Posted in WOFOS on 17 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Oakville on Thu, Dec 3 at White Oaks SS – North Campus
Upcoming Pathways Planning Information Evenings will allow parents and students to explore all of the opportunities that high schools have to offer in Halton.
The Halton District School Board is changing to better meet individual needs, helping more students succeed in their chosen pathway [...]
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News Release – October 13, 2009
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
Official groundbreaking ceremonies for two new elementary schools in OakvilleGroundbreakings scheduled on Tuesday, October 20 at the school sites
The Halton District School Board has scheduled official groundbreaking ceremonies for its two new elementary [...]
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Posted in WOFOS on 7 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abbey Park Parent Council and their public health nurse present the first of several parent information sessions, open to all, this Thursday, Oct 8 in the library at Abbey Park from 7pm to 9pm on the topic “Teen Sexuality and You” (click for poster).
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Decision needed regarding Lakeshore Woods elementary site.
Staff Report 09145: Long Term Accommodation Plan – 2009 and the Plan were posted this week on the Board’s Planning website at http://www.hdsb.ca/AboutUs/Planning/Pages/LongTermAccommodationPlan.aspx and will be introduced at tomorrow night’s (Wed 7 Oct 09) Board Meeting.
Other documents of interest on the HDSB Planning Department’s 2009 LTAP webpage:
Tutorial [...]
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News Release – September 25, 2009
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
Two Oakville elementary schools celebrate 50-year anniversaries:
• Brookdale Public School will mark occasion on October 3rd
• New Central Public School will celebrate on October 23rd and 24th
Two Oakville elementary schools will celebrate their [...]
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Posted in WOFOS on 24 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Halton District School Board and the Parent Involvement Committee invite all parents to the 2nd Annual PIC Conference for Parents.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
White Oaks Secondary School, 1330 Montclair Drive, Oakville.
Register for this free conference on-line at http://info.hdsb.ca/picreg/ or at your child’s school.
Child minding is offered upon request at the White [...]
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News Release – March 31, 2009
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
Information meeting scheduled for École Forest Trail Public School parents/guardiansTo take place Tuesday, April 7th, 7-9 p.m. at École Forest Trail Public School
Parents and guardians of current and future École Forest [...]
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At the board meeting last night, following three hours of debate, Halton DSB trustees voted unanimously to resolve Ward 4 accommodation challenges of overcrowding at Ecole Forest Trail and underenrolment south of Upper Middle Road with a plan that includes building a dual track French immersion centre in Palermo. To summarize the resolution (see [...]
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Parents come out to talk about…
Drugs in our community
An opportunity to share what you are seeing and hearing
Presented by Constable Eric Schwab and
Public Health Nurses Liz Laidlaw and Nicholle Russell
When: 7 pm Thursday March 26th, 2009
Where: Abbey Park High School Library
Brought to you by the School Councils of Abbey Park High School and St. Ignatius [...]
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With Dick O’Brien
“How do we help children to learn what ever they have to learn – so that they can deal with whatever life sends them?”
Ècole Pine Grove
Wednesday, March 30, 2009 – 7:00 PM
Dick O’Brien is a professional speaker and a consultant in human relations. He has been a therapist and a trainer for [...]
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This Friday, Febraury 20th from 5-7 PM is the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton “Bowl for Kids Sake” Challenge at Hopedale Bowl. This is a great team-oriented event with bowling fun, great eats, goody bags for participants, fabulous prizes, and the satisfaction of knowing you will help a child who needs a friend [...]
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Tonight’s ( January 28 ) Program & Accommodation Committee meeting has been cancelled due to the weather and rescheduled to Monday, February 2, 2009 at 6:00 PM in the JW Singleton Centre Boardroom (same time, same place, new date). The agenda is unchanged and is available on the HDSB website under Committees of the [...]
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We have another packed agenda (available in its entirety on the HDSB website) this coming Wednesday evening, even with the deferral of the Ward 4 boundary decision to February 4. One of the information items being brought forward will be of particular interest to the Oakville Wards 1&2 community. Report 09004: LTAP – [...]
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Posted in WOFOS on 9 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpt from:
Consultation Process on Programs and Accommodation in Ward 4 Oakville Elementary Schools
December 8, 2008
Report on the Oakville Ward 4 Consultation Process
Message for Ward 4 residents:
The report on the Oakville Ward 4 Program & Accommodation Consultation Process will not be released at the December 10, 2008 Board meeting. The report will be released [...]
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Whew! There’s a lot happening these days. At the Board Meeting on November 5 we received Report 08139 – Ward 4 Consultation Process Update (T. Dyson) and heard from a half dozen delegations on the topic. The text of this report has been distributed widely, but if you don’t have a copy, [...]
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Just a quick note on a few dates you might want to pencil into you calendars:
First 2008-09 Halton Council of Home & Schools Meeting: Monday, September 22 @ W.H. Morden PS, 180 Morden Road, Oakville
PRO Grant Application Deadline: Friday, October 24, www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/schools.html
Halton PIC (Parent Involvement Committee) Conference: Saturday, October 25, White Oaks SS
People for Education [...]
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The following information is important for parents who have children attending Ward 4 Oakville elementary schools:
Abbey Lane;
Captain Wilson;
Emily Carr;
Forest Trail;
Heritage Glen;
Pilgrim Wood; and,
West Oak.
During the first week of school, parents with children attending Ward 4 Oakville elementary schools will received information about dates for the upcoming Consultation Process on Programs and [...]
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Parents & Community members are invited to attend a public meeting to review and provide feeback on the Halton District School Board’s Long Term Accommodation Plan. This plan addresses the accommodation needs of students in Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Meetings will be held in each Municipality to seek public input and comments. Please attend [...]
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Posted in WOFOS on 9 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the July meeting of the Halton District School Board (HDSB), the Board approved our Long-Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP) for 2008-2013. The LTAP was amended to exclude a recommendation to release the Lakeshore Woods (LSW) elementary school site on the south side of Nautical Drive. Yesterday, the Superintendent of Planning informed me that [...]
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Trustees received Report 08068: “Long Term Accommodation Plan 2008 – 2013″ this weekend as part of our Wednesday, May 21 Board Meeting agenda package. This proposed update to the Capital Plan includes many significant changes to the previous plan. Once we’ve had a chance to review the report, these will be outlined here. [...]
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