The Co-Op Department is host-ing the upcoming Job Fair taking place on Mon. May 14th. Our numbers have increased and this year there will be 23 presenters taking part in this event. Senior students will be able to circulate among the presenters to receive information that could assist them in making choices for their future as well as provide them with information from outside agencies that could be of benefit to them.

The presenters include Community Living Toronto for personalized supports to people with an intellec-tual disability, CORE operates day programs to serve the intellectually challenged, Operation Springboard for youth employment, Safehaven provides respite & residential ser-vices to children with complex physical & developmental disabili-ties, Project Work helps people who have an intellectual disability with work skills, YMCA of Greater Toronto helps students find jobs. It is our hope that this event allows students to gain some insight into what services are available and how to access them. Students will be bringing materials collected at this event home to their parents.

Principal’s message

With the Spring season comes growth and new beginnings. This is cer-tainly evident at Central Etobicoke High School. The school’s website is slowly being revamped after many years of hibernation. Our two school kilns are being repaired in hopes of providing some pottery and glass fus-

ing classes for our students. There are more extra-curricular activities being organized in-cluding a trip to see the Blue Jays (a sure sign of spring). Students have started to plan for next year as well. Course selection sheet for the 2012-2013 school are being returned and staff have already started planning the Prom and Com-mencement activities for stu-

dents who will be leaving us. Plus, we have already been plan-ning for Summer School at Cen-tral Etobicoke High School. If you have not seen the flyer, please call the school and we will en-sure that you receive the infor-mation. (Ms Kung)

CENTRAL ETOBICOKE HIGH SCHOOL

Friday, 20 April 2012 Volume 1 Issue 3

CENTRAL NEWS

Inside this issue:

Auto in Action 2

Character Education 2

Central at Toronto Marlies 2

Numeracy & Literacy Program 3

Community Support Agencies 3

Students’ Attendance and Punctuality 4

Special Ed - IPRC & Community Carousel 4

Co-op / Job Fair 2012 School Contact

10 Denfield Street

Toronto, ON M9R 3H1

Tel: 416 394 7090

Fax: 416 394 7595

Principal

Millean Kung

Vice Principals

Jane Carberry

Wendy Roberts

Superintendent

Leila Girdhar-Hill

416 394 2036

Trustee Ward 21

Chris Glover

416 397 3106

School Council Chair

Yasmin Mahad

Editor and Publisher

Mahendra Gupta, Milda Marcis & Co-op Students

The students were very busy installing summer tires for staff members vehicles in the last few weeks. The students also incorporated their skills in maintenance and repairs.

They changed oil, bal-anced tires, replaced brakes, car detailing and checked the vehi-cle(s) using a check list. Other classes are in the process of reas-

sembling their small engine projects.

The students have opportunity of develop-ing the skills further by opting for Co-op Edu-cation.(Mr. Mastrocola)

Senators at the Ricoh Coliseum. As you may or may not know, the Toronto Marlboros are the minor-league team for the Toronto Maple Leafs and a number of the players who played for the Marlies this year have also spent time playing for the Maple

On Wednesday, March 14 the Central Etobi-coke High School Physical and Health Education department along with the Student Success Team, con-ducted a field trip to see the Toronto Marl-boros hockey team play the Binghamton

Leafs. The game was fast paced and an action filled game and an enjoyable day for all students who took part. We look forward to at-tending the game again next year. (Mr. Cleave)

Auto in Action

Central at Toronto Marlies

Character Education

demonstrating the character of the month, co-operation, and giv-ing the students ideas on how they can dis-play this character trait. (Ms. Livesly)

Every month the ad-ministration and staff encourage the stu-dents exhibit the char-acter trait of the month. In March the character trait was Empathy and this month, the month of April, it is Co-operation. A bulletin board is set up across from the main office with a colourful display

“ Treat

others

as

you

want

to

be

treated”

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Cooperative April

Discuss with your children

what does Cooperation

Look Like?

Sound Like?

Feel Like

Congratulations to the multi-sport ball hockey team who participated in a tournament at Drewry Secondary School. The entire team played hard all 3 periods and scored a total of ten goals! Their hard work and dedication paid off as they rose to the occasion and repre-sented the CEHS Eagles in the true spirit of the game. The team and coaches look forward to our next event later this month.

Congratulations to the CEHS basketball team who finished in fourth place in the intermediate basketball league. The team has been practicing hard for the past few months in preparation for this game. They played their hearts out against Eastdale and after playing a close game and fighting a long battle against the top seed, they just fell short. A positive attitude, good sportsmanship and excellent work ethic were

displayed by the entire team and we are proud for them to have repre-sented our school. Spe-cial mention to our gradu-ating athletes Darryl Johnson and Rasheed Grant who both had an excellent final basketball game as part of the CEHS Eagles.

E. Markowitz

SPORTS

Inside Story Headline

Sign Lan gua ge Clu b

The Sign Language Club has worked hard these past few months. This has allowed them to bring sign language culture to Central Etobicoke High School. These students have inspired other Cen-tral Etobicoke High School students to learn more about American Sign Language also known as ASL.

Ms.Veljovic & Ms. Bhan

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After-school Numeracy & Literacy

Program

Once again the Stu-dent Success Team at Central Etobicoke High School will be offering after school literacy and numeracy classes. These classes will be offered on Tuesday and Wednesday after-noons in April and May and will run from 3:07p.m. to 4:07p.m. The focus of the pro-gram is on enhancing the numeracy and

literacy skills of all stu-dents who attend the classes. Should you be interested in the enroll-ing your son/daughter in this program, please contact Mr. Cleave at 416 – 394 – 3840 ex-tension 20020.

The boys’ indoor soccer team captured the bronze medal in the 2012championships at Maplewood High School. Excellent offensive and defensive skills were dis-played and their success came as a result of every-one’s hard work, dedica-tion and perseverance. The coaches were ex-tremely pleased with the players’ performance as well as the sportsmanship that was displayed throughout the entire tour-nament. (Ms Markovitz)

COMMUNITY SUPPORT AGENCIES

Congratulations

LIFE SKILLS & EXCEPTIONALITY

SUPPORT

Autism Ontario 1179A King St. West, Tel: 416 246 9592

Developmental Services Toronto, 245 Sheppard Ave. west, Tel : 416 925 5141 www.dsto.com

Family Service Toronto 24 Silver-view Dr, www.fsatoronto.com

Griffin Centre Tel: 416 222 1153

Participation Centre

9 Butternut Lane Tel: 905 294 0944 www.participation.net

Pegasus 931 Kingston Road Tel: 416 691 6835

WORK EXPERIENCE & JOB SUP-

PORT

Job Connect YMCA 1530 Albion road Tel: 416 741 8714

Job Start 2930 Lakeshore Blvd W. Tel: 416 231 2295

Project Work 2221 Yonge St Tel: 416 481 2728 www.projectwork.ca

Operation Springboard 1464 Midland Ave Tel: 416 913 1301

Ontario disability Support Program 477 Mount Pleasant Rd Tel: 416 325 0693

EDUCATION

PTP East Centre 815 Danforth Ave Suite 201 Tel 416 510 3266

PTP West Centre 5415 Dundas St. W. Suite 200 Tel 416 239 7309

MORE INFO: CONTACT GUIDANCE

DEPT

Regular student attendance and punctuality are important in order for students to be successful at school. The Education Act states that it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to ensure that their children attend school regularly. A student's academic progress depends on regular class attendance. Our School practices the Safe Arrival Program that requires schools to perform a school-home attendance check. Notify the school when your child will be absent. Students are expected to fully participate in learning opportunities and complete all homework assignments and tests when they are absent so make sure your child is getting homework assignments when they are absent. You can help ensure that your child is in school and on time for classes by

• being involved in your child's education; knowing the school's schedule;

• communicating regularly with classroom teachers (use your child's planner to send notes to the teacher);

• calling the school if your child is going to be absent;

• writing a note if your child is late due to an appointment;

• ensuring that your child gets a good night's sleep so that they have the energy they need for the next day.

CENTRAL ETOBICOKE HIGH SCHOOL

10 Denfield Street, TORONTO, ON M9R 3H1 Tel: 416 394-7090 fax: 416 394 7595

“Treat others as you want to be treated.”

Our School is currently scheduling and organizing this years annual IPRC re-views. If you have not done so already, please return your child’s IPRC meeting invita-tion to the Special Education Department as soon as possi-ble indicating if you wish to have a meeting scheduled or if you wish to waive this year’s meeting. Please con-tact Mr. Liolis at extension 20044 or Ms. Bird at exten-sion 20042 if you require ad-ditional information.

Special Education

Students’ Attendance and

Punctuality

I P R C Community

Carousel

Each school year, the school invites community agencies into the school during our par-ent teacher interviews. We hope to see you on Thursday April 26, 2012 in the gym be-tween 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The focus for this evening is to help promote information shar-ing with parents concerning community agencies, supports and programs. Helping families connect with supported em-ployment programs and rec-reational activities is the spring sessions focus.

Experiential Learning

works

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