Pineway Public School (Gr JK - 6)
110 Pineway Blvd, North York, ON
M2H1A8
M2H1A8
416-395-2760
416-395-2766
Welcome to Pineway!
Pineway Public School is a dynamic Learning Community. We strongly believe that we play a vital role, with our community partners, in fostering life-long learning and high standards for student success. Pineway embraces relevant curriculum, equity of access and opportunity, and accountability in a nurturing, engaging, and safe school environment. We believe that every child can learn and achieve success when supported in an inclusive, equitable, caring environment in partnership with home and community.The school which opened 40 years ago is situated in a largely residential (single and multiple-family dwelling) community, near Finch and Leslie in the northeast corner of the Toronto District School Board, Ward 12.
Parent Council
We have a very dedicated and active parent council. They support our
school in a variety of ways, such as volunteering in classrooms and organizing fund raisers. They hold regular meetings at the school.
school in a variety of ways, such as volunteering in classrooms and organizing fund raisers. They hold regular meetings at the school.
Pineway serves 240 students who represent 25 different language groups. Primary languages other than English include Chinese, Farsi/Persian, Korean, Tamil, Somali, Twi, Arabic, West Indies Patois/Creole, and Gujarati. Over 65% of the students speak English as a second language and more than 25% of our students' parents come from the English-speaking Caribbean.
Mission Statement
Pineway's Mission Statement: In Partnership with parents and community, Pineway encourages students to learn, achieve success and participate responsibly in a safe, caring, equitable and democratic learning environment.The Pineway Code of Conduct is based on expectations for staff, students, and parents, with clearly stated consequences for unacceptable behaviour. Our Code emphasizes co-operation, mutual support, positive attitude, respect for oneself and others, and the responsibility of each individual for his or her behaviour. Our teachers, students and parents work together to make Pineway a successful learning community! Read more about Mission Statement
Literacy
Our goal for this year is to focus on data driven literacy planning and implementation. Our staff is continuously engaged in Teaching and Learning Critical Pathways to learn and implement differentiated strategies and focus on specific skills such as making connections, comprehension and extending understanding of text.
Numeracy
Our goal in Numeracy is to provide programming and support for our students to achieve success, particularly in the areas of problem solving; application of knowledge and reducing the achievement gap between boys and girls.by providing professional development to staff; tracking student progress through assessment and data analysis.
Culture of Caring and Care
At Pineway, our goal is to provide a safe and caring school environment for our students and improved on-going engagement with parents.We believe in developing the whole child. Through programs such as Character Education and Future Aces our students become leaders, problem solvers in academic and social situations and develop appreciation of diversity.
Pathways
Pineway has established many partnerships and programs to provide enriching experiences for our students. Pineway Childcare Center is located in the building. It offers Early morning and After school support for the community. English as a Second Language Program for Adults are also offered in school. We partner with Early Years Learning Centers to support our parents.
