Earl Beatty School Advisory Council (EBSAC)
Welcome to the parent community for Earl Beatty Jr and Sr Public School
Join us TONIGHT for our virtual EBSAC public meeting starting at 7:30pm.
Important topics include the Survey Results and our Budget Report. All are welcome!
Click the Zoom link here to join: https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/92614730812?pwd=SDNwNkJ5V1FFeE5DVmp6bWhOVHo5Zz09
School is almost back in session! The Earl Beatty School Advisory Council would love you to join our dedicated group of parents to help make 2022/2023 the best school year ever!!
Want to find out more? Email us at EBSACInfo@gmail.com
See you September 7!!
From everyone at EBSAC we really thank the EBCAT community team for helping keep our Earl Beatty’s safe and for all their time they put in distributing and packaging all the rapid test kits. Our families felt more protected than ever because of your efforts. Thank you to all community members that participated in the program. We really appreciated your support and it was really amazing to see the community pull together during this stressful time. We are sad to see the doors closing on EBCAT and we wish everyone well!
PS-word on the street is that Shoppers gives out a free box of rapid test kits every Thursday on a first come first serve basis while quantities last. Just ask the pharmacist!
Stay safe!
We acknowledge that covid has been stressful for everyone (total understatement right?!?). In person? Online? Flip-flop, flip-flop, flip-flop! There is some real fear being experienced out there. Here are some helpful resource links that may help calm minds especially for those who have suffered from Covid and the stigma that may be associated with it as well as the internal struggle they may be experiencing.
Perhaps we should start changing the conversation with children about covid. No denying that covid can have a negative impact. But is there a way to reduce the fear in many little minds and reduce the dark thoughts that they may be having?
Can the conversation now shift from dire thoughts and fear to awareness and reminding families that they are strong, loved & smart about their choices like getting vaccinated, distancing and hand washing? Let’s make sure no one compares symptoms and feels bad or of lesser value if symptoms are not as strong as another. Let’s make sure we are talking to our families about concerns they may have. Let’s help everyone calm their minds as much as possible. We are in this together! We hope these resources are helpful. Please send us a PM if you have any questions. Hope to see you tonight at our EBSAC meeting!
How to cope with Covid & survivors guilt: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-to-cope-with-covid-19-survivors-guilt
https://smho-smso.ca/covid-19/students/
https://www.tdsb.on.ca/School-Year-2021-22/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being
TDSB professional support services gave this option for parents: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/School-Year-2021-22/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being/Virtual-Office-Hours
Mindfulness Resources:
Sitting Still Like a Frog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOckRqbCdG0
https://www.childreach.on.ca/blog/mindful-parenting-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
Thich Nhat Hanh’s books for kids https://www.amazon.ca/Handful-Quiet-Happiness-Four-Pebbles/dp/1937006212
https://www.amazon.ca/Ruby-Finds-Worry-Tom-Percival/dp/1547602376
– Diamond Dotz Junior or mosaic type calming activities-sensory experiences that use the whole body to calm (having a bath with some nice smelling salts and music or doing a puzzle while listening to calming music-breathing videos on youtube— there is something called Rainbow breathing that comes up a lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIbBI-BT9c4
-puzzles that are a little bit too hard that maybe the family can do together-gratefulness exercises (listing things that make us feel loved, things that make us feel calm, things that make us feel lucky…etc)
Stay safe out there!!
Join us Wednesday, January 26,2022 at 7:30 pm for our public EBSAC meeting. Principal Nina and Vice-Principal Valia will be there too!! Please see the Zoom information below to join!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81307026375?pwd=dnZnRS9ESUR2ZzFLd1BTRklvS3dndz09
Meeting ID: 813 0702 6375
Passcode: 383482
Hope to see you there!