News

In March, Roden students participated in a very successful book swap! Donations were overwhelming and much appreciated. Over 600 books were donated and swapped by students from JK to Grade 8. It was heartwarming to see kids walk away happy with their “new” books. The Roden library and JK/SK classes were able to benefit from the surplus books.

A special thanks goes to all the volunteers who helped make this event such a success: Tawyna, Balwinder, Tanya, Suzanne, Melissa, Fiona, Sarah, Julie, Kathleen, Angelie and Colleen. We are especially grateful to Ms. Montgomery and Mr. O’Shaughnessy for their support in running the swap and to the Toronto Book Bank for their generous donation.

We are looking forward to swapping again in the future!

Check it out! The school now has a website. The address is: http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/roden/Home.aspx We are working on having a link to the site permanently posted on our site.

Look out for more information on the following Spirit Days:

May 9th – Twin Day – Pair up with someone and come to school as twins!

June 13th – Crazy Hair Day – Come to school with wacky hair!

The Minutes from the March meeting of Roden School Council is available here.

Equinox & Roden Social Justice
Resource Fair and Book Sale
Monday, April 28th

“Let’s Talk Social Justice With Our Kids, in Our Schools & in Our Communities”

Location: 151 Hiawatha Ave. (N-W of Coxwell & Gerrard)
School Library
Food Available 6-7pm
Childcare Available from 6-7:30pm (RSVP required)

Everyone is welcome!

Book Sale in School Library from 11 am until 8pm

Excellent, high quality social justice themed books for K-8 available for sale from Another Story Bookstore, Good Minds (First Nations focused books) and Barefoot Books. Resources from the Native Canadian Centre, the TDSB Aboriginal Education Centre and The Ontario Black History Association.

Parent Workshops from 6:30 to 7:30pm

Alice Te and Sophia Dixon will host workshops for parents on incorporating social justice themes
in the books we read at home with our kids and how to talk about social issues.

For more information, contact:
Kim Fry (kimberley.fry@tdsb.on.ca)
Sandra Fontenelle (insyncluna@gmail.com)
Lorraine Munro (lorrainemunro@bell.net)