Rideau Valley Middle School

Box 100, 6680 Dorack Drive, Kars K0A 2E0
Telephone (613) 489-2024 Fax (613) 489-4254
Principal Roger Lee; Vice-Principal Denise Gagnon-Lebrun
Morning start time 8:15 a.m.; afternoon dismissal 2:40 p.m.
Regular English Program 6-8; Early French Immersion 6-8; Late French Immersion 7-8
Rideau Valley M.S. school website: http://www.ocdsb.ca/RVMSweb/

Located near the centre of Kars, Rideau Valley Middle School is a public elementary school offering the regular English and Early French Immersion programs for Grades 6 through 8, and the Late French Immersion program for Grades 7 to 8. Its attendance area for the English and Late French Immersion programs covers all of Rideau Township, as well as parts of Gloucester, Nepean and Osgoode adjacent to Manotick. The attendance boundary for the Early Immersion program includes the village of Osgoode in addition to the main attendance area.

Built in 1975, Rideau Valley M.S. is well equipped with specialized facilities to support programs in Grades 7 and 8. Several years ago, a new computer lab was created adjacent to the school library. The school supplements its extensive grounds, shared with Kars P.S., with the use of the adjacent Kars Recreation Centre. In addition to a full range of instructional programming, Rideau Valley provides a good mixture of extracurricular sports and other activities.

Consideration is currently being given to building an addition to Rideau Valley M.S., and consolidating the enrolment of Rideau Valley M.S. and Kars P.S. into a single larger school building. As of September 2008, the Board is continuing to review design concepts and discuss funding and potential budget issues with the Ministry of Education. No final decisions have yet been made.

This 2008-2009 school year is the first year of implementing a Board decision to phase out Late French Immersion (Grade 7 entry) program and expand the Middle French Immersion (Grade 4 entry) program. Late French Immersion will continue to be offered at Rideau Valley M.S. as long as the program has viable enrolment. It is currently expected that Middle French Immersion students from the program beginning this year at Kars P.S. will continue in this program at Rideau Valley Middle School when they reach Grade 6 in 2010.

On completion of Grade 8 at Rideau Valley M.S., students are directed to South Carleton H.S. in Richmond for Grades 9 through 12 in regular English and French Immersion programs. Students entering vocational programs attend Sir Guy Carleton S.S. in Nepean. Special education students who have been identified as gifted may choose to attend Bell H.S. in Nepean, one of six secondary gifted centres.

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Let's make every school an excellent school!	Rideau Valley Middle School Box 100, 6680 Dorack Drive, Kars K0A 2E0 Telephone (613) 489-2024 Fax (613) 489-4254 Principal Roger Lee; Vice-Principal Denise Gagnon-Lebrun Morning start time 8:15 a.m.; afternoon dismissal 2:40 p.m. Regular English Program 6-8; Early French Immersion 6-8; Late French Immersion 7-8 Rideau Valley M.S. school website: http://www.ocdsb.ca/RVMSweb/ Located near the centre of Kars, Rideau Valley Middle School is a public elementary school offering the regular English and Early French Immersion programs for Grades 6 through 8, and the Late French Immersion program for Grades 7 to 8. Its attendance area for the English and Late French Immersion programs covers all of Rideau Township, as well as parts of Gloucester, Nepean and Osgoode adjacent to Manotick. The attendance boundary for the Early Immersion program includes the village of Osgoode in addition to the main attendance area. Built in 1975, Rideau Valley M.S. is well equipped with specialized facilities to support programs in Grades 7 and 8. Several years ago, a new computer lab was created adjacent to the school library. The school supplements its extensive grounds, shared with Kars P.S., with the use of the adjacent Kars Recreation Centre. In addition to a full range of instructional programming, Rideau Valley provides a good mixture of extracurricular sports and other activities. Consideration is currently being given to building an addition to Rideau Valley M.S., and consolidating the enrolment of Rideau Valley M.S. and Kars P.S. into a single larger school building. As of September 2008, the Board is continuing to review design concepts and discuss funding and potential budget issues with the Ministry of Education. No final decisions have yet been made. This 2008-2009 school year is the first year of implementing a Board decision to phase out Late French Immersion (Grade 7 entry) program and expand the Middle French Immersion (Grade 4 entry) program. Late French Immersion will continue to be offered at Rideau Valley M.S. as long as the program has viable enrolment. It is currently expected that Middle French Immersion students from the program beginning this year at Kars P.S. will continue in this program at Rideau Valley Middle School when they reach Grade 6 in 2010. On completion of Grade 8 at Rideau Valley M.S., students are directed to South Carleton H.S. in Richmond for Grades 9 through 12 in regular English and French Immersion programs. Students entering vocational programs attend Sir Guy Carleton S.S. in Nepean. Special education students who have been identified as gifted may choose to attend Bell H.S. in Nepean, one of six secondary gifted centres.
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