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Acknowledgements, Upcoming Events & Dates Mon. Feb. 3: Grade 10 "Believe" assembly The Believe Keynote by Olympian Sarah Wells is designed to engage and inspire students to adopt a mindset that will allow them to see past the barriers they face. Many of today's youth will encounter obstacles along their journey and some will consider giving up in a moment of adversity. During this critical adolescent time, it is important we talk about being resilient, believing in yourself and learning through our mistakes and obstacles. This assembly kicks off a ten-day unit in all Term 2 Grade 10 Career Studies classes. Mon. Feb. 3: The Republic Residents' Association (representing residents of 25 Broadway and 70 Roehampton) invite the school community to their annual general meeting from 7:30-9:30pm at 70 Roehampton in the party room. There will be several important guest speakers who will update residents on the area development: Stuart McGhie: construction hub coordinator for Yonge/Eglinton Josh Matlow: Councillor, ward 12 Jaye Robinson: Councillor, ward 15 Jill Andrew: MPP, Toronto St. Paul's Thurs. Feb. 6: Report card distribution - report card packages will be distributed to students during Home Form period. Report card packages will include: 1. Grades 9, 11 and 12 students: February interim report cards 2. Grade 10 and ESL students: February interim report cards (white) and Provincial report cards (blue) indicating final marks in Civic/Careers and/or ESL classes Thurs. Feb. 6: Joint Ward Forum at North Toronto CI (6:30-8:30pm in room 215) Join Trustee Shelley Laskin & Trustee Rachel Chernos Lin for a Joint Ward Forum with Special Guest TDSB Director John Malloy. Director Malloy will discuss the important work we are doing in relation to the Multi-Year Strategic Plan and will highlight the Secondary Program Review, French programming and other current issues. The Trustees will be available for a Q & A following the Director's presentation. >From Public Health! >From Toronto Public Health! Toronto Public Health is assessing student immunization records to ensure student vaccinations are up-to-date according to their age. Students who are not yet in compliance with the Immunization of School Pupils Act have been sent a letter requesting updated immunization information to their home address. Parents/guardians are encouraged to report their child's updated immunization to Toronto Public Health online at the following link: toronto.ca/studentvaccines or contact TPH at (416-392-1250). The system is secure, fast and easy to use. Students who have not updated their immunization records may face a school suspension starting February 6, 2020. Wed. Feb. 12: Course Selection Sheets 2020 DUE in Home Form class. Parents are asked to ensure that the My Blueprint Course Sign-Off Sheet is signed and submitted by their son/daughter on Wed. Feb. 12 during Home Form class (i.e. at 9am). Course selection sign-off sheets will only be accepted if they are signed by a parent. Any course selection sign-off sheet submitted after Home Form class on Wed. Feb. 12 will be considered as late; this may impact your son/daughter's programming choices for next year. Fri. Feb. 14: P A Day (no classes) Mon. Feb. 17: Family Day Holiday (no classes) >From the School Parent Council! Thank you to all who came out to the Parent Council meeting on Monday. We hope you found Dr. Ross' presentation on the effects of cannabis in young adults informative and insightful. If you missed the presentation, click on the following link to view Dr. Ross' TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GsmTFytBYI Another great event is lined up for Monday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the NTCI auditorium. >From the director of Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience Tickets must be booked online in advance, and are available here https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ntci-presents-screenagers-next-chapter-tickets-91167651901 The screening will be followed by Q&A with Dale Callender<https://www.skylarkyouth.org/staff-spotlight-dale-callender/> of Skylark. Admission is free though donations at the door are welcome (we suggest $5 per person). Proceeds will be applied to offset the purchase of the screening license and to make a donation to Skylark. Connect with the Parent Council through one of the following channels: - Email cont...@ntcischoolcouncil.ca<mailto:cont...@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: Join NTCI School Parent Council<https://www.facebook.com/groups/1336801883128478/> - Twitter: Follow @ntci_parents<https://twitter.com/NTCI_Parents> William Mack Principal North Toronto Collegiate Institute _______________________________________________ Please do not reply to this e-mail. 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