This week, we will be celebrating Family Literacy Day on the 25th with author Cheryl Thorton (http://cherylthornton.com/), Cheryl will be presenting to our students throughout the day. Cheryl has been with us a few times, and the students tend to enjoy her presentations. We hope you enjoy the "real" literacy day on the 27th (school PA day). Please go to the following website for more activities to do with your family: http://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day. Thank you to Mrs. McGee and Mrs. Mayhew for organizing these events. A special thanks to Ms. Wardrop for organizing our Chapters Night on Feb 1st.
We hope to see many of you on the 24th for our parent information night. Please join us in the library @ 7:00 p.m. Ironically, I read an article this week and saw a television show advertised on "Bubble Wrapped Children"- a new term for me. Basically, health professionals are seeing a growing number of child anxiety cases related to the stress of over-protected children. Children are not being given the chance to take risks and think independently, subsequently not learning how to cope with failure, leading to a high level of anxiety over time. Hopefully, we can talk about this on Tuesday.
Arts Express pamphlets are in the office. They are offering "Glee Time" again. This is an after school drama club run by a private group. More pamphlets from a variety of groups can also be found in the stand by the office.
24th-Parent Information Night: Topic: Anxiety (presented by Parent Council); 27th-PA Day
25th-Family Literacy Day at LKS; Grade 7 to Montgomery Inn
26th- Grade 7 to Montgomery Inn
27th-PA Day
30th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
February
1st-Special Education Reviews; LKS Chapters Night!
2nd-K-8 Sharing Assemblies
3rd-Grade 3 Spelling Bee
6th and 7th-Kindergarten Registration
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.; Report Cards Go Home; Eco-Warriors Meeting
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
16th-Grade 4s to Medieval Times
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day
22nd-Athletic Assembly; Kindergarten Parent Night: Early Learning Strategies; LKS Grade 8 Band and Strings (some grade 7) at Kiwanis
24th-Grade 6-8 Ski Day
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
28th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies
March
1st-Grade 7 Band at Kiwanis
5th-Jump Rope for Heart
12th-16th-March Break
19th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
23rd-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies
April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch
May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day
June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn
January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
10th-Spelling Bee @ 9:00
11th-Sr Hockey Tournament; Seeds of Hope @ lunch
12th-Eco-Warriors Meeting and Class Safety Rep Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
24th-Parent Information Night: Topic: Anxiety (presented by Parent Council); Grade 6-8 Ski Day
27th-PA Day
30th-Primary/Junior/Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
31th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
February
6th and 7th-Kindergarten Registration
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.; Report Cards Go Home; Eco-Warriors Meeting
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
16th-Grade 4s to Medieval Times
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day
22nd-Athletic Assembly; Kindergarten Parent Night: Early Learning Strategies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
28th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies
March
5th-Jump Rope for Heart
12th-16th-March Break
19th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
23rd-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies
April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch
May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day
June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn
