Thank you!

This week, I’d like to thank all of the volunteers that have contributed to the school this year. We truly appreciate your service whether it has been at Springfest, reading to our young students, driving to an event, sitting on a committee or supervising a field trip. 

A special thanks is extended to  Ms. Collings and Ms. Needham (Parent Council Co-Chairs), Ms. Riach (Parent Council Treasurer), Ms.  Chechik (Parent Council Secretary) and Ms. Lowenborg-Frick (Parent Council Grade Parent Co-ordinator). They are the parents who make up our Parent Council Executive. They organize our events, recruit volunteers and committees and work with myself, Ms. Norton and staff to co-ordinate budgets and directions. I cannot thank them enough for their support. 

I’d also like to thank the Parent Council committee chairs who have contributed to many events this year: Ms. Snowden (Music), Ms. Beveridge( Physical Education), Ms. Forte (Resources and Parent Education), Ms. Clarke (Environment), Ms. Almedia and Ms. Lee (Literacy), Ms. Gardner (Pizza Lunch Chair) along with Ms. Copeland, Ms. Hodgson, Ms. Kanjee and Ms. Oosterveld (Pizza Lunches), Community Outreach (Ms. DeBortoli), Ms. Pereira (Lost and Found) and Grade 8 Graduation (Ms. Beveridge and Ms. Zimmer). 

Student Council, on behalf of all the students and staff, would love for  all of our volunteers to get a coffee and muffin on the 8th at drop off to celebrate your efforts! 

We can't wait for Springfest on the 3rd. Please read the bulletin for more information. Volunteers are needed still! 

If you are moving outside the catchment area, please make sure you contact the office and homeroom teacher. 

If you are going to be away and cannot receive your child's report card on June 26th, please pick it up in the office the first week of July or last week of August. You can also arrange for someone to pick it up, but you'll have to make those arrangements with the teacher. We do not mail report cards home. 

Kindergarten Placement Letters will be sent home in June. 

May 2017 
29-Parent Council at 7:00 in the library-Changed to June 5th at 7:00 p.m.; Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly
30-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO begins; Grade 7s to drop off donated books to Children's Book Bank 

June 2017 

2-Cricket Tournament 
3-Springfest 
5-Coding activities for our grade 4-6 classes, and some 7 and 8 students; Frisbee Conference Finals
6-West Conference Track and Field Finals 
7-Last day for instrumental; Soccer Conference Finals 
8-Mrs. Souter and Ms. Furczon go to Outdoor Ed Centre; Grade 4 to Medieval Times; Volunteer Coffee/Treats in the morning 
9-PA Day
12-Frisbee Finals
14-Soccer Finals
13-Track and Field Finals
16-Grade 8 Graduation 
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly 
26-Report Cards Go Home 

29-Last Day for Students; Pizza Lunch-Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly 

Thank you Grade Parents!

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the grade parents who have done a terrific job this year! Our grade parents are the "backbone" of the classroom and a valuable help for our teachers. They co-ordinate craft days, volunteers for field trips, and send out the weekly bulletin. Truly, they are another set of hands for the teacher. Thanks to Ms. O'Sullivan, Ms. Netupsky, Ms. Colter, Ms. Dmitrieva, Ms. Georgas, Ms. Oosterveld, Ms. Marcolin, Ms. Fox, Ms. Drewnowska, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Race, Ms. Barclay, Ms. Gavsie, Ms. Perrin, Ms. David, Ms. Shaw-Kruppe, Ms. Needham, Ms. DeCaria, Ms. Collings, Ms. Chechnik, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Gardner, Ms. Giancos, Ms. Terzaghi, Ms. Williams, Ms. d'Ombrain, Ms. Busch, Ms. Copeland, Ms. Forte, Ms. Decosimo, Ms. Calkowski, Ms. Keogh, Ms. Stecher, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Bonanno, Ms. Teron, Ms. Robinson, Ms. Beveridge, Ms. Greifenberger and Ms. Zimmer. 

A big thank you to Ms. Lowenborg-Frick who is our Parent Council Grade Parent Co-ordinator. Madeleine organizes our grade parents, answers all kinds of questions, and works with a lot of people to put our weekly Bulletin. We thank her for your commitment. 

Have a great weekend. We will see you on Tuesday. 

May 2017

22-Victoria Day
23-Book Fair until the 26th
24-LKS Folk Dance Festival-Mrs. Hall and Ms. Santiago; Sr Girls Soccer Tourney 
25-Bike Safety Presentation from Officer Rich; Terry Fox Assembly 
26-Pizza Lunch; Kindergarten Sharing Assembly; Grade 6-8 House Event 
29-Parent Council at 7:00 in the library 
30-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO begins; Grade 7s to drop off donated books to Children's Book Bank 

June 2017 
3-Springfest 
5-Coding activities for our grade 4-6 classes, and some 7 and 8 students; Frisbee Conference Finals
6-West Conference Track and Field Finals 
7-Last day for instrumental; Soccer Conference Finals 
8-Mrs. Souter and Ms. Furczon go to Outdoor Ed Centre; Grade 4 to Medieval Times; Volunteer Coffee/Treats in the morning 
9-PA Day
12-Frisbee Finals
14-Soccer Finals
13-Track and Field Finals
16-Grade 8 Graduation 
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly 
26-Report Cards Go Home 
29-Last Day for Students; Pizza Lunch-Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly 

Kids' Run for Nature!

Once again, the Kids’ Run for Nature (www.kidsrunfornature.ca) is coming to West Toronto! On June 11, 2017, 300 kids aged 4-12 will be running through Etienne Brule Park to celebrate nature and raise funds for WWF-Canada that will help protect wild species and their habitats across Canada. 

There are 3 distances to choose from a 1km, a 3km and a 5km.  It is a great way for us to get outside and enjoy nature while exercising and raising money for animals and our environment.

WHERE DOES FEE MONEY GO?  All proceeds from the registration fee will go directly to World Wildlife Fund Canada, a global conservation organization.  They work diligently to conserve species at risk, protect threatened habitats, and address global threats. Theylook for long term solutions to benefit both people and nature.

If you would like to register for the event, you can visit: http://www.kidsrunfornature.ca

If you would like further information contact, Amanda Brown at 647 998 2934 or manda.brown77@gmail.com I hope to see you there!

May 12, 2017

Thank you to Mrs. Forte, our Parent Council representative, who organized our parent information night on Tuesday night. Our guest speakers, Dr Susan Mackenzie, Child and Adolescent psychiatrist at CAMH and Carm Viola, Social Worker at George Hull Centre for Children and Families, spoke on numerous topics related to our children's well-being. We will post links to resources on our website in the next couple of weeks. 

Last week, we posted our Evacuation Plan. Each school has to have a plan in place in case we have to evacuate for any reason (i.e. gas leak, heat and generator break in the middle of winter). If we were to evacuate, we will go to the Shale Pit and line up and then head to the church, or we might just go to the church depending on the situation. Our final evacuation site is Lambton-Kingsway United Church. If we were to evacuate, we will execute a mass email and/or phone call and the grade parents will send a message. All parents are to meet in the Shale Pit, west of the south baseball diamond. The vice-principal will co-ordinate the area. When you are instructed, you can sign out your child with the teacher. All children must be signed out with the teacher. If we end up at the church, you can sign your child out with the teacher there. 

Have a great weekend. Happy Mother's Day

May 2017
16-Mayor's Cricket Tournament; Grade 6-8 Concert at 6:00 p.m. 
17-Mrs. Hall hosts Scientist in the School
19-Forest of Reading Lunch; Whole School Author visit 

22-Victoria Day
23-Book Fair until the 26th
24-LKS Folk Dance Festival-Mrs. Hall and Ms. Santiago; Sr Girls Soccer Tourney 
25-Bike Safety Presentation from Officer Rich; Terry Fox Assembly 
26-Pizza Lunch; Kindergarten Sharing Assembly; Grade 6-8 House Event 
29-Parent Council at 7:00 in the library 
30-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO begins; Grade 7s to drop off donated books to Children's Book Bank 

June 2017 
3-Springfest 
8-Mrs. Souter and Ms. Furczon go to Outdoor Ed Centre 
9-PA Day
16-Grade 8 Graduation 
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly 
26-Report Cards Go Home 
29-Last Day for Students; Pizza Lunch-Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly 

May 8, 2017

Next week is Children's Mental Health Week. Recently, our staff reviewed the goals that we set in this area for our current school year. Staff believe that they are learning more about the issues that young people are facing today and are using strategies in the class to create positive mental health. Furthermore, they believe that our school-wide monthly activities has been an effective way to promote positive mental health awareness. This is very important as staff, teachers and support, are with the students for a good portion of the day and we must work with parents to recognize concerns and provide support to families. 

Staff recognized a few strategies that promote a positive space including but not limited to: 

• creating a safe, warm environment through routines and rules 

• ongoing communication with parents 

• meditation 

• daily breathing techniques and yoga

• quiet times and moments of thoughtfulness 

• creating a positive growth mindset and being mindful

• celebrating positive character traits 

• community circles, class meetings, or class councils to talk and listen about student concerns 

• promote encouragement and positive conversations 

• conversations that reflect on successes and ways to improve 

In addition, Ms. Norton has been meeting with staff and students to already begin planning for next year. 


We hope that you are able to attend our Parent Information Night on the 9th at 7:00 in the library. Mrs. Forte, a Parent Council member, has organized our session that will focus on  key parenting strategies to promote mental health and well-being in our children (including the value of boredom, managing conflict resolution and the importance of failure).  Guest speakers include Dr Susan Mackenzie, Child and adolescent psychiatrist at CamH, Carm Viola, Social worker at George Hull Centre for Children and Families. The talk will be facilitated  by Dr Milena Forte, Mount Sinai Hospital, U of T.

Childcare will be provided.  Please RSVP  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-mental-health-wellness-tickets-34001215551

Please visit our website http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/lambtonkingsway/Home.aspx as I spent some time updating our School Improvement Plan goals and added information on the Turf and Cashless. 

Have a great weekend. 

May 2017 
8-12-Children’s Mental Health Week
9-Parent Council Information Night: Guest Speaker at 7:00 p.m. 
10-Grade 4-8 Track and Field  
11-Grade 8 Scientist in the School 
12-Grade 4-8 Author Visit; Dental Screening begins 
16-Mayor's Cricket Tournament; Grade 6-8 Concert at 6:30 p.m. 
17-Mrs. Hall hosts Scientist in the School
19-Forest of Reading Lunch; Whole School Author visit 

22-Victoria Day
23-Book Fair until the 26th
24-LKS Folk Dance Festival-Mrs. Hall and Ms. Santiago 
25-Bike Safety Presentation from Officer Rich
26-Pizza Lunch; Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
29-Parent Council at 7:00 in the library 
30-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO begins 

June 2017 
3-Springfest 
8-Mrs. Souter and Ms. Furczon go to Outdoor Ed Centre 
9-PA Day
16-Grade 8 Graduation 
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly 
29-Last Day for Students; Pizza Lunch-Lunch on the Lawn