Wednesday, April 10, 2019

 Dear JA Families,

Thank you to all of the families who attended our Family Bowling Night last week. It was a wonderful event and was very well attended.

 A reminder that we will be having an early dismissal tomorrow due to the Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. Details are listed below.

Parent – Teacher Conferences

Tomorrow from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Kindergarten, grades one and two will be dismissed at 1:30, grade three and four and five at 1:40 and grades six through eight at 1:50.

Aftercare will be available starting from 1:30 until 6:00.

Usborne book fair

Our Annual Usborne Book Fair is being held today and tomorrow. The book fair will be open from 3:00 – 4:30 today and from 7:45 – 8:15 and 2:00 – 6:00 tomorrow. Please, come into the library and browse when you come in for your Parent – Teacher Conference. Classes will browse the book fair today and students may bring money to purchase books on Thursday.

Real Food for Real Kids Update

As many of you know, RFRK recently let us know that they are dropping schools from their business model, however, we have been able to negotiate an opportunity to continue offering the RFRK Lunch Club next year!

In order to make the lunch program work, we will require a minimum of 35 students, as well as hire someone on a part-time basis to serve the food to the students. The good news is that Kevin, the current server, has agreed to remain on, should we continue to run the program. He is very familiar with all of our students, their dietary requirements, and has been a great addition to our JA community

We ask you take 1 minute to fill out a very brief survey in order to give us a better idea if this is something families want to continue with.

Please click on the link here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9FVHYD6

Mindful Moments – Parent Info Session: April 16^th

Our last Parent Information Evening was cancelled due to inclement weather and it has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 16^th. This session will take place at 7:00 p.m, and Occupational Therapist, Kristine Locklin and Yoga Practitioner, Christie Chapman will speak about the importance of mindfulness and will also present how we have incorporated Mindful Moments into our school day.

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to Nick Johnson, njohnson@junioracademy.com . Friends and family are welcome.

30^th Anniversary Party

If you haven’t responded yet, please help us celebrate our 30^th Anniversary. We have sent out a Paperless Post invite to all families, however, if you have not received one, please contact Matt Johnson, mjohnson@junioracademy.com . Please see the attached poster for details and R.S.V.P. to Matt Johnson. We hope that you can join us for a relaxing evening away from the kiddos, celebrating our thirty-year tradition.

Spring Concert – Save the Date!!!

This year’s Spring Concert will be held on Thursday, May 9^th, 2019 and the theme will be Back to the Future. More details about the evening and ticket sales are coming soon! If you are interested in helping decorate for this event, please contact Nick Johnson, njohnson@junioracademy.com.

Important Dates:

April 8 – 12:                  Week Two

April 10 –11:                 Usborne Book Fair

Thurs., April 11:            Interviews 2:00 – 6:00 (early dismissal)

Fri., April 12:                 Pizza Lunch and Free Dress

April 15 – 18:                Week One

Mon., April 15:              K&1/2 Trip to Evergreen Brickworks

Tues., April 16              6/7&8 Trip to Aga Khan

Tues., April 16:             Mindfulness: Parent Information Session

April 19 – 22:                Easter Break (inclusive)