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Important Updates:

Weekly Newsletter: Monday, October 7


This Friday, October 11th will be a PA day. GDHS staff learning will focus on asset-based assessment tied to the 8 Pedagogical Approaches and the removal of category weightings. Schools will be closed on Monday, October 14th for Thanksgiving Day. We wish all of our staff, students and families a safe and enjoyable long weekend!


5th Week Reports

On October 10, reports will be sent to all Grade 9 families with a brief update of your child's progress. The families of students in Grades 10-12 will receive an update only if there are any concerns about academic progress at this time. Parents are always welcome to request an update on their child's progress.


Save the Date

On Thursday, October 24, from 6-8pm, we will be hosting Parent-Teacher Interviews.  Details of how to book an interview appointment will be shared prior to the event.


Student Password updates

HDSB Information Services is implementing student password changes to promote a more secure cyber environment. This Thursday, GDHS students will be prompted to change their password when they login to their HDSB account. They will be required to create a new passphrase with a minimum of 16 characters. The passphrase must not include profanity, nor the student’s username. Students may access this Slide Deck with helpful tips on how to create a meaningful yet secure passphrase.


Grade 10 Healthy Relationships Workshops

This week, Grade 10 classes will welcome a special guest public educator from SAVIS of Halton. Workshops will take place during period 2 classes. Participants will explore elements of a healthy relationship and an unhealthy relationship through examples from current shows and movies. Students will learn about strategies on how to leave an unhealthy relationship, how to establish safe boundaries, and how to safely help a friend who is in an unhealthy relationship. For more information, please reach out to Ms. Russell.


Grade 10 Literacy Test

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) measures whether students are meeting the minimum standard for literacy across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9. Again this year, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is employing a computer-based online OSSLT to eligible students across the province. Successful completion of the literacy test is one of the requirements to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma.


This year, all grade 10s will write the OSSLT in their English classes. Students who have an English course this semester will participate in the test in mid-November. Details will be sent directly to those students and families. Students who have an English course in the second semester will write in the OSSLT in the spring.


Grade 11 and 12 students for whom this requirement is outstanding will have the opportunity to write the OSSLT on Wednesday, November 6th.


SPC Cards Now Available

GDHS Parent Council is selling SPC Cards through School Cash Online for $10.25 ($10 plus 2.5% transaction fee) They will be available from October 4 - October 16th. Cards will be distributed to students on October 17th. For more information, please visit https://www.spccard.ca/ to see where the deals and discounts can be found!  All proceeds go directly to ensuring all students have the opportunity to participate in school activities, sporting events, and field trips regardless of their financial situation.


Bus Passes

Bus pass stickers have been distributed to bus students. Commencing after Thanksgiving, drivers will begin checking for student bus basses. Students who have not yet had their photo taken have consequently not yet received a student card. They will have another opportunity on photo retake day, November 5th. Students should inquire in the school office if they require a temporary pass.

Mental Health Psychology Support
The HDSB’s Mental Health & Well-Being Department continues to offer a variety of opportunities for students to learn about maintaining focus/attention, time management, effective study strategies, stress management and more! Please refer to this document for details. 


Pink Day for Breast Cancer Awareness

The annual GDHS Pink Day will be on Friday, October 18th. During the Junior and Senior assemblies (period 1), students will learn about Breast Cancer Awareness and the clubs/teams in our school will be recognized. During period 5, all classes will go to Kiwanis Field to watch a dance performance and the senior football game. Other fun events that day will include karaoke in the caf, photo booth pics, face painting and prizes for best pink outfits! Please consider supporting our fundraising efforts for Breast Cancer Canada by purchasing sunglasses, pizza and/or cupcakes on SchoolCash Online. You can also make a donation to Breast Cancer Canada on SchoolCash Online as well.


Student Immunizations

The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requires children and adolescents attending elementary or secondary school to be appropriately immunized against certain designated diseases, unless they have a valid vaccine exemption. Halton Region Public Health will be enforcing ISPA for students born 2007 to 2012 and 2017 who remain non-compliant with the ISPA requirements. Parents/guardians of these students would have received an initial email notification in September 2024, describing the ISPA process and requirements.

Students in the cohorts noted above who do not have up-to-date immunization records, or a valid vaccine exemption on file with public health, may be suspended from school until records are provided. Suspensions for secondary students born 2007 to 2010 will take effect Thursday, February 6 to Friday, March 7, 2025

Parents/Guardians can report immunization information by: 

• visiting halton.ca/immunize to view and report immunization records online;

• calling 311;

     • emailing accesshalton@halton.ca; or,

     • mailing or dropping off to: Vaccination Services, Halton Region Public Health, located at

        1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 3L1.


Halton Hills Bike Parade

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Coming up at GDHS


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-Your GDHS Admin Team

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