Message from Wellness Centre and the Orillia After Hours Medical Clinic - TB Skin Tests

Mantoux /Tuberculin (TB)Testing

Please note that effective immediately the Orillia After Hours Medical Clinic will not be performing TB skin tests. This change in services offered at the clinic will allow attending physicians more time to treat patients seeking medical care for illness.

Students requiring this test are encouraged to request the test from their Primary Care Providers or visit a walk in clinic in Barrie.  

Here is a link to the clinics in Barrie: http://barriefht.ca/contact/after-hours-medical-care/ 

Lakehead University's 50th Anniversary - Celebrate With Us!

Planned ETFO Workshops For B.Ed Students - In The New Year

Good Day Students,

The Faculty of Education has partnered with the Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario, to offer you 2 fantastic workshops in 2015.

Because of space constraints, we have planned 2 sessions on each date.

Cohorts have been assigned to a specific time-slot to attend these available workshops, based on availability in class schedules.

The ETFO Workshop details & Assigned Presentation Schedule for each Cohort, are as follows:

SAVE THE DATE - Friday January 23^rd, 2015  

Workshop: Student Mental Health    

Session Times & Cohort Assignment:            

• 10:30 – 12:30  - for Cohorts: B, F, G and H
• 12:30 – 2:30 - for Cohorts: A, C, D and E

Presenter:  Nancy Baldree, 

ETFO Staff, Professional Development/Learning

SAVE THE DATE - Friday February 27^th, 2015 

Workshop: Think Before You Click – Professional Boundaries

Session Times & Cohort Assignment:  

• 10:30 – 12:30  - for Cohorts: B, F, G and H
• 12:30 – 2:30 - for Cohorts: A, C, D and E

Presenter:  Phyllis Hession-White,

ETFO Staff, Professional Relations

Notice of Availability of Professional Year Letters For Your Portfolio - ONLY UNTIL MONDAY MARCH 16th, 2015

Attention All Professional Year B.Ed Students:

Effective Monday January 5th, 2015 the Education Administration Team will make available (upon request) specific letters for inclusion in each student's personal portfolio.

What Professional Year Letters Can Be Requested?

PERSONALIZED LETTERS (with associated fee) are available:

1) Letter of Eligibility/Good Standing

What Is It?

This is a letter acknowledging your enrollment in the program while program is in progress, speaks of upcoming convocation in June 2015, if  you meet all of the B.Ed degree requirements. (This letter is recommended should there be a delay in processing your official OCT certification. Should you wish to start applying for teaching opportunities while you wait for your official cert # from OCT, this letter is a good addition to any application.)

Why Do I Need This Letter?

The letter of eligibility/good standing will also come in handy if:

·  You are planning on applying or registering for AQs with different institutions

·  You are pursuing a teaching opportunity abroad or in another province, and you need proof you will earn your B.Ed degree to apply, before convocation or receiving your OCT certification #

·  You are pursuing a local teaching opportunity and you need proof you will earn your B.Ed degree to apply, before convocation or receiving your OCT certification #

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you are a student who has not satisfied all program academic requirements,  or have not successfully completed and/or deferred your first  or second placement, you will not qualify for this letter. 

Similarly, if you are a student who has not yet successfully passed the Math Competency Exam, you must wait to request this letter until the results from the March sitting of the Math Competency Exam are announced.

2) Religious Education Elective Letter

What Is It?

This is a letter of confirmation of attendance upon successful completion of the Religious Education elective (EDUC 3236). 

This letter may be necessary when applying to specific Catholic School Boards, as a new teacher. 

(It is up to you to complete the research to determine if it would be of benefit to you.)

NOTE: 

If you are enrolled in a WINTER offering of this course, we will not generate a EDUC 3236 letter for students until a FINAL Mark is awarded.

GENERIC LETTERS(no associated fee) are available:

3) Math Competency Letter

What is It?

This is a letter that outlines the intent of the EDUC 4050 course, acknowledging that LU is the only Faculty of Ed to make successful completion of this course a requirement to graduate. Bulk copies of this letter are available for all Professional Year students in the Education Administration Office.

How To Obtain Your Letters:

Come in person to the Education Administration Office in Heritage Place to pick up the letters you desire.
The cost for each letter is: $5.00 per letter & monies must be received at the time the each letter is surrendered.

PLEASE COME PREPARED WITH EXACT MONIES IF PAYING WITH CASH.

Accepted Payment: Cash or a Money Order payable to "Lakehead University"

Should you request a letter late in the year, and are unavailable to pay for it and claim it in person, we would ask that you ensure that you make arrangements to send us a Money Order and a postage paid return envelope (complete with desired return address), and we will expedite your request.

The Education Administration Office will only make these letters available to all 2014/2015 students until: Monday March 16th, 2015. 

Any requests for any of these letters received after this date, may not be fulfilled.

Regards,
Julie

REMINDER - BUILDING FUTURES - Full Day Off-Site Event - Details, Directions & Parking - Students & Faculty - Jan 7th, 2015

Good Morning Professional Year B.Ed Students:

I am re-sending the Building Futures information to all of you, as a reminder of this Wednesday's (January 7th, 2015) event off-site.
Important Note:
It is important that all students to remember to:

·  pack a lunch for the day

·  carpool wherever possible for the event

·  park in the designated locations on-site at Geneva

·  report to the Registration Table by 8:30am 

For complete details, please review the full communication we circulated on December 17, 2014 - found below.
See all of you there,
Julie
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Julie Howell <jhowell@lakeheadu.ca>
Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Subject: BUILDING FUTURES - Full Day Off-Site Event - Details, Directions & Parking - Students & Faculty - Jan 7th, 2015
To: Frances Helyar <fhelyar@lakeheadu.ca>, Rosamaria Fabiano <rfabiano@lakeheadu.ca>, Catherine Hannon <channon@lakeheadu.ca>

Attention All Professional Year B.Ed Students:
This is a reminder of the compulsory full-day off-site Professional Development Workshop held at Geneva Park Convention Center on Wednesday January 7th, 2015.

ALL Professional Year B.Ed students are required to be in attendance.
ALL Professional Year EDUC courses regularly scheduled for Wednesday January 7th, 2015 will be cancelled, will be made up on: MONDAY MARCH 16th, 2015.
A Few Things To Remember About January 7th, 2015:

Registration Sign In For All Students:
You must sign in at the registration desk in the lobby of the Centennial Centre when you arrive, where you will be given your program materials. The registration desk will be open from 8:30 to 9:00 am.

Registration TIPS:

·  If you received an online confirmation of the workshops you successfully registered for, in late October 2014 - PLEASE PRINT IT AND BRING IT WITH YOU.

·  For those who did not complete the online registration by the communicated deadline, you must register manually for their workshops - please plan to be there by no later than 8:15am to manually register from the workshops that are still available

LOOKING FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS:
Our Ministry partners are looking for 4 B.Ed students who would be willing to assist with the registration table, before the event begins. If you are interested, please send an email to Julie Howell ASAP.
What To Expect Following Mandatory Registration:
The program will commence promptly at 9:00 am in the Auditorium. Please refer to the Building Futures website (www.ontario.ca/buildingfutures) for a copy of the agenda and further information about the day. Beverages and a light afternoon snack will be provided on the day.
Students must plan to bring their own lunch with them, for the day.
There will be a designated area where students can have their lunch during the designated break.
Request Of Each Participant:
Since the Ministry of Education is making every effort to organize greener events, your cooperation is greatly appreciated. We will not be providing paper handouts of the workshop presentations; instead, we ask you to bring your own pen and paper for taking notes.
We also encourage you to bring your own beverage container (travel mug) to cut down on waste.
Parking at YMCA Geneva Park:
I thought it would be worthwhile to provide you with parking instructions since I'm not sure how well everyone knows the Geneva Park YMCA centre.
Their Address:
YMCA Geneva Park, 6604 Rama Road, R.R.#6 Orillia, Ontario, Canada, L3V 6H6
Directions For Parking:

·  When you come into Geneva Park you will see the registration building (Centennial Centre) on your left.

·  Keep driving past it while staying to your right. 

·  You will drive right into the main parking lot which is first come, first serve. A parking pass is not required

·  We ask that students carpool wherever possible, to ensure there is adequate parking for all.

·  We also ask that any driver adhere to legal parking stalls within the available lots

Hope you enjoy the day.
See each of you there.
Regards,

Julie

Declaring Intent To Graduate in June 2015

This is just a reminder to all Professional Year B.Ed students.
The "Intent To Graduate" form is now available in MyInfo.
If you hope to graduate from the B.Ed program on June 6th, 2015, this form must be completed.
How to Locate the Intent To Graduate form:

• Login to MyInfo

• Click on the "For Students" tab

• Locate the the header named: Graduation

• Click on "Intent To Graduate" (and complete all required information)

Thank you,
Julie

Weekly Video from the Chair

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Winter term! This week's video includes advice about winter commuting, class cancellations, Wednesday's special event and a few suggestions as we start this new term. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y9GGzCuRHY&feature=youtube_gdata

I'm looking forward to seeing you all again,

Frances