Author: Ventura Park P.S.

Hello families,

We will be distributing technology today and during Parent Teacher Interviews in the event that there is a school closure beginning on Monday, November 21, 2022.

If you requested technology on Monday, November 7, you do not need to request technology again. We will be sending technology home with your child today.

If you require technology and did not request it, please send an email to laura.cucullo@yrdsb.ca. Please provide your child’s name and homeroom teacher name in your email. We will do our best to get this technology to you before or at your Parent Teacher Interview.

Thank you for your support with this,

M. Farrell and Mme. Cucullo

Our next School Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022. It will take place at Ventura Park PS in the school library at 7:00 pm.

For those who are unable to attend, a link can be provided for you to join us virtually. Please email Ashley Hill at ashley.hill@yrdsb.ca and a link to the meeting will be forwarded to you.

Thank you,

M. Farrell and Mme. Cucullo

Joel Katzberg is the founder and CEO of 3GTO, Toronto Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors. Katzberg believes that, “As a living link to these experiences, our 3G (Grandchildren) community of survivors preserves the legacies and the lessons of the Holocaust.  (Their) objective is to advocate about the dangers of racism and intolerance, and to build relationships with community and educational institutions.”

Irene Kurtz was born in 1928 in Warsaw, Poland. At 11 years old, Irene and her family were forced into the Warsaw ghetto. In 1941, her mother and her sister were taken away. Her two older brothers fled to Russia to join the army and Irene was left alone with her father. In April 1943, during the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, her father hid her in a bunker while he went out to work, and he never returned. Irene escaped was caught by a Nazi officer and put on the next transport to Majdanek. After spending two months in Majdanek, Irene was then selected for a transport going to Skarzysko ammunition factory. She worked there until liberation in 1945 by Soviet troops. Irene is a Holocaust survivor and shares her stories with school groups to help educate others through her lived experiences.

Dear families,

Please be informed that all YRDSB schools will reopen to students and staff tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8th, 2022.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back at school.

Sincerley,

M. Farrell and Mme. Cucullo 

Hello families,

We have been asked to pause our technology distribution plans scheduled for today and tomorrow.

If you were going to come in today to pick-up technology, please remain at home. 

We will share more information as it becomes available to us.

Thank you,

M. Farrell and Mme. Cucullo

Dear families,

We appreciate your patience during these challenging times.

We will be facilitating a technology pick-up on Monday, November 7th from 1:00-2:30 pm, and Tuesday, November 8th from 8:30-10:30 am.

If you require technology for online learning, please email laura.cucullo@yrdsb.ca before coming to pick-up technology so that we can prepare devices. 

Provide the following details in your email including: 

– Your child’s full name

– Homeroom teacher

– When you will come to pick-up technology (e.g., Monday afternoon, or Tuesday morning). We need to ensure that we are prepared for your arrival.

When you arrive at the school, please come to the main/front doors.

Once schools have reopened to students, you will be required to return the technology you have borrowed.

Thank you,

M. Farrell and Mme. Cucullo

We would like to say thank you to all the parents that joined us for the Coffee and Chat today! It was great to see all of you and we appreciate all the ideas that were brought forth.

Looking forward to the next Coffee and Chat!