Father Leonard Van Tighem School created this visual to help you determine whether you should come to school during the COVID-19 pandemic:

Also, here are two helpful links:

Student Illness

COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool

June 15, 2021

School Council is a very important part of our school. It is a place to give parents a voice and provide valuable input to the school. Please join us for our last School Council meeting of the year on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 7 pm. The meeting will be a virtual meeting using Google Meet.  Here is the link to the Meet:

https://meet.google.com/kge-cunv-muw?authuser=0

Here is the May financial report:

When entering the Meet, please turn off your mic as there may be a lot of feedback.  Please turn on your mic when you want to speak.

We look forward to hearing from you.  Thank you and we hope to see you Tuesday evening.

October 14, 2020

(Please remember to turn off your mic until you want to speak).

Thank you to our current executive for all the work they have done to help improve our school. Also, thank you to Mrs. C. for making this video to help explain the various positions:

For those of you that are considering a School Council position, thank you for your willingness to serve and please contact Mr. Kostiuk if you have any questions. We hope to see you on October 14, 2020.

September 14, 2020

School Council is a very important part of our school. It is a place to give parents a voice and provide valuable input to the school. Please join us for our next School Council meeting on September 14, 2020, at 7 pm.  During this first School Council we will be holding elections that were postponed and there will be an opportunity to ask questions about our school re-entry plan. The meeting will be a virtual meeting using Google Meet.  Here is the link to the Meet:

meet.google.com/uvc-ejwz-rjh

When entering the Meet, please turn off your mic as there may be a lot of feedback.  Please turn on your mic when you want to speak.

We look forward to hearing from you.  Thank you and we hope to see you on Monday.

Dear Students and Parents:

This September 1st will be my 30^th first day of school as an educator and my 24^th first day of school as a school administrator.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the 2020-21 school year will be like no other.  I hope the experience and skills I have acquired will help our school community adjust to our new reality.  Although there will undoubtedly be many challenges and mistakes, I 2020-21 will be a gratifying year.  I believe that our school staff will work incredibly hard to make student learning a positive experience, whether students are on-site or choosing at-home learning.  The COVID-19 pandemic will make for a unique experience, but please know that your children will be cared for and loved while they are in our care.  We will be applying our Van Tighem Virtues of Honest, Accepting, Wise, Kind, Spiritual to all that we do at school. 

Recently I noticed a gif from the Institute of Child Psychology. The 2020-21 school year would be a great time to follow this check list:

From past posts, many parents know that I typically do not sleep before the first day of school—not due to anxiety about the start of the school year, but due to feelings of joy and excitement for beginning another year.  Despite the current uncertainty, I still have a sense of excitement and joy.  We do need to be aware that many of our students, parents, and staff are very anxious and worried about the start of this school year.  We will support the wellness of all the members of our learning community.  I welcome all the members of our learning community to the 2020-21 school year at Father Leonard Van Tighem School.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to hold our Welcome Back BBQ.  Our Family Blessing will be done differently this year; final details will be sent to parents soon. 

We are getting bigger, both physically and in numbers.  Our new portable is not quite ready. We hope to be using it next week. 

The biggest challenge for us this school year will be adapting to education in the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, we will be focusing on our faith, learning, First Nations, Metis and Inuit Educations, and wellness.  Also, we are excited about the second year of our Faith Plan.  This year’s faith theme is Transformed by the Journey.  The primary focus is on being grateful and being gracious.  We will continue to integrate our faith plan with the Van Tighem Virtues of Honest, Accepting, Wise, Kind, Spiritual.

Now, for some housekeeping news.  Like last year, you can pay your school fees and other fees online.  Please click on this logo for more information:

Online School Payments

To help with communication, here are some social media links (please click on the logo):

We look forward to working with you to continue to make Father Leonard Van Tighem School a special place.  On behalf of our staff, I wish everyone a successful school year.

Blessing,

Greg Kostiuk