Grand Erie District School Board Edith Monture, Brantford, ON

It gives me great pleasure, as Principal of Edith Monture Elementary School, to welcome you to the official Edith Monture school website. This website has been prepared in the hope that it will become for parents, students, staff and visitors to the site, a valuable source of school news and timely information. Our entire staff is committed to establishing a school environment that allows our students to flourish and grow intellectually, emotionally, and socially. We take great pride in being awarded our Lighthouse Leadership status. It is my hope that this website is valuable to your needs. Enjoy your visit! Principal D. Ouellette Leader in Me is FranklinCovey’s whole-school improvement process based on the idea that everyone can be a leader. This evidence-based approach empowers students with the leadership and life-skills they need to thrive in the 21st century. Visit the Leader in Me Blog for inspiration and resources. Learn more at leaderinme.org The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of the key frameworks of the Leader in Me process. The 7 Habits help students learn and apply social-emotional skills. Additionally, the 7 Habits give students and staff members a common language and are essential in building a strong leadership culture. At Edith Monture we have adopted a Boomerang Lunch policy to help make a difference to our environment. We hope to reduce waste and encourage students and their families to review and think about the way they prepare and package lunch and snack foods. All waste from your child’s snacks/lunches will be returned home. This includes all packaging, uneaten food and leftovers. Most lunch trash comes from disposable packaging of single serving food items, plastic bags and foil. It’s estimated that the average school age child using a disposable lunch produces 67 pounds of lunch waste per school year! At Edith Monture that translates into nearly 3, 000 large bags of garbage a year. This is a huge cost to the environment and to t…