Information for Parents of Kindergarten Students

This is a reminder to parents who have children attending the Full Day Kindergarten Program at Johnsview Village P.S.

If your child is entering Senior Kindergarten (Year Two) your child will attend school ALL day.  Senior kindergarten students will be dismissed at 3:30 p.m.

If your child is entering Junior Kindergarten (Year One) for Tuesday September 4 ONLY your child will attend for HALF a day.

Parents who have children attending junior kindergarten on the first day MUST make arrangements to pick up their child at 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday September 5, will be a full day of kindergarten for all students.

Edsby Information for Parents New to Johnsview

Half Day Information for Parents of Year One (JK) Students in Kindergarten

The following information is only for parents with children in Year One of Kindergarten (Junior  Kindergarten)   All other students from Year Two (Senior Kindergarten) to grade 8 will attend school for the full day on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018.

Dear Parents/Guardians of Year One (JK) Students in Kindergarten:

We are very much looking forward to having your child start year one (JK) in full day kindergarten with us at Johnsview Village P.S. In order to best support your junior kindergarten child’s successful entry to the start of his/her school career, the first day of school will be a HALF day only in the morning. This year, the first day of school falls on September 4, 2018. In order to ensure that the first half day runs smoothly we would like to give you the following information:

·       Your child will attend school from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on September 4 only, 2018

·       Your child can attend the before care program, if he/she is registered

·       
    After care access will not be available for the first day as children MUST be picked up at               11:30 a.m.

·       Your child will NOT ride the bus on September 4, as bus transportation is not provided during the day at the 11:30 time.

·       You must make alternate arrangements to pick up your child from the school at 11:30 a.m.

·       Please pick your child up from the kindergarten door.

Please note that you may drop off your child at 8:45 a.m. (when supervision begins) in the kindergarten yard on the morning of September 4, 2018. Parents/Guardians are asked not to enter the kindergarten yard.  Please be prepared to say a quick goodbye at the gate.

Bus transportation for year one (JK) kindergarten students will begin on Wednesday September 5, 2018 as will access to the after-care program be available starting on September 5, 2018. 

All year one kindergarten children will attend school FULL TIME/ALL DAY starting Wednesday, September 5, 2018.

Parents will want to check out the Student Transportation Services of York Region website (http://www.schoolbuscity.com/), including information about a First Time Rider program that takes place in August and September for any student who has never been transported on school bus, especially year one kindergarten students.

We would also like to invite your new parents to attend a brief session at 11:10 am on September 4 in our Learning Commons.  The principal will talk about how you can be involved in School Council and then you can pick up your child at 11:30 am.

We look forward to a wonderful and successful school year.

Morning Drop Off Routines

Dear Parents of Students in Full Day Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 3:

This note is a reminder to all parents of FDK and primary students (Grades 1 to 3) to please drop off your children outside the kindergarten gate.   We are requesting that parents of all children 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 from the first day of school, Tuesday September 4, 2018, parents are asked to drop their children off at the kindergarten gate at 8:45 a.m. when supervision begins.  

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

Thank you for your cooperation.

Reminder of Parking Routines at JVPS

Dear Johnsview Village Families,

In our combined effort to keep our children safe and in being good neighbours with the Johnsview Village Co-op, we are asking for your continued support for our drop-off and pick-up procedures at our school.   We would just like to remind all families who drive of the following routines:

Street Parking:

·       Please park in legal street parking spaces only

·       Please do not park on the north side of Porterfield

·       Please obey all street signs:  No U turns on Porterfield

·       Please do not leave your car running and unattended

·       Please do not park in spots reserved for residents of the Johnsview Village Co-op

·       Please do not park in the middle of the Crosswalk or block the entrance to the school

·       Please do not park in the bus loop

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

First Day of School Tuesday September 4, 2018

Looking Forward to Seeing our Families and our Students on September 4, 2018

Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. and we want to warmly welcome back all of our students and our new students.

On the first day of school, there will be supervision in the yard starting at 8:45 a.m.  At this time parents can come with their children and follow the procedures outlined below:

·      All kindergarten children will meet outside in the kindergarten yard.  The children will be guided into their classrooms right away through the kindergarten door. We kindly remind all parents to say their goodbyes outside the Kindergarten Gate, to foster independence in their children. The first day for Year One /JK students only will be a half day from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. 

·     We are reminding parents of year one (JK) students in Kindergarten to meet in the Learning Commons at 11:10 a.m to learn about School Council before picking up their children at 11:30 a.m.

·     -Students who will be in grades 1 - 8 will be met by teachers in the school yard at the back of the school and will be directed where to line up.

·      Students in grades 1 to 3 will gather in the Primary Yard.

·      Students in Grades 4 to 8 will gather in the Junior/Intermediate yard.

·      Parents will notice that there will be signs placed on chairs to indicate where each grade level is to line up before entry.

·      All parents are reminded NOT to walk through the kindergarten yard to access the Primary yard.  Only students can be in the kindergarten yard.

Please do not drop your children off before 8:45 a.m. All children are expected to walk around the school using the sidewalk and the path to enter the school

yard where supervision at 8:45 a.m. is provided.  The school parking lot is off limits to students and we respectfully ask that parents do not park or stop or enter the school parking lot.

In case of rain, students in grades 1 - 8 will enter the front foyer and go directly to the gym.  All kindergarten students will enter through the kindergarten doors right away in case of rain.

For pick up at the end of the day at 3:30 p.m. students will be dismissed from their dismissal doors into the school yard. The dismissal doors are as follows:

Kindergarten: Kindergarten Door

Grade1 -3:      Primary Door

Grade 4-8:      Intermediate Door

We respectfully remind all parents to wait OUTSIDE the dismissal doors to pick up their children.  Please remember that all doors to the school are locked at all times. Kindergarten students will be dismissed directly to parents from the kindergarten classroom doors at the end of the day.

Please do not call the office or e-mail regarding class placement or to request who your child’s teacher will be for this school year. We are still in the process of registering students and class lists are still being finalized. Students and parents will find out who the teacher is and class placement on the first day of school.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.

School Office Hours

The school office at Johnsview Village P.S. is open this week from Monday August 27 to Friday August 31 to accept new registrations.

Our office hours are from 8:30 a.m. and we will close at 4:00 p.m.