Milne Valley - Toronto District School Board
Milne Valley - Toronto District School Board
Milne Valley - Toronto District School Board
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100 Underhill Drive<br />
North York, M3A2J9<br />
Tel: (416) 395-2700<br />
Fax: (416) 395-3958<br />
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Ruth Bell-Libera<br />
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Megan Cooper<br />
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Helen Psarologos<br />
Fatima Gulamhusein<br />
Heather Deeprose<br />
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Wendy Dobrijevic<br />
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Michael Coteau<br />
(416) 397-3086<br />
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Kathleen Meighan<br />
(416) 396-9174<br />
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Chris Spence<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> <strong>School</strong> Year: 2009-2010<br />
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<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> staff and parents work together to create a safe, friendly, calm and tolerant<br />
atmosphere in which all students have the opportunity to achieve their potential. Since July<br />
2008 we have been an authoried International Bacclaureate Middle Years Program (MYP).<br />
This is an exciting time where we are working together to meet the needs of our school<br />
community as we follow this path. We are continuing to work with students and parents to<br />
tailor policies and programs that provide students with an enriched learning experience.<br />
Our newest addition to our school programming is extended French. Students come to our<br />
school who have started the program in grade 4 and we continue with the middle years. This<br />
year we offer grade 6 and Grade 7 and in September 2009 Grade 8 will continue the<br />
program.<br />
Our school offers students not only a full academic program but also a wide variety of<br />
optional subjects such as family studies, design and technology, enriched I.T., and media.<br />
Regular physical education, including both intra-mural and inter-school teams, is also part of<br />
the school program. Enrichment activities include a math club which prepares students to<br />
write the Gauss and Pythagoras Math Contests, Lego League Club,Anima Drawing club, to<br />
name only a few.<br />
As a transition school, <strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>'s focus is on preparing students both academically and<br />
socially for their secondary school careers. Students are challenged to do their best at all<br />
times, and the school honours their efforts with a variety of awards.<br />
The <strong>School</strong> Council and the Student Council are both very active in supporting numerous<br />
school activities including fundraising campaigns, volunteer initiatives, clubs, guest speakers,<br />
dances and graduation celebrations.<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> also offers a rich variety of out-of-school learning experiences such as overnight<br />
camping trips for Grade 7 and 8 students, theatre and art gallery excursions, an Ottawa trip,<br />
Science Centre trips and visits to historical sites. These trips are used to enhance and<br />
support the curriculum being taught in the classroom.<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> is located on Underhill Drive near the Don <strong>Valley</strong> Parkway and<br />
Lawrence Avenue. The school was formerly known as <strong>Milne</strong>ford Junior High <strong>School</strong> and<br />
became a middle school in 1987. Our students come from six feeder schools : O'Connor,<br />
Sloane, Victoria Village, Cassandra, Ranchdale and Three <strong>Valley</strong>s Public <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
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♦ Total number of students: 585<br />
♦ Gender:<br />
Female 278 48%<br />
Male 307 52%<br />
♦ Primary language other than English: 311 53%*<br />
♦ Students born outside of Canada:<br />
Students living in Canada for 2 years or less 35 6%<br />
Students living in Canada for 3 - 5 years 60 10%<br />
* Calculation does not include students for whom language information is missing.<br />
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The <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Board</strong> (TDSB), in<br />
partnership with students,<br />
parents, teachers and all<br />
our communities, is<br />
committed to taking<br />
responsibility for continuous<br />
improvement of schools.<br />
This is achieved through:<br />
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♦ Concert & Performances<br />
♦ Dance Club<br />
♦ Dance Workshops<br />
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♦ Live Production/Play<br />
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♦ Talent Show<br />
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♦ Band<br />
♦ Excursions<br />
♦ Jazz Band<br />
♦ Music Camp<br />
♦ Music Concerts / Performances<br />
♦ Music Festivals<br />
♦ Orchestra<br />
♦ Stageband<br />
♦ Strings<br />
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♦ Dance<br />
♦ Prologue to the Performing Arts<br />
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♦ Animation<br />
♦ Excursions<br />
♦ Film/Video Workshops<br />
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<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> <strong>School</strong> Year: 2009-2010<br />
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♦ Languages - English, English as a Second Language, and French<br />
♦ Mathematics, Science and Technology<br />
♦ Arts - Music, Visual Arts, Drama and Dance<br />
♦ Social Studies, Health and Physical Education; in Grades 7-8: History and<br />
Geography, Family Studies and Guidance<br />
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A variety of special education programs and services are offered to meet the<br />
needs of all students, including students with exceptionalities, such as<br />
behavioural, communication, intellectual, physical and multiple learning<br />
disabilities. Students' exceptionalities are identified through a formal review<br />
process undertaken by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee<br />
(IPRC).<br />
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♦ Basketball Team<br />
♦ Co ed Volleyball Team<br />
♦ Cross Country Team<br />
♦ Soccer Team<br />
♦ Softball Team<br />
♦ Track and Field Team<br />
♦ Volleyball Team<br />
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♦ Basketball<br />
♦ Dodgeball<br />
♦ Floor Hockey<br />
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♦ Animé Club<br />
♦ Announcement Club<br />
♦ Arts and Crafts Club<br />
♦ Craft Club<br />
♦ Student Newspaper Club/Yearbook Club<br />
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♦ Library Helpers Club<br />
♦ Reading Club - Red Maple<br />
♦ Reading Club - Silver Birch<br />
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♦ Fitness Club<br />
♦ Knitting Club<br />
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♦ Environmental Club
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♦ Green Club<br />
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♦ Gauss Contest<br />
♦ Great Canadian Geography Challenge<br />
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♦ Athletic Council<br />
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♦ Daily Physical Activity Leaders<br />
♦ Office Helpers<br />
♦ <strong>School</strong> Ambassadors<br />
♦ Student Announcers<br />
♦ Student Leadership:<br />
ESP, Green Team Reps., Students Council<br />
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♦ ACCESS<br />
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♦ Snack Program<br />
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♦ Jump Rope for Heart<br />
♦ Terry Fox Run<br />
♦ Unicef<br />
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♦ BRASS Program<br />
♦ Character Development Program<br />
♦ ECO <strong>School</strong>s<br />
♦ Empowered Student Partnerships (ESP)<br />
♦ Let’s Stop the Bullying: Bully Prevention Program<br />
♦ Me to We<br />
♦ Recognition Assemblies<br />
♦ Recognition Awards Program<br />
♦ Safe Arrival Program<br />
♦ <strong>Toronto</strong> Police Services - <strong>School</strong> Liaison Officer<br />
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♦ Anger Management<br />
♦ Conflict Management Program<br />
♦ Girls' Group<br />
♦ Second Step<br />
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♦ Diversity Celebrations<br />
♦ International Heritage/Languages Program<br />
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♦ Assemblies<br />
♦ Equity Committee<br />
♦ Equity Workshops<br />
♦ Erasing Prejudice for Good<br />
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♦ One-on-One Mentoring Program<br />
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♦ Peer Mentoring<br />
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♦ Literacy & Numeracy Tutoring (Cont. Ed)<br />
♦ Peer Tutoring<br />
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♦ English as a Second Language (ESL)<br />
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♦ Extended French<br />
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♦ Ontario Focused Intervention Partnership (OFIP)<br />
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♦ Behaviour (Behav)<br />
♦ Learning Disability (LD)<br />
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♦ Home <strong>School</strong> Program (HSP)<br />
♦ Resource (Res)<br />
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♦ International Baccalaureate (IB)<br />
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♦ College Liaison Grade 7/8 Career Conference
Information about the<br />
success of our programs<br />
comes from a wide variety<br />
of student assessments.<br />
These assessments are<br />
based on clear<br />
expectations for all<br />
learners, consistent with<br />
those described in The<br />
Ontario Curriculum.<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> <strong>School</strong> Year: 2009-2010<br />
The primary purpose of student assessment is to improve learning.<br />
Assessment has the greatest potential to improve learning when it is an<br />
integral part of classroom activities. Teachers assess student progress<br />
towards achieving the expectations on an ongoing basis by using<br />
strategies such as projects, class presentations, homework assignments,<br />
classroom observations, portfolios of student work, and tests.<br />
<strong>School</strong>s use assessment information and information from other sources<br />
to make informed decisions for school improvement planning. <strong>School</strong>s<br />
identify areas of strength as well as areas that require improvement. Input<br />
is obtained from a variety of sources such as student assessments,<br />
teacher feedback, parent feedback, and community surveys. In this way,<br />
schools monitor, celebrate and improve their efforts in providing a<br />
supportive and challenging learning environment for all their students.<br />
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Based upon our school's various assessment data,<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> has implemented a number of<br />
improvements centered around student<br />
achievement, especially but not exclusively, in the<br />
areas of mathematics and language arts<br />
Curriculum Improvements Already Implemented<br />
Some of the improvements implemented to date<br />
include:<br />
♦ scheduling core team meetings to co-ordinate<br />
short and long term curriculum plans and to<br />
provide in-house professional development<br />
♦ identifying staff with subject specific expertise to<br />
provide support for new teachers in each grade<br />
♦ purchasing resource material to complement<br />
the Revised Ontario Curriculum Guidelines<br />
♦ adapting curriculum plans to meet the needs of<br />
special needs and English as a second language<br />
students<br />
♦ increasing staff communication across grades<br />
using horizontal and vertical planning<br />
New Implementation Projects/Programs<br />
In addition to the curriculum-based improvements,<br />
the school has also implemented:<br />
♦ school code of behaviour<br />
♦ school planner<br />
♦ structure for servicing special education students<br />
♦ homework policy<br />
♦ evaluation policy<br />
Areas of Focus<br />
This year our school has chosen to focus on the<br />
following areas:<br />
♦ contiuned training of staff as an authorized IB<br />
MYP school<br />
♦ implementation of standardized assessment<br />
policies<br />
♦ full implementation of our curriculum plans for all<br />
subjects<br />
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♦ integration of curriculum in a number of areas,<br />
especially with science and design and<br />
technology, computers in the classroom and<br />
literacy and math across the curriculum<br />
♦ community partnership programs with our family<br />
elementary and secondary schools<br />
Preparation for Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
All of the above initiatives are being implemented<br />
with a view to improving overall student academic<br />
achievement and to preparing students for success<br />
at the secondary level.
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♦ The <strong>School</strong> Council meets every other month to provide advice about and support for school<br />
initiatives.During the off-month guest speakers are provided based on parent interest.<br />
♦ Parents volunteer their services to help with such activities as fundraising, graduation, field trips, and<br />
classroom,library,snack program and office helpers.<br />
♦ Parents are active participants in their child's education through communication with the school via the<br />
school planner, curriculum and report card interviews, attendance at special school functions including talent<br />
shows, music nights, Family Math and Reading nights.<br />
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♦ We maintain community links with the S.E.P.T. for newly arrived Canadians, the Griffin Center and various<br />
community colleges.<br />
♦ We are a placement site for students in the Child and Youth Worker program, Social Work program and<br />
teachers education programs<br />
♦ We work with the community liaison officer for the <strong>Toronto</strong> Police in bringing educational programs to the<br />
school such as VIP and ESP.<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> <strong>School</strong> Year: 2009-2010
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