Kitchen Clean-up Team: Julie-Ann, Craig, and Lisa

Prayer leaders: 4A

Reminders and information:

• We are starting our second round of Kitchen Clean- up so it’s a good time to be reminded of the daily/weekly expectations. See file above.
• Elementary teachers: remember to find at least 15 minutes this week to play Math Fact Fluency games
• Here’s the Principal’s challenge for February:

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Wish lists due – all staff are invited to participate

Tuesday

• Azza absent in the PM – principals’ meeting at Lumen

Wednesday

Thursday

• No staff meeting – Grades 1-6 teachers work on your own for the afternoon, JH and K teachers have free time and return for 5:30 PM for Open House. Start times are:
  • 6:00 PM for new students and JH
  • 6:45 PM for Kindergarten

Friday

• Shelley Yu (4-6) and FitzRoy Ford (7-9) present to students on Creating Communities of Belonging (formerly EDIAR)
  • Grade 7 at 9:55 to 10:40 – large gym
  • Grade 8 at 10:44 to 11:30 – large gym
  • Grade 9 at 11:33 to 12:14 – large gym
  • Elementary presentation will be in classrooms

A special thank you to our three instructional coaches Melanie, Cheyenne, and Julie, who created a truly wonderful PD day for us on January 29th. Thank you, also to Jolene who presented to our support staff.

We want to express our sincere gratitude for you all. For your dedication, expertise, and care. You are an exceptional team, and our students are so fortunate to learn from such thoughtful, talented, and inspiring educators.

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Chris, Maya, and Mark

Prayer leaders: 5D

Reminders and information:

• SNOWFLAKES needed to decorate the gym for the Snowflake Family Dance – please have your students make snowflakes if you can. There are two boxes in the office for snowflake collection. Parents will put them up the afternoon of the dance, January 30.
• If students are late for class on a regular basis, contact the parents and log the dates and how late they are each day.
• We are starting our second round of Kitchen Clean- up so it’s a good time to be reminded of the daily/weekly expectations. See file below.
• Please remember the Principal’s challenge for January:

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Happy Monday

Tuesday

• Summary reports are live at 3:00 PM
• Azza absent for meetings at Lumen – AM
• St. Rose visits 6A and 6B – AM
• Cheyenne absent – all day
• YRCA presentations in the AM for Div 2 students

Wednesday

Thursday

• PD Day – start time is 9:00 am and information forthcoming

Friday

• Semester 2 for JH starts
• ECSD Reads Junior High Symposium – Suad attends with 5 students, all day at Lumen
• Snowflake Dance

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Laure, Carrie, and Sharon

Prayer leaders: 5C

Reminders and information:

• SNOWFLAKES needed to decorate the gym for the Snowflake Family Dance – please have your students make snowflakes if you can. Parents will put them up the afternoon of the dance, January 30.
• Teachers who did not do the ECSD survey last Thursday, please see Azza on Monday afternoon
• JH teachers, please remind students about removing shoes, especially after their recess.
• Screener time available for Div 1 teachers – see Cheyenne’s email
• If students are late for class on a regular basis, contact the parents and log the dates and how late they are each day.
• Please remember the Principal’s challenge for January:

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Mary returns – welcome back!
• Running Room games for grade 6 running team – Jenn and Kimberly take students
• Azza absent in the AM

Tuesday

• Elementary report comments due to Azza – attach a Word doc please
• Azza absent for meeting at Lumen all day
• Shauna at French Immersion in the PM
• Mike at JH New Curriculum meeting – PM
• YRCA presentations in the AM for Div 2 students
  • Grade 4 – 9:00am
  • Garde 5 – 9:30am
  • Grade 6 – 10:30am

Wednesday

Thursday

• Pinocchio performance in the large gym for elementary students – show at 9:30 to 10:30 – please remember, no coffee in the gym. You will be called around 9:15.
• No Liturgical music today.
• Work on your own afternoon – no staff meeting.
• JH concert at West Meadows Baptist Church – students arrive at 5:00, seating begins at 6:00, concert begins at 6:30. Grade 6 teachers and 3 JH teachers needed please. Thank you, Julie for volunteering.
• Sr. Boys McCaffrey Basketball Tournament

Friday

• Elementary Hot Lunch
• Sr. Girls McCaffrey Basketball Tournament

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Gisele, Natalie, and Manuela

Prayer leaders: 5B

Reminders and information:

• JH teachers, please remind students about removing shoes, especially after their recess
• ***Remember to be the first person out and the last person in when on recess supervision. Get your students ready earlier than usual. ***
• If students are late for class on a regular basis, contact the parents and log the dates and how late they are each day.
• Please read the parent blog and review with students

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Oilers Day – wear your jersey
• Blue and Orange Team visit 3A and 3D
• JH Math working group

Tuesday

• St. Joe’s presentation to 9A and 9B – AM in the gym

Wednesday

Thursday

• Work on summary reports in the PM
• Azza at Leadership Academy

Friday

• Pizza lunch for patrollers
• Azza at Leadership Academy

If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn’t want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher’s job. ~Donald D. Quinn, 1960s

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Susan, Csilla, and Sabrina

Prayer leaders: 5A

Reminders and information:

• Happy New Year! May 2026 be a happy and healthy year for us all!
• Religion tables have green cloths as we are in Ordinary time
• ***Remember to be the first person out and the last person in when on recess supervision. Get your students ready earlier than usual. ***
• Jackie Hampton is now on staff – she will be here each morning and Tuesday PM. Congratulations, Jackie!
• Teacher Growth Plans due on January 9 – please send PDF with your last name in the document name
• ECSD Annual survey begins this week – schedule forthcoming

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Welcome back!
• Julie-Ann absent

Tuesday

• Epiphany – celebrations in class – Julie-Ann will send you a PPT to facilitate your classroom celebration
• Azza absent in the PM – Principals’ meeting at Lumen
• Julie-Ann absent

Wednesday

Thursday

• Staff meeting for teachers at 1:15 – library

Friday

• Teacher Growth Plans due – email to admin team – please save and send PDF, save document with your last name. Please attach instead of sharing.

And to everyone….

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Robin, Jeannine, and Valerie

Prayer leaders: 6D

Reminders and information:

• Advent week 3
• ***Remember to be the first person out and the last person in when on recess supervision. Get your students ready earlier than usual.***
• Staff fees due by December 12 – please pay using your Student Quickpay account
• Teacher Growth Plans due on January 9
• Check the lost and found

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Advent Celebrations in all Elementary classes this morning and in JH classes during Religion class today. Thank you to the committee for organizing everything.
• Shauna, Sandy, and 9C at Picard all day
• Christmas Trivia- Name that tune

Tuesday

• Elementary – Christmas art project due by 3:00 PM to Shauna
• Christmas Trivia
• Elves of St. John field trip for all JH students and teachers
• Travelling Christmas Party – schedule has been emailed
• Azza absent all day

Wednesday

Thursday

• Full day of classes, use Friday’s schedule for everything – remember supervision, Kindergarten students in class
• Grades 1 to 5 Christmas Concert in the small gym – AM
• Elementary Christmas Movie Swap – PM
• JH Dance – PM

Friday

• Half day of classes, use Thursday’s schedule for everything – remember supervision, no Kindergarten students
• Elementary sing-along at 9:15 to 9:45 – large gym
• Volleyball game – staff vs JH – 10:40
• Azza absent
• Merry Christmas – Joyeux Noël

And to everyone…. thank you for being so wonderful. A school is only as good its staff. You make our school the best!

We appreciate you all!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Danica and Chantal

Prayer leaders: 6C

Reminders and information:

• Advent week 2
• Staff fees due by December 12 – please pay using your Student Quickpay account
• Teacher Growth Plans due on January 9

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Advent Celebrations in all Elementary classes this morning and in JH classes during Religion class today. Thank you for the committee for organizing everything.
• Christmas Family Feud
• MADD presentation for JH in the large gym at 9:00

Tuesday

• 12 Days of Christmas Trivia
• Dean from MMM visit grade 9 students in Chris’ classes – 11:33 start

Wednesday

Thursday

• Christmas Trivia
• Chief Superintendent Anderson visits our school & stays for lunch – 10:00 am
• Christmas lunch for all – bring 5 loonies for a game

Friday

• Christmas Tree Topper
• Elementary Hot Lunch

And to everyone….

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Tricia, Dorothy, and Frida

Prayer leaders: 6B

Reminders and information:

• Advent starts: wreaths need to be set up with purple tablecloths before the start of the day Monday
• Junior High students need to remove shoes upon entering the school, even though they don’t change shoes. We can’t have wet floors for the Elementary students. Please help us be consistent in our expectations.
• Please keep students in class until after announcements. They can come to the office after, if needed.
• Students are not permitted to eat snacks outside at recess. Students are also not permitted to bring toys to school. Please remind them of this.
• Staff fees due by December 12 – please pay using your Student Quickpay account

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Advent Celebrations in all Elementary classes this morning and in JH classes during Religion class today. Thank you for the committee for organizing everything.
• Conquer Hunger campaign starts today – make sure you discuss this with your students and use your Advent jar – please read Laura’s e-mail
• Immunization for Grades 6 and 9 in room 157

Tuesday

• Grinch Day and Candy Cane Day – Wear green, red, or white
• Azza absent in the afternoon – principals’ meeting

Wednesday

Thursday

• Holiday Cheer Day – wear a jersey
• Grade 3 skating lessons continue
• Staff meeting for teachers at 1:15 in the library
• EA training session – for any interested EA
• New teacher induction ceremony for Gillian and Jeannine (Danica is unable to attend) at Barrnett House at 6:30 PM

Friday

• Christmas Carol Trivia
• 5A/5B Junior Achievement presentation

And to everyone….

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Katie, Hailey, and Marla

Prayer leaders: 6A

Reminders and information:

• Here is the link to our Purdy’s fundraiser. Please share it with your friends and family: https://fundraising.purdys.com/1172997-129599
• Please keep students in class until after announcements. They can come to the office after, if needed.
• Students are not permitted to eat snacks outside at recess. Students are also not permitted to bring toys to school. Please remind them of this.

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Azza absent in the morning

Tuesday

• Azza absent in the morning – meetings at Lumen

Wednesday

Thursday

• Grade 3 skating lessons continue
• No staff meeting – time to contact parents – touch base with each family, have a meeting (phone, TEAMS, in person) with all struggling learners or students who you are concerned about. Complete first review of IPP.

Friday

• Elementary Hot Lunch – Bar Burrito

And to everyone….

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Hannah, Laura, and Mike

Prayer leaders: 7D

Reminders and information:

• Here is the link to our Purdy’s fundraiser. Please share it with your friends and family: https://fundraising.purdys.com/1172997-129599
• Book Fair will be November 17 -20. Elementary teachers please see Jackie’s e-mail and sign up
• All staff can get a $5.00 off book fair purchases, Jackie has the vouchers.
• Students are not permitted to visit the book fair during recesses or lunch
• Please keep students in class until after announcements. They can come to the office after, if needed.
• Students are not permitted to eat snacks outside at recess. Students are also not permitted to bring toys to school. Please remind them of this.

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Government survey data collection starts – see Friday afternoon’s email for details
• Small gym closed all week – Book Fair open during school hours
• Consultant Lisa Bussiere visits – PM

Tuesday

• Government survey data collection continues as needed
• Book fair open during school hours
• Inclusive consultants work with ICs, MDT, and teachers – AM
• CTV meteorologist visits Grade 5 – AM
• Volleyball after school in the gym

Wednesday

Thursday

• Book fair open during school hours
• Grade 3 skating lessons continue
• Azza absent in the morning – at Lumen
• No staff meeting – time to contact parents – touch base with each family, have a meeting (phone, TEAMS, in person) with all struggling learners or students who you are concerned about

Friday

• Book fair clean up

And to everyone….