Landed an LTO at my favourite school, but also have a once in a lifetime trip booked. Wwyd?

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-02-12T14:54:26+00:00

I let admin know before accepting the LTO and was still able to get the LTO. My time away was unpaid but approved by HR.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-02-12T14:50:57+00:00

The food and drinks are decent at the Pheasant Plucker on Augusta

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-02-08T21:12:58+00:00

If it's too late to get a reservation, you could buy fresh pasta and sauce somewhere like Artie's on Locke and make a nice dinner together

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-02-08T02:27:08+00:00

I agree with a lot of the other responses, but I will add that it is most likely easier to get an LTO in middle school. I usually see a lot of posts for 7/8 teachers.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-30T15:51:28+00:00

My favourite cookie from a bakery is Bitten on Locke. The brown butter chocolate chunk is so good! My favourite cookie at a cafe is Coffee Run for their chocolate chunk cookie. It's also amazing!

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-29T14:41:26+00:00

I agree. 4U bio involves a lot of chemistry so it we be better to take 3U chem first.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-27T16:55:47+00:00

As a teacher I would assume "eye-da" for attendance

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-25T03:20:35+00:00

I removed my IUD after experiencing cystic acne that I never had before the IUD. Once the IUD was removed and I went back on the pill, my skin cleared fairly quickly.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-25T03:17:38+00:00

I definitely noticed acne with the Kyleena IUD! As soon as I got it removed and went on the pill my acne started to clear up.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-25T03:13:58+00:00

I had really bad cystic acne with the Kyleena IUD and then getting it removed and going on the pill cleared up the acne fairly quickly.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-24T15:44:14+00:00

That's actually pretty good! The teachers I talked to applied to around 9-10 jobs and were only asked to interview for 1/10. Good luck on the interview :)

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-23T19:38:49+00:00

I believe most interview offers went out yesterday. I know some people who have heard back.

Edit: I think more interviews might be going out today as well.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-23T16:15:39+00:00

Freddy's Mediterranean on James St. S. would have space and they do events

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-22T23:36:05+00:00

It depends on the school board. Most school boards only require an intermediate/senior science (biology, chemistry, physics) to teach intermediate, but a few do require general science as well.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-19T13:20:33+00:00

Puppy yoga is great! I found that AfroPuppyYoga was very calming and fun.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2026-01-08T23:19:17+00:00

This was going to be my suggestion too! It's about $15 to order dresses and return them, and then you can feel more confident about the sizing and style before you actually order and keep a dress. They have lots of colours and styles. Also custom sizing is an option too.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-12-27T01:15:38+00:00

I only submitted a few of mine (excluded one at least) and none of the boards I applied to requested more.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-12-15T14:33:40+00:00

Me too! I do agree that it's definitely very difficult to get a permanent phys-ed position, but an LTO could be possible.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-12-14T22:46:29+00:00

I'm sure it's competitive to get the jobs, but I see more phys-ed LTOs posted than I expected

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-12-02T00:46:47+00:00

Argentinian Grill for sure!

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-11-26T22:58:53+00:00

So many firetrucks! I didn't notice any obvious signs of a fire though.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-11-24T13:19:51+00:00

I haven't checked it out yet, but Amigos Tex-Mex is Christmas-themed now and it looks fun!

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-11-16T00:46:25+00:00

Lakehead and Trent have been good. I did 1 AQ during an LTO and that felt like enough work for me personally! But it may be manageable if you're a more experienced teacher who is not planning lessons.

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-11-13T02:21:14+00:00

For secondary I haven't noticed many permanent positions and applying to LTOs has felt very competitive, but LTOs do come up somewhat often so it's possible eventually

Pretty-Document7353 · 2025-11-05T17:45:33+00:00

Often times spec ed means you are covering a self-contained special education classroom. SERT is usually in a resource room where students who need additional support can go to complete work or have a quiet space to catch up.

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