April 18th, 2017

Hello MJ Families! We hope that you had a fantastic long weekend. We are all so happy that it finally feels like Spring.

Tomorrow, April 19, is “A Walk in their Sneakers” day. Please come and join us. Grade 5 and 6 Students will meet Officer Ben and Ms. Good, Ms. Neilson and Ms. Schaefer at Clair Creek and Bennington Gate at 8:25am.

The Route:
Starting at Clair Creek and Bennington Gate at 8:25am
Circle left down Clair Creek past Alexmuir Pl.
Turn right on Branstone Dr., past Amberwood
Turn left on Wyecroft Blvd., left down Leighland Dr
Turn left onto Keatsway and head to the school.
The walk is approximately 30 mins.

Our hope is that many students will join as they see the group pass.
This Active and Safe Routes to School initiative called “A Walk in their Sneakers,” is brought to you by Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region, Waterloo Region Police Services, and Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services. Please be aware that there may be some media attention and will likely be photos taken somewhere along the route by participants and parents.

Enjoy your walk to school, rain or shine!

School Council Meets tomorrow evening at 7pm. Mrs. Bileski will be there at 6:30 for a time to meet and greet. Click here for the agenda: School Council Agenda April 2017

Moveathon A HUGE THANK YOU, goes out to our school community. After all bills were paid, the profit from our Moveathon was $5,862.06! We have already purchased and received the ball cages and mats for the gym. We are in the process of ordering new bike racks for our bikes. 

Shhhhhh…. our beloved Custodian, Mr. Vasileski will be leaving soon to be the head custodian at Groh P.S. We postponed our goodbye as his time here has been extended for 1-2 weeks. We will keep you posted on another ‘dress in blue’ day and do our special good-bye when the time is closer.

Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools: We want to hear from you! Your input is important. Please take a few moments to reflect on your child’s experience  Please click here for more information and the link to the SCIS survey SCIS survey – parents

Healthy Relationships – Apologies – From “Be a Mentor” chapter:

We learn from making mistakes. Ask your children what can be learned from a mistake that has been made. Try to focus on the learning – not the mistake. Learning from mistakes helps us to improve ourselves and our relationships. Try to help your child understand why the mistake happened and how it could be avoided in the future.

Apologies are important for young children and youth to learn. Helping young people focus on the apology can keep them from continuing to justify their mistake. Children can learn about heartfelt apologies and practise at home. Parents are powerful role models for children and youth.

MJ parent says: Teach your children the important components of an apology.  The two most important are an acknowledgment of responsibility (eg I was wrong) and an offer of repair (eg I will fix the problem). Also teach children to use eye contact and to show sincerity when the apology is face to face.  You can read about the other components of an apology here: http://www.today.com/health/six-components-perfect-apology-t86211

At any time, to read the full healthy relationships booklet, you can go to: http://www.ontariodirectors.ca/Parent_Engagement/2014_PE_Docs/40714_Code_ParentToolKit_E.pdf

Please add to your calendars: 

May 1 – Gr. 6’s walk to Centennial P.S.

May 2 – Class photo day as well as Sibling photo’s. By Lifetouch

May 3 – Kodaly Choir sings at the Centre in the Square – 7pm

May 5 – PD Day, no school for students

May 23-26 – Grade 6 EQAO testing

May 29 – June 5 – Grade 3 EQAO testing

June 2 – PD Day, no school for students

June 7 – 9, Grade 6’s to Silverlake Camp

June 15 – 10:15- 1:15pm Junior Track and Field meet at University Stadium

June 28 – 2:30pm Grade 6 Graduation

June 29 – Last day of school for students

June 30 – PD Day, no school for students

September 5 – First Day of School 2017