(We think the photo above, from Spring Fling, captures the vibe well!) The 2023/2024 school year was a standout one for Dovercourt SAC. We launched exciting new projects and events, and scaled up Spring Fling. (We missed you, bouncy castles!) We advocated against education cuts and launched a new Dovercourt Pride subcommittee. We also focused our fundraising efforts and, as a result, enter the 2024/2025 school year with a balance of more than $23,000—in line with pre-COVID norms. This will help us support more initiatives that benefit our students. Hooray! Fundraising highlights: Thank you to all for your generous support!
A sample of SAC-funded student activities:
Special thanks: Major thanks to 2023/2024 co-chairs Ben Peto and Peggy Gibbons for leading our small-but-mighty council with such integrity and vision. And a special shout-out to departing SAC enrichment lead Melanie Kramer—we will all miss you! Check out our year-end SAC newsletter:![]()
Did you know? This year, SAC funded a Roots of Empathy program in Ms. Smith’s class. We asked Ms. Smith to share a bit about the experience. Here’s her report: “This year, Ms. Smith's grade 4/5 class participated in the Roots of Empathy program, where a community member, ’Mama Kathryn’ brought her baby, ‘Baby Alex’ in for regular visits over the course of the year. “With the help of Roots of Empathy facilitator, Ms. Passmore, students got to learn about empathy through watching Baby Alex grow over the course of the year. Students also learned about how to safely care for a baby, and connected this information to their own lived experiences, and what kind of care makes them feel safe and comfortable. “Students were in awe every time that the baby visited, as she was always noticeably bigger and had gained a new and impressive skill. What a wonderful way to bond with our classmates!” What a win-win! We hope to bring Roots of Empathy back to Dovercourt next year. In the meantime, please enjoy these photos of Baby Alex in the classroom with Grade 4/5 students! Spring Fling 2024 was one for the history books! We ate, danced, played games, bounced, sang, made art, showed Pride, and took in a truly tremendous talent show—all while raising nearly $10,000 to support school enrichment activities and other initiatives. It was our biggest fundraiser, by far, since the pre-pandemic days. Special, big, mega-thanks to:
We'll start planning next year's Spring Fling in the fall of 2024. Please email us at [email protected] if you'd like to get involved! Spring Fling in a few photos:Attn: Grade 7 students, parents and caregivers (and others): We need your help to send off our graduating Grade 8 students. Can you volunteer to serve food at the Grade 8 picnic lunch on Wednesday, June 19th, or to set up, serve food, or clean up at the graduation ceremony the evening of June 20th? Please sign up here. Want to own a piece of art history? As you may know, many Dovercourt classes have been working hard to prepare unique, collaborative canvas art projects for a series of draws to be held at Spring Fling on May 31st. Simply write your contact info on a ticket, drop it in the box for your canvas(es) of choice, and cross your fingers! All proceeds will benefit our school. All artworks will be on display at the event, but here is a sneak peek: See something that will look perfect in your home? Check out all the canvases in the west yard at Spring Fling! Come one, come all to Spring Fling at Dovercourt on May 31st—our biggest fundraiser of the year! We‘ll have fun, mark the end of the 2023/2024 school year, raise money for our school, and celebrate our awesome Dovercourt community. It‘s going to be a fabulous event! Here's everything you need to know before you go. Key details:
What to bring:
Tickets and prices:Tickets may be purchased on-site at a price of $1 per ticket, or 25 tickets for $20. We can accept cash and debit cards for ticket purchases. We cannot accept credit cards. Food prices:
Schedule:
Event mapHere's where you'll find what you need to find.
We gotta feeling you're going to love this one!
Some of you may remember that at last year's Spring into Summer event kicked off with a big group Flash Mob, choreographed by Dovercourt parent Monica Dottor. We're excited to be doing it again at Spring Fling on May 31st, once again with Monica's expert help! The flash mob will take place at 3:45pm. This year's song is I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas, and we want to fill the yard with dancing Dovercourt Dragons: students, parents, caregivers, teachers and staff! That means we all need to learn the moves. Here is Monica demonstrating this year's dance: And here is a video with step-by-step instructions:
And here is the lyric sheet, with annotations.
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What you can do:
Did you know? Spring Fling (taking place May 31st, at the school) will feature an incredible Silent Auction, featuring items and vouchers generously donated by local businesses and organizations. Here is a sample of donors whose gifts we'll be putting up for auction on the 31st. Note: This list is ever-evolving and subject to change!
We'll start contacting winners shortly after 6:30pm. We will accept payment by cash and debit card. Please endeavour to pick up your item(s) that night. 100% of the proceeds of our Silent Auction will go towards student enrichment and other activities that directly benefit the kids of Dovercourt. Psst: We'll be taking donations of auction items up until the day of the event. Please email us if you're able to chip in! SAC's subcommittee against education cuts has to share the following information: Dear Parents/Guardians/Caregivers, As you may already be aware, the TDSB’s budget process for 2024-25 is currently underway. During a Special Meeting on April 4, 2024, Trustees approved a motion that outlined several actions to take place over the next few weeks related to the TDSB budget. Last week, the Chair sent a letter to the Minister of Education to highlight the budgetary challenges we continue to face as a Board and to ask that the Ministry of Education address these funding concerns. Read the full letter here. Trustees have also created a brief survey to gather feedback from communities as they consider next steps with regard to the budget. Please find a link below and complete as many of the 7 questions as possible. Thank you in advance for your participation. The budget survey will remain open until Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12 noon. Budget Survey (Click here to complete the survey) Additionally, Trustees will hold four Budget Town Hall meetings to give all members of the TDSB community the opportunity to learn more about the budget, ask questions and provide feedback. Downtown Budget Hall (In-Person)
Thank you in advance for your feedback as Trustees look at how to best support Toronto students and communities through the 2024-25 budget process. For more information, please visit www.tdsb.on.ca/budget. Sincerely, Rachel Chernos Lin Chair, Toronto District School Board Spring Fling is taking place on Friday, May 31st at the school. Get excited! If you're not familiar, Spring Fling (formerly known as Spring Into Summer, formerly known as Spring Fling—we've had some name changes!) is a big, fun celebration of our school community. The primary goal of the event is to bring students, staff, parents and caregivers together for a great afternoon and evening. Our secondary goal is to raise money to support school enrichment and other activities that benefit our students. We have so much planned for this year's event, including:
Spring Fling is a big undertaking, and the more hands on deck, the smoother it will go. Can you help? There are a lot of ways to get involved. You can:
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