Posted April 23, 2015
It’s that time of year again! When we clean off our children’s book shelves and donate those gently-used books to the Mary Johnston Used Book Sale! Please bring in your books to the school office anytime before May 5. We accept fiction and non-fiction. Please keep in mind that our readers are in Kindergarten to […]
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Posted April 13, 2015
A reminder that Wednesday evening there is a School Council Meeting. Please come join us, starting at 6:30pm for refreshments and conversation, with our meeting beginning at 7:00pm. The agenda for the meeting: School Council Agenda – April 2015 Minutes from the previous School Council Meetings can be found by clicking on the following link: http://mjp.wrdsb.ca/school-council/
Posted February 24, 2015
Yesterday, the Minister released the updated Health and Physical Education Curriculum, with changes to the sexual education segment of the document. Also released was a Parents Guide to help them have discussions with their kids about elements of the curriculum. While acknowledging that teaching about some topics should be between parents and their children, the […]
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Posted February 19, 2015
Dear MJ families, Wednesday February 25 is move-a-thon day at MJ! Pledge forms were sent home with students at the beginning of this week and are due back on Monday. This year at Mary Johnston a decision was made by the School Council to engage in a fundraising event to support another school or program. […]
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Posted February 18, 2015
Moveathon – February 25th Students have brought home the pedge forms for our annual moveathon which will take place on Wednesday, February 25th. Students have been challenged to raise at least $25.00 each. The first $3000 raised will go towards the Nutrition For Learning program. The balance of the proceeds will go towards supporting ongoing […]
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Posted February 18, 2015
We are planning to hold talent performances for all students in our year-end M.J.’s Got Talent Show to be held on Wednesday, June 17th*. They will also perform a private concert for their parents on Tuesday, June 16th* (*these performance dates are tentative and will be confirmed in early May). Preparing for the performances will […]
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Posted February 17, 2015
Let Us Email You! Families and students, with CASL we need to get your permission to email you about your child. We would like you to add your email address to your contact information in our Student Information System. Click on the following link to update your information: https://secure.wrdsb.ca/subscribe/ WRDSB Parents/Guardians Please complete the form […]
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Posted February 17, 2015
Embrace Your Differences Over the course of the next week, we will be promoting the theme of Embrace Your Differences here at the school. To support the theme, we will be recognizing “Pink Shirt Day” next Wednesday, February 25th to symbolize that we as a society will not tolerate bullying anywhere. As you know, this […]
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Posted February 17, 2015
School Council A reminder that tomorrow evening there is a School Council Meeting. Please come join us, starting at 6:30pm for refreshments and conversation, with our meeting beginning at 7:00pm. Minutes from the January School Council Meeting can be found by clicking on the following link: http://mjp.wrdsb.ca/school-council/school-council-minutes/ Waterloo Region Assembly of Parent Student Councils Please […]
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Posted February 17, 2015
As part of the ongoing review of access to digital resources, the WRDSB is moving ahead with allowing access to YouTube as a resource to all staff and students, beginning today. In preparation for this, the Mary Johnston staff have raised the profile of our character development and digital citizenship programs through active role modelling. […]
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