St. Josephine Bakhita Ajax School Council

The rain won't get us down this week!!! The book fair will also be running during our event!! Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday evening!

On Thursday, May 4th from 6pm to 8pm, the Parent Council will be hosting their annual SJB Family Spring Fair to come together as a community! Stay tuned for more details!

****Changes at the school starting on Monday February 27th**** Please take the time to read the email that was sent out today from the school.

A convenient summary of our Kiss and Ride process is as follows:

1. Use the Kiss and Ride on Thackery Drive instead of the Williamson Road parking lot and entrance/exit. The Williamson Road parking lot is reserved for staff.

2. No left turns into the Kiss-and-Ride. Parents who live to the north and east of the school are encouraged to access Thackery Drive from Salem Road rather than using the side streets to turn around.

3. No stopping or U-Turns in front of the school.

4. Have your child enter and exit the car from the curb side of the
loop (exit from the RIGHT side of the car. ALL the children in the
vehicle MUST exit from the PASSENGER SIDE). Students should only exit on the sidewalk area of the kiss and ride loop.

5. Do not park in front of the fire hydrant on the street.
If you are able to walk your children to school, it is not just a healthier option as it alleviates traffic congestion.

Starting in the new year SJB will have more lunch options available. We have partnered again with Healthy Hunger.
Sign up now and order for the new year to avoid disappointment.

Subway Tuesday
Frantastic Cafe on Thursday
Pizza on Friday

Healthy Hunger Over 1,000 schools, and more than 200,000 registered users on the platform across Canada, with over 300,000 students ordering.

St. Josephine Bakhita is having a Book Fair so we can … Get new books for our library, update our Education Resources and purchase new STEAM supplies for the school.
Classes will have a chance to browse books in the Learning Commons on the following Dates:

Monday, December 5th & Tuesday, December 6th
Shopping Dates During School Hours:
Wednesday, Dec. 7th & Thursday, Dec. 8th &
Friday, Dec. 9th.

Open to Parents and Guardians:
Thursday December 8th from 5:45 - 8:15 pm (Purchases can be made by Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Interac)

Parents can also shop online from December 5th – December 14:
The preferred method of shopping is in-person; however, Scholastic has also offered an online option for families. If you prefer to shop online, please use the link below during our Book Fair dates. All online orders will be delivered to the school and sent home with student towards the end of the month.

https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5179788

We had a fantastic Parent Council meeting tonight! Thank you for coming out if you were able to make it!

We are so excited to announce that we are having a Christmas Fair on December the 8th from 6pm-8pm. Details will be given at a later date. With that in mind we are hoping to get adult volunteers to help out with games and activities. (We will be asking students from SJB as well) If you are available and would like to help please reach out and let us know!

Exciting week this week!!!

Purchasing pizza is now available on Cash On Line for October 21st and our chocolate fundraiser is ending on Wednesday, October 19th.

Please return all money and unsold chocolates by Wednesday, October 19th.

Thank you all so much for all the hard work with selling the chocolates!

Our first parent council meeting/elections will take place on Tuesday, September 20th at 6:30pm. We will be meeting in person at the school. We want to welcome any new parents to the meeting as well as say welcome back to our seasoned parents. Please spread the word if anyone wants to come and see what it's all about. No pressure at all.

If anyone is interested in the following positions please have someone nominate you or please express interest at the meeting:

Chair
Co-Chair
Secretary
Parish Representative

Don't forget this Thursday is Meet the Teacher Night! Come meet your child's teacher and purchase a funnel cake from Funtastic Funnel Cakes!

We hope that you have had a wonderful summer!!! We are so excited for the school year to begin!!
A few reminders for tomorrow.....

Kiss n Ride is through the Thackery Drive entrance and there is absolutely NO PARKING while you are in the lane. Parking in the Kiss n Ride makes things extremely unsafe if kids are going between the cars. There will be staff in the Kiss N Ride to make sure that your child gets to where they need to go.

The entrance on Williamson is strictly for busses and staff parking.

Make sure to check EDSBY for communications with your child's teacher.

Have a fantastic evening with your families and we look forward to seeing you at the Meet the Teacher night and the Parent Council meeting! Your voice is important.

Wow!!! Those summer months just flew by!!! We are so excited for the upcoming year! Our meet the teacher night is on September 15th and our Parent Council night is September 20th. We hope to see you there!

Our new Principal Ms. Babb has sent out a welcoming What’s Up Wednesday news letter! Make sure to check it out! There is one correction, the letter states that grades 1-8 will begin on Tuesday September 6th but it is SK-8 that begins on Tuesday and JK’s will have a staggered start.

Make sure to check your email and EDSBY for any updates and messages.

Have a great rest of your summer!

Happy August everyone! We hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer! Just came across this amazing opportunity! I am sure that we have a lot of future police chiefs in our amazing community! 

Hey Kids! Want to be Chief for a Day?
The Annual Police Chief for a Day essay deadline isn’t until September, but essays can be entered now!

Students entering into Grade 5 this fall are invited to enter the essay contest now to become Durham Regional Police Service’s Chief for a Day. The theme of the essay contest is entitled “What would you do if you were the Chief of Police for a day?” The essay is limited to 500 words.
The winner will serve as Chief for a Day in October 2022.

All submissions must include:
-Name of student submitting essay (Grade 5 in September 2022)
-Name and city of school attending
-School Board the student attends (DDSB, DCDSB, KPRDSB, PVNCCDSB etc.)
All essays for consideration are due on Monday September 19th, 2022 and are to be submitted via email at: [email protected]
For more information, please contact Cst. Stefanie Puckrin at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1745.