Lunchtime Routines

Recently, we have heard that some pretty inappropriate behaviour has been occurring in the Shale Pit at lunch; namely snowball/iceball fights and some physical fights. As you all know the Shale pit is not supervised at lunch, leading to alot of these issues. We again ask that you have a conversation with your child/ren about these issues. We are dealing with them at the school as the kids come and tell us, but it seems to be a bit more frequent recently. We thank you for your support in this matter and we will continue to monitor the situation.

Holidays

Thank you to everyone for a great first term. We have had a wonderful last week of singing carols, making crafts, dancing and perfomring! We hope everyone has a fun and relaxing holiday with your friends and family.

We have a busy month of January again:
14th-Student Teachers begin placement; Author visit: Susan Doask
16th-Sr. Hockey Practise
17th-Kindergartens visit Brentwood Library
18th-Sharing Assembies; Sr. Hockey Game
21st-Sr. Hockey Game; Scientist in the school for Ms. Moser and Ms. Kim
24th-Sr. Hockey Practice and Jr. Hockey Game
30th-Kids on the Block Presentation for Grades 1-3

Week of December 10th

It looks like winter has finally arrived! We love winter, but unfortunately our playground is very icy and we encourage everyone to be really careful when crossing. Mr. Britton and the caretakers are very busy chipping away at it, and putting salt down to help it melt, but if you see other areas we miss, please let us know. Hopefully, it begins to snow to cover underfoot or melt; although the kids do like the fluffy snow to play in!

Lots happening next week:
10th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
12th-Grade 6-8 Concert @ 7:00 p.m (6:30 arrival for performers)
13th-Author, Andrea Beck, visits the kindergartens
14th-Sharing Assemblies: Mr. Littlejohn, Ms. Shklar, Ms. Iafrate, Mrs. Perry, Mr. Ourique, Mrs. Bradshaw after morning recess; Kindergarten a.m., Ms. Moser, Mr. Blais, Ms. Kim @ 9:00; Kindergarten-p.m., Ms. Younger and Ms. Malobabic @ 1:15; Intermediate and Juniors on the 17th
17th-Ms. Bradshaw and Ms. Olson off to Pioneer Village; Grade 8 Reviews
18th-Term 1 Athletic Assembly
19th-Ms. Gibson and Ms. Taylor off to outdoor ed; B & A Talent Show at 5:00
20th-Grade 6-8 Dance
21st-Carolling in the gym @ 9:00 a.m.

End of November

Thank you to all the parents/guardians who came to our interviews. It is important that teachers, parents and students work together for the benefit of your child's academic progress. We really do appreciate your support.

We had a very busy week so far. Thank you to Mr.Spruin who coached our Senior Girls Basketball team during our tournament, and also to Dr. de Braga and the Senior Boys Volleyball team for hosting the volleyball tournament on Wednesday. Thank you to Mr. Page and Mr. Bracht for getting both organized.

Things to look forward to in December:
4th-Senior Boys Volleyball Tournament here at LKS
12th-Grade 6-8 Concert @ 7:00 p.m.
13th-Author visit (Andrea Beck)-Kindergarten classes
14th-Grade 6 classes off to a play
17th-Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Bradshaw off to Pioneer Village; Grade 8 Reviews
18th-Term 1 Athletic Assembly
19th-Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Gibson @ Outdoor Ed; B & A Talent Show @ 5:00 p.m.

The week of November 19th....

All grade 3 students will receive information regarding the application process for the grade 4 Middle French Immersion and Junior Extended French program. As soon as they arrive at the school, we will be sending them to you, but you can also log on to www.tdsb.on.ca/pars for further information.

Next week, it seems we have a "slower" week, although we always seem to be busy at LKS! Many of the students, especially the intermediates are finishing projects and assignments and teachers are completing the first term report card writing process. Report cards will go home on the 28th and interviews will be the 29th (evening) and 30th (day). Most teachers are also interviewing other times as well.

We also had our grade 8 parent night this week. Important information/booklets should be coming home over the next few weeks regarding secondary school open houses. Please look for them as they will provide information necessary for you and your child to have when determining where they will be attending school next year.

I'd also like to thank all the parents who have volunteered to be on committees this year. We value the amount of work that goes into organizing the many things that make

Parent Teacher Interviews/Report Cards

Parent Teacher Interview Letters will be sent home over the next week. Please complete and return back to the homeroom teacher before the 14th. Teachers will be meeting late next week to collaborate on common interviews for parents with more than one child in the school. Just a reminder that report cards will be sent home on November 28th.

Thank you for not parking in the Bus Zone. Drop-off and pick-up times have been much smoother and safer this week!

Newsletter

Our November Newsletter can be found on our website after the 1st. Printed versions will be sent home on the 1st.

We have been having problems with cars parked north of the school during drop-off and pick-up times. Sometimes the bus cannot drop the children off as people are parked in the bus-loading zone. Please do not park in this area. Also, please be mindful of the students and others in the community walking to school from nearby streets. Many of the streets do not have sidewalks, therefore I ask that we be more conscientious when driving around the school.