Tuesday, June 26, 2012

 As many of you already know, final report cards were sent home today and the students should be proud of their achievements! In September, we will be able to access overall school results and we will communicate those to you. Trustee Gough sent along a year-end letter that you can also access on our website.

Next year our classes are organized in the following way:

Kindergarten: Mrs. Tyndall, Ms. Raymond, Ms. Iafrate, Mrs. Mendrinos
Grade One: Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Olson
Grade One/Two: Mrs. Younger
Grade Two: Ms. Mandel, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Van Schoor
Grade Two/Three: Mrs. Shklar
Grade Three: Mrs. Adair, Mrs. Bradshaw
Grade Three/Four: Ms. Grant
Grade Four: Mrs. Dias, Mr. Littlejohn, Mrs. Zappi
Grade Five: Mrs. Caligiuri, Mr. Ross, Ms. Walker
Grade Six: Mr. Bracht, Mr. Ourique, Mrs. Taylor
Grade Seven: Mr. Kuru, Ms. Moser
Grade Eight: Ms. Chandra, Mr. Ellerker

Resource: Mrs. Dacyshyn, Ms. Young, Mrs. MacPherson
Library-Ms. McGee
Physical Education-Mr. Blais and Mr. Elias
Computers-Mr. Blais
Music: Ms. Hoffman, Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Samotowka
French: Mme Freitas and Mme Pagnotta

Special Needs Assistant: Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Najder
Education Assistants (Resource only): Mrs. Shorter and Mrs. Whale
Lunch Room Supervisors: Mrs. Silva, Mrs. Olabanwo

Office Administrator: Mrs. Stefanowicz
Secretary: Mrs. Shakespeare

Caretaking: Head Caretaker (TBA), Afternoon Caretakers (Mr. Loncar and Mr. Piwowarezyk)

The end of the year brings many staff changes.

• We wished Mrs. Seitz warm wishes at her retirement party on Monday night. She will be sadly missed in the community and as a staff member.
• Ms. Van Schoor comes back from maternity leave at the end of first term. We are in the process of hiring a teacher until she comes back. We will be able to share this information  in the last week of August.
• Mrs. Shklar will be extending her maternity leave until the end of first term also, and we are pleased to have Ms. Sunde continue on with us in her current position of teaching the two/three split.
• We also welcome Mrs. Mendrinos, our new part-time kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Mendrinos comes with kindergarten experience and we are looking forward to working with her.
• Mrs. Sheppard will also be leaving us as she has been "bumped" from the school in the cut-back process. We will miss her dearly as a staff member and we wish her well. We do welcome Mrs. Shakespeare who has been placed at LKS as secretary from her school.
• Due to TDSB budget cutbacks, Mrs. Silva and Mrs. Mikasinovic, both educational assistants have been terminated. Although Mrs. Mikasinovic has been with us for only a year, she has played a key role in our kindergarten classes. Mrs. Silva has been at LKS for numerous years, and her kindness will be missed by both staff and students. She will be returning in her role as lunch room supervisor.
• We wish Mrs. Heath and Ms. Kim well on their year of absence.
• Finally, we wish Mr. Britton well in his retirment. Mr. Britton has worked as a caretaker in the Board for many years, and has been at LKS for the last few of his career. Have fun with your golf and travel plans!

Finally, I'd like to thank you for another wonderful year. I take great pride in our students' achievements, and in our staff as they continue to learn and work together to create new and fresh programs. I am looking forward to beginning again in September.

The office will be opened until July 6th and again re-opened on August 27th. School begins September 4th.

Have a wonderful summer!


JUNE
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Lunch)

SEPTEMBER 2012
4th-School Begins; Kindergarten Open House
5th-Beginning/Safety Assemblies
7th-All Kindergarten students present; September Forms returned from home
10th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
11th-Curriculum Night
28th-Terry Fox Rain Date

OCTOBER 2012
1st-3rd-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
8th-Thanksgiving
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
16th-Individual Education Plans (IEP) go home
24th-Photo Re-take Day (a.m. only)
31st-Hallowe'en Parade

NOVEMBER 2012
16th-PA Day

DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays

Thursday, June 21, 2012

JUNE 2012


We had a wonderful week in the heat! I understand that we will be getting a little repreive this weekend. The kids have been taking advantage of the air conditioning at recess and lunch, and a few continue to play in the shade outside. They are welcome to water at all times. Please remember to have the kids wear sun block and a hat!

We welcome back the grade 8 students and staff (Mr. Ellerker, Ms. Chandra, Ms. Hoffman, Ms. Dacyshyn and Mr. Kuru) from their Quebec trip. From reading the texts and emails, it seems like they are enjoying their year end trip!

On Wednesday, June 20, sometime between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m., Mrs. Tyndall’s light green Vespa motor scooter was either hit by a car in the lot or was pushed over and was extensively damaged. If anyone has any information regarding this incident please let Mrs. Tyndall know via the school office. Thank you.

Report cards go home on Tuesday. Please read my last blog on Tuesday for year end information, including all staff allocations.

We look forward to our Athletic Assembly and Year End Assembly next week. At the year end assembly, the grade 6-8 students will receive their winits; another way we recognize student achievement. More details about the winit program can be found on our website under "Student Recognition".


JUNE
26th-Reports Go Home; Athletic Assembly at 9:00 a.m.
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Lunch)

SEPTEMBER 2012
4th-School Begins; Kindergarten Open House
5th-Beginning/Safety Assemblies
7th-All Kindergarten students present; September Forms returned from home
10th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
11th-Curriculum Night
28th-Terry Fox Rain Date

OCTOBER 2012
1st-3rd-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
8th-Thanksgiving
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
16th-Individual Education Plans (IEP) go home
24th-Photo Re-take Day (a.m. only)
31st-Hallowe'en Parade

NOVEMBER 2012
16th-PA Day

DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays

June 14, 2012

Grade 6 Girls' Running Club!

Last Saturday, Mrs. Wilson and my grade 6 girls' running club met at Downsview Park to complete a 5Km Fun Run sponsored by TDSB.  We've been running for the last couple of months and we had a really good time together. Hopefully, we'll do it again next year!

We got back our grade 3-8 CTBS results and we posted them on the website. Overall, the students scored very well on the assessment. If you are a parent of a student in grade 3-8, you will receive a letter in your child's report card explaining the assessment in detail.

We hope our grade 8 students and staff have a wonderful year-end trip to Quebec next week and a great time at their Graduation tomorrow night. Both should prove to be a memorable experiences.

JUNE 2012

18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip; Kindergarten Sharing Assembly

20th-Grade 1-7 Sharing Assembly
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Lunch)

SEPTEMBER 2012
4th-School Begins; Kindergarten Open House
5th-Beginning/Safety Assemblies
7th-All Kindergarten students present; September Forms returned from home
10th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
11th-Curriculum Night
28th-Terry Fox Rain Date

OCTOBER 2012
1st-3rd-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
8th-Thanksgiving
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
16th-Individual Education Plans (IEP) go home
24th-Photo Re-take Day (a.m. only)
31st-Hallowe'en Parade

NOVEMBER 2012
16th-PA Day

DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays

Thank you to Mrs. Younger and Ms. Dacyshyn for hosting our Volunteer Tea on Thursday morning. It was lovely to see so many people come out for coffee and treats.  On behalf of all the staff, we thank you for giving your time to the students and teachers. The students truly benefit from your support.

Thank you to Mr. Samotowka, Mr. Goldberg and Ms. Hoffman for organizing our grade 6-8 concert last Monday night. It was an enjoyable evening. It is always a treat for me to see how far along the kids have come in their performance skills over the year. 

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

JUNE

12th-Track and Field Finals
13th-Jr Soccer Finals; Grade 2s to the Zoo
14th-Cricket Finals
15th-Grade 8 Graduation
18th-22nd-Grade 8 Quebec Trip; Kindergarten Sharing Assembly
20th-Grade 1-7 Sharing Assembly
26th-Reports Go Home
28th-Year End Assembly and Lunch on the Lawn (Pizza Lunch)

SEPTEMBER 2012
4th-School Begins; Kindergarten Open House
5th-Beginning/Safety Assemblies
7th-All Kindergarten students present; September Forms returned from home
10th-Terry Fox Assembly @ 9:00 a.m.
11th-Curriculum Night
28th-Terry Fox Rain Date

OCTOBER 2012
1st-3rd-Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Trip
8th-Thanksgiving
9th-Remembrance Day Assembly
16th-Individual Education Plans (IEP) go home
24th-Photo Re-take Day (a.m. only)
31st-Hallowe'en Parade
NOVEMBER 2012
16th-PA Day

DECEMBER 2012
7th-PA Day
24th-January 4th-Holidays