Web Site: http://sges.nbed.nb.ca/	Principal: Bill Peppard Vice-Principal: John Healy Secretary: Margaret Dick	118 Brunswick Street St. George, NB E5C 1A9 T 755-4020 F 755-4033

SCHOOL MAKEUP
as of September 2008
Grades K- 6: TBA students

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the St. George Elementary School is to foster and encourage in our students the qualities of independence, inquisitiveness, confidence, and compassion. We choose these qualities because we believe that they underlie and are necessary for all learning and that what school is really all about, even more than reading, writing, math, and the other subjects, is to respond to the question – “What sort of world do we want to live in?” Therefore, we aim to create, within our school, the sort of world we wish for our children’s future.

We want our students to be respectful of each other and to this end, we promote that:

WELL MANNERED PEOPLE…

• smile when they greet
• step back when they meet someone in a doorway and let that person pass through first
• hold doors open and let people pass through in front of them
• say “excuse me” if they have to interrupt people talking
• say “excuse me” if they have to walk between people talking
• apologise if they accidentally bump into someone, and stop to make sure that person is not hurt
• always remember to say “please” and “thank you”
• rarely lose their temper, and when they do, make sure they don’t hurt anyone
• use a quiet voice in conversation
• listen when someone is talking to them

Our school rules of conduct are:

GIVE ME FIVE

Be respectful.

Be responsible.

Be there, be ready.

Hands and feet to self.

Follow directions.

These are posted in the hallways and classrooms. Students will be taught what each means.

 

HOME-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

We’ll communicate using several different means: telephone, using Aliant’s ‘home-school connection’ and a monthly calendar.

If at any time you have any questions or concerns about school, please get in touch straight away so that we can deal with them.

 

GOALS
Emphasize, promote and increase writing skills at all grade levels in all subject areas.
Continue K-6 Literacy Intervention Program - improve reading skills at all grade levels.
Improve the level of competence in Math for all students.
Increase the amount of non-fiction books available through guided reading in the upper elementary grades.
Create flexible LA groups for guided reading groups in order to provide remedial work and enrichment.
Create flexible Math groups at all grade levels.
Form Math teams at grade level.

INITIATIVES/STRATEGIES
Specialist teacher for Core French.
Emphasize writing criteria, modelling, and practice.
Extend literacy intervention to Grades 3-5.
Purchase more non-fiction books.
Create flexible math groups for all grade levels and develop a plan to provide intervention for students in Math.
Fence around the perimeter of the field.
Continue all student oriented activities.

SPECIAL PROJECTS
SGES Media Studies Program: Students deliver a morning TV show to all classrooms in the school. This team of students also write a weekly column for the St. Croix Courier and record a message from the school for “Kids At the Mic”
SGIS – Special Interest Groups. Every other month, staff provide special activities for students each Thursday afternoon.
Friday assemblies – Each Friday, classes take turns entertaining the school and parents.
Meet the Teacher Night is held each September.
We participate and support Jump Rope for Heart and the Terry Fox Walk.
Roots of Empathy – Grade Six participates in this program each year.
Student Ambassadors – Grade Six students take turns helping out in the office for a day.
Basketball is offered to students in Grades 2-6 by the St. George Minor Basketball Association.

 

THE SCHOOL DAY

Students may arrive at school from 8 a.m. on. Please do not arrive earlier. It’s not that we don’t want to see you! It’s simply that supervision may not be available, and then complicated legal issues arise. On arrival, students socialize outside until they enter at 8.20. All students should be here at 8:30 in preparation for an 8.45 start to the day’s work.

 

8:20 Students enter the building and go to homeroom to prepare for class.

8:30 Attendance will be taken at this time. Students must be in homerooms. Arrival after 8:30 will be counted as late.

8:45 Classes begin.

10:15 -10:30 K-2 Recess

10:30 -10:45 3-4 Recess

10:45 -11:00 5-6 Recess

11:30 -12:15 K-2 Lunch

12:00 -12:45 3-4 Lunch

12:30 -1:15 5-6 Lunch

2:00 Dismissal of K-2

3:00 Dismissal of 3-6

 

Breaks are spent outside. All play areas are supervised. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.

Dismissals

Parents are asked to wait at the end of the hallways. The teacher will dismiss your child, so they

know who picked up the child.

If there is any change to the usual dismissal routine, please send a note indicating the change. Otherwise, we will follow the regular routine.

SGES is a closed campus. Students are not permitted to leave school grounds, unless accompanied by an adult.

Students, who live within walking distance, are permitted to go home for lunch. A note is required to request this.

 

SECURITY

All doors, except the main door, by the gym are locked throughout the day. Visitors and parents must stop at the office to sign-in, before proceeding to classrooms. Students are not to cross from the parent parking lot to the office while buses are unloading in the morning. They must follow the fence to the playground