Oakdale Park Middle School

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School Focus For This School Year

Our continued academics focus is on Literacy and Numeracy. While resources and time will be spent on all students there will be a special focus on students who achieved Level 2 on the EQAO testing and on report cards to help them to move to Level 3 (provincial standard). We are offering programs in the following areas: art, music and drama. Our Peer Mediation Program, and Student Council continue to provide leadership opportunities and to highlight the leadership qualities of our students.

Our Character Development program is supplemented by recognition assemblies which are planned by the Character Development Committee and students and which focus on the 10 character traits identified by TDSB. We also have a mentorship program for young girls and one for Boys to help them to make right choices. The goal is to use community as a resource for character development, to increase student engagement and to improve student achievement.

Oakdale Park Middle School's Mission Statement

Oakdale Park Middle School is a large school of 420 students in an urban setting, serving Grade 6, 7 and 8 students. It is located in the North West area of Toronto. About 30% of our students are of Caribbean heritage, about 30% are of Southeast Asian descent, and about 15% of our students are of South American descent. The remaining 25% of the students come from almost every other part of the globe.

Excellence in student achievement is at the centre of all that we do.
Oakdale Park Middle School students wear a school uniform.
We provide many opportunities for student leadership including Student Government, Boys to Men, and Peer Mediation.

We are designated as a TDSB Full Service School. We work with various community agencies and organizations to optimize resources for students' learning, character development and to ensure students' well-being. These agencies and organizations include SEEDS (Supporting Education Empowerment and Development), Inner City Outreach, Regent Park School of Music, Toronto Public Health, St. Stephen's House, SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health and the Hammer Band. Oakdale Park Middle School is an inner-city model school.

Facts and Figures

Total number of students: 413

Gender:

Female: 170 (41.2%)

Male: 243 (58.8%)

Primary language other than English: 174 (42%)

Students born outside of Canada: 73 (17.6%)

More Information About Oakdale Park Middle School

What Our School is Planning For This Year

The Oakdale Park staff is committed to delivering a program that effetively meets the needs of all our students. We strive for high levels of student achievement.

Some of the initiatives planned for this year are: Staff professional learning (PLCs in Math and Language), EQAO Parent Information Night, Grades 5 & 8 Parent Information Night, Student Mentorship Programs, Social Skills and Character Development.

Special Education Programs

Intensive Support Programs:

- Behaviour

- Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

Resource Support:

- Home School Program

- Resource

Parent and Community Involvement

Parent Involvement: School Advisory Council, the use of volunteers to support programs and other school activities.

Community Links: Dynamic partnership with York University, OISE and St Stephen's House.

Co-Curricular

Intramurals: Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, Soccer

Athletic Teams: Cross Country, Basketball, Track and Field, Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Cricket

Clubs: Art Club, French Club, Boys Reading Club, Cooking Club and Crochet Club.

Music and Dance: Hammer Band, Jamm Star

Student Life - Where You Belong

GO TEAM

Oakdale Park Middle School is committed to developing students' personality as a whole. This is achieved through instructional, co-curricular and leadership development programs. Some of the leadership programs are: Game Changers (Peer Mediation), Boys 2 Men and Girls 2 Women.

WHAT SETS US APART

Oakdale Park Middle School in partnership with parents, students, teachers and our community, is committed to taking responsibility for continuous improvement of our students. This is achieved through: Relevant Curriculum, Equity, Accountability and Leadership Development.

Oakdale Park Middle School is also committed to provide a variety of Special Education Programs and Services to meet the needs of all students including students with exceptionalities such as behavioural, communication, intellectual, physical, and multiple learning disablities. Students' exceptionalities are identified through a formal review process undertaken by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee.

PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

- Dynamic partnership with York University, Faculty of Education and OISE.

- Involvement with various community organizations to meet all the needs of our students.

- Extensive use of volunteers to enrich programs

- School wide nutrition program