Good Afternoon Northern Families,
Since the last bulletin we held commencement for the class of 2022. It was a fantastic event and we all enjoyed seeing everyone in person again to celebrate! To our graduates and their families- congratulations. We wish you the best in your futures. To our incoming students, welcome. We look forward to seeing you in late summer!
You should have received report cards yesterday for Semester 2. Please contact tiffany.peel@tdsb.on.ca if you did not receive yours.
Mark Your Calendars: (Incoming Grade 9’s note date change!)
Photo/ Registration Days are as follows:
- 9 (Head Start to High School) Wednesday, August 31 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Grade 10 Wednesday, August 31 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Grade 11 Thursday, September 1 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Grade 12 Thursday, September 1 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
For all grades we will do the usual: collect Student Activity Fees (cash or cheque- School Cash Online will not be available on these dates), distribute timetables, sell locks for anyone wanting one ($8), student photos, and creating student ID’s. More information coming in August.
The first day of school will be held on Wednesday September 7th. Students who miss the dates above, please plan to attend the South Gym on September 7th at 8:30am.
Please see Trustee Rachel Chernos Lin’s latest Newsletter
HOSA International Leadership Conference 2022
Laura Roobaert achieved 1st Place in Biomedical Laboratory Science at the HOSA-Future Health Professionals Canada Spring Leadership Conference, which is a national competition. Laura also attended HOSA’s International Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN, where she qualified for round 2 of the Biomedical Laboratory Science competition. Congratulations Laura!
Learn more about HOSA Canada: https://hosacanada.org/
Learn more about HOSA’s International Leadership conference: https://hosa.org/ilc/
Student Network Accounts/ Passwords
Student accounts will remain active over the summer and their passwords will not expire. As a result, student account passwords will not be centrally reset for school opening. Students in Grades 5 through 12 are enabled for Self Service Password Reset and if enrolled, students will have the ability to reset their own passwords. Should students require assistance, please direct them to the Student Virtual Learning IT Support webpage.
IBM Canada's National STEAM Summer Camp is Back!
Do you know any students in Grades 7 - 12? If so, we'd love them to join us for 3 days of exciting virtual events, learning from real-world experts in STEAM fields! They'll have fun creating, innovating, and exploring STEAM!
· Registration
· Flyer
· Welcome Packet of Information for Students
This July, with the help of 14 Client Partners, we will host 21 online workshop sessions including a "Learn from Leaders" panel, "Exploring the Digital Ocean," "Be an Astronomer!" & "Intro to Scratch."
The camp will take place from:
· July 12 - 14, 2022 | 11:00 am - 4:30 pm EST & 9:00 am - 3:35 pm MST
o Morning sessions will be repeated in the afternoon for those on the West Coast!
· Day 1: You + STEM = Our Future
· Day 2: (T)echnology Deep Dive
· Day 3: (S)cience & (E)ngineering Deep Dive
For more information, please contact Liza Riley, IBM Advisory Sales Specialist at liza@ca.ibm.com
Guidance Updates:
- Reminder to Graduating Students: Access to your TDSB accounts will end this August. Be sure to save any information you need to your own email/ google drive before your access is removed.
- Timetable Change Requests for 2022-2023: In late August, student’s who meet the criteria to request a course change, will be able to use our “2022-2023 Timetable Change Request” google form to request a change to their timetable. This form will not open until August 29, 2022. We will post the link to the form in our google classrooms. All requests are subject to course availability.
- eLearning Summer School: Registration Closing Dates
August eLearning courses: Thursday, July 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
- 2022-2023 e-Learning Semester 1 Course Registration is OPEN!
Registration for Semester 1 day school e-Learning courses opened at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 16 and closes on September 23, 2022
The Semester 1 e-Learning Day School program includes Grade 11 and 12 courses in a variety of subject areas. The list of courses offered in Semester 1 is posted on the e-Learning website.
- Scholarships:
The Scholarship Report June Edition – Contains Tips for Graduating Students and Scholarship Opportunities
Have a wonderful, fun and safe summer!
Need someone to talk to during the summer break?
Kids Help Phone: https://kidshelpphone.ca/
call: 1-800-668-6868
text: 686868
Black Youth Helpline at 1-833-294-8650
Inuit and First Nations Hope for Wellness Line: 1-855-242-3310
LGBT Youth Line: 1-888-687-9688
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-330-6366
Telehealth Ontario: 1-866-797-0000
The TDSB’s latest edition of Hearts and Minds is now available. The TDSB Summer-Well Being guide is also out here: Summer Well-Being Guide
Lumenus Community Services: SUMMER EDITION:
Lumenus Community Services provides a registered psychotherapist , Dale Callender, on-site, full time at Northern, to work in partnership with the existing school support services during the school academic year which ended on June 23rd, 2022.
The service uses an early intervention model and supports students by allowing them easy and immediate access to mental health and counselling services provided through the In-School service. Dale Callender works in collaboration with TDSB staff in order to customize supports to enhance the mental health services that they may need and wish to access. This program allows Northern priority access to Lumenus’ mental health service program, and offers students a seamless referral process to other community programs as dictated by their individual needs. The service will not be operational during the summer months – July/August 2022.
If anyone would like to consult and /or set up a time to talk with Dale, you can contact him via his email at dalecallender@lumenus.ca after August 25th, 2022
Summer mental health and support options are available via the YWHO walk in…see SUMMER LINK .
Have a relaxing, safe, and healthy summer!
Adam
Follow me @PrincipalNSS
HEAD START TO HIGH SCHOOL
NEW DATE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31ST
Greetings to all our incoming grade 9 students. We have been able to negotiate a new date with the board for the Head Start to High School (HS2HS). It will now be held Wednesday August 31st. I apologize if this causes any inconvenience. We are hoping to capture more students this was as it is closer to the actual start of school.
The Day will begin at 9:30am and end at 2:00pm. I will be sending further communication in August on where to go upon arrival, what to bring etc.
- will be taking school photos that day (for ID cards, but also for the Yearbook and purchase by families). There will be Orientation Sessions, a pizza lunch, timetable pick-up and other activities organized as well. We also collect funds for our Student Information Package on the HS2HS day. We will be collecting $60 ($35 for the yearbook and $25 that helps to cover Student Activity Council initiatives .
Planning to attend? Please fill in this REGISTRATION FORM
I wish you all a relaxing, safe, and healthy summer!
Adam Marshall
Principal- Northern SS