Winter Concerts: Our Winter Concerts for Kindergarten and Primary classes are scheduled for this coming week and the next week.Please bring your child to their classroom at 6:15 pm.The concerts start in the gym at 6:30 pm.
December 4 is concert night for Grades 1, 2 and 2/3. December 10 is the concert night for Ms. Cairns, Ms. Silot, Ms. Pelletier and Ms. Matheson-Young. December 11 is the concert night for Ms. Gallippi, Ms. Rotmensz, and Ms. Jube.
School Council Meet and Greet: Come and meet members of your School Council in the Great Hall at all 3 Winter Concerts! They will be on hand to answer questions and take suggestions on how they can support you and your children. Help our fundraising by buying delicious home-baked goods ($1/each), Eglinton Eagles Toques ($10) and Candy Grams ($1/each)! Visa/Debit is available for $10 and over - please bring cash for smaller items.
Primary Pitch Perfect Choir (Grades 2-3): We will be performing on Wednesday, December 4th at 6:30 p.m. Please drop your child off in the library at 6:15. Grade 2 and 2/3 students who are performing with their classes later in the concert will go to their classrooms after the choir performance. Grade 3 students can be picked up in the library following the choir performance.
Please have your child wear a red shirt and black pants or skirt as the uniform for the choir performance. Students will have time to change into other costumes for their grade 2 and 2/3 classroom presentations after the choir performance.-from Ms. Monson and Ms. Doherty
Fresh from the Farm: The Fresh from the Farm orders will be delivered to the school on December 4th in the afternoon. If you have placed an order, please pick it up at the end of the day (in the Great Hall area or just outside the office) as the product can’t be stored in the school overnight. We thank you for your contribution towards this initiative in raising funds for the school.
SK French Immersion Reminder: The application process for Early French Immersion (SK Entry) is now open. The deadline to apply to Early French Immersion is December 6, 2019. There is no guarantee of placement for applications received after the deadline.
Visit the application website.
Early of Extended Absences for December or January: The Winter Break will soon be here. The last day of classes is Friday, December 20, 2019, and school starts again on Monday, January 6, 2020.
If your child will be leaving school before December 20 or will be returning later than January 6, please email the office so we are aware of the extended absence. (Otherwise the attendance system will make calls until it reaches you.) Please send an email to Cathie.Cordner@tdsb.on.ca and Vasiliki.Gioris@tdsb.on.ca , with a copy to Ian.Wilson@tdsb.on.ca and Elizabeth.Aiello@tdsb.on.ca so that we are aware of the absence.
Eglinton’s Spirit Wear Website: Many of our families have asked how they can order Eglinton clothing and gear (also known as spirit wear). We have partnered with Entripy.com (a TDSB-approved vendor) to create an Eglinton online shop for ordering Eglinton spirit wear. Please take a moment to view our Eglinton Spirit Wear website:
https://eglinton.entripyshops.com/
You can create an account and order from a huge selection of Eglinton official clothing and gear.Happy shopping!!
Crosstown LRT Project Update: Crosslinx will be performing work on Monday, December 2 that will require lanes on Eglinton Avenue to be shut down.Please read the Crosstown LRT Update for November 29, 2019 for more information.
OSSTF (Grade 9 to 12) Labour Negotiations: The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) has announced that, should a tentative agreement not be reached, its members (teachers and education workers) will conduct a one-day walkout on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Read the most recent TDSB update about OSSTF's strike actions (Nov. 28, 2019)
ETFO (Kindergarten to Grade 8) Labour Negotiations: The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced that phase 1 work-to-rule strike action will begin on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Read the most recent TDSB update about ETFO’s strike actions (Nov. 20, 2019).
For up to date information about the current labour negotiations, please visit the TDSB’s Labour Negotiations web page and follow @tdsb on Twitter.
Junior Extended French Program Application Deadline: The application process for the Junior Extended French Grade 4 Entry program will open January 6, 2020 and close January 31, 2020. Please visit www.tdsb.on.ca/french.
Read more about Grade 4 Extended French.
School Council Update: Our next school council meeting is January 15, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Please note 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.
A Week (or two) at a Glance
(Check out the Eglinton Google Calendar)
Dec. 4: Winter Concert for Grades 1, 2 and 2/3, 6:30 pm
Dec. 6: PA Day (No School)
Dec. 10: Kindergarten Winter Concert for Ms. Cairns, Ms. Silot and Ms. Pelletier and Ms. Matheson-Young, 6:30 pm
Dec. 11: Kindergarten Winter Concert for Ms. Gallippi, Ms. Rotmensz, and Ms. Jube, 6:30 pm
Dec. 19: Professor Jamz Dance-a-thon!!
Dec. 20: Last day of Classes before the Winter Break
Dec. 23, 2019 to Jan. 3, 2020: Winter Break
Jan. 6, 2020: School Resumes
Jan. 15: Regular School Council Meeting, 6:30 pm
Jan. 17: PA Day (No School)
Jan. 30: Global Citizenship Assembly, 9:15 am
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, 28: Global Citizenship Assembly, 9:15 am