BBQ and Curriculum Night Thursday, Sept 29

We are looking forward to seeing all of our families at the BBQ and the Curriculum evening.

Just a few reminders....

The BBQ will take place from 5:30 to 6:30.

Parents can order food for themselves and their children on our School Cash On Line system.  The BBQ will be held at the back of the school on the junior/intermediate tarmac.  Once parents and students obtain their food, families can proceed into the school to eat either in:

• the learning commons or
• the gym

The curriculum part of the evening will start at 6:30  Each teacher will provide two identical presentations so that parents with more than one child at the school can meet each teacher and see their child's classroom.

• The first presentation will be from 6:30 to 6:55
• The second presentation will be from 7:00 to 7:25

Here is a chart of our classrooms and their location:

We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, September 29, 2016

PA Day

This is just a reminder that Monday September 26, 2016 is a PA Day.  There will be no school for students on Monday.

We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday September 27, 2016.

West Nile Virus Fact Sheet

York Region Community and Health Services (Public Health) has asked that we share the attached West Nile Virus Factsheet with you. 

You may also find this information on their website: york.ca/westnile. If you have any questions, please contact Community and Health Services directly at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-252-9933.

The Week Ahead September 26 to 30

BBQ & Curriculum Night

We would like to remind parents about our BBQ & Curriculum Night on:

Thursday September 29, 2016.

The BBQ will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.   Please order your food on the School Cash On Line System.  The order form is live and ready to take orders.

The Curriculum Night will start at 6:30 p.m.

There will be two identical sessions offered per classroom.  This is to allow for parents who have children in different grades to attend both presentations.

The first presentation will take place from 6:30 to 6:55

There will be a 5 minute break to allow parents to get to the second session if they have a child in another grade.

The second session will start at 7:00 and go until 7:25 p.m.

All sessions will take place in the classrooms.

The sessions in the classrooms will focus on the curriculum being taught this year and children can you show you their work so far.  If you wish to speak to your child's teacher about your child, please call and make an appointment with the teacher.

We hope to see everyone at the BBQ and Curriculum Night!!!!

The Week Ahead

School Photo Day

School Photo Day will take place on Wednesday October 5, 2016.

Curriculum Night and BBQ

Mr. Sub Orders

We would like to let parents know that the Mr. Sub form is now available on School Cash On Line for orders.

We would like to have as many parents as possible sign up for School Cash On Line.

You can access School Cash On  Line on our school website: http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/johnsviewvillage.ps/Pages/default.aspx

Curriculum Night and BBQ

Sign Up for School Cash On Line

Pizza and Sub orders will be  coming out shortly on School Cash On-Line.

Please sign up for the new system, "School Cash On Line" in order to be able to access the pizza and sub forms.

You can register for school cash on line at our school website:

http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/Pages/School-Profile.aspx?SchoolID=450

If you have any problems registering, please contact the school office at: 905-881-3360

Morning Drop Off

Dear Parents of Grade 1 to 3 and students:

This note is a request to all parents of primary  students (Grades 1 to 3) to please drop off your students at the kindergarten gate.   We are requesting that parents of primary students not enter the kindergarten enclosed yard.  This will help the staff in the following ways:

·       Ensure that all children are accounted for as it is difficult to see the children with all the adults in the kindergarten yard

·      Help improve separation between parents and children

·       Reduce congestion at the entry gate to the kindergarten yard

Starting tomorrow morning, Tuesday September 13, 2016, parents are asked to drop their children off at the kindergarten gate at 8:45 a.m. when supervision begins.  Parents of students in kindergarten are already dropping off their children at the gate and not entering the kindergarten yard. 

Please note that there is supervision in the primary yard at 8:45 a.m. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mrs. Goldberg, the Kindergarten Team and the Primary Staff

The Week Ahead September 12 to 16

Attendance and Punctuality

At JVPS we emphasize the importance of arriving to school on time.  

Please note that school begins PROMPTLY at 9:00 a.m.

Supervision in the school yard begins at 8:45 a.m.  

Getting to school on time - every day- is very important.  

Learning occurs daily, right from the start of class.  By establishing patterns early on (i.e. being punctual and responsible) children acquire positive habits about school attendance.

If your child is going to be absent or late parents MUST call the school office to inform us at: 905-881-3360

Supervision starts at 8:45 in the schoolyard

Office Index Cards

The office Index Cards were sent to all parents in the first day package.

Currently we have many phone numbers and emails that are not in service.

It is extremely important we have UPDATED contact information in case of an emergency.  Please review this document carefully including:

• address, 
• phone numbers, 
• emails 
• and additional contacts. 

The office index card must be returned even if there are no changes. Please complete the form provided to indicate that you have reviewed the Index Card and if there are no changes please tick off "No Changes."

All documents including those in the start up package must be returned by Friday September 23, 2016.  Thank you. 

Sign up for School Cash On LIne

Dear JVPS Families,

We are thrilled to announce that our School Cash On Line system has its first live form on the system.  The permission form and information for the grade 6, 7 and 8 Leadership Trip at Cold Creek is now live and ready for the parents of students in grades 6, 7 and 8 to accept and sign.

We will be sending out the forms for Mr. Sub and Pizza to the School Cash On Line system very soon.  Please stay tuned.

We are hoping all of our parents will sign on to the School Cash On Line system.

All parents received the instructions and their child's or children's student number(s) in the first day package in order to sign on to the School Cash On Line system.

If you have any questions, please call the school office: 

905-881-3360

Welcome Back JVPS Families

We are looking forward to welcoming back all of our students on Tuesday September 6, 2016.

The school looks great.  Our two caretakers, Mrs. Hastings and Mrs. Hoile, have worked diligently over the summer months  and our teachers have been in to set up their classrooms so that our school is all ready to welcome our students.

Supervision starts at 8:45 a.m and we look forward to greeting our students in the playground.

Just a final reminder for parents of Junior Kindergarten students ONLY that the first day of school (September 6th only) is a half day.  We are asking you to pick up your children at 11:30 a.m. from the kindergarten rooms.

We are also inviting parents of Junior Kindergarten students to come a bit earlier at 11:15 a.m  to meet with Oksana Majeski, our Community Resource Facilitator in the library to learn more about joining School Council for the upcoming school year.

Have a great long weekend.

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