Back to School Details - Junior School

Janet Stephenson and Jay Kearsey will continue to offer extra support from 3:15 to 4:00 pm to all students who would like individual or small group review. If your child misses class due to illness, this is also an opportunity to catch up on missed learning. The links to their GMeets will be listed on the class portal pages.

We are pleased to announce that the resource teachers will be able to work with our students both in class and in small groups this year. These supports will be offered to all students who continue to solidify their foundational literacy, numeracy and organizational skills. In addition, this year we have designed a new after-school program to offer supplementary support. We recognize that, due to the ongoing disruption of student learning caused by the pandemic, some boys will benefit from this extra help. This program will provide the students with extra time, individual instruction and additional practice. Jay Kearsey will work with Grades 7 and 8 and 
Janet Stephenson will work with Grade 3 to 6. The times and locations are as follows:

Grade	Time	Location
Grades 3 and 4	3:15 to 4:00 pm	JS101
Grades 5 and 6	3:15 to 4:00 pm	Upper Learning Commons
Grade 7	3:15 to 4:00 pm	SH003
Grade 8	3:15 to 4:00 pm	SH101

Recess and play will be an important part of the Junior School day, as we feel the boys will need time to socialize, play and connect. Play and time outside are also an integral part of our positive mental health initiative.

Please ensure your son has the appropriate clothing for outdoor recess in the colder weather and that all of your son's clothing items are labelled with his name.

Daily Physical Education will continue this year.

Late arrival or absence should be reported to: juniorattendance@rsgc.on.ca.

The Layby is the designated drop-off and pickup area for Junior School students. 

• Please abide by all traffic regulations, including full stops at stop signs and speed limits, when driving within the immediate neighbourhood of the school and on campus. 
• Do not park on the main streets for pick-up or drop-off. 
• When using Albany or Howland Avenue, please do not pull up onto the sidewalk to wait for students, or to drop them off. Instead, please make arrangements so that your son is already outside waiting for you when you arrive. Quick stop parking is available at the very bottom end of Albany before Barton ave. 

Please send your son with 3 to 5 masks every day. Masks can rip and become moist at recess and sometimes the masks are lost while playing. Please ensure that your son is wearing a new clean mask every day. 

The only time masks will be removed is for eating lunch. During Phys Ed class, masks may or may not be used depending on the game play. 

Types of masks - Students in Grades 3 to 6 may wear a well-fitting, 3-ply cloth mask or a pediatric-sized 3-layer disposable mask; while students in Grades 7 and 8 must have a 3-layer disposable mask. Cloth masks may only be worn layered with disposable masks.

We will offer aftercare for Grade 3 to 6 students in the coming weeks. More information about our aftercare program will be provided in the coming weeks.

We are currently working with our partners at Aramark, looking at different models that will allow us to continue to provide food service. More details will follow.

Our Junior School social worker, Lara Pierre, will be available to meet with individual students who are seeking support. Our social worker also works with the Physical Education department to deliver a mental health and wellness curriculum, and she will be organizing many opportunities for both virtual and live discussions of support.