Report Cards will be sent home on November 11, 2013. If you would like an opportunity to speak to your child's teacher, please make sure you book your interview on-line. The link to the website will be sent to you through this week's grade parent email.
This week I had the opportunity to meet with our Film Club. It is the first time that I've run this type of club and the grade 6-8 students are so enthusiastic. We will be making a short film on "Friendship" that will be shown at the AGO in the Spring, along with entries from other schools in our neighbourhood. I am looking for any parents with expertise in this area to run a workshop with the kids; I think they would get a kick out of seeing a professional at work. If you would be willing to share or know someone who might be, can you call me at the school (416-394-7890). Thanks so much.
I'd like to thank Mr. Kuru and Ms. Chandra for taking our grade 7 students on their annual Outdoor Ed trip next week. Hopefully, the weather co-operates for the group!
Have a great Hallowe'en tonight. Be safe!
November-Empathy
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line until Friday
5th-Terry Fox Celebration Assembly
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
19th-Author Ted Staunton visits Grade 4-8; Scientist in the School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 and 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
30th-Choir sings "O Canada" at Marlie's Game
December-Kindness and Caring
11th-Scientist in the School-Grade 8
16th-Grade 6-8 Middle School Concert
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Friday, October 25th, 2013
Mr. Ellerker, Mrs. Wilson and myself would like to congratulate all the members of the Cross-Country Team. We took 40 students to the City Finals and the runners did a great job with many reaching their personal best. Final results will be sent to us next week. Furthermore, our softball and football teams have completed their seasons, with our Jr Boys and Girls and Sr Girls Football, and Sr Softball teams making the City Finals next week.
We are so happy to have so many clubs and teams happening around the school. In the past, we've had a weekly Sports Calendar on our website outlining the dates for practices and games. This year, we are adding clubs to the calendar. Please be patient with us as we work our way through this process.
We received our grade 3-8 CTBS (Canadian Test of Basic Skills) results. Overall, the students continue to do quite well compared to national results. The scores below are shown as "Grade Equivalents". For example, a "4-4" achievement level is the expected achievement level of a child in grade 4, 4th month. The following are overall grade results in Reading, Writing and Math:
Grade 3: 4-3, 4-2, 4-3
Grade 4: 5-8, 6-0, 6-1
Grade 5: 7-5, 8-1, 7-7
Grade 6: 7-7, 9-7, 9-1
Grade 7: 9-1, 11-1, 11-0
Grade 8: 9-6, 10-1, 11-2
We are really proud of our students' progress!
October-Responsibility
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly celebrating the Character Trait "Responsibility"
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
30th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.-postponed until the 5th
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
1st-Middle School Dance
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
We are so happy to have so many clubs and teams happening around the school. In the past, we've had a weekly Sports Calendar on our website outlining the dates for practices and games. This year, we are adding clubs to the calendar. Please be patient with us as we work our way through this process.
We received our grade 3-8 CTBS (Canadian Test of Basic Skills) results. Overall, the students continue to do quite well compared to national results. The scores below are shown as "Grade Equivalents". For example, a "4-4" achievement level is the expected achievement level of a child in grade 4, 4th month. The following are overall grade results in Reading, Writing and Math:
Grade 3: 4-3, 4-2, 4-3
Grade 4: 5-8, 6-0, 6-1
Grade 5: 7-5, 8-1, 7-7
Grade 6: 7-7, 9-7, 9-1
Grade 7: 9-1, 11-1, 11-0
Grade 8: 9-6, 10-1, 11-2
We are really proud of our students' progress!
October-Responsibility
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly celebrating the Character Trait "Responsibility"
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
30th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.-postponed until the 5th
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
1st-Middle School Dance
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
Friday, October 18, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
We had such a great time at our first LKS Family Movie last night. The gym was packed with sleeping bags and pillows. It was nice to do something fun as a community. The snacks were great, although we ran out of popcorn at the end. We will make sure we have lots more next time. I do want to thank Sajjad, the Senior Food Services Manager at Cineplex Queensway Cinemas and the staff for donating the popcorn! What a fabulous gesture.
This is a reminder that there are no dogs allowed on school
grounds. This week a child was bit from a dog that was tied up. When that
happens, Animal Services and Public health are informed, and the police may be
called to investigate. For the safety of our children, do not bring any dogs
on school grounds, this includes tying up dogs to the fence. Thank you in
advance.
In closing, I wanted to share a terrific book I'm reading from Naoki Higashida, a young man diagnosed with Autism at the age of five. His memoir, "The Reason I Jump" recounts his experiences with the hopes of helping others understand those diagnosed with autism. You may want to add it to your reading list.
I hope everyone has a great weekend.
October
21st-Parent Council @ 7:00 in the library
23rd-Grade 2/3 and 3s to Famous People Players; Football Conference Finals
24th-Photo Re-take Day; Cross Country Finals; Senior Girls/Boys Football; Grade 8 Transition Parent Night
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day; Grade 8 Haunted House
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
30th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
1st-Middle School Dance
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
In closing, I wanted to share a terrific book I'm reading from Naoki Higashida, a young man diagnosed with Autism at the age of five. His memoir, "The Reason I Jump" recounts his experiences with the hopes of helping others understand those diagnosed with autism. You may want to add it to your reading list.
I hope everyone has a great weekend.
October
21st-Parent Council @ 7:00 in the library
23rd-Grade 2/3 and 3s to Famous People Players; Football Conference Finals
24th-Photo Re-take Day; Cross Country Finals; Senior Girls/Boys Football; Grade 8 Transition Parent Night
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day; Grade 8 Haunted House
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
30th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
1st-Middle School Dance
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Tomorrow is International Day of the Girl! This movement celebrates girls across the world and brings an awareness through a variety of activities, of the concerns that girls face today. I'd like to thank Mrs. Zappi and her grade 4 students for bringing an awareness of this very important day to our LKS community.
The month of September has been very busy for our special education teachers. As mentioned last week, all student IEPs will be sent home next week, and we have just finished completing the necessary paperwork for our gifted testing. Each year, our psychologist completes the "gifted testing" on selected students. The process has traditionally been done in November, but the TDSB department moved the process to September. To say the least, it's been very busy. We are also preparing for the October "School Support Team" meeting. Each month we have an SST meeting where a variety of personnel attend including, but not limited to, parents, Mr. Lanis, myself, Ms. Dacyshyn (main :LKS Special Education contact), our special education teachers, classroom teachers, social worker, speech pathologist, psychologist and a TDSB Special Education Consultant. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and plan for the academic progress of students usually identified by the classroom teacher.
Furthermore to our resource teachers, we also have on staff a half-time ESL (English Second Language) teacher; namely Mrs. Souter. Mrs. Souter teaches approximately 8 students coming from a variety of countries across the world. She also assists teachers in the classroom. For our ESL parents, a great resource for support can also be found at: www.celebrateculturelink.ca.
Tomorrow is a PA Day and there is no school. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
October-Responsibility
14th-Thanksgiving
15th-IEPs sent home; Book Fair (am) to the 18th (afternoon); Sr Boys/Girls Football
16th-Grade 7/8 Hep B and HPV; Jr Girls Softball; Grade 6 to Outdoor Ed
17th-Family Movie Night-Despicable Me 2 @ 6:30 p.m.; Cross Country Conference Finals
18th-Jr Boys Football
21st-Parent Council @ 7:00 in the library
23rd-Grade 2/3 and 3s to Famous People Players; Football Conference Finals
24th-Photo Re-take Day; Cross Country Finals; Senior Girls/Boys Football; Grade 8 Transition Parent Night
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day; Grade 8 Haunted House
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
The month of September has been very busy for our special education teachers. As mentioned last week, all student IEPs will be sent home next week, and we have just finished completing the necessary paperwork for our gifted testing. Each year, our psychologist completes the "gifted testing" on selected students. The process has traditionally been done in November, but the TDSB department moved the process to September. To say the least, it's been very busy. We are also preparing for the October "School Support Team" meeting. Each month we have an SST meeting where a variety of personnel attend including, but not limited to, parents, Mr. Lanis, myself, Ms. Dacyshyn (main :LKS Special Education contact), our special education teachers, classroom teachers, social worker, speech pathologist, psychologist and a TDSB Special Education Consultant. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and plan for the academic progress of students usually identified by the classroom teacher.
Furthermore to our resource teachers, we also have on staff a half-time ESL (English Second Language) teacher; namely Mrs. Souter. Mrs. Souter teaches approximately 8 students coming from a variety of countries across the world. She also assists teachers in the classroom. For our ESL parents, a great resource for support can also be found at: www.celebrateculturelink.ca.
Tomorrow is a PA Day and there is no school. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
October-Responsibility
14th-Thanksgiving
15th-IEPs sent home; Book Fair (am) to the 18th (afternoon); Sr Boys/Girls Football
16th-Grade 7/8 Hep B and HPV; Jr Girls Softball; Grade 6 to Outdoor Ed
17th-Family Movie Night-Despicable Me 2 @ 6:30 p.m.; Cross Country Conference Finals
18th-Jr Boys Football
21st-Parent Council @ 7:00 in the library
23rd-Grade 2/3 and 3s to Famous People Players; Football Conference Finals
24th-Photo Re-take Day; Cross Country Finals; Senior Girls/Boys Football; Grade 8 Transition Parent Night
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day; Grade 8 Haunted House
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
Friday, October 4, 2013
It's been a wonderful week. The students wore "Crazy Hair" on Tuesday and will be having a whole school dance this afternoon to celebrate reaching their Terry Fox fundraising goal. Thank you for supporting our annual initiative. I also want to thank those of you who have contributed to our LKS School Team who will be running the "Run for the Cure" this Sunday to support research in breast cancer!
On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of watching Mrs. Militano, our guidance counselor, teach a lesson on "stress" to our grade 7 classes. The kids had the opportunities to explore causes of stress and strategies that can be used to help alleviate the stresses in their lives. The kids were really engaged in the discussion. Mrs. Militano will continue to work with the intermediates on a variety of such related topics this year.
After Thanksgiving our IEPs will be sent home. An IEP is an "Individual Education Plan" which is a document outlining any modifications or accommodations a student may require to complete assignments and work in a subject area. Currently, we 73 students serviced by our special education teachers. The Exceptionalities range from Gifted, to Learning Disability, to Physical. We believe that all children can learn and our homeroom and special education teachers, and assistants work together to provide the best possible programming for each student.
We put our Long Range Plans on the website I talked about on Curriculum Night. These are working documents that will change throughout the year.
Please remember that next Friday is a Professional Development Day and there is no school. The teachers will be working on program plans in the morning and meeting in teams with Mr. Lanis and I to review assessment tools used thus far in the term. We will be focusing on using a variety of assessments tools across the students' program.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
October-Responsibility
7th-Cross Country @ Centennial
9th-Sr Boys Football
10th-Jr Boys Football
11th-PA Day
14th-Thanksgiving
15th-IEPs sent home; Book Fair (am) to the 18th (afternoon); Sr Boys/Girls Football
16th-Grade 7/8 Hep B and HPV; Jr Girls Softball
17th-Family Movie Night-Despicable Me 2 @ 6:30 p.m.; Cross Country Conference Finals
18th-Jr Boys Football
21st-Parent Council @ 7:00 in the library
23rd-Grade 2/3 and 3s to Famous People Players; Football Conference Finals
24th-Photo Re-take Day; Cross Country Finals; Senior Girls/Boys Football; Grade 8 Transition Parent Night
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day; Grade 8 Haunted House
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of watching Mrs. Militano, our guidance counselor, teach a lesson on "stress" to our grade 7 classes. The kids had the opportunities to explore causes of stress and strategies that can be used to help alleviate the stresses in their lives. The kids were really engaged in the discussion. Mrs. Militano will continue to work with the intermediates on a variety of such related topics this year.
After Thanksgiving our IEPs will be sent home. An IEP is an "Individual Education Plan" which is a document outlining any modifications or accommodations a student may require to complete assignments and work in a subject area. Currently, we 73 students serviced by our special education teachers. The Exceptionalities range from Gifted, to Learning Disability, to Physical. We believe that all children can learn and our homeroom and special education teachers, and assistants work together to provide the best possible programming for each student.
We put our Long Range Plans on the website I talked about on Curriculum Night. These are working documents that will change throughout the year.
Please remember that next Friday is a Professional Development Day and there is no school. The teachers will be working on program plans in the morning and meeting in teams with Mr. Lanis and I to review assessment tools used thus far in the term. We will be focusing on using a variety of assessments tools across the students' program.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
October-Responsibility
7th-Cross Country @ Centennial
9th-Sr Boys Football
10th-Jr Boys Football
11th-PA Day
14th-Thanksgiving
15th-IEPs sent home; Book Fair (am) to the 18th (afternoon); Sr Boys/Girls Football
16th-Grade 7/8 Hep B and HPV; Jr Girls Softball
17th-Family Movie Night-Despicable Me 2 @ 6:30 p.m.; Cross Country Conference Finals
18th-Jr Boys Football
21st-Parent Council @ 7:00 in the library
23rd-Grade 2/3 and 3s to Famous People Players; Football Conference Finals
24th-Photo Re-take Day; Cross Country Finals; Senior Girls/Boys Football; Grade 8 Transition Parent Night
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day; Grade 8 Haunted House
28th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
29th-Grade 1 and 1/2 and 2s to Famous People Players
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
November-Empathy
4th-Parent Book Interviews On-line
11th-Remembrance Day Assemblies; Report Cards Go Home
15th-PA/Interview Day
18th-Scientist in School-Grade 1
20th- Officer Rich visits Grade 8 & 4; K-3 Author Visit
22nd-Pizza Day
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
26th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 5 to City Hall/Queens Park
December-Kindness and Caring
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
20th-Holidays Begin
January-Teamwork
24th-PA Day
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
31st-1-8 Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
February-Fairness
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
March-Honesty
7th-PA Day
10th-14th-March Break
27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
April-Co-operation
24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
May-Integrity
19th-Victoria Day
26th-EQAO Begins
29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
June-Perseverance
6th-PA Day
18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly
19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly
23rd-Report Cards Sent Home
27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)
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