Welcome to the new school year everyone! I had a great summer and hope that you did too!
Over the summer, we did have some staff changes to the primary team. Mrs. Mandel has replaced Mrs. Malobabic in grade 2; Mrs. Caligiuri will be taking over Mrs. Mandel's class in the morning (Room 172). Mrs. Macpherson (newly hired) will be taking over Mrs. Caligiuri's afternoon kindergarten class. The kids will now move from Room 166 to 172. Mrs. Macpherson will also take over Mrs. Caligiuri's class until she returns from her maternity leave. We are very happy to have Mrs. Macpherson at LKS as she has years of experience and a wide breadth of knowledge.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 8th. Entry time is regularly at 8:55 a.m., but the kids should come a bit earlier the first day. Staff will be outside helping them get into the right lines!
We will be sending home a print newsletter and one form for parent signatures on Tuesday. All the September forms are posted on the website. If you need a hard copy of any material, we have extras in the office.
As school begins, we would also like to direct you to the website for a letter from our new director, Chris Spence, on H1N1. We want you to know that we take this very seriously as we don't want anyone to get sick, including students, parents and staff. We will continue to advocate proper hand washing with the kids and would appreciate it if follow-up could happen at home. Other things to consider would be throwing away tissues, sneezing into your sleeve if you don't have a tissue, avoid sharing drinks and cleaning surface areas. We will also be addressing this with our caretaking staff. We will continue to provide soap and cleaning the washrooms and fountains. We appreciate your support in advance.
Have a great weekend!
