UPPER SCHOOL

Round Square International Service Trip: December of 2023, Thailand

Please CLICK HERE for information. Applications close June 1st. Please note, that this is not run through the Forum for Change; rather, it is through Round Square directly.

Please Return Your Library Books

Students are asked to please return all library books by Friday June 2nd. If a student needs a library book to prepare for an exam, they can email or speak to Ms. Shepherd to request a special loan extension. As per Havergal’s Library Book Borrowing Procedure, if a book is not returned by the last school day, June 16, 2023, the student’s College account will be charged for the cost of replacing the item. Students and parents will be notified by email about any unreturned item(s) within the first week of June to give students & families time to look for the unreturned item(s) or replace the item(s) for the library. There will be no refunds issued once a student’s College account has been charged for unreturned library material because the library promptly uses these funds to purchase replacements for the collection. If a book is found after a student has been billed, the student may keep the book or donate it to the library. Thank you for your support in helping us maintain our great library collection!

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Celebrate Grade 8: ***DATE CHANGE: Friday, June 9

The date for Celebrate Grade 8 has changed. On Friday, June 9th, we will be honouring our Grade 8 class with a ceremony and reception in the Brenda Robson Hall. We look forward to having you join us from 3 – 4:30pm. 

Wednesday Form Time: Gauss Math Contest

On Wednesday May 17th during Form, all Grade 7 and 8 students will be writing the Gauss Math Contest. Students will need to arrive at school at 8:10am and report to their Form rooms. The test will begin promptly at 8:20am. More information will be sent to the students directly.

SENIOR SCHOOL

Fall Camp Virtual Information Session: Wednesday, May 17 for Grades 9 & 12

This year in the Senior School students in Grades 9 & 12 will be going away from Wednesday, Sept 13 to Friday, September 15 to camp. With 33 new Grade 9 students arriving in September the Class of 2027 will travel to Camp New Moon to take part in community building activities. Our new Grads (Class of 2024) will travel to Campfire Circle to learn more about themselves as leaders, spend time preparing for university applications and connect as a graduating class. Please find the link to both zoom meetings HERE.  These recordings will be posted here next week. Registration will start next week. 

Wednesday Advising Time

This week all students will be gathering for one of the last practices for “House Shout.” For those curious about what House Shout entails, you can check out the performance by Catherine Steele House from May 2022 HERE. 

Last week during the Wednesday Advising programing, Grade 9 and 10 students had an opportunity to share in a fun-filled morning of activities organised by their Grade Reps. Students rotated between six stations that involved games like water balloon toss, spike ball, whipped cream slap and others, all the while listening to some fun beats, enjoying a few timbits and cheering on their peers as they watched their Grade Reps get dunked with water for the finale. It was a great way for students to bond with peers from the other grades and share in a few laughs on a beautiful day. 

HCPA NEWS

Tickets are now on sale for Moms’ Night Out (May 24) at CIBO Wine Bar (Yonge/Eglinton location)!  Click here to purchase tickets.

The HCPA has new Pre-Loved Uniform bins! Please drop off gently used uniform items anytime. The US bin is located just inside the glass door entrance to the school. When you enter, make an immediate right and you will see it against the stone wall. A huge THANK YOU to Tony Melo (Facilities) and Jon Owen (Communications) for their hard work re-purposing these former Havergal recycling bins.

REMINDERS

Alex Russell Visits Havergal: Tuesday, May 16 from 8 – 9:30 AM

On Tuesday May 16th we will host a morning coffee with the Head of Middle School and our guest Alex Russel. Alex Russel is “a clinical psychologist who helps children develop resilience and their own personal relationship with school and achievement.” This event is open to Grade 7 and 8 parents. To register, please RSVP HERE.

Grades 7 & 8 TPH Immunization Clinic

On Friday, May 26th, Toronto Public Health will be hosting a Grade 7 and 8 immunization clinic for eligible students. If your daughter received one dose of the vaccine at school in the fall, she does not require another consent form. However, if this is her first dose of the vaccine, she will need this consent form completed.  If you are interested in your daughter receiving the vaccine, please print, sign and return the printed consent to your Form teacher by May 11th.

Academics – Exam Preparation for Students

Exam FAQ information linked here for more details about the exam schedule, format and other important information. Additionally, we recently gave a presentation about exams to the HCPA, which you can review using this link. 

NEXT WEEK IN THE UPPER SCHOOL

Tue May  16 8:00 am

MS parent chat with Alex Russel & Head of MS

Wed May 17

6:45 pm

Fall Camp Virtual Parent Information session – Grade 9 

7:30 pm

Fall Camp Virtual Parent Information session – Grade 12

Thu May 18

2:00 pm House Shout

Fri May 19

School Closed for Long Weekend