It was good to see January behind us this week. It seemed like a long month of darkness and no snow. Hopefully we will have plenty of snow for this month's grade 6-8 ski trip.
This week, we hosted our Sharing Assemblies and recognized our character trait of teamwork. I would like to thank Mary, Rand, and the senior guitar club for their performances. During the grade 7 -8 assembly we also discussed the TDSB Promotion, Transfer and Retention policy. It's really important that the senior students in particular understand how this policy on achievement affects their schooling and more importantly how their choices directly impact their grades. In the next little while, we will also be sharing the awards that will be presented at graduation this year. Hopefully, this will continue to help the students work towards a bigger goal. We feel it is really important to continue to recognize student achievement. A list of awards can be found on our website under "Student Achievement Awards".
Just a reminder that our on-line booking system for parent/teacher interviews will be available to you next week. Please see the grade parent note that was sent to you last week and this week. You will need the code to enter. Please remember to book an appointment only if there is a concern this term. First term interviews are scheduled to touch base with everyone, whereas second term appointments are generally made if there is a concern. We thank you in advance.
Finally, I would like to thank Ms. Moser and our ECO-Warriors as they attended an ECO-Conference on Wednesday. The students had the opportunity to share all the great initiatives we are doing at the school and gathered ideas from other schools. I would also like to thank Mrs. Forte, our guidance counselor, for taking some of our grade 8 students to the Dare to Dream Conference.
I hope everyone has a great weekend.
February
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
