Hawthorne 2 Bilingual Alternative

Hawthorne 2 Bilingual Alternative

Welcome to the Hawthorne II (deux) Bilingual Alternative Primary School website, where the students, staff, and parents get to tell it like it is to the whole wide world (WWW :).

Local Author goes Ba-Da-Bing! Again. · 2010-04-28 16:31 [more]

Our very own Philippa Dowding, parent of a graduate and of a current 6th grader (how time flies!) is inviting us to her 2nd book launch! Yeah!

Ottawa Alternative Schools to Lose their Designation · 2010-01-12 22:03 [more]

According to this CBC report, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s staff is recommending to remove the “Alternative” designation from its programs.

Our Ecoschool! · 2009-06-24 23:01 [more]

The letter we received from the EcoSchools Central Team of the TDSB, awarding us a Silver medal for our ecoschool.

More information on H1N1 · 2009-05-11 16:15 [more]

Today’s package sent home by admin about the case of Swine Flu at Essex.

Information about the swine flu from the TDSB · 2009-05-04 08:09 [more]

Via our dear Joan, an information package from Gerry Connelly, Director of Education at the TDSB, about the swine flu.

Local Author goes Bing! · 2009-04-30 16:17 [more]

Our very own Philippa Dowding, parent of a graduate and of a current 5th grader is inviting us to her new book launch! Yeah!

Jane Goodall and Roots and Shoots in Canadian media · 2009-04-17 00:48 [more]

A global youth program spearheaded by the Jane Goodall Institute will help address poverty in First Nations, Assembly of First Nations’ National Chief Phil Fontaine said Wednesday.

Read the rest at http://www.canada.com/business/fp/Jane+Goodall+First+Nations+team+fight+poverty/1499699/story.html

Let's Make Waves At City Hall · 2009-04-16 17:53 [more]

Several hundred enthusiastic folks came out to the front doors of City Hall at 9:00AM this morning, many donning swim wear and holding signs, to show they want their City Councilors to engage in the solution to help rescue the 39 community pools from closure this June.

Impact of potential removal of Grade 7 Extended French Entry Point on Hawthorne · 2009-01-16 14:39 [more]

As at this writing, the decision to close the Grade 7 entry point to the TDSB Extended French program (EF) has not been made yet. However, here is a letter from Nadine Segal, System Superintendent, regarding how the potential changes would impact our school.

Campaign to Keep Grade 7 as an Extended French Entry Point · [1 comment] · 2008-12-14 11:27 [more]

As discussed at the School council meeting, the TDSB is considering a proposal to get rid of the Grade 7 entry point for Extended French, leaving Grade 4 as the latest point a student can choose Extended French. Right now, the Hawthorne kids who want to go on in Extended French go to Winona, which is a Grade 7 entry point school. Please consider writing your trustee to object to this change.