Elmdale School
End of June 2020 Newsletter
Principal's Message
Hello All,
Well, I think we can agree that the year that is now behind us was definitely the most unique school year any of us has experienced. Who knew when we walked through the doors last September that we would have dealt with a school shut-down that moved our learning into your homes for the last 3+ months of the school year?
While this was definitely unprecedented, I have to say I am beyond pleased with how everyone adjusted, adapted, and made the best of things. A huge thank you goes out to all the parents and families who joined the teaching team for these past 3 months to aid in the learning for each of the children in our school. We couldn't have done it without you. Also a huge thank you goes out to the teachers who had to pivot on a dime (so to speak), and suddenly figure out how to teach their classes from a distance. The learning that every teacher did over these past few months has been astounding, and I know you'll agree with me that they did a superb job! Our school-based support staff as well had to figure out how to adapt, whether it was our secretaries answering your many questions and learning how to support the teachers in different ways, our custodial staff who had a huge increase in cleaning demands, our librarian who had to figure out a way to continue to have students sign out books from home, our wonderful EAs - some of whom stayed at school to help teachers prepare learning packages, and others who were sadly laid off for a while, but are eagerly waiting to come back in the fall.
So, again, a big thank you to all. You rocked this! And we hope that fall will look somewhat normal and we will once again see the smiling faces of students entering the school again on September 9!
Sadly some of our staff won't be back - a big thank you and farewell to Mr. Fast, Ms. Laninga, Ms. Hocking, and Mrs. Reimer who are moving on to other adventures. Thank you for all you've done for Elmdale and we wish you the best in the future.
Have a great summer and we look forward to the adventures that 2020-2021 will bring for us!
Mr. Vince Hiebert
Principal: Elmdale School
Email: vhiebert@hsd.ca
Instagram: elmdalehsd
Summer Reading
Report Cards
Please contact the school office at 204-326-3325 if you have any questions or are having trouble getting onto the Parent Portal. The office will be open on July 2 & 3 and then will be closed until August 26 for the summer.
Meet Your Teacher
Moving??
A Message from PAC
Important Dates
- June 29 - Report Cards in Parent Portal
- June 29&30 - Admin Days - No classes
- August 26 - School Office Reopens
- September 2-4 - Admin/PD Days - No classes
- September 8 - Admin Day - Meet Your Teacher (pm)
- September 9 - 1st Day of Classes
- September 9&10 - Kindergarten Interviews (by appointment)
- September 11,14,15,17 - Kindergarten Staggered Entry
- September 16/18 - First Day of Kindergarten (all students attend)
- September 18/21 - Strong Connections (as scheduled)
- September 25 - Terry Fox Run (grades 1-4)
- October 20/21 - Picture Days
Student Supplies
- All students will be refunded $10 to their Parent Portal Account
- Grade 4 students who have a younger sibling will have their amount refunded to that sibling's account
- Grade 4 students who do not have a younger sibling will receive a cheque in the amount of $10
- In the fall when you are paying your student fees, you will notice this $10 credit on your child's Parent Portal account, which will reduce their amount owing for next year's supplies
- If a student has an amount owing from unpaid fees, this $10 will first go to cover that unpaid balance
If you have any questions about this, please contact the school office at 204-326-3325 or elmdale@hsd.ca
Community Report
Community Information
City of Steinbach Rec Camp
City of Steinbach Rec Camp
Steinbach Summer Info
Jake Epp Library Summer Reading Club
Athletes in Action Summer Camps
Enjoy Your Summer!
Elmdale Early Years School
Publisher: Mr. Hiebert
Email: elmdale@hsd.ca
Website: http://elmdale.hsd.ca/
Location: 160 Elmdale Street, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Phone: 204-326-3325
Twitter: @elmdalehsd