Holiday Basket Donation Reminder

Kindergarten Registration to Commence January 19, 2018

Kindergarten registration will commence on January 19, 2018 for the 2018-19 school year. Registration forms are available on YRDSB’s website: www.yrdsb.ca. Children who turn four or five years old during 2018, live within the school boundary and whose parents are public school tax supporters will be eligible to register for kindergarten. A kindergarten information session for parents is being planned for this spring. For more information please visit the YRDSB website or contact your local school.

As well please see the link below for full information on how to register:


http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/Kindergarten/Pages/default.aspx

French Immersion registration will take place from January 19 - February 9, 2018

Information sessions for the French Immersion (FI) program will take place at French Immersion schools on January 18, 2018 at 7 p.m. FI registration will begin January 19, 2018. In order to streamline the registration process, parents or guardians of Senior Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2018, and wishing to enrol in the FI Program, can visit or call their home school office (where your child currently attends) and request an Office Index Card - short version. The Office Index Card must be signed by the principal of the home school. Parents or guardians then take this form, along with one piece of identification showing their address to your designated French Immersion school to register between January 19 and February 9, 2018. This eliminates the need to provide duplicate enrolment information or to pre-register.  

Families registering students who do not currently attend a YRDSB school will need to complete full registration paperwork at their designated FI school. Information required for registration includes:

• Proof of child’s age (Birth Certificate/Passport)
• Any legal documents related to custody arrangements if applicable
• Proof of Residency of the student - two documents, one from each of the categories below showing the home address;
• Category A - notice of tax assessment, current rental/lease agreement, agreement to purchase including proof of purchase provided before the pupil attends the school, or property tax bill, and
• Category B - utility bill, bank statement or other official document.

YRDSB’s FI Accommodation Plan provides long-term consistency and equity of access to all students in York Region and will enable YRDSB to continue to offer the FI program to all who wish to enrol. The FI program will be offered in Dual Track or Single Track settings, in a variety of configurations. In order to meet community needs and optimize available space in our schools, a community's Grade 1-8 FI program may be provided over more than one school during the course of a student's FI education. This will allow flexibility in addressing community needs and the opportunity to use existing space in schools. Please note: Some of the FI accommodation plans will require facility modifications or the development of new schools and will require short-term transition plans that might include overflow while we work toward the long-term vision. Overflow refers to situations in which the Board directs students to attend a school other than their community school or optional program for a specific period of time, as defined in Policy #108.

School Bus Cancellation Information

Upcoming Events at JVPS

We have many exciting events happening at our school for this December.

On December 7, 2017 we will have our first ever Winter Bazaar.  We want to welcome all families to this fun evening. This event is organized  by our school council and will start at 6:30 pm

On December 14, we will also hold our annual Holiday Concert in the gym.  Families can order pizza through School Cash On line for the evening.

At the Holiday Concert, we will also have our famous Holiday Basket raffle at the end of the evening. Please note that all donations for the holiday baskets are due to the classroom teacher by December 1.

We look forward to seeing our families at both of these exciting evenings. 

Letter from the Chair of the Board

Before Care Job Position

Holiday Baskets

Save the Date Winter Bazaar at JVPS December 7, 2017

The Week Ahead for Parents

Holiday Heroes

Our Holiday Heroes Campaign has begun.  We are looking for donations of new clothing and we will be displaying the clothing on our Giving Tree in the front foyer of the school.

Please bring in your donations by December 13 as all the clothing will be picked up on December 14.

Thank you again in advance for your generosity.

The Giving Tree at JVPS

All donations of new winter clothing will be displayed on our giving tree in the front foyer.  This year, our donations will go to support the Holiday Heroes Campaign. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Elementary Progress Report Card

Students will receive one Progress Report in November and two Provincial Report Cards, one in February and one in June. 

The progress report for 2017 will be sent home to parents on Wednesday, November 22, 2017.

The purpose of the Elementary Progress Report is to provide information about how a student is progressing at this point in time. 

As learning skills and work habits play a critical role in a student’s success, there is emphasis in this first report on these skills. A student’s development of these skills and habits is also a strong indication of how a student is developing as a self-directed learner. The Learning Skills (with an example) are: 

·                Responsibility - completes and submits class work, homework and assignments according to agreed-                upon timelines

·                Organization - establishes priorities and manages time to complete tasks and achieve goals.

·                Independent Work - follows instructions with minimal supervision. 

·                Collaboration - accepts various roles and an equitable share of work in a group. Initiative - approaches 

            new tasks with  a positive attitude

·                Initiative - Demonstrates the caapcity for innovation and a willingness to take risks.

·                Self-Regulation - perseveres and makes an effort when responding to challenges.

Our teachers are working with students on  these Learning Skills and providing them with opportunities for self-assessment.

The Elementary Progress Report Card will go home on Wednesday November 22, 2017. 

Please sit with your child to review the Learning skills and help your child to make a goal for him/herself for the next term.

Year 2 Kindergarten families will be invited to attend Parent-Teacher Interviews and/or Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences. 

Parent/teacher/student interviews will be held during Nov. 23 (evening) and Nov. 24 PA day, aligned with the elementary Progress Reporting process.

The primary purpose of assessment is to improve learning and to help children become self-regulating, autonomous learners. 

Educators engage in assessment for learning as they observe and document evidence of children’s learning (through the process of “pedagogical documentation”) and provide descriptive feedback to the children that is designed to help them move forward within their zone of proximal development. 

In Kindergarten, evaluation is the summarizing of evidence of a child’s learning in relation to the overall expectations at a given point in time, in order to specify a child’s key learning, growth in learning, and next steps in learning. 

The Kindergarten Communication of Learning: Initial Observations is intended to provide parents with an overview of initial observations of their child’s learning and early evidence of growth in learning in relation to the overall expectations in The Kindergarten Program and with information about appropriate next steps to further the child’s learning

We look forward to seeing our parents at the parent-teacher interviews.

Winter Bazaar at JVPS

Spirit Wear at JVPS

Spirit Wear is available for purchase on School Cash On-Line.  We will also have some sample sizes available at the school to try on.  All proceeds from the spirit wear go towards our fundraising projects at the school.

Holiday Basket Raffle at JVPS

The Week Ahead for Parents

The Week Ahead for Parents

Dressing for the Cold Weather

As our weather starts to get colder I would like to remind all parents to please make sure that your children are dressed properly for our invigorating winter days. It is advisable for students to bring extra pants and socks. Boots, hats mitts/gloves, scarves and snow pants for the younger children will help make recess an enjoyable time. A change is sometimes necessary due to the wet and cold weather of the winter months. To avoid adding to our clothing collection in the Lost and Found, please be sure to label all articles of clothing.

All students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 are expected to go out for every recess unless the principal decides that the weather conditions are so poor that it would be detrimental for them to be outdoors. Weather conditions are always monitored and in extreme conditions (e.g. wind chill), we would keep the students indoors or shorten the time outdoors.

Please make sure your children are dressed appropriately for cold weather.

Parenting Workshop at German Mills P.S.

Open House at Thornlea SS for Grade 8 Students

This is a reminder to our parents of grade 8 students that Thornlea Secondary School is having their open house on Tuesday November 7, 2017.  This is a great opportunity to find out about all the special programs that Thornlea has to offer.

The Week Ahead for Parents

Flu Season Information

School Council Change of Date

Please note that our school council meeting for Thursday November 9, 2017 has been moved to Tuesday November 14.

School Council will start at 7:00 and take place in the Learning Commons.

We hope to see you there on Tuesday, November 14 for School Council.