Year-end Message to the PJ Community

It is hard to find the words to express how I am feeling right now, as I sit here to write my final message to you as your Principal. There are no words, really. What an incredible experience the last three and a half years have been for me! I have learned so much, alongside your wonderful children whom I adore, and my amazing and hardworking team. I am so proud of the many accomplishments of our students, of their growth in all the different but equally important domains; academic, artistic, physical, social and emotional.

I take away so many fantastic memories. I have appreciated getting to know so many of you, and all the support you have given me and the staff in guiding the children. They each have such unique qualities and gifts to share with the world as they grow up and find their passions. Some of them have already discovered their future paths! It’s been truly amazing to witness and I feel so blessed to have been a part of the learning journey of so many young people day in and day out.

I thank all the teachers and support staff members of Pauline Johnson for their unwavering commitment to the students and their success. Mme Susie and Mme Kara have kept me organized. I owe a huge debt to the one and only M. Chris Parslow. I’m sure that he must be proud of all the things he has taught me these last 3 years! He’s given up teaching me Excel, but I can now put together a decent slideshow thanks to him! I cannot thank him enough; he’s been an amazing partner. I am very pleased that he will be at PJ next year to welcome Mme Zielinski to the fold. She is going to be so impressed by our PJ community!

I wish all PJ families a wonderful summer and the best of luck next year!

Chantal Trudeau​