Joshua Creek Public School

JCPS Important Information

Public Information Session - HDSB 2025/2026 School Year Budget

The HDSB is starting the process of developing the 2025-2026 school year budget and will be soon seeking public feedback to help guide decision-making.  To keep our community informed about the budget development process, parents/guardians, students, staff and community members are invited to a virtual Public Information Session on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

This session will provide key details about how the HDSB is funded, how resources are allocated and how you can provide input. Following the session, the HDSB will launch a public consultation process. Visit our Budget Consultation webpage to learn more and submit your questions for the Public Information Session: https://bit.ly/4iPGAdY 

Inclement Weather

All families are encouraged to review the HDSB Inclement Weather Reminders. A printable version of this information is also available. If your child is bused to school, please ensure you know which transportation zone you are located in. 

If you are picking up your child in-person during a lightning storm, please be patient and wait back away from the doors where your child is being dismissed, just like you do in good weather.  This helps educators to see you and ensure that students are safely dismissed.  Students who walk or bike home from school will be kept safely in the school until the lightning stops. 

Halton Food for Thought

Halton Food for Thought (HFFT) is a registered charity that is dedicated to feeding the success of students in the Halton District School Board, one healthy, happy student tummy at a time. In partnership with the school boards and our community, HFFT is the sole provider of Student Nutrition Programs in schools across Halton Region. Schools with students who require assistance in accessing nutritious meals and snacks may apply to have HFFT programs provided at their school. Halton Food for Thought believes that through the provision of healthy food, every student has the best chance at success.

To help support student success, please consider volunteering with, or donating to Halton Food for Thought. To learn more about HFFT Student Nutrition Programs, visit their website: Together We #FuelOurFuture!

Parking Lot - Do You Know?

Joshua Creek Public School currently has approximately 900 students.  Of those 900 students, about 5% qualify to ride the school bus.  This means that 95% of our students live within walking distance of our school!  Please support our school and our environment by arranging for your child to walk to and from school.

At Joshua Creek Public School, we are continuing to provide:

• regular reminders about the safe use of our parking lot

• staggered entry times by offering direct entry which allows parents to drop off and go 

• supervision at all entry doors

• staggered pick up times - supervision of students is provided until 3:30 p.m. so parents of junior and intermediate children are encouraged to wait until after 3:20 to pick up their child(ren)  

• reminders to students to use the appropriate walkways and crosswalk

To help support us, parents are encouraged to:

• stagger their drop off and pick up times

• encourage older students to walk to school 

• organize walking to school groups with neighbourhood parents or older students

• practise safe, defensive driving - drive slowly

• not leave your car unattended unless it is legally parked

• walk on the crosswalk and sidewalk, not through the parking lot 

• ONLY turn right when you leave the parking lot

• do not stop in the drive-through (inner, left-hand) lane