Rousseau

Victoria Day
2020-05-18 | Ontario, Canada

Deadline for May Assembly submissions - Thank you to our Community Heroes
2020-05-20 | Ontario
The theme of our May Assembly is “Thank you to our Community Heroes”. Rousseau families are encouraged to share images of student learning and/or images that reflect the theme of our assembly. Rousseau is grateful for the tremendous time, effort and caring that our front-line workers are dedicating to support everyone’s safety and wellness. Please forward all images to your teacher or to jgris@hwdsb.on.ca
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May Assembly - Thank you to our Community Heroes
2020-05-27 | Ontario
The theme of our May Assembly is “Thank you to our Community Heroes”. Rousseau families are encouraged to share images of student learning and/or images that reflect the theme of our assembly. Rousseau is grateful for the tremendous time, effort and caring that our front-line workers are dedicating to support everyone’s safety and wellness. Please forward all images to your teacher or to jgris@hwdsb.on.ca
Look for our assembly to be posted today!

Term 2 Report Cards sent home
2020-06-24 - 2020-06-25 | Ontario, Canada

Grade 6 Farewell Celebration
2020-06-24 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Details TBA

Last Day of School
2020-06-26 | Ontario, Canada

School Council Meeting
2020-09-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
We are pleased to announce that Rousseau School Council is able to meet again! School Council meetings will operate virtually via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate please click this link to join. All parents/ guardians are welcome!

October School Council Meeting
2020-10-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
Our next school council meeting is happening on October 20 at 6:30. Please click October School Council Meeting to attend. The School Council Executive will be determined at this meeting. Please see the school council nomination form for details. All are welcome! More information about School Councils can be found in the updated School Council Handbook – revised Sept 2020 (2).

November School Council Meeting
2020-11-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
Our next school council meeting is happening on November 17 at 6:30. Please click November School Council Meeting to join. Please click Rousseau School Council Meeting AGENDA Nov 17 2020 for the meeting agenda. All are welcome!

Jersey Spirit Day
2020-11-26 | Ontario
Everyone is encouraged to wear a jersey to support school spirit!

Lockdown Drill
2020-11-27 | Ontario

Lockdown Drill
2020-12-03 11:25 - 12:15 | Ontario
Dear Families,
Our school will be holding a secure schools protocol drill, so that staff and students are prepared in case of an emergency on December 3 during Period 3. We appreciate the co-operation of our students and staff during the drill. During any secure school procedure, there is the potential that uniformed police will be in the building to inform and support best practices as they relate to the safety of the school community. It is also important that we all remain aware of secure schools terminology used in all of Ontario’s publicly funded schools. You can learn more about HWDSB’s approach to secure schools at https://hwdsb.info/secureschools
Sincerely,

John Gris
Principal

December Virtual Assembly
2020-12-15 14:35 - 15:00 | Ontario
Please click December Virtual Assembly on December 15 at 2:35 to view in Microsoft Teams!

Pajama Spirit Day
2020-12-18 | Ontario
Everyone is welcome to help us celebrate the holidays with our Pajama Spirit Day!

January School Council Meeting
2021-01-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
Our next school council meeting is happening on January 19 at 6:30. Please click January School Council Meeting to join. All are welcome! Please click Rousseau School Council Meeting AGENDA Jan 19 2021 to view the agenda.

Wacky Hair Day
2021-01-28 | Ontario
Everyone is invited to show their wacky hair to support school spirit!

February School Council Meeting
2021-02-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
February’s School Council Meeting has been rescheduled. We are meeting on February 22 at 6:30. All are welcome to attend. Please click Join Here to attend the virtual meeting.

Shelter in Place Drill
2021-02-23 | Ontario
On the afternoon of February 23, Rousseau School will be practicing a “Shelter in Place Drill”. Hamilton Wentworth District School Board identifies the purpose of “Shelter in Place”:
This response is used for an environmental, or weather related situation, where it is necessary to keep all occupants within the school to protect them (e.g., may include chemical spills, blackouts, explosions or extreme weather conditions)
* people enter and remain in a building with the doors and windows closed
* fans, including heating and air conditioning units, should be turned off to prevent outside air from entering the building
* normal operations may continue within the building.
Please contact the school if you have any questions. Thank you for your support in helping to keep our school a safe learning space.

Pink Shirt Day
2021-02-24 | Ontario
On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, we encourage all HWDSB students and staff to wear a pink shirt in honour of Pink Shirt Day, a day to raise awareness and stand up against bullying.
Pink Shirt (or Anti-Bullying) Day is recognized annually in communities across Canada as schools and workplaces come together by wearing pink shirts to show they are against bullying. This year, HWDSB will ground its theme for the day in the title of the recent Review Panel report: “Building Healthy Relationships and Inclusive, Caring Learning Environments.”

Favourite Movie Character Spirit Day
2021-02-26 | Ontario
FAVOURITE MOVIE CHARACTER SPIRIT DAY

This Friday, February 26, students and staff are invited to dress up as their favourite movie character for a Spirit Day. As with Halloween, we ask that students keep weapons at home.

March School Council Meeting
2021-03-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
All are welcome to attend our School Council meeting. Please click Join Here to attend the virtual meeting.

Lockdown Drill
2021-03-24 | Ontario
Dear Families,
Our school will be holding a secure schools protocol drill, so that staff and students are prepared in case of an emergency on March 24. We appreciate the co-operation of our students and staff during the drill. During any secure school procedure, there is the potential that uniformed police will be in the building to inform and support best practices as they relate to the safety of the school community. It is also important that we all remain aware of secure schools terminology used in all of Ontario’s publicly funded schools. You can learn more about HWDSB’s approach to secure schools at https://hwdsb.info/secureschools
Sincerely,

John Gris
Principal

Hat Day!
2021-03-26 | Ontario
Students and staff are invited to wear a hat to school for our SPIRIT DAY this Friday, March 26. Students may wear a silly hat, an athletic hat, a beach or winter hat. Any hat will do!

Families Worrying Less Together
2021-03-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Ontario
Families Worrying Less Together – March 30
Parents and primary caregivers of kids whose worries get the best of them are invited to Families Worrying Less Together, an evidence-informed program based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
If you are a parent/primary caregiver of a student in Grade JK- 2 or Grade 3-6 who is excessively shy, or has intense worries and fears, come learn about the “Families Worrying Less Together” program.
This program will give you practical strategies to help your child learn to cope differently.
Please note: This program is for parents and primary caregivers, children do not attend.
Please join us on Tuesday March 30, 2021 6:30-7:30pm (vis MS Teams) to learn more about the Families Worrying Less Together program. Log on to shorturl.at/jwLOY to join the session.
Families Worrying Less Together Info Night Flyer – March 30, 2021

Day of Pink
2021-04-08 | Ontario
Tomorrow, Rousseau will be recognizing the Day of Pink. Please see the information below from Director Manny Figueiredo:
International Day of Pink is an annual event to raise awareness and commit to ending the spread of bullying, hatred, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and transmisogyny within our schools and our communities.
Day of Pink is always celebrated on the second Wednesday of April, which is April 14, 2021. Unfortunately, this important day for our Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ students, families, and staff, takes place within the newly created provincial April break.
To continue in the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board’s tradition of raising awareness on Day of Pink, we will be recognizing the date on Thursday, April 8, 2021. HWDSB is also committing to social media awareness over the break on April 14 and encourage you to do so in support of our students, families, and colleagues.
You may notice that we recognize Pink Shirt Day in February and International Day of Pink in April. The days have similar origins, but are distinct: Pink Shirt Day has a general anti-bullying focus, while International Day of Pink focuses on homophobic and transphobic bullying.
Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia in 2007, when two Grade 12 students saw a Grade 9 student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. Bullies harassed the boy, called him a homosexual for wearing a pink shirt, and threatened to beat him up. In response, the two Grade 12 students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, bought and distributed 50 pink shirts. They encouraged peers to arrive to school wearing pink the next day to stand in solidarity with the grade 9 student.
Even though we have come a long way since 2007, our Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ students and staff members continue to face hardships. Thankfully, efforts such as Day of Pink do a tremendous job of bringing attention to these worthy causes. In fact, we recently celebrated International Transgender Day of Visibility by raising the Transgender Flag at the Education Centre alongside transgender teacher and Equity Consultant Mitch Borsc.
We understand that gestures and celebratory days can only take us so far, which is why I want to acknowledge the importance of celebrating diversity and inclusion on a daily basis. These conversations, lessons, and teachings do not have to be limited to a few days of the year and I encourage staff to always combat forms of hatred and speak openly with students.
Thank you for considering to wear pink on Thursday and for fostering an environment where kindness and inclusion are the norm. Please share your participation on social media using the hashtags #DayofPink and tagging @HWDSB_Climate.
Let us continue to work together to make our schools safe and accepting places for all.
Sincerely,
Manny

April School Council Meeting
2021-04-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario

Rainbow Spirit Day
2021-04-23 | Ontario
Everyone is encouraged to show their favourite colours to support a safe and inclusive school community on Rainbow Spirit Day!

School Picture Day
2021-05-05 | Ontario
Edge Imagining will be returning to do student photos today.

May School Council Meeting
2021-05-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
All are welcome to attend our School Council meeting. Please Click here to join the meeting.

Virtual Talent Show Information Meeting
2021-05-19 15:30 - 16:00 | Ontario
ROUSSEAU’S GOT TALENT!
Do you have a talent that you have been developing, that you would like to share?
Grade 1 to 6 students can join Ms Fawcett and Mrs. Bennett for an information meeting at 3:30pm on Wed., May 19th about this year’s [Virtual] Rousseau Talent Show. Students/families join the meeting while logged into the student’s Teams account. Click here to join the meeting on Wednesday. If possible, students in primary grades would benefit from having an adult present with them as they participate in the meeting.
This information meeting is essential.
Only students who attend this meeting on Wednesday will have the chance to audition.
Note: The Talent Show is the time to showcase skills that students have already been developing before now. An audition is not an appropriate time to create and try out a new skill. There are limited spots available in our show, and so not all auditionees will be included in the final show (e.g. especially the youngest, least experienced performers). However, auditioning a skill in a safe & accepting environment with us is a wonderful opportunity in itself for developing confidence.
“See” you there! 🙂
