NW Oakville Accommodation Comment Forms Due Apr 3

The École Forest Trail Accommodation Study Comment Request Form and additional Oakville Ward 4 information are now posted on the HDSB website. Members of the Abbey Lane, Captain R. Wilson, École Forest Trail, Heritage Glen, Pilgrim Wood, West Oak and Other communities are invited to review the options and express their preferences.
Forms [...]

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Student Art Show – Mar 31 to Apr 4

News Release – March 27, 2008
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Art show to exhibit work by elementary students from across the Halton District School Board
Live art demonstrations by students featured during exhibit hours
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Parents, students and the [...]

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École Forest Trail PS Accommodation – Presentation

A copy of the Poweroint presentation for tonight’s (March 27, 2008) École Forest Trail PS Accommodation meeting is available on the HDSB website. An Acrobat copy is available here.

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FIRST Robotics Competition – Mar 27 to 29

News Release – March 27, 2008

Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663  (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax:  (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca

Four Halton District School Board teams compete in Robotics competition
Competition held March 27 – 29 at Hershey Centre, Mississauga
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Beginning today, four teams from high schools in the Halton District School Board will [...]

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Disordered Eating, Alison Elliot – Mar 27

Parents, have you ever wondered about disordered eating?
Is your teen at risk?
Join us for a talk and discussion
Led by Alison Elliot
From Danielle’s Place
Date: Thursday March 27
(note date is changed from March 20)
Time: 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm
Place: Abbey Park High School Library

Hosted by Abbey Park’s Parent Council
Refreshments served
APHS Danielle’s Place Talk Printable PDF

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Attention Parents & Guardians of NW Oakville Students

Halton District School Board
March 19, 2008
To: Parents & Guardians of students at Northwest Oakville Schools
Parents of children attending Abbey Lane P.S., Captain R. Wilson P.S., Forest Trail P.S., Heritage Glen P.S., Pilgrim Wood P.S., West Oak P.S. and West Oak Trails #4 (new school opening in September 2008) are encouraged to attend the public [...]

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NW Oakville School Boundary Changes – Meeting 27 Mar 08

 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGRE FOREST TRAIL PUBLIC SCHOOLPROPOSED BOUNDARY CHANGES 

The Halton District School Board invites the public to attend an information meeting regarding proposed boundary changes for Forest Trail Public School on:
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Heritage Glen Public School
1641 Heritage Way, Oakville
Time: 7 p.m.

Due to [...]

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Earth Hour – Sat 29 Mar at 8PM

Earth Hour in Halton

From www.hdsb.ca – click for printable version.
The Ministry of Education (along with the sponsoring organization, World Wildlife Fund) has invited all schools and school boards to participate in Earth Hour which takes place on Saturday, March 29 at 8:00 p.m. when people around the world will turn off their lights for just [...]

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Optional Attendance Policy Review

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Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca

March 6, 2008
Halton District School Board reviewing Optional Attendance policy
Revised policy and processes to be shared publicly on April 14, 2008
The Halton District School Board is in the process of reviewing its Optional Attendance Policy, with [...]

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Program and Accommodation Update – Mar 7

Concurrent with the development of the HDSB 2008-2013 Capital Plan, we have our own West Oakville program and accommodation challenges to tackle. French Immersion program enrolments in Ward 4 will exceed staff projections and Forest Trail’s capacity to accommodate them by this fall.
Upcoming meetings:

March 17, 2008 – Halton District School Board staff will meet [...]

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On the Web

WOFOS.ca was highlighted in a recent post “West Oakville Family of Schools – communicating with parents” on the Parents as Partners site maintained by Lorna Constantini in St. Catherines.
There’s a new addition in the West Oakville online neighbourhood. Have a look at École Forest Trail School Council’s new site at eftsc.org.

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Alfie Kohn, The Harmful Effects of ‘Tougher Standards’ – Apr 3

Alfie Kohn
The Harmful Effects of ‘Tougher Standards’:
Challenging Provincial Tests and Other Impediments to Learning
Thursday, April 3, 2008
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Westmount Secondary School
39 Montcalm Drive, Hamilton
Spaces are limited! To register call 905-318-2771 or hwetl@sourcecable.net
Printable notice: OFHSA-Alfie Kohn-The Harmful Effects of ‘Tougher Standards’

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Our Children on the Internet – Mar 19

T. A. Blakelock Parent Advisory Council invites you to attend an information session:

Our Children on the Internet…
Guest Speaker: Charlotte Whelan, Halton Regional Police Service
Presentation topics will include cyberbullying, networking sites such as
Facebook, MySpace, the dangers of the internet, and the law and the internet

Date: March 19, 2008
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: [...]

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Halton Accessibility Showcase, 19 Apr

A resource fair featuring programs and services for people of all ages with disabilities and/or special needs.
Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Halton Regional Building, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville.
Halton Accessibility Showcase, Sat 19 Apr 08 - Flyer

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Parent Involvement Event Update

Sent from the Office of Yaw Obeng Superintendent (Parent and Community Engagement)
Update Parent Involvement Event: Facebook – Web Portal – PIC
Thank you to all who were able to attend the Parent Involvement event last week. Also to those who wish they could attend but had to send regrets. We had a great turnout and [...]

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I.T. Partnership

Subject: I.T Partnership members
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:19:32 -0500
From: Jacki Oxley
To: East Area SC 2007
The first meeting of this committee is April 3rd at 7pm at the board office in the Burlington Room. If you have an interest in being part of this regional board committee, please contact Bruce Smith directly.
I am setting up [...]

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HDSB Quick Links

Use the HDSB School Locator to find your English (Regular) Program or French Immersion home school. Phone numbers, websites, addresses, etc. are available at School Information.
March Break starts this Friday with a Board Designated Holiday. For more information see the HDSB School Year Calendar.
Superintendents, sometimes called supervisory officers or SOs, are responsible for families [...]

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Oakville Student Freedom Pass – March Break Bonus!

Are you a student 6-18 years of age? With an Oakville Transit Student Freedom Pass you get unlimited travel weekday evenings after 4:00 pm and all day on weekends and statutory holidays for only $10/month!
As a bonus, from March 10 to March 14, 2008, your Student Freedom Pass can be used all day, [...]

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