Junior School News

Dear Junior School parents,

The Middle School Global Nomads LEAP is hosting a babysitting night on Friday, April 26th, 5:00-9:00pm.

Looking for some time off from the kids? Maybe even a Friday date night? The Middle school Global Nomads LEAP is hosting a babysitting night on Friday, April 26th, 5-9:00. This event will take place at the school for students in Grades 1-5, and the meet-up location and timeline will be released after we figure out the schedule and students attending. There will be games in the gym, a cozy movie dinner with popcorn, and lots of fun!

This night will allow kids to have fun and bond with their peers. Please note we have limited spots so sign up fast! The cost will be $40 per student for babysitting, fun and food included. All funds go to the Pacific Immigrant Resources Society, which is an organization that supports immigrant women and children across Canada. This event will be monitored by teachers and the Global Nomad's students. 

Please sign up HERE.

If you have any questions please contact us at saberil@mulgrave.com, or Zayan, another organizer at jamalza@mulgrave.com

Zayan and Lily G9

As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering well being and empowering our students to thrive, we are implementing a No Mobile Devices on Campus Policy for all students starting on Monday, April 15th.

This means that during school hours, students will not be allowed mobile devices (both cell phones and smart watches). Rest assured, they have access to landlines throughout the school should they need to contact family members. Additionally, families can reach out to classroom teachers or Michelle Myring to relay messages to students during the school day. After 4:00pm messages need to be relayed to the front reception. This system of communication between home and school worked perfectly well before the adoption of cell phone usage and we are confident that it will once again.

While we strongly discourage the presence of mobile devices at school, we understand that certain families may still opt to send their children with phones or smartwatches due to before or after-school commitments. If students are observed using cell phones or smartwatch during the school day, teachers will request that they stow the device in their backpack. If this behavior persists, the device will be confiscated by the Vice Principal upon a second occurrence, and further incidents will involve the Principal contacting parents. Mobile device usage by JS students is strictly prohibited on campus, including outdoor areas, between the hours of 7:30am and 4:30pm.

There will be an early dismissal on Friday, May 31st at 11:30am due to the Grade 12 Convocation.

After School Care and Co Curricular Clubs are not offered on this day.

Please ensure your child is picked up promptly at 11:30am. Thank you!

Dear Junior School Families, 

Student-Led Conferences for G1-5 students will take place on Thursday, April 25th from 2:15-5:15pm with an early dismissal at 1:45pm. We believe this process encourages authentic self-assessment and increases responsibility on the part of the student. We are pleased to offer in-person conferences once again. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A few key things to note:

All JS students will be dismissed at 1:45pm.

Student-Led Conferences  will start at 2:15pm until 5:15pm.

Sessions are 20 minutes in length.

How to Register:

• Your teacher will provide you with a link to register.

• Registration will close on Friday, April 19.

• There are 5 spots per session. 

After School Care

• After School Care will be available for working parents only and registration is mandatory. Please click HERE. 

• A friendly reminder to pack afternoon snacks for your child. 

• We will also be offering Child Care for siblings during Student-Led Conferences. 

• After School Care and Child Care will take place on the Rooftop Playground as well as in the JS Music Room 3003. 

• Pick-up will take place at the Rooftop Playground.

Co-Curricular Clubs 

• Please note all Co-Curricular Clubs are canceled. 

Specialist Teachers

• Specialist classrooms will be available for students to drop-in and share their learning. 

TERM 3 CLUBS

• Term 3 Registration List
• Term 3 Important Dates:
  • April 1st: Easter Monday - No school
  • April 25th: Student-Led Conferences *11:45am early dismissal
  • May 20-24th: May Reading Break - No school
  • June 1st: Convocation *early dismissal - No clubs
  • June 7th: Last day of Term 3 clubs 

TERM 2 CLUBS

• Mar 15th: Last day of Term 2 Clubs

JS 2023-2024 Co-Curricular Guide

• To access the click HERE.

• Please note the guide is subject to changes in offerings and dates/times. 

Key things to note: 

• Students are dismissed after school to their registered co-curricular clubs.

• Pick-up for clubs ending at 4:30pm (Mon-Thurs) takes place at the CEDAR entrance (JS East entrance) with their instructor at 4:30pm. Students who are not picked up will be taken to After School Care and will be invoiced accordingly. Parents will access After School Care through the Upper JS parking lot. 

• Pick-up for clubs ending at 5:00pm (Mon-Fri) takes place at the CYPRESS entrance (main entrance) with their instructor.

• Pick-up for Goh Ballet level 1 ending at 5:30pm takes place at the ATHLETICS entrance. 

• Pick-up for Friday clubs takes place at the CEDAR entrance (JS East entrance) with their instructor. Students who are not picked up will be taken to After School Care and will be invoiced accordingly. Parents will access After School Care through the Upper JS parking lot. 

• If a club is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, families will be notified and students will be taken to complimentary After School Care. Located at the JS Rooftop Playground, it is accessible on the 3rd floor from the Fir Entrance.

REGISTRATION OPEN

REGISTRATION OPENS TO MULGRAVE FAMILIES MARCH 8, 2024

Join us for MULGRAVE SUMMER from July 2 - July 26, 2024 (week-long sessions).

Mulgrave’s Summer Programme provides a fun, enriching, experience to students with a wide variety of camps including outdoor education, athletics, arts, and academics. We have cooking camps, architecture & building camps, writers workshops, and camps for math lovers, scientists, artists, and performers! There are also fun sporty camps and outdoor adventure camps where students will explore our local north shore, hike our local trails, learn about wilderness survival, climb Mulgrave's climbing wall and so much more. 

Open to Mulgrave students as well as school-age children from the Lower Mainland and internationally, we offer: 

• Summer Early Years: for children ages 4-5 entering Preschool and Kindergarten 

• Summer Camp: for students entering Grades 1-7 and Grades 8-12

• Summer Learning: academic enrichment courses for students entering Grades 6-9

• Summer Academics: Provincial for-credit courses for students entering Grades 10-12

The quality of care and support offered through Mulgrave’s Summer Programme reinforces the education experience offered through our regular school programming.

• Week 1:  July 2- 5 
• Week 2:  July 8-12
• Week 3:  July 15-19
• Week 4:  July 22-26

Registration opens to the public on March 15th.

COFFEE & PYP SESSIONS WITH MS. RAMJI: 

This year, we are excited to host a series of five In-Person Open Door sessions geared toward enhancing your understanding of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). These interactive sessions will prepare you with effective tools to support your child’s learning in the PYP and provide you with an opportunity to converse with other families. To meet your particular needs, the sessions will target specific audiences and will be held in the Junior School foyer from 8:30-9:30.  

PYP Session #4: February 28: Assessment in the PYP: Tests, marks, grades-what happened to them? 

• Target audience: G2-5 families 
• Venue/Time: Junior School Foyer from 8:30-9:30
• Please RSVP for the session

Upcoming sessions: 

• Session #5: April 17: Raising skilled caring children who make a difference in the world
  • For: G1-5 families

HOW TO ALLY WORKSHOP SERIES WITH JEN NEWSTED

Jen Newsted is an enthusiastically energetic self-employed consultant who helps entrepreneurs, small businesses and organizations activate transformational work centering anti-racism and reconciliation commitments. Jen embraces curiosity, truth and vulnerability in order to co-create a safe space of learning and sharing to facilitate moving beyond performative actions. 

The workshops will be held in the MCEC from 4:00-5:30pm on the following dates:

• Oct 26
• Nov 30
• Jan 25
• Feb 22
• Apr 18
• May 16

Please sign up here. Thank you!

Please ensure all items (clothing, lunchboxes, water bottles, shoes etc...) are properly labeled with the student's FIRST & LAST NAME so that they can be returned to the rightful owner. 

JS Lost & Found is located outside the music room 1072 on the main level.  

Mulgrave Junior School provides licensed After School Care for Kindergarten to Grade 4 students and is run by two qualified teachers. All students who are in Kindergarten to Grade 4 must attend if they are not picked up by their parents/caregivers after dismissal. Located at the JS Rooftop Playground, it is accessible on the 3rd floor from the Fir Entrance.

• COST:  Complimentary until 4:00pm, and a cost of $15/day from 4:05pm to 5:00pm. After 5:00pm, there is an additional cost of $1.00/min. Families are invoiced at the end of every month.
• HOW IT WORKS: Students are signed in with "the time of arrival", and signed out with "the time of pick-up" on the daily log. If you have not registered and require last-minute care, please email your teacher, and they will be sent to After School Care.
• BUS RIDERS:  After School Care is complimentary for students who are taking the bus.
• JS CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS: Students who are not picked up after their Co-Curricular Club ends will automatically be sent to After School Care and parents will be invoiced accordingly.

Regular attendance and punctuality are essential to student achievement. In order to help students develop positive habits for success, it is important to hold them responsible and accountable for their attendance and punctuality.  

We recognise that from time to time, unforeseen circumstances may arise; when this occurs, a parent/guardian should email the classroom teacher directly OR email attendance@mulgrave.com. Please note we no longer accept attendance notifications through our school phone line.  

If a student is leaving early, they must sign out from the Junior School office. Thank you!