News & Announcements

Planning for the spring MVSD Ed Tech Community Outreach Series is underway! The goal of this program is to work with families so that they feel informed, confident, and prepared to use technology with the children in their lives. Please click on the link for details and to complete a survey by Mar. 31st to indicate your interest in the proposed sessions for MVSD families.

The Board of Trustees recognizes annually staff who have served five years or more with Mountain View School Division. This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were unable to gather together to celebrate our colleagues' accomplishments. Their years of service with MVSD and dedication to the students we serve is very much appreciated! Click on the link to read more!

The MVSD News Digest, highlighting information from the Mar. 8th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees is now available! Click on the above link for more info.

Just a reminder that any families wishing to register their child for Kindergarten at HES for September, please come to the South Doors at HES today, Friday March 12th between 930-230, to register your child. Staff will be available to assist you at that time. If you are not able to come today, we will be available again on Tuesday March 16th to register your child for Kindergarten.

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.

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.

Manitoba Education, in collaboration with public health officials, has prepared a Back to School Poster – Help Keep Our Schools Safe, which reminds us all to follow the fundamentals of health to reduce the risk of COVID-19 entering and being transmitted in our schools. Click on the above link for more info!

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!