We hope you had a great week!
We had a fantastic week at EVP! Today’s weather was absolutely perfect for our annual Jump Rope For Heart fundraiser! Our students and staff had such a fun time with all the activities. Our goal is to raise $1500.00 and we invite families to donate online following the link to Escarpment View’s Jump Rope Donation Page or following link which includes the QR code that directs you to EVP’s Donation Page. Once on the site, please click on the DONATE button to donate.
We have already raised over $1150.00! Thank you for your support everyone!
This week is Mental Health Week. EVP participated in learning about mental health and activities to support well-being. This year, each day had a theme which we shared during morning announcements and students would have discussed the strategies in class! Here are the daily themes we shared: Motivational Monday, Talk About It Tuesday, Wellness Walk Wednesday, Thoughtful Thursday and Fun Friday! We talked about finding joy in moments in the day and through connections with others. We hope your children find joy at EVP!
For our Multi-Year Strategic Plan Prompt of the Day was: EVP has been full of music recently. We’ve had Manie Musicale, Music Monday, Move-A-Thon, and Thursday, the grade 8 band performed at Wonderland. Did you know that music benefits our mental health and well-being? What role does music play in your daily life?
End of Day Dismissal
We really enjoy seeing all of you picking up your children at the end of the day. We do kindly ask that you wait to come onto the hardtop until 2:50pm as classes may be outside for physical education or outdoor learning. Also, ball play, tag games and students/adults riding bikes, scooters, or any type of wheel equipment is not permitted at the end of the day (just like the morning) as we have hundreds of people exiting the school. Thank you so much for keeping our school community safe!!
Kindergarten Orientation - Next Thursday!
We look forward to welcoming our Junior Kindergarten students to Escarpment View in September! We invite our newest students and families to join us for a Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, May 14th at 4:00pm - 5:00pm. See you soon!
Lockdown Drill - Wednesday, May 13th
On Wednesday morning, we will be holding a Lockdown Drill. This is a planned drill and students and staff will be well prepared with the response and established protocols. Students will be made aware of the Lockdown Drill. Each year, schools conduct drills (i.e., Fire Drills, Lockdown/Hold and Secure Drills). These planned drills are important in ensuring staff and students are prepared in the event of a real emergency.
Class Building Parent/Guardian Input
As we plan for the 2026 - 2027 school year, we will soon begin to work on building classes. Our goal is to create well-balanced classes that are a good fit for each and every one of our students. We carefully consider learning, academic, and social skills as well as other information provided by families when making class placement decisions.
You are welcome to submit requests that share more about your child and the type of learning environment in which they work best. However, please note that requests for specific teachers will not be considered. Additionally, please note that requests will be considered to inform, but not direct, class building decisions, as our ultimate goal is to build classes that ensure the success of all students. We value your input and if you have specific information about your child that you think would be helpful for us to consider during the process, please complete this Google Form by Friday, May 15th.
Are you moving?
If you are moving and your child(ren) will be attending a different school September 2026, we ask that you please email Claudia Zomer (zomerc@hdsb.ca) to inform the school as soon as possible.
Mental Health & Well-Being Resources
We remind our community of the resources within HDSB, please follow the link for more information: Mental Health & Well-Being.
2025 - 2026 School Year Calendar
Please find this year’s school calendar linked here.
Upcoming Dates
May 14th - Kindergarten Orientation, 4:00pm
May 18th - Victoria Day
Week of May 19th - Grade 3 EQAO
Week of May 25th - Grade 6 EQAO
June 1st - School Council Meeting, 6:30pm
June 5th - P.A. Day
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Pina Juresic
Principal
Escarpment View PS