Welcome back to another school year. We are very excited to get back into the routines and structures that are part of being engaged in learning at Pine Grove P.S.
We hope that your summer has been full of exciting fun activities and that you were able to spend time together as a family, whether it was on vacation somewhere distant or local day trips in our community.
We would also like to send out a special welcome our new students joining us in Junior Kindergarten for the first time, and all of our newly registered students who have chosen to join our family at Pine Grove. Our school is a warm and welcoming community with staff who deeply about our students and their learning.
Together, we are committed to creating and fostering a warm, caring and supportive educational environment for your child. Throughout the year, your child will be provided with many opportunities to grow intellectually, emotionally and physically. As a collaborative team, we strongly believe in the value of a community school, where the school is an integral part of the community and serves the students and their families. The school administration, staff and parents at Pine Grove P.S. have worked hard over the last number of years to develop a clear focus and shared values between the school and community. As always, we welcome your input as we develop goals, set priorities, and establish expectations aimed at enhancing student achievement.
Our caretaking staff has worked very hard to clean the school and to prepare it for another school year. As always, we thank Mrs. Skoko and Mrs. Kahr who have been busy with the preparations for the upcoming school year.
A Few Friendly Reminders
Bus Loop
Please remember to stay on the inside loop of our parking lot area when dropping off students in the Kiss and Ride curb lane. If you wish to walk your students onto school property in the morning, please use our parking lot and walk to the nearest sidewalk entering the yard safely. Please avoid parking in the Kiss and Ride because it causes traffic congestion and affects the flow of traffic significantly.
Traffic Safety
It has been brought to the school's attention that many of our community members have bee speeding excessively along Gamble Street as the enter and leave Pine Grove. Please exercise caution when driving on Gamble as the posted speed limit is 40 km/h. Many concerned residents have communicated this with us. They have also contacted the City of Vaughan for solutions to speeding and the safety concerns that go along with it. Police will be monitoring our surrounding streets so that they can be reassured that our community members and walking students are safe arriving at Pine Grove daily. Thanks for your help and cooperation in advance.
Bus Information
Please remember to check your bus information and confirm that stops and times haven't changed. Check out www.schoolbuscity.com for everything bus related.
Medical Information - Please remember to send epi-pens with your children on the first day of school. It's important that we have them in the case of emergency. Forms for student medication are available in the office.
Lunch Supervisors - Pine Grove P.S. is in need of lunch supervisors. This is a paid position from 12:05 to 1:05 daily. You can work 1 day a week or up to 5 days per week. Supervision includes the first 20 minutes in the classroom and then the remaining 40 minutes on the yard. Please let Doris or Kathleen know in the office if you are interested or call the school at 905-850-0672.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We welcome open and proactive communication between home and school recognizing that it is a vital step in making sure that your child gets off to a positive start to their educational year.
Sincerely,
Greg Brown Rosanna Totino
Principal Vice Principal
