A Message From the Head of the Junior School – Thursday, October 8, 2022

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Dear Junior School Families,

What better way to start the Thanksgiving long weekend, than with the Harvest Festival! I feel particularly grateful to our students, who under the thoughtful care and direction of Mr. Jeff MacLean and Ms. Rachel Read, sang so beautifully!  We are also thankful to our faculty and staff for all of their support to prepare for this event. For all of those who were able to join us, we hope you left with warm and joyful hearts.

Harvest Festival is a longstanding Havergal Junior School tradition. It not only allows us to acknowledge all of our many blessings but also helps us to remember the importance of sharing the bounty.  We are also pleased to let you know that our community was able to collect close to 2000 pounds of food for the North York Harvest Food Bank. Thank you for your generosity.

We also came together this afternoon to once again participate in the Terry Fox Run. Students from JK to Grade 6 participated, and it was so lovely to see so many families join us.

On behalf of all of the staff and faculty of the Junior School, we wish you a restful and happy Thanksgiving weekend.

Sincerely,

Kate

Today’s edition of “The Weekly” contains information on the following:

LATEST NEWS

JS Student Photos Now Available To Order on Friday 7 at 4pm

Junior School photos will be online and available to view and order on Friday, October 7. Please go to: Havergal Junior School Photos

  • Click “Your Pictures”
  • Search by first or last name or password
  • Click on your daughter’s name
  • Enter your email address
  • Enter Password: Your daughter’s Student ID Number (if you do not know this ID number, please contact your daughter’s homeroom teacher)

Retakes?

  • Are scheduled for Friday, October 14 

Questions?

Morning Care Location Change

Starting Tuesday October 11th, Morning Care will be back in the JS Dining Hall. To drop off your daughter, please park in the parking lot and walk around to the back of the Dining Room (follow the brick path behind the parking lot).  A Gator Care staff member will be there to greet you. Morning Care is from 7:30 AM to 8 AM daily.

Remembrance Day Service and Grandpals’ Day  Save the Date – Tuesday, November 8

Remembrance Day Service (8:30 am – 9:00 am)

The Junior School will be marking Remembrance Day on Tuesday, November 9 in the Junior School Gymnasium. Students will wear #1 dress on this day. Poppies will be made available for students to wear. 

Grandpals’ Day (8:30 am – 10:00 am)

Grandpals’ Day will also take place on Tuesday, November 9.  On this special day, grandparents or other senior friends are invited to attend the Remembrance Day Service, and to spend time in the Junior School. Our students will show their guests their favourite places, as well share their learning, and take a photo in the HC Photo Booth. 

Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks!

REMINDERS

Junior School Parent-Teacher Interviews 

The first Junior School Parent/Teacher Conferences of the school year will take place virtually via Zoom on:

  • Thursday October 27 from 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm 
  • Friday October 28 from 8:00am – 3:00pm 

Havergal’s online booking system – pickAtime

The online conference booking system used by Havergal College is called pickAtime 

  • pickAtime OPENS:  Wednesday, Oct. 12th at 6pm
    • pickAtime does not permit the scheduling of back-to-back appointments 
    • If you have any last changes, please contact the JSO (jso@havergal.on.ca or call (416) 483-3519 ext 6608
  • pickAtime CLOSES: Wednesday Oct. 19th at 8pm

Already have a pickAtime account?

  • CLICK HERE  to sign into your pickAtime account with your password.

Need to register for an account?

  • If you do not have a pickAtime account, please create a pickAtime link in advance of the online opening. 
  • Please be sure to select the “Junior School” option in the drop down menu (not the “Upper School” or “Green and Gold”).

How to Optimize your Experience on Zoom

In order to have the best possible experience at the upcoming event, it is strongly recommended that your Zoom application be updated to the latest version. 

The following information and links have been provided by our IT department for your use:

Need any Further Help?

For assistance with pickAtime, please contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@havergal.on.ca (416) 483-3843 ext. 6663 and they will assist you. Their hours of operation are from Monday – Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm.

  • Oct 13   JK – 3            8:30am – 9:30am (JS Dining Room)
  • Oct 27  Grades 4 – 6  8:30am – 9:30am (JS Dining Room)

What’s on the Menu next week?

Take a look at what’s for lunch on the JS Menu Fall 2022 –  October 

HCPA UPDATES

  • Save the date for a new HCPA event – Ivy Market on Nov 22!  All day shopping for parents and students; evening shopping and cocktail party for parents.  Stay tuned for more details.
  • Shop for litterless lunch bags at COLIBRI – select Havergal College in drop down.  Deadline coming up soon – Oct 3rd.
  • HC puffer jackets and vests are on sale now until October 15. Click HERE to order.

NEXT WEEK AT A GLANCE

JS Athletics Schedule

Monday, October 10 – School Closed

Tuesday, October 11 – Day 6

  • #1 Dress 
  • 7:15 am – 8:15 am U12 Basketball practice. 
  • 7:20 am – 8:15 am U12 X-country practice. (U12 Basketball players are excused.)  
  • 8:30-10:05 – 4B Swimming. 
  • 8:30 – 9:00: Prayers: Mental World Health Day
  • 8:25 am – Prayers (World Mental Health Day)
  • 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm U12 Swim meet at Branksome Hall
    • 4:15 Bus Return. 
  • 3:20 pm – 4:00 pm – Primary Choir (Gr. 1 – 3) 
  • 3:40pm – 4:45 pm – U11 Basketball practice
  • 3:40pm – 4:45 pm – U12 Soccer Practice 

Wednesday, October 12 – Day 7

  • 7:20 am – 8:05 am  U9 Cross Country 
  • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Chess Club (Gr.1)
  • 2:00pm – 4:00pm: U12 Basketball Game @ BSS
    • 5pm: Bus Return 
  • 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm – Disney Dance Crew (Gr. 1)
  • 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm – Discovery Lab Science (Gr 1 – 3)
  • 3:20 pm – 4:15 pm – U9 & U8 Soccer Squad Team
  • 3:40 pm – 4:25 pm – NO Junior Choir (Gr. 4 – 6) 
  • 6:00 pm – pickAtime Opens for registration for Parent-Teacher Interviews

Thursday, October 13 – Day 8 

  • 8:30 – 9:30 am JK – Grade 3 Parent Coffee Morning (JS Dining Hall)
  • 11:00am: U12 Soccer Team departs for road trip to Ridley College
    • 1-3pm: Multi-game event for U12 Soccer Team. 
    • 5:30pm:  Bus return. 
  • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Chess (Grades Gr. 2 & 3)
  • 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm U11 Basketball Game at Upper School Gym 
  • 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm  – Homemade Gifts (Gr. 1 & 2)
  • 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm – Teaching Kitchen (Gr. 1 – 3)
  • 3:40 pm – 4:40 pm – Drama Club (Gr. 3 & 4)
  • 3:40 pm – 5:10 pm – Learn to Play Strings (Gr. 5)

Friday, October 14 – Day 1

  • 7:00 am – 8:00 am – U11/U12 Swimming
  • 8:25 am – Prayers (History of the Havergal House System)
  • 9:00-3:00pm: JS Photo Retake Day
  • 1:00-3:00pm: U12 Cross Country meet at Sunnybrook Park
    • 1:45 –  U10 Cross Country Start 
    • 2:00 – U11 Cross Country Start 
    • 2:25 – U12 Cross Country Start 
    • 3:30 – Bus returns to Havergal 

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