We are
looking forward to a successful 2015-16 school year with your daughter or son. The information in this letter is intended to
keep you informed of opening day procedures and general school routines.
The
regular school hours at George Waters Middle School are 8:30 am – 11:15 pm and
12:15 pm - 3:20 pm.
The
opening year (2015) schedule is as follows:
Thursday, Aug. 20 School
office opens
Monday,
Sept. 7 Labour Day (No school)
Tuesday,
Sept. 8 Divisional
Inservice-no classes
Wednesday,
Sept. 9 Opening year team/triad conferences (no classes/no
bussing)
Thursday,
Sept. 10 Opening year team/triad conferences (no
classes/no bussing)
Friday,
Sept. 11 First day
of classes (regular school hours) (Day 4) Please note that regular
school bus service will start today. Bus
pick-up and drop-off schedule will be in your child’s
June report card unless the student is not presently attending our feeder
schools or GWMS in June/15.
Tuesday,
Sept. 15 Meet the
Teacher Event (4:30 – 6pm) GWMS Gym
Tuesday, Sept. 15 Parent Council AGM
(6pm). All parents are encouraged to
attend to meet our Parent Council and learn more about how it supports your
children and school activities.
Tuesday,
Sept. 22 PD Meeting (Early dismissal at 2:40pm)
Opening
year team/triad conferences
On
September 9th & 10th, 2015 parents and students are expected to attend opening year
team/triad conferences with their
parent(s). This is a great way to meet staff and learn more about our
school. At the interviews parents, students and teachers will have an
opportunity to meet one another to discuss the child’s education. Parents can share important information about
their child, discuss the use of iPads and review their child’s educational needs
for the school year. The purpose of this meeting is to begin open and ongoing
communication between home and school.
Parents will also have a chance to meet with non-homeroom teachers such
as physical education, resource, guidance, band and practical arts. The school administration team
(principal/vice-principal) will also be available. Also, parents can pay for
student fees at this time. Below is a breakdown of fees for the
2015-16 school year.
Students
will be allowed to bring their supplies with them to the interview and may
place them in assigned lockers. For
grade 6 students, this is also a chance to practice using the combination
lock.
To
accommodate parents in our community, we will be conducting 20 minute team (parent, student and homeroom
teacher) interviews at the following times:
Wednesday,
September 9th, 2015 Thursday,
September 10th, 2015
1:00
PM – 6 PM 7:40
AM – 1:20 PM
Booking
appointments
Beginning Tuesday,
September 1st at 8:30 AM to Tuesday, September 8th 3:00
PM,
parents may BOOK ON-LINE through our
website http://georgewaters.sjsd.net to set-up
their appointment. If you do not have access to a
computer you can phone our school (204-888-4898) to arrange an interview
time with your child’s homeroom teacher.
Parents who can meet with the teacher during the day are encouraged to
do so, as evening and morning times are limited.
Student
Fees
Students at George
Waters pay their student fees to the homeroom teacher during the triad
conference. In the event you
are unable to pay the student fee that day please see Mr. Mead or Mr. Abram as
a payment plan can be arranged to suit the needs of individual families)
Student
fees are spent as follows:
$20.00 Student fee (Student activities)
$15.00 Yearbook
$ 5.00 Locker/Lock Fee
$10.00
GWMS ‘House’ t-shirt (Optional)
Total $40
or $50 (with shirt)
**Families
with more than one child at George Waters pay $40.00 for the first child and
$30.00 (includes yearbook) for each additional child (or $23.00 - no yearbook).
Other possible fees
Library Fees Music
Fees
Lost
magazine $3 Shirt: $10
Lost book $10 Method Book $10
Instrument
Rental $120
Hockey Academy $550
(unless
registered through the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy then it is free)
Textbooks Cost to replace book (varies)
iPad $250
- $400, cost to replace lost or broken iPads
Code
of Conduct
In
alignment with the Manitoba Education Provincial Code of Conduct and the St.
James-Assiniboia School Division’s Student Conduct policy (JK), George Waters
Middle School’s goal is to provide a safe, secure and caring learning
environment, which fosters students’ personal growth, self-respect, and a sense
of belonging which encourages them to be responsible citizens in the present
and in the future. The complete George Waters Middle School Code of Conduct can
be found on our website: http://georgewaters.sjsd.net.
The
Attendance Policy
It
is very important that the school be informed by the parent or guardian by
phone within 24 hours of the student’s
return to school if the absence is to be considered excused. Messages before 8am may be left on our
general office voice mail by calling 204-888-4898. Any changes to phone numbers
or addresses should be reported to the office as soon as possible to allow us
to be able to contact someone in case of an emergency or school closure.
Reporting
dates for the 2015/16
school year are as follows:
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
Starts - Sept 11 Starts Dec 8 Starts - March 16
Student Led Conferences – Nov 17 Student Led Conferences – Feb 25 Ends - June 26
Ends - Dec 4 Ends - March 12 June 29 – Report
Cards
Dec 9 – Report Cards April 6 –
Report Cards
Lunch Program (Lunch
hour is 11:15 – 12:15)
Students
eat lunch in the cafeteria and not in their classrooms or on the school
playground. They are able to purchase a
full range of lunch items at reasonable prices or bring a bagged lunch if they
prefer.
Staff/PD
Meetings
Please
note, the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month will be staff
meeting/pd days resulting in early dismissal
(2:40 pm). The bussing schedule is
adjusted to accommodate this change in time and there is no late bus on these
days (or Friday).
Connect with George
Waters Middle School
To
find all many of the different ways to learn what happens at #GWMSwpg ad to
keep in touch please visit:
George
Waters Middle School Home Page http://georgewaters.sjsd.net/
George
Waters News Blog http://gwmssharks.blogspot.ca/
Twitter @GeorgeWatersMS
Instagram @gwmswpg
George Waters Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeWatersMS
George Waters Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeWatersMS
School
Office 204-888-4898
Mr.
Mead Cell phone (text or call) 204-223-5622
Mr.
Mead’s email amead@sjsd.net
Sign
up for text message alerts Text gwmsa
to 204-800-2782
Staff
Email http://georgewaters.sjsd.net/Staff%20Online
SJASD
Website http://www.sjsd.net
The
School Office will be open until 3:45 PM June 30, 2015.
From
August 24, 2015 to August 31 the school office will be open from 7:45 AM until
2:15 pm.
Starting September 8,
2015 regular office hours will begin (7:45 am until 3:45 pm daily).
If
you have questions or require further information, do not hesitate to contact
the school using any of the platforms shown above. We will be happy to assist you or answer any of your questions.
We
hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable summer vacation and that students will
be ready to return in the fall, excited to start school again. We look forward
to meeting all parents and children during the first two days of triad
conferences on September 4 and 5, 2015 and at the Meet the Teacher Event and Parent Council AGM on September 15, 2015
at 6:00 PM.
Sincerely,
Mr.
B. Abram, Vice-Principal Mr.
A. Mead, Principal
babram@sjsd.net amead@sjsd.net
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