Here are the two letters to the school community:  a welcome letter from Trustee Laskin and a letter to inform the school community that a service animal will be in the school starting on Sept 17.

Trustee Shelley Laskin’s Back To School Letter:

• 2018_09 Ward 11 Back to School Letter from Trustee Laskin

The Service Dog in the school:

Service animals are trained and recognized by an accredited training facility and are able to assist with many of the routine activities which may pose as challenging for some students.  A service dog will be supporting one of our students in each of her classes throughout the school day.  Students and staff within these classrooms will receive more direct instruction and training as to the proper procedures and conduct when around the animal.  Please refer to the posted letter for further information.

Letter to Inform School Community a Service Animal will be in the School

(My apologies in the delay uploading them today. M. Kinoshita)

This exciting 10 day partial service trip to Cuba is open to all NTCI students with priority given to students studying Spanish and/or Music.  Although a 10 day trip, only 4 school days will be missed due to a PA Day, Family Day and 2 weekends.  For information please attend the parent/student meeting on Wednesday, September 26 at 6 p.m. in Rm. 215 or contact Ms. Elliott or Mr. Varahidis.

Timetable Change Request Period: Tues. Sept. 4^th at 2:15 p.m. until Wed. Sept. 12^th at 9:00 a.m.

Process for Requesting Timetable Changes in September

Beginning September 4^th, students may make ONE request for timetable changes during this period through submitting the google form: https://goo.gl/forms/51O96DqO1g5skmMb2 (form will be active during the change request period). Once the form is submitted online, please print the copy that is emailed to you, attach any relevant documentation, have your parent/guardian sign the printed form, and return the form to the Guidance Office. Parent signature indicates approval of requested change/s and acceptance of any resulting timetable changes that may occur in order to fulfill this request. Only ONE request form may be submitted (if more than one form is submitted, only the first submission will be considered).

These requests will be processed based on the following priority sequence: students who were pulled out of overenrolled courses in June, admission pre-requisite required for post-secondary plans, change in level (between Applied, Academic, and Enriched), summer school credit completed, new registrations, straight drops (Grade 11 and 12 students may drop courses without penalty up until the Full Disclosure deadline in April), and changes to electives. All changes are subject to availability.

The Guidance Office will work to accommodate as many change requests as possible with a target completion date of September 17^th. Should the requested change be possible, the student will be placed in their course/s and an email will be sent indicating that their new timetable is available for pick up.

Students who wish only to drop a course can come to the Guidance Office Tuesday, September 4^th between 2:15 and 3:15 p.m. (signed parent permission required for students under 18).

All student passwords were reset to the shared secret password.  To access your account (and most importantly the Wi-Fi), please log on to a TDSB computer and do the following:

1. Enter your student number.

2. Enter your shared secret password (last 4 digits of student number, numeric day of birth, numeric month of birth followed immediately by the suffix @Tdsb).

Format: ####DDMM@Tdsb

Sample:  Student Number is 333 550 100  Birthday is March 17, 2002.   Password reset is:  01001703@Tdsb

3. At the prompt, change your password from the shared secret password to something else that you will remember.

Your new password must be a minimum of 8 characters and must include three of the following four features: upper case letter, lower case letter, number, special character (!@#$%^&*).  Additionally, your password cannot contain either your first or last name.

1. Monday, June 25 – Exam review (8:45-9:45 am):
2. Tuesday, June 26 – Results day (12:30-1:15 pm):
   • Final marks are available for students.
   • Summer school registration begins.  Summer school registration closes on Wednesday June 27 at 11 am.  Summer school spots are limited; if you want choice of location, it’s best to register on Tuesday.
   • Lockers must be emptied (lock removed) by 2 pm today. Contents will be put in lost and found.
3. June 27-29 – PA Days
4. June 29
   • Final report cards mailed home
5. Summer Hours:

   • The office will be open 8 a.m.  – 4 p.m. until Friday July 13.

   • We will re-open on Monday August 20 at 8 a.m.

6. August Timetable Pickup & School Photos
   1. Pick up timetables, student planners, and other documents
   2. Have School Photo Taken
   3. Pay Student Fees or Pay in advance by “Cash-On-Line” (more info) ($90)
   4. Wednesday, August 29 – Grade 9
   5. Thursday, August 30 – Grades 10-12
      1. A to G — 9:00 – 10:30 am
      2. H to O — 10:45 – 12:00
      3. P to Z — 1:30 – 3:00 pm

Student TDSB Network Password

• Students can now reset their own passwords for the TDSB network!  (Check your TDSB email for details)

Your TDSB Google Account Content

• Students leaving the TDSB can download the content from their Google account using Google Takeout. Read the Q&A here.

Oddities – NT’s Graduating Student Art Exhibition – opens May 16th 4-6 pm in the NT Staff Lounge and Gallery. The show runs until May 30th.

President: Adam Barkas

Senior V.P.: Michael Ma

Junior V.P.: Cameron Gilliland

Treasurer: Quinn Spence

NTAA Male President: Ben Chan

NTAA Female President: Emma Skipp

Secretary: Samantha Barton

Social Convenor: Martha LaFontaine

Music Council President: Kamil Mamdani

Environmental Minister: Ensi Cullhaj

Charity for 2018-19:  Forest Ontario

The 72nd edition of Maytime Melodies is May 3 and May 4 at 7pm.

Tickets are $10.

• available at lunch and afterschool (reserved seating)
• using Cash Online (search “Maytime”  under TDSB tab) – tickets will be available at the box office on the evening of the concert.

Be apart of the performance. Please play these sound samples during the performance of the North Toronto Electronic Ensemble:

• 1st music sample for the beginning of “My Song 2”:
  https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-monteith/1st-music-sample-for-north-toronto-electronic-ensemble-performance
• 2nd music sample for the end of “My Song 2”:  https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-monteith/2nd-audio-sample-for-ntee-performance