Pink Shirt Day - February 26th

The last Wednesday each February is now the national anti-bullying day in Canada. It began in 2007 when two students took a stand against bullying after a peer was harassed for wearing pink - they chose to wear pink also to be allies.  Last year alone, people in almost 180 countries shared their support of Pink Shirt Day through social media posts and donations. On February 26, 2020, we encourage everyone to practice kindness and wear pink to symbolize that you do not tolerate bullying.

Valentine's Day Cookie Sales

Our grade 8's will be selling heart-shaped cookies at snack recess on Friday to raise money for their graduation celebration.

Cookies are $2.00 each.

Help support our graduates and get a yummy treat at the same time! Win-win!

Grade 7 Parent Volunteers Needed

JRPS has a tradition where the Grade 7 parents organize the celebration for the current year’s graduating Grade 8 students. This allows the Grade 8 parents to focus on their own child that day. So far just one Grade 7 parent has agreed to take part. Last year a dozen Grade 7 parents helped out with grad in one way or another to make graduation a special night.

We need parents to form a committee to organize the decorations and food for the graduation based on a theme chosen by the students, as well as to help students with fundraising efforts. This committee meets occasionally to plan the event, at a time convenient to all parents on the committee, such as in the evening.

Help is also needed for the afternoon and evening of the actual graduation to decorate and take care of the food. This year's graduation takes place on Monday, June 15. 

Next year you will appreciate having other parents take on these tasks so that you can fully enjoy on your own child’s graduation, if the tradition is able to continue.

Please contact our main office at james.robinson.ps@yrdsb.ca or 905-294-3484  with any questions or to agree to help out either on the committee, with fundraising, or on the day of graduation.

Thank you!

School Council

Parent Engagement and Network (PEN) for Chinese Families 華人家長互助及交流小組(PEN)

華人家長互助及交流小組(PEN)

講座: 「了解學校如何評估成績及支持孩子的學習」
日期及時間: 2020 年2月13日 （星期四）晚上6時至8時
地點: 華諮處移民青年中心, 5284 Highway 7 East, Unit 2, Markham, Ontario, L3P 1B9
此講座將由約克區教育局老師主講
由於名額有限, 有意參加者請儘早報名。網上報名: http://bit.ly/PEN-WS
電話報名: 華諮處移民青年中心905-294-8868, 電郵報名: 鄧老師 Joanne.Tang@yrdsb.ca

Parent Engagement and Network (PEN) for Chinese Families

Workshop! Understanding Assessment Practices and Supporting Your Child’s Learning Skills
Date & Time: Thursday, Feb 13, 2020, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Location: CICS Immigrant Youth Centre, 5284 Highway 7 East, Unit 2, Markham, L3P 1B9
This workshop will be presented by YRDSB educators

Space is limited. Please register online: http://bit.ly/PEN-WS

Phone registration: Immigrant Youth Centre 905-294-8868, email registration: Joanne Tang Joanne.Tang@yrdsb.ca

Pizza and Sub on Strike Days

Please note that if ETFO strike days fall on Pizza/Sub lunch days, additional Pizza and/or Sub lunch days will be added to the end of this current round of ordering. For example, there are planned strikes for this Thursday, and possibly next Tuesday/Thursday next week, so we will add two additional sub weeks and one additional Pizza week after March Break.

Adult ESL and Skills Development Classes

We are reaching out to determine if there is interest in free adult ESL classes and/or Workplace Skills Development classes at our school.

Please take the time to complete the linked survey to provide us with an understanding of interest in the community. https://forms.gle/WKyMqz1fwVYFgboz9

Please note that the deadline for completing the survey is Monday, February 17^th, 2020.