The Raven Report
Eastside Secondary School is committed to providing a safe, positive learning environment for all students which allows students to thrive in an atmosphere which emphasizes respect for learning, self, others, authority, property and the environment. We actively promote acceptance of all students and we teach understanding, tolerance and communication. There is no place for violence, intimidation or foul language at Eastside Secondary School.
As valued partners in your student(s) education, we need your help to have important conversations at home about kindness, civility, inclusivity and the harmful impact that non-inclusive and derogatory comments have on others. As we continue learning together, we will see more students, parents, educators, and school staff addressing hateful actions with the ultimate goal of ending them in our school community.
Students are expected to review the full Student Responsibilities.
Parents and guardians are invited to attend our third School Council Meeting on December 2nd from 5:30 - 7pm. NEW members are always welcome to attend! Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/1tJk1G8rjMNNAAca7
Last week twenty Eastside Ravens from grade 9/10 took on the Beaver Computing Challenge which is an annual competition run by the University of Waterloo. There were more than 8000 students world wide that accepted the challenge.
All of the students were awarded certificates, 5 earned distinctions for finishing in the top 25% (Mason, Hayden, Neema, Sylvie and Zian) two of those (Mason and Hayden) made the honour roll by finishing in the top 10 percent!
Congratulations to all those who took on the challenge.
Our next competition is the Canadian Computing Competition which is open to all grades and takes place in February 2025, contact Mr Saunders if you are interested in finding out more. (msaunders@hpedsb.on.ca)
Attending regularly and being on time for class are required for academic success. We expect you to be in classes if you are at school.
If you will be away, please let us know in advance. It’s only acceptable to be away from class for school related activities like trips and sports, or illness, bereavement, unavoidable causes (medical appointments, emergencies), and religious holidays. By using SafeArrival, parents/guardians can report an absence in advance, 24/7, using their choice of a mobile app. the SafeArrival website, or an interactive toll-free phone number. Future absences can be reported any time.
Electronic cigarettes (vapes), tobacco and nicotine products:
As directed by the Ministry of Education in Policy/Program Memorandum 128, starting in September, all Ontario school boards will be required to follow the updated Provincial Code of Conduct. This includes all students being required to follow strict anti-vaping guidelines. Students cannot bring electronic cigarettes (vapes), tobacco and/or nicotine products to school (including school transportation). If a student is in possession of an electronic cigarette (vape), tobacco or nicotine product it will be surrendered and disposed of and parents/guardians will be immediately informed. If a student is vaping/smoking on school premises, a progressive discipline approach will be followed, which will include an out of school suspension.
Dec 2: School Council Meeting 5:30 - 7pm
Dec 5: Arts Night Holiday Show
Dec 16: Credit Alerts Sent Home
Dec 23 - Jan 3: Winter Break
Jan 23: P1 FCA
Jan 24: P2 FCA
Jan 27: P3 FCA
Jan 28: P4 FCA
Jan 29/30: FCA Snow Days
For all events, be sure to check out the calendar on our website: ess.hpedsb.on.ca
At Eastside, we want our students and families to be well informed. We have multiple ways that we will communicate with you:
Direct email: please make sure that when you review the information form in September that you verify a correct email address.
Social media: please follow up on Facebook and Instagram so that you can stay up-to-date on the amazing things happening at ESS.
Website: be sure to check out ess.hpedsb.on.ca as it has a lot of great information including an ESS Events calendar.
Newsletter: We will publish “The Raven Report” newsletter each month and send it directly to the email that we have on file.
We also encourage two-way communication between the classroom teacher and home, so please reach out to your child’s teacher at any point. Contact information can be found on our website.