Welcome Back to Dundas PS! We are very excited to be back to school.
We want to take this opportunity to thank all the office staff, caretaking staff, teachers, educators and support staff for getting everything ready for the first day of school on Wednesday September 5th.
Please see all the information below with regards to class lists and first-day procedures, lunch program and transportation.
Sincerely,
Emma Nichols (Principal) and Lee-Anne Maier (Vice Principal)
First Day of School at Dundas PS
The first day of school is Tuesday September 5, 2023. Drop off is from 8:05 am- 8:20 am. Dismissal is at 2:50pm :You will meet your child at the end of the school day at the same location as drop off in the morning.
Families will receive an email tomorrow with class placments for the 2023-24 school year. We will have Dundas staff members circulating the drop-off areas (including Ms. Nichols and Ms. Maier) . We will have clipboards with full class lists. If you did not receive an email or are unsure of your child’s class, room number or where to go, we will be happy to assist.
Please see the chart below for the area/entrance of your child’s class and assigned teacher.
Please check in with the teacher. Be sure to share any important information such as lunch plans, and who will pick up at the end of the day.
Kindergarten (JK/SK)
For the first day of school, all kindergarten classes will be dropped off/picked up in the kindergarten yard (entrance off of Boulton Avenue).
If you did not receive the email, please check in with one of our staff in the kindergarten yard on the first day and we will direct you to your child’s class.
Primary Classes (Grades 1-3 French Immersion and English)
Primary classes (Grades 1-3) will find their teachers on the west side of the school- Door 6 (French Immersion) and Door 7(English).
Teachers will have signs indicating their names, grades and room numbers. See chart below to know which door will correspond with your child’s classroom.
Junior classes (Grades 4-5 French Immersion, Middle Immersion and English)
Junior classes will find their teachers at the front of the school (North side).
Teachers will have signs indicating their names, grades and room numbers.
In Case of Rain:
Kindergarten students will enter through the kindergarten yard and go to the “kindergarten hallway” where they will find their classrooms and educators.
Primary students and Junior Classes will enter through the front door/main entrance and will find their classes in the gym.
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Class
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Educator
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Room
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Door Number /Area
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English Classes
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JK/SK A
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Patrick Heung / Amy Lo
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132
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Kindergarten Yard
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JK/SK B
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Ryan Adams / Susie Gates
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135
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Kindergarten Yard
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JK/SK C
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April Hodgins
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133
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Kindergarten Yard
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Gr. 1/2 A
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Warren States
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346
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Door 7-West Side of school
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Gr. 1/2 B
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Angela Yeates
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349
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Door 7-West Side of school
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Gr. 2/3 A
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Valerie Nahrabeki
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348
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Door 7-West Side of school
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Gr. 2/3 B
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Tuyet Duong
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350
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Door 7-West Side of school
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Gr. 2/3 C
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Nhu Truong
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351
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Door 7- West Side of school
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Gr. 4/5 A
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Nicola Imeneo
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111
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Front of School Door 2
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Gr. 4/5 B
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Amy Phung
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114
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Front of School Door 2
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Gr 4/5 C
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Elitza Iordanov
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113
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Front of School Door 2
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French Immersion and Middle Immersion Classes
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FI- JK/SK A
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Mahssa Mizaeeria / Hafida Alahiane
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134
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Kindergarten Yard
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FI- JK/SK B
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Nermin Gorab / Esperance Wutawaku
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131
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Kindergarten Yard
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FI Gr.1 A
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Rachelle Landry
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241
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Door 6-West Side of school
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FI Gr.1/2 B
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Taylor Poupore
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240
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Door 6-West Side of school
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FI Gr.2/3 A
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Anastasia Bityutskiy
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244
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Door 6- West Side of school
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FI Gr.2/3 B
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Maria Trialonis
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241
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Door 6-West Side of school
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FI Gr. 3A
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Sonia Kanyange
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242
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Door 6-West Side of school
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FI Gr. 4/5 A
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Asha Collins
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319
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Front of School Door 2
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FI Gr. 4/5 B
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Meghan Patterson-McLean
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321
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Front of School Door 2
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Middle Immersion Gr. 4/5
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Emily Simone
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320
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Front of School Door 2
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Nutrition Program
Our snack program will begin the first day of school. All students will be provided with a snack in the morning.
There will be a place in School Cash Online for families to make donations to the snack program. Information about supporting our snack and nutrition program will be coming soon.
Our lunch program will begin on Monday, September 11, 2023. Payment for the lunch program will open in School Cash Online onThursday,August 31, 2023 and will close Thursday September 7, 2023. The payment is $172 and will cover lunches from September 11 to November 10, 2023.
If your child was receiving a lunch subsidy last year, this will continue into this year (unless you notify us otherwise). If your child would benefit from a lunch subsidy and is not currently receiving one, please contact our office.
A new session will open up at a later date for November 13 and onwards.
More information regarding our Nutirition Program will come soon including the tentative menu for the month of September. We are very proud of our program and the delicious food that our students are able to enjoy every day. If you are new to Dundas PS, you must register in School Cash online to sign up for our hot lunch program.
For families new to School Cash Online:
To register:
You can register by visiting the TDSB's School Cash Online website, selecting “Get Started Today” and completing the three registration steps. Once registered, you will receive an email notification when items become available for purchase online.
To add a child to the account:
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Enter the school board name (TDSB)
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Select the school name (Dundas)
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Enter your child’s first and last names
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Enter your child’s date of birth
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Select Confirm
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On the next page, confirm you are related to the child, check in the “agree” box and select continue
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If you have more children, select “add another child” and repeat the steps above.
What do I do if I have more questions?
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Read the School Cash Online Frequently Asked Questions
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Visit the Support section of the School Cash Online website
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Contact the School Cash Online Parent Help Desk at 1-866-961-1803 or parenthelp@schoolcashonline.com
If you would like for your child to participate in the Hot Lunch Program but for financial reasons are unable to, please contact our school office to make arrangements.
Transportation/Bus
If you live more than 2.2 km away from the school, and require transportation and have not completed a transportation application please email our office OA Cathy Gallo Cathy.Gallo@tdsb.on.ca .
All families using transportation must register on the transportation website for ongoing updates on schedules, route changes and delays. www.torontoschoolbus.org (parents of students in JK or new to Ontario will not yet have access to this site, access will likely begin in early October therefore these families may contact the school directly for scheduling information)
Toronto Student Transportation Group will once again be implementing a phased-in start for student transportation. Regular bus service will resume on September 11, 2023. There will be no school bus service (outside of special education routes) the first week of school.
TSTG will inform families should there be any service changes or delays due to driver shortage or other unforeseen issue.
For more information, please see the Toronto Student Transportation Group's update from August 18, 2023.
We wish you all a wonderful long weekend and we are so looking forward to meeting our students and their families on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Emma Nichols and Lee-Anne Maier
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