Thursday, March 31st is the EQAO OSSLT Grade 10 test

This is a quick reminder to all Oakwood students and parents / guardians. The Grade 10 EQAO OSSLT - Literacy Test - will be held on Thursday, March 31st. The test will be administered in the morning. All students writing the test are to be present in the school by 8:30 a.m. so that they have time to get to the classroom that they have been assigned to write the test in.

All classes are cancelled in the morning. Regular classes resume after lunch.

Good luck to all of our students who are writing the OSSLT. We know you will do your best as always.

Community Meeting Tuesday, March 29th

Over the past few days Oakwood CI has been front and centre in the media. The TDSB is considering a proposal to add a Secondary Africentric Program to Oakwood CI. The proposed model would be to have a "school within a school" located at Oakwood. There has been much discussion generated at school and in the broader school community since the proposal was shared with students, staff, parents / guardians and our broader Oakwood community. This evening, Tuesday, March 29th,  there will be a community meeting held at Oakwood CI in the school auditorium at 7:00 p.m. We invite all interested individuals to attend.

Honour Roll Breakfast

On Tuesday, March 1st we hosted our Honour Roll Breakfast for students who earned an 80% or better average on Report Card 2. We had 240 students on our second term Honour Roll! This is 32% of our student population. This is a remarkable group of students who are striving to do their best each and every day at school and we are delighted to honour their efforts. Keep up the great work!

Oakwood Senior Boys AAAA Basketball Team is at OFSSA today

Today our Senior Boys AAAA Basketball team is at OFSSA defending the title they won last year. The OFSSA tournament runs from Sunday - Wednesday in London, Ontario. We are sending the spirit and pride of Oakwood to OFSSA and wish them the best of luck as they strive to win the championship again this year.

Fundraising for Hodgkin's Lymphoma Research

The Oakwood CI Music Council has been working very hard to raise money to support cancer research - specifically Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This particular cancer is near and dear to the hearts of our students as a much loved staff member is currently on leave from school for treatment.  Under the leadership of 2 senior students a variety of fundraising activities have taken place over the last few weeks. Today at lunch time a number of students and staff members had their head's shaved to celebrate how much money we have raised to date. Eight students had their head's shaved completely and one student had a large pony tail chopped off. Three teachers and our Vice-Principal, Mr. McIntosh also had their head's shaved for the good cause! Hairdressers from  Robert Ashley Hair Salon, Toronto and Eikonic Hair Salon, Brampton volunteered their time to shave the students and staff members. We are so proud of the Oakwood spirit which was very evident today!

Tomorrow, Tuesday March 8th, the senior visual arts students are hosting their fundraiser for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. The students have organized a juried art show and sale. The artworks are all 8 x 10" and are for sale for $10.00 each. The artwork will be sold on a first come first served basis. Both students and staff have contributed art work for the show and sale. We invite our community to come out to support our students and their efforts to make a difference for cancer research. Our Art Show and Sale begins at 7 p.m. in the front foyer of the school.