Volunteer Tea

Thank you to Mrs. Seitz and Mrs. Dacyshyn for organizing the Volunteer Tea on Wednesday and to all staff who provided treats. It is important to us that we recognize all the parents and family members who have volunteered their time in and out of the classrooms. LKS wouldn't look or feel the same as it does now without your involvement and we appreciate your efforts.

Thank you to all the students, especially Danielle, who either organized or participated in the LKS Idol. Twelve acts were shown and all provided great entertainment. These events help to reinforce the commitment and practise needed by the performers and it also provides an opportunity to practice being a good audience.

Good luck to all the students participating in the Track and Field meet on Monday. Currently, we have 2 buses heading to York-that translates into a lot of little athletes! Good luck in your events and remember to have fun and show good sportsmanship.

Teachers are very busy in the classroom as we wind down the year. Over the last few weeks the students have been completing year end assessments including our Spring CTBS and DRA (primary) and CASI (junior/intermediate)reading assessments. All this data is important for us to see our students' academic growth and areas that we may need to continue to work on next year. Next week, our grade 3 and 6 students will write the EQAO assessments. Results will be available early Fall. In early June we will also post our School Improvement Plan Summary. The teachers are in the processes of evaluating their goals and achievements.

In closing, the warm weather is upon us and it is time again to remind the students of appropriate clothing in these tropical conditions. We encourage the students, especially our older middle school students, to be dressed appropriately. That usually means no bra and/or underwear showing (for both girls and the boys) and nothing to0 short (i.e. skirts should be just above the knee-the girls need to apply the bending over rule when choosing a skirt- if you had to bend over to pick something up, could someone see something he/she shouldn't be seeing- and finally no stomachs please! We've had questions about spaghetti straps and the answer is always-no bra should be seen. We thank you in support of this at home. Common sense will prevail! P.S. -no tube tops!

As of yet, no 2009/2010 school calendar has been published (from the Board)-let's hope for next week.

Dates

25th-West Track and Field Meet @York University-Grade 2-8
26th-Grade 3 & 6 EQAO
29th-Pizza Day

June
1st-Grade 6-8 Instrumental Concert Night
2nd-Dental Screening
3rd-Free the Children Assembly
4th-Grade 4-8 York University Conference Finals; Grade 1 Classes to the Zoo!
5th-Grade 6 Cosmic Connections; Grade 2 Classes to Harbourfront
8th-12th-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
8th-Parent Council
10th-Grade 4-8 City Track Finals-U of T
22nd-Report Cards Go Home!
24th-Grade 8 Graduation
25th-Last Day for Students; Year End Assembly: Lunch on the Lawn

Mid-Week Update

Thank you to all of the parents who attended our Parent Council meeting on Monday. Just a reminder that Parent Council continues to look for volunteers for many of their committees; especially Springfest. If you are interested in volunteering for this, please contact Corry Haslam or come to the office and we will point you in the right direction!

The next Ward Council Meeting is on Tuesday, May 27th @ 7:00 p.m at Norseman Public School. Topics include: New Homework Policy, School Closures in South Etobicoke, applying to Lakeshore Lions Sports Fund Grant and updates from School Councils and the Board.

Pizza lunch has been changed to June 6th everyone! Good Eating!

We continue to be busy planning for next year. Staffing continues to change and will continue over the next month as teachers apply for different positions. When we finalize the staff list (usually June), we will post on-line. We do know that our office staff, VP allocation, and caretaking staff remains the same. We dropped .5 of an educational assistant (usually helpin the kindergarten classes), and we do not know how many special needs assistants will be with us. This number will come later.

In the final report card, we will also include for you the daily schedule. Times are the same, except the periods are two minutes longer. Also, the intermediates (grade 7 & 8) will have a short indoor break in the morning instead of going outside. Their schedule is usually different as we have to account for their travelling time between classes.

Looking foward to Lambton Idol on May 20th @ 2:30 p.m. Thanks to the grade 8 students who worked so hard to put this together.