February is #BlackHistoryMonth. The theme for 2022 is February Forever: Black History Today and Every Day. Check our Sharepoint https://t.co/tQsbJzGsLX for slide decks, activities, announcements and much, much more! #BHM2022
⚠️ UPDATE: ALL SCDSB SCHOOLS CLOSED ⚠️
Due to current road conditions and the forecast for poor weather to continue throughout the day, all SCDSB schools will be closed (Jan. 17). Students will move to remote learning where possible. The Learn@Home program will run as scheduled.
Lakehead University, in collaboration w SCDSB, offering PQP Part 1 for aspiring school leaders Jan-Mar 2022. Co-instructors are current SCDSB principals, Pete McLean & Marg Moran. Register by Dec 15. Great opportunity to learn from & with colleagues @SCDSBLeadership@scdsbequity
October 17th to October 23rd, 2021 is Foster Family Appreciation Week. Thank you to all of the foster families who continue to rise to the occasion and provide a safe place for children and youth.
Elementary educators, as you prepare to return to the classroom, check out our @scdsbprogram First 20 Days of literacy & math (linked below). These resources will support you to get to know your students & build classroom community while setting them up for success. #scdsbfirst20
In lieu of Canada Day the NCTR will instead hold a ceremony to honour and remember all the children lost to residential schools, those who Survived the schools and their children and families. More truth and evidence of genocide will be revealed. Join us in Honouring the children
Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Hotline:
1-866-925-4419
Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line:
1-855-242-3310
Native Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-877-209-1266
Thank you to our youngest students who have started placing hearts in our garden in memory of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered at a former residential school in Kamloops.
Successful teams are composed of team members who complement each other. No one person can do it alone or have expertise in every area. The prowess of others is not a threat to our own standing. It is the collective strength of team members that leads to success. #reynproud