Principal Year End Message

From the Principal’s Desk

As we come to close this school year, we are proud to share the following year end updates from Huntington Park!

Our graduating class of Grade 8's celebrated the end to their Elementary school years at our Commencement Ceremony held on Thurs. June 18th at Hill Park Learning Centre. We wish our Grade 8 students all the best as they look forward to Secondary school in the fall.

Term 2 Student achievement was communicated through the Report card and sent home with our students on Tuesday, June 23rd. Thank you for taking the time to review your child's report and reflect upon strengths & next steps to celebrate the end to this school year. Friday June 26th is a P.A. Day for our school team and marks the beginning of summer holidays for our students!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our School Council for their ongoing support to enhance school life for our students at Huntington Park. School Council organized our Fundraisers and enhanced our classroom environments to increase student engagement and learning opportunities in the areas of Literacy, Numeracy & Well-Being! This could not have been possible without the support of our School Council & Parent Community who contributed to our fundraising success!

If you are a Parent/Caregiver that has an interest in joining Huntington Park’s School Council, information will be sent home to all families in September outlining the process & welcoming you to attend our first meeting that will be held in early October.

Student Council played an active role in connecting to community by running bake sales to support McMaster Sick Kids. Huntington Park raised $815 in bake sales and presented a cheque to McMaster Sick Kids. Thank you to our staff & students who led Student Council and brought opportunities to pay it forward and give back to community to make a difference – a job well done!

On behalf of the School Team we would also like to take this opportunity to thank our departing staff members for their dedication to the Huntington Park Community. We thank our teachers; Ms. Ramnanan, Ms. Utjesinovic, Mr. Urbanek and Mr. Lees for their dedication & commitment to Huntington Park. Farewell to our LTO EAs; Ms. Descoteaux and Ms. Belushi who will be moving on to support another school within the district. Thank you for your commitment and we wish you all the best in your transition. Also, a big thank you to our long-term occasional educators; Ms. Ali, Ms. Murray, Ms. Watson, Ms. Reilly, Ms. Spurr, and Ms. Crickmore for their time and commitment to Huntington Park. Wishing all our departing staff a successful transition as they continue to support HWDSB across the system! We also thank Ms. D'Alimonte for her dedication to HP as our office assistant and wish her all the best as she moves on to support the system. Finally, we thank our temporary Vice-Principals; Ms. Birch-Jones and Ms. Seto-Vanderlip for their leadership and support this school year.

We also have new staff to look forward to welcoming the Huntington Park team in September; Ms. Beam, Gr. 2/3, Ms. McNulty Gr 3/4, Ms. Dodgson, Reading Specialist, Mr. Hahn, ESL Teacher, Mr. Beattie, Math Facilitator and Ms. Baker, Office Assistant.

Please note that all Elementary class placement communication regarding your child’s class placements will be shared the week before school begins starting on Wed. Sept. 2nd, 2026 via the Parent Portal. Families may also call the school during this week for information.

As we come to the end of this school year, we recognize and reflect upon the success and achievement that our staff and students have accomplished together. As a collaborative team we also value the importance of building strong relationships with home and school, and we appreciate the support that we have received from our Huntington Park families.

Wishing you a wonderful summer ahead! Sincerely, Ms. N. Radojevic & The Huntington Park School Team