Games Day, Parent Lunch & Learn, Hot Dog Night, Parent Ed Event, Daycare June Camp, Centennial Golf Tournament, & More!

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JICS at a Glance

We've condensed the important highlights for your convenience

Upcoming Parent Education Event - Thursday, May 28th - register here!
Lunch & Learn with Trina Epstein - Friday, May 29th - register here!
Photos and videos from our Music Day & Night
Register for the JICS Golf Tournament - here!
Two weeks Until Hot Dog Night!

Moments from this week & a sneak peak at Music Day/Night!

Topics covered in this post:

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Games Day!
Parent Education Event: Alyson Schafer on Firm & Friendly Parenting: Raising Cooperative Children Without Power Struggles - Thursday May 28th, 5:30-7:30pm
Virtual Lunch & Learn with Dr Trina Epstein - Friday, May 29th - 12:00-1:00pm
Two Weeks Until Hot Dog Night!
JICS Daycare June Camp
JICS Centennial Golf Tournament
Birds of Anishinaabe Aki Returns
Photos from Grandpals Day!
Upcoming May Events
Upcoming June Events

1. Games Day

We are delighted to be able to organize our annual JK to Gr 6 Games Day on the morning of Tuesday, May 26 (rain date is Wednesday, May 27). Information will arrive home soon about “team colours.” Pairs of children from each class are grouped in multi-age teams and together they rotate through a series of fun challenges run by JICS staff such as limbo, Pictionary, bean bag toss, etc., in the school yard. Snacks and drinks are kindly provided by the Parents’ Association. If you are able to be a parent-volunteer at the snack stand, please register here.

2. Parent Education Event: Alyson Schafer on Firm & Friendly Parenting: Raising Cooperative Children Without Power Struggles - Thursday May 28th, 5:30-7:30pm

The JICS Parent Ed Committee is pleased to announce that family counsellor and acclaimed parenting expert, Alyson Schafer, is coming to JICS!!

Click here to register for this event!

Please join us on Thursday May 28 to hear Alyson share her parenting insights on

Firm & Friendly Parenting: Raising Cooperative Children Without Power Struggles

In our efforts to be kind-hearted parents, we often side step conflicts by ignoring the need to create and enforce limits and boundaries with our kids. In this talk, Alyson Schafer will help parents:

Recognize their dominant parenting style
Learn why limits and boundaries are necessary for our children to flourish
Identify the dynamics of a power struggle
Learn a 4-step model to move from conflict to co-operation.
Tools and techniques to use immediately

Free babysitting is available for this event:

Babysitting Registration!

About the Speaker:

Alyson Schafer is a family counsellor with over 20 years of clinical experience and is one of Canada’s most notable parenting experts. She is the author of 3 best-selling parenting books, including “Honey, I Wrecked The Kids” and hosts Canada’s number one parenting podcast “Parenting The Adlerian Way”. She speaks and teaches internationally, and in Canada you’ll find her on numerous media outlets.

3. Virtual Lunch & Learn with Dr. Trina Epstein - Friday May 29th, 12:00 - 1:00pm

On Friday, May 29th from 12:00 - 1:00pm, Dr. Trina Epstein (Psychologist at JICS) will be leading a Virtual Lunch & Learn. The focus of the session will be cognitive flexibility (stretching our brains!). Trina has been working in each of our classrooms to help students learn and understand what it means to have cognitive flexibility. She will be sharing this work and providing tips for how parents can keep this "brain stretching" going at home!

4. Two Weeks Until Hot Dog Night!

June 3 is coming fast, and we have a lot of fun news to share. Here's your quick update.

Grab your tickets now at JICSHotDogNight.com.

The raffle prizes are with it.

Courtside basketball tickets. TIFF Gala Opening Film tickets. A family art class. A family poetry party. And more. All proceeds go toward The Patrick Harvie Art Fund. Raffle tickets are $5 each and the full prize list is waiting for you at JICSHotDogNight.com

Don't forget to order Dunk tickets

Your kids have been dreaming about this. Buy a Dunk Ticket online for your chance to dunk a teacher or staff member on the night. All proceeds support the JICS Endowment Fund.

We still need volunteers!

Hot Dog Night is a community effort and we need your hands to make it work. Sign up HERE!

Need to know for June 3rd!

It’s cool to care for our Earth! Bring your water bottle there will be water filling stations.

Don’t drive! There will be very limited parking. Other forms of commuting highly encouraged.

The JICS Hot Dog Night Committee Loving Hot Dogs Since 1926.

5. JICS Daycare June Camp

6. JICS Centennial Golf Tournament

New Date Announcement – Friday, October 2, 2026!

The JICS Centennial Golf Championship — Fore the Future has been rescheduled to Friday, October 2, 2026 at Angus Glen Golf Club. All previously reserved tickets and sponsorships will be honoured for the new date.

The new fall date opens the door to broader participation from our JICS family, alumni, and partner community because a centennial only comes once, and we want as many of you on the course as possible!

Join us for a full day of championship golf on the renowned South Course, featuring curated food and beverage experiences, premium contests (including Beat the Pro and Closest to the Keg), and an evening reception as we celebrate 100 years of impact from the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study.

Tickets:

• Foursome – $2,000 (Early Bird: save 10% when booked by June 15)

• Individual Golfer – $600

• Evening Reception – $100

All skill levels are welcome.

🏆 Winning foursome picks ONE grade to receive a pizza party with a very special guest 🍕 plus bragging rights to lead the school in an assembly activity of their imagination!

🎓 If Grade 6 wins, they get a special reunion pizza party back at JICS this fall.

👉 Register today or explore sponsorship opportunities

We look forward to seeing you on the course!

7. Birds of Anishinaabe Aki Returns

Birds of Anishinaabe Aki Returns June 16 | 5:00–6:30 PM

Natural Curiosity is excited to come together again with Joseph Pitawanakwat, Andrés Jiménez, and Junaid Khan (Creators Garden Birds) for another exploration of the ecological knowledge held within Anishinaabemowin bird names.

Discover how these names reflect relationships, responsibilities, and the roles birds play in the natural world, offering insights beyond western scientific naming. Whether you’re new or returning, there’s always something to learn.

This offering will be:

✨ Free for all Indigenous participants

✨ Offered on a sliding scale for non-Indigenous participants

These registration fees help to cover the costs of future Indigenous language courses, including paying teachers, facilitators and Elders appropriately, and makes the learning available to those whose language was stolen.