Principal - David Myrvold Vice Principal- Penny Hope Vice Principal - Denise Severin
 

There will be at Adam Scott C.V.I./I.S. an emphasis on student achievement with clearly stated expectations and equitable assessment guidelines. This mandate will be met within a purposeful learning atmosphere that is free from the threat of physical or emotional harm, delivered within a climate that is supportive of curriculum and instruction, and that addresses the learning needs of both staff and students.
 

MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
 

Welcome back everyone. We hope that you had a wonderful break over the winter holidays and managed to find time to spend with family and loved ones. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parents who responded to our survey and sent in their responses. The results of this survey are as follows:
 

Approximately 13 percent of the surveys were returned. This is a relatively low rate compared to last year's return rate of 42 percent; however, the results we received have been collated and divided into areas of strength for the school, areas of parental concern and areas of greatest improvement. In general, we are extremely pleased at the positive feedback we have received from our parent community and we would like to thank all of you who took time to respond.
 

Areas of Strength
 

100% of respondents feel either somewhat or highly welcome when they enter the school.

100% of respondents feel that academic achievement is given priority at the school.

96% of respondents feel satisfied with the information provided by the school about what students are expected to learn.

96% of respondents believe that student discipline is being handled well at the school.

96% of respondents enjoy going to Adam Scott

96% of respondents feel comfortable approaching the school with a problem or concern.

96% of respondents feel that student's experience here are consistent with the values taught at home.

96% of respondents feel that programs offered at the school adequately allow for and accommodate individual differences.
 

Most Improved Areas

(over last year's results)

96% up from 76% of respondents are satisfied that programs at the school adequately allow for individual difference and accommodations (this is now an area of strength).

84% up from 72% of respondents are satisfied with the amount of information given about how they can better help their children at home and support the school program.

92% up from 80% of respondents are satisfied with the arrangements for eating lunch at the school.

92% up from 82% of respondents are satisfied with the access time allowed for the Learning Resources Library.

91% up from 82% of respondents feel that they are adequately informed about their child's progress.

Areas of Weakness

16% of respondents feel dissatisfied with the suggestions provided by the school about how parents can support their child's program at home.

16% of respondents feel that there is not a satisfactory procedure to follow if as an individual a parent would like to express concerns or proposals addressed at the school.

9% of respondents feel that they are not adequately informed of their child's progress
 

The areas of concern outlined here emphasize the need for continual plans for school improvement. Even though the overall results of the survey indicate a vast improvement in many areas of the school, there is still room for continued growth in some areas. In order to address these concerns the following plans have been developed:
 

1) Information for Parents: A section of each newsletter will be dedicated to suggestions for parents as well as a list of resources available to assist parents in helping their children be as successful as possible. Many of the suggestions will be related to organization and time management skills as these are the areas of greatest concern overall. For issues specific to the classroom, please send a note to your child's teacher so you can be certain of a quick response. The teachers in the Intermediate Division take pride in the level of communication that exists between home and school.
 

2) Procedures to Follow Should You Have a Concern:

• Please contact your child's teacher to discuss whatever concern you may have about his/her academic progress or classroom based issue. Your child's teacher will also be able to forward any information about school based proposals you may have to the appropriate person.
• If the situation remains unresolved after talking with the teacher and you wish to involve administration, please contact the teacher and Vice-Principal to let them know you wish to meet and develop a plan of action in order to address the existing issue.
• If following this meeting and plan of action you still wish to talk, please contact the Vice-Principal to further review the plan of action and it's level of success.

This will be the last month that our Vice-Principal, Denise Severin will be at Adam Scott. She has been transferred to P.C.V.S. starting February 3, 2003. We will all miss Ms. Severin's positive contributions to our school as well as her caring and supportive approach in dealing with students in our division. We wish her success in her new and challenging position and want to take this opportunity to share that our loss is most certainly P.C.V.S.'s gain. Good luck Ms. Severin.
 

Due to Ms. Severin's transfer, the Vice-Principal position will be filled by Mr. Wilf Gray. Mr. Gray has a lot of experience as a Vice-Principal in our system and we look forward to his arrival. He is not new to Adam Scott. He did his practice teacher training in our building when he was a student. He is very excited to be returning to our building and will attend the next meeting in order to introduce himself to the parent community. This meeting will occur on January 21, 2003 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Please attend and welcome Mr. Gray. We are thrilled that he will be joining the Adam Scott team.

We would like to thank all of the students who applied to attend the P.C.V.S. Arts Program next year. The competition was fierce, with over 140 students applying to get in. We are very pleased with the efforts of all students who had applied and are thrilled to announce that 9 of our students have either been accepted for September, 2003 or are on the waiting list for admission. Congratulations to everyone: Grace Cullen, Joshua Graham, Ryan Hofman, Leah Patterson, Farah Tamachi, Melody Thomas, Yixin Xie, Katie Rowland and Christina Stobbart. Well done everyone.
 

January 21, 2003 School Council meeting in the Learning Resources Center

January 27 to 30, 2003 Cafeteria is CLOSED due to exams - bring lunch everyone

January 31, 2003 Professional Activity Day - no students attend

February 5, 2003 Grade 9 Information Evening - Grade 8 students come with their families to look at the transition into Grade 9 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
 

1. Provide a quiet, clean work space, whether it be a desk or kitchen table.

• •Keep an agenda, diary or calendar of assignments and events.
• •Stay in contact with the school, attend meetings, read newsletters and attend parent-teacher interviews.
• •Know what is going on in your child's life.
• •Encourage and support your child.
• •Show your child how you work hard and learn new things. Help him or her find answers to difficult questions in books, library resources or on the Internet.
• •Make sure school comes first in the family's priorities - before sports, jobs, socializing. Parents should be present when homework is being done.
• •Don't sweat the hairdos, clothes, or music of otherwise happy students.
• •If something goes wrong and your child fails a subject or a year, offer hope and a chance to redeem himself or herself.
• •Love your child and show it. This is the cornerstone of success.