Reporting deadlines will be determined at my admin meeting this morning. I will share this information soon!
Our staff meeting will begin at 3:30 today. Lynn will be present to talk about the start-up of NEST and answer any questions. We will also have Devon Warnock present strategies for Executive Functioning. I will send out the agenda today. Notes from the staff meeting will be shared so that all staff members are on the same page!
Today, I will be at an admin meeting for the majority of the day. I should be back period 6. Chad will not be available this afternoon. Please call Christina if you are in need of support.
Thursday and Friday, I will be at a conference. Christina will replace me Thursday afternoon and Chad will replace me on Friday afternoon.
If you need support in the morning on these days, please contact Lynn.
In the case of a student going into crisis in your classroom, please call one of the following team members for support: (I added Chad to this list!)
Lynn: 438-404-4394
Christina: 514-949-2326
Jess: 514-704-5377
Amy: 514-647-6937
Robert: 514-442-0299
Chad: 450-374-3492
Randy has updated our Fire Evacuation Plan to reflect the new plans that are being put up in your classrooms. These have been created by an architect hired by the school board. Some of you have made suggestions to reduce the wait time to exit. I will have someone from the school board observe our next fire drill and see if it is possible to implement these changes.
Oct 28th & Nov 3rd: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: Increasing Student Success While Decreasing Teacher Prep Time (Grades K-6)
Nov 12th or 18th: DYSLEXIA and Specially Designed Instruction: Help Struggling Readers Thrive (Grades K-6) Presented by Nancy Hannagan
Motivating Interviws https://oes.nfsb.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/09/CEMH-Fall-2025-Confrence.pdf
February 16th & 17th: “You Matter – Every Action Speaks”
Our Terry Fox Run and Opening Campfire will take place tomorrow afternoon. Please remember to have a cheer or song ready for your group to share!
September CFA should be completed. Please let me know if you need support with this. There is a folder on our Staff Sharepoint to upload your CFAs to. Here is the link: OES Staff – Documents – Common Formative Assessments – Staff Library
NEST is officially open. A schedule has been made, and student drop-in times have been sent out to teaching teams. Please be sure to send your students at their scheduled time, even if they don’t seem to need it at that moment. Lynn will be available next Tuesday, just before our staff meeting, at 3:30pm in the staffroom to answer any questions regarding NEST.
We had a successful and very quick fire drill last week! Thank you for the preparation that you did in your classes, which made the drill go as smoothly as it did. If you have any feedback on the drill, please send it by email so that I can include it in our report and make adjustments.
Wendy, Jenn, and Robert are sweepers on each floor. We would like to have a backup sweeper for each floor in case of absence (needs to be a support staff member). Please let me know if you are interested.
Orange shirt day is tomorrow, September 30th! A big thank you goes out to the Spirit Committee for planning this day. Please see the email from Joelle for details.
In the case of a student going into crisis in your classroom, please call one of the following team members for support:
Lynn: 438-404-4394
Christina: 514-949-2326
Jess: 514-704-5377
Amy: 514-647-6937
Robert: 514-442-0299
All staff should be present on the PED day on October 6th. Here is the plan:
Daycare – Daycare is open! See Lisa for the schedule
Crisis Response Team – 10 to 12 pm at School Board
All other Techs & Attendants – Professional Development (info to come)
Teachers – Interim Report writing day (you can work from a location of your choice)
Please note that the office will be closed for lunch hour from 12 to 1 pm every day. Families have been made aware of this in teh last newsletter and have been asked to pick up their children before or after lunch hour if needed.
I would like to remind everyone that the front office should be used for working purposes, not as a space for breaks. When several staff members gather there for breaks, the noise level makes it difficult for those who are working, whether answering phone calls, attending TEAMS meetings, or focusing on tasks. Thank you for helping us maintain a quiet and productive workspace!
It has been strongly recommended that if a social worker or another professional in a similar role requests to observe your class, a representative from the school board (Celina or Bianca) should also be present. If you receive this type of request, please let Christina or me know, and we will help coordinate the process.
Oct 1, Jan 26 & April 16: Emergent Mathematics in Preschool – a webinar series with Janice Novakowski (LCEEQ-FREE!)
Oct 28th & Nov 3rd: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: Increasing Student Success While Decreasing Teacher Prep Time (Grades K-6)
Nov 12th or 18th: DYSLEXIA and Specially Designed Instruction: Help Struggling Readers Thrive (Grades K-6) Presented by Nancy Hannagan
Motivating Interviws https://oes.nfsb.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/09/CEMH-Fall-2025-Confrence.pdf
February 16th & 17th: “You Matter – Every Action Speaks”
Wednesday, October 1st – Valley Cross Country Run (Grades 1–3)
Thursday, October 2nd – Valley Cross Country Run (Grades 4–6)
Please head down to the soccer fields with your groups at 9:30am. The run begins at 10:00 am.
Students should be wearing their OES t-shirt and running shoes, and bring a healthy snack and a water bottle.
This is considered ECA for all teachers whose students are in the run (if you have a prep period during this time); replacements will be coordinated for Chad and Travis for their classes that are not at the run.
Picture Day is this Friday. You will receive a schedule by email this week.
As you probably know, our Terry Fox run and first campfire have been moved to Wednesday, October 8th.
Anne Marie, Yvonne, Emma Langlois, and myself will be walking in the CIBC Run for the Cure on Saturday. We welcome everyone to join the team and walk with us! Here is the link for more info and to register:
Please remind students to follow our dress code, as outlined in Section 9.1 of our Rules of Conduct and Safety. I also ask that all staff members support this expectation by modeling it through their own attire.
9.1 Dress Code
Overview:
• Students should come to school dressed appropriately for the weather and for playing.
• Clothing should promote tolerance and acceptance appropriate to the demographic of the school;
shirts should not promote violence or inappropriate expressions.
• Clothing should cover the whole torso & chest.
• Undergarments should not be visible.
• Sensible shoes are required inside throughout the day.
• Students are to wear appropriate footwear for the weather and the activity (e.g. no shoes outside in
the winter or flip flops for soccer).
September CFA should be completed. Please let me know if you need support with this. There is a folder on our Staff Sharepoint to upload your CFAs to. Here is the link: OES Staff – Documents – Common Formative Assessments – Staff Library
I still haven’t received any photos, but I know that there are some great projects happening in your classes! If it’s easier, you can send me your photos by text message or use the link below. I will check for students without media release and put smiliey faces over their faces if needed!
Welcome back to Debbie Wilson! As of Monday, Debbie will be starting to support Grade 5 10h/week and will be replacing Genevieve on lunch duty.
The NEST will be officially opening on Monday. Lynn has sent our emails to classroom teachers indicating the times and day of the week for all regular check-ins. If you have something in particular that you feel should be worked on with your student during their time in NEST, please let Lynn know.
I would like to run our first fire drill next week on Wednesday at 10am. We will use the same exits as last year. Please review our emergency procedures documents before Wednesday. Kim will be printing class lists, as well as a red card and a green card for each room. These should be hung in a plastic sleeve by the door so that they are easily accessible in the case of an emergency. If you have any questions, please speak to Kim or Chad on Monday or Tuesday.
Our fire inspection went well. The inspector was quite thorough. We will receive the full report soon. There were a few changes that needed to be made immediately.
Firstly, the door stops on the stairwell doors need to be removed as the doors have to close automatically. In case of a fire, the stairwell is a “fireproof zone” and having the doors closed is necessary for it to remain fireproof. Randy will be taking the door stops off this week.
In addition, you may have noticed that the gated area on the JR side, where the contactor garbage bin is located, is now open but blocked off by cones. That area is required to be opened for evacuation purposes.
A gathering point sign will be installed in our school yard soon. I will let you know if the report includes any other recommendations that may affect you.
Oct 1, Jan 26 & April 16: Emergent Mathematics in Preschool – a webinar series with Janice Novakowski (LCEEQ-FREE!)
Oct 28th & Nov 3rd: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: Increasing Student Success While Decreasing Teacher Prep Time (Grades K-6)
Nov 12th or 18th: DYSLEXIA and Specially Designed Instruction: Help Struggling Readers Thrive (Grades K-6) Presented by Nancy Hannagan
February 16th & 17th: “You Matter – Every Action Speaks”
Our opening campfire will be held after the Terry Fox Run on September 25th. Please try to have a class cheer ready for that day (it can be super simple and made up by the kids!) Let me know if you need ideas! 🙂
I sent out a Newsletter to families on Friday. Please take a moment to scan through so that you know what information they have received. Here is the link: https://oes.nfsb.qc.ca/2025/09/19/oes-loop-september-2025/
Don’t forget to plan your first committee meetings and send me an invite! I will attend if I can.
September CFA should be in progress. Please let me know if you need support with this. There is a folder on our Staff Sharepoint to upload your CFAs to. Here is the link: OES Staff – Documents – Common Formative Assessments – Staff Library
I still haven’t received any photos, but I know that there are some great projects happening in your classes! If it’s easier, you can send me your photos by text message or use the link below. I will check for students without media release and put smiliey faces over their faces if needed!
Congratulations to Marguerite for being awarded the Special Ed Technician replacement position. Marguerite will continue to work in the Learning Center.
Welcome back to Meloney Giroux, who has been awarded an SEC position. Meloney will support our 3/4 & 4 students 10h per week.
We are still working on filling three positions, including a SEC, an attendant and a Special Ed Tech. Updates to come!
Please take a moment to email Lynn with a list of students that could benefit from a check-in at the NEST and be sure to include the frequency and length of time you would like them to be out of class for. Lynn send you a NEST schedule when it is complete.
We will keep our bus procedures the way they are for now. This is short-term (until the stairwell project is over). If you have concerns, please email me or Joelle, and we will discuss them at the next school council meeting.
Please note that our buses have not been affected by the electric bus recall.
The due schedule can be found here: Duty Schedule
No updates this morning, but there will be changes when the remaining staff are hired.
Thank you to everyone for all the work that went into making this evening such a success!
If you haven’t already done so, please upload your course outline here:
September CFA should be in progress. Please let me know if you need support with this. There is a folder on our Staff Sharepoint to upload your CFAs to. Here is the link: OES Staff – Documents – Common Formative Assessments – Staff Library
Please be sure to submit your attendance daily.
Soutien en Class -This is a task that you can support classroom teachers with!
The storage bin should be leaving the yard this week! No update at the moment on the rest of the project. I will keep you in the loop when I hear more!
To give everyone a little more time to prepare, I’m thinking of holding our opening campfire after the Terry Fox Run on Spetember 25th. Please try to have a class cheer ready for that day (it can be super simple and made up by the kids!) Please let me know if this does not work in your schedule.
The volume of emails that I am receiving has started to increase. I try to prioritize immediate needs. Please give me 48h to answer. If something is urgent, please text me at 514-704-5377. Thank you!
Don’t forget to submit your personal orders by 9 am each day: Cafeteria – Ormstown Elementary School
The cafeteria schedule for student helpers has been created and has begun. Thank you Anne Marie!
Previous Staff Updates will be available at the bottom of the page under the calendar.
Committees should take time to plan their first meeting in the next few weeks. Please send me an invite, I will attend what I can!
I would love to share pictures of our events and all of the awesome things happening in class, daycare and outside with our families. Please use the link below to send me your photos
AM – Fencing has now been added to the South side of the building so that we can allow students to enter the school yard from that end of the school. This will alleviate students walking past buses while they are arriving.
PM – We will keep the procedure as we currently have it until the project ends.
The gym, upstairs hallway & classrooms are being cleaned this evening. The gym should be ready to use by tomorrow, with the exception of some minor details (e.g., ramps for the chair trolley, racks). It has been approved for us to order new filters for our air filtration machines to reduce dust in the building. Sills for the bottom of the doors to the South stairwell have also been ordered (so that dust can stay contained in the stairwell). If you have questions or concerns about the renovations, please feel free to reach out to me directly.
The school board has approved the hiring of two Special Ed Techs to replace Christina and Yvonne. We also have two Aide en Classe positions to fill. These jobs are currently posted on the NFSB website, and I will be able to hire candidates when each posting ends. A Special Needs Committee meeting will be called at this point to determine their placement in the school.
Please have your course outlines for core subjects updated for curriculum night this Thursday.
Last year’s course outlines are available on Mosaik. Please upload this year’s online when it is ready so that we can continue to refer to them year after year.
There are backpacks available for any student who may need one. They will be stored at the back of the art room.
Today was our first day of using our online system! It went super well, with only one parent who sent in cash. If you would like to order hot lunch for yourself, you can also do so online through our “Cafeteria” page on our website at the following link: Cafeteria – Ormstown Elementary School
A reminder that students are not allowed to have cell phones or tablets at school or on the bus. Please model this behaviour by using phones for urgent matters only when students are present.
The OES Newsletter link below will allow you to see what information has been sent to families.