The Week Ahead October 31 to November 4

Workshop on Internet Safety

Hallowe'en Celebration at JVPS

Re:  Hallowe'en Celebration on Monday October 31 at JVPS

Each year, our students celebrate the long-standing tradition of Hallowe'en.

Students choosing to celebrate this occasion in costume at our school must comply with the Safe School’s Policy.

Costume accessories including, but not limited to:

• toy guns, knives, axes, swords, daggers, axes, any replica weapon

are NOT in compliance with York Region District School Board’s Safe Schools Policy #668.0. All costume accessories of this nature CANNOT be brought to school.  Please ensure that these items remain at home. 

In order to ensure student safety, please do not send children to school with a face mask. Students may choose to use face-paint instead.

Please note that this policy applies to all students at all levels, including Kindergarten.

In addition, NO food will be allowed in to the school for Hallowe'en for sharing.  Please ensure that all candies and baked goods remain at home.  Any food that is brought in for classrooms will be returned to parents unopened. 

Candy is NOT to be handed out in any classroom. 

We want to ensure that our students with life threatening allergies remain safe at school.  As a general reminder, ALWAYS check ingredients of packaged products for your child’s snacks and lunches to ensure that the label does not say, “May contain peanuts”.  

Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to having a safe and enjoyable Halloween.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Goldberg

Principal

Letter About Bussing

PA Day October 28, 2016

Tomorrow, Friday October 28, 2016 is a PA Day.  

There are no classes for students tomorrow.

We will see everyone back at school on Monday October 31.

Have a great weekend.

The Week Ahead October 24 to 28

Thornlea Open House for Grade 8 Students

Hallowe'en Raffle Correction

Please note the following correction in the price of the raffle tickets for the Hallowe'en Baskets:

$1 buys one ticket

$3 buys five tickets

$5 buys eight tickets


Tickets are being sold at snack time and lunch time.

Halloween Basket Raffle

The Grade 8 Grad Committee is hosting a Halloween Basket Raffle over the next two weeks. Students will have an opportunity to buy raffle tickets for a chance to win one of eight amazing Halloween-themed baskets.  These baskets include candy, Halloween decorations, costume items, and much more! You can buy:

• three tickets for $1
• five tickets for $3
• eight tickets for $5 

Tickets will be on sale from Tuesday, October 18 to Thursday, October 27 at morning and lunch recesses. All funds raised from the sale of the baskets will go towards supporting Grade 8 Graduation.

Small Basket

Medium Basket

Large Basket

Grand Prize

Talking About Math at JVPS

The math curriculum for each elementary school grade is organized in five strands, or areas of learning. In each strand, students develop their ability to think mathematically, investigate concepts and relationships, apply their knowledge and skills to solve problems, and communicate their thinking.

In Patterning and Algebra, children learn to build models to represent real-life situations. Each child is developing the ability to identify patterns and generalize and make predictions based on patterns.  Each child is learning to use symbols and equations to describe mathematical relationships.  

Here are two examples from our classrooms as to how children are learning to represent patterns.

School Council Executive for 2016 - 2017

Thank you to all the parents who came out for our first school council meeting.

The York Region District School Board believes that collaborative and inclusive partnerships, among schools, families and their communities, are essential to improving student learning and increasing a shared sense of accountability for public education. Strong partnerships are built from a common vision and common goals, nurtured through regular communication and meaningful consultation, involving all members of the school community [through engagement and inclusion].

School councils play an important role in building school, family and community partnerships by providing input into relevant school-level decisions and by encouraging the involvement of all members of the school community at JVPS in support of student learning, achievement and well-being.

The School Council Executive for this year are:

Chair                                     Mrs. Nari Ismail
Treasurer                               Mr. Jerry Jin
Secretary                               Mrs. Tara Casuccio
Community Representative  Ms. Joanne Ewing        

The Week Ahead October 17 to 21

The Week Ahead October 10 to 14

School Council Meeting

A warm invitation is extended to all parents who have children attending Johnsview Village P.S.  to join our  first School Council meeting of the 2016/2017 school year.  

It will take place in the Library on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm. All parents who have children currently registered at JVPS are invited to join the School Council.   

If you require babysitting, please contact the office at 905-881-3360.

Hope to see you on Thursday!

Join us for School Council on Thursday Oct 13, 2016

IB Information Evening

International Baccalaureate Program Information Evening

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is student-centred with a focus on developing intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills for students who live, learn and work in a rapidly changing world. The program emphasizes critical, compassionate thinking, community involvement and intercultural understanding. It is founded on international standards and assessment. Students who complete the program earn both an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and an IB Diploma.

We are pleased to announce the expansion of York Region District School Board’s IB Program offerings. In addition to Bayview Secondary School’s IB Program, YRDSB has four candidate school sites for the Diploma Program: 

• Alexander Mackenzie High School
• Dr. GW Williams Secondary School 
• Maple High School
• Milliken Mills High School

Current Grade 8 and Grade 9 students and families interested in YRDSB’s IB Program are invited to attend an information session to learn more about the program and application process. No registration is needed.

IB Information Evening – Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Location: Le Parc 

8432 Leslie Street, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 7M6

Hall: to be announced

Times:

Families living EAST of Yonge St.           6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Families living WEST of Yonge St.        8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Students eligible for Grade 9 and Grade 10 in September 2017 may apply.

Assessment Dates – Saturday, November 19 or Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Admission to the York Region District School Board IB programs includes an assessment. At the time of application, students will select to write in either the a.m. or p.m. on Saturday, November 19 or in the evening on Tuesday, November 22.

There is a $35 fee to apply to this program.

For additional information, please visit www.yrdsb.ca/IB.

Friday is Pizza Day at JVPS

This Friday, October 7 is our first Pizza Lunch.  If you haven't signed up for pizza there is still time.  The form is open on School Cash On-Line.  Please place your order by tomorrow morning for inclusion for this Friday.

Art Program at JVPS

We are pleased to offer a paid program by a service provider at JVPS focusing on art.  The program will be offered after lunch from 1:10 to 1:50. This is in direct response to parent wishes from the parent survey last year. In that survey 31% of all respondents said they would prefer an art program for their children.  We are offering 2 programs:

• one series of art programs for students in grades 1 to 3
• one series of art programs for students in grades 4 to 6

The brochures went home last week.  If you did not receive the brochure please contact the office.  

The Week Ahead October 3 to 7