Dear Junior School Parents,

It has been such a pleasure to see so many families over the last two days for Parent-Teacher Conferences. These conversations are an opportunity to discuss your daughter’s progress, to see the areas in which she is thriving, and to discuss targeted plans for continued growth. Moreover, they allow us to further strengthen the relationship between home and school.  It is important to remember, however, that while the conferences provide an overview of your daughter’s academic and social-emotional development, ongoing feedback throughout the year is paramount.  Should you ever have questions or concerns, we invite you to contact us and be assured that we will do the same.

As the weather gets colder, please ensure that your daughter brings the proper outdoor clothing (hat, mittens, warm coat, boots etc) for outdoor recesses (morning and afternoon), so that she can enjoy her time outside.

Sincerely,
Kate White

In this message, read about:

• Day 9 Information
• Halloween
• Diwali Prayers
• Remembrance Day  – Poppies for Donation
• Safe Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures
• School Portraits – Ordering
• HCPA News – Annual Parent Luncheon Tickets on Sale Now
• Athletics
• Winter Clubs and Athletics – Registration Opens Nov. 13
• Important Links
• Important Dates on the Horizon 

Day 9 – October 30

• Lunches: 
  • JK, SK, Grade 4:  Students bring their own packed lunches or Rose Reisman is available
  • Grades 1, 2, 3, 5, 6: Students bring packed lunch
• Clothing:
  • All students are to wear their HC uniform

• Day 9 Junior School Programming

Halloween – Everything you need to know!

Halloween is just around the corner! 

The Halloween festivities will begin at 2:15 pm, with a parade (lead by the JK/SK class) around the Junior School.  We will then head to the gym for a whole school assembly presented by the Junior School Prefects.  Parents are welcome to join us in the gym for the assembly.  

Students are invited to wear grub clothes for the duration of the day before changing into their Halloween costumes after lunch recess.  Please send your daughter’s costume to school in a labelled bag to ensure that nothing is misplaced and so that it is easy to change into and manage.  Get excited for SPOOK-tacular Halloween!

Diwali Prayers: Friday, November 2, 2018

This coming Friday, some of our students will be presenting on their families’ Diwali traditions.  For parents who are joining us in Prayers that day, we warmly invite you to stay afterwards for light refreshments in the Learning Hub (9:00-9:40 am).

Remembrance Day  – Poppies for Donation

Remembrance Day prayers will be held at the Junior School on Monday, November 5th.Teachers will be collecting donations for students to receive a poppy all next week. Poppies will also be available for parents at the JS Office if they wish to make a donation.

Pick-Up Procedures

The safety and security of our students is the school’s top priority. Your co-operation in following school protocols is appreciated. Written permission (jsoffice@havergal.on.ca)  is required before we will permit a student to leave school property, for the following circumstances:

• Walking Home (alone or with another student)
• Taking the TTC
• Taking a Taxi or Uber
• Taking a School Bus through an outside vendor
• Pick-up from an individual other than the parent, guardian, or caregiver

A list of this information is updated regularly by the Junior School office and is shared with security and faculty and staff on dismissal duty.

School Portraits – Deadline for Ordering: Tues, Nov 6

To view and order your daughter’s photos, visit echophotography.ca/havergal2018 and use your daughter’s student number as the password.

The deadline for orders is Tuesday, November 6. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the photographer directly at cameron@echophotography.ca.

HCPA News

To learn more about the HCPA CLICK HERE

Ticket sales are now open for the HCPA Parent Luncheon and can be purchased on the following link:

HCPA Parent Luncheon Registration

Important Links

For information directly related to your daughter’s class, please be sure to visit the parent portal: Veracross Login
http://www.facebook.com/HavergalCollege
http://www.twitter.com/HavergalCollege
http://www.youtube.com/HavergalCollege

We also invite you to watch as our construction project unfolds in real time, via our Junior School live feed. To see view construction at the Upper School, click here.

Important Dates on the Horizon

Tuesday, October 30

• Day 9

Wednesday, October 31

• Halloween Festivities, 2:15 -3:15 pm

Monday, November 5

• Remembrance Day Service, 8:20-9:00 am

Wednesday, November 7 – Monday, November 12

• Mid-term Break:  School Closed

Tuesday, November 13 

• Classes resume

Monday, November 19- Friday, November 23

• JS Winter Athletic Tryouts

Thursday, December 6

• JS/US Full Report Available to Parents @ 4:00pm

Friday, December 14

• JK/SK Christmas Concert, 2:00-3:00 pm

Tuesday, December 18

• Christmas Concert Grade 1-6, 4:00-6:00 pm

Wednesday, December 19

• Carol Service – St. Paul’s Cathedral, 7:00-8:30 pm

Thursday, December 20

• Early Dismissal

Thursday, December 21 – Sunday, January 6

• Christmas Break

Monday, January 7

• Classes resume