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Millidgeville North School
500 Woodward Ave
Saint John, NB E2K 4G7
Tel: (506) 658-5353
Principal: Michael Whelton
Vice-Principal: Michelle Price
Friday, September 12th, 2014
Dear parents and guardians,
We are coming to the end of a hectic couple of weeks at Millidgeville North School. Thanks are extended to our
MNS family for the wonderful support we received from the community following the death of Mme. Arseneau.
As our school year begins each September, we as other schools in the province are required to submit our
opening enrollment numbers to our District Office. These numbers are then reviewed by District officials and
decisions are made in regards to staffing of schools and the classroom make up of schools.
The numbers that we have submitted have been reviewed and we have been informed that we are required to
create a split class at the Grade 3-4 level and we have added a Grade 6 Homeroom. Each year when we work
towards the placement of students within perspective classroom assignments, we look at the possibilities of
students being placed in a combined class. These decisions are based upon our professional observations and
reflections of students’ abilities. Combined classes occur throughout our District and are wonderful learning
environments for students, exposing them to a wide variety of curriculum objectives and opportunities in a
multi-age learning environment. Students who are affected by these changes have been informed and letters
have been sent home with the children today.
We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Sarah Ackroyed who is familiar with our students will be teaching the
grade 3-4 split class and Mr. Patrick Whitaker will join our Middle School Team with a Grade 6 English
Homeroom. Students in these classes will receive As many of you are aware, Mrs. Sonya Fox and her family
have relocated to Alberta this week. We wish her the best in this new adventure. Mrs. Sara MacKenzie will take
over Mrs. Fox’s teaching assignment starting Monday, Sept 15th. Mrs. Mackenzie will be a tremendous asset to
the teaching staff at Millidgeville North and we extend a warm welcome on behalf of the staff and students.
Mrs. Mary Ann Scammell has accepted the Grade 6 FI & PIF position. We will be a hiring a.2fte Physical
Education specialist in the near future as well.
-Elementary lunch orders are now being accepted a week in advance. Orders will need to be submitted on
Friday for the following week. Please use either the online order form or the paper form we sent home earlier
in the year. If you are sending money or Cheque, please make certain the exact amount is included with your
son and or daughters order. Cheque payable to Compass Group Canada, or you can go online to order your
child’s lunch at: www.schoollunchorder.ca The students orders will be delivered by Middle School leaders to
the classroom each day. We are working on a new menu form that we hope will make orders more convenient.
Our
order
form
can
be
found
on
the
school
website
as
well.
https://secure1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/district8/schools/emns/Pages/default.aspx
Although the majority of transportation issues have been addressed, there are a couple of bus situations that
cannot be resolved by District Transportation. As a result, we will to adjust our start and end times for the
school day by 5minutes. We will begin classes at 8:40 am and dismiss students at 2:40 pm.
Also, District transportation will be making the following adjustment to bus 82 in the am in order to get
students to MNS and PES respectively. . Students who currently take bus 82 in the am and are picked up near
Park Street, Cedar Grove, Sandy Point, Jack Street, and McLaren will begin taking bus 62 and 67 on Monday as
per the information below.
-Bus 62 Stop Park Street @ Cedar Grove 8.00 am
-Bus 67 Stop Sandy Point @ Jack st 7:55 am
-Bus 67 Stop Sandy Point @ McClaren 7:56 am –
Thank you very much for your patience and understanding as we work through these matters.
- Student Fees: Each year, to support extracurricular activities and co-curricular trips we raise money through
student fees and the annual raffle fundraiser. We expect to use the $20 student fee this year to pay for the
following.
-Referees for school sports
-Registrations for Music Festival, Math League Competitions, UNB Math Competition
-Materials for Remembrance Day, Winter Carnival
-Prizes for Pat on the Back and nutrition awards
- Home and School events (Santa Claus Parade, Winter and Spring Fun Days)
-Star Scholarships for students to remove financial barriers from co-curricular trips that require extra funding.
-MNS Open House/BBQ and PSSC election will take place on Wednesday September 17th from 5:30-7pm. A BBQ
will take place from 5:30-6pm followed by PSSC election and meet the teacher.
-Our annual Terry Fox walk will take place at school on September 24th. This year we are doing “Toonies for
Terry” at school. We would like to invite parents and guardians to join us for our annual assembly and walk
through the Millidgeville community on the 24th. More details to follow next week.
-Boys and Girls Soccer is under way at MNS. Practices took place this week and games begin next week for the
teams.
- Elementary Cross Country practices will continue Tuesdays and Thursday at recess. The first meet is on
Thursday, September 18th at Fisher Lakes at 3:45pm.
-Robo Science Registration forms can still be picked up at the main office.
The MNS Mission is to Strive, Teach, Appreciate, Respect and Share.
Have a nice weekend,
Michael