École Edward Johnson Public School

EJPS Week at a Glance (Dec 4 – 8)

Posted December 8, 2023

EJPS Week at a Glance (Dec 4 – 8)

Chers parents,

It’s hard to believe that December is already here! With the Winter Holiday coming around the corner it’s also good to prepare for some of the challenges that winter brings us. A reminder that, as with every winter, inclement weather conditions may result in bus cancellations and/or school closures. Decisions on buses and school operations due to inclement weather are made as soon as key information is available and no later than 6:30am the morning of. To check the status of school buses each morning visit www.stwdsts.ca, and to check the status of school closures visit www.ugdsb.ca. For more information visit: https://www.ugdsb.ca/blog/its-that-time-of-year-again-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ug-inclement-weather-procedures/ 

On the fun side of winter, we are all looking forward to the EJ Holiday Extravaganza 2023 that will be hosted in our gymnasium on December 13th. For this event, parents will not need to sign in or sign out at the office due to the expected volume. I will be monitoring the entrance and exit times at the Gym doors. Please note, due to fire regulations around our Gym’s seated capacity we will have a non-student ONLY audience. Since we recognize that students benefit from seeing each other perform, students can view their friends and/or siblings in other classes perform at the dress rehearsal the day before the actual concert. With that said, we ask that parents not sign out any children out of class to join one of the concert times to view their friends or siblings perform. Not only will this avoid crowding in the Gym but it will also avoid our office coordinator, Mme McLeod, having to administer an unmanageable amount of sign outs and sign ins. To that end, we truly appreciate your cooperation with our request which aims to uphold safety. 

EJ Holiday Extravaganza 2022 (Dec 13th)

PERFORMANCE BLOCK 1

9:15 AM > Kindergarten Classes > Mme Crawford & Mme Szabo’s class, Mme Connell & Mme Andrew’s class, Mme Forbes & Mme Reill-Teadale’s class

In between performance optional coffee social space in the library for parents who have children in the next performance block. **No students allowed in the library. 

PERFORMANCE BLOCK 2 

11:00 AM > Primary Classes > All Grade 3 Dragonfly Drummers, Mme Kavanagh’s class, Mme Stolfi’s class, Mme Prilesnik’s class, Mme White’s class, Mme Popivicu’s class

In between performance optional coffee social space in the library for parents who have children in the next performance block. **No students allowed in the library. 

PERFORMANCE BLOCK 3

1:20 PM > Junior Classes > EJPS Dragon Drummers (Gr 4-6), M Remillard’s class, Mme Anselmini-Lofton’s class, Mme Ammon’s class, Mme Parisi’s, Mme Robert’s class, Junior Choir

Below are some important dates:

• Dec 5 > Gr 2’s going to the Wellington County Museum 
• Dec 12 > Gr 5s and 6s to the River Run for a presentation @ 1:15PM
• Dec 12 > Holiday Extravaganza Dress Rehearsal in front of students 
• Dec 13 > Holiday Extravaganza 
• Dec 15 > Jr Volleyball Tournament
• Dec 22 > Last day before Winter Holiday
• Jan 8 > First day back to school
• Jan 23 > Virtual School Council Meeting 6:30-7:30 PM

Lastly, the month of December has many special days worth noting. Please take a look at the calendar below to appreciate the many days of significance observed by the diverse identity, cultural and religious groups in our community. 

Seasons Greetings & Joyeuses Fêtes,

Olivier Cutz

(Principal)

** 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 (he/him)

Principal École Edward Johnson

397 Stevenson Street North

Guelph, Ontario N1E 5C1

519.763.7374 ext. 223

[email protected]

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