they finally listened and agreed to keep our kids at jw gerth. im honestly so relieved that we dont have to deal with those split school schedules anymore. thank you for sticking with me while we pushed for this.
March 7, 2014
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, are opposed to the recommended plan to send our JW Gerth students to Doon Public School starting in grade 5 for reasons including, but not limited to, the following. We feel that children in grade 5 and 6 are too young to be exposed to a middle school culture where discussions of sex, drugs, and alcohol are common. We do not want our children to miss out on the leadership opportunities afforded to other children in K-6 schools in the Waterloo Region school district. In relation, we do not want our younger children left in a K-4 school where older students are no longer present to mentor younger ones. Furthermore, many of us have two or more young children at JW Gerth who will, as a result of this plan, be separated and attending two different schools with two different start and end times; consequently, older children will be unable to walk to and from school with younger siblings and this will force parents to manage two different drop-off and two different pick-up times for young children. For the aforementioned reasons, we call on the Waterloo Region school board to reconsider the recommended plan and find an alternate solution that keeps our children at JW Gerth for grades 5 and 6.
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Reached 100 supporters
December 19, 2013
30 Comments
I am very concerned about the proposal to have grade 5 students from JW Gerth attend Doon Middle School. I was looking forward to my daughter having the opportunities and rewards of being the senior student in her school. I think that moving to a middle school will not give her the opportunities to grow and experience more leadership type roles which I feel are critical at this stage of development. I have two children at Gerth and having to split them up leads to a whole group of issues that we were not prepared to deal with at this stage. I hope that a more appropriate solution is brought to the table.
I completely disagree with making this change for the Grade 5's & 6's. Not enough time was spent conisdering how this will affect split families and after school care for these children. You are forcing us to find our own options or leave our children at home unattended which some of us may not be prepared to do. Every child has different comfort levels. Splitting families between schools has made this even more difficult as careivers will need to get kids from 2 schools. This is poor planning on the part of developers and we should not have to pay for it and neither should our kids. I am not in favour for this move at all.
Hi Pam! I would like to put out my opinion on moving grade fivers over to Doon Public school. please don not persue the moving of age 11 year olds over to a school that is developmentally equipped to serve and educate age 14 children. I believe children take a great pride in their school and what they csn accomplish as members of a community uniquely taliored to their developmental level. Please let these children have the opportunity to grow strong in their sense of self, coupled with an education to enable them see their strengths, thus dimishi ng potential strife in personal development. This proposed solution is just a band aid solution., not a growth minded solution. Thank you fir your time.
I do not want Doon Public School to be a 4-6 school. We talk so much about transitions for our kids...this would be yet another one. Leave the 7-8's alone it will upset and cause yet another transition for them and 4-5's! its ridiculous! Add more portables to Bridadoon...they have the space. figure it out so our kids aren't transitioning yet again due to the inefficiency of planning...on the part of adults not doing there jobs!s
These children need consistency and you are creating unnecesary change in their lives. Not to mention the issues you create by separing families between two schools.
Please remove my name Miranda Godin and my husband's name Gerald Godin that is on here twice!
I would like to be Removed. Thanks!
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they finally listened and agreed to keep our kids at jw gerth. im honestly so relieved that we dont have to deal with those split school schedules anymore. thank you for sticking with me while we pushed for this.
March 7, 2014
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, are opposed to the recommended plan to send our JW Gerth students to Doon Public School starting in grade 5 for reasons including, but not limited to, the following. We feel that children in grade 5 and 6 are too young to be exposed to a middle school culture where discussions of sex, drugs, and alcohol are common. We do not want our children to miss out on the leadership opportunities afforded to other children in K-6 schools in the Waterloo Region school district. In relation, we do not want our younger children left in a K-4 school where older students are no longer present to mentor younger ones. Furthermore, many of us have two or more young children at JW Gerth who will, as a result of this plan, be separated and attending two different schools with two different start and end times; consequently, older children will be unable to walk to and from school with younger siblings and this will force parents to manage two different drop-off and two different pick-up times for young children. For the aforementioned reasons, we call on the Waterloo Region school board to reconsider the recommended plan and find an alternate solution that keeps our children at JW Gerth for grades 5 and 6.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
December 19, 2013
30 Comments
Grade 5 and 6 needs to stay at JW Gerth, this is an important time when independance and increased responsibility are developed in order to be prepared for middle school.
I am very concerned about the proposal to have grade 5 students from JW Gerth attend Doon Middle School. I was looking forward to my daughter having the opportunities and rewards of being the senior student in her school. I think that moving to a middle school will not give her the opportunities to grow and experience more leadership type roles which I feel are critical at this stage of development. I have two children at Gerth and having to split them up leads to a whole group of issues that we were not prepared to deal with at this stage. I hope that a more appropriate solution is brought to the table.
I completely disagree with making this change for the Grade 5's & 6's. Not enough time was spent conisdering how this will affect split families and after school care for these children. You are forcing us to find our own options or leave our children at home unattended which some of us may not be prepared to do. Every child has different comfort levels. Splitting families between schools has made this even more difficult as careivers will need to get kids from 2 schools. This is poor planning on the part of developers and we should not have to pay for it and neither should our kids. I am not in favour for this move at all.
Hi Pam! I would like to put out my opinion on moving grade fivers over to Doon Public school. please don not persue the moving of age 11 year olds over to a school that is developmentally equipped to serve and educate age 14 children. I believe children take a great pride in their school and what they csn accomplish as members of a community uniquely taliored to their developmental level. Please let these children have the opportunity to grow strong in their sense of self, coupled with an education to enable them see their strengths, thus dimishi ng potential strife in personal development. This proposed solution is just a band aid solution., not a growth minded solution. Thank you fir your time.
I do not want Doon Public School to be a 4-6 school. We talk so much about transitions for our kids...this would be yet another one. Leave the 7-8's alone it will upset and cause yet another transition for them and 4-5's! its ridiculous! Add more portables to Bridadoon...they have the space. figure it out so our kids aren't transitioning yet again due to the inefficiency of planning...on the part of adults not doing there jobs!s
These children need consistency and you are creating unnecesary change in their lives. Not to mention the issues you create by separing families between two schools.
Please remove my name Miranda Godin and my husband's name Gerald Godin that is on here twice!
I would like to be Removed. Thanks!
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Grade 5 and 6 needs to stay at JW Gerth, this is an important time when independance and increased responsibility are developed in order to be prepared for middle school.