Thursday, October 25, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Just a reminder that we will have our traditional "Hallowe'en Parade" next Wednesday. If you will be attending, please line up along the fences as we need room for the entire school to move through the front doors and then around the track. The kids are so excited to come in their costumes. The grade 8 students will also be hosting their haunted house again! Please remember that we are a "peanut safe" school, and no sweets should be brought to school containing nuts. Please no gum!
During our October Sharing Assemblies (Grade 1-8 on the 30th and Kindgergarten on the 26th), we will be recognizing the character trait of Empathy.
We received our Fall CTBS scores, and the children did exceptionally well on the assessment. We will have overall results posted on the website next week, along with the Promotion, Transfer, and Retention Guidelines.
I hope you have a great weekend.
OCTOBER 2012
29th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies
31st-Hallowe'en Parade; Grade 6-8 Dance
NOVEMBER 2012
5th-9th-Parents book on-line interviews-Please see Grade Parent email
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
12th-Report Cards Go Home
16th-PA Day
23rd-Grade 7 & 8 Author Visit
30th-Pizza Day
DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
13th-Middle School Concert
14th-Grade 7 & 8 Immunization; Grade 6-8 Dance
20th-Pizza Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays
JANUARY
7th-School Begins
8th-Police Visits for Grade 1 and 4
17th-Police Visits for Grade 2 and 5
22nd-Police Visits for Grade 6 & 8
24th-Pizza Day
25th-PA Day
FEBRUARY
11th- Report Cards Go Home!
15th-PA Day
18th-Family Day!
22nd-Pizza Day
MARCH
11th-15th-March Break
28th-Pizza Day
29th-Good Friday
APRIL
1st-Easter Monday
26th-Pizza Day
MAY
24th-Sharing Assembly
31-Pizza Day
JUNE
7th-PA Day
14th-Grade 8 Graduation
17th-21st-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
18th-Sharing Assembly
26th-Report Cards Go Home
27th-Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Day); Year End Assembly; Last day for students
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Friday, October 19th
Congratulations to our finalists who ran in the City Cross Country Race on today. Official results will be in shortly. Mr. Ellerker, Mrs. Wilson and myself are so proud of you. Thanks to all the parents who have supported the team throughout the season!
This week, Mr. Lanis and Mrs. Chandra hosted a training session for our Peer Mediators. Our Peer Mediators come from our grade 6 classes and they play a big part keeping our students safe at recess. They help the younger students resolve conflicts on the playground. We've had this club for a couple of years, and it is very successful. We thank the kids for showing such great leadership.
Thank you to all the parents who attended the Parent Council meeting on Monday night. We presented our School Improvement Plan and student achievement results from 2011-2012. We also had a discussion around Bill 115. All of us, including staff, parents and the students, are frustrated and disappointed about the uncertainty of the current situation. These same feelings and thoughts were expressed at the Trustee meeting on Tuesday night. Many of our extra-curricular activities have been cancelled here at LKS and across the system, and we aren't sure what the future will look like. Please make sure you check my blog on a regular basis as I will continue to keep you posted as new information is sent to me.
I do know that Progress Reports will be sent home on November the 12th. We will be using our on-line booking system again this year. You will be able to book your parent-teacher interview from November 5th to November 9th. A detailed message will be sent to you via your grade parent. It will contain the code that you need to access the booking system.
Finally, I'd like to welcome Mrs. Struncel who will be replacing Mr. Elias until the new year. At that point, Mrs. Shklar will be teaching some of our gym classes for the remainder of the year. Congratulations to Ms. Sunde as she has become a permanent teacher with the Board and will continue to teach our 2/3 split. Welcome aboard Mrs. Sunde!
OCTOBER
29th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
NOVEMBER 2012
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
12th-Report Cards Go Home
16th-PA Day
30th-Pizza Day
DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
20th-Pizza Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays
JANUARY
7th-School Begins
24th-Pizza Day
25th-PA Day
FEBRUARY
11th- Report Cards Go Home!
15th-PA Day
18th-Family Day!
22nd-Pizza Day
MARCH
11th-15th-March Break
28th-Pizza Day
29th-Good Friday
APRIL
1st-Easter Monday
26th-Pizza Day
MAY
24th-Sharing Assembly
31-Pizza Day
JUNE
7th-PA Day
14th-Grade 8 Graduation
17th-21st-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
18th-Sharing Assembly
26th-Report Cards Go Home
27th-Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Day); Year End Assembly; Last day for students
This week, Mr. Lanis and Mrs. Chandra hosted a training session for our Peer Mediators. Our Peer Mediators come from our grade 6 classes and they play a big part keeping our students safe at recess. They help the younger students resolve conflicts on the playground. We've had this club for a couple of years, and it is very successful. We thank the kids for showing such great leadership.
Thank you to all the parents who attended the Parent Council meeting on Monday night. We presented our School Improvement Plan and student achievement results from 2011-2012. We also had a discussion around Bill 115. All of us, including staff, parents and the students, are frustrated and disappointed about the uncertainty of the current situation. These same feelings and thoughts were expressed at the Trustee meeting on Tuesday night. Many of our extra-curricular activities have been cancelled here at LKS and across the system, and we aren't sure what the future will look like. Please make sure you check my blog on a regular basis as I will continue to keep you posted as new information is sent to me.
I do know that Progress Reports will be sent home on November the 12th. We will be using our on-line booking system again this year. You will be able to book your parent-teacher interview from November 5th to November 9th. A detailed message will be sent to you via your grade parent. It will contain the code that you need to access the booking system.
Finally, I'd like to welcome Mrs. Struncel who will be replacing Mr. Elias until the new year. At that point, Mrs. Shklar will be teaching some of our gym classes for the remainder of the year. Congratulations to Ms. Sunde as she has become a permanent teacher with the Board and will continue to teach our 2/3 split. Welcome aboard Mrs. Sunde!
OCTOBER
29th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
NOVEMBER 2012
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
12th-Report Cards Go Home
16th-PA Day
30th-Pizza Day
DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
20th-Pizza Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays
JANUARY
7th-School Begins
24th-Pizza Day
25th-PA Day
FEBRUARY
11th- Report Cards Go Home!
15th-PA Day
18th-Family Day!
22nd-Pizza Day
MARCH
11th-15th-March Break
28th-Pizza Day
29th-Good Friday
APRIL
1st-Easter Monday
26th-Pizza Day
MAY
24th-Sharing Assembly
31-Pizza Day
JUNE
7th-PA Day
14th-Grade 8 Graduation
17th-21st-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
18th-Sharing Assembly
26th-Report Cards Go Home
27th-Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Day); Year End Assembly; Last day for students
Monday, October 15, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
Congratulations to all of our cross country runners who participated in our second race on Tuesday. Good luck to the remaining runners who will be heading to our final City meet next week!
On the 16th, IEPs (Individual Education Plans) will be sent home with some students. Currently, we have approximately 70 students who have an IEP. An IEP is a formal document that outlines any accommodations and/or modifications that a student may require beyond what a teacher already implements in daily practice, in order to achieve success. A student who requires an IEP has been discussed at a variety of meetings within the school and/or one provided by the TDSB Special Education Department. Last year, we had a fabulous special education website that provided in-depth knowledge around many special education topics. Currently, we are reconstructing the website and we are hoping to get it up and running in the next couple of months. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask your child's classroom teacher, myself, Mr. Lanis, or one of our three special education teachers (Mrs. Dacyshyn-Kindergarten, Grade 4 and 5, Mrs. MacPherson-Grade 1-3 and Mrs. Young-Grade 6-8).
At this point of the year, teachers will be contacting parents of students if they have a concern. We want to provide as much support to our children as possible, and early intervention is an important part of the process.
We'd like to remind parents to give your child's teacher a note if you will be picking up during the day for an appointment. We are trying to keep the disruptions to the classes at a minimum. Last week, in one day, Mrs. Stefanowicz had an enormous amount of request to call children to the office which disrupts learning. Thank you in advance.
At this point of the year, teachers will be contacting parents of students if they have a concern. We want to provide as much support to our children as possible, and early intervention is an important part of the process.
We'd like to remind parents to give your child's teacher a note if you will be picking up during the day for an appointment. We are trying to keep the disruptions to the classes at a minimum. Last week, in one day, Mrs. Stefanowicz had an enormous amount of request to call children to the office which disrupts learning. Thank you in advance.
OCTOBER
16th-Individual Education Plans (IEP) go home
24th-Photo Re-take Day (a.m. only)
26th-Pizza Day
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
NOVEMBER 2012
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
12th-Report Cards Go Home
16th-PA Day
30th-Pizza Day
DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
20th-Pizza Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays
JANUARY
7th-School Begins
24th-Pizza Day
25th-PA Day
FEBRUARY
11th- Report Cards Go Home!
15th-PA Day
18th-Family Day!
22nd-Pizza Day
MARCH
11th-15th-March Break
28th-Pizza Day
29th-Good Friday
APRIL
1st-Easter Monday
26th-Pizza Day
MAY
24th-Sharing Assembly
31-Pizza Day
JUNE
7th-PA Day
14th-Grade 8 Graduation
17th-21st-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
18th-Sharing Assembly
26th-Report Cards Go Home
27th-Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Day); Year End Assembly; Last day for students
Friday, October 5, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Our grade 7 students had a great time on their outdoor trip to Albion this year. They left Monday and returned on Wednesday. Thanks to Mr. Kuru and Mrs. Caligiuri who supervised the experience!
I'd also like to thank Mrs. McGee and Mrs. Dawson, and the volunteers, who held a very successful Book Fair! This is a great initiative to encourage literacy and it also helps put more resources back into the library.
Next Thursday, we will be hosting around 10 visitors who will implementing a District Review in our school. Every school goes through this process. The teams will be visiting the classrooms and seeing all the great things that our children are learning. After the visit, the team will provide feedback on different things our staff can do in the future to make programs even better for our students.
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| A very supportive dad! |
Jessie Munro, a Lambton-Kingsway Junior Middle School graduate, is one of the top 7 contenders for the role of Dorothy in the CBC ‘Over the Rainbow’ reality TV show. The winner will play Dorothy in the Mirvish/Andrew Lloyd Webber production of the “Wizard of OZ”. She needs the help (meaning votes!) of the community to get behind her. Other girls have their communities firmly behind them. Let's do the same for Jessie, the only Toronto (Etobicoke) Dorothy.
Here’s how you can help:
- Go to www.cbc.ca/overtherainbow/dorothys, register and “like” Jessie
- Answer Feature Challenges to build votes that can be exercised Sun. night from 9 pm to Monday at noon
- Vote by phone 1-888-889-5989 – 10 times or more if you can
- Comment on Facebook
- Twitter at @jessieleith
We'd like to say goodbye to Ms. Moser, our grade 7 teacher, as she will be having her baby soon! We wish her and her family all the best. Mr. Harrison will be replacing Ms. Moser until the end of the school year.
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving. See you on Tuesday.
OCTOBER
8th-Thanksgiving
16th-Individual Education Plans (IEP) go home
24th-Photo Re-take Day (a.m. only)
26th-Pizza Day
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
NOVEMBER 2012
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
12th-Report Cards Go Home
16th-PA Day
30th-Pizza Day
DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
20th-Pizza Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays
JANUARY
7th-School Begins
24th-Pizza Day
25th-PA Day
FEBRUARY
11th- Report Cards Go Home!
15th-PA Day
18th-Family Day!
22nd-Pizza Day
MARCH
11th-15th-March Break
28th-Pizza Day
29th-Good Friday
APRIL
1st-Easter Monday
26th-Pizza Day
MAY
24th-Sharing Assembly
31-Pizza Day
JUNE
7th-PA Day
14th-Grade 8 Graduation
17th-21st-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
18th-Sharing Assembly
26th-Report Cards Go Home
27th-Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Day); Year End Assembly; Last day for students
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