J. Addison School congratulates our Class of 2023 Winter Graduates on their remarkable achievement and wishes them happiness and success on their future endeavors.

February is Black History Month in Canada, a time to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities and celebrate the achievements and contributions they have made. J. Addison wishes you a happy Black History Month!

J. Addison provides an important public service to our staff and students. Any closure has a significant impact on the school community. Most cannot arrange alternate child care when schools are closed unexpectedly. In view of this, the School will not be closed due to snow or other weather conditions unless conditions reach the level of civic emergency (a very rare occurrence) or there is damage or other circumstances (e.g. power outage) at J. Addison School that makes it impossible to operate safely.

During snow days, it is common for police and other authorities to advise citizens to avoid unnecessary travel. These advisories do not constitute direction to close public facilities and should not be interpreted as school closure.

Staff, students and parents should assume that schools will be open. Should it become necessary to close the School, that decision will be made as early as possible, and no later than 6:30AM in the morning. Closures will be announced via and email as directed by the Principal. However, it is understood that some students travel to school in ways that may not be possible to travel safe on a snow day. Therefore, no student will be penalized for lack of attendance. Student and staff safety is the first priority for the School.

Parents/Guardians are responsible for their children’s safe travel to School on a snow day. If, for any reason, a parent/guardian feels that a child cannot travel safely to school, they should make other arrangements. School will be kept open to provide the option of attendance for all, but the decision to attend the School is the responsibility of each family.

Staff attendance is expected during snow days when weather conditions have improved and it is safe to drive. For example: At 8:00 AM, driving may be hazardous due to snow; but at 10:00 AM, conditions may have improved to the point that driving to school is fine. Staff will not be penalized for arriving to school late, but if staff are absent for the day, then it will be recorded as an absence day. As it will not be a regular school day, staff may be assigned to provide assistance with other school programs. Teacher who cannot make it to school should go online.

J. Addison wishes our students a happy Chinese New Year this Sunday!

Term 2’s (End of semester 1) high school exam schedule has been released. Click below to see the full schedule for February 1-2, 2023 (Exam Days).

Click Here: Term 2 exam schedule

Congratulations to our senior boys’ basketball team for being the first Canadian team in history to win the Beachball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A huge thank you is extended to our coaches, support staff and parents/guardians for always positively guiding our basketball players on their quest to succeed on and off the court! We are truly grateful!

SCHOOL IS OPEN TODAY PLEASE FOLLOW SNOW DAY PROTOCOL

Dear Parents/Guardians,

SNOW DAY PROTOCOL

J. Addison provides an important public service to our staff and students. Any closure has a significant impact on the school community.  Most cannot arrange alternate child care when schools are closed unexpectedly. In view of this, the School will not be closed due to snow or other weather conditions unless conditions reach the level of civic emergency (a very rare occurrence) or there is damage or other circumstances (e.g. power outage) at J. Addison School that makes it impossible to operate safely. 

During snow days, it is common for police and other authorities to advise citizens to avoid unnecessary travel.  These advisories do not constitute direction to close pubic facilities and should not be interpreted as school closure.

Staff, students and parents should assume that schools will be open.  Should it become necessary to close the School, that decision will be made as early as possible, and no later than 6:30AM in the morning. Closures will be announced via and email as directed by the Principal.   However, it is understood that some students travel to school in ways that may not be possible to travel safe on a snow day.  Therefore, no student will be penalized for lack of attendance.  Student and staff safety is the first priority for the School.

Parents/Guardians are responsible for their children’s safe travel to School on a snow day. If, for any reason, a parent/guardian feels that a child cannot travel safely to school, they should make other arrangements.  School will be kept open to provide the option of attendance for all, but the decision to attend the School is the responsibility of each family.

Staff attendance is expected during snow days when weather conditions have improved and it is safe to drive. For example: At 8:00 AM, driving may be hazardous due to snow; but at 10:00 AM, conditions may have improved to the point that driving to school is fine. Staff will not be penalized for arriving to school late, but if staff are absent for the day, then it will be recorded as an absence day. As it will not be a regular school day, staff may be assigned to provide assistance with other school programs. Teachers who cannot make it to school should go online.

J. Addison School is closed from December 24^th, 2022 to January 8^th, 2023 inclusive for the holidays. December 23^rd, 2022 is a PA Day. For urgent matters during the winter holiday break, please contact the dorm hotline at 416-435-1835. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Emergency Weather Day – Schools Closed December 23

Due to emergency weather conditions, J. Addison School will be closed on Friday, December 23, 2022.

Due to inclement weather, the elementary holiday talent show has been postponed to Wednesday, December 21, 2022 from 4 to 5 PM. Please watch the live stream of the event using the link here.