October 5 is World Teachers’ Day

On October 5th, we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, a day where we acknowledge the dedication and passion of our educators. This morning, 64,000 students across Waterloo Region made their way to school. They walked with their friends, rode their bikes, or boarded a school bus. They entered classrooms excited and ready to learn. In each […]

Picture Day is coming!

Hello, Parents! Picture day is coming on Wednesday, October 10th Make it simple by ordering your portraits online at Lifetouch Canada, using your Picture Day ID (QX108663QP) and child’s first name to get started.  If you prefer to order on paper, we will be sending an order form home as well. Remember to smile and have […]

School Council Minutes

The minutes from our September 19th School Council meeting have been posted and can be found by visiting the School Council tab on this website.  Our next meeting will take place October 10th.  All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there!

Pizza Day

Friday was our first pizza day at Janet Metcalfe!  If you missed ordering for today and would like to order please go to www.esns.ca select the school tab at the top of the page. Click on the Janet Metcalfe School tab and register to place your order. If you have already placed your order please double check […]

Crossing Guard added!!

Recently, as you may have already heard, there was a crossing guard approved to assist students at the roundabout at Fischer Hallman and Seabrook Drive.  This is terrific news!!!  The hours that there will be a crossing guard present are as follows… 8:40am-9:10am 3:30pm-4:00pm Please use the crossing guard to assist you while crossing during […]

Student Safety

Just a reminder – in the interest of STUDENT SAFETY, which I know is the most important things to all of us, there is no public parking or drop off in the school parking lot.  All vehicles that are permitted in the parking lot have approved parking passes as they are staff and do not […]

LAST CHANCE – Show your Maverick Pride!

Many of you have been inquiring about purchasing spirit wear for your new school…. well it is finally here!! Please see the link below to access the flyer to see what is available and place your order. All of the ordering will be done online through the company’s website.  Ordering closes on Friday September 28th!  Don’t […]

Terry Fox Run and Campaign

We are thrilled to participate in the annual Terry Fox campaign. This will be Janet Metcalfe’s first Terry Fox Run and campaign! Teachers will be sharing the incredible story of Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope with their classes. Our goal this year will be to raise $1200 for cancer research. So many people […]

WRDSB observes Orange Shirt Day on September 28

Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) recognizes Orange Shirt Day as a way to honour residential school survivors, those who did not survive, and their descendants. It’s just one of the ways we support, educate and reconcile our relationship with Indigenous people. What is Orange Shirt Day? Orange Shirt Day is observed each September 30 […]

Community E-Flyers

The Waterloo Region District School Board and Janet Metcalfe Public School will be distributing community information, flyers etc., electronically only. Electronic distribution is an environmentally friendly solution that will greatly reduce each organization’s expenses related to the cost of paper and printing and save volunteer and staff hours counting and sorting materials for distribution. Electronic […]

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