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DUNRAE GARDENS

A LEGACY OF LEARNING SINCE 1929 For 90 years, Dunrae Gardens Elementary School has offered an exceptional education to our families and community.

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Dunrae Gardens Elementary School 235 Dunrae Avenue Town of Mount Royal, QC H3P 1T5 (t): 514 735-1916 http://dunraegardens.emsb.qc.ca

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Dunrae Gardens School is a French Immersion Elementary School located in the heart of Town of Mount Royal, offering an early French Immersion program that spans from Kindergarten to Grade 6. Built in 1929, expanded in 1956 and again in 2006, Dunrae Gardens School is home to 47 talented staff members that serve 333 students.

Prior to 1975, it served as an English elementary school to a student population residing mainly in the Town of Mount Royal. Since 1975, Dunrae Gardens has been offering an exclusively Early French Immersion Program. The course of study follows the prescribed Ministry of Education curriculum and is based on the French Immersion model developed by the Protestant School Board of Greater and in use since 1998 by the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).

Students in the French Immersion program complete 100% of their course work in French in Kindergarten. In cycle 1, all subjects are taught in French with the exception of the Ethics and Religious Culture course which is taught in English once a week for 60 minutes. In Cycles 2 and 3, students study 59% in French and 41% in English. Table 1.A outlines the language of instruction of each subject per cycle, in greater detail. Dunrae Gardens School proudly adopted the STEAM mindset in 2018. This hands- on, cross-curricular approach to learning allows students to think critically about real world problems and to find solutions, using design principles and processes in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. In addition, our school offers the MEES language heritage courses in Greek, Italian and Spanish during the lunch hour.

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9:10 Dunrae Gardens is presently attended by a diverse student population. As HOMEROOM a result, it offers an environment conducive to enhanced social interaction and cultural awareness. Today, Dunrae Gardens’ territory serves a student 10:45 - 11:05 population residing in the Town of Mount Royal, Outremont, Park Extension RECESS and adjacent municipalities. Nine school buses provide transportation services to our students and approximately 140 students make use of the daycare 12:05 - 12:55 services throughout the day. LUNCH Other than additional support we may receive from any attendants and the (GRADE 1 - 6) special education technician, the complementary service team from the Board includes a psychologist, a spiritual and community animator, an occupational 12:05 - 13:13 therapist and a speech and language pathologist. They each come to school LUNCH one day a week. The school staff is dedicated and works diligently to support (KINDERGARTEN) the whole child. The staff is supportive of each other and in developing a strong school climate where students can feel like they are part of a caring 12:55 community. Some services are offered by the local Centres Intégrés de Santé HOMEROOM et de Services Sociaux (CISSS) including a nurse for one day a week, twice a (GRADE 1-6) month. A social work liaison is on call for consultation and referrals.

14:30 - 14:50 CYCLE 1 CYCLES 2 & 3 KINDERGARTEN RECESS Grades 1 & 2 Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 100% French 96% French 59% French 15:50 0% English 4% English 41% English

DISMISSAL French Subjects: French Subjects: • Français • Français

• Mathématiques • Univers social • Musique • Sciences • Éducation Physique • Éthique et culture religieuse • Arts • Musique • Éducation physique • Arts

English Subjects: English Subjects: • Ethics Religious Cultures • English Language Arts

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MISSION: Our school’s mission is to prepare our students for life-long learning in a safe, secure and healthy environment by nurturing the all-around development of each child, while acquiring the competencies to become successful, bilingual citizens in society.

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PREPARING NURTURING ENCOURAGING Preparing them for Nurturing academic Encouraging them higher learning skills in the areas of to become caring, math and literacy responsible and in both French and self-confident English individuals

ENABLING GUIDING Enabling their Guiding them to appreciationexperience and of various consciousbecome health individuals

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In our mission statement, we affirm that we are committed to preparing our children for lifelong learning and to nurturing their all-around development so that they become successful bilingual citizens in society. We accept our responsibility to provide children with a challenging and motivating curriculum so that by the end of cycle 3, all students have developed their literacy skills in both English and French and have in their possession the many mathematical and technological skills that will permit them to achieve success in today’s technologically advanced world. We also take responsibility in:

Overseeing that every child learns to celebrate cultural diversity. This will enhance his/her self-identity and allow for the enrichment of cultural acceptance of others’ way of life.

Developing and implementing programs, which will foster a greater sense of pride, ownership and respect for their physical environment.

Promoting wellness and leadership in the child through various projects, intramural sports and outings.

Promoting programs such as anti-bullying in order to increase respect and fair play among students.

Continuing programs to create social awareness among students (i.e. poverty, discrimination and equality) in order to foster socio-emotional well-being.

Continuing with workshops to teach students in cycle 3 about internet safety.

Promoting cleanliness in the school environment in order to

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The English Montreal School Board’s B.A.S.E. (Before and After School Enriched) Daycare Program is a government subsidized supervision service offered outside regular class hours for preschool and elementary school children. Its objective is to enhance the lives of children ages 5-to-12 years old by providing them with enriching educational activities. The B.A.S.E. mandate is fulfilled as follows:

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and nurturing the achievement environment of the school’s that ensures the commitment to safety and general success plan. well-being of the children served.

COMPLEMENTS ENCOURAGES a culture of student the development success by coordinating 3 of the children’s 4 Activity, Environmental social skills, Consciousness and such as respect, Specialty Programs, cooperation and such as those tailored openness to for children with special others. needs. All of these programs contribute to the children’s overall development.

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DAYCARE ACTIVITIES The B.A.S.E. Daycare Program forms partnerships with universities, organizations and professional companies to offer a full range of enriching activities to students at no additional cost to parents. These activities can take place during all daycare periods (morning, lunch and after-school) and are usually offered through three sessions of eight to 10 weeks. These specialized activities vary from daycare to daycare and complement what the daycare educators are already facilitating with their group of students. They include Creative Arts, Physical Activities, Media Awareness and Environmental Consciousness

NUTRITION Daycare students are provided with a nutritious snack every day after school as per the EMSB Nutrition Policy.

12:05 – 13:13 (Kindergarten 13:13) 15:50 – 18:00

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INVOLVED PARENT COMMUNITY

Parental involvement at Dunrae Gardens Elementary School is seen as important. Relations between teachers, parents and students are supportive and collaborative.

The members of the Governing Board have undertaken numerous projects to support school improvement, namely the schoolyard beautification plan involving the installation of a perimeter fence around the schoolyard and the enhancement of our soccer field.

The Parent Participation Organization (PPO) offers a forum for parents to discuss general concerns and propse suggestions to the governing board. It also assists with the implementation and periodic evaluation of our educational project and works collaboratively with the school personnel to foster our students’ success.

Dunrae is fortunate to also have a family association. The parents of the Dunrae Gardens Family Association are also very implicated in daily school life and support school wide community events such as our Holiday Pancake Breakfast, Intergenerational Luncheon, Bingo Night and Fun Fair.

Our school is proud to offer a robust extra-curricular activities program organized by the Dunrae Gardens Family Association. Our extra-curricular activities program promotes student engagement by attending to their interests in science and technology, music, physical fitness, visual arts, and skills and hobbies. We take advantage of all of the school and Town of Mount-Royal resources s resources. Some of the activities include: Coding, MdGill Redpath, curiling, tennis, Reptizoo, chess, kid chef, multimedia art, piano, ukulele, soccer, basketball, karate, and ballet.

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OUR PARTNERS

OUR UNIFORM PROVIDER Top Marksr

All students attending Dunrae Gardens are required to wear the school uniform sold by Top Marks. Items include: • Navy blue dress trousers (for boys), • Navy blue dress trousers, skirt or tunic (for girls) • White crested polo shirt, tucked in • Crested navy blue V–neck school vest (optional) • Navy blue, black or white socks. • Mandatory gym uniform with logos: shorts, jogging pants and grey t-shirt

The regular school uniform must be worn at all times, including school outings.

Top Marks is located at 5760 Ferrier Street in TMR with a showroom open 6 days a week. Their online ordering site is available 24 hours/day 7 days/week for parents as well. All orders can either be picked up at their showroom or shipped to your homes by Post. You can reach them at their Customer Service Department at 514-344-5454 (Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm) or at [email protected]. For more information on Top Marks, please visit them online at www.topmarks.ca

OUR LUNCH PROVIDER Merenda

Parents have the option of ordering their meals online. Merenda, has a dedicated team of experts who are committed to delivering fresh nutritional meals, on a daily basis, including raw vegetables, main course, dessert and a choice of beverage. All of their meals are designed and prepared with first quality ingredients.

Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to call their customer service team at (514 )490-1235 or email at [email protected]

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DUNRAE GARDENS

A LEGACY OF LEARNING SINCE 1929 For 90 years, Dunrae Gardens Elementary School has offered an exceptional education to our families and community.