May 2012
7-11  -  Mental Health Awareness Week - activities are planned for noon time
15        School Advisory Council Meeting 6:30 pm
16        Band Concert 7:00 pm
22        Guest Presenter - Philip Riteman, Holocaust Survivor 10:00 am  All are welcome!
30        Legacy of Social Change - guest presenters dealing with issues of diversity


June 2012
1         Early Dismissal
7         Grade 5 Orientation - No School for Grade 6 students (This is a revision from June 25th)


Philip Riteman, Holocaust Survivor

Families are welcome to join the student body on May 22nd at 10:00am to hear the testimony of a Jewish teenager's experience during World War II.  Philip was the only member of his family to survive.



Board Votes to Permanently Close Annapolis Royal Regional Academy

During a Special Board Meeting held March 21 in Berwick, the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board voted to permanently close Annapolis Royal Regional Academy, a public school serving grades 6 to 8, and Newport Station District School, a public school serving grades primary to 6.

Annapolis Royal Regional Academy (ARRA) students will be moved to Annapolis West Education Centre (AWEC) following planned renovations to AWEC. Funding for these renovations will be requested from the province. Special reports regarding renovations to ARRA and AWEC, as well as a report concerning the indoor environment for both schools, were brought forward at the meeting.  These reports are available on the AVSRB website www.avrsb.ca

            -      ARRA School Evaluation Report

-      AWEC School Evaluation Report

-       ARRA/AWEC Indoor Environment Report—to be posted shortly