Week at a Glance September 18-22

WAAG Sept. 18th – 22nd  

Important Dates& Information: 

  • Sept. 18th Terry Fox Run
  • September 21st Meet the Teacher (5:30 pm - 7:00pm)
    • Session 1 5:30-6:00pm
    • Session 2 6:15-6:45pm
  • September 22nd Professional Development Day- No school for students
  • Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide students with utensils for lunch. If your child requires a fork or spoon, please ensure you provide one for them
  • Thorncliffe will be implementing Dare to Care Bully Prevention program this year. With this program comes a parent course. Please click on the link below to access the course
  • Please click the attachment below regarding walking field trips for students
  • Reminder school ends at 1:15pm on Fridays (last year Fridays ended at 2:25pm)
  • This is a kindly reminder for parents to reinforce the message to students not to bring valuables to school. The school will not be responsible for lost or stolen items.

Important Upcoming Dates& information:

  • September 28th Orange Shirt Day
    • Orange shirt day is a movement that officially began in 2013 but in reality, it began in 1973 when six-year-old Phyllis Webstad entered the St. Joseph Mission Residential School, outside of Williams Lake, BC. Young Phyllis was wearing a brand new orange shirt for her first day of school – new clothes being a rare and wonderful thing for a First Nation girl growing up in her grandmother’s care - but the Mission Oblates quickly stripped her of her new shirt and replaced it with the school’s institutional uniform.
    • Ms. Webstad’s story is the nucleus for what has become a national movement to recognize the experience of survivors of Indian residential schools, honour them, and show a collective commitment to ensure that every child matters. The initiative calls for every Canadian to wear an orange shirt on September 30 in the spirit of healing and reconciliation.
  • September 29th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (in lieu day for September 30th) NO SCHOOL