Monday, June 20, 2016
Heat
Just a quick reminder to please make sure the students have water bottles, sunscreen and hats for outside play. It is so hot today, and we are reminding the students to take drinks. The breeze is actually quite nice during outside play. The air conditioner is still broken but we've got lots of fans going and teachers are finding the coolest parts of the school to provide lessons. Hopefully it gets a bit cooler over the next couple of days.
Friday, June 17, 2016
Thanks you to the Student Council for welcoming the community for coffee and muffins on Tuesday morning. It was our way of thanking all of you for volunteering and contributing to the school. If you are interested in volunteering next year, please see Sophie or Jeanie in the office for the form you will need for the criminal background check.
Don't forget to read the Bulletin this week! I sent the Year End Newsletter, 2016-2017 Day Schedule and Calendar.
Thank you to Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Rilling, Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Stathopoulos, Ms. Mcintosh, Mrs. Pew, Mrs. Kerfers, Mrs. Barkway, Mrs. Fuda, Mrs. D'Ambrosio, Mrs. Krane and Mrs. Arrowsmith for creating such a wonderful graduation for our grade 8 students.
Congratulations to all of our grade 8 students. We hope you have a great time in Quebec!
Happy Father's Day!
June 2016
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
22-Ms. Caligiuri and Ms. Sunde to Outdoor Ed
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Last Day for students; Lunch on the Law; Year End Assembly at 9:00
September 2016
Don't forget to read the Bulletin this week! I sent the Year End Newsletter, 2016-2017 Day Schedule and Calendar.
Thank you to Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Rilling, Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Stathopoulos, Ms. Mcintosh, Mrs. Pew, Mrs. Kerfers, Mrs. Barkway, Mrs. Fuda, Mrs. D'Ambrosio, Mrs. Krane and Mrs. Arrowsmith for creating such a wonderful graduation for our grade 8 students.
Congratulations to all of our grade 8 students. We hope you have a great time in Quebec!
Happy Father's Day!
June 2016
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
22-Ms. Caligiuri and Ms. Sunde to Outdoor Ed
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Last Day for students; Lunch on the Law; Year End Assembly at 9:00
September 2016
6-School Begins; Kindergarten Open House
15-Curriculum Night
15-Curriculum Night
26th – Picture Day
29th – Terry Fox Run
October 2016
7-PA Day
10-Thanksgiving
18th – Power of One presentation (9:15 k-3, 10:15 4-6)
27th – Picture Retakes
November 2016
11-Remembrance Day
18-PA Day
13-18-Bullying Awareness Week
December 2016
2-PA Day
23-Last Day to Work Before Holidays
January 2017
9-School Begins
20-PA Day
February 2017
17-PA Day
20-Family Day
March 2017
13-17-March Break
April 2017
14-17 Good Friday/Easter Monday
22-Earth Day
May 2017
8-12-Children’s Mental Health Week
22-Victoria Day
June 2017
9-PA Day
29-Last Day for Students
29-Last Day for Students
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Safety
Toronto Police notified TDSB schools about an
incident that was reported to have happened near Jane and Dundas. A 14 year-old girl was walking in the Jane-Dundas
area when she was approached by a man in a vehicle who asked the girl to enter
the vehicle. The student did exactly the right thing in not responding to the
man and quickly removing herself from the situation. The girl then made her way
home where she reported what had happened. Police were contacted and are
investigating.
A description of the man is not available but police are looking for a black
vehicle, possibly a Dodge Jeep with a licence plate that may be BCCA 326.
According to police, another similar incident was earlier
reported to have happened involving a vehicle fitting that same description. Anyone
who might have information about either incident, or who sees a vehicle fitting
this description is asked to contact police through Crime Stoppers at 416-222
TIPS (8477), or online at www.222tips.com. If the driver appears to be doing
anything suspicious or criminal, please call 9-1-1.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Thursday, June 2, 2016
This week, we hosted a parent workshop on social media. Debbie Gordon, the presenter shared current trends and patterns in children's usage of social media. Please visit the following link for more information and tips for parents: http://www.hashtagbrandofme.com/.
I'd like to thank Ms. Santiago and Mrs. Hall for accompanying the Folk Dance Club to Gracefield P.S last night to participate in the Festival. We had a great time. I'd like to extend a big congratulations to our students as they've been practising with us from February to prepare for last night. They showed commitment and great LKS spirit!
Another big congratulations to the Student Council as they are hosting our LKS Olympics for our grade 1-5 students this coming Friday. It should prove to be a great day!
The next few weeks are going to be very busy, both inside and outside the classroom. Teachers continue to program, review concepts with the students and finalize assessments and evaluations to write report cards.
Report cards go home on Monday, June 27th at the end of the day. Reports will not be given out any earlier, nor are they mailed. If you are not here at the end of the year, you can pick them up in the office until July 7, 2016 or starting August 29th when the office reopens. You may also get someone else to pick up the report as long as you write a note giving the teacher and/or office permission to release it.
There is a Professional Activity Day next Friday. The teachers will be marking and writing report cards. There is no school.
Have a great weekend.
I'd like to thank Ms. Santiago and Mrs. Hall for accompanying the Folk Dance Club to Gracefield P.S last night to participate in the Festival. We had a great time. I'd like to extend a big congratulations to our students as they've been practising with us from February to prepare for last night. They showed commitment and great LKS spirit!
Another big congratulations to the Student Council as they are hosting our LKS Olympics for our grade 1-5 students this coming Friday. It should prove to be a great day!
The next few weeks are going to be very busy, both inside and outside the classroom. Teachers continue to program, review concepts with the students and finalize assessments and evaluations to write report cards.
Report cards go home on Monday, June 27th at the end of the day. Reports will not be given out any earlier, nor are they mailed. If you are not here at the end of the year, you can pick them up in the office until July 7, 2016 or starting August 29th when the office reopens. You may also get someone else to pick up the report as long as you write a note giving the teacher and/or office permission to release it.
There is a Professional Activity Day next Friday. The teachers will be marking and writing report cards. There is no school.
Have a great weekend.
June 2016
6-Grade 7 and 8 Author visit: Forest of Reading lunch; Sr Girls Soccer
8-Track and Field Conference Finals; Scientist in School visit Ms. Mandel; Terry Fox Lemonade Sale
9-Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Heath visit Outdoor Ed Center; Soccer Finals; Seeds of Hope sells freezies to raise funds for Fort McMurray
10-PA Day-No School
14-Primary Assembly
15-Junior Assembly
17-Grade 8 Graduation
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Pizza Lunch ; Last Day for Students
6-Grade 7 and 8 Author visit: Forest of Reading lunch; Sr Girls Soccer
8-Track and Field Conference Finals; Scientist in School visit Ms. Mandel; Terry Fox Lemonade Sale
9-Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Heath visit Outdoor Ed Center; Soccer Finals; Seeds of Hope sells freezies to raise funds for Fort McMurray
10-PA Day-No School
14-Primary Assembly
15-Junior Assembly
17-Grade 8 Graduation
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Pizza Lunch ; Last Day for Students
September 2016
6-School Begins; Kindergarten Open House
26th – Picture Day
29th – Terry Fox Run
October 2016
7-PA Day
10-Thanksgiving
18th – Power of One presentation (9:15 k-3, 10:15 4-6)
27th – Picture Retakes
November 2016
11-Remembrance Day
18-PA Day
13-18-Bullying Awareness Week
December 2016
2-PA Day
23-Last Day to Work Before Holidays
January 2017
9-School Begins
20-PA Day
February 2017
17-PA Day
20-Family Day
March 2017
13-17-March Break
April 2017
14-17 Good Friday/Easter Monday
22-Earth Day
May 2017
8-12-Children’s Mental Health Week
22-Victoria Day
June 2017
9-PA Day
29-Last Day for Students
29-Last Day for Students
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
On Tuesday night, I attended a meeting with the Councillor's office, the owner and the builder of 501 Prince Edward Drive. If you can remember, we attended a Public Hearing a couple of months ago to ask for a redesign of the garage as it created safety issues for our community. The traffic department and builder have redesigned the driveway to create a much safer environment. There will be another Public Hearing on June 9th at 5:00 in Council Chambers to discuss a variety of other variances.
We continue to work our way through the staffing process and the final round of teacher interviews has officially been completed. Some of our teachers will be leaving the school and new ones arriving. We will blog this officially near the end of the year.
Currently, we have been staffed for two grade 6 classes. We have informed our staffing officer that those classes are high in numbers, so we will likely get another grade 6 class for the first day of September. I will have to hire a new teacher in the summer. We will keep you posted.
I had the pleasure of working out the final details of our Parent Council budget with Ms. Riach, our treasurer, and Mrs. Kidd, our Chair, to prepare for our upcoming Parent Council meeting on Monday night. We have an exciting year ahead of us as we are able to continue to focus on purchasing more technology. We will provide more details at the meeting.
Please make sure to attend the presentation by Debbie Gordon before the meeting. Her information is current and will focus on our children as social media consumers. Debbie is always a terrific source of information to parents.
Thank you to all the grade 6-8 students who entertained us tonight at the concert. You have come along way in your skill level since September and you should be proud. We appreciate you.
If your child is attending the Folk Dance Club Festival, please bring a lawn chair as we are outside.
I hope you have a terrific weekend.
May 2016
30-Junior/Intermediate Assembly; Parent Council at 7:00 p.m.; Parent Guest Speaker at 6:00: Debbie Gordon on Internet Safety; Artist in School visit Mrs. Burn ; Grade 3 and 6 EQAO begins
31-Primary Sharing Assembly; Grade 7 Trip; Artist in School visit Ms. Tyndall and Ms. Iafrate
June 2016
1-Folk Dance Festival (7-Rain date)
10-PA Day
14-Primary Assembly
15-Junior Assembly
17-Grade 8 Graduation
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Pizza Lunch ; Last Day for Students
We continue to work our way through the staffing process and the final round of teacher interviews has officially been completed. Some of our teachers will be leaving the school and new ones arriving. We will blog this officially near the end of the year.
Currently, we have been staffed for two grade 6 classes. We have informed our staffing officer that those classes are high in numbers, so we will likely get another grade 6 class for the first day of September. I will have to hire a new teacher in the summer. We will keep you posted.
I had the pleasure of working out the final details of our Parent Council budget with Ms. Riach, our treasurer, and Mrs. Kidd, our Chair, to prepare for our upcoming Parent Council meeting on Monday night. We have an exciting year ahead of us as we are able to continue to focus on purchasing more technology. We will provide more details at the meeting.
Please make sure to attend the presentation by Debbie Gordon before the meeting. Her information is current and will focus on our children as social media consumers. Debbie is always a terrific source of information to parents.
Thank you to all the grade 6-8 students who entertained us tonight at the concert. You have come along way in your skill level since September and you should be proud. We appreciate you.
If your child is attending the Folk Dance Club Festival, please bring a lawn chair as we are outside.
I hope you have a terrific weekend.
May 2016
30-Junior/Intermediate Assembly; Parent Council at 7:00 p.m.; Parent Guest Speaker at 6:00: Debbie Gordon on Internet Safety; Artist in School visit Mrs. Burn ; Grade 3 and 6 EQAO begins
31-Primary Sharing Assembly; Grade 7 Trip; Artist in School visit Ms. Tyndall and Ms. Iafrate
June 2016
1-Folk Dance Festival (7-Rain date)
10-PA Day
14-Primary Assembly
15-Junior Assembly
17-Grade 8 Graduation
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Pizza Lunch ; Last Day for Students
September 2016
6-School Begins; Kindergarten Open House
26th – Picture Day
29th – Terry Fox Run
October 2016
7-PA Day
10-Thanksgiving
18th – Power of One presentation (9:15 k-3, 10:15 4-6)
27th – Picture Retakes
November 2016
11-Remembrance Day
18-PA Day
13-18-Bullying Awareness Week
December 2016
2-PA Day
23-Last Day to Work Before Holidays
January 2017
9-School Begins
20-PA Day
February 2017
17-PA Day
20-Family Day
March 2017
13-17-March Break
April 2017
14-17 Good Friday/Easter Monday
22-Earth Day
May 2017
8-12-Children’s Mental Health Week
22-Victoria Day
June 2017
9-PA Day
29-Last Day for Students
29-Last Day for Students
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Safety Concern
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We wanted to let you know that one of our senior students
was approached by a man in a white van today as she made her way to school. The man may be in his late thirties with grayish and
black hair, a front tooth missing and generally unkempt. The young lady is okay and the police will be
investigating. We have shared information with staff who will review street
proofing strategies with the students. We encourage you to have those
discussions at home too. Tips can be found on our website and the following may
be helpful. Please call the police directly if this occurs to you or your family.
The Toronto Police street proofing program encourages you to
teach your child:
1.
his/her
name, address, phone number
2.
to
Dial 9-1-1 in an emergency
3.
to
communicate with you when they feel unsafe or afraid
4.
to
keep you informed as to his/her whereabouts at all times
5.
never
to admit to being alone in the home when answering the telephone
6.
never
to invite strangers into the house or answer the door when alone
7.
never
to approach or enter a stranger's car or hitchhike
8.
never
to travel or play alone -- always be with friends to trust their feelings
and say "NO" to an adult if that adult wants them to do something
that is wrong
9.
not
to accept gifts from strangers
10.
to
tell you if someone has asked them to keep a secret from you
11.
that
no one has the right to touch any part of his/ her body that a bathing suit
would cover
12.
that
if he/she is being followed, or approached too closely, to run home or go to
the nearest public place and yell for help
13.
to
report to your school authorities or a police officer, anyone who act
suspiciously towards him/her
14.
never
to play in deserted buildings or isolated areas
15.
never
to enter anyone's home without your permission
16.
to
avoid taking shortcuts through parks and fields
17.
never
to show his/her money and if attacked to give it up rather than risk
injury.
18.
that
a police officer is a friend who can always be relied upon when he/she is lost
or needs assistance.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Thursday, May 12, 2016
This week, our science committee consisting of Mr. Littlejohn, Mr. Iceton, Ms. Chandra and myself had the pleasure of hosting a group of teachers in nearby schools that are very much interested in running a Family of Schools Science Fair next year. It was a productive meeting and good opportunity for the teachers to network; something we don't always have enough time to do in our profession. Our grade 6-8 science fair will be February 1, 2017 with all classes visiting during the day and an open house at night for parents. We are really looking forward to it and more details will follow next year.
As the warm weather approaches, please remind your children that the school has a dress code. Bascially, we don't want to see any undergarments and body parts should be covered. This generally applies more to the older grades. We will have a discussion about this at school too.
We are pleased to tell you that the Student Council will be raising funds for Fort McMurray through a Dance-a-thon in June. Details will follow shortly.
By the way, there will be construction on Prince Edward starting on Friday. Please be extra mindful when driving around the school.
I hope everyone has a great weekend.
May 2016
18-Primary Play Date (afternoon)
19-Grade 2 to Zoo
20-Jr Girls' Soccer Tournament
23-Victoria Day
24-27-Book Fair in Library
25-Grade 6-8 Music Night at 6:30
26-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Folk Dance; Pizza Lunch; Grade 6-8 House Event
30-Junior/Intermediate Assembly; Parent Council at 7:00 p.m.; Parent Guest Speaker at 6:00: Debbie Gordon on Internet Safety; Artist in School visit Mrs. Burn
31-Primary Sharing Assembly; Grade 7 Trip; Artist in School visit Ms. Tyndall and Ms. Iafrate
June 2016
1-Folk Dance Festival (7-Rain date)
10-PA Day
14-Primary Assembly
15-Junior Assembly
17-Grade 8 Graduation
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Pizza Lunch ; Last Day for Students
As the warm weather approaches, please remind your children that the school has a dress code. Bascially, we don't want to see any undergarments and body parts should be covered. This generally applies more to the older grades. We will have a discussion about this at school too.
We are pleased to tell you that the Student Council will be raising funds for Fort McMurray through a Dance-a-thon in June. Details will follow shortly.
By the way, there will be construction on Prince Edward starting on Friday. Please be extra mindful when driving around the school.
I hope everyone has a great weekend.
May 2016
18-Primary Play Date (afternoon)
19-Grade 2 to Zoo
20-Jr Girls' Soccer Tournament
23-Victoria Day
24-27-Book Fair in Library
25-Grade 6-8 Music Night at 6:30
26-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Folk Dance; Pizza Lunch; Grade 6-8 House Event
30-Junior/Intermediate Assembly; Parent Council at 7:00 p.m.; Parent Guest Speaker at 6:00: Debbie Gordon on Internet Safety; Artist in School visit Mrs. Burn
31-Primary Sharing Assembly; Grade 7 Trip; Artist in School visit Ms. Tyndall and Ms. Iafrate
June 2016
1-Folk Dance Festival (7-Rain date)
10-PA Day
14-Primary Assembly
15-Junior Assembly
17-Grade 8 Graduation
20-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
23-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27-Report Cards Go Home!
29-Pizza Lunch ; Last Day for Students
September 2016
6-School
Begins; Kindergarten Open House
26th
– Picture Day
29th
– Terry Fox Run
October 2016
7-PA
Day
10-Thanksgiving
18th
– Power of One presentation (9:15 k-3, 10:15 4-6)
27th
– Picture Retakes
November
2016
11-Remembrance
Day
18-PA
Day
13-18-Bullying
Awareness Week
December
2016
2-PA
Day
23-Last
Day to Work Before Holidays
January 2017
9-School
Begins
20-PA
Day
February
2017
17-PA
Day
20-Family
Day
March 2017
13-17-March
Break
April 2017
14-17
Good Friday/Easter Monday
22-Earth
Day
May 2017
8-12-Children’s
Mental Health Week
22-Victoria
Day
June 2017
9-PA Day
29-Last Day for Students
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