School Newsletter
Hello St. Francis community!
I wanted to take a quick moment to introduce myself, my name is Kirk Robinson and I am the new school principal at St Francis. I have now been with the ETSB for 25 + years. The school team have been exceptional at welcoming me and bringing me up to the speed on the important work being done to help move our school forward. I look forward to continuing to help our school grow.
The success of our students is very important to us, and participation of our parents is key to this success. Please keep your child’s teachers up to date with any important information about your child.
I wish everyone a happy and healthy school start up and I look forward to meeting many of you soon.
Mr. Robinson
Here is our staff for this year:
Teachers
PKM – Carly Morin
PKS – Andreanne Senechal
KP – Jessica Prior
KH – Kelly Hodge
1B – Helena Bates (Staff Assistant)
1R – Nathalie Reid
2B – Nathalie Bolduc
2T – Marie-Laurence Toussaint
3S – Erin Scoble
3M – Nicolas Mailhot
4C – Aaron Corey
4M – Jessica Mailloux
5J – Stephanie Jonker
5V – Valerie Guenette
6S – Mandy Sullivan
6A – Juana Ataalla
French/Music Teacher – Julie Turcotte
French Teacher – Charles Etienne Brault
Science/ELA Teacher – Sarine Konyalian
Physical Education – Alison Girouard Archibald
Resource – Kristen Smith
Resource – Jasmine Mason
Resource – Robbie Hinds
Student Service Team:
Psychologist – Isabelle Rodrigue & Denise Robinson
Occupational Therapist – Rachel Lassenba
Speech and Language Pathologist – Manon Daisomont
Support Staff
Special Education Technicians and Student Attendants:
Tammy Provis – Attendant
Gail Johnston – Attendant
Tammy Henderson – Attendant
Gabrielle Pelletier-Lachapelle – Attendant
Penny Badger – Attendant
Building:
Caretaker: Marc Renaud
Maintenance:
Noon hour supervision:
Helen Malboeuf
Sarah Oakley (also K4 helper)
Lynn Papineau
Tammy Henderson
Pennie Lynch
Office Staff:
Tammy Porter – School Secretary (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
Louise Perkins – School Secretary (Thursday)
Gail Johnston – School Secretary (Lunch hour Daily)
Kitchen Staff:
Shirley Cross
Covid-19
If your child is ill, notify the school and keep them home. Fill out the self-assessment and follow the instructions: https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/covid-19-symptom-self-assessment-tool/
Water Bottles
Please send a full water bottle with your child daily at school. Students will have access to touch free refilling stations throughout the day.
Full-time Attendance
All students (K4 to secondary 5) will be coming to school on a full-time basis.
A message from our PPO
Our PPO would like to welcome all K and K4 parents or new parents to St. Francis to a welcome back activity to be held at our outdoor classroom as the school day starts.
Important Information for pick up and drop off of students
End of the day bus dismissal
At 3:20, the bell rings. All students are brought down to their designated door to be dismissed. All students (except daycare students) will leave the building at 3:20.
Walkers will leave the school and immediately start walking home.
Daycare students will head straight to the daycare room.
Bus students will walk to their buses
Students being picked up are to stay against the brick gym wall outside the brown doors (near the outdoor equipment room). They will need to wait there until ALL buses have left the parking lot, then their parents will come into the “Loop” to pick their children up. Mr, Hinds and Mr. Corey will be monitoring this.
Very Important:
1) No student may leave the school until Mr. Corey or Mr. Hinds tells them it is OK. Sometimes buses arrive late and students may not be outside when buses are in motion in the parking lot.
2) At the end of the day, students are to go directly onto their buses. This is not a time for socialization.
3) Parents must notify the school secretary in writing (note sent in the morning with their child or by email to ) by 10:40 a.m. for any change in their child’s transportation routine.
St. Francis Daycare Information
Our daycare will be up and running this year and the team is really looking forward to an exciting year. A reminder for daycare hours:
Regular school days
7:00 – 8:45
3:20 – 5:30
Planning Days
7:00 – 5:30
It is very important for parents to respect the hours assigned and to be on time for pick up
If there are any questions or if you wish to inquire about space available for your child please contact: or by phone 819 – 826-3737 ext. 11870
School day schedule
Supervision of the school yard begins at 8:35. Parents are asked not to arrive with their children before this time.
First bell for students to prepare to enter the school : 8:43
First class begins : 8:50
Recess : 10:20 – 10:40
Lunch Hour 11:55 – 12:45
Afternoon recess 2:15 – 2:35
End of school day 3:20
Cafeteria Information
Lunch hour schedule
In an effort to limit the number of students present in the cafeteria at one time the following schedule will be put in place:
Kindergarten will eat lunch from 11:30 – 11:50
Cycle 1 and Grade 3 from 11:55 – 12:15
Grade 4 and cycle 3 from 12:20 – 12:45
First week of school menu
Prices are staying the same as last year, which is $4.75. It is $1.00 for a snack. To purchase a meal this week, please send the money with your child in the morning.
Tuesday: Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Wednesday: Macaroni and cheese
Thursday: Ham and cheese wraps with veggie sticks
Friday: Spaghetti and meat sauce
The pre order menu for the month of September will be going home on the first day of school.
