Thank you for supporting our 5 Days of Giving!
Posted December 19, 2018
Thank you to our wonderful community for supporting our 5 Days of Giving! Together, we were able to support community groups and services through your generous donations. We collected 705 lbs of food for the food bank, as well as baby supplies, toiletries, winter clothing and “most needed” items that were given to community organizations […]
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REMINDER: Holiday Sing Along, December 18th
Posted December 17, 2018
Janet Metcalfe’s first annual Holiday Carol Sing-Along will take place tomorrow evening, December 18th. This will be an outdoor event from 6:30-7:15. Families are invited to bring their lawn chairs, blankets, flashlights, and reusable mugs, to join us for hot chocolate and a joyous sing-along! At Janet Metcalfe, we strive to celebrate our diverse community […]
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Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools mtg
Posted December 9, 2018
The Safe Caring and Inclusive Schools Committee met after school on Wednesday, December 5th. The group, made up of interested volunteers from the teaching/administration staff, students and the parent community, met to discuss the short-term and long-term goals for the SCIS at Janet Metcalfe P.S. During the meeting, the student representatives shared their valuable insight […]
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
Posted December 6, 2018
Today, December 6, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. To mark the day, flags at our buildings will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset. On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, we remember the 14 female engineering students who were murdered at l’École […]
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Photo Retake Orders Due!
Posted December 5, 2018
Just a reminder that photo retake orders are due to the school NO LATER than Friday December 7th. Alternatively, you may place your order on-line by visiting mylifetouch.ca and entering your childs Portrait ID number indicated on your proof page
Holiday Carol Sing-Along
Posted November 30, 2018
Please mark the evening of Tuesday, December 18, 2018 on your calendar to attend Janet Metcalfe’s first annual Holiday Carol Sing-Along. This will be an outdoor event from 6:30-7:15. Families are invited to bring their lawn chairs, blankets, flashlights, and reusable mugs, to join us for hot chocolate and a joyous sing-along! At Janet Metcalfe, we […]
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LOST AND FOUND
Posted November 29, 2018
Believe it or not, our Lost and Found is already bursting at the seams!!! We have quite an assortment of clothing, coats, and water bottles that are missing a home 🙁 Please come on in and take a look to see if any of this belongs to your child – we will be bagging all […]
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Friday is Sports Day and our first HERO assembly – celebrating EMPATHY
Posted November 29, 2018
On Friday we are having a Spirit Day where students can dress up to cheer on their favourite team or to recognize their favorite sport. We are also having our first HERO assembly in our gym. We will be celebrating a month filled with EMPATHY and introducing our next HERO trait of GRATITUDE. You are […]
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Are you interested in working together to solve our traffic issues??
Posted November 29, 2018
If you are interested in working together to help look at solutions for the traffic congestion in the neighbourhood please call 519-514-0105 and leave your name and number for us to contact or email me at janet_hale@wrdsb.ca We are in the process of setting up a committee headed by our School Council to look at […]
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5 Days of Giving
Posted November 28, 2018
At Janet Metcalfe we are learning about Empathy and Gratitude for the months of November and December. This holiday season, we hope that Janet Metcalfe can look into their hearts to help others in our community that look for support to help make their holidays special. We will be collecting various items each day beginning […]