students)
January 25; EQAO Information Day –– Snack and Chat in AM; PM session from 4 to 5pm in Library.
January 28; 8am Safe School Team Meeting in Community Room
January 29th – Friday – Character Assembly and Nathan Phillips Skating night for families (4-6pm)

Winter is on it's way

Ogden Winter Concert - December 9 at 6pm

Please join us in kicking off the season at Ogden Junior Public School's Winter Concert taking place on Wednesday December 9th from 6 to 7 pm. Doors open at 5:45.

Community Potluck Dinner - December 11 @ 5pm

Join us for a community potluck dinner starting at 5pm. Notices have gone home to families to get you participating.

Ogden APP and Home-School Communication

Thank you to the Ogden Families that have downloaded our Ogden APP. The next step is to subscribe to your child's classroom on the APP. Our teachers will be increasing their use of the APP for classroom communications in the New Year!
  
This application now delivers key messages and event information to our community. Staff will be available at school right after the Winter Concert and during the Community Potluck dinner to help parents subscribe to their child's classroom using the APP.

Update about Report Cards for 2015/16

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has ratified an agreement with the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Public Schools Boards’ Association (OPSBA). This letter will provide an update on elementary progress reports.

Junior and Senior Kindergarten:
As part of the agreement, teachers will not be completing Progress Reports for students in Senior Kindergarten (SK)  in December 2015.  

Parents/guardians of children in Senior Kindergarten will be contacted by their Senior Kindergarten Teacher to schedule an observation visit or parent-teacher conference in February 2016. It is anticipated that parents/guardians of children in Junior Kindergarten (JK) will receive a Summary Report in February 2016, and that both JK and SK students will receive a Summary Report in June 2016.

Grades 1 to 8:

As previously announced, teachers will complete Progress Reports for students in Grades 1 to 8, which will be sent home on December 10, 2015. Progress Reports are designed to provide a broad sense of your child’s progress in mastering the curriculum, as well as insight into the development of important learning skills and work habits.  The Progress Reports will be completed in line with the Ministry of Education’s Growing Success document.  Teachers will use their professional judgment in completion of these reports.

Reporting Dates for JK to Grade 8 Students (Dec 2015 to June 2016)

·         Grades 1 to 8 Progress Reports will be sent home on Thursday, December 10^th, 2015.

·         Term 1 Report Cards will be issued the week of February 8, 2016 with Parent/Teacher Conferences scheduled for February 12^th, 2016. 

·         Term 2 Report Cards will be issued the week of June 27^th, 2016.

We value the ongoing, meaningful communication between the home and school to support student learning.  Students learn best when parents and educators work together.  If you would like to discuss your child’s progress, we invite you to contact your child’s teacher directly.

 

Ogden’s 2^nd Annual Flu Prevention Health Night

Tuesday November 24, 2015

3:45 to 5:00 pm

In the GYM

FLU – All you wanted to know about the flu and ways to prevent it from spreading!

Dr. Tuhina Biswas

Having a positive flu shot experience!

Morgan Livingstone

All about the Nelson Mandela Park Pediatric Health Clinic!  Rajkumar Luke Vijendra Das

Ogden “LiveGreen Toronto” Playground Revitalization Day, October 22, 2015

Thank You Ceremony to LiveGreen Toronto

Thursday October 22, 2015 at 3:45 pm

With words from our City Councillor, Joe Cressy

Please join us in our school yard for this presentation and show of support for our Playground. We want to send a clear message of thanks to LiveGreen Toronto for supporting our Schoolyard Revitalization. We also want to emphasize the importance of our schoolyard as a beautiful ‘green’ space for our students as well as the local community! Ogden is a gem (that could use some polishing) in this fantastic city!

Gardening Help Needed!
Please talk to or email andreas.ghabrial@tdsb.on.ca if you are able to help!  Parents interested in helping us prepare our schoolyard for the winter are welcome to join us anytime next week with gardening gloves in hand.  We will do our best to clean out weeds and lay down mulch in preparation for our 1000 Daffodil Bulb Planting on October 22nd.    As a community we will plant 1000 bulbs between 2 and 5pm that will reward us with early spring colours!

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Reading with RAZ-Kids for Ogden Students
Please ask your child for their login information for this online reading resource. It will help your child with their reading! This information is being sent home in your child’s bag. If you do not receive it please check in at the office next week for login information.

Important Dates ahead…

• Snack and Chat for Parents – Monday October 19, 2015 from 9am to 10:30am
• Ogden ”LiveGreen” Schoolyard Revitalization Day - October 22, 2015
• School Council Meeting; Thursday October 22, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
• Family Pumpkin Carving; October 30, 2015 from 3:45 to 5:30 pm, Ogden Gym!