Profile of Chemong Public School - Kawartha Pine Ridge District ...

Chemong Public School
P.O. Box 470
Bridgenorth, Ontario
K0L 2H0
School Phone (705) 292-9594 School Fax (705) 292-8051
Principal: Mrs. E. Flett-Hurst
Vice Principal: Mrs. K. Brohart
Mission Statement : HELPING STUDENTS BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE
We are committed to helping our students be the best they can be. In a safe, challenging environment our
students will be given equal opportunity to develop the ethical, academic, physical and personal skills they will need for the
future. The school will strive to maintain and develop the individual’s sense of self-worth.
Chemong Community, 1996
NATURE OF THE SCHOOL
Bridgenorth School S.S.5 opened in 1876. Chemong now serves a large geographic area taking in much of the
Township of Smith-Ennismore. The original ‘little red schoolhouse’ functioned as a classroom until June, 2002. In
September, 2002, Chemong opened a new wing at the senior school, consolidating all Chemong students on one site.
The facility that offers a computer lab, library resource centre, music room and general purpose room (gym). The 2002
addition to the school features a mural on the exterior wall that depicts the community school circa 1876. Chemong
students who are descendants of the original families modeled for the artist.
The teaching staff number 25, and are experienced and dedicated professionals. The school has worked
aggressively to implement The Ontario Curriculum in a planned, reasonable way. Staff development and resource
acquisition currently is directed toward strengthening of literacy and mathematics programs, and upgrading the Computer
Lab. Shared facilities, including the Learning Resources Centre (Library)and the Computer Lab, provide all students at
Chemong with enriched opportunities to learn.
Chemong has many friends in the community, including the neighbouring churches; the Legion; three local service
clubs, BEL Rotary, Ennismore Optimists and Lions Club; local businesses; and Bridgenorth Beautification Committee.
Students both receive and give help to these organisations. Students and teachers are actively involved in community
service. In recognition of their efforts, the Lion’s Club made a substantial contribution to the school’s playground
improvement fund in the spring of 2003. In both 2003 and 2004, the school won a Silver Award for extraordinary
fundraising in Hoops for Heart (Heart & Stroke Foundation). Formal parent involvement began in 1948, with a Home &
School Association and the current School Council supports the school and its initiatives.
ABOUT OUR STUDENTS
Chemong provides education, Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8, for 524 students. Almost all of the students are
bused to school. The School Council provides many supports to the student population, including a nutrition program;
subsidized student agendas; financial support to school resources such as the computer lab, the instrumental music
program and library; and provision of playground equipment and technology ‘extras’. School staff and parents cooperate
to provide an extensive extra-curricular program, including many sports, clubs and special activities. The Intermediate
Leadership Council and Junior Activity Council organize fund raisers and events within their divisions and for the school.
The school is very proud of the Intermediate music program. The Chemong Grade 8 band is invited to perform on
an annual basis at such significant community events as the Bridgenorth Remembrance Day ceremony and the
Peterborough Festival of Trees. The musicians and choir also entertain local Seniors several times a year.

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
Teachers gather detailed information on students on a regular basis. The information gathered is summarised
three times a year for grades 1 to 8, and communicated to parents via the provincial report card. The progress of Junior
and Senior Kindergarten students is summarised at the end of the school year, and is provided to parents on the Kawartha
Pine Ridge Kindergarten report card.
In addition, System assessments and annual Provincial assessments offer teachers and parents a snapshot of
how well students are achieving the learning expectations. Results from these assessments will assist teachers, schools
and the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board pin-point strengths and weaknesses in achievement for individual
children, for schools and for the system as a whole. For each assessment, system and provincial data will be provided
along with school results. The chart listing the numerical data is followed by a summary of the key findings for the school
which are then addressed in the school action plan which is developed by the school.
SCHOOL ACTION PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT
The School Action Plan for Improvement is updated on a yearly basis, with input from the school’s parent community,
School Council and staff.
Schools use a variety of resources as they review and update their School Action Plan for Improvement.
• provincial and system assessment results
• the previous School Plan for Improvement
• the current System Action Plan for Improvement
• the Principles of Effective Schools
• school generated data (i.e., surveys, Literacy assessments, class profiles)
The School Action Plan for Improvement is incorporated into the Annual School Improvement Plan. This may be done in a
number of ways, e.g., attaching as an appendix, including a summary and referencing its location elsewhere, or
reformatting the School Action Plan for Improvement into the template format of the Annual School Improvement Plan. For
the 2006-2007 school year, the staff will continue to focus on literacy improvement, through Annual Learning Plans and the
development of SMART goals which will be included in the School Improvement Plan.