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)
