Hello Families,
After two weeks of virtual classes that proved to be challenging for numerous families to start the new year, children were supposed to go back to school today. But the weather decided otherwise and we got to play in the snow instead!
You still have a few days to register for the French schoolboard kindergarten and elementary school if you haven’t yet. The deadline is next Tuesday, January 25th.
- Réseau Réussite Montréal: video to prepare yourselves for your first kindergarten ‘The first transition to school‘
- newly arrived families and/or your kid doesn’t speak French: register for welcome class https://accueil.csdm.qc.ca/ (multilingual website)
- regular registration process: https://www.cssdm.gouv.qc.ca/admission-inscription/procedure-inscription/ (in French)
❓ Looking for more information, or not sure what you need to fill out the forms? Book an appointment (phone or in person) for this Friday, January 21st between 10am and 3pm so we can go through the registration process together.
The Peter-McGill district doesn’t have its own schools yet, so Saint-Léon-de-Westmount is usually your closest public school for kids 5-12 years old. Their Open doors event will happen online again this year, this Wednesday, January 19th at 6pm. Registration is mandatory and you’ll receive the link to participate once you’re registered. Visit their website or contact us for registration.
As part of its collective impact project, the Peter-McGill Community Council participated in the CSSDM’s announcement of the upcoming construction of two primary schools in our neighborhood, following several mobilisation events and planning meetings with residents and local organizations.
The first school will stand on the Bourget Academy site, just below Sainte-Catherine street on De la Montagne street. Renovations/construction are starting soon and it is scheduled to open its doors in 2024.
The development of the second one is still under discussion with the main actors, but the involvement of residents and neighborhood families can always help to facilitate and speed up deliberations. Do not hesitate to contact us if you want to know how you could be an asset to this second school project.
Families elligible for the English board schools need to wait until January 24th to register for kindergarten, and January 31st for first grade and up. More information on the EMSB website, or contact us.