Welcome back from winter break!                                                                                

Welcome back, students, parents, and guardians, as we begin the year 2025 together!

I hope everyone was able to enjoy a bit of extra time off over the last two weeks and also had a chance to create new memories with family.

As you know, M. Charney has moved on to become principal at École St. Germain. I am very happy to take on the role of principal at École Provencher, the school I attended as a child many years ago. We also welcome M. Stéfan Herrington as the new vice-principal at École Provencher. He was excited to meet your children today and connect with them. As a dad himself and with his experience in physical education, he understands the importance of building connections with children in a fun and interactive way. He was certainly a big hit today!

M. Herrington, I, and our entire school team look forward to continuing to foster an environment where best learning practices are engaging and evidence based. We will continue to strengthen community building among our students and with all our parents. It takes a village to raise a child, and we truly believe that we are all part of that village.

Looking forward to a wonderful second term with your children!

Madame Lynn Caron-Plischke and M. Herrington

Upcoming events:

There are some interesting upcoming events at our school.  Mme Paradis has once again organized Skating at the Notre Dame arena for students in Grades 2-4 (please see attached calendar for dates). We welcome donations of skates and helmets. The Mobile Vision Clinic will once again be coming to our school on January 23^rd with a complete optometrist office for Grades K-4 (forms must be signed and returned to school to be seen by the optometrist). Mme Myers’ class will visit Manoir de la Cathédrale for the third time.  Students from École Henri Bergeron will be coming to read to some of our students.   The Family Centre’s ‘Ready for School’ program will begin on Tuesday January 7^th for students attending kindergarten in the fall.  There are limited spaces for this program.  There is NO school on January 31^st as our staff will be attending Treaty Education Training. The next PAC meeting is January 23^rd at 6:15 at school. Childcare will be available for those attending.

Calendar:

Please see the attached calendar for dates and times of early dismissal and events. Please look for a paper copy of this calendar in your child’s backpack this week.Calendar January 2025.pdf