École Riverview School September 2021 Newsletter

Message from the Administration

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year at École Riverview School. We are thrilled to be part of a friendly, and supportive school community that works together to provide the best possible learning environment for our students. Welcome back to returning staff and a special welcome back to M. Samuel Tougas our Vice-Principal who is returning from paterni-ty leave.

Welcome to new staff:

♦ M. Christophe Asselin (welcome back!) French Immersion Grade 5/6

♦ Mme Annette Danis (welcome back!) French Immersion Grade 3/4

♦ Mme Kelly Brown- French Immersion Kindergarten

♦ Mme Nicole Ferraro- EPLE

♦ Mme Awa Mbodje- French Immersion Grade 1/2

Thank you to our school custodians who have prepared the school for another year of learn-ing. In addition to the usual summer cleaning schedule, the team has gone above and beyond to ensure the building is safe for the student and staff return. They have exceeded expectations! We are very appreciative of their hard work and dedication to the school. Our teachers have been working hard throughout the summer months to make sure every-thing is ready for our students. We can feel the excitement in the air! We are all looking forward to spending a great learning year with the students and families of our community.

We are so glad to have your children back in our school (I am guessing you are as well). Thank you to all our families for being cooperative around entry and masks last year and moving forward. Thank you for your trust in us during this pandemic. We will continue to do our best for the students and the community. The staff at École Riverview School are here to assist, guide, and encourage your children’s learning. They are an amazing and hardworking team. We invite you to continue to be part of this learning partnership with the school. We look forward to another successful and rewarding year!

Principal, Ms. Cinzia Caputo

Vice-Principal/Directeur adjoint, M. Sam Tougas

Patrols Update

We are very excited to work with our returning patrols this year. Thank you to our experienced patrols for going on the corners to start the school year!

There has been a tremendous response from those interested in joining the patrol team. Training is taking place during the week of Sept 13th. We will continue to ac-cept students who are interested in training to be a patrol. Permission will be re-quired to join, which is available on the Riverview website.

Y. Hawash

C. Asselin

Lunch Program

We look forward to starting a new school year. In order to continue to offer the Lunch Program, we need more staff members. Please contact our Director if you would like to join us: directorerslp@gmail.com The Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch program will start in early October, more information to come. Registration reminder: registration is currently open. Visit this address https://permission.click/1K276/ca to register online, or fill out and hand in a hard copy registration form.

2021-2022 Dates to remember *Please not that some dates are subject to change*

September 7 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL 8 – First day of classes 13 – Welcome back assembly (virtual) 16 – Fall School Photos 20 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL 22 – ERSPAC meeting 6:30pm 29 – Orange Shirt Day 30 – Day for Truth and Reconciliation - NO SCHOOL

October 8 – Evacuation drill 11 – Thanksgiving Day - NO SCHOOL 12-14 – Hearing screening 10-17 – Global Math Week 20 – ERSPAC meeting 6:30pm 22 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL 29 – Halloween celebration

November 3 – School Photo retakes 9:00am 11 – Remembrance Day - NO SCHOOL 15 – Lockdown practice 16 – Report Cards sent home 18 – Parent/Teacher conferences (evening) 19 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL 19 – Parent/Teacher conferences 24 – ERSPAC meeting 6:30pm 24-25 – Progress Review Meetings

December 13-17 – Winter Spirit Week 22 – Last day of classes before Winter Break

January 6 – Classes resume 19 – ERSPAC meeting 6:30pm 21 – Non-Instructional – NO SCHOOL

February 4 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL 21 – Louis Riel Day - NO SCHOOL

March 18 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL 22-23 – Progress Review Meetings 25 – Last day of classes before Spring Break

April 4 – Classes resume 15 – Good Friday - NO SCHOOL 22 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL

May 2 – Non-instructional - NO SCHOOL 16-20 – Mobile vision care clinic 23 – Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL

June

10 – Non-Instructional - NO SCHOOL 30 – Last day of classes - 11:30 dismissal

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