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Why choose John De Graff school?

John de Graff will provide appropriate education for all of our students. John de Graff School is situated in the Valley Gardens area of north-east Winnipeg. The school is named after a market garden pioneer in the area as the school site and surrounding parkland came from local market garden land.

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What are the behaviour strategies at John De Graff?

The core of the behaviour strategies at John de Graff is the belief that as a community of learners, it is our societal obligation to model, teach, and practice the broad concepts of moral intelligence. These include: empathy, conscience, self-control, fairness, kindness, tolerance (celebrating diversity) and respect.

Where is John de Graff School?

John de Graff School is situated in the Valley Gardens area of north-east Winnipeg. The school is named after a market garden pioneer in the area as the school site and surrounding parkland came from local market garden land. The school opened in 1977 and the open area “pod” plan was seen as holding both open and closed classroom space.

What is the role of resource teachers in John de Graff School?

Resource- The role of the resource teachers at John de Graff School is to collaborate with classroom teachers to support a community of learners within the school and the classroom. All students have opportunities to learn in a safe supportive and caring environment, an environment where students who have learning problems are given instruction and opportunities to succeed, where students’ strengths are recognized and weaknesses acknowledged and appropriate strategies taught to compensate for the areas of weakness. Resource teachers also work with EAL (English as an Additional Language) students to enhance English language acquisition.

What are the events that parents are invited to attend in the school year?

Some of these include, Kindergarten Open House, Parent-Teacher-Student interviews regarding assessment, assemblies, concerts, learning evenings and Our Book Fair. Visitors to the school are welcome, but need to check in at the office upon arrival.

What are the core values of John de Graff?

These include: empathy, conscience, self-control, fairness, kindness, tolerance (celebrating diversity) and respect. These values are the foundation of everything we do in the school. Both home and school are keys to helping to develop resilient children.

When is the Grade 3 assessment shared?

The school participates in the provincial Grade 3 assessment. The data is shared with Grade 3 parents in October and conferences to discuss the data are available to parents. The data is analyzed at the school level in order to help individual children and to inform the instruction practices for all students.

Do school staff include students in the planning and participation of school activities?

Wherever possible and appropriate, staff include students in the planning and participation of school activities.

Does John de Graff have a parent advisory council?

John de Graff has an active parent advisory council. This group meets once per month and supports the school through discussions, special projects, purchase of extra resources, running our lunch program and special hot lunch days for students, and support of school events. All parents are invited to participate in our PAC.