Families of Shortreed, Staff had some time today to dive deeper into how to best support the social-emotional development of our students - be sure to check out next week's newsletter for more info. Don't forget about the PAC Dollar Sale coming up this Friday (see below for more details)....

Families of Shortreed, We hope you had a wonderful long weekend and took some time on Friday (Aboriginal Veterans Day) and Monday (Remembrance Day) to honour and remember all those who have served and continue to serve our country. Because of the shortened week, we didn't have our news crew...

Families of Shortreed, We hope you enjoyed the past jam-packed week of parent-teacher conferences, book fair, Halloween, and PJ day!  I want to first acknowledge the staff for their ability to work so hard and stay so calm through such a busy week. This is the first time I have...

Families of Shortreed, A reminder that parent-teacher conferences are coming up on Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30. An email was sent out last week with a link to sign up or you can click here. Because of the conferences, we have early dismissal on Tuesday and Wednesday at...

Families of Shortreed, I have been out of the building a few days this week so the Good Things is a bit lighter. I am hoping to create a grade 5 “news crew” that will help me with writing the Good Things each week so please stay tuned for this!...

Families of Shortreed, We hope you had a wonderful long weekend spending time with friends, family, and maybe a few turkeys. Over the next few weeks, I will be exploring some options with staff on how to ensure we have more equity in the "Good Things". I am hoping to...

Families of Shortreed, We have been so proud of the efforts of our students, staff, and community over the past few weeks as they have supported important events like the Terry Fox Run (Terry Fox Foundation) and Orange Shirt Day. This support does not stop after these events end... we...

Families of Shortreed, It was so great to see so many of you this week at our Welcome Back BBQ and Meet the Teacher Night! We spent some important time discussing cancer research and the role of Terry Fox last week; we have another important day this week with Monday...

Families of Shortreed, We have an exciting week coming up this week as we have our Terry Fox Foundation coin drive and Terry Fox Run, as well as our Welcome Back BBQ and Meet the Teacher night AND school photos!  Please see below for the important information regarding all of...

Families of Shortreed, We hope your children are settling into their new classrooms nicely now. This transition is often hard for students (even though they may be excited) and it is often hard for last year's teachers to close this chapter of the book on teaching them. If you notice...