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Welcome back. I hope everyone is feeling refreshed following the winter Phone 905.833.5332 break, and that you had a happy and safe holiday season. While the Extensions weather may be colder, I also hope that you had time to enjoy this Reception 150 beautiful time in Ontario. Attendance 158 Guidance 106 It is my honour to serve as your school board trustee and to uphold the Busing 152 values of York Region District School Board. The new Board of Trustees [email protected] was sworn in on December 3, following the October municipal elections. Together, we look forward to moving forward the four priorities outlined in the Trustees’ Multi-Year Strategic Plan: Online
● Foster well-being and mental health ● Build collaborative relationships School website ● Champion equity and inclusivity ● Empower ethical leadership Administration
There are a lot of exciting things happening in our schools and classrooms to foster and support student well-being and mental health. Principal Ask your child what’s happening in their school, and how they take care Catherine McGinley of themselves. As adults, we often focus on the health and well-being of the children in our lives, but it’s also essential that we take care of Vice Principals ourselves. Taking time to do the things we enjoy and nurture our own Melissa Schmidt (A-K) health is also important and helps to model a healthy and active lifestyle Tim Wesson (L-Z) for our children. School Council An important part of my role as a trustee is to listen, and I look forward to connecting with members of our school community in the coming weeks and months. We will continue working to build collaborative relationships Rose Pallotto with our communities and to keep you informed about the things Luisa Gale happening in the school board. I wish you all the best as we enter 2019. Superintendent Bob McRoberts Trustee – Aurora and King Becky Green
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To view our entire school calendar OSSLT Diagnostic Results & Scores Exams are Coming! online click here.
Shared Wednesday January 16th The countdown is on! There are now eight school days until ❏ Ontario University Earlier in the school year, all grade 10 students completed a exams. This is a busy time of year for staff and students as all are Applications Due diagnostic test of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. The working towards successful achievement of first semester courses. ❏ School Council Meeting (7 questions were taken from previous versions of the OSSLT. These Exam information was included in the previous e-Newsletter, pm) diagnostic tests were scored using the OSSLT rubric. The results emailed directly to parents and hard copies have been provided to of this diagnostic test have been shared with students and parents students. Thursday January 17th via email. Students have also received their written responses via ❏ Grade 9 EQAO Math Day 1 their gapps email. Parents and students are encouraged to review Our grade 9 students all participated in a workshop presented by their scores and the answers submitted to gain an understanding of our student mentors on Tuesday. The workshop focused on Friday January 18th their strengths and needs when preparing for the test. Students everything a grade 9 student needs to know about exams. This ❏ Grade 9 EQAO Math Day 2 have access to exemplar answers and the rubrics in the Literacy workshop was designed to educate our grade 9 students on the group in Edsby. Should you have any questions please contact examination structure and process as they get ready to write their Thursday January 24th - Ms. Littlejohn. first set of high school exams. Topics included how to receive Wednesday January 30th accommodations for those who are entitled, expectations for writing ❏ Exams Green Team’s November Theme: exams and some general study tips. Thursday January 31st What’s In/What’s Out The end of semester can be a stressful time for students. One ❏ Exam Review Day strategy that is often recommended for dealing with stress is deep Please note that straws are not recyclable and do not go in the breathing. A great deep breathing method is 4-7-8 breathing. Friday February 1st recycling bins. They go in the garbage can. To reduce the impact Ministry of Education Consultation Below is a short video explaining the breathing technique. It may ❏ PA Day of plastics on the environment, please refrain from using straws be helpful for students feeling stressed as they prepare for exams when ordering drinks. Thank you! Monday February 4th The Ministry of Education is inviting everyone - parents, students, and complete assignments. Our Vice Principal, Mr. Wesson, has ❏ First Day of Semester 2 educators and interested individuals or organizations - to provide been known to use 4-7-8 breathing when he feels stressed. feedback on the education system in Ontario. The goal is to Wednesday February 13th prepare Ontario students for success, improve their academic ❏ School Council Meeting (7 achievement and equip them with the tools needed to enter the pm) working world. Information about the consultation can be found at: https://www.ontario.ca/page/for-the-parents. The consultation Thursday February 14th closes on December 15, 2018. ❏ Grad Photo Retakes
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End of Semester Schedule
Jan 24 Period 1 Exams
Jan 25 Period 2 Exams Jan 28 Period 3 Exams
Jan 29 Period 4 Exams
Jan 30 Performance/Practical Exams Jan 31 AM – Exam Review PM – Student Counseling Feb 1 PA Day – No School
Feb 4 1st Day of Semester 2
Last Year at King
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Information on School Bus Cancellation
To ensure the safety of students, school bus service may be cancelled due to inclement weather, extreme temperatures and/or poor road conditions. In these cases, parents and students should develop alternate care/transportation arrangements.
Cancellation decisions will only be made after thorough consultation with the Safety Officers of school bus companies servicing York Region and are based on several factors including precipitation, air temperature, road conditions and weather forecast.
Please note the following;
● A decision to cancel school bus service will be region-wide meaning all school buses, vans and taxis will not operate. Both the YRDSB and YCDSB operate many regional educational programs. Students attending these programs are transported over large attendance areas encompassing several municipal boundaries which prevents the ability to cancel bus service using a municipality or zone methodology. ● When bus service is cancelled all school tests and/or examinations will be cancelled and rescheduled. ● Student trips involving the use of school buses will also be cancelled. ● Unless otherwise stated, schools will remain open and parents can make arrangements to transport their children to and from school even if school bus service is cancelled. If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the afternoon. Therefore students transported to school by parents will require the same transportation home.
A bus cancellation message will be available at www.schoolbuscity.com, by calling 1-877-330-3001, or by following @YRDSB and @YCDSB on Twitter.
Parents, students and school staff may also access the following radio and television stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation information:
RADIO 590 AM 640 AM 680 AM 860 AM 1010 AM 1050 AM 1540 AM 1580 AM 88.5 FM 89.9 FM 92.5 FM 93.1 FM 94.9 FM 95.9 FM 97.3 FM 98.1 FM 99.1 FM 99.9 FM 101.1 FM 102.1 FM 104.5 FM 100.7 FM 105.9 107.1 FM
TELEVISION CITY TV CTV Barrie CTV Toronto CP24 GLOBAL NEWS
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