North Kipling Junior Middle School's Mission Statement
North Kipling serves a multi-ethnic community, diversity is a reality, not an issue. Many of our families are new Canadians who speak different languages such as Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, Hindi and Creole, in addition to English. We have 1 Settlement Worker at North Kipling JMS, 2 days a week, Thursday and Friday, to assist newcomer families. We are dedicated to teaching our students and working closely with their families and the community.
We are committed to teaching responsibility and respect in a peaceful atmosphere, to providing a strong program with a foundation in literacy, numeracy, equity and anti-racist education and to providing every student with the opportunity to succeed. Our mascot is the cougar cub and our logo is a paw print.
In our primary division, we have incorporated the program "From 3 to 3" which improves literacy through the development of language and social reasoning. Students learn poems, chants, stories and listen to stories with underlying themes. We have made a major commitment to providing the most up-to-date technology to improve our students' literacy and numeracy skills. We have a television and VCR/DVD, overhead projector, computer with a printer and an internal phone in every classroom. During the past three years, we have added three SMARTBOARDS and an ELMO for each division through our participation with the Model Schools for Inner Cities Initiative. The morning announcements are produced by the students and broadcast to every classroom.
Gifted Program
The Gifted Program has been at North Kipling JMS for the past four years. There are two classes in the junior division and one class in the intermediate division. The students are transported by bus in the junior grades and TTC tickets are provided for the intermediate students, providing that the students have met the transportation requirements.
Even though the curriculum is the same as for the regular classes, the programming is designed to meet the needs of the students, expanding the topics and knowledge through various strategies and projects.
More Information About North Kipling Junior Middle School
Partnerships - Bayer Inc
Our partnership with Bayer Inc. began three years ago. Bayer employees have volunteered in the mornings with the Breakfast Club, helped the students with their homework after school and worked with the students on their science projects. Trips to Bayer, environmental education and the UNEP Art competition were among the many opportunities that our students experienced.
Albion Neighbourhood Services
Albion Neighbourhood Services has been instrumental in providing support for the Breakfast Club and the Homework Club programs for the past ten years. Nourishing breakfasts and delicious snacks are provided for the students on a daily basis. After school, volunteers from the ANS provide homework support, an afternoon snack and activities for the students until 5:30 p.m.
KidsFest
KidsFest is a charitable organization that provides reading and running activities for our junior students every Tuesday. Under the guidance of Ty Jackson and the many volunteers, 60 students get physically and mentally fit by running the course in preparation for the 5K challenge in June and by reading various books to improve their reading skills and vocabulary.
Teacher Candidates and Nursing Students
North Kipling JMS is very fortunate to have successful partnerships with our learning institutions right in our community. Over the past few years we have had the honour to host teacher candidates from various Faculties at York University, nursing students from Humber College and York University and ECE students from Ryerson University.
Additional Features
- From 3 to 3
- Dare Arts Connection
- Milkweed Collective
- Literacy Through Drama
- The Merry Go Round Foundation
- Girls on the Run
- Junior Achievement
- Money Matters
Student Life - Where You Belong
GO TEAM
North Kipling students lead a very active life. Student Parliament consists of the Prime Minister and Ministers, and classroom representatives, from grades 5 to 8, elected by the student body. Through the democratic process, students make decisions that impact on school life: organizing fun school spirit days, pizza and hot lunches, distributing their funds to support class trips and events, assisting the community by fundraising for the Terry Fox Run, the United Way C.N.Tower climb and most recently, the devastation in Haiti.
Extra-curricular activities occur on a daily basis, with some combination student and teacher teams! Basketball, volleyball, football, cricket, handball, soccer and the introduction of Australian "footy" for the junior students are just some of the sports played either during the lunch hour or after school.
Every year students participate in guidance activities and workshops as Future Aces, Dare to Dream, Me to We, Girls on the Run, Women on the Move, Boys2Men, and leadership camps. School Safety Patrollers ensure the safety of students at the drop off point.
After school tutoring and peer mentoring help the students achieve their academic potential.
WHAT SETS US APART
Creativity in teaching and thinking outside the box to capture and engage students in their learning are crucial elements in programming. We have made a major commitment to providing the most up-to-date technology to improve our students' literacy, numeracy and technology skills. We have a TV, VCR/DVD, overhead projector, a computer and a printer in every classroom. Our computer lab is equipped with modern computers and a data projector. Students visit the language lab on a daily basis to complete assignments and receive additional support through various educational computer programs.
During the past three years, through our participation with the Model Schools for Inner Cities Initiative, we have purchased nine SMARTBOARDS and three Elmos. The morning announcements are produced and edited by the students and broadcast to every classroom. We are in partnership with Panasonic's Kids Witness News to write and produce videos which will then be entered into an international competition. Students participate in Speech Festivals, Arts Night, Science and Tech Fair and Historica Fair.
PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We continue to work together with our active Parent Council members; we listen and respond to the needs and concerns of our parents and the community and include them in our school planning sessions, activities and events. We continue to offer workshops for our parents, through our community agencies such as Rexdale Women's Centre, Albion Neighbourhood Services, Parent Education Network, our settlement worker and our community support worker through Model Schools. We continue to host evening sessions for parents regarding High School information, special education and EQAO information, nutrition and health issues. Parent Council continues initiatives such as hot lunches, fundraising and encourage new parents, through the "Buddy System" to take an active part in their child's education.