Good Things and the Week Ahead – Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope you enjoyed the beautiful fall weather this past weekend! Classes have been getting into their Hallowe'en spirit with their reading, writing, and art. Our photo proofs were a bit delayed last week so they should be out to you this week. A reminder that we...
Read moreGood Things and the Week Ahead – October 23-27, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope you are enjoying this lovely fall weather! We have been trying to get our students outside every recess and lunch (even if it is raining), so please ensure your child has a coat and boots. If you are in need of these, please let us...
Read moreGood Things and the Week Ahead – October 16-20, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope you had a great weekend. Thank you so much for your support of our Terry Fox Fundraiser! With all your support, we surpassed our goal of $1200 and raised a total of $1210 as of Friday! Thank you, Shortreed!!! All this will go to help...
Read moreThe Week Ahead – October 10-13, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope you have had a wonderful long weekend with family and/or friends. We have much to be grateful about at Shortreed as we live in a strong, caring community and have a school with incredibly dedicated staff and families and some pretty awesome kids! This week,...
Read moreGood Things and the Week Ahead – Oct 3-6, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope you had a lovely weekend and had a chance to take some time to learn and reflect on where you and your family find yourselves on the journey of truth and reconciliation. There have been some very powerful learning at Shortreed over the past few...
Read moreGood Things and the Week Ahead – Sept 25-29, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope your child(ren) enjoyed their 2nd week in their new classrooms! Teachers and support staff have been focusing on daily routines, literacy, numeracy, and self-regulation skills to help get students settled in and ready to learn. Thank you to everyone who could attend our Back to...
Read moreGood Things and the Week Ahead – September 17-22, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope your child had a successful first week in their new classrooms. We understand that some students were not placed with the friend they wanted, and that was a bit disappointing; however, it was great to see new friendships being formed so students can continue to...
Read moreThe Week Ahead – September 11-15, 2023

Families of Shortreed, We hope you and your child(ren) had a great first week of school and maybe even had a chance to check out the Cruise-In this past weekend. We loved seeing the smiling faces and hearing the laughter and curiosity on the playground and in the classrooms. Check...
Read moreWelcome Back and Info for the First Week of 2023-24
Families of Shortreed, Welcome to another exciting year at Shortreed Community Elementary! To all those new families, welcome to our community. This year's startup will be back to a typical start, so we are thrilled to have the kids and the families back at Shortreed without the challenges of construction!...
Read moreFinal Newsletter of 2022-2023

Families of Shortreed, As I finish off things at the school before the summer, I wanted to send one last newsletter out with staff updates, a fun slideshow, and some gratitude! It has been one heck of a year again this year with staff shortages and the completion of construction....
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