JACK MACKENZIE

Get ready for our Third Annual

“TALENT SHOW”

Wednesday – June 20^th – 9:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Do you have a talent?  Why not share it with the students of Jack MacKenzie school?  We are looking for students from Grades 1 – 8  to be a part of our annual talent show.  If you would like to participate this year, please have a parent complete a profile.  You can find the profile in the Document Library to the left of this page.   All forms are due back by Wednesday May 16^th.  Once all of the profiles are complete, an audition time will be arranged.  The auditions will take place during the lunch hour.    Please understand that not all students who audition will necessarily be in the show.  We are trying to create a diverse program.  Please limit your performance to around 3 minutes or so.

Thank you for your interest and support.

Mrs. Hinz, Mrs. Wilkie and Mrs. Reoch

Monday, May 28^th: Spring Concerts (at Jack Mackenzie School)

6:30 – 7:45PM Grade 6 Band, Grade 7 Band, Junior Jazz Band, and Flute Choir

8:00 – 9:15PM Grade 8 Band, Senior Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble

Electronic Equipment

Cellular Phones and Other Electronic Communication Devices

Students are discouraged from bringing cellular phones and other electronic communication devices to school. Cellular Phones and Other Electronic Communication Devices must be turned off and put away upon arrival at the school grounds and may only be turned on after the student has left the school grounds. School grounds include all outdoor play areas as well as in the school. Any emergency calls can be made to the main office and the message will be forwarded to the student. If a student NEEDS to contact their family or caregiver, permission may be granted by a staff member to use a phone during school hours.

Students who take out their phone or any piece of electronic equipment on the school grounds will immediately have them confiscated. For the first offense the phone or electronic equipment will be returned to the student after school and the parent will be notified. For a second offense the phone or electronic equipment will again be taken and only be returned to the parent. Students who have a phone or piece of electronic equipment out at school and refuse to turn it over will be subject to a suspension from school.

Dress

Students at Jack MacKenzie are expected to dress appropriately for the learning environment. Students’ stomachs and shoulders are expected to be covered by clothing at all times while attending Jack MacKenzie. In addition, students are not allowed to wear low cut tops or apparel with inappropriate slogans on them. Pants and tops are expected to be worn so no undergarments are showing. Students wearing clothing which does not meet the school guidelines will be required to change clothing before entering their class.

Dear Parents:

Thanks for choosing Jack MacKenzie! If this is your first child attending the school, welcome to Jack MacKenzie. To those families that have older children attending, thanks for coming back.

Jack MacKenzie School is a wonderful place to learn. We believe a school is a place to learn in a caring, respectful environment. We understand how important this first year of formal education is. Mrs. Quick, our Kindergarten teacher, works hard each day to build an excellent foundation for the children and make sure each child feels that they belong and are important to us at Jack MacKenzie.

We are inviting all new Kindergarten students and families to visit Jack MacKenzie School on the following dates:

Thursday, June 7th and Friday, June 8th

Mini Kindergarten Days

Kindergarten children will have the opportunity to spend an hour in class with Mrs. Quick.

This will be a “mini-day” in Kindergarten.

Students will enjoy a play time, a craft, some music and a story.

Mr. Russ Clarke

Principal, Jack MacKenzie School

We cannot compromise children's safety. The safety patrol is out everyday. However they only monitor the crosswalk. Supervisors have had to talk to a number of parents/guardians/ older siblings who have come to pick up children about a number of safety issues. We have had a number of individuals:

- park in areas designated as no stopping areas as well as pull u-turns along the street in front of the school

- cars pulling up on the sidewalks while doing a u-turn when students are walking near-by

- jay-walk near the school buses

As a result we ask that you:

Please do not park in the "No Parking Zone"

this includes the Staff Parking Lot (parking privileges are granted for special circumstances, please contact the office to set these up) or the "No Stopping Zones"

Please do not make U-turns in the cross-walks or in front of the school grounds

Please do not block the cross walks or driveways of neighbourhood houses

while waiting for your child to come out.

Use the cross-walks where the safety patrol is regulating traffic

Thank you to the families who give high priority to the safety of all our children. One injury is too many. Please take a little time to insure the students of our community are safe. It may mean that a student has to walk a little further to the car or you have to drive an extra couple of blocks to get home but IT IS WORTH IT if a child never gets hurt!

The Regina Police Service has been at our school issuing tickets in violation of the traffic signs, which are posted in front of the school. They will continue to be monitoring our school area. Thanks for your support and cooperation!