A Message from Councillor Sarah Doucette re: Recent Break-ins

Good afternoon all,

It has been brought to our attention that during the last two weeks there were several day-time break ins in the Armadale Street, Willard Street and Bloor Street West areas and in the Birchview Crescent and Glenlake Avenue area. Since we have heard about these break ins, our office has been in constant contact with 11 Division. We have been assured that 11 Division, together with neighbouring divisions, are conducting a thorough investigation into these break and enter crimes.

We would like to remind everyone to take all necessary precautions to ensure that your doors and windows are locked and, if you have an alarm, make sure it is set – even if you only go out for a short time.

If you do see anything unusual or suspicious, or have any information on this, please contact Toronto Police Services, 11 Division at 416-808-1100 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222–8477 or online at www.222tips.com.

Best regards,
Sarah

Sarah Doucette
Toronto City Councillor, Ward 13
councillor_doucette@toronto.ca
www.ward13.ca
416-392-4072

Vice Principal Interviews

Parents have the opportunity to participate in the interview panel for
vice principals for TDSB elementary and secondary schools.

Interviews for the spring cycle are held on a couple of dates at the end of Feb./beginning of March at Etobicoke Civic Centre at Burnhamthorpe and Hwy 427.

Parents who wish to participate are required to attend a training session at 5050 Yonge St. on Feb. 5, from 6:00 to 7.30 pm, and complete a form, which includes the dates of the panel interviews. Further information is available from the TDSB Parent Involvement Advisory Committee.

Our lobbying pays off!! Funding released for Swansea and Keele Street school additions

Many of you took the time to sign the online petition lobbying the provincial government to release funding for building planned additions at Swansea and Keele Street public schools. We want to let you know that the funds were officially released today and these two additions will be built in our community. Great news all around!

For Runnymede P.S., the addition at Keele Street is particularly significant since it will allow students to stay at Keele until Grade 8. Currently, about 75 Keele Street students transfer to Runnymede for Grades 7 and 8 each year.

Thank you all for getting engaged and lobbying the government. We look forward to your continued interest and involvement as we get ready to accommodate Full Day Kindergarten at Runnymede in September 2014. So, please keep reading these emails and attending Council Meetings!

Click here for further details on the funding release.

Swim Club Dates Announced – Time to Sign Up!

We have secured the dates for the Runnymede Swim Club for the rest of the year. The club is a once-a month lifeguard-supervised open and lane swimming at the Humberside C.I. Pool – a really great time to practice your swimming and have some fun as a family.

Here are this year’s swim club dates; all times are 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

January 22
February 26
March 26
April 23
May 28
June 25

To sign up, please complete the attached form and send it back to Erin Carroll. Hope to see you there!

Tackling Bullying and Other Obstacles to Kids’ Learning and Well Being

All Ward 7 Parents are invited to a presentation at Swansea Public School on the topic of Tackling Bullying and Other Obstacles to Kids’ Learning and Well Being on February 6, 2013 at 7:00 pm. This presentation is being given by Jennifer Kolari of Connected Parenting (www.connectedparenting.com) and should be an interesting and helpful session on how to help children surmount anxiety, bullying and other barriers to learning.
Please see the attached flyer for more information. Questions concerning the session can be addressed to swanseaps@gmail.com.