December 22, 2023
Holiday Break Housekeeping
Please remember to clear all of your perishable food items from office and staff room fridges before you leave for the break.
Also, please move any boxes you have stored under your desk to the top of your desk prior to leaving for the holiday break.
This will allow the caretaking staff to do a more thorough cleaning of the floors while you are away.
Return to Work Declaration
A reminder to all OSSTF teachers that the 2024 Return to Work Declaration has been sent out. Please complete the form by January 31.
Student Work During the Break
Teachers please ensure that you are not assigning students any work for your courses during the December 23 to the January 7 period.
Students may be expected to do a little work (of no more than 45 mins/course) during the January 8 and 9 PD days which are not considered holidays for students.
No summative work should be due January 10, but a reasonable amount of work could be due January 11 and 12.
PD Schedule Jan 8 and 9
Here is the PD schedule for the Jan 8 and 9 PD days.
Please dress comfortably and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
UTS Course Calendar 2024-25
Student Course selection will occur during the month of January. Parents and Guardians will have information evenings hosted by the Guidance Department from January 15 to 17.
Here is the finalized 2024-25 UTS Course Calendar.
Pick-a-Time Break Bookings
PTIs will be February 13 and 23.
Pick-a-Time will open for teachers on January 10 to book breaks according to the following schedule.
Please note that PTIs on February 13 will start at noon and go until 8:10 p.m. and PTIs on February 23 will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Mindful Munch Lunch Menu
UTS is also offering a hot lunch menu through Mindful Munch beginning in January, which staff are also welcome to order.
Please see the menu with a QR code to scan and place orders as well as the list of list of ingredients.
Call for AP Research Reviewers
The AP Research students have completed their ethics review proposals for their research projects.
We are in need of reviewers, so that their data collection can begin by the end of January.
If you are interested, please add your name in the Reviewer columns.
Please put all feedback in the Reviewer Feedback Tracking Sheet (one per project, per reviewer).
There is a sample ethics form with "things to look for" to help guide your comments.
The due date for reviewer feedback is January 12, 2024.
OISE MT Teacher Candidates
The OISE MT Teacher Candidates will be back at UTS on Thursdays, beginning on January 11.
(Dates: January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, April 11).
Social Media Highlights this School Year
A huge thank you to all the staff for sharing stories, photo, videos, and invitations for school events/visits/classes that help us tell the story of our school! Here’s a breakdown of our social media posts this school year by topic:
Curious about our most popular posts? These three below reached almost 7,000 accounts (2,220 of them new to our community), were played 18,417 times for a total watch time of 36 hours.
Silver Lining
Thanks to Negar Shayan for providing this week’s Silver Living. If you would like to share a Silver Lining for a future Staff Update, please submit your content here.
