News and Announcements
April 28: Culturama Celebration
Culturama showcases an evening of food and performance in celebration of our diversity. Tickets sales start on Monday April 25 for $6.00 each. This event often sells out so please plan to purchase your tickets early. Sales take place on a first come first serve basis. Culturama is being held on April 28. Food sampling starts at 6:00pm followed by the show at 7:00 p.m. Please note, no tickets sales will take place at the door.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Chicken Pox
A case of chicken pox was reported to the school. To see the attachments, click on the title of this message, and then click on the attachments for additional information.
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April 15th, 2016
Please note that April 15th, 2016 is a Professional Activity day. There is no school for students.
March 31st: Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
The EQAO Ontario Secondary School Literacy test (OSSLT) will be taking place on Thursday March 31st. All eligible grade 10 students or students in grades 11 or 12 who have not successful passed the test and are not enrolled in an OLC course are qualified to write the test. For students not writing the March 31st OSSLT, please note that no classes will be held on March 31st. Normal classes will resume on Friday April 1st.
All Eligible OSSLT Writers are asked to arrive at school by 8:30am to store their backpacks and electronic devices in their lockers. Students are reminded that the use of electronic devices during the examination period is prohibitive. Students must report to their exam room locations by 8:45am.
In the event of inclement weather please revisit our website for updates. For more information on EQAOs Inclement Weather Plan please visit the following link:
http://www.eqao.com/en/assessments/OSSLT/Pages/inclement-weather-planning-march-23.aspx
If you have any questions regarding the March 31st OSSLT please contact the main office.
Wishing all our writers best of luck on this year’s OSSLT!
May 4th: Parent Council Presentation
W.L. MACKENZIE PARENT COUNCIL PRESENTS:
Dr. Neil Rector, Ph.D, C.Psych On The Nature and Treatment of Anxiety and Strategies for Family Support
A Presentation and Open Question Period For Students, Parents, and Families. For more information please click on the following link:
To reserve please visit:
https://macparentcouncil.eventbrite.ca/
Parent-Teacher Interviews and Progress Reports
Please note that there will be no progress report distributed this Wednesday March 9th. For details, please read the attachment from Principal Diakun.
There will be a Parent-Teacher Interview afternoon on Wednesday March 23rd from 1-3 pm. As noted in the attachment above, there will be no parent-teacher interviews in the evening on March 23rd. To make an appointment with a teacher for March 23rd, please follow the instructions provided.
TDSB Parent Conference 2016
Parents as Partners: For additional conference information please visit:
Semester 1 Report Cards
Students receive their Semester 1 Report cards on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016.
Dental Screening
In an effort to improve the health of our youth, Toronto Public Health is offering a dental screening program for high school students in the City of Toronto. The dental screening program will be at William Lyon Mackenzie on Tuesday, Feb 16, 2016. The goal of this program is to:
a) Identify high school students with urgent dental needs
b) Assist these students in accessing dental treatment
c) Provide oral health education and information to students
If you are interested in having your child screened, please direct your child to see Mr. Bibla in the main office on Thursday Feb 11, or email Mr. Bibla at stephan.bibla@tdsb.on.ca
For more information, please open the attachment. Dental Screening Letter.