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Posted on 2026-08-31 18:28:09.527 +0000 UTC

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Welcome Back & Welcome Aboard! A warm welcome to our returning students, staff and families, and a special hello to those joining our PANTHER community for the first time!

The first day of school is Wednesday, September 2, and we are excited to welcome our students and families back for another wonderful year at PCPS. School begins at 9:05 and ends at 3:35.

We know that your student(s) may be feeling excited, nervous, or a little bit of both. Please reassure them that staff will be outside on the morning of Wednesday, September 2, to greet students as they arrive. We will help every child find their teacher and ensure they get safely to their classroom.

To help us have a smooth and safe start to the school year, we ask families who have students riding buses to go over bus safety expectations: including staying seated, keeping hands and belongings inside the bus, listening carefully to the driver, and using safe behaviour while boarding and exiting. Staff will be available to meet and support students on and off of the bus.

We are here to help everyone begin the year feeling safe, confident, and ready to learn.

We look forward to seeing smiling faces, reconnecting with returning students, and welcoming new members to our school community. Here's to a fantastic year of learning, growth, and belonging!

Should you have questions about your child's learning, please connect with classroom educators.

Sincerely,

Your PCPS Staff

Medical Plans of Care

If your student requires a medical plan (i.e., Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, etc.) or is required to take medication at school, please follow the smore below and have all paperwork completed by your family doctor as soon as possible.

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Friendly Reminders about PCPS:

Is scent-free

Is peanut-free/nut-free

Welcomes registered service dogs only (on leash)

Has accessible parking spots by permit only

School Supplies and Labelling

Our school will provide the necessary supplies that your student will need for learning. However, if you are looking for back-to-school suggestions from LDSB, here are a few things to think about bringing with you on the first day:

· Backpack

· Labelled water bottle

· Lunch bag with a peanut-free/nut-free lunch and snacks

· Personal pencil case to hold any supplies you may want to bring (pencils, erasers, scissors, ruler, pencil crayons, etc.)

· Indoor shoes to be left at school

· Extra clothes (Kindergarten/primary)

To avoid your student's clothing ending up in the lost and found, please consider labelling items, such as indoor and outdoor clothing, indoor and outdoor shoes, containers, school supplies, etc.

School Organization and Class Placements

All students have been placed into a tentative classroom organization to start the school year. All classes and staffing are tentative until later in September. This means that the class and teacher your child starts out with on the first day of school may not be the same class/teacher as later in September.

Should there be a reorganization of staff and students, information will be shared with families ASAP. Classes and staff changes take place based on actual enrollment, which is sometimes different from the projected enrollment that staffing is based on in the spring. Student and family moves impact how many students are at schools.

We will do our best to minimize disruption to student learning and will take direction from the LDSB should changes be required. Changes may be needed if classes are too small or too large, based on Ministry of Education class size requirements, which are mandated from the province.

Once school starts, class numbers will be reviewed by a central committee of the LDSB to determine what, if any, changes need to be made. Any reorganization will happen after the third week of school. Families are encouraged to speak to children about the potential for change. As adults, we have the opportunity to model healthy emotions and mindsets around change, helping students to work through the emotions that may arise as an important life skill.

Thanks to all PCPS students and families, in advance, for your understanding and flexibility as we determine class sizes and placements.

Current Staff Organization:

Principal: Mistene Clapp

Office Administrator: April Ianni

Head Custodian: Rob Harding

Custodian: Linda Brown

Student Support Teacher: Heather Hosick

Core French Teacher: Christa Platz

Planning Teacher: Heather Hosick

Classroom Teachers:

JK/SK : Laurie Gilpin with ECE Stacy Silver (until Sept 18)
Grade JK/SK: Lauren Reynolds with ECE Liz Trousdale
Grade 1: Lee Casement
Grade 2/3: Sierra Scovill (until Sept 18)
Grade 3/4: Logan Turner
Grade 4/5: Sarah Kennedy
Grade 5/6: Jessica Appleton
Grade 7/8: Bruce Beacock
Educational Assistants: Charles McGregor, Barb Hopper, Debbie Viau, Sharon Gable

Visitors

All visitors must buzz at the left side entrance (Right hand post by the front door). Families are to wait outside for their studeny. Please note all volunteers require a CPIC with vulnerable sector check.