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School Information
Welcome to the website for Harrow School. I am
Laurie MacDonald, the principal of this
wonderful little school located at 550 Harrow Street (at the corner of Harrow and Taylor).
Harrow is a Nursery through Grade 6 school with a current population of 140 students. We also have a Learning Assistance Centre. The LAC is a special education program for
children with behaviour difficulties. We make it one of our priorities to help integrate
these students into our school community.
Mission Statement
As a staff, we are committed to providing our students with the opportunity to learn
and to thrive in a safe environment of acceptance and encouragement. Respect is the
norm. We are the facilitators and we are here to help the children achieve their potential
and to help them become contributing members of society.
Guiding Principles
At Harrow School, we promote and celebrate individual differences. We also accept
and respect the diversity of cultures and lifestyles. This involves the cooperation of our
staff and parents in programming for the academic, social and emotional needs of each
child. Parental support is essential, as it is through the commitment of both parents and
teachers that the children benefit most from the education that they receive. The expectation for all students is that they come to school ready to learn and to
develop their skills to the best of their abilities.
The staff is committed to providing
instruction of the highest quality. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to accept responsibility for his/her actions
and to maintain a standard of self-discipline while recognizing the rights of others. Children and adults must respect each other at all times. We encourage community involvement to enrich the programs of Harrow School.
School Goals
As we continue to work on strengthening
instruction and assessment in both Literacy and Numeracy in our
school, the focus this year will be on specific skills in
writing strategies and conventions and implementing the concepts
and strategies of the new Math curriculum.
Classrooms will work on exemplars of good writing as children
develop their skills in each grade level. This will
include clear expectations and modelling of writing samples,
demonstrating, reinforcing and correcting the mechanics of
writing, and expanding the purposes of varied writing styles.
In Numeracy, we will continue to be involved in the South
District Numeracy Project to develop skills and understanding of
instructional stages for students from Kindergarten to Grade
Three. Our older students will continue to develop their
skills in place value, mental math, and problem-solving.
We are also committed to promoting a healthy lifestyle for our
students. This will include themes encouraging active
physical activity, social/emotional skills, respect of self and
others, nutrition, and wellness. We appreciate your
support at home in encouraging your children to learn and live
healthy and active life skills.
Special Programs
We are fortunate to have many specialists available to our students. This includes
French (Grades 4,5,6), computers, music, art, physical education, library,
resource and counseling.
Thanks to our volunteers from the University of
Manitoba, the University of
Winnipeg, and Grant Park High School, we are able to offer resource tutoring, ESL (English as
a second language), and after-school piano lessons.
Other programs within our school include:
 | Sports Clubs
(basketball, volleyball, speed-skating, soccer, juggling,
running) |
| Leadership Program |
| Social skills
programs (such as bully proofing) |
| I Love to Read
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| Winter Concert |
| Festival du Voyageur |
| Buddy Reading and
Math games |
| Safe Arrival |
| Open House (EduFair
and Pie Social) |
| Book Fair |
| Family Barbecue |
| Theatre Experience
(Manitoba Theatre for Young People) |
| Grade 3 to 6 Camp
Experience |
| Community
Celebrations |
Daycare
Harrow also houses a Daycare program,
Harrow School Children’s Cooperative, which provides before and after school supervision as well as lunch for
some of our students. The majority of our students who stay for lunch are enrolled in our
Harrow School Lunch Program, run by the Parent Council.
Parent Council
There is a very active, involved Parent Council at Harrow School. This group of
committed parents works to ensure clear open lines of communication between home
and school.
Our very successful Lunch Program is operated by our Parent Council. It is used by
many of our students (approximately 60).
Fundraisers organized by our Parent Council help us to meet the many and varied
needs and goals of our school community.
Harrow School has an open door policy. It encourages open communication. We
particularly welcome volunteers within our classrooms. There are numerous
opportunities for people to become involved. Our monthly newsletter includes a monthly
calendar of events and is a valuable tool in helping to keep everyone informed of our
activities and achievements.
We are very proud of our school! Please feel free to drop by and see us in action! I
look forward to your visits.
Laurie MacDonald,
Principal
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