Second Street Junior Middle School

Second Street Junior Middle School

Weekly Update 

February 5-9

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Upcoming Dates

February’'s Character Trait -Fairness

February is...

February 6 - School Advisory Council Meeting(virtual)

February 7 -9 - Grade 6’s to the Island School

February 13 - Pizza Day

February 13 - Report Cards Sent Home

February 13 - Volleyball Tournament @ Second Street

February 15 - Parent/Teacher Interviews in the pm

February 16 - PA Day/Parent Teacher Interviews in the am(No School for Students)

February 19 - Family Day (No School)

February 20 Grades 5/6 Boys Basketball Tournament

February 28 - Grad Photos



Good morning,

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

This past week African Heritage Month learning and activities began please see the below pictures. 

We look forward to  this month’s school council meeting on Tuesday please see below for details. 

We hope our grade 6’s have a great time this week at the Toronto Island School and we thank their teachers for providing this experience for them! 

We thank everyone for not bringing dogs onto the school grounds during school hours. We would like to remind the community that dogs are not permitted on school grounds at any time. Unfortunately we are dealing with a lot of dog feces on the playground including in the kindergarten area. Your cooperation is appreciated. 

Have a great week!

Best,

Sylvia & Edward

Please reach out if you have any questions  @ edward.vella@tdsb.on.ca & sylvia.ghobranios@tdsb.on.ca

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Some of the Work Being Done this Month to Honour African Heritage Month

SAC

Hi Everyone, We have a SAC meeting coming up on February 6th at 6:30pm. You can find the agenda and last meeting minutes on the SAC website. Hope you can all make it!  Please register online for the virtual meeting here: 

https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqdu-rrjMoEtC35tJx4oGAI3nE45LiYfmO

** Also, if you cannot attend this SAC meeting, but have a question about school activities, click on the link to submit your question. We will do our best to ask it for you. Please submit your questions, if any, by the end of day, Feb 4th. Any answers will be included in the meeting minutes. We may also use the most commonly asked questions to develop an FAQ section for the SAC website. Please note: for specific classroom/child-related questions, please continue to liaise with your teacher and/or school admin as we will not answer any questions that involve personal information. 

See you there!

SAC Exec

From the Board:

Promoting Respect in TDSB Schools and Buildings 

Each and every day, TDSB staff in schools and buildings interact with students, parents, guardians, caregivers, and other members of the community. As a school board, it is our expectation that staff be treated with kindness, dignity and respect during all interactions, whether in-person or via phone and email. Harassment or disrespectful behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated. 

When visiting a TDSB school or building, you may see posters displayed, which reinforce the expectation that respectful behaviour must be maintained during all interactions. Inappropriate language, actions, or harassment of any kind towards TDSB staff, students or families (or anyone on board property or at board and school events) will not be tolerated.  

We ALL have an important role to play in creating and maintaining respectful working and learning spaces.


Parent/Caregiver  Participation in Vice-Principal Interviews

The Toronto District School Board is currently recruiting parents/caregivers/guardians who are interested in participating in the Vice-Principal Interview Committees. Procedure 705 - Selection, Promotion, and Placement Process for Vice-principals allows for parent/caregivers /guardian representatives identified through the Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) to participate in Vice-Principal interviews.

If you would like to volunteer to participate in the Spring 2024 Vice-Principal interviews you are required to do the following:

  1. Complete the Expression of Interest  (link - Interview Survey) no later than January 31, 2024 
  1. Be available for the virtual VP Process and Interview Training Session scheduled for Monday, February 5, 2024 ( Virtual) 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Please note attendance at a training session is mandatory to participate as a Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Representative on a Vice-Principal Interview Team. 

  1. Be available for the Spring 2024 cycle. Interviews for the Elementary Vice-Principal and Secondary Vice-Principal will be held on the following interview dates:
  • Tuesday, February 20, 2024                       
  • Thursday, February 22, 2024      
  • You will not be scheduled for more than one of these dates.
  • Depending on the number of interview teams scheduled, not all parent representatives may be scheduled.
  • You will be informed by e-mail no later than the week before the scheduled date if you have been placed on an interview team or identified as an alternate/backup for the day.
  • The interview day begins with a team caucus at 8:00 am with the site coordinators.  The last interview of the day will commence no later than 3:30 pm.

For further information please contact cindy.beneteau@tdsb.on.ca

Thank you in advance for your interest and support in this important process.


The International Languages – Elementary / African Heritage Program is offering online language classes to students (TDSB and non TDSB) Kindergarten to Grade 8. One day each week, students have live face-to-face interactive lessons with their instructor and classmates for approximately 30 minutes. Activities are focused on building student’s abilities in oral communication, reading and writing. Visit www.ILEprograms.ca for more information. @TDSB_ConEd

Reminders:

Virtual Learning For 2024-2025

Students who are currently learning In-Person who would like virtual learning next year, may apply through the Out-of-Area Admission process. For more information, please see: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Find-your/School/Out-of-Area-Admissions. The process closes on Wednesday, January 31.


Ward 3 Trustee Update: January 2024 - Read Online | HTML


FEB 13th PIZZA DAY

Ordering for the next pizza day is now available on SCO. This will be the last opportunity to order in advance for the rest of the school year. If you aren't sure if you have ordered already, please check your SCO purchase history.

We have 7 more pizza days to go for the 2023/2024 school year:

Jan 23, Feb 13, Mar 5, Mar 26, Apr 16, May 7, May 28, June 18 

Make sure to pack snacks and a drink on pizza days. Please note there will be no refund given if your child is absent on pizza day.

Pizza day lunches are SAC's largest fundraiser, providing much needed funds to assist with refreshing our school technology, purchasing supplies that promote student achievement and contributing to field trips.

All questions about pizza day should be sent to events@secondstsac.com.

Thank you for your support!

Second Street SAC




Reminders

Parking Lot

For student safety students are not to be in the staff parking lot. Students are to be dropped up and picked up on Maple Street at our Kiss n Ride which is supervised by staff before and after school. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe. 

Dogs

While we love our shaggy pets, please remember dogs are not permitted on school property. Thanks for leaving our furry friends at home. Thank you for your cooperation.

Playscape

The Playscape will be closed before and after school as there is no supervision.