Principal’s Message:
Welcome to the 2024-25 school year! At APS we look forward to re-establishing our teaching and learning relationships with your child(ren) and providing them with many
learning challenges and extra-curricular opportunities. We would also like to welcome
new members to our school community. Working together with parents, community
members, staff and students will contribute to a positive elementary learning
experience where all students can achieve success.
We continue to pride ourselves with our Character Education focus on the following
traits: (Acceptance, Respect, Teamwork, Honesty, Uniqueness, Responsibility) to
demonstrate positive character and a safe and inclusive environment. As we begin the
school year, some common goals are:
setting high academic and behaviour expectations
maintaining a positive school climate
parental/community involvement
We would like to thank Ms.Callaway and Ms. Jensen, our amazing custodial team for all
their hard work over the summer to clean and organize the school in preparation for
our school year! You can show your appreciation of their hard work by encouraging
your child(ren) to do their part to help keep our school and playground clean and free
from garbage.
We would also like to acknowledge the staff for all their extra time and commitment
they have put into getting their classrooms and our school ready for the new school
year. Throughout the summer many teachers were engaged in planning programs for
their students. We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated collaborative team of
professionals at Arthur Public School.
Over the summer, work continued to reach the completion of our Junior/Intermediate
Play Structure. The playground at Arthur Public School has certainly taken on a new
look over the past couple of years. With the addition of two gaga ball pits, a primary
play structure and now the junior/intermediate play structure (Ninja Theme
equipment) and four shade tables for seating, our students will be even more actively
engaged when outside. The students at APS are always playing a variety of games at
recess times such as baseball, soccer, 4 square, tag, etc. and we look forward to seeing
them extend their play to the added spaces. A special thank you to Musashi for funding
our Junior/Intermediate Play Structure. We appreciate Musashi’s time and commitment
to supporting us through this project for the Arthur Community.
Through the staffing process, APS welcomes a number of new staff to the team this
year. Please join me in welcoming the following new staff members to Arthur: Ms.Lewis
(VP) who will be at APS Monday, Thursday and every other Wednesday; Teachers Leigh
Sanger, Lauren Bilton, Jaclyn Giles, Abigail Lowe, Christine Marsden, Daood Bacchus,
Todd Gibbons; and LTO Teachers Sarah Connor, John Ciancio; Educational Assistant
Elaine Langevin; and finally our new Office Coordinator Assistant, Amy Hanisch!
We are very pleased to have these individuals join the APS team!
We would like to thank parents for actively getting involved in your child’s education.
We look forward to your continued involvement and support be it by volunteering,
attending school functions or participating on the School Council.