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Acknowledgements and Upcoming Events at North Toronto Additional staffing at North Toronto This is to advise that North Toronto has been granted an additional release of a 1.5 teacher allocation to address cap size and teacher/pupil ratio issues. In order to balance class sizes and to be consistent with the TDSB workload accord regarding class sizes and teacher/pupil ratio, some students will have their timetables changed as of Friday October 19, 2018. They will be notified of the change next Friday morning during Home Form period. This timetable reorganization will allow us to create smaller class sizes and will reduce the teacher/pupil ratio amongst certain staff members whose current class sizes far exceed the normal class cap. Teachers, administration, and Guidance counsellors will work together to ensure a smooth transition for all students who will be impacted by this change. Other staffing changes Christina Sepe will replace Ms. Orphanides (Geography/Civics) while on maternity leave until the end of the school year. Andrejs Kulnieks will replace Ms. Chu (History/Civics) while on medical leave of absence. Upcoming Events Tuesday October 16 Post-Secondary Information Night 6:30pm Parents of Grade 11 and 12 students, we look forward to welcoming you and your children at our Post-Secondary Information evening on Tuesday October 16, 2018 from 6:30-9pm. We will have 50 Universities and Colleges from across Canada all in one place! Next School Council meeting: Monday October 29 at 7:30 in room 215. Please join us as our Assistant Curriculum Leader of Business Studies and Guidance counsellor John Taylor delivers a presentation on the "Path to Post-Secondary"; a grade-by-grade information session on how to help your child build resilience and prepare for the transition to post-secondary education. School Council contact address: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Parents, sign up for the School Council Email Mailing List at the following link: http://eepurl.com/dyB_p9 >From the North Toronto Athletics Committee MARK YOUR CALENDARS! On the heels of a very successful inaugural season, the North Toronto Athletics Committee (NTAC) held its first meeting of the year on September 24th. Two events are planned for the 2018/19 school year: 1. April 25th 2019: an evening fundraiser will be held, as it was last year, at Safari Bar & Grill. 2. May 25th 2019 a 'Spike Ball' Tournament is going to be organized for current NT parents and all NT alumni. More details soon to come on both of the above! Speaking of the Safari event, we are pleased to announce that our initial objectives of generating new friends and funds for NT Athletics have been achieved. Not only did the event provide a fun evening on the town, we raised money! ALMOST $4,000 was raised! Some of that money has already been put to use, in the form of new equipment for the North Toronto Fitness Centre at the school. Students will be making use of this equipment in their HPE class time but also in their team training time. THIS IS A FABULOUS START BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTIUE TO GROW OUR EFFORTS AND BUILD NT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS. We need helpers to execute the upcoming events for 2019. Please join us on October 23rd at our next committee meeting. We welcome you to take part in the action and join us on the NTAC at https://ntci.on.ca/foundation/ Be Part of the Action! Connecting The Past With The Present To Build For The Future William Mack Principal North Toronto Collegiate Institute _______________________________________________ Please do not reply to this e-mail. If you do not wish to receive e-mail from North Toronto, please unsubscribe at https://ntci.on.ca/ntparents-unsub/ To contact the school, 393-9180 or e-mail: [email protected] ________________________________________________ North Toronto Collegiate Institute 17 Broadway Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1T7 ________________________________________________ NTparents mailing list: [email protected] http://ntci.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/ntparents_ntci.on.ca _______________________________________________
