Community
Strings Program Shines at Annual Festival of Strings Concert
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
By ROB FAULKNER, HWDSB Staff
HWDSB’s Itinerant Strings Program wowed its audience again this year, as the annual Festival of Strings drew together 469 strings students from more than 40 elementary schools as well as orchestra players from Delta and Westdale secondary.
The March 11 concert in the Great Hall at Hamilton Place featured in the second half of the program a massed orchestra of all 469 students conducted by London, Ont.-based Robert Arnold, who has conducted orchestras and officiated at festivals across Canada.Full Story
Programs
Gentle Giant’s Visits Help Dr. Davey’s Reluctant Readers
Friday, March 12, 2010
By ROB FAULKNER, HWDSB Staff
A large, hairy, and sometimes sleepy guest has been visiting Dr. J. Edgar Davey students at Sanford Avenue School this term, putting a canine twist on the notion of a “reading buddy.”
Lily the Leonberger arrives quietly with owner and retired Lake Avenue elementary teacher Cindy Hunt. Lily is gentle, stately, a rare German breed known as “the European babysitter.”
But Cindy and Lily do so much more – they are part of the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (READ) program, which spends ... Full Story
Students
Winona Kindergarten Students Inspired by Olympics
Monday, March 01, 2010
By Matt Minty, HWDSB Communications Intern
Togetherness, respect, friendship and fun are just a few of the things Kindergarten students at Winona elementary school are taking away from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
They’ve even earned a spot on the official Vancouver 2010 Canadian School Portal, which profiles school-level projects like Winona’s.
Over t... Full Story
Schools
Olympic Spirit Burns Brightly at A.M. Cunningham, and HWDSB
Friday, February 12, 2010
By ROB FAULKNER, HWDSB Staff
Grade 1 students in Madame Brooks-Bittle’s class were having a debate as they raised their mini-torches and Olympic banners during the Vancouver 2010 kickoff at A.M. Cunningham elementary.
“I really like the fast skating,” Azaria said.
“I like hockey,” said Patrick, an avid player.
“I like the one where you lay on your back and go through tunnels,” said Jacob.
“You know they have a slide just like that at McDonald’s?” said Ella.
It was a big day at th... Full Story
Athletics
European Sport Building Student-Athlete Skills On, and Off, the Ice
Friday, February 05, 2010
By ROB FAULKNER, HWDSB Staff
Billy Green students Taylor Mullen and Michael Ciavarella admit the game is fast, the ball-handling tricky and the learning curve steep in the little-known sport of floorball.
“It’s a lot like hockey,” Ciavarella said inside Saltfleet secondary’s gym yesterday, where Highview won the HWDSB elementary championship in a sport that bills itself as “the world’s most popular indoor hockey.”
Yesterday, Saltfleet’s gym was transformed, with packed bleachers and knee-level sideboards, for th... Full Story
Staff
Safe Schools Changes Take Effect Today
Monday, February 01, 2010
By ROB FAULKNER, HWDSB Staff
Today brings significant changes to the way that all staff who work directly with students respond to incidents of negative student behaviour, such as bullying.
Bill 157 (the Keeping Our Kids Safe At School Act) brings a province-wide change to Safe Schools policies and makes Ontario the first province to require all school staff and bus drivers to report serious student incidents ... Full Story
