Thai Pongal Celebration @ MDHS

Equity and Inclusivity Advisory Committee - Classism Sub-Comittee

Director's Letter to Families

French Immersion Information

French Immersion Information Night for David Suzuki SK parents will take place at Fred Varley Public School on January 18, 2018 at 7 p.m.

Grade 1 French Immersion Information Sessions and Registrations

Information Sessions

Information sessions for Grade 1 entry into the French Immersion (FI) program will take place at French Immersion schools that have a Grade 1 program on January 18, 2018 at 7 p.m.

Please visit YRDSB’s website http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/fi/Pages/Program-Locations.aspx) to find the FI program location for your elementary school location.

Registration

FI registration will begin on January 19, 2018. Parents or guardians of Senior Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2018, and wishing to enrol in the FI Program, can visit or call their home school office and request an Office Index Card - short version. This Office Index Card must be signed by the principal of the home school. Parents or guardians then take this form, along with one piece of identification showing their address to the designated FI program location to register, between January 19 and February 9, 2018.  Registration during this period is not first come, first served.

Late Registrations

Late registrations are those submitted after February 9, 2018.  Late registrations will be treated on a first- come, first-served basis and will be considered subsequent to registrations received during the registration period should overflow be necessary.

Accommodation Plan

YRDSB’s FI Accommodation Plan provides long-term consistency and equity of access to all students in York Region and will enable YRDSB to continue to offer the FI program to all who wish to enroll. The FI program will be offered in Dual Track or Single Track settings, in a variety of configurations. In order to meet community needs and optimize available space in our schools, a community's Grade 1-8 FI program may be provided over more than one school during the course of a student's FI education. Space requirements at some schools may mean that siblings are in different schools for primary dual track French Immersion programs due to differing grade structures. Like any of our schools across the Board, changes to school boundaries, and/or the accommodation model for the French Immersion program may need to be considered when new schools open, a school experiences enrolment growth, and program changes occur. This will allow flexibility in addressing community needs and the opportunity to use existing space in schools.

More information is available on the Board’s website: www.yrdsb.ca. Please note: Some of the FI accommodation plans will require facility modifications or the development of new schools and will require short-term transition plans that might include overflow while we work toward the long-term vision. Overflow refers to situations in which the Board directs students to attend a school other than their community school or optional program for a specific period of time, as defined in Policy #108.

YRDSB Equity and Inclusivity Advisory Committee (EIAC) - Sub-committee Invitations

Social Media/Digital Footprint Workshop @ DSPS

Today our grade 5/6 students learned about how to manage their Digital Footprint and how to avoid and deal with Cyber Bullying.  These would be great discussion items with them tonight at home!

DSPS Update

Winter Spirit Week @ DSPS

DSPS Update

Scholastic Book Fair Everyone is invited to attend our Book Fair being held in the library from Monday December 4th to Friday December 8th.  It is a great opportunity to purchase new books and at the same time support our library.  For every $10 spent at the Book Fair, up to $6 goes back to our school.  This allows us to purchase new books and build our library collection.  The Fair will be open Monday to Thursday from 9:10 am to 12:40 pm and from 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm for classroom visits.  A newsletter with a schedule of classroom visits and a preview flyer will be sent home with students on Friday.  Mrs. Tompkins-London is looking forward to seeing everyone at this exciting literacy event!

Letter from the Chair of the Board

Healthy Snack Program @ DSPS

Information Regarding School Bus Cancellation

OHIP+ From the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is releasing additional resources ahead of the January 1, 2018, launch of OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare.

On the ministry’s website (health.gov.on.ca/ohipplus_resources), you will find the following documents for downloading and printing:

·       Factsheet for patients/families

·       Postcards (available in 14 languages)

·       Social media posts

Through this program, Ontarians aged 24 years and younger, who are OHIP insured, regardless of their family income, will be eligible for over 4,400 medications and drug products at no cost.

If you have any questions about OHIP+, please send an email to OHIPplus@ontario.ca.

For more information, please visit: Ontario.ca/OHIPplus.

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Le ministère de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée publie des ressources supplémentaires en prévision du lancement de l’Assurance-santé Plus : Assurance-médicaments pour les enfants et les jeunes, le 1^er janvier 2018.

Vous trouverez sur le site Web du Ministère (health.gov.on.ca/assurancesanteplus_ressources) les documents qui suivent, qui peuvent être téléchargés et imprimés :

·       Feuille de renseignements pour les patients et les familles;

·       Cartes postales (offertes dans 14 langues);

·       Messages pour les médias sociaux.

Grâce à ce programme, tous les Ontariens âgés de 24 ans et moins qui ont un numéro d’Assurance santé auront accès à plus de 4 400 médicaments gratuitement, quel que soit leur revenu familial.

Si vous avez des questions au sujet de l’Assurance-santé Plus, veuillez les transmettre à OHIPplus@ontario.ca.

Pour obtenir plus de renseignements, rendez-vous au Ontario.ca/assurancesanteplus.

Raising Innovators and Entrepreneurs Parent Workshop

Equity in Education Speaker Series

York Region Public Health - Flu Season Notice

Photo Retake Day @ DSPS

Kid's Kitchen November 2017 Update

Halloween @ DSPS

TAC Sports @ DSPS - Last Call for Sign-up!