April 19, 2024
Final Exam Cover sheet submission: April 22
This is a friendly reminder for teachers who have an exam during the final exam period, to please complete this form by April 22 with the exam cover page (template is in the form).
Student Late Start PD on April 25
On April 25, all staff should meet in the auditorium at 9 a.m. for the first of two late start sessions on Human Rights with Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell. The second session will be May 16.
Indigenous Book Fair April 25
On Thursday, April 25 we will be hosting an Indigenous Book Fair Day, including a book fair, a workshop on curating Indigenous resources, and Indigenous Family Night. We invite all staff and students to shop at the book fair starting at lunch and throughout the afternoon until 5 p.m.
Teaching staff are invited to attend the workshop from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The workshop will be led by Nancy Cooper, bringing in over 17 years of experience as a literacy instructor, curriculum developer, field development consultant, program administrator, evaluator and board member. This workshop is free of charge and capped at 30 participants, including staff and faculty from local schools and U of T. Kindly RSVP to reserve your spot. The form will stay open while spots are available.
Volunteer Appreciation
We plan to honour our 2023-24 volunteers over the coming weeks. Do you have a volunteer that Advancement doesn’t know about? A guest speaker? coach or mentor?
Please send us an email with the names and role of any volunteers: advancement@utschools.ca
ResearchED conference special rate for UTS staff: May 3 and 4
The ResearchED conference, a unique education conference bridging the gap between research and practice for educators, researchers, parents and policy-makers, is taking place at UTS on May 3 and May 4.
UTS staff have been offered the special student 2-for-1 rate, so bring a friend!
Mindful Munch Lunch Menu
UTS is offering a hot lunch menu through Mindful Munch, which is brought to you by Basil Box and staff are welcome to order. See the May menu here.
Vaccination Clinic for F1 Students: May 30
Toronto Public Health will return on Thursday, May 30 to complete the mandatory school vaccinations for F1 students.
Students will be called for their vaccinations at various points throughout the day.
Please do not schedule any assessments for F1 students on May 30.
Silver Linings
This week’s edition of Silver Linings contains two items. First, the cherry blossoms from Robin Michel, who reports: “The cherry trees on the south side of Robarts Library are in full bloom right now! The bloom is early this year. I was so flabbergasted by the beauty I almost wiped out on my bike!”
The second comes from Nancy Dawe. There’s a new denizen in L150-D if you’d like to meet her. She’s very calm and pretty much guaranteed to make you smile. This chicken has settled in nicely. Now all she needs is a name. Send your naming suggestions to: nancy.dawe@utschools.ca
