Please click the following for J. A. Gibson's Final Newsletter - December, 2018.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the Gibson Blog and visited over the past few years. Starting in January, we are moving towards a more timely form of communication through the Edsby Newsfeed with weekly or biweekly updates. Read more about it in this month's newsletter.
Happy holidays, everyone, and thank you for your ongoing support.
See you in Edsby!
Sincerely,
C. Fischer
The Joseph A. Gibson Blog
Monday, December 03, 2018
Friday, November 16, 2018
Gibson Weekly Update for week of Nov. 26th
November
is a very busy month and I wanted to highlight some school-based items in
place over the next few weeks.
Student Led Conferences
The
Student Led Conference schedule is open on Edsby and will remain open until the
end of the day on Wednesday, November 21st. Please ensure that you have booked your
conference time by then. If you are
having difficulty booking a timeslot, please contact your child’s homeroom
teacher or the office and we will be happy to assist you.
If
you have yet to activated your account on Edsby, please contact the office and
they will assist you in setting up your account.
Every Child Counts Survey
All
Kindergarten to Grade 6 students received a student specific coded letter
inviting families to complete the Every Child Counts Survey on-line. Families are encouraged to complete the
survey at home by November 30th. If your child is in Grade 7 or Grade 8,
students will be completing the survey on-line at the school. Thank you, in advance, for your participation.
Dress for the Weather
All our students will be expected to be outside
before, during and after school and therefore, need to come
to school dressed to play outside during recesses. Boots (for rain or snow), rain jackets, hats,
mitts, scarves and snow pants will help make recess an enjoyable time. It is advisable for children to keep extra
pants and socks at school in case they get wet. To avoid confusion in the classroom and adding
to our clothing collection in the Lost and Found Bin, please be sure to label all articles of clothing with your
child’s name.
Bus Cancellations and Inclement Weather Days
To
ensure the safety of students, school bus service may be cancelled due to
inclement weather, extreme temperatures and/or poor road conditions. In these cases, parents and students should
develop alternate care/transportation arrangements.
- A decision to cancel school bus
service will be region-wide meaning all school buses, vans and taxis will
not operate. Both the YRDSB and YCDSB operate many
regional educational programs.
Students attending these programs are transported over large
attendance areas encompassing several municipal boundaries which prevents
the ability to cancel bus service using a municipality or zone
methodology.
- When bus service is cancelled all
school tests and/or examinations will be cancelled and rescheduled.
- Student trips involving the use of
school buses will also be cancelled.
- Unless
otherwise stated, schools will remain open and parents can make
arrangements to transport their children to and from school even if school
bus service is cancelled. If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the
afternoon. Therefore,
students transported to school by parents will require the same
transportation home.
A
bus cancellation message will be available at www.schoolbuscity.com, by calling
1-877-330-3001, or by following @YRDSB and @YCDSB on Twitter.
Parents,
students and school staff may also access the following radio and television
stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation information:
RADIO
590
AM 640 AM 680 AM 860
AM 1010 AM 1050 AM
1540
AM 1580 AM 88.5 FM 89.9
FM 92.5 FM 93.1 FM
94.9
FM 95.9 FM 97.3 FM 98.1 FM 99.1
FM 99.9 FM
101.1
FM 102.1 FM 104.5 FM 100.7
FM 105.9 107.1 FM
TELEVISION
CITY
TV CTV Barrie CTV Toronto CP24
GLOBAL NEWS
Have
a great weekend everyone!
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Student Led Conferences - Nov. 22 and Nov. 23
RE:
Student Led Conferences – Nov. 22 and Nov. 23rd
Dear
Parents/Guardians,
Progress Report Cards will be going home on
November 20, 2018 and this year, instead of the traditional Parent/Teacher
Interviews, our school will be conducting Student-Led
Conferences for all students from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8.
Student-led conferencing is a celebration of the
students’ success to date where the student assumes an active role in the
planning and conducting of the conference.
During the conference, your son/daughter will share selections of their
work, reflections of their learning to date and goals they have set for
themselves for the term. Teachers will be available as a resource to answer any
questions and observe the sharing of information in the simultaneous
conferences between students and their parents. With student-led conferencing,
we are empowering the students to take ownership for their own learning
progress and to report this progress to their parents/guardians.
Student-Led Conferences will take place on the
afternoon/evening of Thursday, November 22, 2018 and the morning of Friday,
November 23, 2018. Families will be invited to book a time with their child’s homeroom
teacher through Edsby beginning on Monday, November 12, 2018. All families
will receive an email when the schedule is open. If you are having difficulty
scheduling your conference, please contact your child’s teacher directly, so
that they can co-ordinate a time for you.
Special Education, French, Music and other subject
area teachers will also be available on these dates. If you need to speak to any of these teachers
regarding your child’s progress, please contact them directly.
We look forward to meeting with you and your child
on conference night!
Sincerely,
C. Fischer
Principal
Thursday, November 01, 2018
November 2018 Newsletter
Click here for the November Newsletter.
Just a reminder to all our Gibson families.....
The last posting on the Gibson Blog will take place on Dec. 21, 2018. All school updates and newsletters will be posted on EDSBY starting January, 2019. If you need any assistance setting up your EDSBY account, please contact the office.
Thank you.
C. Fischer
Just a reminder to all our Gibson families.....
The last posting on the Gibson Blog will take place on Dec. 21, 2018. All school updates and newsletters will be posted on EDSBY starting January, 2019. If you need any assistance setting up your EDSBY account, please contact the office.
Thank you.
C. Fischer
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
Donation Drive Campaign Begins!
Joseph A. Gibson families—it is that time of year again when School
Council runs their Annual Fundraising Campaign.
Like last year, this year’s fundraising campaign is an
INVEST-IN-STUDENTS DONATION DRIVE
This is our ONE major fundraising effort to enrich the
experiences of our children! It will
help our school raise funds to support the School Improvement Plan in the areas
of Academics, Athletics and the Arts for all
students.
This year’s campaign will start October
1st and end on October 31st and
families are asked to make a one-time voluntary donation that will be used to
enhance school programs. School-wide incentives for students such as lollipops,
no homework day, extra recess, mini prizes and movie afternoon are outlined on
the Donation Drive thermometer in the front lobby during the one month
campaign. We have already reached $1600 and donations can be still be made
through School Cash On-Line; or can be sent directly to the office.
Thank you to all those families who have already donated. Your support is much appreciated!
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
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