October 25th PD Event

We are looking forward to Thursday October 25th, 2012 where we will be offering the first Professional Development Event of the 2012 - 2013 school year. We have almost 120 Occasional Teachers registered to participate in 3 workshops being held at the Lamplighter Inn. We have had to turn away several of you who asked about participating although past the deadline, which was on Monday at noon. We do plan on offering more Professional Development and are finalizing details for our November "Boutique-style" workshops on DRA- stay tuned for more info.
Registration is still open for our Fall General Meeting and Banquet being held this year at Bellamere Winery on November 22, 2012 from 4:30 - 7:30 PM. Deadline to RSVP is November 16th, 2012 at 9:00AM. Please register at tvotpd@gmail.com.
We are asking all attendees to please bring along children's goods to donate to Merrymount Children's Centre.
Progress Report Advisory
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) confirms that Teachers and Long-Term Occasional Teachers are providing what’s needed on progress reports for students (especially for those having difficulties) as well as reporting on student progress through parent-teacher interviews.
ETFO’s advice is based on, and conforms with the Ministry of Education policy document, “Growing Success” which advises teachers to use their professional judgment when completing progress reports.
President Sam Hammond states, "We’ve also made it very clear in our advice to members that where students are having difficulties, teachers provide more detailed information to parents through the progress report. Parent-teacher interviews have always been, and will continue to be, the most effective way for teachers to communicate with parents about a student’s progress."
If you have any questions regarding progress reports, please do not hesitate to contact the ETFO OT office: 519-641-3936.