"Try Hard. Have Fun. Be Friendly"
Welcome
A Safe, Inclusive School
- Harry Camsell K-3 is a safe, friendly environment
- Staff is pro-active in ensuring students learn to deal with problems and have the social skills to avoid conflict
- All staff members support research-based behaviour intervention program
- Student Support Worker helps with social skills and school behaviour
- Recess teachers wear bright vests and carry walkie-talkies for increased student safety and immediate response to urgent situations
Staff
CHRIS PHILPOTTS |
PRINCIPAL |
Antoine, Sally |
Custodian |
Butler, Dixie |
Special Needs Assistant |
Bouchard, Claire Anne |
Special Needs Assistant |
Camsell, Doris |
Slavey |
Coleman, Shirley |
Kindergarten |
Dewar, Wanda |
Literacy Assistant |
Groenheyde, Ginny |
Grade 1/2 |
Hill, Lorna |
Grade 2 |
Lafferty, Lori |
Head Custodian |
Lirette, Dorothy |
Kindergarten |
MacDonald, Lucye |
Grade 3 |
Mains, Catharine |
Literacy Coach |
Milovac, Mario |
PST |
McPhee, Angela |
SNA |
McQuaid, Yvonne |
French |
Myles, April |
Grade 1 |
Scarborough, Amber |
Secretary |
Tybring, Bev |
SNA |
Warren, Sue |
Grade 3 & Vice Principal |
General Information
What makes us special?
- Staff: A caring, experienced and cohesive team
of K-3 experts; very little staff turnover
- Programs: Quality and evolving programs that
continue to improve year after year
- Students: Exceptionally well-behaved
- Volunteers: Strong parental support
- Facilities and Furniture: Modern and perfectly suited for a primary school
- Library: Computerized, state-of-the-art
- Technology: Current and fully networked
Quality Programs
- Model reading and writing programs
- High academic expectations and results
- Research-proven Balanced Literacy program and
strategies used in all classes
- Home reading program
- Homework incentives
- Optional Slavey or French as a Second Language
at all grade levels
- New Science and Math curriculum
- Western Canada Protocol ensures the same
high curriculum standards and program
transferability between western provinces
- Full-day Kindergarten
- Strong Physical Education program
- Sport/recreational activities include gymnastics,
skating, cross-country skiing, swimming, “Jump-Rope-for-Heart”
Excellent Facilities
- Park-like setting with mature trees
- Secure, fenced playground
- Separate Kindergarten playground
- Separate Kindergarten entrance
- Spacious, gleaming, friendly
- Two large Kindergarten
classrooms, each with
its own washroom
- Art room, science
room, spacious library,
sound-proof music
room
- Full-size gymnasium
