September 7, 2012 School Newsletter

PWS UPDATE

Park West School Newsletter

Phone:  (902) 457-7800   E-mail:  parkwest@hrsb.ns.ca     Website:  parkwest.ednet.ns.ca

 Principal:  Mr. D. Carter          Vice Principals:  Ms. M. Chiasson     Mr. B. Melanson 

     

September 7, 2012

 

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Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends of Park West School;

 

It’s that time of year again!  Time to come home from the beaches and cottages, and in from the loungers on sun-drenched decks.  Perhaps there’s less time to spend on the golf course, reading a favourite novel, or working in the garden.  Yes…it’s inevitable…the routine that comes with returning to school in September, signaling the end of summer vacation.   Hopefully, you and your family have taken some time to relax and rejuvenate during the summer months.

 

Here at Park West it’s “the most wonderful time of the year”!   We look forward to another productive year for our students; continually striving for progress and celebrating successes along the way.   Thank you for being our partners in this awesome endeavour.   We couldn’t do it without. 

 

Our student population, as of today, is almost 800.  We are expecting more of our students to arrive home from overseas vacations over the next two weeks.    We have 29 classes in grades primary to nine, and almost 80 staff (teachers and support staff) working in our building.    To accommodate our students we are using all four “chalets” (portable classrooms) on site, and we have four combined grade classes this year. 

 

I extend a special welcome to those students and their families who are new to Park West School. You’ve chosen a great place to live (and go to school)!    I’m eager to meet new and familiar faces in the coming weeks.

 

Our administrative team (Ms. Chiasson, Mr. Melanson and I) is committed to providing dynamic leadership to this school community so that our ultimate goal of ensuring that every student succeeds can be met.  We look forward to working with our students, their parents, our staff, and the school community as Park West evolves and moves forward.  We want to be an administrative team that makes a difference here at our school and in our community.

 

We are fortunate to have so many dedicated teachers and support staff on our team who are committed to making sure every one of our students achieves success.  We’re not perfect, and we will make mistakes along the way, but be assured, we are working hard to do our best for you and your children.  Every staff member at Park West is a leader, and I continuously encourage them to “lead from where they stand”. 

 

This year’s theme for Park West School is “Success for All”.   Our focus will be on helping one another to succeed….helping one another to help our students succeed.  Building relationships based on trust and mutual respect is essential to our success.   We are a school focused on people, where we strive to nurture an environment that is positive, safe, welcoming, inclusive, and collaborative.  I’m proud to say Park West is a “home for the heart and for the mind”.    

 

Scotia Learning (the owners of our school) and our caretakers worked hard this summer to refresh our facilities. Lots of painting was done (including the entire exterior of our building), new signage was installed for vehicular traffic on our grounds, more visitor parking was created (on the south side of the school), and some major cleaning and de-cluttering occurred.  We need to maximum the space we have and ensure it is being used efficiently.  Drop by to look at our new and improved main foyer.  We’re looking good! 

 

As good as our school is I believe we can be even better.  As we launch into a new school year I invite you to join me, our administrative team, and our staff as we undertake the challenge to advance, improve, and support one another in our quest for success.    Let’s make our vision reality.  Together we’ll do great things at Park West.  The possibilities are exciting!

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Mr. Carter

 

 

 

Park West School Staff   for   2012-2013

 

Principal	Mr. D. Carter	Art	Ms. A. White
Vice Principal	Ms. M. Chiasson	Art	Ms. A Pashkoski
Vice Principal	Mr. B.  Melanson	Core French 4-6	Ms. M. Mockler
Admin Assistant	Ms. B. Hayes	Core French 7-9	TBA
Admin Assistant	Ms. C. Pirri	Core French	Ms. S. Kristiansen
Primary	Ms. C. Ng	Tech Ed./Phys Ed.	Mr. J. d’Entremont
Primary	Ms. E. Kostlac	Phys Ed.	Mr. M. Carrigan
Primary/One	Ms. D. Henneberry  & Ms. N. Gerrard	Phys Ed.	Ms. A. Pashkoski
One	Ms. P. Little	Phys Ed.	Ms. S. Morgan & Mr. B. Mrezar
One	Ms. S. Doucet	ESL	Ms. T.  Graham
One/Two	Ms. C. Dickison	ESL	Ms. M. Sydney
Two	Ms. S. Haikings	Resource	Ms. D. Allan
Two	Ms. L. MacLeod	Resource	Ms. L. Hayes
Three	Ms. A Jandreau & Ms. S. Starling	Resource	Ms. V. Allen
Three	Ms. T. Crummer	Early Literacy Teacher	Ms. N. Gerrard
Three/Four	Ms. J. Smith	Jr. High Support	Mr. J. Moshett
Four	Ms. S. MacMullin	Learning Centre	Ms. S. Marfels
Four	Ms. J. Walsh	Learning Centre	Ms. S. Tulloch & Ms. C. Ward
Four/Five	Ms. L.  MacDonald & Ms. A.  Mackay	Learning Centre	Ms. V. Allen
Five	Mr. G. Shupe	EPA	Ms. B. Scott
Five	Ms. C. Curry	EPA	Ms. J. Hurshman
Six	Mr. D. Cunningham	EPA	Mr. S. Hopkins
Six	Ms. K. Aucoin	EPA	Mr. B. O’Connor
Six	Ms. S. Christie (formerly Glydon)	EPA	Ms. M.  Conrad
Seven	Ms. T. Riddell & Ms. K. Murray	EPA	Ms. L. Sutherland
Seven	Mr. B. Banks	EPA	Ms. J. Keating
Seven	Ms. K. Stewart	EPA	Mr. P. Beaulieu
Eight	Ms. J. Attwater & Mr. M. Saab	EPA	Ms. S. Yari
Eight	Ms. P. Casford & Mr. T Cobean	EPA	Ms. T.  Mailman
Eight	Ms. C. White	EPA	Mr. M. Chute
Eight	Mr. A. Driscoll	EPA	Ms. K. MacLeod
Nine	Mr. G. Beattie	Library	Ms. A. Comeau
Nine	Ms. S. Morgan & Mr. B. Mrezar	YMCA Worker	Mr. J. Attya
Nine	Ms. L. Bennett	EXCEL/Lunch	Ms. W.  Nizam
Guidance	Ms. T.  Aucoin & Mr. T. Cobean	Caretaker	Mr. L. Lee
Music	Ms. K. Servant	Night Cleaners	Mr. R. Turcotte
Band (4-9)	Ms. V. Wilson	Cafeteria Manager	Ms. J. Scrymegour
Strings (3-6)	Ms. M. Kanner

 

4^th Annual Park West Community BBQ:  Join us here at the school on Wednesday, September 12, 5:30 – 7 pm, for this exciting event to kick off our school year.  There will be lots of good things to eat, including:  hamburgers ($2); hot dogs ($1); cold beverages ($1); popcorn ($1); and ice cream ($1).  There’ll be face painting, fire truck and ambulance tours, local police officers to meet, and 50/50 draws.  There’ll be fun for the entire family.  Bring your family, friends, and neighbours.   This event is being presented by our PTA. For more info, or to volunteer, please contact Lynn at pswpta@gmail.com.

 

Dates to Remember:

September
6	School supply fees due for grades P – 2 (if package was supplied by school)
11	School Photo Day (P – 5)
12	School Photo Day (6 – 9)
12	PTA Community BBQ	5:30 – 7 pm
13	Anti-Bulling / Pink T-shirt Day (wear your pink shirt to school)
19	SAC and PTA Meetings	5:45 and 7 pm
20	Curriculum Night	6:30 pm
27	Terry Fox Run     - please join us!	afternoon
27	Student Fees due ($25 per student)
28	PD Day  (no school for students)