Dear JS Parents,
This year, as part of Celebration Saturday, a morning of menu planning, cooking and sharing lunch with me was auctioned off for students in the Junior School. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending time with a Grade 6 student who had won the bid, along with one of her friends.
We carefully planned what we wanted to make, bought the ingredients, and went back to the school to get cooking before sharing in our feast. What struck me most about this experience was not necessarily how much fun the girls were having, as this could have been predicted. Instead, it was their capacity to engage in conversation, to articulate what they were thinking, to be polite, and to show gratitude for the experience. For me, this reinforced my belief that a strong academic foundation is only part of what we want for our students. We also want for them to have the confidence and self-knowledge to carry themselves in any situation. Seeing this in action yesterday was a joy to see.
Warmly,
Kate White
This year, as part of Celebration Saturday, a morning of menu planning, cooking and sharing lunch with me was auctioned off for students in the Junior School. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending time with a Grade 6 student who had won the bid, along with one of her friends.
We carefully planned what we wanted to make, bought the ingredients, and went back to the school to get cooking before sharing in our feast. What struck me most about this experience was not necessarily how much fun the girls were having, as this could have been predicted. Instead, it was their capacity to engage in conversation, to articulate what they were thinking, to be polite, and to show gratitude for the experience. For me, this reinforced my belief that a strong academic foundation is only part of what we want for our students. We also want for them to have the confidence and self-knowledge to carry themselves in any situation. Seeing this in action yesterday was a joy to see.
Warmly,
Kate White
Please Note:
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SPIRIT WEEK
Monday, February 5 - Friday, February 9
Please note the following themes and daily dress to show our Havergal pride.
Monday, February 5: Dress Like a Rock Star
- Students are invited to leave their uniform at home, and dress like a rock star for the day. There will also be a lip-synch contest during lunch recess!
Tuesday, February 6: Green and Gold Day
- Students Grades JK- 2 to wear their HC uniform with green and gold accessories
- Students in Grades 3 - 6 are invited to wear FULL green and gold clothing to show their school spirit, as they will be attending the Hewitt Cup Hockey game in the afternoon.
Wednesday, February 7: Favourite Jersey Day
- Students are invited to wear their favourite athletic jersey or t-shirt on top of their HC Uniform
Thursday, February 8: Crazy Hair Day
- Back by popular demand! Students are invited to make their hair as crazy as they can. The perfect compliment to their #1 Dress!
Friday, February 9: House Accessories Day
- Students are invited to show their House pride by wearing house colour accessories with their HC uniform.
GATOR CARE REMINDER
- Please e-mail the team before 3 PM if your daughter requires Gator Care for that afternoon. If your daughter will attend Gator Care on a regular basis, please send us an e-mail indicating which days they will be attending. All students must be picked up from the Learning Hub and signed out by an adult, or sibling in Grade 7 or higher. Thank you, Ms. Waldman, Ms. Heck and Mr. Webb.
- Please feel free to e-mail gatorcare@havergal.on.ca with any questions or to sign-up for the Gatorcare program.
PICK-A- TIME
JS Parent-Teacher Interviews
- Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 22
- Pick-a-time details coming soon!
ATHLETICS
Schedule - Week of January 29 - February 2CLICK HERE!
Tuesday, February 6, 2017
Grade 3 - 6 Parents,
- On Tuesday, February 6, at 1:00 pm Havergal College U20 and U12 Hockey Teams will play against Bishop Strachan in the highly spirited annual HEWITT CUP! Your daughter will travel to and from Mattamy Athletic Centre to this event with their teachers. Please remember to complete this registration so your daughter has permission to get on the bus with her class.
- Registration Link: https://events.veracross.com/hc/74-hd2018
- Parents of girls who are playing on the Hockey Team are invited to join to cheer on our Gators!
- All questions can be directed to Ms. Szolopiak - sszolopiak@havergal.on.ca
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION!
Monday, February 12, 2017
- Parents are invited to join us in the Junior School on Monday February 12th, for a Lunar New Year celebration! Morning prayers will take place from 8:25 – 8:50 am in the gymnasium, followed by a parent reception in the Learning Hub. Coffee, tea, and morning pastries will be served. Please RSVP by February 6th, by clicking the link below. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Carina Virtucio at cvirtucio@havergal.on.ca or 416-483-3843 x6937.
- Click here to RSVP for Lunar New Year (Junior School)
DAY 9 - SPECIAL SCHEDULE
JS BAKE SALE
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Grades 1 to 6 must bring their own lunches, snacks, water bottles and winter clothing
Rose Reisman Catering will not be providing lunches on this day for Grades 1-6.
Kindergarten will receive their Rose Reiseman lunches.
Please ensure to send your daughters to school in their physical education uniform with appropriate winter clothing and footwear for their Day 9 activities.
· Kindergarten: Students will be traveling to Casa Loma to tour the castle and to participate in the Lady Pellatt's Lost Jewels tour. They will have an opportunity to tour secret passages and rooms to help find the missing jewels.
· Grades 1, 2: Students in Grades 1 & 2 will continue to explore High Park, noting changes throughout the seasons and engaging in hands on forest exploration.
· Grade 3: For their third Day 9, students will make their way to Black Creek Pioneer Village. While there, students will participate in hand on workshops and tour the buildings to experience life as a pioneer. They will have an opportunity to work in an authentic heritage log house experiencing activities such as: cooking on a wooden stove, churning butter, weaving on a loom and exploring wood working tools.
· Grade 4: The Grade 4 girls will be visiting The Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf and The Canadian National Institute for the Blind. This is aligned with their Science unit on Sight and Sound. The purpose of the trip is to help them understand how vital the eye and the ear are and how they work.
· Grades 5 and 6: Students were given the opportunity to suggest excursions and co-construct experiences for our next day 9. Modeled after the Upper School Day 9, students are encouraged to learn a new skill or try something for the very first time. The final choices that were made available for students are Chocolate Making Workshop, Elite Basketball Camp Day Camp Program, Bollywood Dance Class with Sanskriti Arts, Havergal Hackathon with our US faculty and IT department and Design Your Dream Playground facilitated by Grade 12 students, Kiara Cheng. Students submitted their top three choices in December and will be notified on Monday, January 29th as to which of their top three excursions they will be participating in. Students who did not submit their form were placed into one of these five amazing experiences.
JS BAKE SALE
Thursday, February 22, 2018
BE A PART OF A SWEET DAY AT HAVERGAL!
BE A PART OF A SWEET DAY AT HAVERGAL!
- Havergal’s JS and US Bake Sale will be held on Thursday, February 22nd. We would love for you to be a part of this fun day -- please sign up on the link below to volunteer -- there are 2 hour time-slots available all day, from early morning through the evening.
- Sign up Volunteer at the JS Bake Sale - Feb 22nd
- And if you would like to bake or contribute to our sale, please email Dana Rippon (dana@kluge.ca). We are compiling a list of parents and girls interested in baking for or contributing to the bake sale at the JS. Please email Dana and we will provide more info to all families interested in baking for the sale this year.
MELLOW MONDAYS
Mondays 12:25-12:50 pm
Art Room
Art Room
- During prayers, girls were asked: “Do you sometimes feel a little stressed? Do you sometimes feel frazzled, like you want to melt into the ground? Do you feel like you need to take a break every once in a while throughout the school day?”
- Girls in grades 4-6, who feel a need for a few moments of silence and calm in their day, are invited to join Ms. Mastri and Rev. Douglas during lunch recess every Monday. Mellow Monday is a time reserved for girls who seek a peaceful environment, a quiet space to recharge and calm their body and minds. It is a non-judgmental environment and a safe and quiet space to hone their well-being, calm their minds and take a breather from the day.
- There is no need to sign up for Mellow Monday. It is about dropping in when one feels the need, however, we encourage girls to develop this habit of finding time to calm their minds throughout the day. Please take a moment to discuss this opportunity with your daughter. If she feels that this would benefit her, she is welcome to bring a small mat or towel to lie on, or a small journal and a pencil or fine liner to sketch or write with. We will begin promptly at 12:25 with a grounding activity, therefore, once the door is closed, there is no in and out privileges so it is important that your daughter comes prepared to simply defuse without concern.
Summer 2018
- Junior School students in grades 4-6 are invited to register for an exciting summer camp program at Havergal College. Each year, Athletes in Motion (AIM) sports camp and Band at Camp Havergal (BACH) music camp invite students from our partner public schools Grenoble and Gateway Public School for a week of FUNdamental sport and movement skills and/or musical instruction in clarinet, trumpet, percussion, saxophone, trombone, and baritone. AIM and BACH Camps run in August and are supported by Havergal Senior School volunteers, the Forum for Change and the Director of Performing Arts. The registration fee is $400 per child per week and a portion of these fees will go towards ensuring our summer camp programming remains accessible to Havergal's Community Partners.
- For more information please see the link to registration brochures below, or pick up a copy at the front desk.
- Click on the following link for: AIM SPORTS CAMP
- Click on the following link for: BACH MUSIC CAMP
UPCOMING EVENTS
- JS Grade Rep Meeting on February 14, 2018
- Whole School Bake Sale on February 22, 2018
- JS Father Daughter A Maze-ing Race! Sunday, April 29, 2018
This Week at Havergal Junior School
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- 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. U12 Volleyball - Gold (JS Gym)
- 8:25 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. JS Prayers
- 11:50 a.m. -12:50 p.m. Chess Club (Learning Hub)
- 12:20 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Grade 2 Math Discussions Club (Learning Hub)
- 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Intramurals - Mission Impossible (Jan 29-Feb 14)
- 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Mellow Mondays (Art Room)
- 3:30 p.m - 4:45 p.m. Volleyball Squad (JS Gym)
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. Music and Movement Gr 1-3 (Kindergarten Classroom)
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. Junior String Ensemble (Music Room)
- 6:50 a.m. - 8:00 a.m U12 Swim
- 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Grade 2 Admissions Assessment (JS Hub & Gr.2 Classroom)
- 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Grade 3 Admissions Assessment (JS Hub & Gr.4 Classroom)
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Math Discussion Club Gr.5 &6 (JS Learning Hub)
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m Grade 3 Lunch with Prefects (JS Gym)
- 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Intramurals - Mission Impossible (Jan 29-Feb 14)
- 3:30 p.m -4:15 p.m. Junior Choir Rehearsal
- 3:30 p.m -4:30 p.m. Creative Movement Gr. 1-2
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. Photography Club (4P Classroom)
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. Chem-Mystery Club (Grade 1 Classroom)
Wednesday, January 31 (Day 7)
Thursday, February 1 (Day 8)- 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. U12 Volleyball (Green) Practice (JS Gym)
- 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. U12 Swim Meet @ Markham Pan Am Centre
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Hockey Squad (Otter Creek)
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. - Math Discussion Club Gr.5-6 (JS Learning Hub)
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Gr. 6 Lunch at the Upper School
- 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Intramurals - Mission Impossible (Jan 29-Feb 14)
- 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Author Marina Cohen Visit -Grade 5 & 6 (Learning Hub)
- 3:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. U11 Volleyball ; Green Mini Meet (Bishop Strachan School)
- 3:45 p.m - 4:30 p.m. Primary Choir Rehearsal
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. Tinker Lab - Engineering Workshop (6M Classroom)
- #1 Dress
- 6:50 a.m. - 8:00 a.m U12 Swim
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. SK Admissions Assessment (JS Hub & SK Classroom)
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. - Math Discussion Club Gr.2 (JS Learning Hub)
- 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Intramurals - Mission Impossible (Jan 29-Feb14)
- 3:30 p.m -4:45 p.m. Multi Sport Squad Gr 3-4 (JS Gym)
- 3:30 p.m -4:45 p.m. U11 Volleyball; Green (Upper School- Gym B)
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. Cooking Club (2L Classroom)
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. 3D Art Lab Gr 1-3 (3L Classroom)
- 3:45 p.m -4:45 p.m. SIT Club (3P Classroom)
- 4:00 p.m -5:00 p.m. U12 Volleyball; Gold (Upper School - Gym C)
- 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. U12 Volleyball (Green) Practice (JS Gym) Cancelled
- 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Math Club Grades 4-6 (6C Classroom)
- 8:25 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. JS Prayers (Grades 1-3)
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. JK Admissions Assessment (JS Hub & JK Classroom)
- 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Short recess Intramurals - Mission Impossible (Jan 29-Feb14)
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m Grade 2 Lunch with Prefects (JS Gym)
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - Math Discussion Club Gr.3 (JS Learning Hub)
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - JS Co-Curricular Concert Band Rehearsal (Music Room)
- 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Intramurals - Mission Impossible (Jan 29-Feb14)
- 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Havergal Health Staff Climbing (Upper School)
LOOK AHEAD
Monday, February 5
- Pizza Day
- Spirit Week: Dress Like a Rock Star Day
Tuesday, February 6
- Hockey Day for Hewitt Cup @ Mattamy Centre for Grades 3 - 6 (12:00 pm - 3:20 pm)
- Spirit Week: Green and Gold Day
Wednesday, February 7
- Grade 5 Overnight Excursion (Feb 7-9)
- Spirit Week: Favourite Jersey Day
Thursday, February 8 - Grade 5 Overnight Excursion (Feb 7-9) - Spirit Week: Crazy Hair Day Friday, February 9
- Grade 1 Lunch with Prefects (11:50-12:20 pm)
- Grade 5 Overnight Excursion (Feb 7-9)
- Spirit Week: House Accessories Day
Tuesday, February 12
- Chinese New Year Celebration Prayers & Reception (8:25 am-10:00 am)
Wednesday, February 13
- Lice Squad 9am
Thursday, February 15
- DAY 9
Friday, February 16
- Professional Development Day (no classes)
Monday, February 19
- Family Day (no classes)
Thursday, February 22
- JS Parent Teacher Conferences
- JS Bake Sale
Friday, February 23
- SK Lunch with Prefects (11:50-12:20pm)
Monday, February 26
- ATHL: JS/US Spring Athletic Online Registration Opens
Tuesday, February 27
- Toasty Tuesday @ Short Recess
Friday, March 2
- JK Lunch with Prefects (11:50-12:20pm)
Friday, March 9
- ATHL: JS/US Spring Athletic Online Registration Closes
Monday, March 12 - Friday, March 23
- March Break (no classes)
Monday, March 26
- Classes resume
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