Place a cap for Kindergarten classes (as per the Elementary Teacher' Federation of Ontario) Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/place-a-cap-for-kindergarten-classes-as-per-the-elementary-teacher-federation-of-ontario.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2026 09:00 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mrs Patti Jones [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22793606?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:53:32 UTC 22793606 Richard Rinyai [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19348231?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:54:01 UTC 19348231 Ms Diane Wylie-Toal [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19316496?utm_medium=rss Safety issue when so many in one class. Often one educator is left alone with all 30+ when other takes breaks and lunch.

]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:14:24 UTC 19316496 Kim Paremain [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19314431?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Sep 2015 09:15:06 UTC 19314431 Anonymous [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19304522?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:08:27 UTC 19304522 Ms Jill McIntyre [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19296818?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:49:20 UTC 19296818 Mrs Lisa Blue [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19296790?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:42:53 UTC 19296790 Ms. Donna Carroll [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19296680?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:14:52 UTC 19296680 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19296342?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2015 05:44:50 UTC 19296342 Anonymous [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19296259?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2015 05:12:45 UTC 19296259 Alison Mirabelli [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19295416?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:36:36 UTC 19295416 Mrs Shannon Leighton [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18937972?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 May 2015 11:39:49 UTC 18937972 Mrs. Linda Lachance [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18937923?utm_medium=rss Staff get a break for lunch but students are in the crowded classroom all day. This is especially difficult for students with special needs (e.g., hearing impaired; autism).

]]> Sun, 31 May 2015 11:27:14 UTC 18937923 Ms Rachael Grace [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18935427?utm_medium=rss If my children were in daycare the ratio would be 8:1. The proposed ratio for their class next year is 16:1. The people making these decisions need to have a better understanding of the environment they are putting our vulnerable young children into. Is spending more than an hour getting children in and out of snow suits good educational time? Do the class sizes even meet fire code? Our children deserve better. We need class size caps because clearly the boards of education are not able to make a morally sound choice to limit class sizes themselves.

]]> Sat, 30 May 2015 02:49:56 UTC 18935427 Mr. Sergio Valle [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18236700?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Dec 2014 09:08:53 UTC 18236700 Paulette Kilby [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17807556?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Sep 2014 04:26:37 UTC 17807556 Mr Arnold Kilby [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17807288?utm_medium=rss As a retired elementary teacher I am fully aware of how a large class size is detrimental for individual learning.

]]> Tue, 2 Sep 2014 02:49:35 UTC 17807288 Ms. Brandy Kilby [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17804931?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Sep 2014 07:19:00 UTC 17804931 Ms Melissa Chan [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17795378?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:56:51 UTC 17795378 Mrs. Sharon De Ciantis [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17508589?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:19:48 UTC 17508589 Mrs Stacey Sloan [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17333313?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 May 2014 06:37:51 UTC 17333313 MRS JENNIFER BARNES [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17140243?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Apr 2014 05:46:25 UTC 17140243 Vanessa Lee [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16731345?utm_medium=rss I am an ece in a class of 30 children which more than half the students are in jk. I have several students who require one on one teaching instruction. We have many behavioural students and it makes it challenging when there are so many students and various needs in the class.

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 05:33:31 UTC 16731345 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16712359?utm_medium=rss I think that the classes are way to large. As well the SK students are not learning like they used too. They are going to start Gr 1 without knowing how to sound out letters or spell words or read! The Ontario government is royally screwing up the children. You will finger point at us parents, that it is our mistake later. Jk should be taught that they are in an educational institution & SK should have some play but more seat work & learning. In Gr 1 they will be totally out of place because of this learning base teaching system.
Because of your full day kindergarten being created, yes you have created a few new jobs. However, bus drivers, city workers for different activities, caregivers, just to name a few are all out of a job. This full day kindergarten may have allowed some mothers to work, but many others are out of a job. The school boards have also increased their costs because of all the construction!
I do not think that a bunch of older people, who have not had children in their lives should be making decisions like this. BTW most of the teachers DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS SYSTEM. The only reason they go along with it so that they don't loose their jobs.

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:15:48 UTC 16712359 Ms Jennifer Curle [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16579167?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jan 2014 01:27:34 UTC 16579167 Melissa Fleming [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16577445?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jan 2014 10:04:08 UTC 16577445 Cara Fauser [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16353348?utm_medium=rss If you are going to cap grades 1-3 then it only makes sense to cap kindergarten as well.

]]> Wed, 4 Dec 2013 03:33:13 UTC 16353348 Anonymous [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15740999?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Sep 2013 07:38:37 UTC 15740999 Esther Childs [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15354306?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Jun 2013 08:06:43 UTC 15354306 Anonymous [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15000947?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Apr 2013 01:16:07 UTC 15000947 miss staci mccorkell [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14539868?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:37:59 UTC 14539868 Ann Lachance [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14533363?utm_medium=rss Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:23:55 UTC 14533363 Teresa Irvine [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14520673?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:32:42 UTC 14520673 Lauren Russell [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14491210?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:50:10 UTC 14491210 Cathy Russell [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14491033?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:28:50 UTC 14491033 Bryan Patterson [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14483011?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:48:52 UTC 14483011 Mr Collin MacLeod [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14478889?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:25:23 UTC 14478889 MR Anonymous [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14477892?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:48:31 UTC 14477892 Gayle Dowling [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14477245?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:18:24 UTC 14477245 Ms Shannon Flood [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14476778?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:49:38 UTC 14476778 Shannon Ritchie [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14476542?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:08:45 UTC 14476542 Amy Robinson [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14475964?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:26:07 UTC 14475964 Mrs Sandy Simpson [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14475896?utm_medium=rss My son in also in this class. He is a junior kindergarten and I completely agree that the children are not able to thrive academically in the classroom due to the over population.

]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:15:21 UTC 14475896 Ms Kelsey Badger [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14475016?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:20:50 UTC 14475016 Mrs Dana Hendry [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14470685?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:05:19 UTC 14470685 Mrs Jody Arnold [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14459671?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:09:18 UTC 14459671 MS Jennifer Minick [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14455452?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:09:31 UTC 14455452 Ms Sarah Neilson [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14448321?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:42 UTC 14448321 Mrs Lorna Brough [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14445083?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:42:01 UTC 14445083 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14441869?utm_medium=rss The difference in the class 1 more student makes is noticeable to education workers, 32 kids under 6 in a class is just ridiculous. The students all day kindie was meant to help will not likely be getting the educational advantage it was meant for. Every other day with 20 students would be more beneficial....

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:51:14 UTC 14441869 Mrs Lori Williamson [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14441781?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:45:05 UTC 14441781 Ms Cindy McLauchlan [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14441435?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:21:15 UTC 14441435 Jennifer Cowan [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14439503?utm_medium=rss My daughter is in he SK portion of this class with 32 students. This many little kinder students is unfair to the teaching staff and the students. The kids not only miss out on needed one on one time at this age, but they do not get to take home many of the special extra reading and science bags that their teacher has provided as often as they would if the number of students were reduced. The daycare ratios (which is where these students would have been 1/2 time had we not introduced full day learning this year) would have provided my child with more supervision. I encourage the Board and the Ministry to re-evaluate the ratios for JK/SK classrooms and put a reasonable cap on class sizes by using daycare and primary class sizes as examples.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:58:21 UTC 14439503 Anonymous [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14438494?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:26:30 UTC 14438494 Mrs. Sarah MacLeod [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14438318?utm_medium=rss I fully support Nicole on thsi petition, I have a toddler who will be entering Kindergarten in the coming years, and this a concern!

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:10:49 UTC 14438318 Nicole Patterson [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14418927?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:24:18 UTC 14418927