Message from the Head of the Junior School - March 3, 2017

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,

Leslie Anne 

Please Note:

Bake Sale Success!

• 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”! 

• 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

Monday, March 6 (Day 6)
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 -SIT  CANCELLED 
• 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. Prayers CANCELLED 
• 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 March Break Monday, March 27 Classes resume 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) 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.)

Message from Head of the Junior School - February 24, 2017

Dear JS Parents,

I wish you all a wonderful weekend with your families, and invite you to read this week's blog so that you are up to date with the many wonderful events occurring over the next several weeks.

Warmly,

Leslie Anne 

Please Note:

Clubs - Spring Forms sent home today 
Return to JS Office by March 3

• As a reminder, girls in the Junior School are invited to join ONE club, and ONE Squad, Squad Team, and ONE competitive per term. Girls will also be able to continue to participate in Choir, Zodiactors, Math Club, and Chess.
• One of the strands of our Strategic Plan (Our Vision is Limitless: Havergal 2020) is “Adjusting the Sails.”  This strand embraces change, promotes well-being, and provides support for every girl at the school.  
• Mindful of the need for balance, we want to support our girls in making choices in all areas of school life.  After careful consideration, the school believes that this decision will better enable our students to maintain balance and learn to make choices.

Havergal's Safety Arrival Process

• Your children’s safe arrival to school each day is something that we take very seriously. We ask for your help in ensuring that the process is efficient and safe.
• Using the Ministry of Education, Policy/Program Memorandum 123, para. 1, we have reviewed our arrival process, and would like to share the procedures which will be followed by the Junior School.  
• We ask the following of you:
1. If your daughter(s) is absent or late for any reason, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must contact the Junior School immediately and report the reason for the absence. Please call: (416) 483-3843 ext. 6510 or email: jsoffice@havergal.on.ca
2. If the school is not informed about the absence, the school will make attempts to contact the parent(s)/guardian(s) through phone and/or email.
3. If we are unable to connect with the parent(s)/guardian(s) to determine the reason for the absence, the case will be escalated to the Head of the Junior School.
4. The Head will decide whether to take further action.
• Please verify all contact information in Veracross is up to date and correct.  
• Include any/all those who should be contacted in case of an unexplained absence (grandparents, aunts, uncles, nannies, etc).  
• Also verify that your work / office contact information is up to date. 

CNML Math Contest – Grade 6s Challenge Themselves!

• A group of grade 6 students have chosen to challenge themselves by writing the CNML mathematics contest on the morning of Tuesday, February 28th.  
• This contest is written by over one million students from the United States and Canada each year.
• The goal for participating in contests is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving rich, challenging problems.
• Students in Grades 4 and 5 students will also have the opportunity to participate in the CNML contest in April.

Calling All Bakers!

• A huge thank you to all of you that have volunteered to bake for this year's HCPA Bake Sale!
• Please drop off your delicious treats between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Thursday March 2nd. in the Junior School Dining Room.
• As much as possible, please bring your goodies packaged to sell!  For example, you may want to group your cupcakes by the half dozen, or your brownies by the dozen, all wrapped up in clear plastic cellophane, rather in Tupperware containers that need to be returned!  
• We will have limited supplies to wrap goodies at school, should this be more convenient.

Kids' Toonie Table - Thursday March 2nd.

• A reminder that each student will have the opportunity to visit the "Kids' Toonie Table" at the bakesale.
• Please send your daughter with a toonie, so she can purchase a treat to enjoy during the day.
• All treats available at the "Kids' Toonie Table" meet the criteria for Havergal's Allergy Aware Policy.

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

• The first Pi Day was officially celebrated in 1988 in San Francisco. Since then, Pi Day has been celebrated around the world each year by students and those who love math, on March 14 because it is the 14^th day of the 3^rd month, or 3.14, the first three digits of pi.
• On the afternoon of Friday, March 10, 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 coming!

Week of March 6-10

• Students will have scheduled time to browse and make a wishlist on the Tuesday and Wednesday
• On Thursday and Friday a staff member from Mabel's Fables staff member 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.
• The Learning Hub receives a portion of the sales that goes toward new books for the library 
• Mabel's Fables will accept Visa, MasterCard, cash or a cheque made 
• If you have any questions, please contact Erica Rodd at erodd@havergal.on.ca or by phone at
• 416-483-3843, extension 7544.

Winter Clothing Drive for New Circles - Feb 21 to Mar 10

• 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.

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.  Information will be sent out through your grade reps, but 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 on April 20th 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).

Father/Daughter Amazing Race - April 23

• Dads and Daughters will enjoy the first ever Amazing Race event to be held at the school on Sunday, April 23rd, from 1-4pm.  More details and information on ticket sales will be available soon. Please contact Kevin Daley (kwdaley@rogers.com) if you have any questions.

This Week at Havergal Junior School

Monday, February 27 (Day 1)

• 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, February 28 (Day 2)

• 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. U12 Swim Practice (final practice)
• 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Grade 4 Tuesday Volleyball Squad
• 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. CNML Math Contest 
• 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 1 (Day 3)

• 7:45 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. Student Institute Team -SIT  
• 8:25 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Community Circle – CANCELLED; Prayers in honour of Ash Wednesday
• 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Grade Rep Meeting
• 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grade 3 Intramurals
• 12:00 p.m. - 12:25 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service and Communion in Upper School
• 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 2 (Day 4)

NB:  Students dismissed at 11:50 a.m.

Gator Care Open 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

All Clubs Cancelled

• 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Grade 4 and 5Thursday Volleyball Squad
• 7:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. String Ensemble Practice  
• 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Prayers (JK - Beautiful Stuff Project)
• 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grade 4 Intramurals
• 11:50 a.m. Classes Dismissed
• U12 Swim Championships at Pan Am Centre in Markham
• 9:00 am - 4:00pm
• 12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Parent Teacher Interviews
• HCPA Bake Sale
• HCPA Used Uniform Sale

Friday, March 3  (Day 5)

• 7:30 am. - 8:15 a.m. Math Club (Grade 5 & 6)
• 7:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Concert Band Rehearsal - CANCELLED 
• 8:30 a.m. Prayers CANCELLED
• 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grade 5 Intramurals
• 11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Grade 6 Intramurals

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Important Upcoming Dates March 6 - March 10 - Mabel's Fabels Book Fair! Friday, March 10 - Last day of term Monday, March 13 - March 24 - March Break 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.)

  

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