

School open
September 7, 2022 - First Day of School
School opens on September 7, 2022 for all students.
Classroom teacher will email families on September 7th (in the pm) with information about the first day of school. If you have not received an email from your child's teacher by 2:00pm contact the school secretary @ 782-3000.
Kiss 'n Ride will begin at 7:50am when the doors open.
Grades 1 - 5 students will begin classes at 8:10 am.
Kindergarten students may arrive at 9:30am and proceed to their kindergarten classrooms.
Busing - Grade 1-5 students, who are eligible may ride the NLESD school bus starting Wednesday, September 7th. Kindergarten students who are bus eligible may start riding the NLESD bus starting Monday, September 12th. Check the Busing/Transportation Portal for bus eligibility, routes, and pick up/drop off times.

Paradise Elementary
60 Karwood Drive
Paradise, NL
A1L 2T8
Tel: (709) 782-3000
Fax: (709) 782-0763
English School District
Avalon District Office
95 Elizabeth Avenue
St. John's, NL A1B 1R6
Tel: (709) 758-2372
Fax: (709) 758-2706

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Paradise Elementary School empowers all learners to achieve and experience success in a positive, healthy, just, and caring environment.
Dismissal Time: 2:15 AM
Accessible School: YES
French Immersion: YES
Grade Level: Kindergarten - Grade 5
Principal:
sherry gulliver
Assistant Principal:
peter constantine
Secretary(s): Kathy Gibbons
Guidance: Tracy Penney
School Email:
DOS:
jamie coady
Student Services:
Denise Coady
· Regional Director of Schools
· District Director of Schools
· Regional Student Services
· District Student Services
Click on the name/link above to view contact information.
If no bus route document is available above, please contact the school or your regional office.
For any student transportation related inquiries, requests, concerns or to report an incident, please complete the following Student Transportation Form for your region below and a District Representative will get back to you as soon as possible.
To report an Emergency or a Bus Service Delay, please call: (709) 757-4664For more information please refer to the Student Transportation page.
The English School District offers a variety of French programs to help students achieve the ability to know a second language. These programs range from common classroom french classes to full French immersion. To learn more on what we offer, please select one of the following: If you are inquiring about French Immersion, please contact the Program Specialist(s) for French Programs (Early and late French Immersion) in your region.
Paradise Elementary is a K - 5 school.
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Allocations for this year can be found below. Any extra allocations are represented by *
UNIT TYPE | DESCRIPTION | NUMBER |
---|---|---|
Regular | Resources deployed based on the number of classrooms to school enrollment. | 23.00 |
Administration | Resources deployed for Principal and Assistant Principal positions. | 1.50 |
Guidance | Resources deployed for Guidance Counselor positions. In some cases Guidance services may be provide by another school. | 0.97 |
Specialist | Resources deployed for Physical Education, Art, French, etc. | 2.77 |
Learning Resource Teacher (LRT) | Resources deployed for Learning Resource Teachers. | 0.97 |
Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT) | Special Education resources deployed and determined by school population. | 4.50 |
Reading Specialist | Reading Specialist resources deployed to support identified student needs. | 1.00 |
Teaching Learning Assistant (TLA) | Resources deployed for Teaching and Learning Assistants. | 3.00 |
Teacher* | Additional unit required. Rationale: Phys Ed (Grade 5). (Date Given: 06-01-2023) |
0.33 |
Teacher* | Additional unit required. Rationale: Music (Grade 5) . (Date Given: 06-01-2023) |
0.25 |
Teacher* | Additional unit required. Rationale: IRT (Grade 5) . (Date Given: 06-01-2023) |
0.50 |
Teacher* | Additional unit required. Rationale: extra Guidance . (Date Given: 08-04-2022) |
0.03 |
Teacher* | Additional unit required. Rationale: Admin. (Date Given: 08-04-2022) |
0.25 |
Teacher* | Additional unit required. Rationale: Grade 1. (Date Given: 21-03-2023) |
1.00 |
Adjustments | Resource deployed to round allocation to quarter units. | 0.01 |
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS | DESCRIPTION | NUMBER |
---|---|---|
Teacher(s) | Total number of Teaching units allocated. | 37.08 |
Teaching and Learning Assistant(s) | Total number of TLA units currently allocated. | 3.00 |
Student Assistant(s) hrs allocated | Total number of Student Assistant hours allocated. | 20.00 |
K | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Total Students |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 90 | 91 | 81 | 98 | 98 | 538 |
Grade(s) | PowerSchool Class Section | Number Students in the Class | |
---|---|---|---|
0 | K | KB | 18 |
0 | K | KC | 17 |
0 | K | KD | 18 |
0 | K | KF | 14 |
0 | K | KF2 | 13 |
1 | 1 | 1A | 22 |
1 | 1 | 1B | 19 |
1 | 1 | 1C | 22 |
1 | 1 | 1F | 25 |
2 | 2 | 2A | 21 |
2 | 2 | 2B | 21 |
2 | 2 | 2C | 22 |
2 | 2 | 2F | 27 |
3 | 3 | 3A | 21 |
3 | 3 | 3B | 20 |
3 | 3 | 3C | 19 |
3 | 3 | 3F | 19 |
4 | 4 | 4A | 23 |
4 | 4 | 4B | 25 |
4 | 4 | 4C | 24 |
4 | 4 | 4F | 24 |
5 | 5 | 5A | 26 |
5 | 5 | 5B | 27 |
5 | 5 | 5C | 25 |
5 | 5 | 5F | 18 |





