Roncalli Elementary

Roncalli Elementary, 130 Airport Heights, St. John's, Newfoundland.

Welcome

At Roncalli Elementary, we inspire each other to learn every day in a constructive, nurturing and respectful environment. We strive to work cooperatively, encourage responsibility and recognize diversity. We are a proud community!

School Roncalli Elementary School serves 360 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6. The school's current population is organized in 19 classroom groupings. Roncalli Elementary School is a neighbourhood school serving the Airport Heights community. The boundary for the school covers the western side of Torbay Road from Airport Road to Harbour View Avenue including the Hussey Drive area, Majors Path and streets adjacent to it and Airport Heights Drive and streets that branch from it. The housing development in our surrounding neighborhood is proceeding and thus there is greater opportunity for increased student enrollment at Roncalli. Approximately 20% of the students travel to and from school by the school bus service.

Kinderstart Session 1 rescheduled for Thursday, January 26th. There will be no regular kindergarten classes for that day.

Important Notices

Allergies

We have a number of students in our school with severe life threatening anaphylactic allergies. We ask you to take careful consideration and not send your child to school with food products that contain peanuts/nuts and fish/shellfish. There is also a student in the school with a raw and cooked egg allergy. We understand that many prepared and processed food items contain egg products and it may be difficult to make snacks and lunches that do not contain egg products. We ask that you refrain from sending to school items as hard boiled eggs and egg salad sandwiches. We have provided a link below that contains some suggested snack items that do not conatin egg products. However, do not feel that you are limited to sending only these products to school with your child. If you have any concerns or questions about this matter please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Tremblett or Mrs. Smith @ 576-4731.

List of snack items that do not include egg products.

Eastern School District's Policy
Peanut & Nut Free
Peanut Butter Replacements

The Eastern School District has determined that given the similarities in appearance, texture and taste to peanut butter that Peanut & Nut Free Peanut Butter replacement products will be restricted in school where a student has a peanut allergy. The Eastern School District recognizes that these products present no risk of anaphylactic allergy, however, having these products in the schools does undermine the District's capacity to enforce the restriction of peanut butter. Teachers on duty would not be able to distinguish between the two products, therefore, both products are restricted in a school where a student has a peanut allergy.

Weather Station

KinderStart Program

Dates for KinderStart Sessions 2012

Parent Orientation
Jan. 17 @ 7:00pm
Session #1 (Child/Parent)
Rescheduled for
Jan 26
Session #2 (Child/Parent)
Feb 24
Session #3 (Child/Parent Info Session)
March 23
Session #4 (Child/Parent Info Session)
April 27
Session #5 (Child/Parent Info Session for September 2012)
May 25

2011-2012
Newsletters

Newsletter - October 28
Newsletter - November 10
Newsletter - November 25
Newsletter - December 15
Newsletter - January 12

Upcoming Events

KinderStart Parent Orientation Meeting
Tuesday, January 17th @ 7:00pm

KinderStart Session #1
Child and Parent
Thursday, January 26th

Chinese New Year
Monday, January 23rd

Family Literacy Day
Friday, January 27th

Outdoor Play

Remember to dress for the weather as we will take every opportunity to go outside.

Fridays are Recycling Day at Roncalli. Please remember to bring in your beverage containers.