Ramadan

To all of our Johnsview families observing Ramadan, we wish you a peaceful fast and a blessed month.

Happy Nawruz

We would like to wish all of our families who celebrate Nawruz, a happy and prosperous New Year.

Winter Bazaar Success

Our First Winter Bazaar was a fantastic success. We had a wonderful turnout from our community and everyone had fun.

Many of our students had a great time at the Henna station.  There were many cool designs to pick from.  

Henna

We had many vendors from our community participate in our Winter Bazaar and we would like to thank them for supporting this initiative and for supporting the students at JVPS.

Of course, where would we be without our fabulous Mrs. Papi.  Here she is helping to sell tickets at the entrance to our Winter Bazaar!!!

Santa and his helper were very popular at our Winter Bazaar.  Many students had their pictures taken with Santa and they also had a chance to write a letter to Santa.  I wonder what Santa will write back?

We also want to thank the organizers of the terrific event, our School Council Members who put so much hard work and dedication into making this event the success it was.  Here are some of the parents and Mrs. Papi who helped to create a very memorable evening.

Holiday Concert Dinner Orders

Holiday Basket Donation Reminder

Holiday Baskets

Holiday Basket Raffle at JVPS

Happy Thanksgiving

We would like to wish all our families a Happy Thanksgiving and a great long weekend.

We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday October 10.

Family Day February 20, 2017

We would like to wish all of our families a wonderful Family Day on Monday February 20, 2017.

School will be closed for the holiday and we look forward to seeing all of our students back at school on Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Happy Lunar New Year

January 28, marks the Lunar New Year for members of the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities.
Lunar New Year is a cultural and religious celebration for many Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese.

This is the year of the Rooster. People born in 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993 and 2005 were also born in the year of the “Rooster”. Many rituals are associated with this festive occasion. They include cleaning house, paying off debts, settling old arguments, and other means of making a "fresh start." To celebrate, people may light firecrackers, hang poetry, enjoy a family feast (oranges and apples are considered lucky fruits), exchange gifts (adults may give children laisee, red envelopes filled with money), and buy new clothes or new shoes.

We wish all of our families, students and community celebrating Lunar New Year a happy and joyful celebration in the company of family and friends.

Happy Easter!

We would like to wish all of our families who celebrate Easter, a wonderful celebration this weekend with family and friends.

Please remember that there is no school on Monday March 28.

Have a safe and wonderful weekend.

Wishing our Johnsview Families a Happy Nawruz

It’s almost time for Nowruz, the most important holiday in the Iranian culture. Nowruz, meaning “New Day”, celebrates the coming of spring and the renewal of nature. This holiday marks the beginning of the Persian calendar and occurs every year at the exact moment that spring starts. This year, Nowruz will take place on Sunday March 20 at 12:30 a.m. 

When Nowruz arrives, families gather and say, "Sal-e no mobarak," or “Happy New Year”!  It is tradition for the oldest member of the family to give gifts to the younger ones. Soon after, family and friends begin visiting each other’s homes to welcome the new year.

One of the most important Nowruz traditions is the, "Sofreh-e Haft Seen," a ceremonial table where all dishes begin with the Persian letter "S". The most iconic part of the table is the “sabze” or sprouts, which represent rebirth. Other dishes include “serke” or vinegar, which represents patience and "seeb" or apple, which symbolizes beauty and health.

Here at Johnsview Village P.S. would like to wish everyone celebrating this holiday a, “Happy Nowruz”!

“Ei-de shoma mobarak”!

Seeb (apple), Sabze (green grass), Serke (vinegar), Samanoo (sweet pudding made from wheat germ), Senjed (a kind of berry), Sekke (coin), and Seer (garlic). Other options are Somagh (sumak, an Iranian spice), Sombol (spring flower).

To complete the Sofreh, we also include: eggs, candles, mirror, etc…

No Food for Sharing on Valentine's Day

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This note is to remind all parents and guardians that as Valentine’s Day approaches we want to ensure that we are engaging in best practices so that our students who have severe food allergies are safe at school.

Our best practice is to ensure that we are not bringing in food, candy, baked foods or snack foods for sharing with other students. 

This means that for tomorrow we will NOT be accepting any food product (this includes ALL candy) for distribution in the school. Any food received will be returned, unopened.

We ask all parents and guardians to continue to be vigilant in reading food label packaging to avoid products that come in to contact with peanuts and tree nuts.

Thank you for working with us to keep all of our students safe.

Spirit Day at JVPS

To all of our students, show your spirit at JVPS by wearing
RED, PINK or WHITE on Friday February 12.

Happy Lunar New Year

We would like to wish all of our families who celebrate the Lunar New Year a wonderful year full of good luck, prosperity and health.