About us
At P.E.T.E.S. we offer the French Immersion program and our specialist classes are offered in English. We are a community school and offer a welcoming and nurturing learning environment.
Our teaching staff and integration aides are dedicated life long learners who focus on developing the whole child. They are dedicated to helping each student develop and grow, academically, emotionally and socially. Our Cozy Cove, with our Special Education Technicians help support our students Social and Emotional well-being by working with students on anxiety, social skills, or simply a break from the day! We also have a phenomenal resource team to help support our staff and students to meet each student’s needs and our S.E.E.D. staff are important team members in providing a safe and caring environment to our students during lunch and before and after school care.
We participate in many school board activities such as the LBPSB Tournaments (Volleyball, Tchoukball, Track & Field and many more), Qui Lira Vaincra, Entrepreneurship Grants and Culture in the school experiences. We are also a school with a big sense of belonging and a strong sense of community. There are many school wide events planned such as Carnival Weeks, Semaine du francais, Kindness week and EDDI initiatives. We also have a very involved Home & School who organize family events such as Movie Nights, Dance Parties and a community carnival to kick start the school year!
P.E.T.E.S. is the school where you want to be!
Vision
At Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School, we cultivate, in every student, a passion for learning where all students can achieve success and attain their full potential in an innovative and nurturing environment by:
- Encouraging students to be responsible and compassionate citizens by developing a strong sense of belonging and community by participating in Intramurals, extracurriculars and community activities and events.
- Offering a learning environment that helps students to acquire skills, knowledge and understanding, where their physical, social and emotional wellness are nurtured.
- Working collaboratively between staff and families to support the children by offering a challenging, stimulating and safe environment that is conducive to partnerships between the school, families and the community.
- Providing diverse learning opportunities and helping students to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills to become independent, engaged lifelong learners and respectful global citizens.
- Providing leadership and student engagement initiatives through our Ambassador program.
- Developing and promoting a love for the French language to develop comfortable French second language speakers.
Mission
Our mission is to create a safe and respectful learning environment that promotes individual student growth. We pride ourselves in working collaboratively with our parent community to foster a learning environment that is conducive to learning and meeting each individual student’s needs all while fulfilling their academic, social, physical and emotional needs. We also strive to develop a positive growth mindset where our staff and students are committed to being life-long learners and active global citizens. Our goal is to prepare all our students to be respectful and responsible bilingual citizens!