123 ST. MICHAEL'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - COBOURG
23 University Avenue West, Cobourg, ON, K9A2G6
Phone: (905) 372-4391 Fax: (905) 372-1452
Website: http://schools.pvnccdsb.on.ca/stmic23
For transportation boundaries visit the STSCO web site at www.stsco.ca
| Area Trustee(s): | David Bernier | Teachers: |
| Director of Education: | John Mackle |
Katie Brown-Gagne |
| Superintendent of Schools: | Greg Reeves | |
| Pastor(s): | Father Allan D. Hood | |
| Chaplain(s): | N/A | |
| Principal: | Joseph Kennedy |
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| Vice-Principal: | N/A | |
| Secretary(ies): | Kimberly LaFontaine |
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| Custodian(s): | Karen McCarthy Georg Wieczorek |
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| Educational Assistants: | Terri Dowle Mary Hellier |
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| Library Support Specialist: | Irene Coleman |
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| Other Support Staff: | N/A |
FAST FACTS:
# Student Enrolment: 225# Special Programs: Behaviour Education Support Training (B.E.S.T.) We are extremely pleased to be the home of our school board's BEST class in Northumberland County. This remarkable program provides eligible students from across our county with an alternate classroom placement where they can learn and practice appropriate skills and strategies that will allow them to manage more successfully once they return to their home school setting.
# Number of Staff: 21
# School PTR: 20.21
# Facility Highlights: We have an auditorium which holds 297 people complete with a stage. Behind the gym we have a kitchen which is mainly used for our most excellent Breakfast Club. Our library is stocked with resources in both English and French. Books are regularly purchased for student use. We have created a bookroom to assist classes during guided reading. The books are in both languages.
# Average weekly scheduled time for Reading and Math (K-6): At St. Michael’s we spend minimum 400 minutes or 40 minutes a day for each subject. It should be noted that this indicates explicit teaching times, students spend much more time reading across the curriculum and practice the skills taught during their Language Arts time.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
The school provides a Catholic faith-based education in accordance with the Institute for Catholic Education Catholic School Graduate Expectations and the Ontario Provincial Curriculum expectations from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 in both French and English. French Immersion begins in Senior Kindergarten.CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL:
* Co-Chair: Ann Tesluk* Co-Chair: Theresa Harding
* Secretary: Laurie Yates
* Treasurer: Norine Keeling
The role of the Catholic School Council is to work in cooperation with the school staff’s efforts to improve student learning and achievement.
EDUCATION QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (EQAO) SCHOOL RESULTS:
| Grade 3 | PVNC Actual | School Actual |
| Reading | 65% | 36% |
| Writing | 70% | 55% |
| Math | 73% | 59% |
| Grade 6 | PVNC Actual | School Actual |
| Reading | 71% | 88% |
| Writing | 64% | 71% |
| Math | 67% | 71% |
HIGHLIGHTS OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT:
# Living Faith: There are many ways in which we demonstrate our living faith. Our Religion and Family Life curriculum is taught from Kindergarten to Grade 6 and is presented daily. We celebrate our faith monthly as a community at Mass in St. Michael’s Church, and each class is involved with a different part of Mass which creates a sense of pride in our faith. In addition, we explore the Catholic Virtues and Catholic Graduate Expectations each month during our announcements, prayers, assemblies, and activities throughout the school.# Excellence in Learning: We celebrate our successes monthly with Good News Assemblies. As a staff, we at St. identify and address Literacy and Numeracy goals as part of our professional learning community. From these workshops we are strengthening our classroom assessment practices. Traditionally, we have also participated in the Board wide Thinkbowl event, and we are the reigning Battle of the Books Champions for our family of schools.
# Athletics: At St. Michael’s we have an active athletic program with lunch time intramural sports which include: soccer, volleyball, basketball, and broomball. Our Grade 4 classes take swimming lessons at the local YMCA over the winter. The Grade 6 students are involved with an annual curling bonspiel in late winter. St. Michael’s participates in all area and Board wide tournaments: Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, and Three Pitch.
# Social Justice: Each class examines different issues through the Religion and Family Life curriculum as well as in Science and Social Studies. Current events also dictate the focus of social justice issues. For example, students were involved with fundraising for the Terry Fox foundation and participate in Earth Day activities. Last year, our school raised over $2000 for the 'Cops for Cancer'. Individual classes have been involved with collecting for Northumberland Fair Share, the local food bank. Other examples of social justice include raising funds to purchase 2 goats for a village in a developing country. In the past we have also supported the local chapter of the Special Olympics.
# Co-curricular Activities: There are several clubs which are active throughout the year. St. Michael’s has a chess club which promotes strategic thinking. We are participating in the Battle of the Books, Think Bowl, and Techspo. We have a number of students supporting the school through environmental programs (recycling, composting, etc) and through service programs (library helpers, kindergarten helpers, bus buddies, etc).
CATHOLIC SCHOOL CODE OF CONDUCT:
Summary of Behaviour ExpectationsStudents have the responsibility:
1. To treat each other with dignity and respect.
2. To act in a courteous and respectful manner which reflects our Christian values.
3. To use appropriate language.
4. To behave in a responsible and safe manner.
5. To exercise self-discipline and accept responsibility for their actions.
6. To observe the rules of the school.
7. To respect school property and equipment.
OUR PRIDE:
Did you know that... OUR SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT:Following the example of Jesus who loves all children so completely, the community of St. Michael’s School is committed in love to nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, social and physical growth of each child in our care.