Upcoming Events
Oct 7th- Day 4
October 8th- First Pizza Lunch of the Year
October 10th- Boys' Soccer at Willowdale PS
October 10th- Ms. Spencer's Curriculum Event at 5:30pm
Oct 11th- PA day-School closed for students
Oct 15th- SUBWAY lunch
Oct 17th- NORTH AREA Cross-Country Finals
The past week had a number of significant events. On Monday, our brand new 2/3 split class started in Room 210. The transition was relatively smooth thanks to the efforts of Ms. McCrimmon and other staff members. Monday also marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with our whole school participating. We really enjoyed having so many of you come out for both our Curriculum Night as well as the first John Wanless School Council meeting. We hope that you had a chance to connect with your child's educators as well as gained more familiarity with how you can get involved in the school. On Wednesday our student athletes participated in the North Area Cross-Country Meet. By all accounts our athletes performed extremely well. For details please see below. We thank all of the parent volunteers who assisted our coaching staff!
The coming week will bring our first pizza lunch on Tuesday. We would like to thank all parents in advance for volunteering to help out. Our boys' soccer team will have their first chance to showcase their talents on Thursday morning. Parents in Ms. Spencer's class are reminded that she will host her Curriculum session on Thursday from 5:30-6 in Room 220. Friday will be a system-wide PD Day. Our learning will focus on Mental Health and Wellness School Safety & Cell phones. Staff will also be completing mandatory courses on a wide range of topics.
Reminder about the on-line Start of the Year Forms
During the course of the week reminders were sent to the parents of close to 150 students to ask that these forms are completed. we ask that you check your junk folders to make sure that the e-mails are received!
A Message from the Eco-Team:
The eco team is looking forward to meeting up again and getting the ball rolling after so much success last year. We are officially a GOLD eco school!
This is a reminder that we are collecting dead batteries, dead markers (or other writing materials) and empty pet food packaging outside room 212.
We are coming to the end of our Halloween Costume Eco-Exchange! You can bring costumes in until Tuesday, October 8. Please put your clean costume and all of its pieces into a Ziploc bag with the name of the costume as well as sizing on the bag in the large box outside of the office. Come to Room 212 on October 8th between 3:30 - 6:00pm and choose a Halloween costume! Easy and free!
Cross Country Update
Congratulations to all our JW cross country runners who raced in the Area meet at Earl Bales yesterday! Our grade 1 & 2 runners started the day with the fun runs, and it was great to see all those smiling faces at the finish line! Our runners in grades 3-6 showed that all those early morning training practices helped get them race-ready, as we had many amazing results! A huge congratulations to the sweep of the girls categories, as our grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, and grade 6 girls’ teams all placed first! Our boys’ grade 6 team also placed first, with the grade 3 boys and grade 5 boys teams placing second, and grade 4 boys placing 7th. Amazing!!! The coaches are very proud of all of our runners! A big thank you to all of the parent volunteers who helped supervise our runners at the meet! Training continues for Conference qualifiers who compete again on October 17th.
Important Information RE: Fifth Disease
There has been one reported case of Fifth Disease at our school. Fifth Disease is a mild infectious disease that affects school children from time to time, it is caused by a virus that is spread in much the same way as a cold.
The symptoms of Fifth Disease are a red rash on the cheeks which then spreads to the arms and legs. In more severe cases, the rash is accompanied by fever and painful joints. Fifth Disease presents a small risk to pregnant women. Children with sickle cell anemia or certain other forms of anemia may be at risk as well. At this point, there is no vaccine and no medication to treat Fifth Disease.
We encourage you to visit the Canadian Paediatric Society Fifth Disease webpage for more information. Contact your family doctor if you suspect you or your child has Fifth Disease. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact Toronto Public Health at 416-338-7600.
Our primary concern is for the health and safety of all of our students and staff. We have taken this opportunity to remind all staff and students about the importance of proper hand washing, and our caretaking staff has cleaned surface areas including doorknobs and drinking fountains.
SAC NEWS
PIZZA AND SUBWAY LUNCHES
Want to avoid lunch making on Tuesdays? Click on the links below to order today!
Subway orders: www.sagoto.com/jwpc/subway The due date for orders was October 1st.
Pizza orders: www.sagoto.com/jwpc/pizza Order anytime during the year!
We're looking for volunteers for Pizza and Subway lunches. Please email jwpizzalunch@gmail.com to get involved!
HOT LUNCHES ARE BACK!
We're pleased to welcome back The Lunch Lady for this school year on Wednesdays and Fridays. Hot lunches must be ordered by Monday night (for Wednesday delivery) and Wednesday (for Friday delivery). Take the stress out of lunch making and head to order.thelunchlady.ca today to register your account and order!
WOODWARD MEATS
We're excited to partner with Woodward Meats again this year. As a reminder, our school earns 6% back from every purchase. Last year we earned a whopping $1,400 that will go directly to the school to support our fundraising efforts! Use this link today when shopping at Woodward Meats on Brookdale and Yonge: https://www.woodwardmeats.com/fundraisers/2024-Jan-Wanless-School-Council/
WE'RE ON INSTAGRAM!
Stay up-to-date with all the exciting school news and events by following us on Instagram at
@johnwanlessschoolcouncil
Have questions? Email us at johnwanlessfundraising@gmail.com
General Information
School Day Schedule for 2024-25
8:41 Am
Entry for all students- Lines for each class (Grades 1-6) will be identified in
the yard
8:45-9:25
Period 1
9:25-10:05
Period 2
10:05-10:20
Recess for all Grade 1-6 students
10:20-11:00
Period 3
11:00-11:30
Period 4
11:30-12:27 Lunch for all Grade 1-6 students (Students
in grades 4-6 eat in their classrooms from 11:30-11:50 and then proceed outside
to play; students in Grades 1-3 eat in the lunchroom from 11:30-11:50 and then
proceed outside to play. Teachers on duty will supervise from 12:12-12:27. Students
will be picked up by their respective teachers from their respective outside
class lines at 12:27 as we have done so this year (except in case of inclement
weather).
Please note that kindergarten lunch will
run from 11:15- 12:27. Students who stay at school during lunch will eat in
their classrooms.
12:27 PM Entry for all students
12:30-1:10
Period 5
1:10-1:50
Period 6
1:50-2:05
Recess for all students
2:05-2:45
Period 7
2:45-3:15
Period 8
Dismissal for all Grade 1-6 students is at 3:15PM
Dismissal for Kindergarten students is at 3:00PM.
Our Team
Classroom Locations Grade ROOMMs. George JK/SK A 101
Ms. Klug JK/SK B 113
Ms. Kussner JK/SK C 115
Ms. Stamatiou JK/SK D 111
Ms. Mamann JK/SK E 003
Mr. Burton 1 A 104
Ms. Fagan 1 B 102
Ms. Talesnik 1C 109
Ms. Flemington 1/2 103
Ms. Almanova 2A 201
Ms. Hood 2B 110
Ms. Maharaj 2C 207
Ms. Rendell-Dean 2D 202
Ms. Jaklitch 3D 203
Ms. Dempsey 3A 204
Ms. Grant 3B 205
Ms. Zarpellon 3C 206
Ms. Chau 4A 215
Ms. Ng 4B 221
Ms. Wolk 4/5 213
Ms. Spencer 5A 220
Mr. Sherman 5B 211
Mr. Gaunt 6A 219
Mr. Sturm 6B 218
Ms. Patterson Res. Sppt & ESL 214A
Ms. Labell Resource Support 219
Ms. Hunter Lib & Prep LIB
Ms. Sedighi ISP 214
Ms. Sherwood Health/Phys Ed GYM
Ms. Blaney Health/Phys Ed GYM
Ms. Lowe Prep Support 212
Ms. Willingham Music 222
Ms. Oren French 209
Mr. Parkes 0.5 Resource AM/VP PM
Ms. Nejati DECE 115
Ms. Foscarin DECE 113
Ms. Zhang DECE 101
Ms. Lau DECE 111
TBD EA TBD
Ms. Vecchio EA-ISP TBD
Ms. Rocci LRS
Ms. Chen LRS
Ms. Nguyen LRS
Ms. McLeish LRS
Mr. Emura LRS
Ms. Capella LRS
All other LRS (2) TBD
Mr. Frazer Head Caretaker
Mr. Di Tomaso Caretaker
Mr. Bellomo Caretaker
Mr. Sayed Caretaker
Ms. Marsella Office Administrator
Ms. Olephir Office Secretary (AM)
Mr. Parkes Vice-Principal (PM)
Mr. Boross-Harmer Principal