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Acknowledgements, Upcoming Events & Dates >From the TDSB Director and Chair: As you are aware, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced that its members will take further job action on Monday, October 7, 2019, if a new collective agreement is not reached through negotiations with the province and the Council of Trustees Associations. The new job action will be a full withdrawal of services, which is otherwise known as a strike or a walk-out. Over 18,000 employees will not be at work for the duration of the strike, which is almost half of the Toronto District School Board's employees. Most of these employees work in schools. If this job action commences as scheduled, the Board will close all schools for all students on Monday, October 7, 2019 and for the duration of the job action. While we understand that this is a challenging time, parents will be required to make alternate arrangements for their children. Student supervision and safety are our top priorities and without the important services of these school-based employees, we cannot guarantee that our learning environments will remain safe and clean for all students. North Toronto welcomes Danielle Ryl to the Math and Science department! >From the NTCI School Parent Council Please join us at our first Parent Council meeting on Monday, October 7 at 7:30 pm in room 215. This will be your first in-person chance to connect within the parent community! If the school is closed on Monday, then this meeting will be postponed until October 28 - please check subsequent school messages in that regard. An election will be taking place to vote the Parent Council Executive. All parents attending the meeting will be able to vote. This meeting will also include an election of council members, as described to you in the Council's email sent to all parents by the school on September 16. Following the election, the Council Executive will meet and elect a Chair/Co-Chairs as well as all other positions that are needed to perform Council functions during the year. We look forward to seeing you on October 7, or, if necessary, at our next scheduled meeting on October 28. Connect with us through one or all of the following social media channels: * Email communicati...@ntcischoolcouncil.ca<mailto:communicati...@ntcischoolcouncil.ca> if you have any questions or suggestions * Subscribe to NTCI School Parent Council mailing list<https://ntci.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=86a97e16d7abecd32cbbe6284&id=9cf77cbe41> * Facebook page: Like and follow NTCI School Parent Council<https://www.facebook.com/NTCIParent/> * Facebook group: Join NTCI School Parent Council<https://www.facebook.com/groups/1336801883128478/> * Twitter: Follow @ntci_parents<https://twitter.com/NTCI_Parents> October 8: ESL newcomer student and parent welcome dinner (5:30 pm in the staff lounge) October 10: Red and Grey Day! North Toronto celebrates school spirit! October 11: PA Day (no classes) October 15: Post-Secondary Information Evening/College and University Fair In anticipation of a positive resolution over the weekend with regards to the CUPE job action, all Grade 11 and 12 parents and students are encouraged to attend!! ESL opportunity: North Toronto will run the "Skills for Change Leadership program" for ESL/Newcomer students; 5 sessions of 2 hours each with guest speakers and leadership activities from 3:30 to 5:30 on October 21, 23, 25, 28, 30. Students must commit to the entire programme and will earn 20 volunteer hours as well as a leadership certificate for their participation 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: northtoro...@tdsb.on.ca ________________________________________________ North Toronto Collegiate Institute 17 Broadway Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1T7 ________________________________________________ NTparents mailing list: NTparents@ntci.on.ca http://ntci.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/ntparents_ntci.on.ca _______________________________________________
