January 20, 2023
“To strengthen the muscles of your heart, the best exercise is lifting someone else’s spirit whenever you can”
Have a quote you would like to submit for next week’s Staff Update? Click here to share the words of wisdom that inspired you most recently.
Holiday Breakfast
The Captains and Student Council are planning to host the postponed Holiday Breakfast on Thursday February 23 from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
The schedule for the day will be updated on the UTS Calendar soon with slightly shortened periods.
January 25 Late Start
On January 25, coffee and light snack will be available for all staff 8:30 - 9 a.m. No students should be in the building until 10:15 am.
By 9 a.m., teachers of any S6 students should ensure their marks are correctly updated.
From 9 -10:15 a.m., teachers should dedicate their time to professional growth and development work either in teams or individually.
AEDI - Whole School Student Completion of Panorama Equity & Inclusion Survey
On February 9 period 2 teachers will be asked to distribute and supervise students as they complete the 2023 Panorama Survey.
As done in 2020, this equity and inclusion climate survey is designed to give us a sense of and pulse on how students are feeling, relative to equity and inclusion in the school community.
The online survey should take no more than 30-40 minutes to complete. Hijab, will provide more details to period 1 teachers in the coming days.
Please let Kim know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you in advance for your support as we continue to implement the Glaze recommendations and work to make UTS an even more inclusive space.
Job-Embedded PD Opportunity for Teachers
Teachers - if you’re interested in 1:1 support through a Critical Making Support Triad - please submit this interest form by January 20 - teachers get support sessions:
Preliminary meeting to discuss curricular ideas for integration of Making and areas of interest
Explore making activities that align with topics discussed in the previous meeting
Design and plan for classroom implementation
Meeting before classroom implementation (if needed)
I-Lab shoulder-to-shoulder support with Aakriti + Sean (as many sessions as needed)
Reflection Debrief sessions with Teachers with Rubaina + Aakriti + Sean + Cresencia
Toronto Public Health Visit
Please note that Toronto Public Health will be on site on March 1.
Teachers are asked not to plan any assessments for M3-S6 classes that day.
Parent Updates
In this update you will find information on the upcoming course selection deadline, a reminder to parents about re-enrollment contracts for the 2023-24 school year, SHOW performance times, an online sexual harassment workshop for F2 students, test dates for F1 and M3 International Schools Assessment and more.
Silver Linings
Have a silver lining you would like to submit for next week’s Staff Update? Click here to share something that brought you joy recently.
This week’s share comes from Negar Shayan.
