Inclement Weather and Bus Cancellation

Although it is hard to believe that winter is coming....We do need to prepare for this inevitable change in seasons and the inclement weather that sometimes comes with it! 

On occasion bus service cancellation due to inclement weather conditions may be required.

To ensure all education partners (staff, parents and students) understand how they can be informed of any service cancellation.

A decision to cancel school bus transportation will be region-wide meaning all buses, vans and taxis will not operate. 

Parents, students and school staff are asked to access local radio and television stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation information.  

A bus cancellation message will also be available at www.schoolbuscity.com and 1-877-330-3001 or by following the YRDSB on Twitter.

Please note that school bus charters will not operate when regular home to school service is cancelled.

Student Transportation Services thanks you for your understanding and co-operation.

Now...let's hope it doesn't snow! 

Remembrance Day Assembly - You are invited

Our Remembrance Day Assembly will be on Friday, November 10 at 10:50 a.m. in the Gym.  

We will be remembering this day through music, media, art and poetry performed by students of Fossil Hill.

Families are welcome to join us.

Picture Retakes - Thursday, November 9

Picture retake day is Thursday, November 9 for those who missed our picture day or need a retake. Smile!

Equity in Education Speaker Series

Flu season is on its way - Are you ready?

Bus Safety

Our students participated in a Bus Safety presentation and workshop this week. Members of our Transportation department and bus drivers came to speak to all ages regarding how to keep safe on and around our school buses. Students practised how to conduct a safe evacuation of the bus in the event of an emergency.

Our school bus drivers have an important job to transport our children to school and back home safely. Their main focus must be on the road and upcoming traffic. Children must remember to follow our safety rules and behave in a respectful manner at all times while on the bus. Otherwise, they contribute to distracting the bus driver and could cause a dangerous situation. Riding the bus is a privilege and children who do not adhere to these rules may lose the privilege of riding the bus. 

The Ring of Peace - A Call to Action

Today, we went on a trip to a peace rally in Richmond Hill called “The Ring Of Peace: A Unity Rally” with Mrs. Lamy and Mrs. Lomanno-Aprile. At this event we saw many student and adult speakers that spoke about racism, sexism, homophobia, and Islamophobia, and how we need to fight against it. They described their own personal experiences, and they taught us how to stand up against hate crimes, stereotypes, and micro-aggression.

The speakers specifically pushed the fact that injustice takes many forms and NEEDS to be eradicated. They explained that hate based jokes, and slurs are NOT okay! It may seem like one word or statement can’t hurt or impact anyone, but every single injustice started with just words. They talked about current events such as the shooting in a mosque located in Quebec and the Charlottesville riot, this opened our eyes and showed us that everything's not okay and these acts needs to be stopped.

Their words inspired us to take action and to embrace people of different races, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, and social identities. We are going  to bring the lessons that were learnt back into Fossil Hill, so future generations can have a safe and equal place to learn and grow.

The Future Aces

Anisa Sule, Eric Nguyen, Vishal Das, Samantha Schwartz, Amina Abdillahi, Andrea Lue, Sachin Solanki, Omanand Dookhie.