Dear Parents/Guardians:

​As rapid antigen screening kits are being sent home with students, some families may have questions since the instructions are only available in English and French. Here is a link to ministry instructional videos (in English, French and 15 additional languages) to support the usage of the rapid antigen screening kits: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxmz9ERQlsZvswUiYSJVOLRIOwRUWBL_W. 

Thank You

Grade 8 Families,

Please find attached information on Clarington Central Secondary School Course Selections for 2022/2023.  

Thank you.

MJ Hobbs Sr Public School

MJ Hobbs Families,

Attached, you will find correspondence that has been developed for KPR’s parents/caregivers.  It outlines school and community-based supports that may be available for students that are struggling with mental health symptoms and needs.

Thank you.

Durham Region Health Department is offering additional opportunities for residents to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine at immunization clinics that will occur at select schools across Durham Region. These clinics are being held after school hours and during March break. The clinics are open to all eligible residents, including children 5 – 11 years old and youth/adults 12 years of age and older for first, second or booster doses. The clinics will be walk-in only and no appointments are required.

Among the scheduled clinics is:

Charles Bowman Public School, Bowmanville

Thursday, March 3

4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Information about additional clinic locations, dates and times is located on the DRHD clinic calendar. COVID-19 vaccinations are also available at some pharmacies, select health care providers and at Provincial GO-VAXX mobile clinics.

To learn more, please visit their website www.durham.ca/covidvaccines 

To report your child's absence, call:

 1-844-434-8119 

or go to:

 studentabsence.kprdsb.ca 

Online learning graduation requirement for grade 8 students transitioning to secondary school in September 2022:

 Students are required to earn two online learning credits to meet the requirements to graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), beginning with every student who entered Grade 9 in the 2020-21 school year. The graduation requirement is intended to support students in developing familiarity and comfort with learning and working in a fully online environment, as well as developing digital literacy and other important transferable skills that they will need for success after secondary school, including in post-secondary education and the workplace.

Students working towards an Ontario Secondary School Certificate (OSSC) or a Certificate of Accomplishment (CoA) are not required to complete this new graduation requirement. However, students who are completing an OSSC or CoA may still choose to enrol in e-Learning courses.

Definition of “online learning” for this graduation requirement

• Online learning credits that count towards the requirement are earned through courses that rely primarily on communication between students and educators through the internet or another digital platform.
• Online learning credits that count do not generally require students to be physically present with one another or with their educator in the school, except where required for:
  • examinations and other final evaluations
  • occasional meetings with educators and other school staff, and
  • access to internet connectivity, learning devices, or other supports (for example, guidance, special education and mental health and well-being supports, and required initial assessment and in-person learning for English language learners)

In online eLearning courses in Kawartha Pine Ridge District School board, coursework is teacher-led. The content is offered through a secure learning management system, allowing students and educators to communicate and share learning and coursework online. In KPR secondary schools, students complete their online coursework with the support of a certified Ontario educator who provides instruction, ongoing feedback, assessment, evaluation, and reporting including implementing any accommodations and/or modifications identified in the student's Individual Education Plan.

In-person courses that use digital learning tools in a physical classroom do not count towards the online graduation requirement, nor do remote learning courses that rely on a minimum requirement for synchronous learning.

Parents/guardians may choose to opt their children out of the mandatory online learning credits required for graduation. To opt out, a parent/guardian must submit an opt-out form to the school prior to their grade 12 year.  Students may opt back into the online learning graduation requirement should their decision change throughout the course of high school. 

Your student’s secondary school will work with each student and parent/guardian to determine the best option to meet this OSSD requirement.

Important Reminder:  The Deadline for Online Request for Next School Year Babysitter/Daycare, Out of Boundary/Space Available Busing Application, and Joint Custody Busing to be made prior to May 31st

Please click on the PDFs for details.

May 31 - Jun 02 - Grade 6 EQAO

Jun 02 - Spirit Day - rock Your Best Hairstyle Day

Jun 07 - Jun 09 - Grade 3 EQAO

Jun 09 - Spirit Day - Book or Movie Character Day

Jun 10 - PA Day - No School

Jun 13 - Intermediate Track and Field

Jun 14 - Junior Track and Field

Jun 16 - Spirit Day - Retro Day

Jun 20 - Intermediate Track and Field Rain Date

Jun 21 - Junior Track and Field Rain Date

Jun 23 - Spirit Day - Kick Off the Summer Day!

Jun 27 - Grade 8 Graduation Rehearsal

Jun 27 - Grade 8 Graduation Clap Out at 3:30pm

Jun 28 - Grade 8 Graduation at 6:30pm

Jun 29 - Report Cards Available on Edsby at the end of the school day.  Paper Report Cards sent home with students, along with their tentative class placement for September.

Jun 29 - Students visit their tentative class for September

Jun 29 - Last Day of School

Dear Hobbs Families,

Attached you will find an updated version of the Durham Health parent friendly covid resource. The changes reflect the updated federal travel requirements for masking. Fully vaccinated adults/children do not have to wear a mask upon return, however unvaccinated/partially vaccinated individuals do.

Thank you.

Please click on the attached PDF for details.

NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW TO CANADA AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNER FAMILIES

Please click on the PDF for details.

The Canadian National Exhibition is offering a free, downloadable Kids Pass for elementary school students aged 13 and under.

The 2022 CNE Kids Pass can be used any one day of the CNE this summer, from August 19th to September 5th. For more information about this opportunity, and to access the digital pass, families can visit the following link:

https://www.theex.com/cne-kids-pass-outside-gtap/

For families who are interested in the opportunity but have limited access to the internet or may be unable to access a digital pass, they can reach out directly to the CNE School Pass Program contact by emailing CNESchoolPassProgram@TheEx.com.

Grade 9 Orientation Day at Clarington Central!

When: Tuesday, August 30^th , 2022, begins at 9am

Come visit the school before the first day. Pick up your final timetable, meet your homeroom teacher, get a tour of the school and find your classrooms and meet other grade nine students.

Parents are welcome and can attend a presentation from Pinewood while students explore the building with our Student Leaders. If you received a t-shirt, wear it on that day! If you didn’t get one yet, you will get it on this day!

   Schedule

Message to Hobbs Families,

Please find attached a parent letter regarding classroom lookup and a parent portal information page.
Thank you.

MJ Hobbs Sr Public School