Message from the Head of Junior School: January 11th, 2019

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Dear JS Parents,

A very happy new year to all of our community.  It has been a pleasure to welcome everyone back and get back to our regular routines.

Warmly,
Kate White

In this message, read about:

Major School Dates for 2019-2020

CLICK HERE for next year’s Major School Dates

Havergal Welcomes Social Media Expert Chris Vollum

On Monday, January 28th from 8:30 am – 9:30 am students in Grades 4 – 6 will participate in a presentation by Chris Vollum. An Oakville-based parent, Mr. Vollum is a widely-recognized educator on numerous social platforms including Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and Snapchat.

CLICK HERE  for an overview of what Mr. Vollum will be addressing in his presentation.

Parents are most welcome to attend what is sure to be an informative and thought-provoking session. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to Aoife King (aking@havergal.on.ca)

Lunar New Year

On Friday, February 1, we invite you to our Lunar New Year celebration. Please join us for Prayers from 8:30 to 8:50 am in the Junior School gymnasium, followed by a reception at Temerty Commons in the Upper School for coffee, tea and pastries.

Students are welcome to wear their traditional dress for the celebration.

Please RSVP here (RSVP for the Lunar New Year Parent Reception ) by Thursday, January 24 if you wish to attend.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Natalie Connolly at nconnolly@havergal.on.ca or 416-483-3519 x6915.

Book Drive for the Children’s Book Bank

Do you have gently used children’s books that your family has outgrown? Would you like to give those books a second life by donating them to children who cannot afford books of their own?

We are hosting a book drive during the week of January 14th for the Children’s Book Bank! We are looking for books that are:

– gently used i.e, no missing covers, torn pages, or pages with writing on them,

– suitable for children from birth to grade 6,

– and have been printed in the last 10 years ( print date of 2008 or later)

– (no teen or adult books please).

The mission of The Children’s Book Bank to provide children’s books and literacy support to children living in high needs communities in Toronto. The Book Bank is just like a wonderful children’s bookstore, except that the books are available to the children for FREE. Each child and visitor is allowed to select one book from the storefront to take home and keep forever.

Drop boxes will be located in our school in front of the Learning Hub.

For further information about the book drive, please contact Erica Rodd at erodd@havergal.on.ca.

For additional information about The Children’s Book Bank, please visit www.childrensbookbank.com.

Student Satisfaction Survey – Grades 5 & 6

Students in Grades 5 – 12 will be completing a “Student Satisfaction Survey” on Tuesday, January 22.  Students in Grades 5 and 6 will be completing the survey from 8:30 am – 9:00 am on this day.

The survey is a continuation of the school’s work in 2013 and 2016.  The questions are centred around the students (Grade 5 – 12) academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional experience and how Havergal provides support for our students as they work towards their goals. Results will be shared with the community in late Spring.

Athletics 

Welcome back! We kicked off 2019 with 2 out of 3 wins for our U12 Green, Gold and U11 Volleyball teams. Congratulations!

Intramurals is in full swing and the girls from Gr. 1-6 are enjoying Bench and Mat Ball during first recess.

Multisport Squad starts next week from 3:30-4:30 at the JS gym.
Gr 1&2 multisport squad starts this Tuesday and
Gr. 3&4’s multisport squad starts this Thursday.

Please email abartlett@havergal.on.ca if you are in need of a last minute sign up to get your daughter on a Squad or Squad Team.

Schedules

U12 Swim Team
U12 Green Volleyball Schedule
U12 Gold Volleyball Schedule.
U11 Volleyball Schedule
Volleyball Squad Team
Hockey Squad Team

Check out pictures from the professional photographer.

U11 Volleyball Team
U12 GOLD Volleyball Team
U12 GREEN Volleyball Team

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

Monday, January 14

  • 7:00 – 8:00 am U12 Green Vball (JS GYM)
  • 8:30 – 8:50 am JS Prayers (Perseverance #2)
  • 11:50 – 12:50 pm Gr. 1-6 Chess Lunch Club (Learning Hub)
  • 3:30 – 4:45 am U12 Gold Vball (JS Gym)
  • 3:30 – 4:15 pm Gr.5 Homework Club (Rm.215)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr. 1-2 Drama Club (Rm.117)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr.1-6 Strings Ensemble (Rm. 213)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr. 4-6 Junior Dance Company (Upper School Drama Studio)

Tuesday, January 15

  • 7:00 – 8:00 am Swim Team (pool)
  • 12:20 –  12:50 pm Gr.1 Math Discussion Group (Learning Hub)
  • 3:30 – 4:30 pm Gr. 1&2 Multisport (JS Gym)
  • 3:30 – 4:15 pm Gr.4-6 Junior Choir (Music Room)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr. 1-3 Tinker Lab (Rm.208)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr. 4-6 Photography Club (Rm. 209)

Wednesday, January 16

  • 7:00 – 8:00 am U11 Vball (JS Gym)
  • 7:55 – 9:00 am Gr. 3-6 Caribou Math Contest
  • 8:30 – 9:00 am Gr. 1-2 DEAR Time
  • 11:50 – 1:05 pm 6L writes Caribou Math Contest
  • 12:20 – 12:50 pm Gr.5-6 Math Discussion Group (Learning Hub)
  • 1:15 pm Lockdown Drill #2 (in classrooms)
  • 3:30 – 4:30 pm Volleyball Squad (JS Gym)
  • 3:45 – 4:15 pm Gr. 1-3 Primary Choir (Music Room)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr.4-6 Explorers Discovery Lab (Rm. 210)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr. 6 Homework Club (Rm.210)

Thursday, January 17

  • 7:00 am – 8:00 am Swim Team Practice
  • 8:25 am – 9:00 am Prayers (Perseverance, #3, Liz Watt)
  • 11:50 – 1:05 pm 6M writes Caribou Math contest
  • 12:20 – 12:50 pm Gr. 5-6 Math Discussion Group (Learning Hub)
  • 3:30 – 4:30 pm Gr. 3&4 Multisport (JS Gym)
  • 3:30 – 4:45 pm U12 Green Vball practice (US GYM B)
  • 3:30 – 4:45 pm Gr.4 Homework Club (Rm.207)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr 1-3 World Foot Fest Club(JK Classroom)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 pm Gr.4-6 Celebrity Chef Kitchen (SK Classroom)
  • 4:00 pm U11 Vball Game vs BH. No early dismissal.  (US Gym C)
  • 4:00 pm U12 Gold Game vs BH. No early dismissal  (US Gym A)

Friday, January 18

  • 7:45 – 8:15 am Gr.5-6 Math Contest Prep Club (Rm.215)
  • 8:25 am – 9:00 am JS Prayers (Kick-off to Havergal’s 125 – Kate White and Liz Watt)
  • 12:50 pm 125 activities run by the JS prefects (lower pitch)
  • 4:00 – 5:00 pm Staff/Student Lane Swim

 

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