Welcome Back to School!

Greetings West Dover Families

Welcome back! We’re excited to begin the 2026–2027 school year. Our staff has been busy preparing, and we look forward to seeing students on Monday, August 31. You will be receiving an email from your child’s classroom teacher n welcoming your child to their classroom.  In the meantime, please see the information below as you prepare for next week!

Bell Schedule

Grades K-6, EES

  • Soft Entry/Doors Open: 7:55am
  • Morning Bell: 7:55 am
  • Dismissal: 2:45 pm

Please note our Kindergarten will have a unique staggered entry during the week of Aug 31 - Sept 4 - Kindergarten Parents please see the message sent by Ms W, our Kindergarten teacher.

Please see our Our Staff page on our West Dover School Website for our Staff Directory. Each staff name contains a link to their email for easy communication.

First Day of School Information

Teachers will meet their classes at the following locations on Monday, Aug 31 at 8:00 am:

  • Mr Sawatzky (gr4), Mr Toltesi (gr5-6), Ms Muckle (gr5)  - NW doors by the staff parking lot
  • Mr Link (gr2) and Ms Bala (gr2-3) - SW doors on the tarmac on the west side of the school
  • Ms Powell (gr1), Ms Lanyon (gr1), Ms Kalinsky (gr3) - SE doors on the tarmac on the east side of the school
  • Mrs Sandhu (gr3-4), Ms Ash (gr6) - NE doors by the school playground
  • EES - students will arrive on the bus

Look for myself on the west side of the school and Ms Devos on the east side of the school - we will be wearing orange vests and we can help you find your child's teacher. 

What to Bring

All learning supplies are provided by the school. Students only need to bring:

  • Clean indoor running shoes
  • Backpack
  • Snack
  • Lunch

Volunteers

Students at West Dover School often have field trips throughout the school year.  Police checks are required and can take up to 1-2 months to process.  Once approved they are good for 5 years.  If you think you might volunteer at some point, please sign into your MyCBE account and click on "online forms" to fill out the "Annual Volunteer Registration form" to get started.  The earlier this is completed the better, to ensure you are able to attend a field trip when they come up. 

Important Documents to review

Parents, Guardians, and students are asked to review the following documents which guide our practice at school:  Please visit our Code of Conduct page on our school website.  It is important that you read the Administrative Regulations concerning:

These are guiding documents at our school.  It is important that students and parents understand what is expected of students when attending West Dover School.  

Important Beginning of the School Year documents for parents to complete

There will be some paper documents coming home from school this week

1. Student Health Information form

2. Digital Citizenship Agreement form

Please complete these documents and return them to school with your child.

There are a few documents to complete on our MY CBE account - please log in to your myCBE and complete the documents found there including:

1. Demographic Verification Form

2. Media permission form 

Reminders

  • Please leave toys and personal items at home.
  • We will continue with our “Away for the Day” cell phone policy. Phones are not permitted for use during the school day. If you need to reach your child, please contact the front office. 


Looking forward to a fantastic year of learning at West Dover School

Sincerely,
Roy Strum, Principal