Ward Forum Reminder: Trustee Laskin is hosting a Ward Forum meeting for the new Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence, Toronto St. Paul’s) on December 10 at 5050 Yonge Street, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.  A light dinner will be served with refreshments. Please register by e-mailing Jeanette.Hughes@tdsb.on.ca

View the meeting’s agenda.  

Dance-A-Thon: Our annual dance-a-thon is happening on Monday, December 17. Students from all grades will participate in a glow-in-the-dark dance party in the gym to celebrate a wonderful first term at Eglinton!

The dance-a-thon is a fundraiser for School Council.  Our Council fundraises to enrichment programs, technology, and materials for the school. If you are able, we would appreciate if you could collect pledges from friends and family.  Students received a bag and green form this week.  Please collect all cash and cheques and return in by Friday, December 14 to the school. Sponsors can also donate online at www.professorjamz.com/eglinton.  You can also support the school by sending your child with money to purchase items from the Cosmic Store to wear at the dance.  Items range from $1-$5.

If you would like to volunteer to help at this event, please email eglintonparents@gmail.com. We need volunteers in 1-hour shifts to help at the Cosmic Store.

Ms. Gorman’s Library Newsletter: Does Eglinton have a Silver Birch Reading Club? How many books can a parent sign out of the Library?  If you need answers to these questions (and more) please read Ms. Gorman’s December 2018 Library Newsletter.

Room 301’s Sock Drive: Please donate your single socks to help the homeless! In November 2015, two elementary students in the TDSB started the Odd-Sox Project. They collected single socks and turned them into pairs to donate to those in need. You can help by dropping off your new or gently used, clean single socks in the bin in the foyer. At the end of the sock drive, the socks will be delivered to a shelter for homeless youth. We will be collecting socks until December 20th. If you would like more information about this project, go to www.odd-sox.org. The students in Room 301(Mme. Savelli) thank you for your donations.

Universal Screening of Grade 3 Students: At the beginning of October, all Grade 3 students across the TDSB participated in the TDSB Universal Screening Process for Grade 3 students by writing the Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test 7 (CCAT 7). We have received the individual results for our Grade 3 students and will be sending them home next week.  These individual results do not affect a student’s progress report or report card.

Read more about TDSB’s Universal Screening of Grade 3 students .

Kindergarten Concerts: The Kindergarten Team is asking that students arrive in their classrooms at 6:15 pm , with the concert starting at 6:30 pm and ending at approximately 7:00 pm. All concerts are in our gym.  December 11, from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm is concert night for Ms. Pacey and Ms. Kropac (Rm. 109), Ms. Silot and Ms. Hu (rm. 111) and Ms. Matheson-Young and Ms. Baghbani (Rm. 200);  December 12, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm is concert night for Ms. Gallippi and Ms. Timbo (Rm. 201), Ms. Cairns and Mr. Yarlet (Rm. 202), Ms. Pelletier and Ms. Uppal  (Rm. 203) and Ms. Galego and Ms. Baksi  (Rm. 205)

Information Evenings for Junior Extended French (Gr. 4 Entry) : The TDSB French French as a Second Language Department is hosting Information Evenings in January 2019.  View a list of all Information Evening Session in January 2019

Junior Extended French Program Application Deadline: The application process for the Junior Extended French program will open January 7, 2019 and close February 4, 2019. Please visit www.tdsb.on.ca/french.

ASD After School Leisure Program: The next session of the TDSB’s ASD After School Leisure Program will run from January 24 – March 7, 2019. The program is available to TDSB students in grades 6-10 who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Read more information in the ASLP Flyer and this Letter to Parents.

Download the Jan 2019 ASLP Application Form .

Optional Attendance 2019-2020: Eglinton’s Optional Attendance status for 2019-2020 is closed for both our English and the Extended French Program. If you are planning apply to a TDSB Elementary school through the Optional Attendance process, please visit the TDSB Optional Attendance webpage to get up to date information. The deadline for Elementary Optional Attendance applications to be submitted to schools is February 15, 2019.

Read more about Optional Attendance in the TDSB.

Reminder About Extended Absences for December or January : Our last day of classes before the Winter Break is Friday, December 21, 2018.  School resumes on Monday, January 7, 2019. If your child will be leaving school before December 21 or will be returning later than January 7, please email the office so we are aware of the extended absence. (Otherwise the attendance system will make calls until it reaches you.) Please email 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.

A Week (or two) At A Glance:
Dec. 10: Ward Forum Meeting with Trustee Laskin, 5050 Yonge, 6:00 pm
Dec. 11: Winter Concert #1 for Kindergarten rooms 109, 11 and 200, 6:30 pm
Dec. 12: Winter Concert #2 for Kindergarten rooms 201, 202. 203 and 205, 6:30 pm
Dec. 17: Dr. Jamz Dance-A-Thon, all day
Dec. 20: Good Citizen Assembly, 9:30 am
Dec. 21: Last day of school before the Winter Break
Dec. 22 to Jan. 6: Winter Break
Jan. 7, 2019: School Resumes
Jan. 7: Grade 4 Extended French Application Process opens
Jan. 18: PA Day (No school)

Feb. 15: Elementary Optional Attendance Forms due to schools