Photo Day
CR Marchant’s Photo Day is September 19th. Please see the Reminder Flyer for more information and please make sure not to forget your smiles.
Digital Start of Year Forms:
Start of the Year Forms: The Board has emailed all student families’. These forms are essential for student safety and participation in school activities: they include medical information, walking excursion permission, and permission to participate in gym and intramurals. Please complete them over the weekend, if you have not already done so. Please refer to this video if you have questions on how to complete the forms. Parent/Guardian Start of Year Guide
Excursions: All permission forms for excursions are also sent and processed digitally. Please set up your account so your students can participate in enrichment opportunities. EMA Parent_Guardian Account Creation & Login Reference Guide (2).pdf
School Community IT Support
TDSB has created a website to ensure that parents and students receive the best IT support. Please visit the School Community IT Support website for support. This resource has been available since the pandemic and continues to be a valuable asset for our parents and students. Some of the support provided includes hardware, like Chromebooks, and login assistance with Brightspace, Google Classroom, or Microsoft Teams.
School Advisory Council
Just a reminder that it is that time of year to set up our School Advisory Council. All parents are welcome to attend our council meetings, however, this year we will have 9 voting members on our council. In order to be a voting member or to nominate a voting member, we ask that you complete this Online Nomination Form and return it to the office by 2.00pm on Friday September 20, 2024. If you are nominating someone else, please make sure to speak to them beforehand.
Elections for our 9 voting members will take place at our first SAC meeting on Wednesday September 25, 2024. If we have less than 9 nominations, they will automatically become our voting members. This infographic explains the process in more detail.
Our first meeting will take place in person at CR Marchant on September 25 at 6.30 pm in the library (more info to follow). At this meeting our voting members will decide on the Executive Roles PDF. Remember all parents are welcome to attend council meetings as there are many different ways to get involved as described in this infographic. School Council - Ways to get involved
Lates and Absences
We would like to remind parents that when calling in your child absent/late, please call 1-833-250-2290 or use the School Messenger app available to download from your app or google play store. Please click on the link below for more information.
https://go.schoolmessenger.com/#/home
Please do not call the school office if you are just reporting your child absent/late.
Call times to parents for students that have been marked absent will now begin at 9:15. Should your child arrive any time after 9:10am, and you have not called in to report the late/absence, you will receive a phone call home.
We would like to remind parents that our first bell is at 8:40am and classes start at 8:50am.
Terry Fox Run
This year, our school is proudly taking part in the annual Terry Fox School Run to continue Terry’s dream of a world without cancer. Our school run will take place on September 26th in the afternoon around our school block. 
Please support our school’s fundraising efforts by visiting our Terry Fox website at https://schools.terryfox.ca/66978
Toronto Public Health Letter
Please click on this link for TPH’s Back to School Information letter. They cover topics such as reducing the spread of communicable diseases, dental screen programs, heat safety tips, Immunization information and school health services.
Vaccination Forms
A reminder to all grade seven (7) families. Please complete, sign and return all vaccination forms to the school by Monday September 16th for the latest. They were sent home by homeroom teachers this week.
Lunch Procedures
Please continue sending a healthy lunch from home with your child in the morning.
We also have two water bottle refill stations in the school, so please send your child with a refillable water bottle. Please note that the school will not accept food deliveries from services for students.
Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Monday, September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Visit the Urban Indigenous Education website for more information about events happening across the TDSB for staff and students.
Student Accident Insurance Reminder
The Toronto District School Board does not provide accident insurance coverage for student injuries that occur on school premises or during school sponsored activities. Parents/ guardians are responsible for deciding whether or not to purchase student accident insurance. The insurance program options range from $17 to $33 per year.
Letter: TDSB Student Accident Insurance Letter
Flyer: Student Accident Plan Flyer
Website: Student Accident Plan
Should further information about the above including the policy or purchasing details, please visit www.studyinsuredstudentaccident.com or call 1-833-560-0527 (toll-free) or 416-916-1588 (local).
Revised Student Device Program Agreements - Grades 6/7/8/10/11/12
The significant revisions to this year’s Student Device Program agreement necessitate that all families who previously opted into the program re-confirm their participation but completing this year’s revised agreement. For support in completing this agreement please watch this video or refer to the Parent/Guardian Guide.
This week IT Services sent the revised agreement to the families of grades 6/7/8/10/11/12 students who previously opted into the program. It is anticipated that some families may choose to opt out of the program which will necessitate the return of the device the student is currently using. More information about this return process will be shared in the coming weeks.
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