Posted April 20, 2016
Student drop off and pick up are always busy times around any school. Here at MJ, we are working hard to keep our kids safe and to keep our Bus zone free of cars! The City of Waterloo has partnered with us to assist in educating the neighbourhood about this issue. Please take a moment […]
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Posted April 18, 2016
Art’s Night 2016 – “Art Has No Borders” – is fast-approaching! On behalf of the M.J. Staff, School Council and the Art’s Night Planning Committee, we would like to send out a huge THANK YOU for all of the generous donations we have already received for our Gift Basket collection and Silent Auction. Thank you also […]
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Posted April 8, 2016
Parents are welcome to attend a free information night at Waterloo Oxford District Secondary School featuring Dr. C. Sturdy who will provide parents with practical information and strategies to raise, support and develop resilient children. Resilient children are those who are able to effectively handle any pressure and get things done, recover from setbacks, adapt […]
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Posted March 22, 2016
The WRDSB, in collaboration with the WCDSB, is bringing free Harmony Movement workshops to parents and caregivers of both boards. What is Harmony movement? “Harmony Movement provides interactive diversity and equity education programs that empower and inspire youth, educators and those in the social service sector to develop an equity lens, empathy, respect, and leadership skills as […]
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Posted March 22, 2016
K-W Counselling and OK2BME are offering a series of four workshops regarding LGBTQ+ identified children and/or teens. The workshops are for individuals who are parenting or caring for LGBTQ+ children and teens. Rainbow Parenting KWCounseling.
Posted March 22, 2016
Are you looking for information in your first language? The Ministry of Education provides many useful documents for parents in more than two dozen languages. Please take a look here and share this link with other families who may find it helpful. If English is your first language, you may also be interested in the […]
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Posted February 22, 2016
Art has no Borders Please join us for Art’s Night at Mary Johnston Public School Thursday, April 28th, 2016 Who: Mary Johnston Public School’s Families and Friends What: – View artwork created by Mary Johnston students See, up close, a variety of art forms and pieces created by parents and friends from our own community […]
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Posted December 1, 2015
The grade 2/3 students in Mme Hutton’s and Mlle McManus’s classes have been working on an inquiry project to not only help students build friendships but to look at ways in which our students can ensure that students have someone to play with during the nutrition breaks. The end result of their inquiry was the […]
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Posted November 11, 2015
Updates from the October 27 Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) meeting and the November 3 Waterloo Region Assembly of Public School Councils (WRAPSC) meeting can be found on the School Council page of our website. Any questions regarding these updates can be raised at the November 18 School Council meeting or by contacting the MJ office […]
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Posted November 6, 2015
Our first annual winter coat exchange was a huge success. We had between 60-70 coats donated to the school. At the end of the day, there were 17 coats left over and many hats and scarfs. We want to thank those parents who were able to donate the gently used winter wear for the exchange […]
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