KERRISDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5555 Carnarvon Street

Vancouver, B.C V6N 1J2

Tel: 604-713-5446   Fax: 604-713-5448

 

                                                                                                                  

 

Principal – Dawn Sadler

Vice Principal – Teresa Wells

Director of Instruction – Pedro da Silva

Opening Day Bulletin for September 3, 2019

         

 

August 28, 2019

 

Dear Parents,

We would like to welcome all new and returning students to the 2019/2020 school year.  We hope everyone has had a fun and restful summer and are ready for an exciting new school year. We will try hard to place students in their new classes as soon as possible. Please remember that it often takes students a few weeks to settle in to their class. We hope that you support this adjustment in a positive, encouraging way. This will help to make the school beginning a positive one. Teachers have spent many hours working on class placements as well as considering student and parent input, there are many important factors taken into consideration.

Please take a moment to attend the WELCOME BACK COFFEE in the Gym on Tuesday morning from 9-10:00 AM, sponsored by our PAC Executive.

NEW STAFF

We would like to welcome some new staff members to Kerrisdale.   Please welcome Louba Podvoiskaia, French intermediate teacher, Elodie Durand, Primary French teacher, Carla Mountali, Primary French teacher, Alina Kapetanovic, French resource teacher, Angela Bonilla Gomez, librarian, Adrienne Redekopp, Area counsellor, Dora Szeitz, extra clerical, and Erin Olsen, Supervision Aide.

FIRST DAY

On the first day Tuesday September 3rd, returning students will go to last year’s class unless indicated below.  Information posters will be posted throughout the school.  New Grade 1 to 3 students will report to the library and new Grade 4 to 7 students will report to room 109.  On Tuesday, September 3rd, school is in session from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., we will resume regular school times on Wednesday September 4^th. Beginning on Wednesday September 4th, start time is 9:00 a.m., lunch is 12:00-12:47 and school dismisses right at 3:00pm.

We are hoping to place students in their new class by Thursday as long as our student numbers and staffing levels have remained stable.  If we need some extra time then we may have to wait until Friday of the first week. We would really like to have students into their new classes as soon as possible so that they can get to know their new teacher and classmates and begin their 2019-2020 school year. We would also like to guarantee that once students are in classes there will be no major changes.

 

Kindergarten parents will be meeting the Kindergarten teachers in their classroom.

Grade/Division (Last Year)	Teacher	Room
Gr 6 – Div. 3	Alison Dixon	102
Gr 5– Div. 6	Rachel Grudman	202
Gr 5 – Div. 5	Fiona Tam	201
Gr 6 – Div. 4	Brett Macdonald	205
Gr 3/4 – Div. 8	Camille McRae	005
Gr 4 – Div. 7	Julie Glover	211
Gr 3 – Div. 9	Bernie Batchelor	003

Grade/Division (Last Year)	Teacher	Room
Gr 6 Div. 16F, 17 F	Genevieve Larose	208
Gr 5/6 Div. 18F	Louba Podvoiskaia	110
Gr 4/5 Div. 19F	Toula Kontos	203
Gr 4 Div. 20F	Edith Mercier	209
Gr 3/4 Div. 21 F	Samuel Couture	210
Gr 3 Div. 22F	Jean Michel Oblette	108
Gr 2 Div. 23F	Elodie Durand	101
Gr 2 Div. 24 F	Dalila Beggache	212
Gr 1 Div. 25 F	Sharon Cohen	111
Gr 1 Div. 26F	Carla Mountali	001
K Div. 27F	Katy Germain	104
K Div. 28F	Aimee Mehra	103
FI MACC	Beth Peddle	206