Family Handbook 2025-26

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Excursions

Typically, educational outings are arranged for each class throughout the school year. Parents must sign an Acknowledgement and Assumption of Risk (AAR) form allowing their children to go on class outings. Students who have not returned the form will not be allowed to go on the class excursion.

Attendance

If your child will be late or absent on a school day, please use the “Report Attendance” button in the Veracross Parent Portal to report the attendance before 8 am.

Learn more about how to submit student attendance changes here .

The Junior School Office (JSO) will email and call home if a student is reported absent and no update has been received.

The Junior School Office hours are from 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. JSO Phone: 416-483-3519 ext. 6510 ​ JSO Email: jso@havergal.on.ca

Birthdays and Invitations

We realize that it is not generally possible to send seasonal greetings and invitations to every child in a class. Children are, however, very sensitive; and feelings can be easily hurt in these early years. Invitations and cards should not be brought to school for delivery unless the whole class is included. Treats (e.g. cupcakes, cookies, donuts) and/or loot bags may not be brought in to celebrate birthdays. Instead, students are invited to wear grub clothes on their birthday so that it can be acknowledged and celebrated. Students with a summer birthday are invited to wear their grub clothes on an alternate day, to be arranged with the Homeroom Teacher.

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