Wishing all those special women in someone's life a happy Mother's Day. We hope you enjoyed this beautiful weekend weather wise!

A big thank you to Mrs. Currie for volunteering to do the pansy pick-up on Friday evening at JPS! Your time was super appreciated. Thank you to all of our families who came to say hi and pick them up!

We will be recognizing our amazing educators and support staff this week! A huge thank you for all that they do for their colleagues, families, and students at JPS - it would not be the same place without them!

This week, we welocomed LDSB literacy tutor, Mara who worked with some of our Kinder to Grade 2 students and LDSB math tutor, Teigan, who worked with some of our Grade 7-8 students in math. Parents were already informed if their student is receiving additional tutoring.

Mrs. Lalonde (Assistive Technology Resource Teacher with LDSB) was in on Friday to work with our Grade 3 and Grade 6 educators and students to get ready for EQAO. They had already practiced the online EQAO sample assessment, so they learned some more skills on their computers. A general letter was sent home to Grade 3 and 6 families. Students who have IEPs will be receiving EQAO accommodations letters this week! Please reach out to your child's classroom teacher or Mrs. Paquin or Ms. Stephen if you have questions.

Looking forward to a great week!

Jean Paquin, Principal & Emily Stephen, Vice Principal

paquinj@limestone.on.ca ; stephene@limestone.on.ca

Families can sign up for School-Day: Permissions & Payments!

Limestone is excited to offer our families a new secure portal to complete permissions and payments online. With School-Day: Permissions & Payments, you will be able to complete permission forms and payments from any web browser using your SmartPhone, tablet, laptop or desktop.

Through this new online portal, you will be able to pay for items such as:

· Field trips

· Sporting events

· Student cards/athletic fees

· Hot lunch (where applicable)

The new easy-to-use portal will remove the risks associated with sending money to school with students, the frustration of lost or missing permission forms, and significantly reduce the amount of paper our school consumes.

Look for the School-Day Introduction Letter coming home with your child. Use the instructions in it to sign up for a School-Day account at www.school-day.com and connect to your child’s events and activities.

With your support, we look forward to a successful implementation of this practical application!

Email: kingston@dressforsuccess.org

Tel: 613-483-1833

Monday, May 9: (Day 2)

-Education Week - thank you to all of our amazing educators and support staff!

-Mohawk Knowledge Keepers visit to teach traditional dance to some classes (other classes will participate on May 16)

Tuesday, May 10: (Day 3)

Wednesday, May 11: (Day 4)

-Hot lunch day - chicken fingers!

Thursday, May 12: (Day 5)

Friday, May 13:(Day 1)

-JPS Swag / School Colours Day

Howdy J- Hawks family and friends!!

Bingo is back up and running and what a simple and easy way to fundraise for your school! Did you know Bingo is a completely separate entity from the parent council?!

NO monthly meetings to attend!

NO awkwardly trying to sell something to your neighbours!

NO counting cash

The only requirement is a two hour shift at the Kingston Play again Bingo hall! You don't even need to have kids at the school to volunteer!

The schedule is set for the year, so reply quickly to get the dates you can attend! Sign up your partner and have that long awaited date night just the two of you (surrounded with the bingo players of Kingston). Dating with a cause! Already spent too much time with your significant other - sign up with your co-workers and get runited, really work on those team building skills! Miss your mother? Bring her with you, get grandma all caught up with the latest gossip!

We look forward to hearing from you to help our school community grow, with only a short two hour commitment! All proceeds raised go directly into the school to buy new technology, items classrooms need, provide funds for field trips and even pizza days for the entire school!

JoycevillePSBingo@gmail.com - waiting to hear from you!

School Mental Health Ontario

The Maltby Centre

https://maltbycentre.ca/

EarlyON will resume at JPS the week of February 3rd. EarlyON offers free programs for parents and caregivers with children from birth to 6 years.

Special Note: Programs have moved to a pre-registration format where all participants are required to sign-up in advance. To sign up go to www.keyon.ca. Click "Register" and follow the instructions.

Programs at JPS will be scheduled on Thursdays 9:30-12:00 & 12:30-2:00

Families have access to the accessible bathroom for this program.

https://www.limestone.on.ca/news/what_s_new/ldsb_school-year_calendar_approved

School Advisory Council (SAC) Exec:

Amy Currie - co-chair

Melissa Robertson - co-chair

Elizabeth Brothers - treasurer

Donna Maillet - secretary

If you need to get a hold of a parent council representative, here is their email:

JoycevillePTA@outlook.com

Our Parent Council has organized three on-line fundraising opportunities. All fundraising is being done on-line this year. Now you can shop from the safety and convenience of your own home and our school gets a kick-back!