Month: April 2015

Our next movie is:

Our next movie night is Friday May 29th!! Hope to see you there!

The Lost & Found bin at school is always full and for some reason, students rarely seem to recognize anything that might belong to them!

We’re looking for someone to take charge of the Lost & Found bin. It includes:
* trying to keep it sorted to make it easier for students to find what they’re looking for
* putting articles on display every few months to encourage students to take a look
* anything else one could do to help lost articles get found!

If you are interested in helping out, even just for the spring season, send an e-mail to chair@roden.ca.

Roden has a long history and the school has a collection of items that need to be catalogued and recorded. If you would like to help, please send an e-mail to chair@roden.ca.

Next Ward Council Meeting
Thursday, April 23, 7-9 pm
Host school: Leslieville PS
(254 Leslie Street)
Childcare provided
All are welcome

In addition to regular business and updates, we have a presentation and Q&A on Tech for Teaching (the use of technology in our schools, the benefits and limitations, and the board’s overall tech strategy).

Regular business starts at 7 pm, with updates from trustee, superintendent and committees. The presentation starts at 8 pm.

If you have any particular issues you want covered under reports or new business, please email me at Jennifer.Story@tdsb.on.ca. See Jennifer Story’s Newsletter for agenda.

Has your school chosen a Ward Council Representative? If not, please do. We’re hoping for increased representation from middle and high schools in particular, and welcome your assistance in ensuring our Ward Council reflects the diversity of our community.

Join Westwood School Council for an examination of the importance of applying critical thinking during social media usage. We will explore these concerns from an Android and iOS perspective:
Cyberbullying
Willful self-exposure
Unsecured confidential information

Risks, examples and most importantly, prevention measures will be presented. Questions will be welcomed after the presentation.

When: Tuesday, May 5
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
Where: Westwood Middle School, 994 Carlaw Ave

Childcare will be provided, but the presentation is for parents and educators only. Please feel free to invite your friends from other schools too. All adults are welcome.

Steve Chapelle (www.stevechapelle.ca) has been providing social media behaviour education to Ontario schools and parents since 2006. Through this period he has also given information management best practices training to Canadian small business associations. Prior to this, he spent 25 years in management and analyst roles across a range of technology.