WELCOME BACK NEWSLETTER!!!
PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME
September 5, 2014
Dear Joyceville Community,
I would like to take this time to extend the warmest of welcomes to all of the students, parents and staff
of Joyceville Public School. Our school is a wonderful place to be and we are so excited to be working
closely with our parents and community to ensure our students have a highly successful school year!
Our dedicated team has been in school throughout the summer cleaning, preparing classrooms,
organizing resources, and gathering information about student needs. We are very fortunate to have
such a dynamic group of people working with us every day to help meet the goals for our students.
Please do not hesitate to call us when you feel the need to share information, ideas or concerns. It is
our belief that effective communication between home and school helps to ensure student success.
Our school is always looking for volunteers. If you think you have time that you could spare working in
our school in a variety of capacities please call me in the office. Parents will require a CPIC when
working in our schools, but are valid for 3 years. Thanks for considering!!
On a personal note I am thrilled to be back at Joyceville Public School for a fifth year and look forward to
working with the community. Our goals continue to be the same; we will strive to build upon the
initiatives and successes we enjoyed last year to ensure we are doing all we can for our students. If at
any time you wish to meet in person to discuss anything school related please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Scott Morency
Principal- Joyceville Public School
School Organization for 2014-2015
Custodial Staff
Rick Inwood
Scott Dwyre
Office Coordinator
Wendy Thornton
JK/SK
Jill Barratt/Sarah MacDonald
SK/1
Jill Norman
Grade ½
Jessica Palmer
Grade 2/3
Nancy Pope
Grade 4/5
Keith Cahill
Grade 5/6
Stephanie Ironside
Grade 7/8
Clint Guild
French
Dean Fleet
School Support/ Planning Time
Spiroula Roberts
Educational Assistants
Beth MacPherson-Kenney
Pam Collins
Barb Morris
Principal
Scott Morency
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION ITEMS
The first official Joyceville newsletter will go home later this fall. What is listed below is important for
our start up.
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Information concerning milk ordering will be going home shortly as will hot lunches.
Until then please remember to send a drink with your child as orders will not be
happening right away.
Please remember that we are a peanut safe environment at Joyceville Public School.
No foods containing nuts or peanuts should be sent to school. If your child has any food
allergies that we need to know about please contact the office or your teacher right
away.
Many forms will be sent home during the coming days. Please return the following as
soon as you can: Computer Internet Access Agreement, Advance Absence Card, School
Year Calendar, Risk/Threat Assessment Notification and Process handout, and students
from grades 1-8 will receive an Aboriginal Identification form to fill out should it apply.
If you do not receive these forms please contact the office at 613-542-8488.
Data Verification and Freedom of Information Act- Information to be reviewed updated
if necessary and the Information Sheet returned to the classroom teacher as soon as
possible.
Accident Insurance Application Packages- Board policy requires that students must have
Student Accident Insurance coverage in order to participate in school sponsored
extracurricular activities. Before they will be allowed to participate in these events,
students must at least purchase basic student accident insurance coverage either
through the Reliable Insurance Company or another insurance carrier. Proof of
insurance must be provided prior to your child participating in a school sponsored
sporting event.
The Boys and Girls Club of Kingston is again running an amazing after school program
here at Joyceville. Should you wish to register your child please contact the office to set
up an appointment with the Club’s staff. Additional information is included in the
newsletter.
Your child has been provided with a Joyceville Agenda please be sure to make use of this
wonderful resource as it will only aid in the communication between parent and
teacher.
Arrival & Dismissal
Teacher supervision before school begins at 8:50 a.m. Children should not be on the playground before
8:50 a.m. unsupervised. Our school day ends at 3:35 p.m. Parents who are picking up their children are
asked to please ensure that our teachers know your routines and should they change, please let
teachers and/or office staff know as soon as possible. Students should only be picked up at the office.
Those who have not been picked up by 3:35 will be brought back into the school and the office will
begin making the appropriate calls to ensure your child’s safety. We appreciate your help in this matter.
New--- Safe Arrival Program
As part of the Ontario government’s Safe Welcome program, within the next 6-8 months all elementary
schools in the Limestone District School Board will be moving to secure access where all doors to the
school will be locked during the school day when students are inside. Parents/Guardians are still
welcome to access the building, but the Safe Welcome Program does alter how you access the school
during the school day. The secure access measures are as follows:
- All outside doors will be locked during the school day when students are inside the building
- All visitors to the school will enter through the front door
- All visitors will need to ring the buzzer when they arrive and a staff member will assist you
We thank you for your cooperation and support as we begin implementation on this provincial
initiative. you have any questions or concerns, please contact the main office and ask to speak to the
principal.
Parent Council will hold its first
meeting on September 18th at
6:00pm in Room 1. All parents are
welcome!!! Parent Council is a
wonderful way to stay involved in
our community school. Please don’t
hesitate to call the office should you
have any questions.
Remember to follow our school
website at,
http://joycevilleps.limestone.on.ca
and follow us on Twitter
@JoycePS_LDSB
Remember to follow our school
website at,
http://joycevilleps.limestone.on.ca
and follow us on Twitter
@JoycePS_LDSB