Dear JS Parents,
This week has truly been wonderful! We enjoyed seeing so many of you at Parent-Teacher Conferences, and are thrilled to report that the HCPA Bake Sale was a huge success. The feedback we received on Parent Teacher Conferences was thoughtful and on Monday in our morning Huddle, I will share your appreciation with the Faculty and Staff. We were also pleased to have Tony DiCosmo, Havergal's Executive Director, Advancement and Community Relations, at the Junior School yesterday. Tony shared photographs of the new build, talked with parents and students were able to ask questions about the upcoming new additions to the Junior School. The excitement has only just begun! Have a lovely weekend.
Warmly,
This week has truly been wonderful! We enjoyed seeing so many of you at Parent-Teacher Conferences, and are thrilled to report that the HCPA Bake Sale was a huge success. The feedback we received on Parent Teacher Conferences was thoughtful and on Monday in our morning Huddle, I will share your appreciation with the Faculty and Staff. We were also pleased to have Tony DiCosmo, Havergal's Executive Director, Advancement and Community Relations, at the Junior School yesterday. Tony shared photographs of the new build, talked with parents and students were able to ask questions about the upcoming new additions to the Junior School. The excitement has only just begun! Have a lovely weekend.
Warmly,
Leslie Anne
Please Note:
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Bake Sale Success!
Clubs - Club Confirmation to be sent on Thursday, March 9
- Thank you to all parent bakers and volunteers who generously donated their time and delicious treats to support the bake sale.
- The money raised will be donated to our Limitless Campaign, supporting new infrastructure for our girls. This year's bake sale in both the Upper and Junior schools raised over $9,000!
- The true success of these events lies in the community building with parents and the partnerships with local bakeries and grocery stores that abundantly contributed to the bake sales.
- Any treats left at the end of the night were donated to a program called "Out of the Cold" at Blythwood Road Baptist Church. This is a program for the homeless who drop in to stay for a night and eat a good meal. Thanks again to our gracious community!
Clubs - Club Confirmation to be sent on Thursday, March 9
- Thank you for sending in all of your club forms.
- Please note that students will no longer be receiving a piece of paper confirming the club that they are in. Rather, parents will be informed via email.
Athletics - Online Registration: Monday, March 6 (opens at 7:00 a.m.) to Wednesday, March 29 (closes at 12:00 p.m.)
Spring Term Athletic Teams include:
Track and Field (Grades 4 - 6)
- No tryouts - Practices start the week of April 3
- All girls are welcome to participate.
Softball (Grades 5 & 6)
- Tryouts begin the week of April 3
- Please note that we will have two U12 softball teams (D1 and D2)
- Parents must register online for their daughters. Ms. Szolopiak will be sending out an email later today. Please follow instructions on how to register.
Note that students are allowed to be on ONE competitive team. This means that they will be allowed to participate in either the Softball Team or the Track and Field Team, but not both.
Winter Clothing Drive for New Circles - February 21 to March 10
Last Call!
- New Circles, a long-standing HC JS Community Partner, is in need of winter clothing.
- Please bring in any gently used winter jackets, snow pants, boots, hats, gloves and mittens. New socks and underwear are needed as well.
- All donations are being collected in bins outside of the Learning Hub.
We need your old newspapers by March 10
- If you have any old newspapers lying around, please bring them to the JS office. We need them for an upcoming project in House! Thank you.
JS Celebrates Pi Day - Friday, March 10 - Dress Up Day
- A reminder that on Friday, March 10th, the Junior School will celebrate pi, the most useful of all irrational numbers, by participating in fun math challenges.
- All faculty, staff and students are invited to dress up in our math theme for this year, “Patterns”.
- Students of all ages are also encouraged to memorize as many digits of pi as they can for a pi reciting contest.
Mabel's Fables Book Fair is Here! March 6 - March 10
- A time will be scheduled for students to browse and make a wish list on the Tuesday and Wednesday.
- On Thursday and Friday a member from Mabel's Fables will be here to for you or our students to purchase books
- Parents are welcome to browse and purchase after school on Thursday and all day on Friday.
- Mabel's Fables will accept Visa, MasterCard, cash or a cheque
- If you have any questions, please contact Erica Rodd at erodd@havergal.on.ca or by phone at
- 416-483-3843, extension 7544.
HCPA Call for Nominations - March 10 Deadline
- The Havergal College Parent Association will be sending out information on the nomination process and available positions on the HCPA. Interested parents can nominate themselves or someone for any of the positions. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Cohen, HCPA Vice-Chair, (andreamcohen@icloud.com)
Don't Miss Mom's Night Out! - April 20
- Join all your mom friends for a fun evening of mixing and mingling at the Uptown Loft on Yonge Street. More details to follow closer to the date. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Ruth Ley (john-ruth@rogers.com) and Nicole Polygenis (nicole.polygenis@physiohealth.ca).
JS Dads and Daughters: This is for you!
Join us on April 23rd for the inaugural Junior School Father/Daughter event:
“A Maze-ing Race”!
“A Maze-ing Race”!
- Dads, or an equivalent buddy (uncles, big brothers etc…), and their daughters will journey between the Upper and Junior Schools on the Havergal College campus, competing in a number of timed challenges. Each challenge is carefully designed to be inclusive of all ages, regardless of whether your daughter is in JK or Grade 6. Everyone will participate within one of 10 colour-coordinated teams, and teamwork will be a prerequisite for success! Teams will be tasked with memory games, obstacle course challenges, detour decisions and players will need to work together to solve a "passport word scramble". The team with the lowest cumulative time will be declared the winner!!
- Tickets are $35 per participant and only available on Veracross for the month of March. Please purchase your tickets with Visa or Mastercard at this link: https://events.veracross.com/hc/11-fddar
- Each ticket includes a Havergal-branded team coloured t-shirt, race day accessories, and refreshments/snacks to be provided at the finale social to be held in Brenda Robson Hall.
- "Our A-Maze-ing Race" has generated considerable buzz throughout the junior school. We hope you will help to make this a memorable experience for the girls and dads alike!
Exciting New Summer Camp Opportunity for Junior School Families!
- Each year, the Forum for Change at Havergal asks students the question “What kind of world do you want?” Eight years ago, a group of students responded to this question by forming Athletes in Motion (AIM), a group with a mission to ensure that sport is accessible to all. Havergal has proudly run the AIM Sport for Community camp for students from our community partnership schools each August ever since. Last summer, Cissy Goodridge, Havergal’s Director of Performing Arts, initiated a music camp based on the AIM model and the Band at Havergal (BACH) camp was born!
- For the first time ever, Havergal is inviting our Junior School students to participate in both the AIM sport and BACH music camps alongside youth from our community partnership schools. The camps are open to children ages 9-12 and will run over the last two weeks of August. The registration fee is $400 per child, per week. A portion of this fee will go towards ensuring that sport and music opportunities continue to remain accessible to campers from our community partnership schools.
- Registration forms with detailed camp information can be found in the Junior School front office. Please return the completed registration and waiver form to the Junior School office by April 3, 2017. Registration fees will be charged to your daughter’s account.
This Week at Havergal Junior School
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Monday, March 6 (Day 6)
Pizza Lunch!
Pizza Lunch!
- 7:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Grade 6 Concert Band
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Prayers (Rev. Andrew MacDonald)
- 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grade 1 Intramurals
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Chess Club
- 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ABT Ballet
- 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m Zodiactors
Tuesday, March 7 (Day 7)
- 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Grade 4 Tuesday Volleyball Squad
- 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 Grade 2 Intramurals
- 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Junior Choir
- 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Typing Club
- 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. G & G Club
- 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Public Speaking Club
- 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Primary SIT
Wednesday, March 8 (Day 8)
7:45 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. Student Institute Team -SITCANCELLED- 8:25 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Haverpals
- 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grade 3 Intramurals
- 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Primary Choir
- 3:45 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Junior Student Institute Team
- 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Ukulele Club
Thursday, March 9 (Day 1)
- 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Grade 4 and 5 Thursday Volleyball Squad
- 7:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. String Ensemble Practice
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Prayers (New Planets - Grade 6)
- 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grade 4 Intramural
- 3:30 p.m. Typing Club
- 3:45 p.m. Creative Cooks Club )
- 3:45 p.m. Nature Lovers’ Club (Grade 1 - 3 with Ms. Thibeault in 6G
- 3:45 .m. Squad Karate Club - Parent Demonstration
- 3:45 p.m Forest of Reading Club (French Room with Ms. Rodd)
Friday, March 10 (Day 2)
- 7:30 am. - 8:15 a.m. Math Club (Grade 3 & 4)
- 7:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Concert Band Rehearsal
- 8:30 a.m.
PrayersCANCELLED - 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grade 5 Intramurals
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Grade 6 Intramurals
- 12:50 p.m. Special Afternoon Schedule for PI Day
MARCH - JUNE
LOOK AHEAD
Monday, March 13 - March 24
Monday, March 27
Friday, April 14 - Monday, April 17
Tuesday, April 18
Thursday, April 20
Thursday, April 20
- JS Mom's Night Out! (Uptown Loft on Yonge Street)
Sunday, April 23
- Father/Daughter Amazing Race (1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Friday, May 5
Tuesday, May 9
Thursday, May 11
Friday, May 12
Tuesday, May 16
Wednesday, May 30
Friday, June 9
Monday, June 12
Tuesday, June 13
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