Come meet parents and faculty of da Vinci School and learn about what makes this a special place for your child to learn and grow. Parents/guardians do not need to attend the information session in order to receive an application form but they will be handed out at the event. You will also have an […]
We are looking for some parents to help with an event that the school Eco Club is hosting on “Buy Nothing Day” (November 23rd). Specifically we are organizing a school wide “swap” where families donate practical things they have outgrown (e.g clothing, skates, winter gear, books) and students have the opportunity to take something they […]
Lantern Walk Wednesday, November 20th from 5:30pm-6:30pm we will come together for our annual Lantern Walk. For those new to the school, the lantern walk is a celebration between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice when we acknowledge the light shining within each of us; that this light needs to be fed […]
In follow-up to the community meeting held at Lord Lansdowne on September 26, we have consulted with TDSB Occupational Health and Safety regarding parents’ requests to investigate the following: building a second physical barrier on Board property, the testing of sand in the school’s sandbox and on-going air quality and noise monitoring. Physical Barrier The […]
Dear Parents and Guardians of da Vinci School, On behalf of the entire staff at our school I want to wish everyone from our community a warm and sincere welcome back to school! I am very excited to be the new Principal at the two schools and am committed to making student success a top […]
At school, the safety of your child is our most important priority. We remind you to keep your school staff up to date with your address, phone number, childcare arrangements, to whom your child may be released, etc. We also encourage you not to permit your child to make alternate arrangements over the lunch hour […]
Dear daVinci and Lord Lansdowne Families, Jump Rope for Heart has been a huge success due to the fundraising efforts of many students and families!! We have reached our goal of $3300.00 to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Please take note of the following, including the CHANGE OF DATE FOR THE EVENT: 1) NEW […]
In Birch class we use mandalas to help with developing a mindfulness practice, to encourage fine motor skill when colouring and to introduce patterning. This week as we explored two dimension shapes using pattern blocks, students began to spontaneously create mandalas on their own. As I walked around the room listening to them talk the […]
Counting by Fives doesn’t need to be hard. In Birch class, we saved the pumpkin seeds from our fall pumpkins and use them as manipulatives. In this activity, students were asked to solve how many pumpkin seeds were in their bowls, but they were not allowed to count by ones. This student chose to organize […]
WE NEED A PARENT WITH A PICK UP TRUCK TO DO US A BIG FAVOUR…Please contact us (Ticia or anyone on the Parent Council) Ticia has found a source for wooden spools, and they are FREE. The issue is that they are in Markham and can only be picked up Mon.-Friday. from 8:30am-4pm. We have […]