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<img src="/images/43d872cd-36b2-5988-93e5-c3a26a043fd1?fingerprint=ppb20251217013634" srcset="/thumbnails/43d872cd-36b2-5988-93e5-c3a26a043fd1?fingerprint=ppb20251217013634 450w, /images/43d872cd-36b2-5988-93e5-c3a26a043fd1?fingerprint=ppb20251217013634 600w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 450px, 600px"> <p>New communication tools for families</p> <p>Our school has introduced several new electronic tools to help communicate need-to-know information to families in a timely and efficient way.</p> <p>The tools are part of the SchoolMessenger app which allows schools to share important school information with families via text, phone or email message. Our school will use this tool for urgent items like event cancellations or school emergencies but we may also use it for sharing information such as upcoming progress reports, school council meetings or special events.</p> <p>Registered parents/guardians will receive these messages through contact information that is collected in our student information system. This information is exchanged via a secure connection between the school board and SchoolMessenger. This is the same system that also allows parents/guardians to report their student’s absence in advance, or report back to the school regarding an unexplained absence.</p> <p>Parents/guardians may choose how to receive these alerts by text message, email or phone call with the exception of emergency events or attendance calls which will always be communicated via all contact methods on file with the school. It is important that parents/guardians ensure schools have the most up-to-date contact information at the beginning of the school year. If your contact information changes during the school year, parents/guardians are asked to contact the school with the updated information.</p> <p>Our new system also allows teachers to communicate directly with families via a group message option. Teachers who choose to use this tool will provide families with a code so they can</p> <p>sign up for these messages, all available within the SchoolMessenger app or website.</p> <p>The easiest way to have access to all these tools is to set up a SchoolMessenger account. We encourage you to create a SchoolMessenger account on your desktop, laptop, tablet and/or download the SchoolMessenger app. While an account is not required to use these new tools, it will allow you to review your contact information and communication preferences, and it stores all of your messages in one place. Learn how to: · Set up a SchoolMessenger App account: set up your account, review your contact information and communication preferences, join teacher-instant messaging groups, and view all your alerts and messages in one place. Watch the video tutorial. · Report a student absence: set up your account, report and explain student absences in advance. Watch the video tutorial. · Use the Communicate broadcast tool: choose how you will receive alerts including how to opt-in for text messaging. Watch the video tutorial. · Use the Board mobile app: how to choose your schools, see your messages and report and review student absences. Watch the video tutorial. · Subscribe to school calendars: receive email alerts or download calendars or individual events to your personal calendar</p> <p>The Board mobile app is the best way for families to stay connected to what’s going on. The free LDSB mobile app, which can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play Store. The new app allows users to subscribe to their schools of choice and will provide families with instant access to school calendars and news items as well as links to sports schedules, busing information and social media accounts. Be sure to select “push notifications” when you download the app to receive the latest news from our school and the Board.</p>

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<p><span>Dear Families,</span></p> <p></p> <p><span>The first year of the new Limestone District School Board Strategic Plan is now complete, and we are pleased to share our continuing journey with you.</span></p> <p></p> <p><span>After more than one year of review, reports and consultation, the Board introduced three key pillars – Wellness, Innovation and Collaboration – to help guide our work over the next five years, and to address the unique and changing needs of all of our students and school communities. Since we approved our new plan in 2017, it has been enthusiastically embraced by our school communities. Every day, we see just how our schools are putting Wellness first; turning Innovation into action; and being committed to Collaboration. It’s been an exciting first year.</span></p> <p></p> <p><span>Each pillar has been assigned specific goals and areas of focus and respective action plans (Strategic Action Plan Evaluation Framework: 2017-2022) on how we will measure our success. One year into the five-year plan, we are pleased to report that the majority of our actions and initiatives are on target in supporting student achievement and well-being. You can view the year-end report for the 2017-2018 school year on our website portal. There, you will also see many stories of Wellness, Innovation and Collaboration.</span></p> <p><span>We are also pleased to share a short video, One-Year Retrospective – Wellness, Innovation &amp; Collaboration (2017-2018), that highlights the work of staff and students in helping us achieve our vision where, together, we embrace and foster engaging and innovative learning everyone achieves success and well-being.</span></p> <p></p> <p><span>We hope you will take a few minutes to review our first-year video, reports and stories. This is important work and we are grateful to you, and our students, staff, partners and the public for helping us to strengthen, nurture and enhance student achievement, and student and staff well-being.</span></p> <p></p> <p><span>Thank you for your ongoing support as we work to ensure everyone sees themselves in Limestone.<br> <span>Website&nbsp; https://seeyourselfinlimestone.ca/strategic-plan/ <br> Video https://youtu.be/amH853hyNJ4</span><br> <br> </span></p>

<h2><span>School Year Calendar 2018-19 Parent Survey</span></h2> <h2><span>&nbsp;</span></h2> <p><span>The Limestone District School Board is requesting feedback about the 2018-19 school year calendar and possible options for the 2019-20&nbsp;school year. It would be appreciated if you would please take a moment to respond to several questions on an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8XDKXF5" target="_blank">on-line survey</a></span><span>.</span><span>&nbsp;If you would like a paper version of the survey, please contact the school and we can send a copy home with your child, or you could come into the school to fill it out. The survey is open for responses until Friday, Feb. 9th. &nbsp; Your input is important to us and we appreciate your time in submitting your feedback and comments. For more information, please visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.limestone.on.ca/go/fe4e0572-4e7e-52be-8914-8633c33e5501" target="_blank">LDSB website</a>&nbsp;which also provides a link to the Ministry of Education website.</span></p> <p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>

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