Math Activities During the Winter

Winter break is right around the corner! This is a great opportunity to take time with your child and connect math to the real world. Below are some ideas that will help get you started:

• Grocery shopping can involve money, budgeting, estimating,

adding, subtracting, and measuring

• Cooking can involve weighing, measuring, ordering, estimating,
  adding, and multiplying
• Organizing for a party can mean matching numbers of people to plates,
  cutlery, area of tables, ordering food, and seating arrangements
• Going on a trip by car or plane involves time, distance,
  cutlery, area of tables, ordering food, and seating arrangements
• Completing a half finished symmetrical design using playdough
  (e.g., half a butterfly, tree)
• Building a snowman can involve measuring, spatial reasoning,
  and estimating

These ideas will help your child see the importance of math in their everyday lives
through fun and interactive ways.

http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/math/schoolleader/ideas_for_school_leaders.html

The Ontario Ministry of Education recently released information for families about
Focusing on the Fundamentals of Math.  You can access this information at:
https://math.thelearningexchange.ca/training/
provincial-math-training-learning-modules/parents2/

To find out what your child will learn in math this year or to find other fun activities that you

can do together as a family, please visit http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/Math/Pages/default.aspx.  
Be sure to also try our Problem of the Month

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LUNCH ASSISTANTS ARE NEEDED FOR JANUARY 7, 2019

We are in need of Lunch Assistants starting in the New Year from January 7 to June 27, 2019. This is a paid position from 12:50 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Please let the office know if you will be able to help us out.

Email address: Johnsview.village.ps@yrdsb.ca

Phone: 905-881-3360

Currently on School Cash On-Line

Thornlea SS Information Session

Winter Break

The winter break this year is from Monday, December 24, 2018 to Friday, January 4, 2019.

School resumes on Monday January 7, 2019.

If you know that your family will be away on January 7, please inform the school office this week if your child will be absent.

The attendance line is open 24 hours a day (905-881-3360) and you can also enter a planned absence for your child in Edsby, (http://yrdsb.edsby.com).

Kindergarten Registration 2019

Kindergarten registration will commence on January 18, 2019 for the 2019-20 school year.

Registration forms are available on YRDSB’s website: www.yrdsb.ca. Children who:

•  turn four or five years old during 2019,
•  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 later this spring. For more information please visit the YRDSB website or contact your local school.

Documents for Registration​

Download and complete any required forms:

• Elementary School Registration Form 
• Other documents required, If applicable:
• Direction of Tax Support form (required if property tax bill/municipal property assessment is not provided)
• Any assessments to support the student’s placement
• Staff Administration of Medication
• Self-Administration of Medication
• Medical Care Plan
• Any legal documents related to custody

The Kindergarten Parent/Guardian Questionnaire allows you to provide your school with specific information to support the transition to school.  Your child’s Kindergarten educators will use the information you share to help to create an inclusive and welcoming transition to Kindergarten for your child.  We appreciate all information that you are able to provide.

The Ministry EYE@K Questionnaire (Early Years Experiences at Kindergarten) will be offered to all families registering their child to Kindergarten for the first time.  Answering the questions is voluntary.  Responses gathered will help Regional planning tables coordinate and improve the programs and services for families and young children in the community.  The Ministry has provided the survey in nine additional languages.​ 

Required Documents: 

Find and bring these supporting documents (originals required) to the school office to register:

• Proof of child’s age (Birth Certificate/Passport)
• Proof of your child’s address - 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. 

Kindergarten is a big step on the journey of learning and this is an exciting time for you and your child. We strongly believe that forming strong partnerships with our parent community is a main factor in achieving success; and encourage you to engage in your child’s education.

York Region District School Board’s mission is to advance student achievement and well-being through public education, which motivates learners, fosters inclusion, inspires innovation and builds community. We look forward to having your child join us and working with you toward his/her success.
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French Immersion Registration 2019

French Imme​rsion registration will take place from January 18 - February 8, 2019​​

Information sessions for the French Immersion (FI) program will take place at French Immersion schools on January 17, 2019 at 7 p.m. 

FI registration will begin January 18 2019.

In order to streamline the registration process, parents or guardians of Senior Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2019, and wishing to enroll in the FI Program, can visit or call their home school office (where your child currently atte​​​nds) 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 18 and February 8, 2019. This eliminates the need to provide duplicate enrolment information or to pre-register.

Late registrations are those submitted after February 8, 2019.  Late registrations will be treated on a first- come, first-served basis and will be considered subsequent to registrations received during the registration period should overflow be necessary.

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Winter Concert

Thursday, December 13, 2018 is our Winter Concert.

We will be selling raffle tickets for the Holiday Baskets before the concert begins.

Tickets are:

 $2 for 1 ticket

 $5 for 3 tickets

$10 for 7 tickets

We will also be selling raffle tickets for our VIP seating.  One lucky family will get front row seating with  snacks and  drinks.   Tickets for the VIP raffle will be sold for $2 each before the concert begins.

We will also be raffling off tickets to the Marlies games for $5 each.

All winners must be present in the audience to win.

The Holiday Basket Raffle and the Marlies Raffle draws will take place at the conclusion of our concert.

We are reminding parents to please stay for the entire concert and to pick up your children at the end of the concert.

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Winter Concert

Every Student Counts Survey

Student voice is important to us. From November 12 to December 14, 2018, the York Region District School Board will invite all students to participate in the Every Student Counts Survey (ESCS).

The purpose of this census survey is to better understand YRDSB’s diverse student population as well as students’ experiences in school and outside of school. The survey results will be used to help improve our schools and to:

• Identify and eliminate systemic barriers to student success;
• Create more equitable and inclusive school environments; and,
• Improve student achievement and well-being.

All students will be given the opportunity to participate. Accessibility options will be available for any student who needs assistance completing the survey.

• For students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, the survey will be sent home to be completed with a parent/guardian.

The Every Student Counts Survey (ESCS) is confidential but not anonymous. To ensure confidentiality, no directly identifying information (such as student name) will be on the survey. As one of the main purposes of the survey is to identify and eliminate systemic barriers to student success, all surveys will include a unique code that will be used to link the survey data with student achievement data.  Survey results will only be reported in aggregate form (grouped data only) and no individual students will be identified. A summary of the results will be available at schools and on this webpage in Spring 2019.

Parents of students in grades K to 6 can access the survey at the following address:

www.cci-survey.ca/York/kto6

An information paper was sent home to all families with the unique code for each child to complete the survey at home with parents. If you did not receive this paper with the unique code, please contact the school office and we will be happy to provide you with the code to complete the survey.

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Winter Bazaar

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our Winter Bazaar this evening sponsored by School Council.

Order forms for poinsettias will also be available this evening.

Poinsettia Fundraiser at JVPS

Only 2 days left to order your poinsettia's for the holidays.

Order forms were sent home previously.  If you did not receive an order form please contact the school office.

All proceeds from the fundraiser go toward supporting school initiatives for all students.

Order forms will be available at our Winter Bazaar as well.

Poinsettia's will be delivered to the school on December 14, 2018.

JOHNSVIEW VILLAGE FOOD DRIVE 2018

Johnsview Village Public School is holding its annual Food Drive to benefit

Markham Food Bank

from December 4 to December 14  

Each classroom has been assigned a specific food item to donate.  

Ms. Levick - Cereal (hot and cold)

Ms. Manganaro -  Cereal (hot and cold)

Ms. Wong - Baby food and baby formula

Ms. Mohan - Baby food and baby formula

Ms. Rosenberg - Canned fruits and vegetables

Mr. Phillips - Canned meat, fish, stew,
pasta sauce

Ms. Williams - Canned beans, dry beans, rice

Mr. MacNeice - Jam, tea, instant coffee,
crackers

Mr. Dave - Toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes,
shampoo

Please send donations with your child.

Thank you

Please Complete the Every Student Counts Survey by November 30, 2018

Student voice is important to us. From November 12 to 30, 2018, the York Region District School Board will invite all students to participate in the Every Student Counts Survey (ESCS).

The purpose of this census survey is to better understand YRDSB’s diverse student population as well as students’ experiences in school and outside of school. The survey results will be used to help improve our schools and to:

• Identify and eliminate systemic barriers to student success;
• Create more equitable and inclusive school environments; and,
• Improve student achievement and well-being.

All students will be given the opportunity to participate. Accessibility options will be available for any student who needs assistance completing the survey.

• For students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, the survey will be sent home to be completed with a parent/guardian.
• Students in Grades 7-12 will be invited to complete the census at their school.

The Every Student Counts Survey (ESCS) is confidential but not anonymous. To ensure confidentiality, no directly identifying information (such as student name) will be on the survey. As one of the main purposes of the survey is to identify and eliminate systemic barriers to student success, all surveys will include a unique code that will be used to link the survey data with student achievement data.  Survey results will only be reported in aggregate form (grouped data only) and no individual students will be identified. A summary of the results will be available at schools and on this webpage in Spring 2019.

Additional information about the survey is available on the ESCS Frequently Asked Questions webpage​.

Our grade 7 and 8 students have completed the survey at school and we are hoping that all of the students in grades K to 6 will complete the survey at home with their parents.

Students in grades K to 6 were given an individual sheet with instructions and a special code to complete the survey.  If you did not receive this sheet with the special code, please contact the school office and we will be happy to provide you with the code.

Parent Engagement Workshop

Parent Engagement Workshop

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Parent Teacher Interviews

We look forward to seeing  our parents this evening and tomorrow morning.  Here are the room locations for the interviews for the Progress Reports. 

French Immersion Registration Information

Grade 1 French Immersion Information Sessions and Registrations

Information Sessions

Information sessions for Grade 1 entry into the French Immersion (FI) program will take place at French Immersion schools that have a Grade 1 program on January 17, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Please visit YRDSB’s website in January 2019 http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/fi/Pages/Program-Locations.aspx) to find the FI program location for your elementary school location.

Registration

FI registration will begin on January 18, 2019. Parents or guardians of Senior Kindergarten students entering Grade 1 in 2019, and wishing to enrol in the FI Program, can visit or call their home school office and request an Office Index Card - short version. This 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 the designated FI program location to register, between January 18 and February 8, 2019. Registration during this period is not first come, first served.

Late Registrations

Late registrations are those submitted after February 8, 2019. Late registrations will be treated on a first- come, first-served basis and will be considered subsequent to registrations received during the registration period should overflow be necessary.

Accommodation Plan

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. Space requirements at some schools may mean that siblings are in different schools for primary dual track French Immersion programs due to differing grade structures. Like any of our schools across the Board, changes to school boundaries, and/or the accommodation model for the French Immersion program may need to be considered when new schools open, a school experiences enrolment growth, and program changes occur. This will allow flexibility in addressing community needs and the opportunity to use existing space in schools.

More information is available on the Board’s website: www.yrdsb.ca. 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.

Kindergarten Registration to Commence January 18, 2019

Kindergarten registration will commence on January 18, 2019 for the 2019-20 school year.

Registration forms are available on YRDSB’s website:

www.yrdsb.ca.

Children who turn four or five years old during 2019, 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.

Poinsettia Fundraiser Information

Order forms were sent home a few weeks ago for our poinsettia fundraiser.  Order forms will also be available on the evening and day of parent-teacher interviews.

Join us for the Winter Bazaar, Thursday, November 29, 2018

A Few Reminders

This is a reminder that school starts at 9:00 a.m. and supervision in  all the yards (primary, junior and intermediate) starts at 8:45 a.m.  We look forward to seeing all of our students being on time for school.

Please remember that there is no parking in the bus lane at any time.  Please do not drop off your children in the bus lane, as there is no parking or stopping or standing in the bus lane.

We are also respectfully reminding parents not to drop off children in the school crosswalk in front of the school. We want to ensure that all children are safe and can use the crosswalk safely at any given time.

Weather Watch

All students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 are expected to go out for every recess unless the principal decides that weather conditions are so poor that it would be detrimental for them to be outdoors. Students are to come to school ready for winter and prepared to be outdoors up to 40 minutes after lunch.

We always monitor the weather and, in extreme conditions e.g. wind chill; we keep the students indoors or shorten the recess breaks.

We often receive requests from parents asking us to keep their children indoors during recess times because they are not feeling well. Unfortunately, we do not have the staff or facilities to supervise students who are sick or still recovering from an illness. Students with heavy colds, etc., which are serious enough to prevent them from participating in physical education, recesses or other outdoor activities, should remain at home until their condition improves. This will likely benefit the students concerned and prevent the spread of this illness to others.

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. A change is often 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. Boots, hats, mitts/gloves, scarves, and snow pants for the younger children will help make recess an enjoyable time.

Every Student Counts Survey

On November 12, York Region District School Board invited all students to participate in the Every Student Counts Survey (ESCS). Thank you to all of the families who have completed the survey so far. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

This is a friendly reminder for families with child(ren) in Kindergarten to Grade 6 to please complete the online survey at home with your child by November 30.  Earlier this month, you should have received a school letter with a link to the online survey. Families with more than one child in Kindergarten to Grade 6 were asked to complete one survey per child.

The online survey is available in English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hebrew, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.

If you have misplaced your letter, please contact the school office.  If you have already completed the survey, please disregard this letter.

The ESCS is voluntary and confidential. Survey results will be used to help improve our schools and to:

● Identify and eliminate systemic barriers to student success;

● Create more equitable and inclusive school environments; and,

● Improve student achievement and well-being.

A summary of the results (grouped data only) will be available at schools and on the Board’s website in Spring 2019.

If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to contact me. Additional information about the survey (i.e., FAQs and survey questions), is available at www.yrdsb.ca/escs.

This important initiative will help us work together to create equitable and inclusive school environments. Parents and guardians are our strongest partners in education and we thank you for your support.

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Dressing for the Weather

Winter is now upon us.  Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.

It is always a good idea to send an extra pair of socks and mitts so that children can have dry clothes at all times.

For very young children, it is a good idea to practice getting them to get dressed and undressed on their own to foster independence.

We will be going outside for all recesses, unless the weather is inclement and then the decision to stay indoors will be made.

Snow Safety Rules

Math Problems to Try with Your Child

Human Rights Commissioner's Office

York Region District School Board is committed to creating safe, equitable and inclusive learning and working environments. As part of this commitment, the Board established a Human Rights Commissioner’s Office (HRCO).

The HRCO was created in response to a growing awareness that a space was needed within the school board environment to effectively address issues of discrimination and harassment specific to the Human Rights Code.

The HRCO is an arms-length office for Human Rights Code compliance under the Board’s Human Rights Policy.

The HRCO website provides the YRDSB community access to important information related to human rights, a confidential complaint reporting process and contact information for the office.

The website can be found at www.yrdsb.ca/hrco.  

School Bus Information

Grade 8 Open House at Thornlea

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Remembrance Day Assembly November 12, 2018

Please join us for our Remembrance Day assembly.  

The assembly will take place at 11:15 on Monday, November 12 in our school gymnasium.

Winter Bazaar Information

Winter Bazaar Information