Empowering English Language Learners (ELLs) for Academic and Emotional GrowthThis year we embarked on a new Learning and Innovation Fund for Teachers (LIFT) initiative, Fostering Cultural Connectivity for ELL’s Mental Wellbeing, led by Antonietta Springer and Coleen Dwyer, English as a Second Language (ESL) Itinerant Teachers.
Select ELL students have engaged in collaborative academic and social and emotional tasks, both online and face to face, to develop their English language acquisition skills, oral communication skills and strengthen their mental well-being and sense of belonging.
DCPIC Winter/Spring 2024 NewsletterThe Winter/Spring 2024 editionof the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (DCPIC) newsletteris now available!
This issue includes:
Message from the DCPIC Chair
DCPIC Events:
Parent Resource Conference
Faith Formation:
Lenten Season
Sacramental Celebrations
Information for Sharing:
Reminder: Kindergarten Registration
Register Now for the Equity Invitational Learning Series - Session 3
Meeting Dates
Yours in faith,
DCPIC
Mar 07, 2024
Parent-Teacher Conferences (Thursday March 21st)Dear Parent/Guardians/Caregivers,
Parent-Teacher Conferences are being held in person on Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.
You will receive a link in your Edsby Messages on Monday March 18th in order to book an appointment with your student's teachers.
Mar 05, 2024
DCDSB News - March 2024The March 2024 DCDSB News is now available! This issue of the newsletter offers families an overview of current news, upcoming events, and information on what's happening across the DCDSB.
This newsletter includes:
Mar 04, 2024
DCDSB 2024-2025 Budget ConsultationDear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers,
School and board planning for the 2024-2025 school year is underway and we want to hear from you! As a member of our Durham Catholic learning community, your feedback on what we are currently doing well, and ways we can improve, is important to us.
Listening, Learning and Living in Faith are foundational processes that form the core of DCDSB's Multi-Year Plan, Inspire 2026.
Mar 04, 2024
Enhancing Math Learning in Grade 9 at Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic High SchoolNow that semester two is well underway in our secondary schools, DCDSB’s Transition Intervention Support Teachers have had a chance to reflect upon their first semester working in local high schools. At Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic High School they had great success in delivering and assessing the culminating tasks in Grade 9 Math classes.
Mar 04, 2024
New Dual Credit Plumbing Program Offers DCDSB Secondary Students Opportunity to Receive Durham College Credit Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) students can now simultaneously earn a high school credit and a first-year plumbing college credit through a unique Dual Credit program.
Through a partnership between DCDSB and Durham College, students at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Ajax are able to enroll in a Construction Technology class where they will also be taught the Trade Fundamental Basic Plumbing course, which is part of Durham College’s one-year Trade Fundamentals program.
Grade 6 Students at St. Bridget Catholic School Craft Crosses for LentThe Grade 6 students at St. Bridget Catholic School in Brooklin recently engaged in a meaningful and hands-on activity to deepen their understanding of Lent and the significance of the cross in our Catholic faith.
