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!

Ogden News Update - LiveGreen Toronto, Piano Lessons, Badminton and more...

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

I welcome all families to join us in thanking LiveGreen Toronto for their generous grant of $25,000 that has gone into recent schoolyard improvements. We will have a thank you ceremony in our school yard at 3:45 pm. I will also update the community on the status of our planned playground climbing structure. Our local Councilor, Joe Cressy, will be in attendance. Parents interested in helping us prepare our schoolyard for the winter are welcome to join us with gardening gloves in hand between 2 and 4 pm. We will do our best to clean out weeds, laydown mulch, and plant 1000 bulbs that will reward us with early spring colours.

Small Group Piano Lessons at Ogden

Caleb Seguin, a local musician and piano teacher, would like to offer piano lessons to interested Ogden students.  To support the program a recommended donation of $10/lesson will get us started. As your children get to know Caleb Seguin better, we can explore longer individualized sessions starting in January 2016.  If you are interested in having your child participate please send an email to andreas.ghabrial@tdsb.on.ca including your child’s name and current level of piano knowledge. I will meet with Caleb early next week to create a schedule that will accommodate as many interested students as possible.

TAC Badminton School at Ogden

October 26 to December 14 from 3:45 to 4:45 every Monday. Go to http://www.tacsports.ca/in-schools/  Register for Parents…then Enter OGDEN15.

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. Once our work situation settles, it will also provide information from your child’s classroom.  Please join us at our next Council Meeting for a quick tutorial of the APP and some of its hidden features.  

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

Important Dates ahead…

School Council Meeting; Thursday October 22, 2015 @ 5:30 pm

            Agenda items will include: Principal Report (10 min), Ogden APP Tutorial (10 min), School Budget (10 min), Code of Conduct (10 min), Playground Planning – Phase 2 – Playing Field (10 min)

Family Pumpkin Carving; October 30, 2015 from 3:45 to 5:30 pm, Ogden Gym!

Join us for an early evening of Pumpkin Carving Fun.  Any parents interested in helping in the planning of this event please join us at our School Council Meeting on Thursday October 22, 2015.