Helen Detwiler

Day 3
2025-01-08, 2025-01-15, 2025-01-22, 2025-01-30, 2025-02-06

Grade 8 Option Sheets
2025-01-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)

Day 4
2025-01-09, 2025-01-16, 2025-01-23, 2025-01-31, 2025-02-07

Day 5
2025-01-10, 2025-01-17, 2025-01-27, 2025-02-03, 2025-02-10

Day 1
2025-01-13, 2025-01-20, 2025-01-28, 2025-02-04, 2025-02-11

Day 2
2025-01-14, 2025-01-21, 2025-01-29, 2025-02-05

Oral Health Screening
2025-01-15 08:00 - 17:00
The dental team will be visiting the school to carry out the Ministry of Health (MOH) Oral Screening Program in grades JK, SK, and 2 on January 28, 2025.
To carry out the dental screening, a Registered Dental Hygienist will use a separate sterilized mirror to look in the mouth of each child. It takes about 30 seconds per child.
Please send a note to the school if:
· You have a child in other grades that you would like to be seen, or,
· If you want your child excluded from the dental screening
Your child will be sent home with a sealed brochure marked confidential with their dental screening results. Public Health Services offers dental programs and preventive services for children needing financial assistance. For more information please visit hamilton.ca/schooldentalscreening .
Dental Prescreening Notification Letter

Caregiver Support Information
2025-01-20
EMOTION COACHING WEBINAR SERIES
Emotion Coaching is a communication strategy that can calm the brain in as little as 60 seconds and help improve relationships.
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, and Hamilton Family Health Team invite parents and caregivers to explore Emotion Coaching in a 90-minute webinar, and if interested, a 6-week parent/caregiver group for further learning.
• Introduction to Emotion Coaching and how it can improve relationships with your loved one
• Understanding the role of emotions
• Linking Emotion Coaching to neuroscience
• Reviewing Emotion Coaching approaches
• Participating in experiential learning and exercises
REGISTER LINKS FOR ONE OF THE 90 MINUTE WEBINARS:
Monday January 27th 2025 6:30pm – 8 p.m. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1b358607-c25d4725-9358-05b112f372a0@7afeaf6a-b1be-4c83-a974- c43a8b215634
Thursday February 27th 2025 9:30am – 11a.m. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dc88581f-adc9- 4d78-9f41-910582ef8639@7afeaf6a-b1be-4c83-a974- c43a8b215634
Tuesday March 25th 2025 6:30pm – 8p.m. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/528b120c-6e25- 45ff-8254-524eba39516a@7afeaf6a-b1be-4c83-a974- c43a8b215634
TO REGISTER FOR THE SIX-WEEK PARENT/CAREGIVER GROUP: Please call the Hamilton Family Health Team, Mental Health Groups line at Phone: 905 667-4852
Families Worrying Less Together
This 6- week group is for parents/primary caregivers of students in grades JK to grade 8 who are excessively shy or who have intense worries and fears. This group is co-facilitated by HWDSB school social workers and will teach you practical strategies to help your child learn to cope differently. (It is recommended that you attend either the Emotion Coaching Webinar or the Caregivers’ Toolkit Webinar before registration).
Dates: 6 consecutive Tuesdays, February 11th to March 25th (excluding March Break) Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm virtually on MS Teams

Registration Deadline: Tuesday February 4th, 2025 Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1ae9a4e7-993c-4380-8930- d8efbc7376f3@7afeaf6a-b1be-4c83-a974-c43a8b215634

Professional Activity Day
2025-01-24

Oral Health Screening
2025-01-28
The dental team will be visiting the school to carry out the Ministry of Health (MOH) Oral Screening Program in grades JK, SK, and 2 on January 28, 2025.
To carry out the dental screening, a Registered Dental Hygienist will use a separate sterilized mirror to look in the mouth of each child. It takes about 30 seconds per child.
Please send a note to the school if:
· You have a child in other grades that you would like to be seen, or,
· If you want your child excluded from the dental screening
Your child will be sent home with a sealed brochure marked confidential with their dental screening results. Public Health Services offers dental programs and preventive services for children needing financial assistance. For more information please visit hamilton.ca/schooldentalscreening
Dental Prescreening Notification Letter (1)
