Thank-you for your support!

Thank-you to all families who contributed to our charity drive for the Krasman Centre.  We received hundreds of donations that will go to making someone's life easier this holiday season. We will continue with these types of campaigns throughout the year, as together we work on building your child's character, sense of purpose  and helping them see how their actions can impact our community and the world. Thank-you to our Johnny Lombardi Cares Team and Ms. Romanelli for organizing this special initiative. 

Trustee Greetings

Message From Our Trustee

As we near the end of 2016, I hope everyone has had a great school year so far and found opportunities to get involved with the life of the school. 

It is wonderful to have opportunities to see not only what our students are learning, but to see how they are learning – collaborating and problem solving, using technology in exciting new ways, and engaged in hands-on activities. 

I want to take this opportunity to thank the dedicated staff members, students, families and community members across our Board.  Thanks to all of the great people we have in our system, we continue to advance student achievement and well-being.

Our Board continues to have a strong commitment to creating welcoming, inclusive learning environments that enable all of our students to thrive. Engaging families in your child’s education and the school community is in an important part of creating that environment.

There are resources for families available on our Board website at www.yrdsb.ca/parents, including information on Board programs and supports, and tips for parents to support your child’s learning at home and at school. 

Best wishes to everyone for a safe and happy holiday season and a wonderful start to 2017. I hope you are able to enjoy time with family and friends.

Linda Aversa

Norovirus Information from Public Health

Family Movie Night

School Council is proud to present our very first Family Movie Night on Friday, December 16 at 6:30pm. There is no cost for the movie and we will be selling popcorn, juice and water for $1.00 and pizza slices for $2.50. Monies raised will go to supporting the purchase of new resources for our outdoor play areas. Please join us for this fun opportunity to meet other families from the Johnny Lombardi community.

Student Absences

If your child is going to be away either because of illness or an appointment you must contact the school office in order to let us know. We are having a high number of parents not contacting the school, making it difficult for us to complete our Safe School Arrival responsibilities. As you are aware if we cannot get a hold of a parent or emergency contact, we must contact the Police to let them know we have an unaccounted for student.  Your help is appreciated. Let's ensure all students are safe.

Extended Absences
If you are planning a family trip, please contact the office so that we can send home a form for you to fill out informing us of the length of the absence.

School Photos Ordering Reminder

Fall photo day orders placed online at edgeimaging.ca or by phone at 1-888-416-3343 (EDGE) by Monday, December 12th* will have guaranteed delivery to home before the holidays!

Interview Night/Day

Thank-you to all parents/guardians who were able to join us for our first set of Progress Report Interviews.  Our students have been working very hard to improve their learning and develop a strong sense of character.  This was just one opportunity to discuss your child's progress with their teacher. Please remember that if you ever have questions or concerns to contact your child's teacher.

Support our School Council

School Council is running their first fundraiser for the students of JLPS. Each child should have received a flyer outlining the FundScrip fundraiser.  When you purchase one of the gift cards you will receive dollar for dollar's worth of the amount. In addition, the school will receive a percentage of the amount to be used to support school resources, particularly library books and technology. Please take a few moments to go over the long list of businesses which include: Loblaws, Petro-Canada, Starbucks, Home Depot and Walmart, to name a few. They make great gifts!
Your support is appreciated!

Winter Wonderland Concert!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 22nd. Students from grades Kindergarten to Grade 8 will be participating in our very first Winter Wonderland School Concert. If your child's class will be participating more information will be coming home shortly with your child.

The Book Fair has arrived!

JLPS's first Book Fair is here!

Students and parents/guardians can visit the book fair from Wednesday November 23 to Monday, November 28. It will be opened during Interview Night and Morning, so please feel free to drop by before or after your child's interview.  The Book Fair is located in Room 108. All monies raised will go to purchasing additional resources for our new Library. Thank-you for your ongoing support as we build our learning centre together!

Interview Night and Day

Parents/Guardians,
Please be reminded that Progress Reports will be coming home on Wednesday, November 23. Interviews have been set up for the evening of Thursday, November 24 and the morning of Friday, November 25. If you have not heard back from your child's teacher please contact them at the school.

Grade 8 High School and Overnight Trip Information Session

On Tuesday, November 15th all parents/guardians of grade 8 students are invited to attend an Information Session for Tommy Douglas High School and to hear about a possible overnight trip to Lake St. George Conservation Centre.  The presentation will take place in the Library from 7:00 to 8:30pm. At this session staff from Tommy Douglas will share important information regarding course selection and possible pathways to learning for your child.  JLPS staff will present information regarding a proposed trip whereas students would attend a conservation centre to take part in curricular activities for two days.
Parents/Guardians and grade 8 students are invited to attend.

Character Recognition Assembly

On Friday, November 4 the whole school gathered to recognize the efforts of our students who demonstrated exceptional character for Responsibility and Respect. Each month we will gather as a school to recognize the effort that students put in to developing their character when working with each other, contributing to our school community and supporting overall positive behaviour. We will try our best to let you know if your child will be recognized so you can join us if you choose.

Remembrance Day Assembly

On Friday, November 11 beginning at 10:40am students and staff will take part in our Remembrance Day Assembly. Parents/Guardians and families are welcome to join us for this solemn presentation.
All students will be receiving poppies from the Royal Canadian Legion. If you would like to send in a loonie as a donation, please do.

Colour Teams are here!

JLPS is proud to announce that we will be organizing our students and staff into Colour Teams! Each student will be given a colour that will stay with them all their years at JLPS. Throughout the year colour teams will meet to challenge other teams in various activities, to build friendships across grades and divisions, to compete in some healthy competitions, to encourage leadership for our older students, to increase school spirit but most importantly to develop  a healthy school culture.

Please ask your child when they come home on Tuesday what colour team they are on and please have him or her dress in the colour on Wednesday, November 9th.  Teams will get one point for each student who dresses in the colour.  GO LIGHTNING GO!

School Store

JLPS is happy to announce that our Grade 7 and 8s will now be running our School Store. Starting Tuesday, November 8, students can purchase a variety of popcorn and chips for $1.00 each. Each product meets the Healthy Schools requirements. Students can purchase a snack at lunch time from Room 117, our  school kitchen/Milk Room. Throughout the year we will have a variety of products for sale, such as: frozen yogurt and cookies. Monies raised will help go to support our Grade 8 Graduation. Thank-you for your ongoing support of all our fundraising activities.