First Week of School News

Welcome 

Dear Davisville JPS/Spectrum Alternative Families,

Welcome to the new school year! If you are returning, welcome back. If you are new to our school, we are glad to have you join our school community. We know that you are going to enjoy being part of this vibrant school community! Parent/caregiver voice is always welcomed at Davisville JPS and Spectrum Alternative. Building strong partnerships between schools, educators and families is key to ensuring the success and well-being of all students. 

To help keep you all abreast of school and board wide events, we will be releasing a weekly school blog every Sunday. The blog will allow our families to stay informed on school happenings and helps keep our community connected.  In addition to the school blog, Twitter is another platform that will be used to engage and communicate with our families.  

Please follow us on Twitter at @davisville_jps & @SpectrumAltern2

Morning Drop Off

Adult supervision starts at 8:40am every morning for students in Grades 1-6. You will see a staff member walking around in a safety vest if there are issues or concerns that need to be addressed. We encourage families not to drop students off before 8:40am, as there is no guaranteed supervision available.

Punctuality/Late Arrivals

Students are expected to arrive at school on time and line up with their classes. Students arriving late in the morning must enter through the front doors and sign in at the office for a late slip that they will take to their classes. This allows us to maintain adequate attendance of who is in our building.

Visitors/Volunteers

If you are a visitor or volunteer to our school, please make sure you sign in at the office and take a visitor badge. It is also important to sign out upon your departure and return the visitor badge to the office. 

Early Student Pick-Up Form

Please note that if you are picking up your child(ren) early from school for an appointment or any other reason, you will need to complete the Student Pick Up Form embedded below. To help minimize class interruptions, it is important that the teachers and staff working with your child(ren) are aware of the arrangement ahead of time. Completing this form also helps us ensure that students are picked up by someone with proper authorization. Once this form is completed, we will do our best to ensure that your child is down in the office ready for pick up at the requested time.

Davisville/Spectrum Student Pick Up Form

Allergies

Some of our staff and students have severe allergic reactions to certain foods and food products. A very common allergy in our school is a severe reaction to peanuts and nut products. Please remember that Davisville JPS/Spectrum Alternative are allergen aware and allergen-safe schools. For the well-being and safety of students and staff with allergies, please do not send any food items to school which may contain nut products and remind your child(ren) not to exchange/share food with others at school. Please read food labels carefully. 
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Non-Food Items & Special Occasions

Should you wish to celebrate special occasions in the classroom, please only send non-edible treats/non-food items to school to share with other students. There are many alternatives to bringing in food for birthdays and special occasions. Some suggestions for families include stickers, pencils or erasers, donating a book or board game in honour of your child’s birthday to the class.

Davisville and Spectrum School Wide Terry Fox Run (Thursday Sept. 21, 2023

“I’ve said to people before that I’m going to do my very best to make it, I’m not going to give up. But I might not make it… if I don’t, the Marathon of Hope better continue.”

-Terry Fox

The students at Davisville and Spectrum will be participating in the Terry Fox Run,Walk or Wheel on Thursday September 21st. Our Kindergarten students will run/walk/wheel around the school track from 9:35 am - 10:00 am. Junior classes (Grade 4-6) and Spectrum students(Grade 7/8) will be participating from 10:35 am- 11:25am. Primary classes (Grade 1-3) will be participating after lunch from 12:50 - 1:30pm. All participants will be supervised by their teachers and other staff members.

Parents/guardians who would like to cheer on the students are please asked to watch from behind the fence so that we can maintain the safety of our students.

To commemorate the Terry Fox Run, our students and staff are invited to wear RED and WHITE for Canada! Terry is a Canadian Icon and this is a way to honour him. 

This run is an annual event to raise funds in the fight to find a cure for cancer. Last year, we raised $2874.00 and our goal this year is to raise over $3500.00! We are asking that each student make an online voluntary contribution of at least $2, “A Toonie for Terry”. If you and your family would like to make a larger contribution we appreciate your generosity to this worthy cause. Donations can be made online at https://schools.terryfox.ca/DavisvillePSToronto.

Toonies will also be collected at school during the week of our run for anyone who cannot make a contribution online. We will continue to collect donations until the last day in September.

As a little incentive, for every $1000 we raise, the Davisville students will be awarded an extra 15 minute recess!!! Let’s go Davisville, together we can make a difference!

If you have any questions, please contact our Terry Fox Committee Members:

Ms. Harnick at gillian.harnick@tdsb.on.ca or Ms. Francesca at francesca.piccione@tdsb.on.ca.

Let’s keep Terry’s dream to find a cure for cancer alive.

Snack Program

We are hoping to launch our snack program on the week of September 18th. Please stay tuned for further information on this in our next weekly blog.