MALVERN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

MAY BULLETIN

May 2, 2025

As we move into May, the final stretch of the school year comes into view. With Prom, our spring play and concert, along with the continuation of spring sports, there’s much to celebrate. We also take time for important reflection with Red Dress Day as we honour and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. While exams and culminating activities are still ahead in June, now is a good time to connect with teachers, guidance, or admin if you have any questions or need support in preparing for the end of the semester.

FROM THE MAIN OFFICE

●   Contact information for admin is listed below should you require further support after contacting the main office, classroom teacher, guidance, special education and/or student success:

○   Student surname A-K: Kym Stadnyk kym.stadnyk@tdsb.on.ca

○   Student surname L-Z: Cora Peisz cora.peisz@tdsb.on.ca

○   Aaron Gotfryd aaron.gotfryd@tdsb.on.ca

●   Red Dress Day, celebrated annually on May 5th, is a national day of awareness in Canada for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+). It's a day to acknowledge the violence faced by Indigenous people, honour those lost, and call for action to address the crisis. The day is marked by the display of red dresses, a visual reminder of the missing and murdered, and a symbol of the ongoing crisis.

●   Cell phone reminder. Please remind your students that phones are to be away and/or off.  Should you need to get in contact with your child during class time please contact the main office.

●   Upcoming Events:

○   Red Dress Day: May 5

○   Spring Play: May 8 & 9 (evening)

○   Spring Concert: May 14 (evening)

○   Victoria Day: May 19 (school closed)

○   Late Start: May 21

○   Prom: May 22 (evening)

○   Late Start: May 28

FROM GUIDANCE

●   Important Dates:

○   Valedictorian Nomination form distributed through email to all grade 12s- Tuesday, May 6th

○   Valedictorian Forms Due- Friday, May 16th

○   Grad Breakfast- Friday, May 30th

●      Summer School: Registration for Summer School opened in April. To learn more about various options for summer school, please visit Summer School 2025.

●      Grade 12s: The third collection of OUAC/OCAS marks occurred on April 24th.  All students should double check their accounts to make sure all marks are accurate and visible on their accounts.  If this is not the case, students should contact their guidance counselor immediately.

●      Mental Health and Well Being:In collaboration with our Professional Support team, Guidance staff, and Peer Leaders, Malvern will offer mental health and wellness drop-in sessions every Tuesday throughout May. These sessions, held in the Library Seminar Room, aim to promote positive help-seeking behaviors, support student well-being, and foster a mentally healthy and inclusive school environment where all students feel valued and connected.

FROM STUDENT SUCCESS

●   Summer Dual Credits: Looking to take a course this summer?  If you are in Grade 11 or 12, consider taking a Dual Credit on a college campus!  This is a great opportunity to get a unique learning experience while earning a high school credit and free college credit.  The participating colleges are: Centennial, Humber, and Seneca.  For more information, please see this link.  Registration can occur through Guidance or Ms Bourgard (Student Success). 

●   Summer Credit Recovery (July): The Toronto District School Board is offering current TDSB students the opportunity to recover one or two credits in summer school. Summer School Credit Recovery courses are open to current TDSB high school students who have taken the course in the past two years but have not earned the credit (final grade was less than 50%). All classes are remote. There are no in-person classes available. In our Remote Summer School Learning model, students will be online (synchronously) with their teacher from 8:45 - 11:45 (AM session) or 12:30 - 3:30 (PM session). ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.  For the list of available courses, see here.  New from last year - There is no math available in this model (see below)  Click here to register.

●   Summer Remedial Math (July): Students who are interested in Credit Recovery for Math, specifically, must register for the in-person Remedial Math.  Remedial Math occurs during a morning or afternoon session at one of the 4 selected schools (see below).  The courses offered in Remedial Math are: The courses offered are: Grade 9 (MTH1WU), Grade 10 (MPM2DU), Grade 11 University (MCR3UU), Grade 11 Mixed (MCF3MU) and Grade 11 College (MBF3CU).  There are 4 TDSB schools offering Remedial Math. 

 Click here to register. (select Full Credit and look for the courses ending in U)