It's good to be thinking of Spring already! Mark your calendars...Dinner Dance is April 17th, 2010. Thank you to Kim DeLonghi and all the parents who will be organizing this great event!
The Grade 4-8 Class Safety Reps met with Ms. Perry and I on Monday to brainstorm ideas on how to implement our Character Development Traits. More details will be shared later, but remember that September's Trait is Respect.
Parent Council wants to remind you that the QSP catalogues are coming home and to please place your orders on-line this year. Thank you to all the parents who came to Parent Council on Monday night; a special thanks to all the new parents who came out! Great to have so many people volunteer for committees this year. I think we are still looking for a couple of positions. If so, we'll post them next week for you to look at.
This week we completed our fire drills and lockdown. As we practised these, the kids were very respectful and listened to their teachers. It is very important that we continue to practise these in case we actually had "real" events. If we ever have to fully evacuate the building, we would all travel down the road to Lambton-Kingsway Church. You would be notified by the school.
Remember to keep washing your hands! Have a great weekend!
Important Dates to Remember
29th-Photo Day; Hep B & Meningitis Shots for Gr 7 & HPV (Grade 8)
30th-Photo Day continues
October 1st-Terry Fox Walk @ 1:00 p.m.
2nd-Grade 8 Trip to Art Studio/Credit River; Sr Girls Softball Tournament
5th-Me to We Day (small group of student reps)
6th-Cross Country Meet @ Centennial; Grade 8 Parent Info Night for Quebec @ 7:00pm
7th-9th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip; Jr Boys Football @ John English
12th-Happy Thanksgiving
13th-Grade 8 Mediacs Presentation; Parent Council ACORN CARDS Fundraiser Begins!
14th-Wild Wild Web Presentation for Grade 6; Sr Girls Football Tourney @ Swansea; Sr Boys Football @ Bloorlea
19th-Parent Council @ 7:30; Class Safety Rep Meeting @ Lunch; Jr Girls Football @ English
20th-IEPs sent home
21st-Eric Walters visits the grade 2-8 classes
22nd-Cross Country Meet @ Centennial
27th-Sharing Assemblies
28th-Grade 8 High School Night
29th-Mrs. Olson & Mrs. Bradshaw's class to Outdoor Ed Centre
30th-Hallowe'en Parade
November 5th-Photo Retakes
9th-Parent Council
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
13th-No school-PA Day!
16th-Parent/Teacher Interview Letters Go Home!
23-Class Safety Rep Meeting
30th-Report Cards Go Home (Only SK Reports-Jr Kindies' get a report second term)
December 3-Interview Day(the 2nd at night)
8th-Grade 1-5 Concert
9th-Grade 6-8 Concert
14th-Parent Council
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
First Full Week!
Well, we made it through our first full week (with great weather)! Thank you for returning all of our September forms promptly. We were able to go through them and generate required lists for our office use. Mrs. Stefanowicz will be sending home data cards shortly for you to make any changes. We thank you in advance.
Another letter is being sent home regarding volunteers. Thank you to Mrs. Kress for helping out with this process. If you volunteer or think you might be volunteering (i.e. drive for sports teams, trip supervisor etc.), please make sure you have completed your police reference check or your annual check. Please see Mrs. Sefanowicz for further information. So far we have 126 people who have completed their annual checks. Thank you again because LKS wouldn't be the same without the wonderful parental support.
Thank you to all the parents who came to curriculum night. If you missed it, please check out the website for our long range plans.
Thank you for visiting my blog, but don't forget to scroll down the other blogs, especially our library section-Mrs. McGee has some updates! Don't forget to come to Parent Council on Monday @ 7:30 in the library.
Important Dates to Remember
21st-Class Safety Rep Meeting with Mrs. Perry/Ms. Caddel@ lunch; Parent Council @ 7:30
25th-Sharing Assemblies-Only Junior and Intermediate
29th-Photo Day; Hep B & Meningitis Shots for Gr 7 & HPV (Grade 8)
30th-Photo Day continues
October 1st-Terry Fox Walk
2nd-Grade 8 Trip to Art Studio/Credit River
5th-Me to We Day (small group of student reps)
6th-Cross Country Meet @ Centennial
7th-9th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
12th-Happy Thanksgiving
13th-Grade 8 Mediacs Presentation
14th-Wild Wild Web Presentation for Grade 6
19th-Parent Council @ 7:30; Class Safety Rep Meeting @ Lunch
20th-IEPs sent home
26th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Mrs. Olson & Mrs. Bradshaw's class to Outdoor Ed Centre
30th-Hallowe'en Parade
Another letter is being sent home regarding volunteers. Thank you to Mrs. Kress for helping out with this process. If you volunteer or think you might be volunteering (i.e. drive for sports teams, trip supervisor etc.), please make sure you have completed your police reference check or your annual check. Please see Mrs. Sefanowicz for further information. So far we have 126 people who have completed their annual checks. Thank you again because LKS wouldn't be the same without the wonderful parental support.
Thank you to all the parents who came to curriculum night. If you missed it, please check out the website for our long range plans.
Thank you for visiting my blog, but don't forget to scroll down the other blogs, especially our library section-Mrs. McGee has some updates! Don't forget to come to Parent Council on Monday @ 7:30 in the library.
Important Dates to Remember
21st-Class Safety Rep Meeting with Mrs. Perry/Ms. Caddel@ lunch; Parent Council @ 7:30
25th-Sharing Assemblies-Only Junior and Intermediate
29th-Photo Day; Hep B & Meningitis Shots for Gr 7 & HPV (Grade 8)
30th-Photo Day continues
October 1st-Terry Fox Walk
2nd-Grade 8 Trip to Art Studio/Credit River
5th-Me to We Day (small group of student reps)
6th-Cross Country Meet @ Centennial
7th-9th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
12th-Happy Thanksgiving
13th-Grade 8 Mediacs Presentation
14th-Wild Wild Web Presentation for Grade 6
19th-Parent Council @ 7:30; Class Safety Rep Meeting @ Lunch
20th-IEPs sent home
26th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Mrs. Olson & Mrs. Bradshaw's class to Outdoor Ed Centre
30th-Hallowe'en Parade
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
First Week Finished!
I think we are officially back into the "swing" of things at LKS! I can tell because Mr.Kuru and Mr. Bracht have started football practices already. To note, Mr. Ellerker and myself will be starting Cross Country practices for grades 1-8 next Wednesday. We met with interested kids today and gave them the proper forms. As many of you know, cross country is one of our most popular teams and we just want the kids to have fun and stay healthy! Thank you to Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Rilling, our parent volunteers; please see them if you want to help supervise at our upcoming meets. Thank you in advance.
Thanks to all of you who have returned our forms. We ask that you return the "Parent Signature Page" by Monday as we need to get them all organized. Remember, just log onto our website, read, and then sign the parent page. I would like to clarify our lunch routines, especially for our new parents. Unless the kids have your permission to leave the school grounds, they must eat in our lunchroom and then stay on the property. If your child normally leaves the school with your permission, but every once in a while needs to stay at school, he/she will eat with the rest of the students in the lunchroom. We just ask that you tell your classroom teacher if there is any change in your lunch routines; especially for our younger students.
At the beginning of the year, it is really important for us to take attendance carefully. We need to account for all the kids on our roster. So far, we are coming under or just at our primary caps (20 per class). We have had to shuffle a few of our kindergarten students to accommodate the cap requirements. At this time, we don't expect any major re-organization or realignments-some of you remember doing this a few years ago! Please remember that if you are moving out of our area, to please register at your new home school-we can help you through this process. We thank you in advance.
The following is a request from Diane Kress, one of our Parent Council Executive members who volunteered to organize our Grade Reps.
Hello Parents,
We currently have many of the grade parent positions filled, however; we are still in need of the following. If you can help with this rewarding experience, please contact Diane Kress 416-236-1477 or dkress@thinknet.com.
Kindergarten
- Mrs. Tyndall--am (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Macpherson--pm (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Seitz---am (Elizabeth Stinson, 1 other parent required)
Grade 1
- Mr. Blais (2 parents required)
- Ms. Kim (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Younger (Kristine Laco, 1 other parent required)
Grade 4--Mrs. Gibson (2 parents required)
Grade 8--Mr. Elleker (1 or 2 parents required)
For those new to the school a grade parent administers and helps organize class and school events in conjunction with teachers and parents wishes. Helping with these tasks enriches the students' learning experience by allowing teachers to focus on their students instead of administrative tasks. Activities generally include:
-distributing the class contact list upon permission from the parents and teacher
-recruiting volunteers for activities according to the teacher's needs
-recruiting volunteers for Parent Council fundraising activities or LKS functions
-Informing class parents of upcoming LKS and classroom events via email.
We hope to see everyone at Curriculum Night. All staff will be introduced at 6:00 p.m in the gym; the kindergarten presentation will take place in the gym at 5:30 p.m (stage side); Grade 1-3 teams will present at 6:30 p.m, followed by the junior and intermediate grade teams at 7:00 p.m. Presentations are in different locations; check out your teacher's blog or the schedules on the doors for that information.
Don't forget to wash your hands!
Important Dates to Remember
14th- Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00
17th- Curriculum Night
21st-Class Safety Rep Meeting with Mrs. Perry/Ms. Caddel@ lunch; Parent Council @ 7:30
25th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Photo Day; Hep B & Meningitis Shots for Gr 7 & HPV (Grade 8)
30th-Photo Day continues
October 1st-Terry Fox Walk
5th-Me to We Day (small group of student reps)
7th-9th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
12th-Happy Thanksgiving
13th-Grade 8 Mediacs Presentation
14th-Wild Wild Web Presentation for Grade 6
19th-Parent Council @ 7:30; Class Safety Rep Meeting @ Lunch
26th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Mrs. Olson & Mrs. Bradshaw's class to Outdoor Ed Centre
30th-Hallowe'en Parades
Thanks to all of you who have returned our forms. We ask that you return the "Parent Signature Page" by Monday as we need to get them all organized. Remember, just log onto our website, read, and then sign the parent page. I would like to clarify our lunch routines, especially for our new parents. Unless the kids have your permission to leave the school grounds, they must eat in our lunchroom and then stay on the property. If your child normally leaves the school with your permission, but every once in a while needs to stay at school, he/she will eat with the rest of the students in the lunchroom. We just ask that you tell your classroom teacher if there is any change in your lunch routines; especially for our younger students.
At the beginning of the year, it is really important for us to take attendance carefully. We need to account for all the kids on our roster. So far, we are coming under or just at our primary caps (20 per class). We have had to shuffle a few of our kindergarten students to accommodate the cap requirements. At this time, we don't expect any major re-organization or realignments-some of you remember doing this a few years ago! Please remember that if you are moving out of our area, to please register at your new home school-we can help you through this process. We thank you in advance.
The following is a request from Diane Kress, one of our Parent Council Executive members who volunteered to organize our Grade Reps.
Hello Parents,
We currently have many of the grade parent positions filled, however; we are still in need of the following. If you can help with this rewarding experience, please contact Diane Kress 416-236-1477 or dkress@thinknet.com.
Kindergarten
- Mrs. Tyndall--am (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Macpherson--pm (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Seitz---am (Elizabeth Stinson, 1 other parent required)
Grade 1
- Mr. Blais (2 parents required)
- Ms. Kim (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Younger (Kristine Laco, 1 other parent required)
Grade 4--Mrs. Gibson (2 parents required)
Grade 8--Mr. Elleker (1 or 2 parents required)
For those new to the school a grade parent administers and helps organize class and school events in conjunction with teachers and parents wishes. Helping with these tasks enriches the students' learning experience by allowing teachers to focus on their students instead of administrative tasks. Activities generally include:
-distributing the class contact list upon permission from the parents and teacher
-recruiting volunteers for activities according to the teacher's needs
-recruiting volunteers for Parent Council fundraising activities or LKS functions
-Informing class parents of upcoming LKS and classroom events via email.
We hope to see everyone at Curriculum Night. All staff will be introduced at 6:00 p.m in the gym; the kindergarten presentation will take place in the gym at 5:30 p.m (stage side); Grade 1-3 teams will present at 6:30 p.m, followed by the junior and intermediate grade teams at 7:00 p.m. Presentations are in different locations; check out your teacher's blog or the schedules on the doors for that information.
Don't forget to wash your hands!
Important Dates to Remember
14th- Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00
17th- Curriculum Night
21st-Class Safety Rep Meeting with Mrs. Perry/Ms. Caddel@ lunch; Parent Council @ 7:30
25th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Photo Day; Hep B & Meningitis Shots for Gr 7 & HPV (Grade 8)
30th-Photo Day continues
October 1st-Terry Fox Walk
5th-Me to We Day (small group of student reps)
7th-9th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
12th-Happy Thanksgiving
13th-Grade 8 Mediacs Presentation
14th-Wild Wild Web Presentation for Grade 6
19th-Parent Council @ 7:30; Class Safety Rep Meeting @ Lunch
26th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Mrs. Olson & Mrs. Bradshaw's class to Outdoor Ed Centre
30th-Hallowe'en Parades
Thursday, September 3, 2009
WELCOME BACK!
Welcome to the new school year everyone! I had a great summer and hope that you did too!
Over the summer, we did have some staff changes to the primary team. Mrs. Mandel has replaced Mrs. Malobabic in grade 2; Mrs. Caligiuri will be taking over Mrs. Mandel's class in the morning (Room 172). Mrs. Macpherson (newly hired) will be taking over Mrs. Caligiuri's afternoon kindergarten class. The kids will now move from Room 166 to 172. Mrs. Macpherson will also take over Mrs. Caligiuri's class until she returns from her maternity leave. We are very happy to have Mrs. Macpherson at LKS as she has years of experience and a wide breadth of knowledge.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 8th. Entry time is regularly at 8:55 a.m., but the kids should come a bit earlier the first day. Staff will be outside helping them get into the right lines!
We will be sending home a print newsletter and one form for parent signatures on Tuesday. All the September forms are posted on the website. If you need a hard copy of any material, we have extras in the office.
As school begins, we would also like to direct you to the website for a letter from our new director, Chris Spence, on H1N1. We want you to know that we take this very seriously as we don't want anyone to get sick, including students, parents and staff. We will continue to advocate proper hand washing with the kids and would appreciate it if follow-up could happen at home. Other things to consider would be throwing away tissues, sneezing into your sleeve if you don't have a tissue, avoid sharing drinks and cleaning surface areas. We will also be addressing this with our caretaking staff. We will continue to provide soap and cleaning the washrooms and fountains. We appreciate your support in advance.
Have a great weekend!
Over the summer, we did have some staff changes to the primary team. Mrs. Mandel has replaced Mrs. Malobabic in grade 2; Mrs. Caligiuri will be taking over Mrs. Mandel's class in the morning (Room 172). Mrs. Macpherson (newly hired) will be taking over Mrs. Caligiuri's afternoon kindergarten class. The kids will now move from Room 166 to 172. Mrs. Macpherson will also take over Mrs. Caligiuri's class until she returns from her maternity leave. We are very happy to have Mrs. Macpherson at LKS as she has years of experience and a wide breadth of knowledge.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 8th. Entry time is regularly at 8:55 a.m., but the kids should come a bit earlier the first day. Staff will be outside helping them get into the right lines!
We will be sending home a print newsletter and one form for parent signatures on Tuesday. All the September forms are posted on the website. If you need a hard copy of any material, we have extras in the office.
As school begins, we would also like to direct you to the website for a letter from our new director, Chris Spence, on H1N1. We want you to know that we take this very seriously as we don't want anyone to get sick, including students, parents and staff. We will continue to advocate proper hand washing with the kids and would appreciate it if follow-up could happen at home. Other things to consider would be throwing away tissues, sneezing into your sleeve if you don't have a tissue, avoid sharing drinks and cleaning surface areas. We will also be addressing this with our caretaking staff. We will continue to provide soap and cleaning the washrooms and fountains. We appreciate your support in advance.
Have a great weekend!
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