April 1, 2016
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I would like to invite you and your child to come to Joseph
A Gibson PS on May 19 from 7 – 8 p.m. for
a French Immersion orientation session. We will explain the procedures for the
first day of school and give a short tour of the first floor of the
school. The children will be shown where
the bus lets them off and where to line up.
We will make a brief presentation to parents in the gym and will also be
available if you have any questions. Please
RSVP to the school at (905)832-1291 to let us know whether or not you will be
attending this session.
We have
developed some learning resources
for the incoming grade one students that we will hand out at the orientation. Also
available is learning package which includes a CD and materials by Jacquot, a
francophone entertainer whose songs are very popular with young French
Immersion students (and their teachers). The cost of the learning package is $10.00 (a real bargain!) and I trust
all of you will take advantage of this learning opportunity for your
child. The learning package will be available at the orientation session. ($10.00 payable by cash or please make
cheque payable to JA Gibson PS). If
you cannot attend the orientation session and would like the learning resources and/or the learning package – please contact the
office. We would like all students to be familiar with the vocabulary
and the songs presented in the learning package.
For your information, the school’s hours are 8:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. Most of our students are
bussed and you will be able to access information about transportation toward
the end of the summer on the web site www.schoolbuscity.com. Please
ensure that you have provided the correct information regarding daycare or
after school arrangements: This is especially important for the first week of
school, as the safety of your children is our primary concern. Please do
not call the school about bussing issues as we do not have the information.
Finally, if your child is a first time bus rider, I strongly encourage you to
attend the training program offered by Student Transportation Services of York
Region at the end of August (please check www.schoolbuscity.com for information
about date and location).
Feel free to contact the school if you have any questions.
I look forward to a productive partnership throughout your
child’s grade 1 school year.
Bien à vous,
Claudia Fischer
Principal
