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Family Day: Monday, February 20 - no classes North Toronto is happy to welcome Karen Luscombe to the English department. Ms. Luscombe will be taking over Mr. Reid's English timetable on alternating days 2 & 4. NT Athletics News! Congratulations to the Sr. Girls Volleyball team who won the Tier 1 South Regionals. Boys Ski team (level 2) placed first at Cities. Snowboarding team placed 3rd and 4th for individuals. Girls Hockey team upset the 3rd place team in the quarter-finals; onwards to the semis! Sr. Girls Swim Team - TDSSAA South Region Champions. Jr. Boys Basketball - Tier II TDSSAA South Region Champions. Congrats to all the coaches and players! The Alpine Ski team and the Snowboarding team competed in the City Finals on Wednesday. In snowboarding: Jocelyn Rough and Jessica Alexandor were 3rd in their respective races, and Michael LaFontaine was 4th. All 3 qualify for OFSAA on March 2nd at Beaver Valley. In Skiing, Annie Deeks was 4th in the Giant Slalom and 3rd in the Slalom. For the Boys (in the level 2 or club trained racers): Micah Adelman was 6 in the Giant Slalom. Eric De Lange was 5th in the Slalom. Jake Ballantyne was 3rd in the Slalom and 2nd in the Giant Slalom. Cam Gardiner was 2nd in the Slalom and won the Giant Slalom. Callum McCormack won the Slalom. The level 2 boys qualified for OFSAA at Blue Mountain on Feb 27 & 28. Drama News! Congratulations to Ms. Boutilier, Ms. Bilmer, Mr. Davis and the casts of ON STAGE TONIGHT - Drama Works, for their invigorating performances last evening. Join us as they move forward to the Sears Drama Festival on Friday, February 24 in the North Toronto AUD at 7 pm. Archeological Excavation at NT! On the morning of Friday, February 24, all Latin students will participate in a hands-on archaeology workshop presented by Meg Morden of the Archaeological Institute of America, Toronto Chapter. Students will learn about archaeological reasoning and engage in a mock excavation in Room 215. Grade 10 French field trip to Toronto's French film festival next Friday, February 24th from 10:30-1:55 at Canada Square Cinemas (Yonge/Eglinton). Congratulations to Grade 11 students Basile Montagnese and Jasmine Chung who have qualified for the DECA International Business awards! The North Toronto Robotics Team, DeltaTech, competed in the VEX Robotics Competition last Saturday at St. Michael's College School. Our 2 teams lead by Martin Ivanov, Manny Suntres, Andrew Farley, and Ethan Wong finished 11th and 24th in qualifying but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. However, the team was awarded the Sportsmanship Award as voted by all the teams at the competition. Congratulations! Grade 10 OSSLT information Each year, students in Grade 10 across the province write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). First-time eligible students are those who commenced high school in September 2015. This year, the OSSLT will take place on Thursday, March 30, 2017. We will run a special schedule that day as all Grade 10 students will be writing the test and all teachers will be involved in its supervision. There are no regular classes for students in Grade 9, 11 and 12. Grade 10 students will be dismissed for the day at the end of the test (approximately 11:45 am) and the school will close for an afternoon staff meeting. The OSSLT measures whether students are meeting the minimum standard for literacy (reading and writing) across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9. Successful completion of the OSSLT is a requirement for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). There are supports for students who do not pass the OSSLT, including an opportunity to rewrite the test or to take the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course. For students with special education needs, some accommodations that are consistent with regular classroom assessment practices are permitted on the provincial tests. If your son/daughter receives accommodations through an Individual Education Plan (IEP), you will receive a letter before the OSSLT outlining the room location and accommodations your son/daughter will be able to access for the test. Since the content of EQAO's tests is based entirely on The Ontario Curriculum, the tests should not require special preparation. Students are simply asked to demonstrate the curriculum-based knowledge and skills they have developed through their regular classroom work. They can prepare as they would for any other secondary school test. You can use the test materials released on EQAO's website to become familiar with the format of the provincial tests and the types of questions asked At North Toronto, we have put in extra supports for students who are re-writing the test after an initial unsuccessful attempt and for students who are new to the country and will be writing the test for the first time. This remedial preparation will help with reading and writing expectations as well as practical test-taking strategies to help ensure student success. Your son or daughter will be contacted by the English department and Ms. Kurtz, Vice-Principal, to arrange the dates and time of this extra support. Have a restful long week-end, everyone! William Mack Principal North Toronto Collegiate Institute 17 Broadway Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4P 1T7 Tel: (416) 393-9180 Fax: (416) 393-9195 william.m...@tdsb.on.ca<mailto:william.m...@tdsb.on.ca> _______________________________________________ Please do not reply to this e-mail. 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