Room 9 Mathematicians

Posted October 20, 2015

Mr. Shinde’s class used Dan Meyer’s “Super Bear” question to deconstruct how a mathematician solves a problem. Congratulations to Mr. Shinde and his class for having this anchor chart that they created in math posted on a DAN MEYER’S blog.  Check it out! http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2015/great-moments-in-classroom-culture/

Important Information Regarding Rentals & Community Use of Schools

Posted October 14, 2015

Educational Support Staff/Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (ESS/OSSTF) and the Custodial and Maintenance Association/Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (CAMA/OSSTF) are currently in ongoing province-wide labour negotiations with the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA). As a result, members of ESS/OSSTF and CAMA/OSSTF are taking part in a legal job sanctions. […]

Assemble your team & help Empire BBQ their way to a new Playground!!

Posted October 14, 2015

We are so close to our goal of a spring installation of our new naturalized play space, but we need a little more help to get there. Empire has been able to secure a fun new way that families can get together and help Raise money! We will be operating a BBQ stand at the […]

Friday is Blue Jay Day @ Empire

Posted October 8, 2015

Friday October 9th is Blue Jay day at Empire!  Wear your Blue Jays clothing or wear blue to show your spirit!

Student Vote @ Empire

Posted October 7, 2015

Room 12 students are organizing Student Vote at Empire as part of their learning in Social Studies.  The vote must take place prior to the adult vote and so on October 15th all grade 4, 5 and 6 students will be invited to cast a vote at the room 12 polling station.  The students are […]

Important Notice for Elementary Students & Families

Posted October 6, 2015

Dear Parents/Guardians of Elementary Students: We wanted to provide you with an update about job action being taken by teaching staff represented by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) Support Staff, which includes secretaries, custodians & supervision monitors in schools as well as some central staff. Currently, […]

Empire Apple Basket

Posted October 2, 2015

For the last few years, with the help of School Council, there has been an apple basket in the office area. Students who need a little nutritional “pick-me-up” are free to help themselves. A sign up sheet is available on the bulletin board in our front entranceway. If you are willing to provide a bag of […]

Empire School Council

Posted October 1, 2015

Hello Empire Parents! We had our first Empire Council meeting last night.  We have sixteen members for 2015-16.  Sephanie Hector and Beth Angle are the new co-chairs. Our Empire Council Twitter page is back up and running! Please follow us @EmpirePSCouncil for updates, reminders and information about what’s going on in our classrooms and board-wide! […]

We Day Toronto – Livestream

Posted October 1, 2015

Starting at 9:00 a.m., you can watch the We Day concert LIVE: www.weday.com/watch/ Be sure to follow along and interact with us on Twitter using the hashtag #WeDayWRDSB.      

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

Posted September 29, 2015

We all love our dogs, but unfortunately, not all dogs love everyone else. Dogs are very protective of their owners and may become more aggressive around strangers and young children. For the safety of our children, and for your own liability protection, we do not allow dogs on school property or in the school (with […]

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