Good Afternoon Terry Fox Families and Caregivers, 

This is a special edition of our Community Update because we already have many activities that are starting up. Please remember to check out the website for calendar updates about guest speakers and upcoming events you won’t want to miss!

Sincerely, 

Stacey Grenier 

Proud Principal Terry Fox ES

Be Kind- Be You- Be Here

School Updates and Reminders

Award Presentation: Last week, during our welcome back assembly, Mme Grenier awarded last year’s recipients of the Conlan award. Each year the Conlan award is given to a junior and an intermediate student who demonstrate dedication, perseverance and initiative in both academic and extracurricular activities which contribute to a positive school and community spirit. The recipients for the 2024-2025 school year were Bryn Anderson and Rayla McCrae. Congratulations!

Terry Fox Week at Terry Fox ES

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. We are excited to share that our school will be participating in Terry Fox Week to honour Terry’s incredible legacy. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn about courage, determination, and the importance of helping others, while also engaging in fun and healthy activities.

Throughout the week, students will:

• Learn about Terry Fox’s story and his impact on cancer research.

• Join in our school-wide Terry Fox Walk/Run on Thursday, September 18th, 2025.

We encourage families to support this cause by donating through our Cash Online option or directly through the Terry Fox Foundation at:

 https://schools.terryfox.ca/TerryFoxESOrleansON

Families are also welcome to volunteer and join us on the walk/run to Cairine Wilson. If you plan to attend, please let your child’s homeroom teacher know ahead of the event and be sure to complete all necessary forms.

Thank you for supporting this meaningful cause. Together, we can help keep Terry’s dream alive and continue the fight against cancer.

Student Accident Insurance: 

Creating a caring and safe environment for our students is our top priority. Unfortunately, despite all reasonable precautions being taken, accidents can still happen. Some injuries may result in medical, dental or other expenses that are not covered by provincial health care or employer group plans and caregivers become responsible for these expenses.

The OCDSB does not provide student accident insurance and encourages all caregivers to consider purchasing accident insurance or student accident insurance for incidents that may not be covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) or any additional medical plans they have. 

Student accident insurance is available for purchase, on a voluntary basis. Caregivers may apply online at insuremykids.com or call 1-800-463-5437. The accident insurance coverage options range from $17.00/year to $33.00/year. All plans provide 24/7 coverage and a variety of important accident benefits (benefit limits differ based on plan selected). If you have any questions, please call Jones DesLauriers Ottawa (formerly Binks Insurance Brokers) directly at 613-226-1350.

Safety Procedure Practices

This week students and staff participated in our first practice fire drill. More fire drills are planned in the coming weeks as is a lockdown practice. 

Athletic Update

Cross country running: The interschool sports competitions begin with Cross Country Running. If your child is interested in competing in Cross Country, please complete the consent form that was sent home this week. 

If students consistently attend practices and are able to complete the respective distance for their age they will be invited to attend their respective regional cross country meet.

Gr. 4: 1 km

Gr. 5 and 6: 2 km

Gr 7 and 8: 3 km

Students will need to listen to school announcements for practice times, but should be prepared to run every day.

Competitions begin early in October.

October 15th for the Intermediates (Gr 6, 7 & 8) 

October 16th for the Juniors (Gr 4 & 5).

All forms must be completed prior to student participation. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the coaches, Crystal Gottfried (crystal.gottfried@ocdsb.ca) and Charlie MacDowall (charlene.macdowall@ocdsb.ca).

Intermediate football and junior soccer tryouts are also underway. Thank you to Mme Marshall, Mme Lefebvre, Ms Storous and Ms Edgecombe for coaching these activities. 

School Council Update

We had an outstanding attendance at our first school council meeting of the year. 

The dedicated council has already voted on some funds to go toward our Music and Athletic departments. They also have some great ideas to bring the community together in different ways. Stay tuned for some information about their first event that will be shared early next week. 

Reminder! Halo Car Wash x Terry Fox School Council Fundraiser

Wash for a cause! Get your car washed at Halo Carwash (any location) and support the Terry Fox School Council. Visit this link to purchase a Platinum Wash for $20 plus tax (regular $28) and $10 will go directly to the Terry Fox School Council. Once purchased, the wash code(s) will be texted to the phone number used when completing the checkout process. When you arrive at any Halo Car Wash you can drive up to a pay terminal in a pay lane, click "Enter Wash Code" and input the code on the screen. Clean car, great cause - spread the word!!!

Upcoming Meeting: Tuesday, October 14th 6:45 pm all are welcome!

School Cash Online 

You may now pay for the following on School Cash Online(https://ocdsb.schoolcashonline.com/ )

• $20 Student fee

• Donations to the Terry Fox Foundation 

• Term 1 Pizza (open until September 25th, first day of Pizza will be Thursday October 2nd)

Please email stacey.grenier@ocdsb.ca  if you would like financial assistance for any of these items)  

In case you missed it…

Please complete the following mandatory forms : 

• Prescribed Medication Consent Form (For students who required medicine to be administered at school):  OCDSB 988 - handling of prescribed medication for students with non-life-threatening medical conditions

• Plan of Care  Form (For students with life threatening medical conditions) OCDSB 963 - Plan of Care for Students with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions 

• Technology Acceptable Use (Mandatory for all students) : Appropriate Use of Technology Agreement

• Media Permission (Mandatory for all students) OCDSB 021 - Media/School Website Permission Form 

• Terry Fox Emergency Closing: https://forms.gle/gmR6xa1xmc4tnSoe9

• Personal Technology Form: https://forms.gle/wXVYtxYp9kzUrsUD9 

Save the Date:

September 15-19: First Spirit Week in celebration of Terry Fox (See poster attached)

September 18th: Terry Fox Run/Walk at Cairine Wilson High School

September 19th: Powley Day

September 25th: Rowan’s Law Day https://www.ocdsb.ca/our_schools/concussion_management/rowan_law_day 

September 25th: 50th Anniversary of the Franco - Ontarian Flag

September 29th: PD Day (Ministry Priorities Math, Language and Well Being) No school for Students

September 30th: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

October 16th: Meet the Staff Night (Stay tuned for exciting event details)