EJPS Week at a Glance (Nov 11-15)
Chers parents,
EJPS still desperately needs one or several people to fill a permanent noon hour supervisor position. The job could be offered to one person or shared by several people. The paid position requires you to help supervise students outside and inside the school from 10:10 AM to 10:50 AM & from 12:30 PM to 1:10 PM. Please contact me at olivier.cutz@ugdsb.on.ca if you are interested in applying. Also, please see the attached application form should you wish to apply. 24OTH11 - Noon Hour Supervisor.pdf . We are hopeful we can hire a vetted candidate as soon as possible.
This coming week we are looking forward to students in Mme Robert’s class leading the Remembrance Day service on November 11th. Parents and family are welcome to take a seat at the back of the gym and observe the service. The gymnasium will be open at 10:40 AM and the service will start at around 10:50 AM. Please sign in at the office before going to the gym.
In other news, we will have an Anti-Bullying Awareness and Prevention Assembly on Friday, November 15th at 11 AM. Parents are also welcome to attend. This coming week we will have announcements and classroom activities building our capacity to reduce bullying behaviour in our school. Students can choose to wear pink on Friday as our culminating Pink Day celebration recognizing all the things we have done and will continue to do to “Stand Up, Stand Strong, and Stand Together” to stop bullying behaviour. We look forward to Mme Anselmini-Lofton’s Grade 3\4 class leading the assembly! Sometimes bullying behaviour intersects with racism, discrimination and inclusivity. Please see the Letter to Families below from the UGDSB about expectations, consequences, and our collective responsibility for a safe and inclusive learning environment.
LettertoParents_Oct31_Updated.pdf
For families who are dealing with a bullying incident there are many resources on the UGDSB website to support.
Resources and Links:
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan | Upper Grand District School Board
Get support with these mental health resources - Kids Help Phone
Lastly, on Wednesday November 13th, Progress Reports will be available online by the end of the day. Further instructions around how to download and set up parent-teacher interviews will be provided early next week via email. All staff at EJPS are proud of our students’ progress and efforts thus far. Go EJPS!
Below are some important information items and updates:
Nov 11 > Remembrance Day Ceremony @ 10:50 in the Gym (parents welcome)
Nov 13 > Progress Reports available online
Nov 11 > Anti Bullying Week (Nov 11-15)
Nov 15 > Anti Bullying Assembly @ 10:50 in the Gym (parents welcome) **Note date change
Nov 18 > Junior Soccer Tournament
Nov 19 > Picture Retake Day
Nov 28 > Parent-Teacher Interviews Evening
Nov 29 > PA Day for Parent-Teacher Interviews
Dec 11 > JK-Gr 6 Holiday Extravaganza (Times TBD) in the Gym (parents welcome)
Dec 23-Jan 5 > WINTER BREAK
Below is a message from EJPS School Council:
Spirit Night at Ctrl V Virtual Reality Arcade
Bring your family and friends to Ctrl V, 212 Victoria Road South on Friday, November 29th. They are open at 12pm for the PD Day! For each hour played, Ctrl V will donate $5 to our school to support student activities. Make sure to tell them you are with Edward Johnson!
Make sure your UGDSB mobile app is up to date!
Download the new mobile app - it’s everything Upper Grand in your pocket. For the latest updates, please sign up for notifications!
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Nous nous souvenons/Lest we forget,
Olivier Cutz
(Principal)
** This and all past EJPS Week at a Glance emails are also posted on our school website here: https://www.ugdsb.ca/o/ejps/news
Olivier Cutz (he/him)
Principal École Edward Johnson
397 Stevenson Street North
Guelph, Ontario N1E 5C1
519.763.7374 ext. 223