WEST ROUGE WEEKLY

Week of October 3-7, 2022

West Rouge Junior Public School: 416-396-6635 http://wrjp.ca Twitter @JpsTdsb

PRINCIPAL: Mike Murphy TRUSTEE: Anu Sriskandarajah SUPERINTENDENT: John Currie

Michael.murphy@tdsb.on.ca anu.sriskandarajah@tdsb.on.ca john.currie@tdsb.on.ca
Twitter: @murphytdsb Twitter: @Anu_Sris Twitter: @TDSB_LN16

Information & Announcements

Walk to School Day: Our Eco Club in collaboration with our SAC will be holding a walk to school day on
Wednesday morning. Students are encouraged walk to ride to school this morning. The class with the
most students who participate will earn the famous “Red Shoe Trophy” to display in their class!

Thanksgiving Food Drive: We will be collecting non-perishable food items in the large wooden box in
the front foyer for our local food bank this week. All donations need to be received by 11:00 am on
Thursday. Thank you to those who can help out! Your donation goes directly to helping families in our
immediate community.

Terry Fox Run: Thank you to those who have donated online for our schools Terry Fox run/walk.
This is a last call for any donations. Our run will happen on Thursday (weather permitting) with October
11th as our rain date. Students will run/walk around the track in support of this great cause from 1:15 to
1:50 p.m. Thank you to Mr. Smith for organizing.

Orange Shirt Day: You have likely seen the display in the front school yard showcasing the work our
classes have done to de-compose the land acknowledgement that is said daily to better understand the
meaning of this. This is part of our work to learn about Truth and Reconciliation and to recognize orange
shirt day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Indigenous education and learning about
sovereignty will be continuing throughout the school year at West Rouge. Thank you to Mr. Vescio for
leading this work and to all classes for participating, particularly Ms. Kelleher’s class who made a lot of
the banners for other classes.
 The Week Ahead…
▪ Classroom Changes Due to Re-Organization Begin
Monday, October 3rd
▪ Cross Country Practice -8:10 a.m (track)
DAY 4
▪ Boys Soccer Practice -11:30 a.m (field)

▪ Grade 5/6 Girls Bordenball Practice -3:15-4:00 (field)

▪ Cross Country Practice -8:10 a.m (track)

Tuesday, October 4th
▪ School Support Team Meeting -a.m.
DAY 5
▪ Boys Soccer Practice -3:15-4:00 p.m. (field)

▪ Walk to School Day

Wednesday, October 5th
▪ Cross Country Practice -8:10 a.m (track)
DAY 1
▪ Girls Bordenball Tournament @ Lester Pearson C.I. (10:00-2:00)

▪ Eco Club Meeting -11:30 a.m. (Library)

▪ Boys Soccer Practice – 11:30 a.m. (field)

▪ Cross Country Practice -8:10 a.m (track)

Thursday, October 6th
▪ Boys Soccer Tournament -a.m.
DAY 2
▪ Last Day for Food Drive Donations (food picked up at 11:00 am)

▪ Terry Fox Run/Walk -1:15-1:50 p.m. (track)

▪ P.A. Day – No School

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Friday, October 7

P.A. DAY
 SAVE THE DATE…LOOKING AHEAD

October 10: Thanksgiving Holiday – No School

October 11: School Terry Fox Rain Date

October 13: Cross Country Meet @ Thompson Park

October 19-21: Grade 6 Overnight Trip to Etobicoke Outdoor Ed Centre

Character Matters!
Spirit badge for October based on the Seven Sacred Teachings:

COURAGE

October Heritage and Awareness:

World Teachers’ Day:

October 5th is World Teachers Day! Thank you to all our dedicated teachers who go above and
beyond to care for and educate our students each day! They truly make a difference!

World Mental Health Day:

October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Mental health and well-being is so important for our
students and an area we strive to support our students on a daily basis. For more information and
for resources to support children’s mental health, please visit the link below:

Parent and Caregiver Mental Health and Wellness Resources

 TERRY FOX RUN

Our annual Terry Fox run/walk is back this year! Students will participate in a walk/run on our school property,
one cohort at a time on Thursday, October 6th (raindate October 11th). The Terry Fox Foundation will be
collecting donations toward cancer research. To donate to our school’s run please visit:

West Rouge Junior Public School Fundraising

Link: https://schools.terryfox.ca/WestRougeJPSScarborough

GREAT WORK HAPPENING @ WEST ROUGE!

Our classes have been de-constructing the land

acknowledgment that they hear on
announcements each morning to better
understand the words spoken. Each class
displayed part of the acknowledgment in the front
yard of our school as part of Truth and
Reconciliation Day to showcase their learning for
our community.