Thursday, April 9, 2015

Thursday, April 13. 2015

It's been a very busy short week at LKS! Ms. Hall, myself and Ms. Santiago started Folk Dance, we've gone to a volleyball tournament, badminton continues, the Eco-Club is gearing up for Environment week and lots of parent volunteers are finalizing plans for next week's social and Springfest. I love Spring; in spite of this horrible weather. 

On Tuesday, Ms. Kim, Mrs. Perrin and myself attended our last workshop at Rotman. We were introduced to more thinking models on creativity. We will share these with staff in the upcoming year with the intent they will be used in the classroom to engage the students in high level thinking activities. 

We also had a group of teachers attend a professional development session with other teachers in our Family of Schools. Our staff learned how the teachers have incorporated student inquiry into their classrooms and the partnerships they have developed between schools. Our teachers were so impressed with the work being done by their colleagues and are ready to share with the LKS staff, ideas on how we can continue to support and plan for inquiry  activities in the classroom. 

As you can see below, we will be practising our fire drills and lock down over the next few weeks. We do 6 fire drills a year and two lock downs. 

I hope you have a great weekend. 


13-Fire Drill; Grade 4 to Tafelmusik performance with Dr. Grant 
14-Ms. Sunde and Ms. Caligiuri to Outdoor Ed 
16-Fire Drill; Badminton tournament at LKS 
20-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m; Parent Information Sessions: Eating Disorders and Huddle Up Bullying Presentation 
21-Kindie Sharing Assembly
22-Earth Day; Reptile Assembly 
23-Badminton Conference at Silverthorn 
24-Pizza Lunch; Earth Rangers 
28-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly; Grade 8 Scientist in the School 

May 2015
18-Victoria Day
20-Kindie Sharing Assembly
25-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m
27-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly

June 2015
5-PA Day
12-Grade 8 Graduation
15-19-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
17-Kindie Sharing Assembly
19-Grade 1-7 Sharing Assembly
24-Report Cards Go Home
25-Day 0; Student Assembly; Lunch on Lawn

Monday, April 6, 2015

Monday, April 6, 2015

 The air quality tests were done tonight and they were acceptable, although slightly high around room 208 and lunchroom. They will be re-checking in the morning after the night of ventilation. They expect everything will be okay. We will see you at school tomorrow. I hope you had a great Easter weekend.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

As some of you know, the school has been projected to have 612 students next year. Based on that number, we have been allocated 32.5 teachers, down from our current 35. As mentioned at the Parent Council meeting, we have been cut in ESL and special education.  Next year, our ESL students will be taught by an itinerant teacher that is shared by a variety of schools. Our special education team will have 2 teachers. At our staff meeting, staff brainstormed a variety of different strategies that we will incorporate in order to continue to provide the best possible programming for our students. Staff have also created a variety of possible classroom organizations. We will communicate that in a couple of weeks when our model is finalized. 

Over the next few months, staff will also be placing students in next year's classes. As mentioned in the past, the teachers work together to balance the classes based on ministry numbers, gender, academics and social factors. We ask that you not request a teacher at this time, but if you have any concerns, (i.e. friendships) please do not hesitate to have a conversation with your current teacher. 

Work will continue on the roof this weekend. Please read my blog late Monday night for air-quality results. As in the past, we expect no surprises. 

I wish everyone a wonderful time with your family and friends this weekend. We will see you on the 7th. 


April 2015
3 and 6-Good Friday and Easter Monday
7-Grade 6 Badminton; Grade 6 Scientist in the School 
8-Jr Co-Ed Volleyball at Bell; Grade 6 Scientist in the School 
9-Sr Co-Ed VBall at Bell 
10-Scientist in School visits Mrs. Burn; Grade 8 Badminton @ LKS 
13-Fire Drill; Grade 4 to Tafelmusik performance 
14-Ms. Sunde and Ms. Caligiuri to Outdoor Ed 
16-Fire Drill; Badminton tournament at LKS 
20-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m; Parent Information Sessions: Eating Disorders and Huddle Up Bullying Presentation 
21-Kindie Sharing Assembly
22-Earth Day; Reptile Assembly 
23-Badminton Conference at Silverthorn 
24-Pizza Lunch; Earth Rangers 
28-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly; Grade 8 Scientist in the School 

May 2015
18-Victoria Day
20-Kindie Sharing Assembly
25-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m
27-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly

June 2015
5-PA Day
12-Grade 8 Graduation
15-19-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
17-Kindie Sharing Assembly
19-Grade 1-7 Sharing Assembly
24-Report Cards Go Home
25-Day 0; Student Assembly; Lunch on Lawn

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Sunday. March 29, 2015

The air quality test was acceptable. We will see you tomorrow at school. Enjoy your evening.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

Yesterday, Ms. Phillips-Long, our superintendent visited the school.  She usually comes for three scheduled visits a year to see what the students are learning. Today, we visited most of the classrooms and talked to a variety of students and teachers across the grades. I was so proud of our students as they enthusiastically shared poems, dioramas, speeches, EQAO prep work, and inquiry projects on structures. The students were so respectful, bright and articulate. They were great LKS ambassadors. 

Recently, we've had some cases of "Fifth Disease".  Fifth disease is also called "slapped cheek" because of the red rash it causes. It is an infection caused by Parvovirus B19. If your child has it, we ask that you confirm with your doctor and then tell us. It is imperative that we know, as we have to inform our staff and occasional teachers of any reported cases, as it can negatively impact a pregnancy. The following links might can give you further information: 


http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/fifth_disease or http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/fifth.html#

On Monday, we invite you to our Parent Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the library. Prior to the meeting at 6:15 p.m., I will be meeting with our new JK parents who have registered their little ones for a question and answer period in the lunchroom and Mrs. Norton, Ms. Zappi and Mrs. Taylor will be presenting an EQAO workshop for our grade 3 and 6 parents.

The roof construction will continue this weekend and an air-quality test will follow again late Sunday afternoon. Please check my blog late Sunday for results. 


I hope everyone has a great weekend. On Saturday, Ms. Chandra and I will be accompanying students in grade 6-8 to compete in the Toronto Science Fair. 


March 2015

30-Parent Council meeting @ 7:00 p.m.; New Kindergarten Parent Meeting at 6:15 p.m.; Grade 3 and 6 EQAO Parent Information Night at 6:15 p.m.; Huddle Up at lunch; Grade 1-3 Sharing Assembly  

April 2015
3 and 6-Good Friday and Easter Monday
20-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m
21-Kindie Sharing Assembly
28-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly

May 2015
18-Victoria Day
20-Kindie Sharing Assembly
25-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m
27-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly

June 2015
5-PA Day
12-Grade 8 Graduation
15-19-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
17-Kindie Sharing Assembly
19-Grade 1-7 Sharing Assembly
24-Report Cards Go Home
25-Day 0; Student Assembly; Lunch on Lawn

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Sunday, March 22, 2015

I received confirmation that the air-quality tests were within the acceptable range. I'll see everyone at school tomorrow.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Welcome back from March Break! I got in late last night from a golf trip to Myrtle Beach. We had a great time golfing, eating out and playing on the beach with the dogs. The weather was decent aside from a rainy day or two. I  hope you had a great time also. I'm looking forward to returning to school tomorrow.

I just talked to our Health and Safety rep and she told me that the air-quality test will happen early evening, so check in again around 8 p.m. for an update. They don't foresee any problems with the test.

Have a great Sunday.

Kelly Caddel