The Raven Report

Credit alert reports have been completed for students that are in jeopardy of not achieving their credits. Not every student received an alert, but you can check your student's ASPEN to see if they received a report.

DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? Eastside Secondary School's Special Olympics Athletes are hosting a fundraiser in partnership with local advocacy business, The Speak Up Brand, to fundraise for an upcoming basketball tournament and future events. Together we have designed exclusive apparel. 30% of all sales from May 12 to May 26 will be donated to the program. Use code EASTSIDE at checkout. Please help us support these amazing student athletes! Check it out here:

Don't delay and buy your tickets before they are sold out!

As directed by the Ministry of Education in Policy/Program Memorandum 128, all Ontario school boards will be required to follow the updated Provincial Code of Conduct.

NEW: If a student is vaping/smoking on school premises, a progressive discipline approach will be followed, which will include an out of school suspension and a possible fine from the Health Unit. Fines start at $305 and can include a court date as well.

The Safe Schools App only records full day absences. The option to input lates of half days into the App is no longer available. If your student will be arriving late or leaving early, parents/guardians need to call the school or email ess@hpedsb.on.ca.

In order to support parents navigate the new world of online learning, below you'll find a photo of some "look-fors" when you receive an email about your student's online learning progress. If you have any questions about their progress, please email their teacher directly.

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.

May 23: Michael Jacques Presentation

May 28 - 31: School Play

June 3: Athletic Banquet

June 6: Indigenous Law Panel Presentation

June 10: Strawberry Festival

June 12 - 13: Grade 9 Math EQAO

June 17 - 20: Final Culminating Activities

June 25: Graduation

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:

1. Direct email: please make sure that when you review the information form in September that you verify a correct email address.

2. Social media: please follow up on Facebook and Instagram so that you can stay up-to-date on the amazing things happening at ESS.

3. Website: be sure to check out ess.hpedsb.on.ca as it has a lot of great information including an ESS Events calendar.

4. 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.