ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDE

FOR NEWCOMERS TO ONTARIO

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDE

FOR NEWCOMERS TO ONTARIO

Published by COPA (Centre ontarien de pr?vention des agressions)

This edition printed in 2018.

Copyright ? COPA, 2012

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without prior permission.

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CONTENTS

5 Welcome 7 Important Services for Newcomers 8 Publicly-Funded School Systems 11 How Is the School System Organized? 15 What Do Students Learn in School? 17 Learning a New Language 20 Teaching and Learning in Ontario Classrooms 23 Health and Learning 25 How Elementary Schools Are Organized 27 Early Learning: Kindergarten 28 Middle Grades (7 & 8) 29 Getting Registered for School 31 Starting School: Helping Children Get Ready 35 Daily Life at School 40 Attending School 43 Evaluating Student Progress 51 Families and Schools Communicating and Working Together 55 How Parents Can Help 62 Getting Involved 63 Safe and Welcoming Schools 69 Bullying and Harassment 73 Reporting Possible Harm to Children 74 Need More Information? 76 School-Related Vocabulary

WELCOME

We are pleased that you have discovered this guide. Since most children start school as soon as they arrive in Canada, it is important that newcomer families have clear information about the school system. The aim of this guide is to help you and your family understand how schools work in Ontario, what choices there are, what is expected of you, and what rights you have.

This guide provides information about what to expect when your children start school and suggests practical ways for getting ready. It offers families a chance to learn about what is available and to better understand school life in Ontario. And, we have re-designed and updated the guide to help make settling in even easier.1

You will also find ideas for helping your children adjust to and do well at school. Your involvement throughout your children's school life will help ensure their success, both short-and long-term, during school and throughout their adult life.

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This updated version was created by COPA in 2017 with funding from Immigration, Refugees and

Citizenship Canada.

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