Community Report 2011-12.pdf - Sunrise School Division

CENTENNIAL SCHOOLReport to the Community2011-2012Centennial SchoolDistributed to parents:JUNE 2012Centennial School Mission statementCentennial School provides a quality education in a safeenvironment to assist students in becoming globally responsible, productive,intrinsically motivated, life long learners.Inside this issue:School Profile: programs,our community2Centennial School VisionGoals 2011—2012 2We envision a school where children, staff, parents, and community membersfeel safe and welcomed. The students, staff, and community membersrecognize the strengths and needs of others and work as a team to encourageand challenge each other. We set and achieve goals together in aprocess of life long learning.Sunrise School DivisionVision StatementEvery student who experiences the joy of learning in theSunrise School Division will be prepared for the future, with theknowledge, skills and values to achieve their personal life goals.Sunrise School DivisionPurpose StatementSuccesses and Challenges2011—2012We encourage you to readthis report and then provideus with feedback as weplan for the 2012-13 schoolyear.2Goals 2012—2013 3Staff Team 2012—201332012—2013 Calendar 4Message from theprincipal4“Nothing less than outstanding learningexperiences, one learner at a time!”Centennial School Phone: 204 345-6913285 McArthur Avenue Fax: 204 345-2458Box 219 Lac du Bonnet, MB R0E 1A0 Email: jleroux@sunrisesd.caWebsite: www.sunrisesd.caPrincipal: Janice Leroux

Page 2Centennial SchoolReport to the CommunitySchool Profile: Programs, Our CommunityCentennial School is a Kindergarten toGrade 6 school located in beautifulLac du Bonnet, Manitoba. As part ofSunrise School Division, CentennialSchool serves the Town and RuralMunicipality of Lac du Bonnet as wellas neighbouring communities. Ourstudent population in 2011-12 was214.Centennial School offers the Kindergartento Grade Six Manitoba curriculumwithin a Multi-age framework.The school is dedicated to the developmentof the whole child. This philosophyis supported by a comprehensivestudent support team that includesresource, behaviour resource,guidance, Reading Recovery, literacysupport, and talent developmentteachers.Goals 2011—2012Curricular and extra curricular programmingincludes Basic French, music,choir, the integration of ICT acrossthe curriculum, daily physical education,AAA programming, student council,green team, conflict managers, intramuralsports, various clubs, and a comprehensivewellness program.A strong emphasis on early literacyover the past four years has seen theaddition of several new programs in ourschool that focus on parents learningside-by side with their children in funand interactive programs, events, andactivities. These include an enhancedkindergarten program called KIDSWrite, pre-school initiatives like GettingStarted, and the introduction of a FamilyLearning Fair where staff, communitypartners, and families came together fora family picnic or evening activity thatcombines information sharing, learning,and fun.An emphasis on citizenship andsocial justice continue to be of highimportance in our school. Our studentsand staff have been involvedin a number of student and/or staffled initiatives that have benefitedboth our local and global communities.The Fair Trade Action Committee’sleadership in supporting socialjustice causes has led to provincialrecognition by MAST and MTS Citizenshipawards. Centennial Schoolcontinues to successfully follow thepositive behaviour program, TogetherWe Light the Way, whichfocuses on developing responsibilityamong students in the areas ofacademics, leadership, teamwork,and respect.In 2011-2012, Centennial School focused on three evolving goals to meet the needs of our students and to address the learningpriorities as set out by Sunrise School Division.Student Engagement: An evolving priority since 2009-10, our goal this year was to deepen student understanding of citizenship,leadership, responsibility, and respect through student led citizenship projects using the Inquiry Process as we focused on an overarchingtheme of Sustainable Development.Community/Family: An on-going priority since 2009-10, this year’s goal was to further engage students in positive learning and socialexperiences through family and school/community based activities which support our belief that ‘We need to get kids ready for schooland school ready for kids.’ This goal continued to have two components: First, the Community Family Committee will move from theplanning to the action stage where specific projects will be implemented to benefit families in our community. Second, early literacyprogramming will be expanded and evolve to further promote learning with and through family.Literacy: In 2010-11, our teachers completed the development of a comprehensive Literacy Plan for Centennial School under theguidance of the Divisional Program Leader. This year, our goal was to review the Literacy Plan in collaborative learning teams, identifystrengths and gaps in student learning and/or instructional practices, and address identified gaps through specific grade levelplanning.Successes and On-going Plans 2011—2012“Parents learning side byside with their children infun and interactiveprograms, events, andactivities.”Both this year’s Student Engagement andCommunity/Family goals were continuationsof a visioning process that began withstaff in 2009. This process helped usdevelop long-term school goals with a threeto five year implementation plan for thesepriority areas.Family/Community: In year one, weestablished a Community/Family Committeewith representation from our school,parent body, and 14 of our communitypartners. At that time, we developed avision for our school and community onhow best to support families in our area. Inyear two, we researched some plans, andthis year, we focused on one specificproject, the development of an outdoorskating rink. Our current goal is raiseenough funds and in kind support throughour community partners to have phase oneof the outdoor rink up and running byDecember 2012.In addition to the Community/Family Committee,our school’s Literacy Committee hasbeen engaged in an on-going plan to supportand promote early literacy and numeracythrough family. Through our local pre-schoolpartners, Bright Beginnings’ Parent-ChildCoalition, and Literacy for Life grants, wehave been able to offer a number of initiativesto support children as they learntogether with their families.This year, some of these initiatives includedour Family and Pre-school Lending Libraries,Family Picnic with a focus on storytellingthrough soundscapes, Getting Started,Getting to Know Your Community for preschoolstudents, Books in the Arena, and ourWelcome to Kindergarten evening. Our goalwas to provide families with numerousstrategies, resources, and ideas to helpstrengthen their children’s skills in a fun andinteractive way. At each of our events,attendance and parent feedback has beenvery positiveStudent Engagement: This year, we ex-panded our student engagement goal to include theInquiry Process - a very powerful teaching/learningstrategy that can be adapted at all grade levels. Ourgoal was to offer professional development toteachers and for them to develop at least oneInquiry Unit around the theme of Sustainable Development.Both in and out of the classroom, ourstudents have benefitted from this teaching strategy.As part of the Sustainable Development theme, ourstudents engaged in activities focused on local andglobal issues, an expanded re-cycling program,participation in We Day, and the development ofmurals at the entrance of our school which representour collective identity at Centennial School.Literacy: Following the development of the CentennialSchool Literacy Plan last year, teachers workedtogether in grade level teams to develop specificplans to address the literacy needs of their students.It was collectively decided that a focus on the writingprocess would be beneficial for our students. Thison-going goal will help decrease the gap that weoften see between our student’s reading and writingskills levels.

2011-2012Page 3Goals 2012—2013Each spring, our staff engages in a goal setting process where we review current successes, discuss future needs, anddevelop priorities for the upcoming school year.Two of next year’s goals are very much a continuation of this year’s plan as we focus on Student Engagement and Literacy.These goals include:1. To broaden and deepen our students’ thinking skills through the Inquiry Process. This will include further professionallearning for teachers and greater implementation of the Inquiry process across curriculum areas.2. To improve writing skills through strong literacy programming that includes a focus on the writing process and assessmentfor learning practices.A third goal for the 2012-13 school year will be the implementation of the new provincial report card from grades 1 to 6. Ourteachers have already done much work on essential learning outcomes as they apply to student learning and the new reportingprocess. Further professional development for our teachers will take place in the fall. We expect that the new report cardwill be ready to roll out for November 2012.Staff Team 2012—2013Principal Diane DrawbridgeHead Secretary Sandra David Secretary Carrie GaffrayKindergarten Heather ShabagaResource Tarryl HodgesGrade 1/2 Christine Argyle Room 3 Inclusion Support Peter GowGrade 1/2 Heather Postnicks Room 4 Counselling Leslie WakemanGrade 1/2 Pam Durston Room 6 Reading Recovery and Literacy Support Ingrid BetteridgeGrade 3/4 Andrea Maxwell Room 7 Basic French Kristina KlemchukGrade 3/4 Paula Nabe Room 8 Physical Education Anthony PennerGrade 3/4 John Schwartz Room 10 Music Amanda KroegerGrade 5/6 Karla Hodgson Room 9 Library Clerk Cecile StrongGrade 5/6 Dave Ogren Room 11 Educational AssistantsGrade 5/6 Cheryl McKinnon Room 12 Sharon Burnell Jodi Carrette Olive Maxwell Christine Enns Louise BruceTalent Development Leslie WakemanJessica Enns Michelle McMahon Wendy Rachuk Viera HillHead Custodian Aggie Sauer Evening Custodian Shelley Prokopetz Evening Cleaner Roberta GladueAward Winning SchoolOver the past two years, Centennial School hasbeen recognized provincially for it’s achievementsin the areas of Social Justice, GlobalCitizenship, Pre-school initiatives, and Literacy.Last year, our Fair Trade Action Committee,made up of grade 5 and 6 students earned boththe Manitoba Association of School Trustees(MAST) Citizenship Award and a Heroesof Mental Health Award for their project,Spreading Blankets; Making Change in supportof Siloam Mission. The accolades continuedinto 2012 as this year’s committee earned aManitoba Teachers Society (MTS) YoungHumanitarians Award for their on-going workin support of Siloam Mission, Nova House,Lymphodema Awareness, and world issuesrelated to the Five Days of Freedom.Behind every successful student group is apassionate teacher dedicated to helpingstudents succeed. In the case of the Fair TradeAction Committee, that teacher is Mrs. Harley.This year, Mrs. Harley was presented with oneof four Manitoba Council for InternationalCooperation (MCIC) Global CitizenshipAward for her work in promoting and supportingsocial justice initiatives in our school andbeyond.Last year, Centennial School and the Lac duBonnet Day Care were awarded the ManitobaChild Care Association (MCCA) EducaringAward. This award was presented to theschool and day care jointly for their strongreciprocal partnership, commitment to earlychildhood and family programming, and thedevelopment of a common language andunderstanding of early literacy and numeracyacross our community through various preschoolinitiatives.In May 2012, Mrs. Leroux was one of threeadministrators province wide presented with aManitoba Reading Association CrocusAward for Literacy for her commitment andsupport of innovative literacy programming inCentennial School and community. This awardis a testament to the skill and dedication of theentire staff in developing and implementingcreative literacy programming for our children.“Promote citizenship,leadership, responsibility,and respect throughvarious citizenship andcommunity based activities.”

Centennial SchoolMessage from the Principal:Farewell to Centennial School285 McArthur AvenueBox 219Lac du Bonnet, ManitobaR0E 1A0Phone: 204 345-2462Fax: 204 345-2458E-mail: jleroux@sunrisesd.caNothing less than outstanding learningexperiences, one learner at a time."Sunrise SchoolDivisionWe are on the web,please visit us atwww.sunrisesd.caAs I look back on my five wonderful years here at Centennial School, I am just so proud of our studentsand the amazing things that they have done both in and out of the classroom.Did you know that most of our grade 3 to 6 students were involved in some sort of citizenship and/or leadership role this year alone? This included the Green Team, Peacemakers and Green Playmates,Buddy Readers, Junior and Senior Fair Trade Action Committee members (an award winningcommittee), and Student Council - the best I have seen in any school I have been at in Manitoba.Each time a citizenship project was introduced to the student body, the support that was generatedby students, staff, and our families was absolutely heartwarming. This year alone, our studentsraised money for Cancer, collected boxes for Operation Christmas Child, supported Lymphodema,collected blankets, mittens, food, and donations for Siloam Mission, supported those affected by thedrought in Africa, and took part in activities which connected many of our students with the seniorsin our community.In addition to the high degree of citizenship demonstrated by our students, the participation thatwent on in our gym this year was amazing with all of the activities that occurred during phys edclasses, recesses, and lunch breaks. This year, our grade 5 and 6 teams turned out stellar performancesat divisionals in track, cross country, and badminton. In fact, our grade 6 team came firstoverall in Sunrise for both cross country and track this year. What a remarkable feat!As for talent development, our students had many opportunities to shine through such activities asthe grade 1/2 performance of The Tempest, Spring Fling and the Young Author Evening at the Library,talent development clusters, the Girls’ Club production of Wizard of Oz and last year’s fashionshow, and the fun of Centennial Idol.Each of these activities were made possible, in part, by the wonderful staff at Centennial School whoensure good things happen for kids at our school each and every day both in and out of the classroom.Thank you to our parents and community partners and volunteers who supported each ofthese endeavors.I leave Centennial School knowing how very fortunate I have been to have led this school over thepast five years. I welcome Mrs. Diane Drawbridge as our new principal and know that she will embraceboth the community and school and help lead the school to new heights. Janice Leroux2012—2013 CalendarSEPT 03 LABOUR DAY (NO CLASSES) CHRISTMAS BREAK – DECEMBER 24– JANUARY 4SEPT 04 ADMIN DAY (NO CLASSES) JAN 07 CLASSES BEGINSEPT 05 SMOOTH START FEB 04 FEB 04 PROFESSIONAL DEV. DAY (N0 CLASSES)SEPT 06 SMOOTH START ) FEB 18 LOUIS RIELDAY (N0 CLASSES)SEPT 7 CLASSES BEGIN MAR 12 REPORT CARDS (TERM 2)SEPT 21 PROFESSIONAL DEV. DAY (NO CLASSES)MAR 14 STUDENT LED CONFERENCES (EVENING)OCT 05 PROFESSIONAL DEV DAY (NO CLASSES) MAR 15 STUDENT LED CONFERENCES (NO CLASSES )OCT 08 THANKSGIVING DAY (NO CLASSES)MAR 22 LAST DAY OF CLASSESOCT 15 PICTURE DAY SPRING BREAK MARCH 25 – MARCH 29OCT 19 PROFESSIONAL DEV. DAY (SAGE) (NO CLASSES)NOV 05 PICTURE RETAKE DAYAPR 01 CLASSES RESUMEAPR 19 PROFESSIONAL DEV. DAY (NO CLASSES)NOV 27 REPORT CARDS (TERM 1) MAY 21 VICTORIA DAY (NO CLASSES)NOV 29 P/T CONFERENCES (EVENING) MAY 22 ADMIN DAY (NO CLASSES)NOVE 30 P/T CONFERCENCES (NO CLASSES) JUN 27 LAST DAY OF CLASSES (EARLY DISMISSAL 2:30)DEC 09 PROFESSIONAL DEV DAY (NO CLASSES) June 28 ADMINISTRATION DAY (NO CLASSES)DEC 16LAST DAY OF CLASSES (EARLY DISMISSAL)