Hello Parents /Guardians,
I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. The time always seems to go by quickly! I always enjoy getting back into routine and look forward to being at school tomorrow. Last week, we had Forest Lawn guidance counsellors at Ernest Morrow to help our grade 9 students pick their core subjects and complementary courses for grade 10. It seems early, but the second semester will go quickly in preparation. We are encouraging our grade 9’s to finish strong and continue to develop academic habits such as attending and being on time for classes in order to set them up for success in grade 10.
I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce Ms. Robert. Ms. Robert is a new teacher hire who will be joining our dynamic grade 7 team to help support student success.
Important Dates
- February 19 – No School – Family Day
- February 26 – Parent Council and School Planning community Engagement at 5:30pm in the Learning Commons at Ernest Morrow School
Learn and Share | School Planning
We know we make better decisions to support student learning when we build understanding and work together. That’s why we’ll be sharing information about school planning and asking you to share your perspectives.
During this engagement, you will have the opportunity to:
- Learn About
- School planning, which includes the school development plan, school budget and school fees
- How the school development plan sets the overall focus and direction for a school to improve student learning outcomes
- How the school budget provides funding to implement our school development plan
- School fees and why they are necessary
2. Participate
- Participate in our in person school council meeting on February 26 to learn more about school planning. There will be an opportunity to provide feedback at this meeting.
- Share your perspectives through an online survey open from February 27 to March 12.
Watch this short video to learn about the planning work schools do to improve and support student learning.
We’ll send you a link to the survey, our school development plan and school budget and fees information when it’s available. We will also post it on our school website.
Volunteers Needed
We have a Casino coming up in June and we are looking for volunteers. For more information please contact Celia (Casino Chair) or Nadia (School Council Chair).
Cafeteria is Closed for This Week
Our Food Services Supervisor has moved on to a position in a High School culinary program. We are excited for her new adventure and diligently working to hire a new person to take over the position. I will let you know as soon as someone is hired. Thank you for your patience.
Have a great weekend!
Cheri
Principal | Ernest Morrow