News & Announcements

Please see the updated school plan, with most notable changes being
effective Thursday Feb 25, we are pleased to announce the following:

No staggered dismissal times (between classes/lunchtime/end of day); all 
 students dismiss as per tones.

No cohorted washrooms or stairwells; students may use whichever they 
 wish.

No designated lunchrooms – cafeteria is still not usable, however 
 classrooms are.

NOTE: For above, all students must maintain 2 metre distancing.

Please click on the above link to view the 2021-2022 School Calendar. For future reference, school calendars may be found on the MVSD website by clicking on the "Division" header and the "Calendar" link.

If you would like to receive bus cancellation notices via text message, click on the form widget on the MVSD home page (https://www.mvsd.ca) to sign up! (To unsubscribe, find a text message from the division and reply STOP.) Cancellations will continue to be posted on the MVSD website and announced via radio.

Click on the above link to find out what to do when your child is sick, and when your child may return to school!

Join us for the MVSD Virtual Public Budget Forum on Monday, March 1st at 7:00 PM via Zoom! Click on the above link to access the Zoom meeting and for an overview of MVSD revenues and expenditures, along with the Draft Budget Summary. This information will be reviewed in greater detail during the forum.

The Distance Learning unit of Manitoba is discontinuing ISO (Independent Study Option) courses as of this year. The last day to register for an ISO course is December 30th 2020. For any student who is taking a course or planning on registering all assignments must be submitted by May 7th 2021 and all exams must be written by May 21st 2021. Students looking for options in the second semester, for independent study, can take courses through either InformNet or the Teacher Mediated Option. Please see Ms. Kendrick if you have questions.

This week will have various events to celebrate LOVE:
Tuesday February 16-hand out Matchmakers
Wednesday February 17-hand out "Crushes"
Thursday February 18-guess the Teacher's wedding song
Friday February 19-"Steal my Heart" game

Please note that effective January 29, 2021, provincial public health orders will be amended to specify that anyone entering Manitoba from anywhere in Canada will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. More information about the order and how it may impact MVSD families and students may be found by clicking on the above link.

Congratulations to Sawyer Elliott from Grandview School, who has been nominated by the MVSD Board of Trustees to be considered for the 2021 Manitoba School Boards Association (MSBA) Student Citizenship Award. Sawyer was one of several students in MVSD who submitted applications for nomination, and we are proud to acknowledge these students' contributions to their communities and schools. Please click on the above link to learn more about the award and to read the students' Citizenship Essay submissions.

The Board of Trustees would like to officially recognize the dedication and commitment of all its employees to the students of Mountain View School Division by declaring the week of February 8 to 12, 2021, inclusive, as Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week throughout the various work places in the division. Thank you for all you do!