October 13 | Thanksgiving (school closed) |
October 17 | Interim reports emailed home |
October 20 | Diwali (Diamond Day) |
October 23 | Parent/Guardian - Teacher Interview night |
October 24 | PA Day |
October 27 | School Council 7:00 PM Library |
A note from TWIC - our Thornlea Health and Wellness Council
Dear Thornlea Community,
It’s not too late to donate to our Terry Fox School event! Our school walked/ran together two weeks ago to help raise money for this important cause. So far we’ve raised $220.00. Let’s pull together and see if we can reach our goal of $1200 for this year’s special 45th anniversary of Terry’s Marathon of Hope. Donate at: https://schools.terryfox.ca/ThornleaSSThornhill #terryfoxschoolrun
Missed Photo Day - October 22, 2025
Any student who has not taken a school photo must take a photo on Wednesday, October 22.
Parent/Caregiver Mental Health Workshop supporting Students of the Chinese Heritage Community
Keep the Door Open 2025: Integrating a Compassionate approach to foster effective communication This session, offered in both Mandarin and Cantonese, will provide caregivers and families with practical tips to strengthen bonding and improve communication through a compassionate approach 本次研讨会将探讨如何帮助家长和子女学习以同理心的方式增进情感联系和沟通。我们希望提供一些技巧帮助华裔家來更好地理解他们独特的角色，改善人际关系，并共同解决问题。 本次講座將探討幫助家長和子女學習以有同理心的方式增進情感連結和溝通的關鍵策略。我們希望提供一些技巧來更理解他們獨特的角色，改善人際關係，並共同解決問題。 To register for a Mandarin session: To register for a Cantonese session: | Parents, Guardians, Caregiver and Students Join us to learn and share with your community how the families are supported! Date: Tuesday, Oct 28th, 2025 Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm (Mandarin 普通话) 7:00pm-8:00pm (Cantonese 粵語) Location: Virtually Presenters: Hong Fook Mental Health Association Youth Program Worker Charmaine Tong (M.S.W., R.S.W.) York Region District School Board For more information, please contact: Community Care Social Worker (Chinese Heritage) Charmaine Tong charmaine.tong@yrdsb.ca |
The Black Foundation of Community Networks (BFCN) Scholarship Application Workshop
The Black Foundation of Community Networks (BFCN), in collaboration with York Region District School Board (YRDSB), invites Black students and their families to a free online workshop on how to search, prepare, and apply for scholarships and bursaries. If you are in Grade 8 or high school, this workshop is especially for YOU!
Join us on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. with your families online.
Please register directly at bit.ly/BFCNWorkshopNovember11. For any questions or concerns, please see the BFCN website for the flyer or email info@bfcn.ca.
Parent/Guardian- Teacher Interviews October 23, 2025
Parent/Guardian-Teacher Interviews will be on Thursday, October 23. You will have an opportunity to meet with your child(ren)’s teacher(s) in person, and learn more about their course(s). Parents/Guardians can use TeachAssist, an online platform, to schedule a meeting time with their children’s teacher(s) on this night. All students in our school currently have a TeachAssist account to access information associated with their class assessments.
Parents/guardians may access appointment bookings on Thursday, October 16 through the TeachAssist Parent Portal available at https://ta.yrdsb.ca/parents. From there, enter in your email address and leave the password blank, to set up a one-time access link, or to reset a password that you've created. An email will be sent with a time limited link that will look similar to this:
Once logged in, parents/guardians will have the option to set up a password.
For instructions on how to book a parent-teacher interview through TeachAssist, please click here.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact our main office.
If you have any challenges with meeting in-person on Thursday, October 23, please contact your child(ren)’s teacher(s) to make alternative arrangements for another day.
Important Timelines
October 16-17th
October 16th | Interim Reports will be distributed electronically to parents / guardians / 18+ students via the Electronic Distribution Process.
Parent/Guardian-Teacher Interview schedule opens for booking. Parents/Guardians will go to the TeachAssist parent portal https://ta.yrdsb.ca/parents to book their appointment(s). |
October 22nd | Interview Scheduler closes at 11:59 p.m. |
October 23rd | Parent/Guardian-Teacher Interview Night |