What a magical last day it was at LKS. Our Lunch on the Lawn was interesting as mother nature decided to surprise us with some heavy showers. Oh well, we managed to picnic in various areas throughout the school. It was still a nice time together.
What a wonderful year end assembly we had together. We celebrated our students' achievements once again and it was amazing to see how many received winnits and additional pins, pens and crests (grade 6-8). I love to see the students taking advantage of all the activities LKS has to offer.
A final goodbye was said to our support staff who will no longer be with us as classroom assistants. We were very sad to say goodbye to Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Silva and Mrs. Mills. In addition, we are so sad to see both Mr. Page and Mrs. Missios leaving LKS. The kids, staff and parents who attended gave warm, heartfelt accolades to both as final goodbyes were expressed. We are going to miss them both dearly. Thank you to all the parents who contributed year end gifts to all the staff!
As we wrap up the year, we also say goodbye to Ms. Malobabic. We just found out yesterday that she has accepted a teaching position at another school. We are going to miss Ms. Malobabic's contributions both inside her classroom and to the school at large. She has spent many hours working on the cookbook, Wizard of Oz, Literacy Book Room and Parent Council to say the least.
Finally, I am so proud to be here at LKS. What a great year we have had together. I wish you all a happy summer and look forward to September 8th when we see you all again.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Almost There!
As the end of the year draws near, we are on a mad hunt for missing textbooks and library books. So far we are missing approximately $2000 worth of textbooks at the intermediate level alone! Please take a hard look around the house and return any items that you find. The textbooks are very expensive to replace. Thank you in advance.
Parent Council would like to remind you to use QSP if you are going to renew your magazine subscriptions. You will need to use our bar code of 9316 to ensure your fundraising dollars go to LKS. Thank you so much.
Report cards will be going home on Monday (and the 25th for the grade 8 students). Enclosed you will find a Parent Council Newsletter summarizing the wonderful initiatives that took place this year. Once again, we thank all parents who volunteered their time to the students this year.
B & A still has space in their summer camp. If you would like more info, please call 416-394-6400.
We would also like to acknowledge all the grade 4 students, staff and parents who volunteered their time at the White Elephant Sale this year. All proceeds ($1300) will be going to the Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund. This fund helps send kids to summer camps.
In staffing news, we have recently found out that Mrs. Koch and Mrs. Silva will no longer be with us as Educational Assistants as they have been declared surplus by the Board. Although they will still be with us as lunchroom supervisors, we are going to greatly miss them in the classroom.
Finally, we wish our grade eights a wonderful time at their graduation ceremony on Wednesday night.
Dates to Remember:
Monday-Grade 7 Year End Trip
Tuesday-Athletic Assemblies
Wednesday-Gr 8 Grad
Thursday-Last Day for Students; Year End Assembly(9:15ish); Lunch on the Lawn
Parent Council would like to remind you to use QSP if you are going to renew your magazine subscriptions. You will need to use our bar code of 9316 to ensure your fundraising dollars go to LKS. Thank you so much.
Report cards will be going home on Monday (and the 25th for the grade 8 students). Enclosed you will find a Parent Council Newsletter summarizing the wonderful initiatives that took place this year. Once again, we thank all parents who volunteered their time to the students this year.
B & A still has space in their summer camp. If you would like more info, please call 416-394-6400.
We would also like to acknowledge all the grade 4 students, staff and parents who volunteered their time at the White Elephant Sale this year. All proceeds ($1300) will be going to the Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund. This fund helps send kids to summer camps.
In staffing news, we have recently found out that Mrs. Koch and Mrs. Silva will no longer be with us as Educational Assistants as they have been declared surplus by the Board. Although they will still be with us as lunchroom supervisors, we are going to greatly miss them in the classroom.
Finally, we wish our grade eights a wonderful time at their graduation ceremony on Wednesday night.
Dates to Remember:
Monday-Grade 7 Year End Trip
Tuesday-Athletic Assemblies
Wednesday-Gr 8 Grad
Thursday-Last Day for Students; Year End Assembly(9:15ish); Lunch on the Lawn
Interactive Voice Response
Just to let you know TDSB will be testing a new communication system with parents. The board has a new automated system called IVR. The purpose is to keep you informed about school and board-wide events. They will be testing the system June 17th to June 18th by broadcasting to households. A letter is on our website explaining in detail.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Coming to an End!
Although there may be some changes to the staff, the following represents our school organization for 2009/2010:
Kindergarten-Ms. Mandel (am), Ms. Raymond, Mrs. Tyndall (am), Mrs. Caliguiri (pm), Mrs. Seitz; Grade 1/2- Ms. Van Schoor, Ms. Buksner; Grade 1-Mrs. Younger, Mr. Blais, Ms. Kim, Mrs. Hall ; Grade 2 – Ms. Malobabic, Mrs. Bradshaw, Ms. Olson; Grade 3-Ms. Zappi, Mrs. Shklar, Mrs. Adair, Mr. Ross; Grade 4- Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Littlejohn, Mrs. Gibson, Grade 5-Mrs. Iafrate, Mrs. Young, Ms. Walker; Grade 6-Ms. Moser, Mr. Ourique; Grade 7- Mrs. Perry, Mr. Kuru; Grade 8-Mr. Ellerker, Dr. deBraga; Special Education-Ms. Dacyshyn, Mr. Elias, Mrs. Heath ; Physical Education-Mr. Bracht; French-Mme. Locicero, Mme. Freitas; Library-Mrs. McGee; Music-Ms. Hoffman
As you can see we are welcoming two new teachers to the primary division; namely Mrs. Hall and Ms. Buksner. We look forward to working with them come September.
Next year, we have an allocation of 1 EA (Educational Assistant) and 2 SNA (Special Needs Assistant). Unfortunately, we still do not know who will be with us as the Board is still working through this process. We do know that Mrs. Mills has accepted another SNA position at another school. Her talents, warm heart and sensitivity will be greatly missed.
Please remember to check out our website for the Day Schedule and Calendar. Some times have changed slightly. We explained the changes at the parent council meeting on Monday night. Basically, we have to look at the schedules every year and accommodate changes made to teacher supervision times and prep times. This year, the staffing committee worked together to create a 5 day cycle, with 7 periods a day of 42 minutes (important for students on rotary). We will include these times on the letter going home with the report card also.
To continue our celebration of the character trait perseverance, I'd like to share Evan's (5B) thoughts:
Perseverance is when you are so far behind in something and could just give up, but you decide to keep on going and you give it extra effort. You may have to sacrifice a few things but if you do, you will meet the requirement and show perseverance.
Kindergarten-Ms. Mandel (am), Ms. Raymond, Mrs. Tyndall (am), Mrs. Caliguiri (pm), Mrs. Seitz; Grade 1/2- Ms. Van Schoor, Ms. Buksner; Grade 1-Mrs. Younger, Mr. Blais, Ms. Kim, Mrs. Hall ; Grade 2 – Ms. Malobabic, Mrs. Bradshaw, Ms. Olson; Grade 3-Ms. Zappi, Mrs. Shklar, Mrs. Adair, Mr. Ross; Grade 4- Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Littlejohn, Mrs. Gibson, Grade 5-Mrs. Iafrate, Mrs. Young, Ms. Walker; Grade 6-Ms. Moser, Mr. Ourique; Grade 7- Mrs. Perry, Mr. Kuru; Grade 8-Mr. Ellerker, Dr. deBraga; Special Education-Ms. Dacyshyn, Mr. Elias, Mrs. Heath ; Physical Education-Mr. Bracht; French-Mme. Locicero, Mme. Freitas; Library-Mrs. McGee; Music-Ms. Hoffman
As you can see we are welcoming two new teachers to the primary division; namely Mrs. Hall and Ms. Buksner. We look forward to working with them come September.
Next year, we have an allocation of 1 EA (Educational Assistant) and 2 SNA (Special Needs Assistant). Unfortunately, we still do not know who will be with us as the Board is still working through this process. We do know that Mrs. Mills has accepted another SNA position at another school. Her talents, warm heart and sensitivity will be greatly missed.
Please remember to check out our website for the Day Schedule and Calendar. Some times have changed slightly. We explained the changes at the parent council meeting on Monday night. Basically, we have to look at the schedules every year and accommodate changes made to teacher supervision times and prep times. This year, the staffing committee worked together to create a 5 day cycle, with 7 periods a day of 42 minutes (important for students on rotary). We will include these times on the letter going home with the report card also.
To continue our celebration of the character trait perseverance, I'd like to share Evan's (5B) thoughts:
Perseverance is when you are so far behind in something and could just give up, but you decide to keep on going and you give it extra effort. You may have to sacrifice a few things but if you do, you will meet the requirement and show perseverance.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Goodbye to Mrs. Missios
It is with great pleasure that we can formally tell you that Mrs. Missios will be retiring at the end of the school year. Mrs. Missios has been at LKS since 1982 and has taught many of our students. She has a total of 34 years with the Board. Congratulations to you Mrs. Missios; we will miss you terribly on the kindergarten team. Your experience and humour have been great assets to our staff!
In addition to Mrs. Missios leaving, Mr. Page has accepted a teaching position at another school for next September. Again, Mr. Page has been a tremendously loved staff member as he has done so much for the students and community at large. We will miss him!
All other staffing changes will be "blogged" over the next couple of weeks when changes become finalized.
We hope our grade 8 staff and students have a wonderful time in Quebec next week. We will see you back on Friday. Be safe and have fun!
Please check our website for the 2009/2010 Day Schedule and School Calendar!
June
8th-12th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
8th-Parent Council
10th-Grade 4-8 City Track Finals-U of T
16th-Kindergarten Play day
17th-Grade 4 White Elephant Sale
19th-Grade 6-8 Final Dance!
22nd-Report Cards Go Home!
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
25th-Last Day for Students; Year End Assembly: Lunch on the Lawn
In addition to Mrs. Missios leaving, Mr. Page has accepted a teaching position at another school for next September. Again, Mr. Page has been a tremendously loved staff member as he has done so much for the students and community at large. We will miss him!
All other staffing changes will be "blogged" over the next couple of weeks when changes become finalized.
We hope our grade 8 staff and students have a wonderful time in Quebec next week. We will see you back on Friday. Be safe and have fun!
Please check our website for the 2009/2010 Day Schedule and School Calendar!
June
8th-12th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
8th-Parent Council
10th-Grade 4-8 City Track Finals-U of T
16th-Kindergarten Play day
17th-Grade 4 White Elephant Sale
19th-Grade 6-8 Final Dance!
22nd-Report Cards Go Home!
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
25th-Last Day for Students; Year End Assembly: Lunch on the Lawn
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