Dear Thorncliffe Families, 

We hope everyone is staying warm and safe with this return to winter!  In cold temperatures it is important to send students prepared to be outside in the weather including warm boots, coats, mittens or gloves, snowpants and toques.  Students play outside in temperatures up to –19C including the windchill.  When temperatures drop below –20C, we keep them inside for recess.  During indoor recesses, we continue to offer Polar Bear Club.  During Polar Bear Club, students are invited to go outside if they are appropriately dressed for the weather.  Parents are welcome to let their child’s teacher or the office know if they would not like their child to participate in Polar Bear Club. 

In the mornings, we are noticing many students arriving to school before the start of our morning supervision.  As a reminder, morning supervision starts at 9:00am, with the doors open for soft entry at 9:05.  Student learning begins at 9:15am. 

Warmly, 

Calleigh and Mary 

Updates 

Upcoming Events and Dates of Significance 

• January 22^nd – Sir John Franklin Arts Centred Learning Open House 
• January 26-29^th Family Literacy Week 
• January 27^th – Dress Like your Favourite Book Character Day 
• January 29^th – SJAM visit to Grade 6 classes 
• January 30^th – No School Professional Learning Day 
• February is Black History Month 
• February 3^rd – Internet Safety Presentation Grade 4-6 
• February 5^th – Little Caesar’s Fun Lunch 
• February 11^th – Grade 1-3 Field Trip to Studio Bell 
• February 12-13^th Teachers Convention (No School) 
• February 16^th – No School (Family Day) 
• February 17th - Lunar New Year
• February 17-20^th – Karate Phys. Ed Residence 
• February 19^th – Internet Safety Parent Presentation 6pm Online 
• February 24^th – Report Cards are visible in MyCBE account 
• February 26^th – KFC Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch 
• February 27^th – No School Professional Learning Day 

Family Literacy Week 

• From January 26^th – 29^th we will be celebrating Family Literacy Week 
• On the 27^th, students are invited to dress up like a favourite book character for a spirit day 
• All week, parents are invited to connect with their child’s teacher to come in and be a guest reader of a favourite story 
• We will have a Battle of the Books Bracket where students can vote for their favourite book to see which book ends up on top as the champion 

School Council 

Upcoming Meetings 

The next meeting will be online only February 26^th at 6pm.  A link will be shared closer to the date.  Our Kindergarten team will be sharing about learning in their classes. 

Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch 

• Can be ordered online at https://healthyhunger.ca/  
• February 5^th Little Caesar’s 
• Cut off date to order is 5 days before the date of the lunch 
• To receive email notifications about upcoming lunches, you must Opt in to commercial emails from CBE.  Instructions about how to do this can be found here 

2026-2027 Registration and New Year Planning 

• Registration is now open for Kindergarten to Grade 6 for next year 
• Alternative Program expression of interest is open from now until 12:00pm on February 10, 2026 
• If your family is planning a move or make a different school decision for next year, please connect with the office to let us know when you have confirmed your plan.  This way we can be proactive with transition planning for your child and it helps us in making decisions as we plan for the next year. 

Alternative  and Jr. High Feeder School Open Houses 

February 4^th – Georges P. Vanier Open House Late French Immersion 

February 26^th  - Sir John A McDonald