Thousand Islands SS
2510 Parkedale Avenue K6V 3H1 Brockville, ON, Canada

Following the province’s announcement yesterday, we want to reach out to our families with an update about what it means for our schools. Ontario has issued a stay-at-home order and when students do return to in-person learning, there will be new health & safety measures in place. Read the full update: http://bit.ly/38EEdIC.

Attention Intermediate Families: Paper packages are ready to be picked up for Asynchronous Non-Digital Learners as well as those Face to Face students who have requested paperwork (from the classroom teacher) for the next two weeks. Parents are asked to come to the front of the building and call the office @ (613) 342-1100, extension"0". Staff will bring the packages out to you. As a reminder, for students who are working online, parents are asked to contact the Intermediate office (extension 224) if your child is not able to join the remote learning on a specific day. Notification can also be provided through My Family Room or by emailing: [email protected]. Take care and stay safe!

A time for everything...balancing learning, recreation and health.. here's the January 2021 UCDSB Mental Health and Wellness newsletter. This newsletter contains mental health and wellness information as well as multiple useful links and points of contact. http://www.ucdsb.on.ca/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx

This afternoon, the provincial government confirmed that elementary schools will continue with remote learning until January 25 for all students in our region. Read the full update: http://bit.ly/3rXSTu6.

Reminder: If a student in your home was attending school in-person as of Dec. 18, 2020 and doesn't have access to a device or adequate internet please complete this survey before it closes at 8 p.m. tonight. http://ow.ly/9xPt50CY37Z

Happy New Year! Some information about tomorrow’s start to remote learning. Students please check your student email tomorrow, or call the school if you can’t access email.

As we prepare for the return to learning on Jan. 4, the #UCDSB is assessing tech needs of students. If your child was attending school in-person as of Dec. 18, 2020 and doesn't have access to a device or adequate internet, please complete this survey by Tuesday, Jan. 5: http://ow.ly/sJ6R50CY3eQ

As we approach the new year & the return to learning, we want to let families know that staff continue to finalize details for the transition to remote learning for all students on Jan. 4. Those signed up with My Family Room should have this letter in their inbox. You can also read the update here: http://ow.ly/Emxm50CXleo

Some TISSmas memories from the last few weeks. Stay tuned to our TISS social media as we will be updating with important information as it becomes available. Stay safe and kind! Peace to our TISS family.

Secondary Morning Announcements Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 All grade 12 students should check their school email accounts for an important message regarding the Ontario College Virtual Fair that is taking place this Wednesday and Thursday. All of the information can be found in your emails. If you plan on going to college, you should consider registering for this event. https://ontario-college-virtual-fair.eventfarm.com//2a1237... The Brockville and Area Food Bank is still hoping TISS students will help harvest potatoes this coming Saturday, November 7th at the Tincap Berry Farm. The weather is supposed to be beautiful! If you already have your volunteer hours that’s ok you can still help the cause by giving of your time. It’ll make you feel good to help others! See Mrs. Walker in Student Services or sign up at the main office Looking to expand your wardrobe with new Spiritwear? Good news! Thousand Islands Sportswear here in Brockville is selling TISS school clothing from their website. If you’d like something purple and white for Christmas, orders should be placed before November 13! Otherwise, you can order all year long. www.tisportswear.com. This is just an F.Y.I Gr 9-12 school photo day is coming up! Thursday, Nov 5 in the main gym starting bright and early! Today’s Birthdays: Those are today’s announcements. Have a great day!

What a fun week it has been in the Intermediate hall! 5 Spirit Days kept us busy as well as bringing in socks, making cards, competing in a whole division Kahoot contest, enjoying a yummy holiday breakfast and last, but not least, giving Mrs Roke a special retirement send-off! Wishing all of our TISS families a relaxing break full of fun family memories. Stay safe and well. See you in 2021!

School photo day coming up! Gr. 7 & 8 - tomorrow Nov 4 G. 9 - 12 - Thursday Nov 5School photo day coming up! Gr. 7 & 8 - tomorrow Nov 4 G. 9 - 12 - Thursday Nov 5

With secondary exams cancelled for this academic year, days that were originally reserved for exams will now be instructional days. Quadmester start & end dates have had to be adjusted. Get the full details & download the updated quadmester calendar here: http://ow.ly/ckKW50C9ycR

Attention secondary parents - if you have My Family Room you will have already received this letter directly to your inbox. It's shared also on the TISS website: http://tiss.ucdsb.on.ca/school_news/letters_home

Grade 7 and 8 parents - a letter from Mr. Gardiner is attached here and posted to our TISS website. It's also been shared today with our My Family Room parents!

Secondary Morning Announcements Thursday, October 8th, 2020 All graduating Grade 12 students should check their school email for an important message regarding postsecondary information and scholarships. Students interested in the Loran Scholarship must pick up a yellow application form from the bulletin board across from student services and return it to student services on or before tomorrow Friday, October 9.... Submitted by Mr. J. Cross Today’s birthday: Matthew Bennett Those are today’s announcements. Have a nice day!

Secondary Morning Announcements Monday, November 2nd, 2020 Attention Pirates! Over the course of today and tomorrow, academic awards will be distributed to the students who scored the highest marks in last year’s courses. If you don’t get your award today, you will tomorrow. A complete list of award recipients has been posted in a video on the TISS Facebook page. Congratulations to all of our award winners for the 2019-2020 school year!... Brockville Police and Stingers After School Program is back! Although it may look a little different, there is still lots of fun to be had! Every Tuesday Stingers will be open to students grades 7-12 for free! Sign up to participate is required. There are limited spaces due to COVID precautions. Call/text Hope at 613-246-3517 or email [email protected] to sign up. There will be snacks, wifi, laser tag, basketball, badminton, tennis and table tennis. Aaron’s Musical Instrument Lending Library is also open! Learn how to play a musical instrument and jam with your friends! Individually packed snacks will be provided safely. There will be 15 youth allowed per time slot and 5 allowed per time slot for Aaron’s MILL. The time slots are 3:00pm-3:50pm, 4:10pm-5:00pm. Please come with the waiver signed. All precautions and sanitization will take place - please wear a mask when not participating in physical activity. Please note that the after school program looks different than it used to - remember to sign up beforehand and physically distance from others! Looking forward to seeing some excited faces! Bocce is Back! We have been given the go ahead to play because Bocce is a no contact sport We can play safely by staying at least 6 feet apart; We will be wearing our masks; We will be using hand sanitizer; and Equipment will be sanitized before and after each practice. Beginning this week: Junior players are invited to play Thursdays during their lunch. Senior players are invited to play Fridays during their lunch. All practices will be in the dance room 119. Please see Mrs. Walker in Student Services if you are interested in learning about Bocce and joining in the fun! Today’s birthdays: Mya Carr Those are today’s announcements. Have a nice day!

Kody, showing off a cool project in Math/Tech class. #STEM

We are pleased to announce our academic award winners for the 2019-2020 school year. Certificates will be distributed to students on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

The parent/guardian letter on the updated COVID-19 School Screening Tool has been added to the #UCDSB website: https://bit.ly/3bqF3IW. Be sure to use this tool each day before sending your children to school (link to tool: https://bit.ly/33GzbHS). #WereInThisTogether

Secondary Morning Announcements Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 All graduating Grade 12 students should check their school email for an important message regarding postsecondary information and scholarships. Students interested in the Loran Scholarship must pick up a yellow application form from the bulletin board across from student services and return it to student services on or before this Friday, October 9. ... Submitted by Mr. Cross Today’s Birthdays: Alex VanDusen Those are today’s announcements. Have a great day!

Brockville Police and Stingers After School Program is back! Although it may look a little different, there is still lots of fun to be had! Every Tuesday Stingers will be open to students grades 7-12 for free! Sign up to participate is required. There are limited spaces due to COVID precautions. Call/text Hope at 613-246-3517 or email [email protected] to sign up. There will be snacks, wifi, laser tag, basketball, badminton, tennis and table tennis. Aaron’s Musical Instrumen...t Lending Library is also open! Learn how to play a musical instrument and jam with your friends! Individually packed snacks will be provided safely. There will be 15 youth allowed per time slot and 5 allowed per time slot for Aaron’s MILL. The time slots are 3:00pm-3:50pm, 4:10pm-5:00pm. Please come with the waiver signed. All precautions and sanitization will take place - please wear a mask when not participating in physical activity. Please note that the after school program looks different than it used to - remember to sign up beforehand and physically distance from others! Looking forward to seeing some excited faces!

Nominations for the Fall 2020 Director's Award of Merit are open! Do you know a #UCDSB employee who contributes to a positive, productive, and caring workplace? Staff, students and parents are eligible to submit an online nomination: https://bit.ly/33mCGEs. #awardofmerit

Today a sensor was tripped triggering a fire alarm at TISS at about 11:45 am. The fire department attended. They Verified it was a false alarm and the students reentered the school. Students conducted themselves very well. Terry Gardiner

Intermediate Morning Announcements Monday, October 5, 2020 Day 2... ********** This week is National Fire Prevention Week. This morning at 8:30am, we will be ringing the fire alarm bell so you can hear what it sounds like. Please do not exit the building. Instead of practicing fire drills as we usually do, your teacher will be leading your class through two fire drill practices this week, when the hallway is clear and your class can stay together. We will announce all future fire drills. Should you hear a fire bell ring and you haven't been notified ahead of time, please respond as if it is not a drill and exit the building through the nearest exit. ********** Last week, student verification and various other permission forms were sent home for parental signature. Please return these forms to your classroom teacher as soon as possible. ********** Today's recess yard assignments are: Zone 1-Millson, Wilson Zone 2-Grzela, Hunt Zone 3-Oz, McLeod Zone 4-Kingston, Mueller Zone 5-Golledge, Johnston Zone 6-Claessen, Viau ********** Those are today’s announcements. Have a magnificent Monday.

A big thank you to the wonderful teachers of the #UCDSB. You are dedicated, inspirational and we appreciate all that you do to support students in preparing them for a successful life. #WorldTeachersDay

Black and Orange Spirit Day, exploding pumpkins, Lotto en Francais, surprise class visitors, Spirit Day prizes and a BIG birthday for one of our teachers made today a great one at TISS Intermediate!

Intermediate Entrance New to the intermediate entrance is a doorbell/communication device. Students who arrive late to school can ring the doorbell and get buzzed into the school. Please ensure your child checks in at the office too. ... Parents who are picking up their child (during the school day) are asked to come to the door, ring the bell (communicate with school staff) and wait for their child to be dismissed from school.

Secondary Morning Announcements Friday, October 2nd, 2020 Fri.Oct.2 - Thanks so very much to all staff and students who have taken the time to donate online to the Terry Fox Foundation. We truly appreciate your help in marking this 40th Anniversary of Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope.... Submitted by Ms. Dana Wykes Today’s birthdays: Robynn Fournier-Black, Anna Leonard and Owen Tyo

Our community health partners, The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit and the Eastern Ontario Health Unit have indicated this evening that parents should use the provincial screening tool that was updated today. If your child passes the screening they can attend school, even if they are waiting for test results. http://ow.ly/QJT250BHi2c

Secondary Morning Announcements Thursday, October 1st, 2020 Thurs.Oct.1 - As you walk through the halls today, please remind yourself that we are all trying to keep the memory of Terry Fox alive, 40 years after he began running a marathon each day to spread hope across Canada and now the world. Please donate online before tomorrow at www.terryfox.ca/ThousandIslandsSSBrockville to help others by reaching our $1000 goal. Submitted by: Ms. Dana Wykes... Specialist High Skills Major Interested? If you have ANY questions or want to learn more see Ms. Poldervaart or Ms. Durant in the coop office or the lead for each SHSM we would love to discuss this more! Don’t miss out, you should do this - sign up today! Submitted by Ms. Tina Poldervaart Congratulations to all students who participated in the Waterloo Math competitions completed in February this past year. I would also like to convey appreciation to all the teachers involved for their effort in preparing these students for these contests. The immense dedication and support of all the teachers here at TISS makes student competitions like this possible. A medal is awarded to TISS’s top achieving student provided they meet the grade score requirements. As well, Awards of distinction for students placing in the top 25% of all contestants. Students from all over Canada, North America and the World can write and compete in this competition. We are delighted to award the following pirates who excelled in these contests. Grade 9 PASCAL medal and participation certificate is awarded to Marshall Lalonde Grade 10 CAYLEY medal is awarded to Maggie Crawford, certificates of distinction is also awarded to Maggie Crawford. Participation certificates are awarded to: Mackenzie Patterson. Grade 11 FERMAT medal and is awarded to Gwyneth Armstrong as well certificate of distinction is awarded to Gwyneth Armstrong and Kaitlyn Johnston. Participation certificate is awarded to: Richard Wills. Congratulations to all Pirates who competed and excelled in true Pirate style! We look forward to this year, talk to your teachers to find out more information! Submittted by: Ms. T. Poldervaart Do you need volunteer hours? Since the onset of COVID each week RNJ Youth services prepares between 50-75 youth activity kits to distribute throughout Leeds & Grenville to students in grades 8-12. They need some additional hands to help pack the kits. Please complete and submit the YOUTH VOLUNTEER APPLICATION form to Mrs. Walker. The YOUTH VOLUNTEER APPLICATION forms are available on the THERE MUST BE 40 WAYS TO GET YOUR 40 HOURS bulletin board in the main hall across from Student Services. Today’s birthdays: Maddie Baker, Duncan MacLean and Taneesha Townsend Those are today’s announcements. Have a nice day!

The number of #UCDSB staff away with COVID-19 symptoms, self-isolating or awaiting test results is increasing. Approx. 500 subs are needed most days. If we can't secure adequate staff, schools will be forced to cancel classes or close temporarily. Read on: https://bit.ly/3l1pc7f

Intermediate Morning Announcements Friday, October 30, 2020 Day 5... ********** Today's recess yard assignments are: Zone 1-Golledge, Viau Zone 2-Claessen, Johnston Zone 3-Millson, Wilson Zone 4-Grzela, Hunt Zone 5-Oz, McLeod Zone 6-Kingston, Mueller ********** How can you tell when a vampire has been in a bakery? All the jelly has been sucked out of the jelly doughnuts. ********** Those are today’s announcements. Have a fun Friday.

Secondary Morning Announcements Friday, October 30th, 2020 Bocce is Back!... We have been given the go ahead to play because Bocce is a no contact sport We can play safely by staying at least 6 feet apart; We will be wearing our masks; We will be using hand sanitizer; and Equipment will be sanitized before and after each practice. Beginning next week: Junior players are invited to play Thursdays during their lunch. Senior players are invited to play Fridays during their lunch. All practices will be in the dance room 119. Please see Mrs. Walker in Student Services if you are interested in learning about Bocce and joining in the fun! Volunteers! The potato crops are still too wet. Harvest is now postponed to November 7. Please sign up at the main office or see Mrs. Walker with your name and contact number if you are able to come on November 7th. Today’s birthdays: Lila Hall and Emma Milko.

The halls are alive with some impressive Fall art at TISS Intermediate

Secondary Morning Announcements Thursday, October 29th, 2020 A reminder that Link Leaders will stop by tomorrow at 11:45 to see you wearing your regular Covid safe masks with black, orange or a costume. We will return to the winning class with a treat.... Saturday is fast approaching! If you think you’ll have a few hours to help others by harvesting potatoes at the Tincap Berry Farm, and gain valuable volunteer hours, please come to the main office and sign up at the front counter. Attention all Gr 9 12 students Mr. Gardiner encourages you to check your email regularly over the next few days for an announcement regarding student council. Today’s birthday: Tyson Hennage Those are today’s announcements. Have a nice day!

Intermediate Morning Announcements Thursday, October 29, 2020 Day 4... ********** Ever wonder why orange and black are the colours that represent Halloween? This modern holiday marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of dark, cold winters. Orange represents fall or the harvest season. Black represents darkness. Orange and black being total opposites makes them the ideal representation for warmth and cold and light and darkness. Show your school spirit by participating in our Orange and Black Day tomorrow and have your name entered to win a prize. ********** Say CHEEZE! School photos will be taken on next Wednesday, November 4. Green screens will not be used, so students CAN wear the colour green if they wish. Be sure to wash up and wear your favourite clothes. ********** Today's recess yard assignments are: Zone 1-Claessen, Johnston Zone 2-Millson, Wilson Zone 3-Grzela, Hunt Zone 4-Oz, McLeod Zone 5-Kingston, Mueller Zone 6-Golledge, Viau ********** Please continue to use hand sanitizer as you enter and exit the building and before you eat. Don't forget to wash your hands with soap and water after you use the washroom too. Remember.clean hands are safe hands! ********** What do you call a witch's garage? A broom closet. ********** Those are today’s announcements. Have a thrilling Thursday.