Help us build our Library!

We're so excited to announce that once again we will be taking part in the 2017 Adopt a School program, which starts this Saturday! From September 16 to October 8, we will encourage our school community to help transform our school library. JLPS will receive: Every dollar raised in-store and online to support our students and school library Eligibility for a match of up to $1,200 from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation 30% off books at Indigo, Chapters and Coles when using program donations Starting this Saturday, community members can visit the Adopt a School website and support our school through the Book Bonus, the Tell a Story, Give a Story matching program and the Adopt a School Story contest!

Book Bonus: For every two books donated online to our school, the Love of Reading Foundation will donate an bonus book to our school, up to 100 books!* NEW! Adopt a School Story Contest The five most-loved stories in each province will be entered into a random draw for a chance to win* a grand prize of a $2,500 Indigo eGiftcard to purchase books!  The remaining four top “hearted” schools in each province will win a $500 Indigo eGiftcard to purchase books.   Tell a Story, Give a Story Every time an approved story is posted to our school’s Adopt a School profile, the Love of Reading Foundation will donate a book to our school, up to 20 books!*   NEW! Books for Updates Love of Reading will donate one book to our school every time you make one of the profile updates outlined on our school’s dashboard!*

* The Love of Reading Foundation values a book at $10.To learn more, see their  Program Overview and Contest Details pages. For additional program information, visit their Frequently Asked Questions page. On behalf of the staff and students at JLPS, we thank-you for helping us to build our Library.

International Dot Day

Friday, September 15 is International Dot Day. This day encourages everyone to show their creativity. It began when a teacher  introduced his class to Peter H. Reynolds’s book The Dot on September 15, 2009 and is a day that celebrates creativity, bravery and self expression.

‘The Dot’ is a story about an art teacher who inspires a student who believes they can’t draw on a journey of self discovery, creativity, and eventually inspiring others, starting with a simple dot on a piece of paper.

AT JLPS we are asking students to find something with dots and wear it to school.  Teachers will be encouraging students to celebrate their creativity through writing, drama, music or art. All students can earn a point for their House Colour Team.

Johnny Lombardi PS Cares

Today, JLPS kicked off our very first charitable campaign. Sasha Lombardi, granddaughter of our namesake Johnny Lombardi, shared her commitment for working with the organization Operation Smile. As a school we have decided to support this work. & President

Operation Smile was founded in 1982 when Dr. William P. Magee, Jr., a plastic surgeon, and his wife, Kathleen, a nurse and clinical social worker, traveled to the Philippines with a group of medical volunteers to repair children's cleft lips and cleft palates.

What they found was overwhelming. "People pushed their babies at us." recalls Kathy. "They tugged at our sleeves with tears in their eyes and begged us to help their children." In Naga City, approximately 300 families arrived hoping their children would receive surgery, but the team could only treat 40 children. As they prepared to leave, the Magees made a promise they would return to help more children. Operation Smile was born.

Today hundreds of children are helped each year. Funds raised help to support children's operations and the training of staff to perform these surgeries.

From Monday, September 11 to 15, students are asked to bring in $2.00 to show their support. Our school store will be opened and all monies raised during this week will go towards this also.

On behalf of the staff of JLPS we thank-you for your ongoing support as we continue to foster with our students how one small act of kindness can make the difference to so many.

Johnny Lombardi Homework Club

Homework Club is now open!

We are happy to announce that we will be providing for students in grades 4 to 8 an after school Homework Club.  From 2:30- 3:00pm each day, students who have homework can come to the school library where staff will be available to support students with their homework. This is on a voluntary basis, unless teachers recommend that students should attend. In these incidents teachers will be contacting parents/guardians directly. Students come as they need the service; they do not have to come everyday.

The expectation is that students must be working on homework. If they do not have homework they will be sent home. Students will not be coming to these sessions to be with their friends or for us to provide after school care. At 3:05pm students will be dismissed as they would have at 2:30pm.  Students must make their own arrangements to get home.  If parents are picking up their children, please wait at the front doors, where students will come out. It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to know where their child is after 2:30pm dismissal. We will not be keeping track and informing parents if their child does or does not come to Homework Club unless the recommendation and agreement to attend Homework club has been made between teacher and parent.

If you have additional questions, please contact your child’s teacher

School Council Nomination Form

Each student received a School Start Up Package. Please complete all forms and return them to your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible or by Friday, September 15.

I would like to draw your attention to the blue School Council Candidate Nomination Form. If this is something you are interested in being considered for, please return the completed form. Elections will take place at our first School Council Meeting on Thursday, September 28th at 7:00pm.

Thank-you for completing all forms and returning them to the school.

First Day!

A warm welcome to all families who joined us today on our first day of school. Our Year 1 Kindergarten students came for part of the day and will be here for a full day starting on Wednesday, September 6. We have had an increase in enrollment over the summer as our community grows. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and if we need to reorganize in order to meet Ministry Guidelines we will inform our community.

I was able to meet quite a few of you today, but if I missed you I hope to connect with you this week.

Thank-you for beginning this year with us, it is going to be another amazing year!

Letter from our Trustee

As we begin the 2017-2018 school year, I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of our new and returning students and families. This is an exciting time of year and I hope you are starting this new school year as trustees are - with optimism and a commitment to working together to continue advancing student achievement and well-being.

An important part of that commitment is working together with staff members, families and communities to ensure our schools provide an environment that is safe, welcoming and inclusive. This takes on increasing importance given recent local and global events. We take pride in the diversity of our communities and will continue striving to uphold the values of equity and inclusivity in our system.

Trustees have had a busy summer, welcoming our new Human Rights Commissioner and beginning the process for selecting a new Director of Education as we continue to move forward implementing the Minister’s Directions.  

An important part of the director selection process includes collecting input from students, staff, families and community members - input that will be used to shape the job description, interview questions and more. I encourage everyone to share their thoughts through the survey available in September. We will continue to keep you updated as this work progresses.

Our schools are stronger when we work in collaboration with families and communities. Partnerships with parents and families are essential to achieving the goals we have for our students, and I hope that you will find opportunities to get engaged with the school and your child’s learning this year.  

I wish you all the best for the upcoming school year. 

Linda Aversa