I think we are officially back into the "swing" of things at LKS! I can tell because Mr.Kuru and Mr. Bracht have started football practices already. To note, Mr. Ellerker and myself will be starting Cross Country practices for grades 1-8 next Wednesday. We met with interested kids today and gave them the proper forms. As many of you know, cross country is one of our most popular teams and we just want the kids to have fun and stay healthy! Thank you to Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Rilling, our parent volunteers; please see them if you want to help supervise at our upcoming meets. Thank you in advance.
Thanks to all of you who have returned our forms. We ask that you return the "Parent Signature Page" by Monday as we need to get them all organized. Remember, just log onto our website, read, and then sign the parent page. I would like to clarify our lunch routines, especially for our new parents. Unless the kids have your permission to leave the school grounds, they must eat in our lunchroom and then stay on the property. If your child normally leaves the school with your permission, but every once in a while needs to stay at school, he/she will eat with the rest of the students in the lunchroom. We just ask that you tell your classroom teacher if there is any change in your lunch routines; especially for our younger students.
At the beginning of the year, it is really important for us to take attendance carefully. We need to account for all the kids on our roster. So far, we are coming under or just at our primary caps (20 per class). We have had to shuffle a few of our kindergarten students to accommodate the cap requirements. At this time, we don't expect any major re-organization or realignments-some of you remember doing this a few years ago! Please remember that if you are moving out of our area, to please register at your new home school-we can help you through this process. We thank you in advance.
The following is a request from Diane Kress, one of our Parent Council Executive members who volunteered to organize our Grade Reps.
Hello Parents,
We currently have many of the grade parent positions filled, however; we are still in need of the following. If you can help with this rewarding experience, please contact Diane Kress 416-236-1477 or dkress@thinknet.com.
Kindergarten
- Mrs. Tyndall--am (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Macpherson--pm (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Seitz---am (Elizabeth Stinson, 1 other parent required)
Grade 1
- Mr. Blais (2 parents required)
- Ms. Kim (2 parents required)
- Mrs. Younger (Kristine Laco, 1 other parent required)
Grade 4--Mrs. Gibson (2 parents required)
Grade 8--Mr. Elleker (1 or 2 parents required)
For those new to the school a grade parent administers and helps organize class and school events in conjunction with teachers and parents wishes. Helping with these tasks enriches the students' learning experience by allowing teachers to focus on their students instead of administrative tasks. Activities generally include:
-distributing the class contact list upon permission from the parents and teacher
-recruiting volunteers for activities according to the teacher's needs
-recruiting volunteers for Parent Council fundraising activities or LKS functions
-Informing class parents of upcoming LKS and classroom events via email.
We hope to see everyone at Curriculum Night. All staff will be introduced at 6:00 p.m in the gym; the kindergarten presentation will take place in the gym at 5:30 p.m (stage side); Grade 1-3 teams will present at 6:30 p.m, followed by the junior and intermediate grade teams at 7:00 p.m. Presentations are in different locations; check out your teacher's blog or the schedules on the doors for that information.
Don't forget to wash your hands!
Important Dates to Remember
14th- Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00
17th- Curriculum Night
21st-Class Safety Rep Meeting with Mrs. Perry/Ms. Caddel@ lunch; Parent Council @ 7:30
25th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Photo Day; Hep B & Meningitis Shots for Gr 7 & HPV (Grade 8)
30th-Photo Day continues
October 1st-Terry Fox Walk
5th-Me to We Day (small group of student reps)
7th-9th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
12th-Happy Thanksgiving
13th-Grade 8 Mediacs Presentation
14th-Wild Wild Web Presentation for Grade 6
19th-Parent Council @ 7:30; Class Safety Rep Meeting @ Lunch
26th-Sharing Assemblies
29th-Mrs. Olson & Mrs. Bradshaw's class to Outdoor Ed Centre
30th-Hallowe'en Parades
