Thank-you!

In Terry's words....

“The night before my amputation, my former basketball coach brought me a magazine with an article on an amputee who ran in the New York Marathon. It was then I decided to meet this new challenge head on and not only overcome my disability, but conquer it in such a way that I could never look back and say it disabled me.

But I soon realized that that would only be half my quest, for as I went through the 16 months of the physically and emotionally draining ordeal of chemotherapy, I was rudely awakened by the feelings that surrounded and coursed through the cancer clinic. There were faces with the brave smiles, and the ones who had given up smiling. There were feelings of hopeful denial, and the feelings of despair.

My quest would not be a selfish one. I could not leave knowing these faces and feelings would still exist, even though I would be set free from mine. Somewhere the hurting must stop… and I was determined to take myself to the limit for this cause.

From the beginning the going was extremely difficult, and I was facing chronic ailments foreign to runners with two legs in addition to the common physical strains felt by all dedicated athletes.

But these problems are now behind me, as I have either out-persisted or learned to deal with them. I feel strong not only physically, but more important, emotionally. Soon I will be adding one full mile a week, and coupled with weight training I have been doing, by next April I will be ready to achieve something that for me was once only a distant dream reserved for the world of miracles – to run across Canada to raise money for the fight against cancer.

The running I can do, even if I have to crawl every last mile.

We need your help. The people in cancer clinics all over the world need people who believe in miracles."

Thank-you to our community for helping to support Terry's cause. Together we raised $370.00 to donate.

Together we learn.

Together we succeed.

Together we are.

JLPS Pride

Thank-you to all our students and staff who once again demonstrated their commitment to supporting causes that draw attention to social justice.  Today our students and staff recognized the resiliency and bravery of Residential School Survivors by wearing orange.

Grade 8 Information

 To our Parents/Guardians of our Grade 8 students, Please find below of list of important dates for you to be aware of:

Bill Crothers Secondary School, 44 Main Street, Unionville, Ontario.

Thursday October 12^th, 2017 – Students in the West and Central area of Region

 Information sessions will be from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the school cafeteria and/or Gym                                                 
 Applications will be available from the Bill Crothers school website:  Friday, October 13^th, 2017

Applications are due:  Friday, November 3^rd, 2017

Tommy Douglas Secondary School

October 4th- Parent Engagement Evening, 7-8:30pm

November 1^st- Grade 8 Transition Day for students during the day

November 22^nd- Grade 8 Open House 7-8:30pm June 6^th- Life Beyond Grade 8

Maple High School

IB INFORMATION NIGHT October 17, 2017 Current Grade 8 students and families interested in the Programme are invited to attend an information session at the school offering the IB Programme in their area.  During each session, information about the Programme and the application process will be shared.  Maple High School @ 6:30 p.m.

Orange Shirt Day

September 29 is Orange Shirt Day!

The Orange Shirt Day movement started in 2013 to highlight the pain and suffering of thousands of Indigenous children who were sent to residential school throughout the last century. The colour of the shirt is connected to the experience of Phyllis Webstad who was sent to Cariboo Residential School near Williams Lake, BC, in 1973. Six-years old at the time, Phyllis went to her first day of school wearing a new bright orange shirt. New clothes were a rare thing for the young girl, who was being raised by her grandmother. However, upon arriving at the school, the nuns stripped her of the shirt, forcing her to wear the school’s institutional uniform. Webstad has felt the impact of that event long after it occurred, “that feeling of worthlessness and insignificance, ingrained in me from my first day at the mission, affected the way I lived my life for many years. Even now, when I know nothing could be further than the truth, I still sometimes feel that I don’t matter.” The shirt has since gone on to become a symbol of a national movement that recognizes the suffering of Indigenous children at residential schools across the country and to show a renewed commitment to ensure that every child matters. At JLPS we will be recognizing the resiliency and bravery of Residential School Survivors by wearing orange on September 29th. Please help your child support our efforts, while also earning a point for their house team.

Re-Organization 2017-18

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Re: Re-organization of Grade 1 to Grade 8 Classes

Welcome back to another exciting year!

Each year we monitor, on a regular basis, the change that takes place between June and September in our school’s enrolment in order to make the most effective classroom organizations to meet the learning needs of all of our students.  We are happy to welcome many new families to our community for the 2017-18 school year. As the Johnny Lombardi community grows, changes become necessary to our class organizations. We have been allocated additional staffing in order to help accommodate this increase in population due primarily to house closings.  This has made it necessary to move students into classes to abide by the requirements mandated by the Ministry of Education and are necessary to meet provincial class size requirements.

 

Staff are committed to a successful school year for each and every student at our school. Decisions are made for many reasons including meeting provincial requirements, supporting students with identified needs and balancing classes so students are learning in the best environment possible. We have tried to keep the movement to a minimum but this year a full grade 1 to 8 school organization was necessary. We understand that change can be difficult, rest assured that in all of our classrooms, our teachers differentiate the instruction, assessment, and expectations based on each student’s individual strengths, needs and interests in order to program and deliver the Ontario Curriculum. Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding.

All Students from grade 1 to 8 received a letter today confirming their teacher. Some students have remained in the same class and some have moved. Please review this information with your child so that we may begin on Tuesday, September 25 with students in their confirmed homerooms.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Rita Angellotti
Principal

Support our Litterless Lunches!

In our province, we generate more than 400,000 tonnes of waste per year – that’s 2.2 kilograms per person, per day!  We can avoid much of this waste by reducing, reusing and recycling.

The JLPS Eco-Team has kicked off our first initiative-LITTERLESS LUNCHES!

Students are asked to bring a lunch that has no waste.    

A waste-free lunch may include:

• Reusable lunch bag/box
• Reusable sandwich container
• Reusable drink container
• Reusable containers (for veggies, yogurt, snacks)
• Reusable cutlery
• A cloth napkin
• Whole fruit

A waste-free lunch does not include:

• A paper or plastic lunch bag
• Sandwich baggies
• Individually wrapped lunches and snacks
• Disposable cutlery
• Paper napkins

Packing a waste-free lunch for your child not only helps cut down on the amount of waste we generate, it also helps children learn about the importance of making the 3Rs a part of their daily routine.

Thank you for your support,

The JLPS Eco Team

Operation Smile

A heartfelt thank-you to our school community for their generous donation to our Operation Smile Charity drive. Together as a school we helped to raise  from donations and our school store $820.00. These funds will be used to support the operation of 4 children in the world.
Thank-you for helping to make 4 children's lives easier and to help them smile.

Way to go Lightning!