Friday, March 21, 2014

Welcome back to school. I hope everyone had a great March Break. We are so looking forward to the ice melting and the warm weather returning soon. 

This week, we met with members of the Parent Council Executive to create the agenda for the next Parent Council Meeting. The meeting will be held on March 31st at 7:00 in the library and the topic will focus on "Springfest". We'd like to invite everyone to the meeting, especially the new parents who would be willing to volunteer at the event. Springfest is a long standing tradition at LKS and it requires a significant amount of volunteers to be successful. If you aren't sure how you could help, but would like to be involved, please come to the meeting. Babysitting is provided. 

Over the next couple of Parent Council Meetings, we will be discussing projects to consider for fundraising. As you may already know, the majority of our funds raised through the Parent Council initiatives like Pizza Lunch, Dinner Dance/Socials and of course Springfest, fund resources for the classrooms, like the Smart Boards. This year, we are hoping to raise enough funds to purchase the remaining Smart Boards required to outfit each classroom. For this reason, I really want to thank you for your fundraising efforts. We are truly appreciative. 

As mentioned in a previous message, an area of focus for the Board and the school will be in the area of "STEM" (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Recently, we've been given a great opportunity that reflects this focus.  One of our parents has been so kind to introduce us to a company that will be providing us with staff  training using on-line "gaming" software.  Mr. Kuru, Mr. Littlejohn and Mr. Ross will be receiving training on video gaming software in order for them to host a club for the students. This year, we will start with a small intermediate group and then expand the opportunity next year. We wanted to jump at the chance because it increases our skills in the area of technology; a focus for our school. 

I hope you have a great weekend. 

March-Honesty 

26th-Grade 8 Graduation Photos; Walking Wednesday  

27th-1-8 Sharing Assembly;

28th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
31st-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m.; Grade 3 and 6 EQAO Parent Information Night; New JK Parent Information Night @ 6:15 p.m.

April-Co-operation

1st-Scientist in the School-Mrs. Burn's Class; Grade 5 Badminton Tournament  
2nd-Walking Wednesday 

3rd- School Film Festival
4th-LKS Social at the Old Mill 
8th-Grade 6 Badminton Tournament 
9th-Grade 5s to ROM; Walking Wednesday 
10th-Film Festival Evening Gala (for filmmakers, friends and family); Grade 8 Badminton Tournament  

16th-Earth Ranger's Presentation; Walking Wednesday  

18th-Good Friday and Easter Monday 
22nd-Earth Day 

23rd-Grade 8 Grad Photo Retake; Walking Wednesday  

24th-1-8 Sharing Assembly

25th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day
30th-Walking Wednesday 

May-Integrity

19th-Victoria Day

26th-Grade 3 & 6 EQAO Begins

29th-1-8 Sharing Assembly; 

30th-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Pizza Day

June-Perseverance

6th-PA Day

13th-Grade 8 Graduation 
16th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip 

18th-1-8 Sharing Assembly

19th-Kindie Sharing Assembly

23rd-Report Cards Sent Home

27th-Last Day for Students; Lunch on the Lawn (Last Pizza Day)