WELCOME TO ROOTED
JKCS NEWSLETTER
We are excited to see what God has in store for John Knox and we want to bring you along with us on the journey.
GRAD EDITION 2025
Principal Address
God will strengthen you to make wise choices and stand firm when life gets tough. He wants to give you good things, and He created you intentionally, with meaning. So be still. Listen for His voice. Follow where He leads.
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TEACHING FOR TRANSFORMATION
SPRING 2025
We are on a journey! In 2022, John Knox embarked on a multi-year Strategic Plan with the intent to foster a deeper connection with God for all our students. To help us achieve this goal, we are implementing the adoption of the ‘Teaching for Transformation’ framework in all aspects of our teaching over the 2024-25 school year.
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GRAD EDITION 2024
Principal Address
Congratulations graduates, we know God’s not finished with you yet! He has many more amazing things planned for your life. May you always feel a part of something bigger and remain strong on the journey of faith and learning.
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STRATEGIC PLAN / YEAR 2
The Work Continues . ..
In our second year of implementing our Strategic Plan, I'm excited to share our progress. This plan shapes our journey towards an inclusive environment at John Knox, centred on God. As our vision states, JKCS aspires to be a community where everyone feels Welcomed and Known and is Flourishing with God at the core of its actions.
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FLOURISHING IN FAITH
FALL 2023
Our theme for the 2023-24 school year is, Flourishing in Faith, based on Colossians 2:6-7
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GRAD EDITION 2023
Principal Address
On June 15, we gathered to celebrate a significant milestone in the lives of some remarkable young individuals. Graduation is a big deal!
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GRATEFUL FOR COMMUNITY
Spring 2023
I often think about the importance of gratitude in our lives. Gratitude is not just a feeling; it's a practice that can have a profound impact on our well-being and our relationship with God. When we take time to reflect on our blessings and express gratitude for them, we cultivate a spirit of thankfulness that can transform our lives . . .
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FLOURISHING FOR A PURPOSE
FALL 2022
Acording to a study by Cardus, a Christian think tank (www.Cardus.ca), most Christian schools in Ontario are FLOURISHING. It is clear that families are looking for more options for their children: places where they will be more engaged socially, emotionally, and spiritually . . .
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CELEBRATING A MILESTONE
GRAD EDITION
It’s an honour to have known you as a group of students during your time at John Knox and being a mom of one of you, I had the privilege of getting to know you not just as students in our school but also as each others’ friends.
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUS
SPRING 2022
Like many organizations, John Knox has engaged in a number of Strategic Planning processes over the years. The most recent was launched in May of 2021.
The process began with consultations with various stakeholders including students, parents, staff, board and community members—giving us a range of feedback including an external landscape report and an understanding of the mega-trends in education.
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Gratitude Report
Winter 2022
As we look back on the year 2021, here are the top 10 things I’m grateful for:
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God is Our Rock
FALL 2021
God has richly blessed John Knox and this year we are even more thankful for God’s assurance of faithfulness. Join me in lifting up our staff, students and parents in prayer this year, trusting in GOD our ROCK and as we inspire students to learn, grow and live in the Light of Christ.
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Graduation Edition
SUMMER 2021
How can you find hope in a year of disappointment? You build a garden. When September 2020 rolled around, we all had hopes that the pandemic protocols would be a temporary inconvenience and our school year would flow into something resembling normalcy. ‘Hope’ was our chosen theme for the 2020-21 year.
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Gratitude Report
Spring 2021
Needless to say, 2020 was not the kind of year we ever imagined! However, as much as we faced challenges in 2020, I can still look back and find so much to be thankful for and much to be hopeful about as we look ahead to 2021.
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