Friday, April 27, 2018
Monday, April 09, 2018
EQAO - Upcoming EQAO Tests for all Grade 3 and 6 Students
April 9, 2018
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Re: Upcoming EQAO Assessments
Between May 22 and June 4, your child will be taking part in the provincial Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division (Grades 1–3) or Junior Division (Grades 4-6). This assessment is administered to all Grade 3 and 6 students in Ontario’s publicly funded school system by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), an independent agency of the Government of Ontario.
This assessment consists of two booklets assessing language and a third booklet assessing mathematics. Each booklet is made up of two sections, for a total of six sections. Each section will take about one hour to complete. The administration of the six sections will be spread out across the two-week window.
EQAO assessment questions are directly based on the expectations set out in The Ontario Curriculum, which is what teachers teach in the classroom every day. Therefore, your child does not need to prepare in any special way. Students will write the test in their regular classrooms with their regular teachers and are simply encouraged to do their best and show what they know.
In September, EQAO will send our school a report on your child’s achievement on the assessment, and we will send it home at that time. Your child’s results are private and will give you an indication of his or her achievement in relation to Ontario’s high provincial standard. The standard, or Level 3, represents the range from B– to B+. Meeting the standard means your child has a solid grasp of the required knowledge and skills, which is a good indication that he or she will be ready for the next grade. The results of the assessment do not affect your child’s grades or report card in any way. They do, however, give you information about your child’s progress to add to the overall picture.
You can use the information that EQAO assessment results provide about your child’s strengths and areas needing improvement to celebrate his or her progress. It can help you in discussions with teachers. We can use it as a school community, along with other information, to guide our school improvement initiatives for reading, writing and mathematics. This benefits not only your child but all the students in our school. The results are also used by our school board and the Ministry of Education to direct attention and resources where they are needed.
For more information about EQAO and to view a sample of its assessments, you are encouraged to visit www.eqao.com.
Sincerely,
Claudia Fischer
Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Re: Upcoming EQAO Assessments
Between May 22 and June 4, your child will be taking part in the provincial Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division (Grades 1–3) or Junior Division (Grades 4-6). This assessment is administered to all Grade 3 and 6 students in Ontario’s publicly funded school system by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), an independent agency of the Government of Ontario.
This assessment consists of two booklets assessing language and a third booklet assessing mathematics. Each booklet is made up of two sections, for a total of six sections. Each section will take about one hour to complete. The administration of the six sections will be spread out across the two-week window.
EQAO assessment questions are directly based on the expectations set out in The Ontario Curriculum, which is what teachers teach in the classroom every day. Therefore, your child does not need to prepare in any special way. Students will write the test in their regular classrooms with their regular teachers and are simply encouraged to do their best and show what they know.
In September, EQAO will send our school a report on your child’s achievement on the assessment, and we will send it home at that time. Your child’s results are private and will give you an indication of his or her achievement in relation to Ontario’s high provincial standard. The standard, or Level 3, represents the range from B– to B+. Meeting the standard means your child has a solid grasp of the required knowledge and skills, which is a good indication that he or she will be ready for the next grade. The results of the assessment do not affect your child’s grades or report card in any way. They do, however, give you information about your child’s progress to add to the overall picture.
You can use the information that EQAO assessment results provide about your child’s strengths and areas needing improvement to celebrate his or her progress. It can help you in discussions with teachers. We can use it as a school community, along with other information, to guide our school improvement initiatives for reading, writing and mathematics. This benefits not only your child but all the students in our school. The results are also used by our school board and the Ministry of Education to direct attention and resources where they are needed.
For more information about EQAO and to view a sample of its assessments, you are encouraged to visit www.eqao.com.
Sincerely,
Claudia Fischer
Principal
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Monday, April 02, 2018
Wear BLUE on April 3rd to support Autism Awareness Month
World Autism Awareness Day
J.
A. Gibson, and all of YRDSB, will be acknowledging and celebrating Autism Awareness Month with a special "Light It Up Blue" day on Tuesday, April 3rd.
Please remember to wear BLUE as part of this celebration!
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Super Smoothies - Friday, March 23rd
Just a reminder that.....
March is
Nutrition Month and at Joseph A. Gibson, we acknowledge that a healthy body equals
a healthy mind! To support our
commitment to nutritious eating, we offer a daily snack program which includes
various fruits and grains that is made available to all of our students in
their classrooms.
In order to
continue with our focus of Nutrition Month, we will be offering a FREE Super Smoothie during the morning of Friday,
March 23, 2018. Every student in the school
will receive a 7-ounce Strawberry Banana
Super Smoothie made from fresh or frozen whole fruits with no sugar or
concentrates. Each smoothie is made
fresh on that day with non-GMO soy milk, strawberries, bananas, orange juice
and ice. (Super Smoothies exceed the provincial health
guidelines).
If you have any
concerns, or would prefer that your child not receive a super smoothie,
please inform your child’s homeroom teacher prior to March 23, 2018.
Thursday, March 01, 2018
Monday, February 26, 2018
IMPORTANT - Parking on Netherford Road and Naylon Street
Dear
Parents/Guardians,
Local Neighbours and Parking on
Netherford Road and Naylon Street
School
arrival and dismissal is always a busy part of the school day with buses, taxis,
and cars dropping off or picking up students and I recognize that parking at
Gibson is difficult.
Having
received recent concerns from our neighbours on Netherford Road, Gibson
families parking on Netherford Road and Naylon Street are reminded to adhere to
the municipality laws and not park in any “No Parking” areas or block driveways
or cross walks. It is also extremely
important that we be respectful of our school neighbours and their property at
all times. It appears that parents are
parking, or making u-turns, onto our neighbours’ lawns resulting in damage to
their property. When stopping along
either side of Netherford Road, please be respectful of our community and avoid
pulling over or onto neighbouring lawns.
In order to alleviate some of the parking
congestion during these times, I would like to suggest and remind parents to
use school bus transportation if your child qualifies; or have your child walk
or bike to school.
Thank you for your support in respecting our school
community.
Sincerely,
Claudia Fischer
Principal
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