January 12

Labour Negotiations: (January 9, 2020) The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced today that starting on January 13, its members will begin Phase 3 work-to-rule strike protocols.

ETFO also announced that if no agreement is reached by January 17, 2020, effective January 20, 2020, ETFO will commence a full-withdrawal of services strike on a rotating basis. If this full withdrawal of services takes place, the TDSB would have no other option but to close all elementary schools to students as there would not be sufficient supervision to ensure their safety.

Read the letter from TSDB about Phase 3 and Phase 4 strike actions .

Read the most recent TDSB update about ETFO’s strike actions (Jan. 9, 2020) .

View all of ETFO’s Phase 3 and Phase 4 work-to-rule protocols .

For up to date information about the current labour negotiations, please visit the TDSB’s Labour Negotiations web page and follow @tdsb on Twitter.

Extra-Curricular Update: Starting on Monday, January 13, all before and after school extra-curricular activities are cancelled until further notice.

Library Newsletter: Here’s a copy of Ms. Gorman’s Library Newsletter for January 2020 .

Storytelling Club: Ms. Gorman and Mme. Savelli are starting a storytelling club. The Storytelling Club meets Tuesdays at Lunch in the Library. If your child is in Grade 3 to 5 and is interested, please encourage them to join!

School Council Update: Our next school council meeting is January 15, 6:30 to 7:30 pm and that Council Calendar (meetings, events, etc.) is posted on our School Council webpage . We have also posted our 2019-2020 school council membership on our school council webpage .

Reminder: Trustee Laskin (Ward 8) and Trustee Chernos Lin (Ward 11) are hosting a Joint Ward Forum meeting on February 6 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at North Toronto Collegiate Institute (17 Broadway Ave).

Read the meeting’s agenda .

Junior Extended French Program Application Deadline : The Junior Extended French program begins at the grade 4 level. The application process for the Junior Extended French program opens on January 6, 2020 and closes on January 31, 2020.

Apply for the Junior Extended French program .

This year there will be 2 online info sessions for information sessions for parents/guardians interested in the Junior Extended French (Gr. 4 entry) application process. More info here.

Annual Sports and Spirit Day: Our 5th annual Eglinton Sports and Spirit Day is scheduled for Wednesday January 22nd. We will be opening up the lunchroom/gym divider and holding a variety of activities for the day.

In the morning, all K-3 classes will have a 30-minute time slot to come down to the gym to play in a variety of unstructured and structured physical activities. A Student vs Staff basketball game will take place at lunch and our boys’ basketball and girls’ volleyball teams will play exhibition games in the afternoon. Looking forward to an active and fun-filled day!

DIY Lunch Club : The winter session for our DIY Lunch Club is operating from January 20 - March 9 (no class: February 17). Learn the delicate art of embroidery while creating an adorable and on-trend “doodle” t shirt!

The club is for students in Grades 1 to 5 and meets on Mondays, from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm. The cost is $91.00 + HST (all materials included). To register: https://designherco.com/eglinton-jr-ps/.

We want all interested students to be able to participate, so if the cost is an issue, please connect with Ian or Elizabeth for a confidential conversation about how we can help.

Grade 5 Parent Info Night: As we begin the transition to Middle School, Hodgson MS is hosting a Grade 5 parent information evening on February 4, 2020. Read more info about this evening . For more information please call Hodgson at (416) 393-0390 or email lori.campbell@tdsb.on.ca or kelley.miller-caise@tdsb.on.ca or sandy.colyn@tdsb.on.ca.

A Week (or two) At A Glance

(Check out the Eglinton Google Calendar )

Jan. 15: Regular School Council Meeting, 6:30 pm

Jan. 17: PA Day (No School)

Jan. 20: DIY Lunch Club begins in Library

Jan. 22: Annual Sports and Spirit Day

Jan. 30: Global Citizenship Assembly, 9:15 am

Jan. 31: Application process for Grade 4 Extended French closes

Feb. 4: Grade 5 Parent Information Night , Hodgson Middle School

Feb. 6: Ward Forum with Trustee Laskin

Feb. 10: 100th Day of School

Feb. 10 to Feb 14: Scholastic Book Fair in Library

Feb. 12: Kindergarten Communication of Learning #1 goes home

Feb. 12: Report Card #1 goes home

Feb. 13: Parent and Teacher Interviews, 4:00 to 8:00 pm

Feb. 14: Parent and Teacher Interviews, 8:30 to 12:00

Feb 14: PA for Interviews (No School)

Feb. 14: Optional Attendance Deadline for Elementary schools

Feb. 28: Global Citizenship Assembly, 9:15 am