Bounce Back and Thrive Workshops

The Week Ahead Jan 30 to Feb 3

PAR Letter

Dear Families,

You are receiving this letter about the Pupil Accommodation Review (PAR) for Stornoway P.S. as Johnsview Village P.S. may be included in some of the decisions.  Please note that there are no proposed changes to families currently attending Johnsview.  More information will follow.

Triple P Parent Workshop February 9, 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.

Director's Letter

Twin Day at JVPS

Kindergarten Registration

If you are registering your child for the Full Day Kindergarten program, please note the information below.

Required Documents: 

• Birth Verification of student, which may include, but not limited to, birth certificate; statement of birth; birth registration; refugee claimant form; permanent resident card; confirmation of permanent residence (not application for); baptismal certificate; passport; citizenship card; First Nation, Métis, Inuit ancestry; record of landing; substitute registration of birth or adoption; or other Ontario government-sanctioned document approved by the superintendent of schools

• Custody/Adoption documentation 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

Join JVPS on January 26 for a Parenting Workshop

Please RSVP to: Oksana.majaski@yrdsb.ca

We look forward to an informative, interactive evening with our families at the first in a series of our Triple P Parenting workshops.

Babysitting is provided.

The Week Ahead January 23 to 27

PA Day Friday January 20

This is a reminder that Friday, January 20, 2017 is a PA Day.  

There is no school for students this Friday.

Pizza Orders Reopened

Join us for School Council January 19

Dear Families,

This is another reminder to please join us this Thursday, January 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the Learning Commons for our next School Council meeting.  

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to meet Mr. Foti, Principal of our feeder high school,

Thornlea S.S.  Mr. Foti will be talking about programming for high school. 

In addition, Ms. Diana Kakamousis will be joining us at School Council to talk about Safe Routes to School.

Once again, we will be offering babysitting.  Please contact the office by email or phone at:
905-881-3360  to confirm your attendance and if you require babysitting.

We look forward to seeing you!

School Council Meeting January 19

Dear Families,

Please join us this Thursday, January 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the Learning Commons for our next School Council meeting.  

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to meet Mr. Foti, Principal of our feeder high school,

Thornlea S.S.  Mr. Foti will be talking about programming for high school. 

Once again, we will be offering babysitting.  Please contact the office by email or phone at 905-881-3360

to confirm your attendance and if you require babysitting.

We look forward to seeing you!

Treat Wednesdays

Every Wednesday JVSP will be selling peanut free snacks.

All snacks are 2 dollars.

Students can come down to the front foyer to purchase a snack.

All proceeds from the sale of the snacks goes to support school initiatives such as:

• More technology
• Adding to our Learning Commons
• Supporting our Makerspace

The Week Ahead January 16 to 20

Parent Seminars

Information about the Flu

French Immersion Information Evening

Save the Date: January 26 Positive Parenting Seminar Series at JVPS

Buses and Taxis Cancelled for January 10, 2017

Please note that buses and taxis are cancelled for today, Tuesday January 10 due to weather conditions.

When buses and taxis are cancelled in the morning, they will not be operational at the end of the day.  Please ensure that you have made alternate arrangements to pick up your children at the end of the day.  Our day ends at 3:30 p.m.

Thank you.  

Paid Lunchtime Programs Offered at JVPS

The following Paid Lunchtime Programs are still open for registration for 2017:

• Lego Robotics on Mondays for grades 3 to 6
• Performing Arts on Wednesdays for grades 2 to 5
• Young Rembrandts for grades 1 to 6 on Thursdays

Flyers for these programs were also sent home.

Welcome Back to School for 2017

We are looking forward to seeing all of our students back at school on Monday January 9, 2017. We hope everyone had a great holiday with families and friends and now we are focused on getting back to school and on learning.

Please remember that there is supervision in the school yard starting at 8:45 a.m. and we are hoping to see all of our students on time for school in the new year.  As well, it is very cold outside, please ensure your children are coming to school dressed and ready to be outdoors for recess.

We suggest that you get your children back into their regular routines and sleeping patterns to get ready to go back to school on Monday. Perhaps discuss with your children what their goals are, where they want to improve and what New Year's resolutions they want to make to continue working to achieve their goals.  

Please join us for our School Council Meeting on January 19 in the Learning Commons at 7:00, babysitting is provided.   

Please mark down the date of January 26 for the first Parent Workshop in a series of three workshops to be offered at JVPS.  We are very excited about these workshops and hope to see many of our families attending.  Please look for more information on these workshops.