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PHILOSOPHY /MISSION STATEMENT:

 

“Pinewood Elementary is a positive learning community that recognizes the potential

 in all people and encourages personal responsibility for growth..”

 

WE LIVE… WE LAUGH… WE LEARN …

Ø       by loving, caring, sharing and respecting.

Ø       by working together as a team, learning from each other, being involved, belonging, contributing, respecting one another.

Ø       by exploring, discovering, investigating, analyzing, inferring and feeling successful and motivated.

Ø       And finally by valuing respect and personal responsibility.

 

The staff, parents and children feel honoured and proud of being a part of this new family called Pinewood Elementary.

 

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S RULES OF LIFE

The Pinewood Elementary School community believes that by demonstrating respect and responsibility, we can create a safe, caring and collaborative environment that promotes life-long learning, and celebrates the uniqueness of all individuals. We believe that all students have the right to learn. No student has the right to choose behaviour that infringes upon the rights of others.

 

The development of a sense of self-discipline in each of our students is an important aspect of our discipline policy.  Discipline is meaningful when it is self-imposed or self-controlled. 

 

As educators we recognize the primary role of parents as the first and best teachers of their children. We also recognize the partnership that needs to exist between home and school if students are to benefit fully from their education. In order for any policy to be effective, it is necessary that the school have the parents’ support and co-operation in teaching our children to make the right choices.

 

The discipline policy of the school is based on the premise that personal freedom is accompanied by the responsibility to respect the freedom of others.  Common courtesy, good manners and mutual respect are encouraged.

 

The Pinewood Elementary community members have the following “Rights and Responsibilities”:

 

Ø       We have the right to be safe and the responsibility to permit others to feel safe.

Ø       We have the right to be respected and to be treated with dignity, and the                responsibility to treat others in a similar manner.

 

 

PROGRAMS

 

Pinewood Elementary is primarily an English school offering the following programs:

 

English Language Arts

Mathematics - Interactions

French Second Language – (focus on written literacy)

Moral & Religious Instruction

Geography, History and Citizenship Education

Science & Technology- Integrated Science

Physical Education

 

Visual Arts

 

Musique en francais

 

Focus on Inclusion – We have a wonderful team of resource teachers, professionals and attendants working together to help our students with special needs in the regular classes. We attempt to provide all our special needs children with opportunities to experience successes and progress at their rate and level.

 

 

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES & PARENT PARTICIPATION

 

Staff and parents work collaboratively on promoting school life by planning events and activities for our students:

Ø       Family Fun Corn Roast

Ø       Fundraising events

Ø       Bake sales

Ø       Graduation ceremonies

Ø       Book Fair

Ø       Thematic weeks

Ø       Educational Field Trips

Ø       Sports Clubs

Ø       Dance Club

Ø       Music Club

Ø       Winter Carnival Week

Ø       Concerts

Ø       Professional Theatre Plays

Ø       Class Plays

Ø       Friendship Week

Ø       Banking Services

 

Our PPO consists of wonderful highly involved active members. They plan and organize a variety of activities as well as fundraisers. They are also consulted as needed by the Governing Board.

Our Governing Board consists of 6 parents, 6 staff members and 2 community representatives. They meet on average 9-10 times per year to discuss, approve/adopt various policies as per their responsibilities outlined in the Education Act.

 

SERVICES

Ø       Daycare

Ø       Nurse

Ø       Lunch supervisors

Ø       Dental Hygienist

Ø       Social Worker

Ø       Psychologist

Ø       Library Clerk

Ø       Special Child Care Counsellor

Ø       Early Intervention programs

Ø       Resource Teachers

Ø       Attendants

Ø       Cafeteria offering hot meals service

 

FACILITIES

Ø       Gymnasium

Ø       Lunch room

Ø       Library

Ø       Bright & big classrooms with computers

Ø       Social Services room

Ø       Computer Lab

Ø       Staffroom

Ø       Psychologist room