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January 29, 2021
Trustee Greetings Feb2021.pdfPlease see the attachment for greetings from our Trustee, Cynthia Cordova.
January 8, 2021
MHNewsletter_January2021.pdfStudent Mental Health and Addictions Newsletter
FOCUS ON:
Returning to Virtual Learning after the Winter Break
Mental Health COVID-19 Page
December 18, 2020
Happy Holidays Everyone!
The staff at SDHS would like to wish all the families and friends of our school community a very happy holiday season. We also extend our best wishes for a happy, peaceful, healthy and prosperous New Year in 2021!
December 4, 2020
Trustee Greetings for school newsletters Dec2020.pdfPlease click on picture to read greetings from our School Trustee, Cynthia Cordova.
Financial support for parents/guardians
The government is providing financial support to help parents and guardians with additional costs during the 2020-2021 school year during the second wave of COVID-19.
Eligible parents or guardians will receive a one-time payment of:
$200 for each child up to age 12
$250 for each child or youth up to age 21 years with special needs
This is a new program, and all parents or guardians who are residents of Ontario with eligible children will need to submit a new application for each child.
As of today, eligible parents or guardians can go to Ontario.ca/SupportforLearners for more information and to apply for the one-time financial support. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2021.
November 27, 2020
Inclement Weather Notice to Families.pdfPlease click on picture for information regarding Inclement Weather Days.
November 18, 2020
Bookflix - Sora ebooks.pdfPlease click on picture for Interesting Reading Selections from the York Region District School Board Virtual Library.
IT and Loaner Chromebook support Information for Parents of Virtual Students: please see attached link http://www.yrdsb.ca/AboutUs/Departments/ITS/Pages/Virtual-School-IT-Support.aspx
November 13, 2020
Message to secondary families - model change form.pdfSelecting Virtual or Face to Face Learning for next semester. Deadline: Sunday, Nov 15.
Reminder to parents: The Model Change Request Form for students that wish to make a change from Adaptive Face-to-Face Learning to Virtual learning or from Virtual learning to Adaptive Face-to-Face.
Only families of secondary students requesting a school model change will need to complete this form. The form must be completed by Monday, November 16, 2020 at 8 a.m. to be considered. If you do not wish to change models, there is no action needed on your part.
REMINDERS
Mid-Semester Report Cards will be sent out electronically on November 18. Reports will be sent through the students gapps account.
November 6, 2020
REMINDERS
Mid-Semester Report Cards will be sent out electronically on November 18. Reports will be sent through the students gapps account.
Girls' Night In is happening Thursday, December 3 virtually. We are offering crafts, baking and a guest speaker. All the material will be provided to you ahead of time. Please follow this link tp sign up. All girls are welcome.
Reminder to students: the use of electronic products such as vaping, electronic cigarettes and cigars as well as cartridges of nicotine solutions and related products are not permitted on or within 20 meters of school property. This means 20 meters beyond the school boundaries as opposed to simply off of school property. Students not adhering to this policy will receive consequences that may include suspension, Fines up to $5000 and an appearance in court.
York Region District School Board Flyer 2020 UPDATED (1).pdfPlease see the revised user friendly form in the flyer when applying for computer technology. This form can be used for all applications in the 2020/21 school year.
Remembrance Day Reading List (3).pdfPlease click on the picture for the link to the board e-library and for interesting Remembrance Day Reading.
Online Student Support
The school is offering support for your student when they are home in the mornings during their non-cohort days. We understand they may have questions and we want to support. Please encourage your student to log into the classroom and ask for help. Please use this link and the Class code to log is: 5lgssxe
In the afternoons of the day your student attends school they are welcome to attend Study Hall and receive extra support. Please have them register through Teach Assist on a computer to ensure they are accounted for.
October 30, 2020
DO YOU NEED A COMPUTER?
As part of a partnership between YRDSB and Renewed Computer Technology (RCT), families with children enrolled in our Board have the opportunity to purchase quality refurbished computers at a reduced cost.
Applicants must live in Ontario, have a student enrolled at the school and either receive government assistance payments or qualify as a limited income earner under the limited income cut-off standards*.
October 23, 2020
October 16, 2020
October
SCHOOL START UP FORM UPDATE
This is a reminder for all families and students who received a personalized link from the YRDSB to a Google Form to complete the start-up forms at the beginning of the school year. Secondary students also should have received an email to their GAPPS account to complete the form for students. If you have not yet submitted the School Start Up Permission Form and Student Information Consent Form please do so. It would be appreciated and it is required.
If you did not receive the YRDSB email, please contact sdhs@yrdsb.ca to receive a new link.
Interim Reports will be distributed electronically on October 22nd
20/21 Yearbooks are now available for purchase for 55.00 on School Cash On-line.
October 9, 2020
Rotation 3 begins October 13, 2020 Wear Purple Day - Wed. October 14 and Thurs. October 15 to celebrate the diversity in the LGBTIQA+ community
Ongoing construction - please note there is no access to our school from Dalton Road or Catering Road due to construction. Construction will be ongoing into December. Please use the baseline road entrance for picking up and dropping off students.
October 2, 2020
COVID-19-ScreeningTool.pdfSHOULD MY CHILD ATTEND SCHOOL?
Remember to screen your child for symptoms and risk factors every morning before school. Click On the link to the left to review the screening process.
School Council Nominations
S.D.H.S. School Council is looking for candidate nominations, please complete the below link for the form and submit to the office.
School councils are advisory bodies which may make recommendations to the school principal or to the Board on matters as stated in Board policy and procedure. School councils are comprised of parents (constituting the majority of members of the school council), one student representative (optional at elementary level), at least one community representative, the school principal, one teaching staff representative, and one support staff representative.
School councils are responsible for:
• supporting and promoting parent, family and community engagement in support of student learning;
• participating in the development and implementation of the school improvement plan;
• communicating with, and providing ongoing advice to, the principal on matters pertaining to the school; and,
• collaborating with the principal to coordinate community resources that support student learning needs.
At Sutton District High School, the School Council is not directly involved in any fundraising. The council offers advice to the Principal regarding fundraising. Individual members may provide additional support on a voluntary basis.
Our first SDHS School Council Virtual Meeting is on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us and connect via https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/518060117
or by phone: 1 (647) 497-9373 Access Code 518-060-117
September 25, 2020
Morning Block Rotation Change - Next week Students will attend their Period 2 class during their morning cohorts. Afternoons be online and follow the schedule (Period 1, Period 3, Period 4) Future schedules can be viewed by clicking here
Orange shirt Day - September 30. 2020
The orange shirt day movement started in 2013 to highlight the pain and suffering of thousands of Indigenous children who were sent to residential school throughout the last century. The colour of the shirt is connected to the experience of Phyllis Webstad who was sent to Cariboo Residential School near Williams Lake, BC, in 1973.
Six-years old at the time, Phyllis went to her first day of school wearing a new bright orange shirt. New clothes were a rare thing for the young girl, who was being raised by her grandmother. However, upon arriving at the school, the nuns stripped her of the shirt, forcing her to wear the school’s institutional uniform.
Webstad has felt the impact of that event long after it occurred, “that feeling of worthlessness and insignificance, ingrained in me from my first day at the mission, affected the way I lived my life for many years. Even now, when I know nothing could be further than the truth, I still sometimes feel that I don’t matter.”
The shirt has since gone on to become a symbol of a national movement that recognizes the suffering of Indig- enous children at residential schools across the country and to show a renewed commitment to ensure that every child matters.
Recognize the resiliency and bravery of Residential School Survivors by wearing an orange shirt on September 30th.
September 18, 2020
Grade 9 Parent Information Night: Thursday, September 24 - 6:30pm - A link to a virtual meeting will be sent to families of students who are in Grade 9 via email.
Library and Textbook Returns - Got stuff from Last Year? If you have any Library books, Course Textbooks or school materials from last year, please return them by dropping them in the bins on the table outside the Library.
Attendance - Attendance will be communicated on a daily basis to parents via call outs or emails from our INFORM system. A weekly attendance report will be sent to parents through our e-bulletin on Fridays.
York Region Transit- York Region Transit has updated services in and around Sutton District High School to accommodate new dismissal bell times for students who utilize public transit. All of the information is available online at www.yrt.ca. To view our schools page, simply hover over the Our Services section at the top of the screen and select School from the list provided. Once on the School Page, users will have a number of resources available from planning their trips, paying for their fare, COVID-19 travel safety reminders, routes servicing High Schools and more!
International and Indigenous Languages Program - The International and Indigenous Languages (IIL) program provides elementary and secondary students with the opportunity to speak, read and write a new language or maintain heritage language and culture. Due to the pandemic, International and Indigenous Language classes for SK to Grade 12 students will take place online, not in the school buildings. Teachers will teach live language lessons in real time using Google Classroom to provide both synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities during the regularly scheduled language class.
Lots of information is also available on our International and Indigenous webpages. To learn more about elementary programs, click on elementary programs. To learn more about secondary credit programs, click on credit programs.
Secondary Program Registration Credit classes begin September 26, 2020. Secondary (Grades 9 to 12) IIL registration will not be accepted after the third class. Refer to our brochure for the most up-to-date information about class start dates and times.
YRDSB STUDENTS - Please register on myPathway Planner before September 26. For assistance, view the myPathway Planner tip sheet. After September 26, please download the Registration Form and send it by email to international.languages@yrdsb.ca.
NON-YRDSB students: Please download the Registration Form. Email the completed registration form to international.languages@yrdsb.ca. We will contact you for additional documentation if required. No consumable fees will be collected at this time.
More information on the elementary program and secondary credit program is available on our webpages. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (905) 884-2046 ext. 242 or email us at international.languages@yrdsb.ca.