December 23, 2011

Congratulations to our Junior Girls' BB team as they placed 2nd in the City Finals. The first City Basketball Banner for the gym!

Today, we celebrated our "Kindness and Caring" recipients at our Sharing Assemblies. A group from our dance club also performed and it was fabulous! We were also honoured to listen to Jim Chochrane, a former student of LKS, speak about Down Syndrome. It was an honour having Jim speak to all of the students. Please have a follow-up discussion at home about his talk; the kids were fabulous listeners.

I really hope everyone has a great holiday celebrating with family and friends. I am so proud to be at Lambton-Kingsway and I appreciate the support you have given the staff over the term. Your children are so special and we are proud of their accomplishments. They make coming to LKS a treat every day! Cheers.


January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
10th-Spelling Bee @ 9:00
11th-Sr Hockey Tournament; Seeds of Hope @ lunch
12th-Eco-Warriors Meeting and Class Safety Rep Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
24th-Parent Information Night: Topic: Anxiety (presented by Parent Council); Grade 6-8 Ski Day
27th-PA Day
30th-Primary/Junior/Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
31th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies

February
6th and 7th-Kindergarten Registration
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.; Report Cards Go Home; Eco-Warriors Meeting
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
16th-Grade 4s to Medieval Times
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day
22nd-Athletic Assembly; Kindergarten Parent Night: Early Learning Strategies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
28th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies

March
5th-Jump Rope for Heart
12th-16th-March Break
19th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
23rd-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

December 16, 2011

I would like to thank the community for your generous gifts and warm wishes to Stonegate. Today, the Student Council reps collected all the baskets, and helped Mrs. Saha and her many parent volunteers load and unload the vans. This is such a great project as it continues to instill the values of Kindness and Caring. The students really love this project!

I'd also like to thank Ms. Walker and her class for organizing our food drive for Second Harvest. Another great success!

Another thanks for attending our concerts this year. The student performances were held on Tuesday, Wednesay and Thursday and they certainly got us in the spirit of the holidays. Let us never forget the importance of music, dance and the Arts in general. The students continue to aquire knowledge and skill in these areas at LKS! Thank you to the community and Parent Council as many of our instruments are purchased through your funds. Thanks to Ms. Hoffman, Mrs. McGee, Mr. Samotowka and Mr. Goldberg for organizing the concerts and preparing the students for the performances. Thank you also to Mr. Ourique as he was the staff advisor to our dance group. Finally, thank you to Mrs. Greifenberger for helping with the decorations.


December
19th-Carols in the gym-afternoon
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School; Carols in the gym-morning

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Sr Hockey Tournament
12th-Eco-Warriors Meeting and Class Safety Rep Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
24th-Parent Information Night: Topic: Anxiety (presented by Parent Council)
27th-PA Day
30th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
31st-Primary/Junior/Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

February
6th and 7th-Kindergarten Registration
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.; Report Cards Go Home; Eco-Warriors Meeting
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
16th-Grade 4s to Medieval Times
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day
22nd-Athletic Assembly; Kindergarten Parent Night: Early Learning Strategies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
28th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies

March
5th-Jump Rope for Heart
12th-16th-March Break
19th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
23rd-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
27th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assemblies

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

Congratulations to all of our baskbetball and volleyball teams as they are moving on to the next level of play this coming week.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the concerts this week.

December
13th-Kindergarten Concert @ 6:00 p.m.
14th-Grade 1-5 Concert @ 6:00 p.m. ; Seeds of Hope at lunch
15th-Grade 6-8 Concert @ 6:30 p.m.
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

Well, the first snowfall hit us this week; I think I was more excited than the kids!

Congratulations to the junior and senior boys volleyball teams as they have advanced to the next round of play next week. The games were exciting to watch and the skill level of the boys is amazing. Good luck to our Senior Girls BB team as they are playing in their tournament today.


December
5th-Safety Reps Meeting
6th-Junior Girls Basketball @John English
9th-PA Day
13th-Kindergarten Concert @ 6:00 p.m.
14th-Grade 1-5 Concert @ 6:00 p.m. ; Seeds of Hope at lunch
15th-Grade 6-8 Concert @ 6:30 p.m.
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

November 25th, 2011

We had some great speakers at the school this week. On Monday, the grade 8 students and staff had the pleasure of listening to and speaking with Mrs. Dellandrea, an LKS mom and Crown Attorney, specializing in child exploitation on the Internet. We've hosted this talk for three years at the senior level, and it always proves to be real and practical for the students.

On Tuesday night, we hosted a parent/staff information night on Eating Disorders. I really want to say thanks to the parents and staff who attended and I thank you for our conversations. If you are in need of more information or support, please call the National Eating Disorders Information Center at 416-340-4156.

Next Wednesday, our Seeds of Hope members will be taking a "Vow of Silence" to help raise awareness and funds to the same village where our school was built. We will be helping with medical supplies this year. We are in our third year commitment. A club like this is so important, as it continues to raise our social consciousness. Thank you to Mrs. Adiar, Mrs. Zappi and Mrs. Olson for your leadership.

Hope to see you at tomorrow night's Parent Council social. A big thank you to Kim DeLonghi, Dianne Quintal, Kristi Karens and Freya Painting for keeping us social.

Dates to Remember
28th-Grade 2 classes to Lorraine Kimsa (p.m.) and Kindergarten in the morn
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies; Kindergarten classes to Lorraine Kimsa in the afternoon; Jr Boys Volleyball @ LKS
30th-Seeds of Hope "Vow of Silence"; Jr Girls BBall @ John English

December
1st-Sr Boys VBall @ LKS
2nd-Pizza Lunch; Grade 6-8 Music performance by ECI
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
13th-Kindergarten Concert
14th-Grade 1-5 Concert; Seeds of Hope at lunch
15th-Grade 6-8 Concert
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

Friday, November 18, 2011

We've all had a busy week as teachers have completed report cards and parent/teacher interviews have been conducted over the last few days. Please remember that there is no school on Friday as some teachers are finishing up interviews.

On Monday's Parent Council meeting, we presented our School Improvement Plan; you can access it under the Curriculum section of our website. The SIP is a process that staff undertake to set long term and short range goals based on their students' needs. We continue to revisit these goals, and post final outcomes at the end of the year.

I look forward to seeing you at our first parent information night on "Eating Disorders". I encourage you to attend, no matter the age or gender of your child. The workshop will be in the library at 6:00 p.m.

Toronto Police Services
Many of our schools, including LKS, work closely with the 22 Division and we are grateful for their support. The following message is from Constable Cashmore:

I am the new social media officer/ community officer at 22 Division. In the event of a school lockdown or any other incident in 22 Division we will be posting live updates to media, residents and family members via these social media sites. This gives the end user an immediate answer as and when we know it to what's going on in their division and home area live and interactive.

This is also a great way to ask us any questions and raise your concerns. Like all initiatives we need the full buy in from our community for this to be a success. If you have information you want us to pass on please feel free to call me or email me and I will post it on our site.

Richard Cashmore
Police Constable #1462
Toronto Police Service
Phone: (416)-808-2226
Email: Richard.Cashmore@torontopolice.on.ca

www.facebook.com/tps22
www.twitter.com/tps22div

Dates to Remember
21st-Grade 8 Internet Safety Presentation-afternoon
22nd-Parent Information Night @ 6:00 p.m. (Topic: Children's Eating Disorders); Karen Kain School of Arts visits grade 5 classes
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Parent Social: Earth @ 7:30 p.m.
28th-Grade 2 classes to Lorraine Kimsa (p.m.) and Kindergarten in the morn
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies; Kindergarten classes to Lorraine Kimsa in the afternoon; Jr Boys Volleyball @ LKS
30th-Seeds of Hope "Vow of Silence"; Jr Girls BBall @ John English

December
1st-Sr Boys VBall @ LKS
2nd-Pizza Lunch; Grade 6-8 Music performance by ECI
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
13th-Kindergarten Concert
14th-Grade 1-5 Concert; Seeds of Hope at lunch
15th-Grade 6-8 Concert
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

November 11, 2011

Today, we held our Remembrance Day Assembly in the gym for all the students, staff and community. I'd like to thank you for attending as the kids see Remembrance Day as a community event; something to be shared together, and honoured. I'd like to thank Ms. Moser, Ms. Hoffman and Ms. McGee for organizing this event today; it was a beautiful ceremony. Again, thank you to the families who donated items to our community display in the front hall, and to Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Wolfer (Alumni Parents) who created such a beautiful collage of memories. The students who performed today should also be recognized; your performances were beautifully done. Excellent job to Kaitlyn and Paul.

On Monday, Progress Reports will be going home and we will begin our week of interviews. My "report card" letter will be attached with this week's grade parent letter. I'm also sending along this link for you as it is a good article on how to talk to your child about report cards: http://school.familyeducation.com/report-cards/parents-and-school/38368.html.

I'd also like to thank our Kindergarten Parents for completing our on-line Literacy Survey. The kindergarten team will be looking at the collected data to help form the basis of an upcoming workshop. We are grateful for your support.

Congratulations to Mrs. Shklar, our grade two/three teacher, on the birth of her first baby. Best wishes to your new family.

November
14th-Report Cards Go Home; Scientists in the School visit Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Olson; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
15th-Scientist in the School visit Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Hall
18th-Professional Development Day-End of Parent/Teacher Interviews
22nd-Parent Information Night @ 6:00 p.m. (Topic: Children's Eating Disorders)
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Parent Social: Earth @ 7:30 p.m.
28th-Grade 2 classes to Lorraine Kimsa (p.m.) and Kindergarten in the morn
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies; Kindergarten classes to Lorraine Kimsa in the afternoon
30th-Seeds of Hope "Vow of Silence"

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
13th-Kindergarten Concert
14th-Grade 1-5 Concert
15th-Grade 6-8 Concert
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

November 3, 2011

Thank you to Mr. Lanis for arranging the anti-bullying presentation on Wednesday. The presenters were so dynamic and talented. They really held the students' attention while delivering their anti-bullying message-I still want to know how he balanced the ladder on his chin?

Thank you to everyone who came out on Monday to watch our Hallowe'en Parade and those who contributed to many class parties. It was an exciting, and long day for the kids as they started the week, but well worth the effort!

Congratulations to the Junior Boys' Football team as they won the City Championship on Tuesday at Birchmount. Thank you to Mr. Kuru and Mr. Bracht for coaching this year.


14th-Report Cards Go Home; Scientists in the School visit Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Olson; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
15th-Scientist in the School visit Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Hall
18th-Professional Development Day-End of Parent/Teacher Interviews
22nd-Parent Information Night @ 6:00 p.m. (Topic: Children's Eating Disorders)
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Parent Social: Earth @ 7:30 p.m.
28th-Grade 2 classes to Lorraine Kimsa (p.m.) and Kindergarten in the morn
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies; Kindergarten classes to Lorraine Kimsa in the afternoon
30th-Seeds of Hope "Vow of Silence"

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
13th-Kindergarten Concert
14th-Grade 1-5 Concert
15th-Grade 6-8 Concert
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

What an exciting day yesterday! We hosted two kindergarten Sharing Assemblies and played three football games. To say the least, it was busy. Congratulations to all the students who played ball; you made LKS very proud. Good luck to the Junior team as they continue on next Tuesday. Thank you Mr. Bracht as you carried on without your coaching partner, Mr. Kuru.

On Tuesday, we had our Sharing Assemblies for the primary, junior and intermediate students. Elizabeth, Matthew and Trudy hosted our junior/intermediate assembly that focused on the character trait of "Responsibility" and they did a fabulous job; they are naturals in front of an audience. The intermediate students will continue to host as it provides great leadership opportunities.

We are really looking forward to our Parade on Monday. We are hoping many of you come out to celebrate our little ones in costume. We'd like to go around the new track, so please line the field when you are waiting for us. The grade 8 students will once again, be hosting their annual haunted house (not too scary for the little ones). All funds ($2 entry) raised will go to the end of the year graduation trip to Quebec. We know the kids are going to get lots of candy over the next couple of days (a downfall to dieting staff members), so please remember that we are a "nut-safe" school!

This week, our new SmartBoard arrived, along with a class set of "clickers". The clickers will allow teachers to set a test on the SmartBoard and the students can answer using their "clickers". These devices are going to prove very valuable to teachers as they will provide instant "feedback" for the teacher. Once we get trained on them, we will demonstrate their use at a Parent Council meeting. We want to again thank you, the community, and Parent Council for providing these funds. We have almost purchased all the items allocated from the Parent Council: namely the Smart Clickers, 3 document cameras, projectors and carts, a SmartBoard, the Grade 6 Music Camp, and junior anthologies that teachers use in their language programs. A cello will be purchased shortly. All resources are greatly appreciated by staff and students.

In closing, congratulations to Mr. Kuru and his family as they welcome their new baby boy home.


October
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November
2nd-Q-Mac Anti-Bullying Assembly at 1:00 for K-8; Eco-Warrior Meeting
4th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home; Scientists in the School visit Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Olson; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
15th-Scientist in the School visit Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Hall
18th-Professional Development Day-End of Parent/Teacher Interviews
22nd-Parent Information Night @ 6:00 p.m. (Topic: Children's Eating Disorders)
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Parent Social: Earth @ 7:30 p.m.
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
30th-Seeds of Hope "Vow of Silence"

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
13th-Kindergarten Concert
14th-Grade 1-5 Concert
15th-Grade 6-8 Concert
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

October 21, 2011

Last Saturday, our grade 6 classes participated in an Instrumental Music Camp organized by Michael Samotowka and subsidized by community funds through Parent Council. The day was spectacular as the students had a day full of instruction on their instrument from professionals in the industry. Mid-day the students were treated to some pizza and had a recreational break. After their afternoon instruction, they, along with parents, were treated to a short performance by their instructors and the students. Mr. Goldberg, our strings teacher taught a small group also. Mr. Samotowka should be commended for bringing forth such a great idea as the experience for the students was outstanding. We've had many positive comments from our grade 6 parents already. Thank you to Ms. Greifenberger, Ms. Burdon, Ms. Lawson, Ms. Kranias, Ms. Syptak, Ms. McNeely and Mr. Virani who helped organize the pizza and details.

I'd also like to thank Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Young and members of the Parent Council Education Committee for organizing our Anaylphylatic Day again. The kids really enjoyed the performance by Kyle Dine as he informed us, through song and dance, about food allergies. Posters have been placed around the school reminding kids to be a PAL (Protect a Life) to their peers who have allergies. In class presentations, students were reminded about what to do in the event of an allergic reaction and further instruction on how to use an epi-pen took place; their favourite part! Our dedicated parents will be back next week for our grade 5-8 Sharing Assemblies. I'd also like to thank Loblaws (Humbertown & Humbercrest) for donating our safe snacks!

We had our second Parent Council Meeting on Monday; the first for the new Executive consisting of Mrs. Laco, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Haslam, Mrs. Hinckley, and Mrs. Miller. Each sub-committee was given the opportunity to update us on their committee work and Grace, our grade 8 student rep talked about her role on the grade 6-8 student council and Seeds of Hope. Thank you to Mrs. McGee who gave her staff report and Mr. Lanis for making a presentation on our EQAO and other data that we use at LKS to inform our practices. I was given some time to remind parents to use our new on-line booking procedures for booking Parent/Teacher Interviews (please see Grade Parent email this week again). Also, our kindergarten teachers will be sending home an Early Literacy Survey to our kindergarten parents to help us continue to better program for our little ones and to provide a starting point for a workshop that we would like to present to parents on best practices for teaching your child to read and write at home. We are really looking forward to this project. All Parent Council minutes should be on our website.

Finally, this week I had a few chats with some children in our younger classes as they were struggling with some pretty common issues around "friendships". I thought I would send you this link that might be useful to you if your child is of similar age and dealing with some social "concerns". The article gives strategies that parents can use when discussing positive and negative aspects of friendships at this age: http://childparenting.about.com/od/socialdevelopment/a/makefriends.htm

24th-Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Olson to Outdoor Ed
25th-Junior/Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Sr Football @ Deer Park
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day; Mr. Blais morning class performs mini-concert and visits Retirement home; Grade 2/3 Author visit
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November
2nd-Q-Mac Anti-Bullying Assembly at 1:00 for K-8; Eco-Warrior Meeting
4th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home; Scientists in the School visit Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Olson; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
15th-Scientist in the School visit Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Hall
18th-Professional Development Day-End of Parent/Teacher Interviews
22nd-Parent Information Night @ 6:00 p.m. (Topic: Children's Eating Disorders)
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Parent Social: Earth @ 7:30 p.m.
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

October 14, 2011

Congratulations to all of our students who attended the Cross Country West Meet on Tuesday. You made LKS proud. We wish the best of luck to our youngsters moving on to the City Finals on the 20th!

Also, congratulations to our girls' and boys' softball teams as they too will be moving on to the next round of play. I was able to see the boys play on Thursday and it was exciting ball to watch! Thank you to Mr. Littlejohn, Ms. Moser, Mr. Ross and Mrs. Shklar for coaching this year.

As mentioned last week, parents will be invited to book an interview with your teacher using our on-line system this year. Please read this week's Grade Parent email as you will need our school code to book.

We are looking forward to hosting our first Grade 6 Instrumental Music Camp on Saturday. The students in attendance will be receiving small group instruction which should "kick start" their skills this year. A big thank you to Mr. Samotowka for organizing this event. See you on Saturday.


17th-Student Assembly: Anaphylaxis Presentation; Parent Council @ 7:30; Jr Boys' Football @ Parklawn
18th-Individual Education Plans go home; Skills Canada visits grade 7 & 8; Senior Boys' Football @ Swansea
19th-Jr Girls' Football @ Parklawn
20th-City Finals Cross Country Meet
21st-Sr Girls' Football @ John English
24th-Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Olson to Outdoor Ed
25th-Junior/Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Sr Football @ Deer Park
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November
2nd-Q-Mac Anti-Bullying Assembly at 1:00 for K-8; Eco-Warrior Meeting
4th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home; Scientists in the School visit Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Olson; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
15th-Scientist in the School visit Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Hall
22nd-Parent Information Night @ 6:00 p.m. (Topic: Children's Eating Disorders)
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Parent Social: Earth @ 7:30 p.m.
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

October 7, 2011

I'd like to thank Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Bracht and Mr. Ellerker for helping at our Cross Country Meet on Tuesday. We took around 130 students from grades 1-8. We are very proud of all of our students, especially our new grade ones, who have come to early morning practices; even in the rain! The races were fast and long and it was evident our students really tried their best. We have quite a few going on to our West Finals on the 11th. Good Luck! Also, I'd like to thank Mr. Ross and Mr. Littlejohn for coaching our Junior Boys' Softball team on Thursday. The kids played great. Again, thank you to all of our parents who drove our teams.

I'd like to also thank our parents who have volunteered their time this year to be part of our Parent Council Executive: Mrs. Laco and Ms. Townsend (Co-Chairs), Mrs. Kress (Vice), Mrs. Haslam (Treasurer), Mrs. Hinckley (Secretary) and Mrs. Miller (Grade Parent Rep). Our next PC meeting is on October 17th @ 7:30.

We still have a few weeks until we start writing our mid-term Ministry Progress Reports; the same reports that were first implemented last year. The report cards will be sent home on November 14th. The same week, teachers will be setting up teacher-parent interviews. This year, we will be moving to an on-line booking format instead of sending home paper. Many secondary schools use this process and our intermediate team used one last February with much success. This year, all parents will have the opportunity to book their interviews on-line. We are looking forward to this process as it is much more efficient. We will be sending out detailed information about this process shortly.

I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

October Dates
11th-Cross Country Meet #2
12th-Grade 8-9 Parent Information Night; Seniors @ LKS; Grade 8s to ROM
13th-Senior Boys' Softball @ LKS
14th-Pizza Lunch; Jr Girls'Softball @ LKS; Terry Fox Staff-Student Volleyball Game
15th-Grade 6 Music Camp
17th-Student Assembly: Anaphylaxis Presentation; Parent Council @ 7:30; Jr Boys' Football @ Parklawn
18th-Individual Education Plans go home; Skills Canada visits grade 7 & 8; Senior Boys' Football @ Swansea
19th-Jr Girls' Football @ Parklawn
20th-City Finals Cross Country Meet
21st-Sr Girls' Football @ John English
24th-Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Olson to Outdoor Ed
25th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Sr Football @ Deer Park
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November
2nd-Q-Mac Anti-Bullying Assembly at 1:00 for K-8; Eco-Warrior Meeting
4th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home; Scientists in the School visit Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Olson; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
15th-Scientist in the School visit Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Hall
22nd-Parent Information Night @ 6:00 p.m. (Topic: Children's Eating Disorders)
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
9th-PA Day
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins; Police Visits for Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Shklar
11th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
13th-Pizza Lunch
16th-Police visit Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker, Mrs. Young; Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
27th-PA Day

February
8th-Eco-Warriors Meeting; Kindergarten Registration
9th-Kindergarten Registration
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
7th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
16th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
2nd-Eco-Warriors Meeting
11th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Parent Council @ 7:30 p.m.
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
6th-Eco-Warriors Meeting
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

September 28, 2011

A big thank you to Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Heathe for organizing our Terry Fox Walk this year. We will get our official donation amount shortly. The students have really enjoyed the incentives this week; including "Super Hero" day today! I'd also like to thank Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Miller and Ms. Wardrop for helping with all the paperwork.

I'd also like to thank Mrs. Adiar, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Zappi for attending the "Me to We" event on Tuesday with some of our intermediate students. The students really enjoyed the day hearing about the good things that are happening with Free the Children and are inspired to begin good work with our very own Seeds of Hope Club!

On Thursday, Ms. Moser, Ms. Shklar, Mr. Lanis and Mrs. Morrison attended a staff Eco-Conference where they reviewed our existing goals and preplanned for this year's club.

Today, we hosted our first Sharing Assembly for the grade 1-8 students. Some students were recognized from their teachers and peers for demonstrating "Respect". I found a good website for other suggestions that you can use at home: http://www.teachkidshow.com/teach-your-child-to-take-responsibility/.

It's been a terrific month of learning at LKS. Teacher's have been very busy completing both informal and formal assessments in order to help set up programming based on our students' needs. This week, staff also had the opportunity to work in grade teams to begin analyzing some of our data to help create goals for our School Improvement Plan for the term. As work is completed, all information will be shared at Parent Council nights and on the the website.


I hope you have a wonderful weekend. It's getting cold out there!

October
4th-Cross Country Meet #1
5th-7th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
10th-Thanksgiving
11th-Cross Country Meet #2
12th-Grade 8-9 Parent Information Night; Jr Girls'Softball @ Rockcliffe; Seniors @ LKS
13th-Senior Boys' Softball @ LKS
14th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 6 Music Camp
17th-Student Assembly: Anaphylaxis Presentation; Parent Council @ 7:00; Jr Boys' Football @ Parklawn
18th-Individual Education Plans go home; Skills Canada visits grade 7 & 8
20th-Cross Country Meet #3
21st-Sr Girls' Football @ John English
24th-Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Olson to Outdoor Ed
25th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Sr Football @ Deer Park
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November
4th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home; Scientists in the School visit Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Olson
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
15th-Scientist in the School visit Mrs. Gibson/Mrs. Hall
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
9th-PA Day
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins
13th-Pizza Lunch
27th-PA Day

February
10th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
11th-Pizza Lunch
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip

26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

Terry Fox

We are so looking forward to our annual Terry Fox Walk tomorrow. We really hope you can join us as it is a great community event! TVO will be here to speak to Mrs. Gibson and some of her student helpers. It should at 4:20 and again at 4:55 pm on Wednesday.

It's official. Fall is here!

Thank you for attending our annual fall Curriculum Night. We hope that you found your evening enjoyable and informative. Again, teacher long range plans will be posted on our website in the next week.

Thank you for donating to our Terry Fox Walk that will take place on Wednesday. The students have collected $5000 so far, with the goal of $25, 000. We invite you to attend our walk in the afternoon.

Finally, our playground should be completed late next week or early the following week. It will be great to get full use of the fields again!

I hope you have a great weekend.

Future Dates

September
26th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
27th-Student Assembly: Motivational Speaker; Grade 8 Quebec Information Night
28th-Terry Fox Run (rain date is the 29th)
30th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

October
4th-Cross Country Meet #1
5th-7th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
10th-Thanksgiving
11th-Cross Country Meet #2
14th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 6 Music Camp
17th-Student Assembly: Anaphylaxis Presentation; Parent Council @ 7:00
18th-Individual Education Plans go home
20th-Cross Country Meet #3
25th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies; Sr Football @ Deer Park
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November
4th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
9th-PA Day
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins
13th-Pizza Lunch
27th-PA Day

February
10th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
11th-Pizza Lunch
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip

26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

September 16, 2011

Once again, it's been a wonderful week at LKS. The weather has been terrific and the students are enjoying the last bit of warm weather.

We hope to see you next Thursday for Curriculum Night. Times should be posted on teacher blogs/emails or websites and there is a schedule under "Notices" on the website. Please come to meet the LKS staff and be introduced (or reintroduced) to the year's curriculum.

Over the next two weeks, the students will be busy collecting for our annual Terry Fox Run and Seeds of Hope; two very important initiatives in the school that remind us of the importance of giving back to the community (local and international). On our website, you will also find a letter under "Notices" from the TDSB sharing information on the "Disaster Relief in East Africa". Our thoughts go out to our families in the community who have been affected by these events also.

PARENT COUNCIL MEETING
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The first LKS Parent Council meeting of the 2011/2012 school year is on Monday, Sept 19th @ 7pm in the Library. Everyone is Welcome! We will be voting in the New Council.

This is a great opportunity to help make a difference at your child's school!
Whether you want to join council as a voting member, join a committee and work behind the scenes, or just know who Council is and what it does (no pressure)! Join us on Sept 19.

We have volunteers for some positions but are still the following:
- Chair & Vice-Chair
- Literacy Committee
- Springfest Committee
- Environment Committee
- Community Outreach Committee
- Playground Committee

If you have any questions before the Monday meeting you can contact
Diane Kress (dkress@thinknet.com) or 416-236-1477
or
Corry Haslam (c.haslam@me.com) or 416-201-0088

Future Dates

September
19th-Parent Council @ 7:00
20th and 21st-School Photo Day (details will be sent home)
22nd-Curriculum Night
26th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
27th-Student Assembly: Motivational Speaker
28th-Terry Fox Run (rain date is the 29th)
30th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

October
4th-Cross Country Meet #1
5th-7th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
10th-Thanksgiving
11th-Cross Country Meet #2
14th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 6 Music Camp
17th-Student Assembly: Anaphylaxis Presentation; Parent Council @ 7:00
18th-Individual Education Plans (Special Education Students) go home
20th-Cross Country Meet #3
25th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November
4th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

December
2nd-Pizza Lunch
9th-PA Day
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins
13th-Pizza Lunch
27th-PA Day

February
10th-Pizza Lunch
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday
20th-Pizza Lunch

May
11th-Pizza Lunch
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
8th-Pizza Lunch
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip

26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

First Week

It's been a busy first week as we had to reorganize a few classes in order to meet the ministry caps. The three/four split is now a straight three. We are still over cap in one of our afternoon kindergarten classes. We will be working with the Board to see how to manage that scenario next week.

Just a reminder to please make sure you get your September Form back as we will begin organizing our information next week. Also, please make sure you get your "medical forms" for conditions that we need to look at (i.e. anaphylaxis), into the office as soon as possible. It is important that we receive that information as we make an up-to-date binder that is distributed to all staff. If you are interested in receiving a free medical alert bracelet, contact the office for a brochure provided by the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation. (P.S. Some of the dates on the original form were wrong. I apologize. See below for the correct dates)

Request for Grade Parents
We currently have many of the Grade Parent positions filled, however, we do have MANY GAPS. If you can help with this rewarding experience, please contact Karen Miller at karen.p.miller@rogers.com.

For those new to Lambton Kingway a Grade Parent helps organize class and school events. 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.


Classrooms requiring Grade Parents are:

Kindergarten
- Mr. Blais (am) - 2 parents required
- Mrs. Tyndall (am) - 2 parents required
- Mrs. Tyndall (pm) - 2 parents required
- Ms. Raymond (am ) - 1 parent required
- Ms. Raymond (pm) - 1 parent required

Grade 1
- Mrs. Younger - 2 parents required

Grade 1/2
- Mrs. Hall - 2 parents required
- Mrs. Mandel - 1 parent required

Grade 2
- Mrs. Seitz - 1 parent required

Grade 2/3
- Ms Shklar - 1 parent required

Grade 3
- Mrs. Bradshaw - 2 parents required

Grade 4
- Mr. Littlejohn - 1 parent required
- Ms. Kim - 2 parents required

Grade 5
- Ms. Iafrate - 1 parent required
- Mrs. Young - 2 parents required

Grade 6
- Mr. Ourique - 2 parents required

Grade 7
- Mr. Kuru - 1 parent required

Grade 8
- Mr. Ellerker - 2 parents required
- Ms. Chandra - 1 parent required


The students are really enjoying the new turf and we've even had a few football practices on it. We are monitoring how the kids are playing, as you can imagine, all the kids want to either sit or play on it, all at once. We want everyone to be safe and have a chance, so we'll keep an eye out next week. We don't want to begin structuring "free time", but we may have to designate days. We'll keep experimenting.

We are very proud of all our grade 3 and 6 students who wrote the EQAO assessment in June. Preliminary results show 90% of our grade three students were at Level 3 and 4 in reading, 91% in writing and 90% in math. Our grade six students scored levels of 90% in reading, 89% in writing and 81% in math. Once the official results are in next week, the staff will look at those, along with our other data (i.e. report card, CTBS, fall reading assessments etc) to set our teaching goals for the year. Individual scores for the grade 3 and 6 students will be sent home after we receive them shortly. Please see our website for future data in achievement.


Finally, September 11th is on Sunday and our thoughts are with the families who have been affected by this tragedy.

Future Dates

September
12th-Terry Fox Kick-Off Assembly
19th-Parent Council @ 7:00
20th and 21st-School Photo Day (details will be sent home)
22nd-Curriculum Night
26th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
27th-Student Assembly: Motivational Speaker
28th-Terry Fox Run (rain date is the 29th)
30th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

October
5th-7th-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
10th-Thanksgiving
17th-Student Assembly: Anaphylaxis Presentation; Parent Council @ 7:00
18th-Individual Education Plans (Special Education Students) go home
25th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
27th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day
31st-Happy Hallowe'en Parade

November

11th-Remembrance Day Assembly
14th-Report Cards Go Home
14th-18th-Parent Teacher Interviews
25th-Kindergarten Sharing Assemblies
29th-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies

December

9th-PA Day
21st-Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
22nd-Junior and Intermediate Sharing Assemblies
23rd-Last Day of School

January
9th-School Begins
27th-PA Day

February
14th-Happy Valentine's Day
17th-PA Day
20th-Family Day

March
12th-16th-March Break

April
6th and 8th-Good Friday and Easter Monday

May
21st-Victoria Day

June
1st-PA Day
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn

Education Day

Education Day is on September 20, 2011. The following letter has been written to the communities on behalf of the Board:

September 6, 2011
Dear Parent/Guardian/Community Member,
What your child is learning, how your local school operates, and what resources are spent on education are based upon the policies and decisions of the Ontario Provincial Government. With a Provincial election just around the corner, your
vote matters. The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association has declared September 20as Education Day. In support, Toronto School Board Trustees are organizing all-candidate meetings in school board wards across the city. These non-partisan events are a great opportunity for voters to hear directly from their local candidates of the major provincial parties. Please join us to:
• learn more about key issues that affect public education in Ontario
• find out where your local candidates stand on questions that matter to parents in your community
Your local meeting will take place at:
• Etobicoke - Lakeshore, Etobicoke School of the Arts, September 20, 2011, 7:00 PM (Trustee Pamela Gough / Kate
Hammer)
For more information or to learn about other meeting locations, please visit: www.tdsb.on.ca/educationday or www.opsba.org
Sincerely,
Chris Bolton
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Toronto District School Board
Chair’s Office • 5050 Yonge Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 5N8 •
Tel: (416) 397-2572 • Fax: (416) 397-3114 • Chris.Bolton@tdsb.on.ca

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a great summer and welcome back to school. A big welcome to our new families. We are really excited about the new school year.

This is just a reminder that the first day back is next Tuesday and school begins at 8:45 a.m. for all students, except our kindergartens who will have their open houses in the morning and the afternoon. All students in grades one to three will meet on the east side of the school, the grade 4-6 students will gather by the front doors and the intermediates will meet their teachers by the north doors. Please stand behind the chair that has the name of your teacher.

On the first day back, you will receive a letter/package that should be completed and returned by Friday. It is important that we get all forms back as we need to process them the following week.

We have been busy registering new families and saying goodbye to others. Please remember that the first couple of weeks are designated as "reorganization" weeks as the numbers tend to fluctuate and we have to stay within our ministry capacity in the primary grades. We will work closely with our Board officials and let you know details as they unfold. For the past three years, we have had to move some students within the first week, but we try hard to have as little disruption as possible.

Finally, most students are so excited to get back to school, but please remember that not all students share in this feeling. Rather, some may feel quite anxious about the whole thing. Sometimes change can be a bit frightening. You know your child best, and sometimes the best thing is to really listen and verify what he/she is saying and feeling. By listening, you are validating your child's feelings and furthermore, developing trust in your relationship. Sometimes sharing a moment that has made you nervous and apprehensive also validates his/her feelings and it may make your child feel some sort of reassurance knowing that other people have had similar experiences. In majority of cases, the children really do begin to feel quite comfortable and relaxed quickly. Just give them a few days. If your child is experiencing some "anxiety" about returning, please don't hesitate to inform the homeroom teacher. If there is anything I can do, or Mr. Lanis, please do not hesitate to ask.

I hope you have a great long weekend, and we will see you on Tuesday.

Last Blog 2010

We hosted our graduation on Friday and it was beautiful. We are so proud of our graduates. We thanked the many grade 8 parents (and grade 7 parents) who were on the grad committee, but unfortunately we left out Mrs. Carbonaro. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Carbonaro as she did an amazing job on the decorating committee!

I'd like to thank everyone for a great year at LKS. It has been a year of successes both in and outside the classroom. Your support at home is greatly appreciated and Mr. Lanis and I look forward to working with you again next year. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our Parent Council Committe Chairs and the Executive of Corry, Sue, Kathy, Serena and Diane. You have done so much for the school this year-your dedication is to be admired. We are sorry to see Kathy move on as her children have graduated!

Although staffing continues to change, we have finalized most of our 2011 staff. As of now, the following staff will begin with us in September:

Kindergarten Team: Mrs. Beverly Tyndall, Mrs. Raymond, Mr. Blais (am), Mrs. MacPherson (am.)
Grade 1: Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Gibson
Grade 1/2: Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Mandel
Grade 2: Mrs. Seitz, Mrs. Grimwood-Wilson (new to LKS)
Grade 2/3: Mrs. Shklar
Grade 3: Mrs. Zappi, Mrs. Bradshaw and Mrs. Adair
Grade 3/4: Ms. Menis-Dias (new to LKS)
Grade 4: Mr. Littlejohn, Mr. Ross and Ms. Kim
Grade 5: Mrs. Iafrate, Ms. Walker and Mrs. Young
Grade 6: Mrs. Caligiuri and Mr. Ourique
Grade 7: Mr. Kuru and Ms. Moser
Grade 8: Mr. Ellerker and Ms. Chandra
Computer/Physical Education: Mr. Elias
Physical Education/Grade 6 Math: Mr. Bracht
Library: Mrs. McGee
Music: Ms. Hoffman, Mr. Samotowka (Grade 6-8 Band), Mr. Goldberg (Grade 6-8 Strings)
French: Mme. Fretias (returning in second term)/Mr. Pashko and Mme. Pagnotta
Resource: Mrs. Dacyshyn, Mrs. Heathe, Mrs. Caligiuri (p.m.), Mrs. MacPherson (p.m.) and Mr. Blais (p.m.)
Support Staff: Mrs. Whale, Mrs. Najder, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Silva
Lunchroom Supervisors: Mrs. Joyce, Ms. Lumsdon, Mrs. Silva
Office: Mrs. Stefanowicz and Mrs. Sheppard
Caretakers: Mr. Britton, Mr. Loncar and Mr. Piwowarczyk

As you can see Mrs. Menis-Dias and Mrs. Grimwood-Wilson have joined the staff this year. Both teachers have come to us as they were both declared surplus from their schools (along with 150 Board employees). Both have experience in their divisions and bring some rich experiences to LKS. We welcome them both to the community. Also, we would like to thank Mrs. Sunde for her wonderful work with our grade 3 class. We wish her the best of luck next year. We also wish Mrs. Taylor best wishes as she will be leaving us for a year and returning in 2012. To Mrs. Street-we wish you all the best as you move to your next placement as an assistant. Your commitment to the students will be sadly missed.

The year calendar and day schedule have been available for quite some time now, but if you haven't had a chance to look at it, please see our website (on the sidebar). In early Fall, we will also post our School Improvement Summary and any final student achievement data/scores (i.e. EQAO).

The first day of School is September 6th. The school bell will ring at 8:45 a.m. As usual, we will all meet in the yard and line up behind our teacher before entry. If you are new to the school and haven't been assigned a teacher, please come to the office.

The office will be closed for the summer, but will reopen the last week of August for registration.

I do hope you have a great summer with your family and friends!

LKS Safety

Yesterday after school, a young boy was hit by a vehicle near the school. Thank you to all the people who were quick to react. The youngster will be okay, but did suffer some injury. This accident should remind all of us to please drive slowly and carefully around the school. As the warm weather is upon us, more students are riding their bikes and scooters, and may not always be aware of their surroundings. We will continue to remind the kids of street rules and please have these discussions at home too. Once again, thank you to all of those who assisted.

We had a very busy week with our sports teams. Congratulations to our junior boys and girls soccer teams, our track and field finalists, and our ultimate Frisbee and cricket teams. All of our teams made LKS proud for displaying excellent sportsmanship and skill; we will be recognizing your efforts at the Athletic Assembly next week. Thank you to Mr. Kuru, Ms. Walker, Mr. Bracht, Mrs. Hall, Mr. Ourique, and Mr. Ross for your commitment to coaching.

Thanks to all of the parents and families who attended our grade 3 pioneer open houses. What a wonderful opportunity to really see what the students have learned this term. It was an amazing culminating activity to solidify their skills and knowledge.

Our grade 3-8 students completed our spring CTBS. Overall they scored very well in reading, language and math; all grades have progressed from the fall. On Monday, we will post a letter on our website under DATA if you want specific information.

We hosted our volunteer tea yesterday, and it was nice seeing so many people. Our staff would like to thank all of our volunteers for your interest and support. We would not be LKS without you. If you did not receive your token of appreciation, please make sure you pick it up on Mrs. Sheppard's desk. Thanks to Mrs. Dacyshyn, Mrs. Younger, Mrs. Seitz and Mrs. Heath for organizing our celebration.

Have a wonderful weekend celebrating Father's Day!

June Dates to Remember
21st-Grade 8s have organized a Photo Exhibition; Please come to the gym between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to see outstanding photos
22nd-Athletic Assembly @ 9:00
23rd-SK Graduation in Mr. Blais' class; Grade 8 Rehearsal
24th-Grade 8 Graduation @ 6:30 p.m.
27th-Report Cards Sent Home! (Please see this blog for year end information as I will not be printing a paper year end letter)
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

September 2011
20th and 21st-School Photo Day
27th-Motivational Speaker for Students

October 2011
17th-Anaphylaxis Presentation
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day

June 10, 2011

We'd like to welcome back our grade 8 students from Quebec. They should be arriving in the next few hours. We heard through the grapevine they had a great time! As many of you can recall, this will be something they will always remember. I really want to thank Mr. Ellerker and Ms. Chandra for being instrumental in the organization, along with Mr. Kuru, Ms. Hoffman, Ms. Dacyshyn and Ms. Bell (an assistant) for supervising the trip. Thank you for supporting the students; we know this trip takes you from your family and responsibilities for a week.

We are looking forward to our grade 8 Graduation on the 24th and celebrating with our families and friends.

I also want to extend an apology and thank you to Mr. Samotowka and Mr. Goldberg for their commitment to our music program and our concerts. I neglected to thank them along with the rest of the staff last week; I thought I thanked them the week before. I apologize. The students certainly wouldn't be where they are in their playing if it wasn't for you.

This week, our grade 6 and 7 students had two presentations on Internet safety and beauty myths respectively. Both were great presentations as they focused on the the good things the wild, wild web has to offer, along with the negative aspects of it. Please ask your child about the presentations and continue to follow up at home with these discussions. Next year, the staff Safety Committee and student safety reps are going to continue focusing on these themes. They may be planning some kind of powering down campaign-maybe a 24 hour social network fast!

Again, I'd like to thank Mrs. Laco for organizing our Pizza Lunches. Our last one will be on the last day of school when we have Lunch on the Lawn. Today, Mr. Kuru's class helped out and they were terrific leaders. Mrs. Laco is to be commended as it takes a lot of time and preplanning to feed approximately 500 students. Thank you to our grade parents for organizing our parent volunteers.

Congratulations to our Senior Girls Soccer team for placing second in the City Finals. As you can see from the dates below, we have a busy upcoming week with more finals. Congratulations to our athletes for your perseverance and dedication. We will be celebrating all of our teams (and house league participants) at the year end Athletic Assembly in two weeks.

Finally, report cards do go home on the 27th. We will be busy making final assessments and evaluations over the next two weeks. Please remember to take a look at the Promotion, Transfer and Retention Procedures on our website. As many of you know, we do have a high rate of promotion at the school, but it is important to know what the PTR says. If there were areas of concerns, teachers and parents would have been in discussions throughout the term. If you have questions regarding this, please speak to your homeroom or rotary teacher (junior and intermediate). The website also has the 2011-2012 day schedule and year calendar.

I hope you have a great weekend. We look forward to seeing you at Parent Council on Monday to discuss the budget and the Volunteer Tea on Thursday.

June Dates to Remember

13th-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.; Jr Boys Soccer Conference Finals; Ultimate Frisbee Finals
14th-Grade 5s to ROM; Grade 1 to Zoo; City Track Finals
15th-City Finals for Junior Boys and Girls Soccer
16th- Senior Cricket all day; Volunteer Tea @ 3:00 p.m.
17th-Sharing Assemblies; Grade 6 to Movies-Reward for winning high Tombola for Springfest!
22nd-Athletic Assembly
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
27th-Report Cards Sent Home! (Please see this blog for year end information as I will not be printing a paper year end letter)
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

September 2011
20th and 21st-School Photo Day
27th-Motivational Speaker for Students

October 2011
17th-Anaphylaxis Presentation
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day

June 3, 2010

I'd like to thank you for supporting our music programs at LKS. We had our Middle School concert on Wednesday and our Primary/Junior on Thursday. Both nights gave the students an opportunity to showcase their talents for us. What a great night of entertainment. Music plays such an important part in our lives and it is live and well at LKS! Once again, thank you to Ms. Hoffman for playing a lead in the organization and Ms. McGee for the hours spent rehearsing. An additional thanks to Mrs. Adair for helping with choir and Mr. Littlejohn for hosting our guitar club this year.

Our grade 3 and 6 students finished EQAO this week. We will look for the results in the Fall.

We hope our grade 8 students have a great time in Quebec next week.

June Dates to Remember
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip; Grade 6 Internet Safety Presentation
7th-Grade 3 to Botanical Gardens
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.; Jr Boys Soccer Conference Finals
14th-Grade 5s to ROM; Grade 1 to Zoo
16th-Grade 8 organizing Photo Exhibition; Senior Cricket all day; Volunteer Tea
17th-Sharing Assemblies
22nd-Athletic Assembly
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
27th-Report Cards Sent Home! (Please see this blog for year end information as I will not be printing a paper year end letter)
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

September 2011
20th and 21st-School Photo Day
27th-Motivational Speaker for Students

October 2011
17th-Anaphylaxis Presentation
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day

Today, we wished Ms. Van Schoor good wishes as she will be having a new baby girl pretty soon. We welcome Mrs. Champgane to 2B for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Champgane has been at LKS for years and is quite familiar with end of year routines.

Thank you to all the students who participated in our Track and Field events today. It was a cold day to be outside all day. Congratulations to all of the students who tried their best, and a special note to those who will be moving to the next round. An additional congratulations to all of our athletes on the Ultimate Frisbee and soccer teams as they played many of their first games this week.

Thank you to Mrs. McGee and the parent volunteers who helped organize another successful Book Fair. The students really enjoy the book fairs and the proceeds are always helpful when booking future author visits and literacy events.

A final thank you to Mr. Samatowka for organizing our drumming performance for our grade 7 & 8 classes. The performance was spectacular; I'm sure our drummers were inspired!

The character trait for June is Perseverance. We hope that your family will have discussions around this very important trait.

Good luck to our grade 3 and 6 students as they begin EQAO next week. We hope to see you at our Spring Concerts next week.

May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO; Artist Visit for Mrs. Tyndall's class; Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.
31st-Artist visit for Mr. Blais

June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m. (Dress Rehearsal in the morning)
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront; Grade 1-5 Concert-Dress Rehearsal in the morning
3rd-Grade 7 Internet Safety/Beauty Myth Presentation
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip; Grade 6 Internet Safety Presentation
7th-Grade 3 to Botanical Gardens
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.
14th-Grade 5s to ROM
16th-Grade 8 organizing Photo Exhibition
17th-Sharing Assemblies
22nd-Athletic Assembly
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

September 2011
20th and 21st-School Photo Day
27th-Motivational Speaker for Students

October 2011
17th-Analphylactic Presentation
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day

May 27th, 2011

A big thank you to all the parents who organized this year's Springfest. Months of planning went into another successful event on Saturday. Springfest has been a long tradition at LKS and the kids look forward to it every year. A special thank you to Mrs. Kidd and Mrs. Fuda for your efforts as co-chairs.

We had a couple of incidents in the past week that you should know about. First, another car was broken into at lunch during pick up. Just a quick reminder not to leave any valuables in your car if parked around the school. The burglaries are quick and easy for these "purse snatchers". Secondly, please continue to review street proofing tips with your children if a stranger approaches them on the street. There have been some reporting of stopping some of the kids in our neighbourhood and south of Lakeshore.

Please remember that there is no school tomorrow (PA Day) and Monday (Victoria Day). Staff are at workshops, evaluating and/or team planning. I hope you have a great long weekend with your friends and family.

May

20th-PA Day and Victoria Day (23rd)
24th-27th-Book Fair!Artist in Room 159
25th-Sr Frisbee @ John English
26th-Grade 4 Scientists in School (and 27th-afternoon); Sr Frisbee @ Park Lawn; Ward Meeting at Islington @ 7:00-Trustee Gough and Director Chris Spence
27th-Sharing Assemblies; Grade 7 & 8 Presentation-Drummers!; Grade 4 Scientists in the School Continues; Grade 2-8 Track and Field at Centennial Park; Artist visit for Mrs. Machpherson's class
May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO; Artist Visit for Mrs. Tyndall's class; Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.
31st-Artist visit for Mr. Blais

June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m. (Dress Rehearsal in the morning)
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront; Grade 1-5 Concert-Dress Rehearsal in the morning
3rd-Grade 7 Internet Safety/Beauty Myth Presentation
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip; Grade 6 Internet Safety Presentation
7th-Grade 3 to Botanical Gardens
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.
14th-Grade 5s to ROM
16th-Grade 8 organizing Photo Exhibition
17th-Sharing Assemblies
22nd-Athletic Assembly
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

September 2011
20th and 21st-School Photo Day
27th-Motivational Speaker for Students

October 2011
17th-Analphylactic Presentation
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day

Parking

Apparently, the City will be laying cement for the pool on Thursday morning, so the back parking lot is closed. Please keep remaining spots for staff. We thank you in advance.

As you can see from our calendar, a lot of our students were engaged in some valuable lessons this week around the environment. Many of the activities are taking the children outside the classroom (i.e. Pioneer Village) which provides the opportunity to follow up on lessons taught within the class. There is a strong research base for learning outside the classroom, and we try to get the kids out on as many experiences as possible throughout their schooling. In the "old" days, the Board use to pay for transportation, but nowadays funds are taken from school budgets and/or requested from parents, therefore curtailing the amount of trips we would like to take. We thank you for supporting your child's experiential learning.

This week, staff reviewed "Blooms Taxonomy" focusing on the importance of student higher level thinking and asking a variety of questions that will engage the students at different levels. Those of you who are familiar with Blooms will know that higher level thinking questions will ask students to create (i.e. Can you propose an alternative to...? ) rather than just focusing on basic questions like (i.e. What is...?). As teachers, we use all types of questions depending on the task. If you want to learn more about questioning and how to incorporate these strategies at home, the following link may help:

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/Question.htm

There is an upcoming Ward Meeting with the Trustee and TDSB Director Chris Spence at Islington Public School on May 26th @ 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Adam Sproat at Adam.Sproat@tdsb.on.ca. If you require child-minding, please include the age of your child and any special needs.

In closing, just a note to our families who were impacted by the attacks on 9/11; our hearts have been with you this week and will continue to be so.

Have a wonderful weekend celebrating with your mom and the other terrific women in your life.

May
9th-Grade 8 Art Club-lunch
10th-Sr Girls' Soccer @ Swansea
11th-Some grad 8 students and Mr. Blais attend Equity Conference
12th-Ms. Chandra and some grade 8 students attend Fluids Challenge; Grade 1 and one/two class attend Environmental Reading in Library
14th-Springfest
15th-Grade 2 Presentation on Endangered Species
16th-Dental Screening; Grade 8 Artwork on Display at Islington (Contact Exhibition); Senior Soccer
17th-Primary Track and Field Day for Grade 1-3-after lunch (weather permitting-it could be in the morning)
18th-Junior Frisbee @ ParkLawn; Mr. Littlejohn's class organizing carwash
19th-Pizza Lunch; Grade 4-8 Track and Field Day at ECI (Pizza will be delivered to meet)
20th-PA Day and Victoria Day (23rd)
24th-27th-Book Fair!Artist in Room 159
25th- r Frisbee @ John English
26th-Grade 4 Scientists in School (and 27th-afternoon); Sr Frisbee @ Park Lawn; Ward Meeting at Islington @ 7:00-Trustee Gough and Director Chris Spence
27th-Sharing Assemblies; Grade 7 & 8 Presentation-Drummers!; Grade 4 Scientists in the School Continues; Grade 2-8 Track and Field at Centennial Park; Artist visit for Mrs. Machpherson's class
May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO; Artist Visit for Mrs. Tyndall's class
31st-Artist visit for Mr. Blais


June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m. (Dress Rehearsal in the morning)
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront; Grade 1-5 Concert (changed from the 31st)-Dress Rehearsal in the afternoon
3rd-Grade 7 Internet Safety/Beauty Myth Presentation
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip; Grade 6 Internet Safety Presentation
7th-Grade 3 to Botanical Gardens
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.
14th-Grade 5s to ROM
16th-Grade 8 organizing Photo Exhibition
17th-Sharing Assemblies
22nd-Athletic Assembly
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

September 2011
20th and 21st-School Photo Day
27th-Motivational Speaker for Students

October 2011
17th-Analphylactic Presentation
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day

April 29, 2010

Thank you to Mrs. Heath as she held a second math competition for the students in grade 4 and 5. Results should be in shortly. At LKS, we believe it is important to continue to provide as many opportunities for the children to try different experiences that are challenging (i.e. math contests, grade 8 Skills Canada, Spelling Bee etc). Taking risks is a big part of life; as is learning to cope with success and failure. Congratulations to all of the students who participated.

At this time of the year, the ice-cream truck has begun parking on Marquis outside of the school as licensed by the City. We continue to work with him as he is to be 30 meters from the school and the park for safety reasons. Sometimes this doesn't always occur, and we will continue to ensure this happens for the safety of all of our students. Thank you for your support!


May
2nd-Grade 3s to Pioneer Village; Sr Frisbee at LKS after school; Mr. Littlejohn to High Park
3rd-Mrs. Taylor to High Park; Bugs Without Borders Presentation-Grade 4 and 5
6th-Mr. Lanis and Mrs. McGee attend Literacy Conference with some students; Springfest Assembly at 9:00
10th-Sr Girls' Soccer @ Swansea
11th-Some grad 8 students and Mr. Blais attend Equity Conference
12th-Ms. Chandra and some grade 8 students attend Skills Canada Building Challenge
14th-Springfest
16th-Dental Screening; Grade 8 Artwork on Display at Islington (Contact Exhibition); Senior Soccer
17th-Primary Track and Field Day for Grade 1-3-after lunch (weather permitting-it could be in the morning)
19th-Pizza Lunch; Grade 4-8 Track and Field Day at ECI
20th-PA Day and Victoria Day (23rd)
24th-27th-Book Fair!
25th-Photography Exhibition (Grade 8 organized); Sr Frisbee @ John English
26th-Grade 4 Scientists in School (and 27th-afternoon); Sr Frisbee @ Park Lawn
27th-Sharing Assemblies; Grade 7 & 8 Presentation-Drummers!; Grade 4 Scientists in the School Continues; Grade 2-8 Track and Field at Centennial Park
May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO


June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m.
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront; Grade 1-5 Concert (changed from the 31st)
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
7th-Grade 3 to Botanical Gardens
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council
14th-Grade 5s to ROM
17th-Sharing Assemblies
22nd-Athletic Assembly
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

September 2011
20th and 21st-School Photo Day
28th-Photo Retake Day and Sibling Photo Day

April 21st, 2011

Thank you so much to our Eco-Warriors and the committee of teachers and parents who organized all of our Earth Week activities. Today, the entire school met in the Shale Pit for a group shot. Check out SNAP for our "green" photo. A special thank you to Ms. Moser, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Besner for all their hard work.

Just a quick reminder that if your child will not be here in September, to please inform your class teacher and the office. The information is very important as we continue with our planning. As we head into the last two months of school, we will also be completing student placements. As in previous years, staff work together in teams to place the students in classes for the following September. Gender, academic achievement, social needs, and ministry caps are among the list of things that we consider when placing children. The goal of student placements is to have 'balanced' classes. As most of you know, we do not take 'teacher' requests from parents and we ask that you honour this part of the process. By the end of the year, teachers have a good understanding of their students and place the children accordingly. In most cases, staffing hasn't fully been completed until the end of the year, and as most of you know, changes happen all the way into September. We thank you in advance.

I hope you have a great long weekend. For those of you who celebrate Easter, I hope you have a wonderful time with your friends and family.

April
25th Easter Monday-no school
29th-Sharing Assemblies

May
6th-Mr. Lanis and Mrs. McGee attend Literacy Conference with some students
14th-Springfest
16th-Dental Screening; Grade 8 Artwork on Display at Islington (Contact Exhibition): Junior and Senior Soccer
19th-Pizza Lunch
20th-PA Day and Victoria Day (23rd)
24th-27th-Book Fair!
26th-Grade 4 Scientists in School (and 27th-afternoon)
May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO
May 31st-Grade 1-5 Music Concert @ 6:30 p.m.

June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m.
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council
17th-Sharing Assemblies
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

April 11th, 2010

Many of you live in the area and attend LKS because of the sense of community and belonging that you feel. We would like to thank Jimmy, the new owner of Java Joe's, for believing in this too. Jimmy, has given us the opportunity to display our grade 8 "Still Life" at Java Joe's. On Wednesday, eight students and myself hung their artwork on the wall, and the exhibition looks fantastic. If you get a chance to go over, don't forget to take a look at the wall by the fireplace. Once again, we thank you Jimmy, as you have shown what it takes to be a good neighbour.


As we head into Spring,we are busy with staffing. Next year, we will have a school organization that looks like the following: Kindergarten Classes (6), 3 straight grade ones, 2 grade one/two splits, 2 straight grade two, 1 grade 2/3 split, 3 straight grade threes, one grade three/four split, 3 grade four classes, 3 grade five classes, 2 grade six classes, and 2 grade seven and eight classes respectively. As many of you know our organization is based on the student enrolment (about the same as last year), and the number of teachers that are allocated in each division (kindergarten, primary and junior/intermediate. Even though this is our current model, many things can occur between now and September, therefore there is always a chance of realignment in early September.

Final Grade 8 Quebec Trip Fundraiser

The grade eights are going to be selling Easter candy from Monday April 18th to Thursday April 21st during morning recess and lunch. The prices range from 50 cents to $2.00. So come support the Grade 8 fundraising next week!(Thanks for the write up Jonah-grade 8 student).

Eco-Committee
Thursday, April 2lst - pm: LKS Yard Clean-Up for Earth Week - Wear green!

Track and Field

Track and Field will begin on Wednesday April 20th in the Shale Pit @ 7:45 a.m. This year, Grade 1-3 Track and Field will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays and Grade 4-8 Track and Field will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This year, all information regarding Track and Field will be on the Lambton Kingsway Sports website http://sportslks.com. This information will include: Track Meet dates and updates on cancellations of morning track practices due to weather (This will be posted by 7:30 a.m. on the day of the practice).

Please remember that all students must fill out a permission form and hand it in at the first practice they attend. No exceptions will be made. Forms will be given to students in their homeroom classes by Wednesday April 13th. If your child does not receive a form, please speak to Mr. Bracht.

If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to Mr. Bracht.

April
18th-Earth Week-Assembly in Morning; Voting for Forest of Reading Week; Grade 6 Badminton @ Queen Vic
19th-Grade 8 Badminton @ LKS
20th-Grade 7 Badminton @ Kane
21st-Ms. Chandra and a small group of grade 8 students attend Skills Canada Competition
22nd-Good Friday and Easter Monday (25th)
29th-Sharing Assemblies

May
2nd-Grade 8 Student Art work on display at AGO; Mr. Littlejohn to High Park; Grade 3 classes to Pioneer Village; Federal Elections in the gym
3rd-Mrs. Taylor to High Park
6th-Mr. Lanis and Mrs. McGee attend Literacy Conference with some students; Springfest Assembly at 9:00 a.m.
10th-Mr. Blais (our staff equity rep) and some grade 8 students attending an Equity Conference
12th-Ms. Chandra and some grade 8s students attend final Skills Canada Competition
14th-Springfest
16th-Dental Screening
19th-Pizza Lunch
20th-PA Day and Victoria Day (23rd)
24th-27th-Book Fair!
26th-Grade 4 Scientists in School (and 27th-afternoon)
May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO
May 31st-Grade 1-5 Music Concert @ 6:30 p.m.

June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m.
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council
17th-Sharing Assemblies
22nd-Final Athletic Assembly
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

Thank you to the Student Council for organizing Pajama Day today! It was a great spirit day as many of the students and staff participated. Thank you also to Mrs. Laco, Mrs. Kress and the many classroom volunteers for our Pizza Lunch. Pizza Lunch is always a success with the students (and the parent who makes lunches in the household)!

We will be encouraging all the students to wear pink on Wednesday to help support the TDSB initiative for Anti-Bullying. Although anti-bullying is inherent in everything that we do at LKS, we must continue to bring awareness to the student body through events such as Pink Day!

We look forward to seeing you at Parent Council. Have a great weekend!

April
11th-Parent Council @ 7:00 in the library; EQAO Information meeting for Grade 3 & 6 Parents @ 6:00-Library (What is EQAO?)
12th-Seeds of Hope students attend field trip
13TH-Pink Day-To support Anti-Bullying Initiatives
18th-Earth Week-Assembly in Morning; Voting for Forest of Reading Week
22nd-Good Friday and Easter Monday (25th)
29th-Sharing Assemblies

May
2nd-Grade 8 Student Art work on display at AGO
6th-Mr. Lanis and Mrs. McGee attend Literacy Conference with some students
14th-Springfest
16th-Dental Screening
19th-Pizza Lunch
20th-PA Day and Victoria Day (23rd)
24th-27th-Book Fair!
26th-Grade 4 Scientists in School (and 27th-afternoon)
May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO
May 31st-Grade 1-5 Music Concert @ 6:30 p.m.

June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m.
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council
17th-Sharing Assemblies
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly

Safety Warning

Just to let you know, some schools nearby have received notice by the police asking that they be contacted if they notice a man around his fifties who is driving a light-coloured beige car beginning with "A" on the license plate. Please remind your children, as we will, of the things they can do and not do if approached by stranger. Please call 22 Division if you have further information.

April 1, 2010

On Monday, we started our week with our monthly Sharing Assembly to honour the character trait of honesty. We had some good discussions about what honesty is and why it is sometimes hard to be honest. It was very interesting to hear the different perspectives from the varying ages across the school. The overall message was that no matter the circumstance, the kids will always be loved and cared for, and that it is better to tell the truth.

The grade 8 students are selling some beautiful jewellery to help support their Quebec trip. This is a wonderful leadership experience and it has been nice seeing the kids take ownership of their fundraising. It has been well organized and received. Thanks to Mrs. Snelling and all the students involved. Congratulations on a job well done.

This week, many of our teachers participated in an IPhoto workshop to learn more about the program and what it can do for them in their classroom. We are looking forward to seeing how those skills will transfer to their program and the students' learning. As many of you know, this is a major focus for our school and professional development.

Recently, Trustee Gough was elected for Ward 3. She has written a newsletter that we have attached to our website.

Thank you to Mrs. Gibson for organizing our Terry Fox Assembly. We had a special time together celebrating our success of raising over $22, 000 (the 7th top school). Russell actually won a bicycle from the foundation; only two in Canada were given out! In addition, Mr. Bracht and Mr. Ross are now bald; we raised an additional $150 as the students all bought tickets to be the barbers!

April
7th-Scientist in School for grade Mrs. Raymond
8th-Pizza Lunch
11th-Parent Council @ 7:00
12th-Seeds of Hope students attend field trip
18th-Earth Week-Assembly in Morning
22nd-Good Friday and Easter Monday (25th)
29th-Sharing Assemblies

May
2nd-Grade 8 Student Art work on display at AGO
6th-Mr. Lanis and Mrs. McGee attend Literacy Conference with some students
14th-Springfest
16th-Dental Screening
19th-Pizza Lunch
20th-PA Day and Victoria Day (23rd)
24th-27th-Book Fair!
26th-Grade 4 Scientists in School (and 27th-afternoon)
May 30th-June 1st-Grade 3 and 6 EQAO
May 31st-Grade 1-5 Music Concert @ 6:30 p.m.

June
1st-Grade 6-8 Music Concert @ 7:00 p.m.
2nd-Grade 2s visit Harbourfront
6th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
10th-Pizza Lunch
13th-Parent Council
17th-Sharing Assemblies
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
29th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn; Year End Assembly