Friday 3 June 2016

Message From the Head of Junior School: June 3, 2016

Dear Parents,

As we near the end of the 2015-2016 school year, there is a lot of information to be aware of and this blog is full of need-to-know details. I encourage you to make sure that you read it from beginning to end.

Warmly,
Leslie Anne Dexter



JS CLOSING CEREMONY
The 2015-2016 school year officially wraps up at the conclusion of our Closing Ceremony in the Brenda Robson Hall in the Upper School on Tuesday, June 14. This is a formal occasion, so it is important to note the following:
  • Student dress: Grades JK-6 dress in #1 Concert Attire, consisting of #1 uniform with a long sleeved white blouse, and special attention to her hair. Hair should be pinned back from the face using a small hair accessory without colour or embellishment, hairbands, barrettes/pins should be small, plain and minimalistic.
  • Dismissal is from the Junior School at the conclusion of the ceremony, at approximately 12:30 pm.
  • No lunch at school! Please ensure that your daughter brings a nourishing/filling snack to sustain her throughout the morning.
  • A light refreshment, consisting of cake and lemonade will be offered at the Junior School (labyrinth area) following the ceremony.
  • No Gator Care available.

SUMMER READING PHOTO CHALLENGE
This year, one of our school-wide goals was to ensure that each of our students read more every day. As a result, we have seen many students strengthen their reading habits and improve their overall literacy development. Besides being a wonderful way to spend her time, continued reading over the summer will help your daughter be well prepared for school in September. For inspiration and encouragement while they are away, we are having a reading photo challenge! We are asking the girls to send in pictures of themselves reading over the course of the summer. Submissions will be posted on various social media platforms and will be included in a photo collage for the entire community to enjoy when we return to school in the fall. Each submission will also get your daughter entered into a draw for fun and exciting prizes.

Photos can be direct messaged to Havergal as follows:
Photos can emailed to:
Also, keep an eye out for our Librarian Erica Rodd's summer reading lists, which will be coming home to you in the coming weeks.


GRADE SIX PARENTS
Thank you to the Grade Six leaving girls for their thoughtful and generous gift of a new outdoor basketball net that will bring joy to many for years to come. This gift is their way of saying 'thank you' to the JS for years of learning, laughter and joy! For more pictures, please visit: http://bit.ly/1Wyse3S



Also, parents please mark your calendars to remember that on Monday, June 13 we recognize our leaving Grade 6 girls at a special Grade Six Celebration at 4:00-5:30 pm. Grade Six girls are asked to wear their #1 uniform to school as this is a formal occasion.
 

RECAPPING: FOREST OF READING PRAYERS
This past Monday, Grade 5 students Isabel Griffin-Sobotik, Sarah Hunt and Taylor Neldner presented the Forest of Reading Prayers. Forest of Reading is a Canada-wide, multi-levelled reading incentive program where students read Canadian books and vote for their favourites. While our youngest students enjoyed sharing the ten picture book nominees, students from grades 4 to 6 read from a list of ten nominated novels. Sixty two of our students read five or more of the novels, making them eligible to vote for their favourite. In the end, Canada agreed with Havergal and chose the same top three books as we did in our school vote! Congratulations to everyone who participated, took chances with new books and stayed committed to the challenge.


GREEN AND GOLD SHOP
Last call to get your HC shopping done!
  • The G&G Shop at the Junior School will close on Friday, June 10 at 9:00 am.
  • The Green and Gold Shop at the Upper School will close on Friday, June 17 at 4:00 pm, and will re-open on Tuesday, August 2.


LOCKER/CUBBY/DESK CLEAN OUT
It's time to think of summer clean up! On Friday, June 10 your daughter is asked to bring all personal items home - please help her by sending in a large bag to tote her belongings in. Lost and found items will be arranged on tables outside the gym at this time, so please don't forget to take a look to see if your daughter's uniform pieces, lunch bags, water bottles or anything else that she may be missing. Unclaimed items will be donated to our community partner, New Circles.


JS GRADE REPRESENTATIVES 2016-2017
Are you interested in representing your daughter's class next year as a Grade Rep? Please contact JS Volunteer Co-ordinator, Niamh Stewart, mother of Freya, 5C at duncstew@yahoo.co.uk and indicate your daughter's name and grade. Interested volunteers will be notified during the early weeks of summer by JS Grade Rep Co-convenors Michelle Lalonde and Dana Rippon.


BE A 'WELCOME FAMLY'
Calling all Junior School parents! We are still looking for volunteers to be a part of our Welcome Family program. Welcome Families are assigned one of our new JS families and are asked to connect with them over the summer by phone and email to give them a sense of belonging even before they arrive on their daughter's first day of school in September. Please click the following link to join this wonderful and worthwhile program that supports our new families as they transition to the HC community.
 
 
CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS - SPRING SESSION DATES
All co-curricular activities have concluded, with the exception of the SIT session scheduled for Wednesday, June 8 @ 7:45 am
 
 
DATES YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Monday, June 6: JS Pizza lunch @ 11:50 am
Thursday, June 9: Retirement Prayers, Saying Good-Bye to Leta Dayfoot @ 8:30 am
Friday, June 10: JS Final Prayers @ 8:30 am
Friday, June 10: Locker/Cubby/Desk Clean Out
Monday, June 13: Grade 6 Celebration @ 4:00 pm (more info above)
Tuesday, June 14: JS Closing Ceremony @ 11:00 am in Brenda Robson Hall (more info above)
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