Dear Junior School Parents,
Thank you all for such a successful first week of school! It has been a pleasure to see all of our new and returning HC Junior School students skipping through the halls, re-establishing previous friendships, and making new connections. On behalf of all of our faculty and staff, we appreciate your taking the time to come to our People and Program Night earlier this week. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to share our vision for the upcoming year, celebrate our many successes as a Junior School, and communicate our goals for the future. We are excited to start what we know will be an exceptional year.
Sincerely,
Kate White
In this message, read about:
- Pick-up Procedures
- Athletics
- Safety Reminder
- Permission to walk home
- Do you think you read more than the librarian?
- HCPA News
- Important Dates on the Horizon
Pick-up Procedures
A reminder that we have a staggered dismissal in the Junior School.
- JK – Grade 2 (3:15 pm – 3:30 pm)
- Grade 3 – Grade 6 (3:30 pm – 3:45 pm)
Please note that students who are not picked up by 3:45 pm will be brought inside to Gator Care. Parents are invited to come into the school to collect their children at this time. There is no charge for Gator Care until 4:00 pm
Athletics
Welcome back to all of our student-athletes! We have numerous options for participation in squads, squad teams and teams. Please note that online registration for squads, squad teams and teams closes at noon on Monday, September 10th.
Registration for Squads, Squad Teams and Teams
JS Information about TRYOUTS_Fall 2018
JS Squad, Squad Team, and Team SCHEDULES_Fall 2018
Safety Reminder – Accessing the Junior School from Cohen Field
We would like to remind parents to please use the pedestrian pathway from the Cohen Field parking lot – which runs adjacent to the ravine – in order to access the Junior School. Pedestrians are not permitted to exit Cohen Field via the entrance to Rosewell Avenue, in order to gain access to the Junior School driveway. It is not safe to do so, due to traffic entering and exiting Cohen Field, traffic on Rosewell Avenue and traffic entering the main driveway.
Safety signage has been posted and we ask that you abide by these signs and be mindful of your surroundings when using the lot.
Please click the links below to view a map of Cohen Field, the pedestrian pathway and the recommended procedures.
Permission to walk home
If you want your daughter to leave the school and walk home or take public transit by herself on a regular basis, we must have written permission. You are welcome to send an email to jsoffice@havergal.on.ca describing permission/walk home arrangements.
We must also have written permission if your child takes a school bus that you have arranged through an outside vendor. Understandably, on occasion, there are special circumstances whereby you may not be able to collect your daughter and, on short notice, you would like for her to walk home. In these one-off situations, your daughter is required to sign-out in the Main Office before leaving campus.
Do you think you read more than the librarian?
A reminder that the summer reading challenge logs need to be handed in by Friday, September 14th! Extra sheets are available in the library if you need them. Make sure you hand them in – students who have read more than Ms. Rodd will win “Book Fair Bucks.” There is also a class prize for the class with the highest number of participants.
HCPA News and Upcoming Events…
- September 29th, Celebration Saturday
- October 9th, Junior School “Coffee with the Head”
- October Used Book Drive
- November 14th, Mother-Daughter Breakfast for Grade 1
- November 16th, HCPA Annual Parent Luncheon
- November 28th, Mother-Daughter Breakfast for Grade 4
- JS Grade Rep Meetings
Important Dates on the Horizon
Monday, September 10
- JS Registration closes for Clubs and Athletics at noon
- 8:25 a.m. – Prayers (Rev. Pak – What is the purpose of Prayers?)
- 3:30-4:45 pm –U12 Basketball Tryout (JS Gym)
Tuesday, September 11
- 7:00 am – 8:00 am U11/U12 Swim Team 1st tryout in Pool (drop off at Upper School Main entrance. Coaches will meet girls in the front foyer)
- 7:20 am – 8:00am U12 & U9 Cross Country for all grades (meet coaches outside the Junior School Gym Doors)
- 3:30 pm -4:45 pm U11/U12 Soccer Tryout meet outside the Gym
Wednesday, September 12
- 7:30 am – Grade 6s depart from HC for Overnight Excursion to Beausoleil Island
- 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm U11/U12 Soccer Tryout (Gr 5 only) meet outside the Gym
- 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm U11 Basketball Tryout (JS Gym)
Thursday, September 13
- 7:00 am – 8:00 am U11/U12 Swim Team 1st tryout in Pool (drop off at Upper School Main entrance. Coaches will meet girls in the front foyer)
- 7:20 am – 8:00am U12 & U9 Cross Country for all grades (meet coaches outside the Junior School Gym Doors)
- 8:25 am Prayers (Rev. Douglas – What does Respect Mean?)
Friday, September 14
- 7:00 – 8:00am U11 Basketball Tryout (JS Gym)
- 8:25 am Prayers (Ms. White – What does Respect Look, Sound, Feel Like in the Junior School?)
- 2:30 pm Grade 6s return to HC from Overnight Excursion
Tuesday, September 18
- JS Photo Day (all students to wear #1 dress)
Monday, September 24
- Clubs begin this week
- Squad and Squad Teams begin this week.
Wednesday, September 26
- First Day 9
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The Weekly: Junior School 