Update: Job Action for Elementary Teachers on Monday, May 11

Posted May 8, 2015

Earlier this week we advised you that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) were in a legal strike position effective Monday May 11, 2015. This afternoon Sam Hammond, president of ETFO Ontario, formally confirmed that public Elementary Teachers in Ontario will begin phase one of job action on Monday.  Mr. Hammond indicated that extracurricular activities […]

SCIS Videos

Posted May 8, 2015

Hello families, The SCIS (Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools Committee have a special treat for you in these next videos that we’d like to share. Have you heard of Playing for Change? It’s a wonderful organization looking to unite and inspire the world through music. Musicians, many of them street musicians, are recorded and then […]

Job Action for Elementary Teachers on Monday, May 11

Posted May 6, 2015

Job action announced by Waterloo Region District School Board elementary teachers. We would like to provide families with an update to our previous letter indicating that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will be in a legal strike position on Monday May 11, 2015. We can now inform you that ETFO will begin strike […]

Important Information from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Posted May 1, 2015

FOOD RECALL WARNING: SLICED APPLES Today the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a Food Recall Warning of sliced apples and products containing sliced apples from Sun Rich Fresh Food Incorporated. The recall applies to sliced apples and products containing sliced apples produced in the company’s Brampton, Ontario facility due to possible Listeria contamination. Please […]

School Climate Surveys Are Here!

Posted April 30, 2015

School climate surveys are important tools which help schools assess the current culture within a school. The survey captures perceptions from students, parents and staff relating to issues such as character development, equity and inclusion, safe schools, and variables that contribute to a healthy school environment. Please take the opportunity to complete the Safe Caring […]

UPDATE: Important Notice for Elementary Students & Families

Posted April 29, 2015

Potential job action by elementary teachers province-wide The purpose of this letter is to update Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) families on the status of labour negotiations with elementary teachers. At the provincial/central bargaining table, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) filed for conciliation and made the request for a No-Board Report. On April 24, […]

Used Book Sale

Posted April 28, 2015

Subject: Reminder to Donate Children’s Books Please keep sending in your gently-used children’s books for the MJ Used Book Sale. We are accepting donated books to the school office until May 5th. You can come and replenish your bookshelf at the Used Book Sale, May 5th after school and May 6th all day. All books […]

School Climate Survey

Posted April 28, 2015

It is time for the annual Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools (SCIS) survey (formally called the School Climate survey). Who? Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 at MJ will be completing the survey at school.  Staff input is received through the staff survey. Parents and guardians are invited to complete the parent […]

Please Donate Books to Our Book Sale

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 […]

Important Notice for Elementary Students & Families

Posted April 22, 2015

Potential job action by Waterloo Region District School Board Secondary teachers. You may have heard about the possibility of labour disruption at the Waterloo District School Board (WRDSB). We would like to assure you that this is currently an issue affecting secondary schools, not elementary schools. The collective agreements for all unionized school board employees […]

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