UPPER SCHOOL

Parent/Teacher Interviews: Thursday, February 2 and Friday, February 3

Parent teacher interviews will take place on Thursday, February 2 (3 pm – 8 pm) and Friday, February 3 (8 am – 3 pm). All interviews will be held virtually. Our booking portal, pickAtime, will open on Monday, January 23 at 8:00 AM. The link is HERE. Please be sure you select Senior School (SS PTC) for your children who are in Senior School. If you have three children in the Senior School, or you have two children who share one or more teachers, please contact Sally Danto at sdanto@havergal.on.ca and she will help you with your scheduling.

Update to Concussion & Head Injuries Policy

Havergal College has recently updated and revised the Concussion & Head Injuries Policy

We are excited to share this new version.  This update has been written to support both the cognitive and physical development to the greatest benefit of our students. This new version of the policy requires that all parents/guardians/students sign off of the Concussion Code of Conduct.  Traditionally this was only completed in athletics but must now be completed by all students. 

If you need to sign off on the Concussion Code of Conduct, you will get a direct email from your child’s Head of School next week with a registration link. 
We invite you to view the following VIDEO explaining our Concussion Information Session for Parents to learn more about Concussion & Head Injury management at the College.

Parent Learning Opportunity: An Invitation from Lakefield College School

“Feeling Seen: Reconnecting in a Disconnected World”: As part of Lakefield College School’s Community and Connection: Speaker Series for Parents, we invite CAIS parents and educators to join us for a talk from Dr. Jody Carrington on Tuesday, January 23 at 7:00 PM ET via Zoom. Dr. Carrington is a psychologist, best-selling author, and public speaker with an affinity for helping teams and organisations overcome their most complex, human-centred problems. Her radiant energy and incomparable ability to connect with audiences result in compelling keynotes and life-changing workshops. The message is simple: we are wired to do the hard things, but we are so much braver together. Jody speaks passionately (and humorously) about resilience, burnout, mental health, leadership, grief and trauma– and how reconnection answers so many of the root problems we face.Register for Dr. Carrington’s talk.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

St. Donat Update

The Grade 8 excursion to Saint-Donat, Québec is fast approaching (January 29-February 1, 2023). Please ensure that the following two items are completed this week: 

1. Confirmation of medical information permission: Please ensure that you have completed this permission form that was sent prior to the holidays. https://events.veracross.com/hc/385-eaarexcursions22-23USONMed 

2. Digital copy of OHIP/medical insurance: Please send a picture or scanned image of BOTH sides of your child’s OHIP/medical insurance card to their Form teacher. It is important that the number, code and expiry date are visible.This information will only be used if a trip to a medical facility is required. 

Sterling Hall Social

Parents of students registered to attend the Sterling Hall Social on Friday, January 20, are required to drop off and pick up their child at the school. Upon their arrival, students must check in with our chaperones, Ms. Jennifer Mills and Ms. Renee Virc. Students are also required to check out when they leave. 

Form Representative Elections: January 24

On January 24, we will hold our second Form Rep Election. Students who have not held a leadership role in the MS are encouraged to consider running to be a Form Rep. Students can self-nominate and must prepare a one minute speech to present to their peers. Presentations will be made in Form on January 24.

SENIOR SCHOOL

Grade 11/12 Semi Formal: Friday, January 27

Sign up for the Grade 11/12 semi-formal is open today. Parents complete the sign up and AAR on Veracross (large orange button). Students have been informed via email.

University Counselling

Course Selection

The Grade 8, 9, 10 and 11 students had an information seminar from the Guidance Team on Wednesday morning; parents had the opportunity to attend an information session on Thursday night to review the course selection process. The recordings to these information sessions are listed below and can be found on the guidance portal:

Gr. 8 to 9: https://youtu.be/mJdrRyZMGGQ

Gr. 9 to 10: https://youtu.be/WB1J8bSrqhI

Gr. 10 to 11: https://youtu.be/NFVivsg8_sk

Gr. 11 to 12: https://youtu.be/jRTNovmaPgs

Parents and students are encouraged to use the Guidance Portal as a resource, especially the Course Selection section as all slide decks and information sheets are attached there. Please review the 2023-2024 Course Calendar (including the Courses at a Glance and Uncalendar sections) to prepare you for course selections. The Guidance Team will support your child, so students are encouraged to book a meeting with their Guidance Counsellor following the instructions given to them this week. 

Feminism Conference

St. Clement School is holding a full day conference to explore issues related to Feminism and its Intersections. This is an opportunity for students, staff and parents to reflect on what feminism means and the many layers that make up identity. Limited spaces are available, please complete the form if you are interested. 

Date: Saturday February 11, 2023

Time: 9am-4pm

HCPA REMINDERS

Next Week in the Upper School

Monday Jan 16

Diversity Week Prayers

Thursday Jan 19

Lunar New Year Prayers and reception 8:30 – 10:00 am

Friday Jan 20

Sterling Hall MS COSSOT Social