KPRDSB Approves Plan to Keep North Cavan Students at Crestwood

After months of analysis, consultations and digesting community feedback, on December 10th the KPRDSB concluded that the most acceptable way to balance school populations in the Crestwood family of schools was to separate the destination of North Cavan and Millbrook South Cavan students. North Cavan students will continue to attend… Continue reading

New Accommodation Option Keeps North Cavan Students at Crestwood

At the November 6th Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Resource meeting, School Board Trustees had another round of discussions about options to rebalance school populations through a realignment of feeder schools and school boundaries. The report included a new option based on the feedback through community meetings and online… Continue reading

Postcards offer Messages of Encouragement and Gratitude

In anticipation of another Remembrance Day, Helen Bajorek and Jean-Michel Komarnicki of Postcards to the Front Canada visited Ms Alksnis’ Grade 5 class at Millbrook South Cavan School on November 4th. The students engaged in a lively discussion about the war in Ukraine and wars in general, focusing on the… Continue reading

MSC Work Bee

On November 2nd, Millbrook South Cavan hosted a Working Bee and Bottle Drive on November 2 at Millbrook South Cavan, where volunteers tidied school yard, trail path and cleared weeds from the front garden. The School Council and the entire school community would like to thank volunteers Deanna Hergert and… Continue reading

Millbrook South Cavan Public School Seeks Community Volunteers for Positive School Climate Committee

Millbrook South Cavan Public School (MSC) is calling on local residents to join its Positive School Climate committee. This initiative aims to foster a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all students, staff, and families. The school is particularly interested in volunteers who are retired or currently active in the… Continue reading

KPRDSB Requests School Funding for a new Elementary School in Millbrook

Last week, the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB) submitted their capital budgeting priorities to the Ministry of Education (MOE) for the upcoming budget year. The submission included detailed project proposals for funding to address current accommodation needs.  Among the priorities were funding requests to build new schools in… Continue reading

KPRDSB Comes to Millbrook to Hear the Community Concerns

On October 10th, the KPRDSB hosted another Accommodation Planning meeting, this time at Millbrook South Cavan Public School. It was intended to operate in an Open House style like the original one held at Kenner in April.  Two rooms were staffed with approximately 24 board representatives equipped to answer questions… Continue reading

Cavan Monaghan Parents Voice Concerns at KPRDSB Meeting

Two reports were presented by staff at last week’s Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB) meeting, prompting a swift reaction from Cavan Monaghan parents. Three parents presented their concerns regarding the recommendation of the Resource Committee to adopt a plan to move Cavan Monaghan intermediate and secondary students from… Continue reading