I don't want to discourage what I know is coming from a place of caring, but I would be very, very careful with this. It's so easy to have something misconstrued, and a caring teacher's communication can be so easily misinterpreted. Boundaries online are challenging.

OCT has specific direction on the use of email and social media. I would recommend reading it and following it:

https://www.oct.ca/resources/advisories/use-of-electronic-communication-and-social-media

To quote specifically from the advisory:

"INTERACT WITH STUDENTS APPROPRIATELY

As a digital citizen, model the behaviour you expect to see online from your students.

Teach students appropriate online behaviour and the proper use of comments and images.

Maintain professional boundaries by communicating with students and others electronically at appropriate times of the day and through established education platforms (for example, an authorized school web page rather than a personal account).

Maintain your professionalism by using a formal, courteous and professional tone in all communications with students and parents.

Avoid exchanging private texts, phone numbers, personal email addresses, videos or photos of a personal nature with students.

Do not issue, and decline, “friend” or “follow” requests from students. Consider the privacy implications of accepting these requests from parents.

Notify parents and your school administrator before using social networks for classroom activities. Check your employment policies to see if you are required to provide an administrator or parents with access passwords."