September 20^th, 2024

What a week at Mason Road Jr. P.S.!!!

This week’s Mason Mustang Round Up’s focus is centered around our Terry Fox run that took place throughout the day on Friday.

First, let me congratulate everyone on a job well done for bringing in their Toonie for Terry and participating in the Terry Fox Run!

We’re still collecting donations until Thursday, so if you wish to donate to the Terry Fox Foundation, we will accept it until Meet the Teacher Night. At that time, we’ll calculate the total amount that Mason Road Jr. P.S. is donating to this great cause.

The run was a huge success! Students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 participated at different times throughout the day and after they finished their run, were treated to a giant freezie. Thank you to the Mason Rd School Council for donating the freezies for our students! (Check out a few photos below)

CAT4 testing took place this past week for Grades 2, 4, 5, and 6 (Grade 1 and Grade 3 students do not participate in this testing). Our students did a fantastic job of concentrating and focusing on their work. Our teachers are super proud of their strong effort!

This coming week, X-Movement is coming back to Mason Road this Monday – Thursday. Every class will have at least 2 periods throughout the week where they will be participating in Footy (also known as Australian Rules Football).

X-Movement will also be joining Mason Road on Thursday evening at the Meet the Teacher Night in our auditorium. Families are welcome to stop in and join in the fun that they will be putting on!!!

Important Upcoming dates:

• Sept. 23-26^th - X-Movement returns to Mason Road!
• Sept. 26^th – Meet the Teacher Night (6-7pm)
• Sept. 27^th – PA Day (no school for students)
• Sept 30^th – National Truth and Reconciliation Day
• Oct. 1^st + 2^nd – Toronto Fire Safety Presentation (all grades)
• Oct. 2^nd – Mason Rd School Council Meeting election (6-7pm in library)
• Oct. 11^th – PA Day (no school for students) Not déjà vu!

September 13^th, 2024

Good afternoon, everyone! We had a great week at Mason Road Jr. P.S.

This week’s Mason Mustang Round Up is going to be centered around the amazing clubs and teams that have started up, as well as a general update to the community about exciting events taking place.

As we’re now in the full swing of the school year at Mason Road, students can start to join the clubs and sports teams that have been communicated on our morning announcements. Cross Country is slated to start Monday morning at 8:15am on the back field. A special thank you goes out to the teachers that have given up their personal time to coach the Mason Road runners from Grade 1-6. The Cross-Country meet date hasn’t been announced yet, but as soon as we get the date and location, we’ll be sure to share.

Our annual Terry Fox run is this coming Friday. Thank you to everyone who has sent in a “Toonie for Terry” (or any donation). All donations will be sent directly to the Terry Fox Foundation, which goes towards cancer research. Our run on Friday will be throughout the day, so students can check in with their teacher to see what time of day that they’ll be running.

CAT4 testing starts on Monday for Grades 2, 4, 5, and 6. Grade 1 and Grade 3 students do not participate in this testing. The purpose of this testing is to identify the strengths and needs of our students and help our teachers and staff identify the areas in which we need to improve/focus on in the coming school year.

Important Upcoming dates:

• Week of Sept. 16^th - CAT4 testing (Grade 2, 4, 5, and 6)
• Sept. 20^th – Terry Fox Run
• Sept. 23-26^th - X-Movement returns to Mason Road!
• Sept. 26^th – Meet the Teacher Night (6-7pm)
• Oct. 1^st + 2^nd – Toronto Fire Safety Presentation (all grades)
• Oct. 2^nd – Mason Rd School Council Meeting (6-7pm in library)

September 6^th, 2024

Welcome back! What a great start up to this school year. Thank you everyone!!!

This week’s Mason Mustang Round Up is going to be centered around student safety, particularly within our school parking lot.

Last school year, we had several near-misses, where students were almost hit by a parent’s vehicle in our school parking lot. We also had one of our staff member’s vehicle hit by accident. In an effort to avoid these situations, we have started our Kiss ‘N Ride program, supervised by teachers and staff. Parents are welcome to drive into our school parking before and after school to drop off and pick up their students. Unfortunately, we do not have the space to welcome parent vehicles into our lot to park and wait. At dismissal, if parents are early, they’re asked not to enter the parking lot until 3:25pm.

          We have received many inquiries into where parents can park their vehicles when they wish to walk their students to their school door in the morning or after school. We suggest parking on a side street where the posted signs allow parking.

          We appreciate the community’s support with this new normal.

Important Upcoming dates:

• Week of Sept. 16^th - CAT4 testing (Grade 2, 4, 5, and 6)
• Sept. 20^th – Terry Fox Run
• Oct. 1^st + 2^nd – Toronto Fire Safety Presentation (all grades)

May 3, 2024

Please click the link below for this week's Mason Mustang Round Up

May 3 - Mason Mustang Round Up.docx 

Gentle Reminder: Pizza Lunch orders close at midnight tonight for next Friday's Pizza Lunch. Get your orders in ASAP!

April 26, 2024

Mason Mustang Round Up - April 26th

Please click the link below for this week's Mason Mustang Round Up

Mason Mustang April 26

 

April 23, 2024

Pizza Lunch Sign-Up - (taking place on May 10th) + Freezie Sales!

Pizza Lunch Sign-Up will be open for parents/caregivers to sign their student up for May 10th's pizza lunch, starting today at 3pm. The sign-up window will run until May 3rd at midnight, so don't forget to order through School Cash Online. If you would like to sign your student up and have yet to create an account, I've included the link below with the instructions:

School Cash Online setup directions.pdf 

Freezies are BACK! Big shout-out to our school council for securing 12 boxes of freezies to be sold this Thursday afternoon. Our Grade 4 - 6 Track and Field Day will be taking place after lunch, so junior division students will have the opportunity to have their freezies during their scheduled break from Track and Field.

For our Kindergarten to Grade 3 students, Mr. Johnson and the Student Council members will be selling freezies after the primary students finish lunch. Freezies are $2 and go towards the Grade 6 graduation.

April 15, 2024

Important Upcoming Dates at Mason Rd

- Friday April 19th - Cookie Fundraising Day is back! For $1, students can purchase a bag of cookies (see photo below) to will go to support the Grade 6 Graduation.

- Starting Tuesday, April 23rd and running every Tuesday until May 28th, Mason Road will be hosting weekly Parent/Caregiver Read Aloud sessions in the school library, where students can read with their parent/caregiver from 11:45am-12:15pm. Please see the flyer attached below:

Mason Road 2024.pdf 

Go Mustangs!

April 5, 2024

Please see the attachment for this week's Mason Mustang Round-Up (for April 5th). Also, just a reminder, Monday April 8th is a PA Day and there will be no school for students.

 

April 4, 2024

 

Pizza Lunch and Upcoming dates

This email is to remind the Mason Road community about the upcoming Pizza Lunch on Friday April 12th. We have extended the pizza lunch purchasing window to Tuesday Apr. 9th at 4pm. At that time, the availability will end to purchase pizza for your student. Parents must purchase the pizza through School Cash Online. If you need to create a School Cash Online account, please click the link below for directions to get you set up:

School Cash Online setup directions.pdf 

Important Upcoming Dates:

- Monday April 8th  - PA Day (no school for students)

- Thursday April 11th - Mason Rd Talent Show 6-7pm in Aud

- Friday April 12th - Pizza Lunch

April 3, 2024

Mason Rd's Got Talent Show - Thurs. April 11th 6pm

That's right! Mason Rd. is hosting a talent show on Thursday April 11th and 6-7pm in our Auditorium. Come watch our fantastically talented student perform. 

All are welcome!

March 28, 2024

Please click the attachment below to see the Mason Mustang Round-Up for March 28th. 

MMRU March 24, 2024

March 22, 2024

Please click the attachment below to see the Mason Mustang Round-Up for March 22nd. This week, we're showcasing a room in the Kindergarten division and some of the fantastic inquiry work they're doing in class.

Mason Mustang Round-Up March 22, 2024

Important Upcoming dates:

 

March 19, 2024

Exciting News!

With the help of our School Council, pizza lunch is starting at Mason Rd. Jr. P.S. on April 12th for our students.

How to register:

- Mason Rd. will be using School Cash Online for all the pizza orders.

- if you haven't already done so, parents/ caregivers need to create an account. Click School Cash Online setup directions.pdf to view an attachment that runs you through a step-by-step process.

- starting this Friday (March 22nd), parents/ caregivers will receive an email with the School Cash Online link to begin placing orders. The link will be active for 2 weeks, until April 5th, at which time the link we close and we will not accept any more orders.

- just to reiterate, all pizza orders MUST be through School Cash Online.

This is going to be great!!! 

March 18, 2024

Just a reminder to parents and caregivers that this Wednesday, March 20th, Mason Rd will be having our Grade 6 and Kindergarten Grad photos.

Our photographers will begin at 9:30am, so please be on-time to school that day.

March 8, 2024

Each week, Mason Road Jr. P.S. will highlight something awesome that is going on in one of our three divisions (Kindergarten, Primary (Gr. 1-3), or Junior (Gr. 4-6)). We will rotate between the three divisions, so that each division has an opportunity to shine!

On March 22^nd, we will start with some of the fantastic work that is taking place in the Kindergarten division.

This week, I would like to highlight all the incredible work our staff is doing to increase student engagement by providing extracurricular activities. Some of these clubs and sports that are currently going on are:

• Board Games Club
• Eco Club
• Yoga
• The Coding Club
• Homework Club
• Girls' Club
• Girls' Basketball Club
• Student Council
• And SEVERAL sports teams including;
  • Boys’ Basketball
  • Co-Ed Ball Hockey
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Upcoming: Track + Field

REMINDER: next week is March Break.

Mason Rd will reopen Monday, March 18th, 2024. See you then!

 

 

February 23, 2024

On behalf of everyone at Mason Road Junior Public School, we would like to extend a huge thank you to the Mason Road community for their incredible support during our Book Fair last week. We would also like to thank the family and student volunteers for their invaluable help to make sure the book fair was a resounding success. As a community, we raised $4447 in total sales!! Approximately $2600 of that money will be used to purchase more resources for the school and library. None of this would be possible without the amazing Mason Road community. Thank you again and we hope everyone had a wonderful time at the Book Fair!

 

 

January 22, 2024

Annual Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) Conference

This year’s PIAC conference is dedicated to empowering School Councils through leadership, support, and advocacy. Join PIAC for a day of insightful discussions, collaborative learning,

and celebration of the crucial role School Councils play in the success of schools, children, and the community.

 

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Time: 10 am - 3 pm

Venue: Earl Haig Secondary School

To join us, please register here.

 

January 22, 2024

Hello Families & Caregivers, 

The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement is hosting a Virtual event called “The ABC’s of Literacy” on Monday Jan 29, 2024 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm.

This virtual workshop is focused on the Ontario Literacy Curriculum.

The session is an opportunity for Black families and families raising Black students in Grades 1- 8 at the TDSB. The aim is to support Black families  in deepening their understanding and building their capacity about literacy. Practical resources and tools will be shared by educators to support Black children both in school and at home.

Please see Registration form here: 

Click Here

 

January 21, 2024

Hi Mason Rd community.

Just a point of clarification in case you may have received a paper note on Thursday stating that the return date to school is Jan. 29th. 

To be clear, the paper note should have stated Jan. 22nd (tomorrow). We had thought we caught all the errors in time, but it seems we missed some.

Thanks for understanding.

 

December 13, 2024

Reminder - Holiday Concert tomorrow (Thursday) at 6pm

Students are welcome to arrive between 5:30-6pm.

Parents, caregivers, and community members may start getting seated for a 6pm start in our auditorium.

We look forward to seeing everyone there.