School Council meets the second Wednesday
of every month at 7 pm in the library.
D. A. Moodie Family Nights (Movie for the Children and Parent Workshop) SURVEY
D.A. Moodie’s School Council has secured a grant to increase parental involvement in our school by proposing that School Council host two Family Nights at our school (tentatively scheduled for Thursday, March 25 and April 22, 2010 from 7 to 9 pm).
To ensure that the workshops meet the needs of the majority of our parents, the Board has asked us to survey our parents to see where their primary interests lie.
Flyer for Parent Workshop Thursday, March 25th
This is the flyer for our Parent workshop on March 25th from 7-9 pm. Parents must register by email or a phone call. This workshop was paid for by the Ministry of Education's Parents Reaching Out Grant (PRO Grant).
D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School - some highlights
• 404 students – Regular English, Early Immersion and 2 Special Education System Classes - Grades 6, 7 and 8
• Built in 1972
• Dedicated and hard-working professional staff
• Known as one of the cleanest schools in the OCDSB
• Offers a wide range of extracurricular opportunities for all students
• School-wide focus on literacy through the Ontario Focussed Intervention Program (OFIP) for third year
• Consistently improving EQAO scores over that same time period
• A fantastic group of parents who work as members of School Council to enrich programming and to provide advice to administration
School Council publishes school information brochure
A brochure outlining this year's school successes was published and sent home recently with students.
New areas of focus in 2008-09
• Teacher Professional Growth – Literacy – work with Literacy Coach
• Literacy initiatives – OFIP and School Effectiveness Framework for School Improvement Planning
• A Healthy and Active School – 1st intermediate school to join this initiative with Ottawa Public Health in the City of Ottawa
• Safe and Caring School Initiatives – D.A. Hearts (see back of sheet)/Youth Character Conference/Reconciliation Agreements/Mediations/Safe Schools Procedures/progressive discipline /Guidance initiatives - anger management and social skills training, caring adult program, office workshops to correct behaviour, Character Education
• Forging Greater Community Links –School Council –open School Council meeting, multicultural pot luck mixer in Bayshore community, new website design, feeder school visits in spring, musical visits
A review of 2008 - 2009 School Council events and fundraising
Annual Potluck:
On Wednesday April 22nd from 5:00-7:00 Council hosted its annual POTLUCK PARTY. All D.A. staff, students and their families were invited. As part of a school initiative to familiarize neighbouring elementary feeder schools with D.A. Moodie Intermediate, grade 5 students and their families from Bayshore, Lakeview, and Bells Corners Public Schools were also invited to come to meet and eat.
Classroom Enrichment Funds:
Thanks to the generosity of our School Council each classroom will receive $160.00 to be used to enrich their programs. Special thanks to Elaine Jasvins who organized the skate-a-thon which raised over $1200.00 for the classroom enrichment intuitive.
Fundraiser:
The Macmillan’s fundraiser was a success and a BIG thank you to all those parents who helped by ordering. A special thanks to Janet Rivers and Cathy Fortin for organizing this fundraiser, and to all the parent volunteers who helped to sort and distribute the orders.
Pizza Days:
School council continues to offer D.A. students a Pizza Day once a month. Thank you to Ellen Russell-Deeble, Heidi Krausbar, and Janet Rivers for all their work organizing the orders, and the food on Pizza Days.