For children entering grade one, the Durham District School Board offers French Immersion as an optional program for students.
All schools will hold information meetings on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. For those unable to attend, there will be an additional information meeting held at the Education Centre on Thursday April 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
For more details please click here and here or contact your area French Immersion school.
Assistive Technology Parent Training Night
Assistive Techn
Monday, February 27th, 2012 (6:30-8:00 p.m.)
Durham District School Board, 400 Taunton Road East, Whitby, Ontario, Computer Lab (Lab C)
In order to register, please contact your school Special Education Resource Teacher. Provide your name, phone number and the number of people attending the training session.
Purpose: To provide parents/guardians with an understanding of how various Assistive Technology programs work so that they have a better understanding of how to support their child. Parents will have the opportunity to learn about and try the following software:
a) Kurzweil 3000 – supports reading, writing, organization, and study skills
b) Word Q 3 – improves writing quality, reduces fatigue, and provides text-tospeech capabilities
c) Dragon Naturally Speaking – converts speech-to-text assisting students with written output
Goal: Parents will have a general understanding of how the software can be utilized so that they can help to upport students with the application of the software at home.
Zumba at Mary Street
Healthy Schools
Did you know that the Ministry of Education has a new food and beverage policy? Click here to find out what it is and click here for a cookbook of tasty and healthy treats!
Please do not stop/park on or near a school crossing.
It makes it difficult for students to cross safely when the Crossing Guards line of vision is obstructed by stopped/parked cars.
For the safety of the children and the Crossing Guard please obey the streetstopping/parking regulations.
Child Care in Ontario
Click here for information on child care in Ontario.
Student Self Identification
Please click here for info on student self identification.
Safe Arrival Program
If your child is going to be absent or late, we would appreciate a call to the school at (905) 433-8910.
Please leave a message on the answering machine or speak directly to Mrs. Mountain. Daily student absences are recorded by the home room teachers. When a pupil is not in class and the parent has not already contacted the school, we will phone home to ensure the child's safety. Every student who is late must sign in at the office before going to their classroom. When a student is to leave the school grounds before regular dismissal, they are to report to the office and sign out. The parent/guardian will pick up the child in the office. The Education Act requires that a note, explaining the reason for the absence be sent to the school signed by a parent or guardian.
Thank you for your continued support.
Allergy Alert!!!
A reminder that we no longer welcome ANY nuts or nut products at school. Please check the labels on the food items you send to school to make sure they are nut-free. Unfortunately that includes Nutella and Peanut butter or "WOW-butter". We understand that this makes lunches more challenging for parents, but thank you for your co-operation and for realizing that another child's life-threatening allergy is a major concern.
Assistive Techn
If your child is going to be absent or late, we would appreciate a call to the school at (905) 433-8910. 
A reminder that we no longer welcome ANY nuts or nut products at school. Please check the labels on the food items you send to school to make sure they are nut-free. Unfortunately that includes Nutella and Peanut butter or "WOW-butter". We understand that this makes lunches more challenging for parents, but thank you for your co-operation and for realizing that another child's life-threatening allergy is a major concern.