Happy Holidays!

Thank-you to all our families who were able to join us for our Winter Concert last night.  All classes from Kindergarten to Grade 8 contributed to the evening of song, dance and drama. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves and look forward to welcoming you all back for our very first school-wide musical production of the Lion King Jr. in May. A special thank-you to Mr. Hunte for his tremendous efforts in putting last night's show together.

On behalf of all the staff at JLPS, we would like to wish all our community members a safe and relaxing break and look forward to continuing  our shared efforts to support your child's achievement and well being in the new year.

Equity and Inclusivity Advisory Committee

Equity and Inclusivity Advisory cCmmittee

Volunteer Training Opportunity

Thank-you for your support!

Winter Concert

A reminder to all JLPS families to please join us on Thursday, December 21 for our annual 

Winter Concert.

All grades from Kindergarten to Grade 8 will be participating. Students are asked to be here for 6:00pm and the concert will begin at 6:30pm.
Admittance: FREE, however we will be collecting for the Vaughan Food Bank, a donation would be appreciated.

Everyone is welcome.

Taking our learning outside!

We are pleased to share that with the support of our School Council we were able to purchase and install two new outdoor chalkboards in our Kindergarten Play Area.  A significant part of our Kindergarten program is thinking beyond the classroom walls and extending our students' learning to the outdoors.  These chalkboards will support our students in demonstrating their thinking, recording their observations and posting their wonderings about the world.

Thanks to our community's ongoing support for our fundraising efforts we were able to purchase these tools.  JLPS is once again a leader in the Board when it comes to educational thinking and supporting student achievement and well being.

Pajama Day!

Today a great deal of fun and comfort was had by all who were wearing their jamies! Thank-you to all students who showed their JLPS spirit and earned a point for their House Colour Teams.

Go Lightning!

Fundraising Thank-you!

Today every child in our building had the opportunity to help prepare back packs that will be donated to 360 Kids or sorted donations that we will be giving to Mosaic Interfaith Out from the Cold.  It was an amazing experience to watch our students prepare these bags.  Teachers have been sharing with classes the importance and significance of our actions in helping youth who are homeless.

On behalf of the JLPS staff we would once again like to thank our community for supporting our charitable campaigns. Once again, together we all helped to raise consciousness  that small acts of kindness can have an amazing impact on another.

Together we learn

Together we succeed.

Together we are.

Lice Checks

On Thursday we completed our first full school lice checks. Head lice are a common problem that usually affects school-aged children and their families. They can attach to the hair of anyone's head. It doesn't matter if the hair is clean or dirty. Head lice are also found worldwide in all different places, such as in homes or schools or the country or city. And it doesn't matter how clean, dirty, or economic status of the person. Though head lice may be a nuisance, they don't cause serious illness or carry any diseases. Head lice can be treated at home.

We encourage parents to regularly check your child's hair. If head lice is found in your child's class all parents will be notified with a letter home.  Our school Board follows the recommendations and protocols of York Region Public Health.  If children are found with nits (eggs), parents are contacted and asked to follow the steps provided to help eliminate the possibility of the eggs becoming live. Students may remain at school.  If children are found with live eggs, parents will be contacted and asked to pick up their child so that they can apply the treatment immediately. If treatment is applied that day students may return to school the next day.

While we understand that lice may be an uncomfortable occurrence that may be difficulty to hear about, it can be controlled and eliminated if parents are vigilant and everyone does their part.  As a school we will continued to provide the paid service of a trained professional 3 times a year for school-wide checks. If parents bring concerns to our attention we have someone on staff who can support. 

Thank-you.