EJPS Week at a Glance (Sep 25-Sept 29)
Chers parents,
Thank you for another great week at EJ! We had excellent spirit and participation for the Terry Fox Walk today. Thank you to Mme Connell for organizing this important event! Your children continue to demonstrate a love of learning and respect for all. Students are using the WITS (Walk away, Ignore, Talk about it, Seek help) strategy when conflicts occur. Please continue to encourage them to use their WITS when challenges with others arise. It was also a pleasure to meet with and begin our work with the EJPS School Council last Tuesday. Staff and students at EJPS are so grateful for all the School Council does. I can already see that teamwork makes the dream work! Speaking of teamwork, please consider volunteering to help our School Council run the Fall Fair next Wednesday, from 5-7PM (more information below).
In other news, I’d like to bring an important safety concern around the staff parking lot to all parents’ attention. Due to safety concerns, the parking lot is NOT to be used as a drop-off area for students between 8:10 -8:40 AM and 2:40 – 3:10 PM. It is not safe for students to be walking through the parking lot in a scenario where multiple parents are driving in and out of the parking lot during busy mornings or after school. Additionally, if an emergency vehicle needed to enter our school parking lot, traffic congestion and unnecessary traffic flow could delay their response time. For the safety of our students, please park and walk your child from the appropriate nearby parking areas. EJPS does not have a Kiss-N-Ride area, however, we are very fortunate to have crossing guards nearby at Stevenson St N and on Speedvale Ave E. There is lots of parking at the nearby plaza and on Balsam Dr, Pine Dr, and more. https://www.ugdsb.ca/johnson/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2020/08/EJP-Parking-Map-2020-Draft-1.pdf
I will be placing pylons and standing at the school parking lot entry to redirect any unauthorized drivers to the appropriate parking. The staff parking lot is available at the following times and for the following scenarios.
- Parents who are dropping their children off at the YMCA program or who are having a teacher meeting before or after the 8:10 AM and 3:10 PM window are welcome to use the parking lot.
- Parents who are picking up or dropping off their children for day appointments can use the staff parking lot between 8:40 AM and 2:40 PM.
- Lastly, any parent needing to use our staff parking at any time of the day for accessibility reasons can contact me at [email protected] so a temporary or longer term parking arrangement can be made.
Thank you for your support and cooperation to keep our students safe!
Lastly, we have many clubs and teams that will be starting up soon or are already running such as our Kindergarten Helpers, Lunch Monitors, Bus Patrollers, Chess Club, Cross Country, Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Eco-Club, and the Eagles Equity Student Alliance, and more to come. We are so fortunate to have many generous staff and parent volunteers offering to give up their free time to enhance the lives of our students.
Below are a few important upcoming dates:
- Open House/Meet the Teacher on Sept 27 from 5-6:30 PM
- EJPS Fall Fair/Book Fair on Sept 27 from 5-7 PM
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept 29 (students and staff are encouraged to wear orange shirts or an orange button to show their support)
- Oct 9 > Board Holiday
- Oct 13 > Dental Screening
- Oct 17 > School Council Meeting
- Oct 24 > PA Day
Notes from the Office:
Pizza & Subway lunch options have now been posted on School Cash Online. Deadline for these orders is Monday, Sept. 25th @ Midnight. No late orders will be accepted.
Booster Juice: Orders Due Monday, October 2nd AM.
Plan of Care Renewals: Sign and return all Plan Of Care Renewal Forms, including any medications relating to that Plan of Care to the office ASAP so that our emergency information is up to date for this school year.
First Day Package Forms: Please return all 3 (white, pink, blue) forms to your teacher ASAP.
Agendas – Please consider contributing towards the cost of your child’s agenda.
Some messages from your School Council:
Volunteers needed for the Fall Fair!
Please fill out the form below If you are willing and able to help volunteer at our EJPS Fall Fair on Sept 27 @5PM.
https://forms.gle/hDpmwurCNgGgo4Tz7
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Fall Fair/Book Fair/Meet-the-Teacher event!
Calling all bakers!
Looking for a fun way to help our school? The School Council is searching for some yummy treats to sell at our Family Fall Fair Fundraiser on Wednesday, September 27th from 5-7pm. Please consider baking or buying NUT-FREE individual treats to donate to our Bake Sale table. At our last event, Family Fun Night, our Bake Sale made over $700, we hope to surpass that goal!
If you are interested in helping, please email [email protected]. Let us know what your item will be (e.g., cupcakes, brownies, etc.) and an estimated price that you think we could sell it for. All items will need to be at the school on September 27th by 3:30pm. All proceeds will go directly towards EJ School Council initiatives including The New Playground Fund. Thank you!
Cheers,
EJ School Council
Please continue to support your child getting to school on time, we know it’s not always easy! Enjoy your weekend as we officially transition into Fall!
** This and all past EJPS Week at a Glance emails are also posted on our school website here: https://www.ugdsb.ca/johnson/category/newsletter/
Olivier Cutz (Principal)
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