Today for Black History Month East Oro PS celebrates Elijah McCoy, an inventor who held over 50 patents that had to do with railway systems. In 1872, McCoy invented an automatic oiling device for moving parts of steam locomotives. The oil drip cup became known as the Real McCoy.

All buses that service East Oro Public Schools are cancelled. The Chess Tournament and Intermediate Boys’ basketball games are also cancelled today.

Today East Oro PS recognizes Miali-Elise Coley-Sudlovenick, who was born in Iqaluit. Her mother is Inuk, and her father is Jamaican. She became a playwright and contributor to 21 Black Futures, a production of playwrights from Black people in Canada, directors and performers.

East Oro PS today we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by Rocking our Socks! I can’t wait to see everyone showing their support as only our Eagles can!

Great podcast on handwriting. Thank you Kate Winn for the rec.

TLSS School Council and partners are presenting Hannah Beach. An award-winning educator & emotional health consultant: Understanding Teens From the Inside Out. To register to attend: bit.ly/HannahBeachEve… @scdsb_schools Harriett Todd PS Uptergrove PS East Oro PS

Throwback Thursday to last Friday when a very generous family East Oro PS donated their maple syrup for our pancake science "experiment" where we investigated states of matter and physical and chemical changes. #maplesyrupseason #community #grade5science #farmschool #ThankYou

Even on a jam packed PD day, East Oro PS educators came together for a Lunch n' Learn to help eachother begin UFLI progress monitoring. Thank you SCDSBliteracy for recording so all can access at our convenience.

It is #educationweek and #MentalHealthAwareness week. May is a busy month! We are looking forward to our #ophea Mental Health Day on Thursday!

We are having an amazing day at our East Oro PS Ophea Mental Health Day. The students are learning about mental health and participating in a number of stations both inside and outside the school. Simcoe County District School Board

Today we explored "transformation and symmetry" for our second art engagement session with artist Sean George East Oro PS. The grade 5s are learning various art techniques as they explore different mediums and tools, and are learning about important world issues too. SCDSBmusic

On May 17th, we acknowledge the International Day of Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia and will continue to educate about respect, equity, diversity and inclusion to build capacity in our East Oro PS school and community. Simcoe County District School Board SCDSB DEI/ML Department

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. This year's theme is Together always: united in diversity. This day brings #Awareness to the violence & discrimination experienced by the 2SLGBTQ+ population. More: may17.org may17

Congratulations to our East Oro PS staff and students for achieving Ophea Gold Certification again this year. Thank you Ms. Rose for spearheading the effort! John Dance matt webbe Simcoe County District School Board

We are looking forward to meeting all our new East Oro PS Kindergartens tonight at our Welcome to Kindergarten tonight! The staff is ready to meet our new Eaglets! Simcoe County District School Board matt webbe SCDSB Early years Jennie O'Neill

It was a gorgeous day for track and field East Oro PS yesterday! We wrapped it up with staff anchoring the relays, what a finish! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ SCDSB Mental Health and Well-Being #scdsbathletics #physed #schoolculture #inclusion #belonging #trackandfield

Thank you to vocalists from Eastview SS and East Oro PS, and the jazz band from Barrie North CI for sharing your musical talents with attendees at tonight’s Character Education Evening. 🎶

Hawkestone Hall is celebrating its 100th Birthday! #community #history #heritage #hawkestone #simcoecounty #oromedonteproud #orangelodge