Dear Parents/Guardians:
Re: Re-organization of Grade 1 to Grade 8 Classes
Welcome back to another exciting year!
Each year we monitor, on a regular basis, the change that takes place between June and September in our school’s enrolment in order to make the most effective classroom organizations to meet the learning needs of all of our students. We are happy to welcome many new families to our community for the 2017-18 school year. As the Johnny Lombardi community grows, changes become necessary to our class organizations. We have been allocated additional staffing in order to help accommodate this increase in population due primarily to house closings. This has made it necessary to move students into classes to abide by the requirements mandated by the Ministry of Education and are necessary to meet provincial class size requirements.
Staff are committed to a successful school year for each and every student at our school. Decisions are made for many reasons including meeting provincial requirements, supporting students with identified needs and balancing classes so students are learning in the best environment possible. We have tried to keep the movement to a minimum but this year a full grade 1 to 8 school organization was necessary. We understand that change can be difficult, rest assured that in all of our classrooms, our teachers differentiate the instruction, assessment, and expectations based on each student’s individual strengths, needs and interests in order to program and deliver the Ontario Curriculum. Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding.
All Students from grade 1 to 8 received a letter today confirming their teacher. Some students have remained in the same class and some have moved. Please review this information with your child so that we may begin on Tuesday, September 25 with students in their confirmed homerooms.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Rita Angellotti
Principal
Rita Angellotti
Principal
