We've had an excellent beginning to this school year. One exception has been the number of substitute teachers that we've had to place in Mrs. Atkinson's grade five classroom. Due to unforseen circumstances, we were unable to find a substitute teacher that could spend a number of weeks in one location. The substitute teachers did a good job, however the consistency of one teacher, especially at the beginning of a school year, is most important. Fortunately, Mrs. Atkinson is due to return to her classroom on Tuesday, October 12.
Class sizes are excellent.
We have additional Reading Associates to assist students in learning. Project Peace is a new program designed to help youngsters resolve their differences in a respectful manner. It also promotes the importance of understanding each others differences in an accepting mannner. The following staff members are either totally new to our schools or now hold a different position than they held last year. I'd like to welcome each of them to our school family.