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Welcome to the 2017-18 School Year!

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Welcome to the 2017-18 School Year!

Message from the Principal

 I am so very excited to be starting the 2017-18 school year with the Buchanan Park community.  I have heard great things about the school and community and I can’t wait to get to know each and every student and family.  Although Buchanan is a small community, I am aware that it is a friendly and very busy place.  Students will have many opportunities to get involved in the life of the school and I would like to encourage them to make the most of these opportunities. With all that is offered for students however, it remains important that students balance their time to complete school work and keep learning as their main focus. Parents can assist their children by setting aside a quiet time each night where school work/learning conversations are the priority. By checking your child’s agenda each night you will be kept up to date on assignments/happenings etc. Please write all notes to the teacher or school in this book rather than on separate pieces of paper.  A key to your child’s success is effective and ongoing communication, so please use the agenda to communicate with your child’s teacher regularly.  Together we will make a difference in your child’s education.

This year we will continue to stress both competence and character.  We work hard at ensuring that your children learn the skills and knowledge to be successful adults in both their professional and personal lives.  We also foster a sense of mutual responsibility and respect, building a school environment where children will learn the value of being contributing members of a community.

I would like to thank our caretaking staff Mr. Mair and Ms. Colona for making the building sparkle.  We have a number of staffing changes for the start of the year.

We welcome new staff members, Ms. Hall, our new Office Administrator (Secretary), Mrs. Gibson, our grade 3/4 teacher, Ms. Di Salvo who will teach our second FDK Class in Room 131.  Mrs. Gibson will be with us all year, but Ms. Di Salvo is just filling in for September until a permanent teacher is placed in that room, and finally Ms. Chomej, a new Educational Assistant who will be supporting many of our students in Kindergarten to Grade 4.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday September 28 from 5:30-7:00 for Meet the Teacher night, a great way to come together and share our optimistic thoughts about the great year we will have at Buchanan Park!

Sincerely,

Mr. B. Playfair

Principal

Updated on Thursday, September 14, 2017.
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