Message From the Head of the Junior School - March 31, 2017

Dear JS Parents,

Welcome back!  It has been wonderful to see the girls again, and to hear about all of their adventures over the break. 

On Thursday, Coco Wang, our Junior School Prefect delivered the message in Prayers.  She spoke to us about the motto that she lives by: "always be childlike, but never be childish," emphasizing the importance of curiosity and excitement in our lives.  In her message, she challenged every student to try something new and out of their comfort zone, and made the connection to setting goals.  I invite you to read Coco's speech by clicking on this link, and ask your daughter how she plans to accept the challenge!

Warmly,

Leslie Anne 

Please Note:

Gator Care Sign-Up for April to June
Registration closes on Friday, April 7 

• You can find Gator Care registration and rates through portal links on the parent portal. This is located on the right hand side of the page. 
• If you are having problems, please contact the IT Service Desk at: 416.483.3843, extension 6663, or email: servicedesk@havergal.on.ca. (Service Desk hours are: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm)

Gator Care Reminders

• Gator Care starts at 7:15 a.m. There is NO supervision for students prior to this.
• If a student has a sibling that has an athletic practice that begins at 7:00 a.m., she is to go to the practice with her sister until 7:15 a.m. 
• The protocol for students attending Gator Care is that they are signed-in by Gator Care supervisors, and then must be signed-out by their parent, or other authorized adult.
• When a student has been signed out of Gator Care, they are asked to leave and are then under the supervision of their parent or other authorized adult. 
• Siblings not registered at Havergal College, are not to attend Gator Care.

Clubs - Start Next Week

• A reminder that Clubs begin the week of April 3rd.
• Parents are asked to pick up their daughter from the location of their club, and not in the front hallway.

Softball and Track & Field - Important Information!

• If your daughter is trying out for Softball AND joining Track & Field, we ask that she attends:
•  All 3 Softball tryouts next week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday @ 3:45 p.m.) 
• Track & Field Practice on Tuesday (7:15 a.m.)
• The Track & Field practice on Thursday, is optional during softball tryouts.

Skate Donations

• Do you have skates (hockey or figure) that your children have outgrown, but are still in good shape?  If so, the JS Phys Ed Department would like to use them for girls that may not own a pair, so that can participate in skating next winter.  
• Skates can be dropped at the JS Phys Ed Office anytime between now and the end of the year.  

Math Contest Dates - Mark Your Calendars

• April is a very exciting month for mathematics contests! Please add these dates to your calendars if your daughters will be participating in any of these contests.
• Students in grades 3-6 who are already registered for the Caribou Math Contest will be writing their fifth contest on April 5^th at 7:15 am. Their sixth and final contest will be written on May 3^rd at 7:15 am.
• Any students in grades 4-6 who would like to challenge themselves by writing the Mathematica Contest may do so on April 12^th at 7:15am.

If you would like more information on this contest you can find it here http://mathematica.ca

• Grade 4 – Byron-Germain (60 minutes)
• Grade 5 – Fibonacci (60 minutes)
• Grade 6 – Pythagoras (75 minutes)
• Lastly, any students in grades 4 and 5 who would like to write the CNML math contest (30 minutes) may do so on April 19^th at 7:45am.
• If you would like more information on this contest you can find it here http://www.mathleague.com

  Hope to see a lot of participation!


Invitations to Speaker Series at BSS and St. Clement's

St. Clement's on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00p.m.
Powell Hall at St. Clement's School (21 St. Clements Avenue)

• Sherry Turkle (MIT Professor and author of Reclaiming Conversation: The  Power of Talk in a Digital Age) will explore whether technology is hindering, rather than improving, connections with family and friends

Reserve your seats now for this complimentary event:  
Sherry Turkle Registration

BSS on Thursday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. 
298 Lonsdale Road

• Dr. Samantha Nutt of Warchild and Jean Teillet, lawyer and Indigeneous Rights expert, talk about how women can do the most good in the world.  

Reserve your seats now for this complimentary event:  Samantha Nutt and Jean Teillet Registration

Don't Miss Mom's Night Out! - April 20
Online Ticket Sales

• Please join us for our fabulous "Gators on the Town" evening with fellow Havergal moms on Thursday, April 20th at 7pm at the Uptown Loft.
• Chat over wine and hors d’oeuvres while browsing cool products or enjoying a mini mani or make-up application! There will be door prizes and a free pizza lunch will be awarded to the class with the most tickets sold before April 14th, so get your ticket TODAY!
• Tickets are $75 per person. There is a special rate of $120 per person if you would like to attend both events. Ticket price includes two drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
• You may purchase your tickets with Visa or Mastercard through the following link: https://events.veracross.com/hc/9-jsmno

HCPA Nomination Process for the 2017-2018 School Year

• The Havergal College Parent Association (HCPA) nomination process is now open for the 2017 - 2018 school year!
• For the upcoming 2017 - 2018 school year, there are open positions including HCPA Vice-Chair, Grade Rep Convenors, Special Events Coordinators, Celebration Saturday Co-Chair, and many more.
• Please follow this link for more details and to nominate yourself or someone you know, by April 7, 2017: at https://goo.gl/forms/uIxi7QCHlCVk2EI72 . 
• Should you have any questions about volunteering with the HCPA, please contact Robyn Spector, HCPA Chair, at spector@rogers.com

AIM Sport Camp and BACH Music Camp Registration forms due APRIL 3

• 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

Monday, April 3  (Day 1)
Pizza Lunch

• 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Prayers (Rev. MacDonald)
• 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
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45pm  Squad Floor Hockey
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. U12 Softball Tryout 

Tuesday, April 4 (Day 2)

• 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Squad Soccer Team (Gym)
• 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. U12 Track and Field (Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute - Parents please bring your daughter directly to the field at Lawrence Park.  Coaches will walk everyone back to Havergal at 8:15 a.m.)
• 9:00 a.m. HCPA Meeting (Learning Hub)
• 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Grade 6C Blazer Fitting
• 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Junior Choir 
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Primary Student Institute (Hublet)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Outdoor Adventure Club (Rm 119)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. G &G Club (Rm 213)

Wednesday, April 5 (Day 4)

• 7:45 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. JS Morning Student Institute Team (Learning Hub)
• 8:25 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Haverpals
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Primary Choir (Music Room)  
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Cooking Club (Dining Room)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Junior Student Institute Team (Hublet)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Mindfulness and the Art of Drawing Club (Room 117)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. U12 Softball Tryout (Lower Pitch/US Gym)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Primary Choir

Thursday, April 6 (Day 5)

• 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. U12 Track and Field (Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute - Parents please bring your daughter directly to the field at Lawrence Park.  Coaches will walk everyone back to Havergal at 8:15 a.m.)
• 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Prayers
• 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. 6G Blazer Fitting 
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Gator Gardening Club (Dining Room) RESCHEDULED to 12:00 p.m. today only (Those students that were expecting to stay at school until 4:45 p.m. today may go to Gator Care at no charge)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Board Games Club (French Room)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Junior Journalist Club (Hublet)
• 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. U12 Softball Tryout (Lower Pitch/US Gym)

Friday, April 7 (Day 6)

U12 Softball Teams (D1,D2)will be posted end of day outside of Phys Ed Office

• 7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Math Club (Grade 5 &6; Hublet) 
• 7:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Concert Band Rehearsal 
• 7:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Concert Band Rehearsal 
• 8:30 a.m. Prayers (Principal, Helen-Kay Davy)
• 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. JS CIS Music Festival Rehearsal @ St. Andrew’s College

APRIL- JUNE LOOK AHEAD Friday, April 14 - Monday, April 17 -School Closed for Easter Tuesday, April 18 -Classes resume Thursday, April 20 - Founders’ Day (Grades 1 - 12) @ St. Paul’s Cathedral (9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.) Thursday, April 20 - JS Mom's Night Out! (Uptown Loft on Yonge Street @ 7:00 p.m.) Sunday, April 23 - Father/Daughter Amazing Race (1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.) Friday, May 5 - JK/SK Spring Concert (2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.) Tuesday, May 9 - Primary Arts’ Night Concert (Grades 1 - 3; 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) Thursday, May 11 - Junior Arts’ Night Carousel (Grades 4 - 6; 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) Friday, May 12 - JS Grandpals’ Day (10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) Tuesday, May 16 - House Shout (1:45 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.) Wednesday, May 30 - Grandchildren’s Party (3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Friday, June 9 - Final JS Prayers (8:25 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.) Monday, June 12 - Grade 6 Leaving Celebration (Grade 6 students and families only; 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Tuesday, June 13 - JS Closing Ceremony @ Brenda Robson Hall (11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.) - JS Closing Day Reception @ Junior School (11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)