NON SANCTIONED EVENTS
Periodically the school is informed of student activities that are not sanctioned by either the school or the Board. The most common activities are ‘semi-formals’ at downtown clubs, ski trips over the Family Day weekend or March Break trips.
In recent years March Break trips have been to the Dominican Republic and ski trips in February to Mont Tremblant. Please note that these non sanctioned activities are not supervised by Board staff. Last year a student was injured while participating on one of the non sanctioned trips. The parents were notified of the injury by other students and not the supervisors.
Leaside parents are informed of events that are sanctioned by the school through the weekly bulletin and these would require parental permission forms. Overnight trips that are organized by the school require permission from the school superintendent and would include parent meetings with staff supervisors prior to the trip.
This March Break, students will be participating in a trip to India, supervised by Mr. Teloniatis and Ms. Panayiotou. A trip for students on the track and cross country teams is scheduled over the Family Day weekend and will be supervised by Ms. Panayiotou and former teacher Mr. Christiani.
Please contact the school to clarify whether activities are school sanctioned.

FASHION SHOW
Staff Advisors: Mrs. Johns, Mrs. Morrison
Student Directors: Maddy Hamilton, Cyan Jean-Baptiste, Meghan Disher-Byles, Maria Masina, Maria Trialonis, Ben Steinmetz
When:  Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 P.M.
Ticket Price:  $10.00
This year we are supporting the “Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation” which supports the First Nations of Canada.  The foundation aids First Nations in areas such as healthcare, athletics, preserving culture and achieving their goals academically.  We hope you come out to the show and support Canada’s First Nations with us.  Tickets will be available in the main office the week of February 6.
** LIMITED tickets available at the door**

CONTACT INFORMATION
This is a reminder to parents to inform the school of changes to the contact information. On two recent occasions, we were unable to contact a parent when students became ill.

STUDENT SAFETY
Over the past few weeks a couple of our students were the victims of theft and intimidation within the Leaside community. In both instances the victims were approached by unknown young males who demanded valuables and made threats to cause bodily harm.
A safe and secure school environment continues to be a high priority at Leaside. We have been working closely with the police of 53 Division to identify the assailants.
Much of our ability to be proactive in these situations also depends on students alerting us to potential problems. I would like to thank those students who have provided the school and the police department with information. Our students continue to play a vital role in supporting Leaside’s commitment to community, safety and security.
The information that was shared by the students in one these specific incidents together with information from the school and the community has lead to an arrest and charges. As a staff we continue to examine strategies to implement that would enhance the safe and secure environment at Leaside.
To ensure the safety and well being of all students and security of personal items please remind your children to:
•travel as a group rather than alone;
•not linger in areas that are not well-travelled or well lit;
•leave valuables at home (iPods, cash, bank cards);
•make arrangements for a drive home if out late at night;
•be aware of your surroundings and unfamiliar individuals;
•never put up a fight if confronted.
Everything is replaceable but people.
An additional brochure on safety from the Toronto Police Services is attached. We want all students to use more caution. Their well being is important.
Let me reassure you that these recent incidents are isolated incidents and that Leaside High School remains a safe and enriched learning environment.

The Dare to Dance Final Challenge on December 8 was a huge success. Congratulations to the students who represented Leaside in the final challenge. The Leaside team was presented with an Award of Excellence in the Dynamic and Engaging Performance category. Thank you to Ms. Toma for the support she provided to our students.
Congratulations again to our dancers - we are proud of your creativity, dedication and commitment.

Leaside students continue to excel and showcase their many talents. Congratulations to our Girls’ Cross Country team for earning bronze at OFSAA last week. Thank you to Ms. Panayiotou, Ms. Rampersad and Mr. Christiani for their coaching support for all the teams. What an excellent season!

On Tuesday November the 8th, our G20 Youth Summit welcomed close to 160 students from the TDSB and across the GTA. We received rave reviews from all the participants. Thank you to all our delegates, the organizing committee, our pages, photographers, stage crew, the Security Council and our chefs. A special thank you to Mrs. Baker, Mr. Griffin, Ms. de Lang and Ms. Leung for the support and guidance they provided for a second successful summit.
To all the students and staff who support the many opportunities at Leaside – you exemplify Leaside’s tradition of excellence – congratulations!

On Thursday, November the 10th, the Dare To Dance semi-finals took place at Central Tech. After much deliberation, the judges decided that Leaside would be one of the teams to advance to the finals. Congratulations to Eden Schwartz and Ana Tasic for making it to the finals on December the 8th at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Great job and good luck girls!

A group of Leaside students raised over $1,700 dollars in the TTC Take Over Event during Feeding Toronto’s Hungry Students week. The money raised will provide a critical boost to student nutrition programs and hundreds of students will benefit from the efforts of our students.

The Leaside Halloween for Hunger Drive this week collected over 2,700 nonperishable items – a 50% increase from last year. The non-perishables were delivered to Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services for distribution to families in need.

And this year’s Charity Week activities raised $7,000 towards the Dreamcatcher Foundation to provide support to the Aboriginal community with a goal of developing youth as future community leaders. We wish to thank all the students, their parents and the Leaside community for making a difference for so many.

The Leaside Cross Country Team
participated in the City Championships
this week and were overall SILVER
medalists!
Midget Girls – Team Silver Medal
Midget Boys – Team Silver Medal
Junior Girls – Team Gold Medal
Junior Boys – Team Silver Medal
Congratulations to all the athletes andcoaches!

The Girls’ Field Hockey team had a successful season. Much of the team this year was made up of junior players who had taken up field hockey for the first time. Congratulations to all the players and their coach for the passion and determination all season and especially during the semi-final game against North Toronto.