What a great couple of days! We hosted Play Days for our kindergarten through six students, under the leadership of our grade 7 & 8 students. The weather cooperated and the kids had a great time together.
Just a reminder that report cards go home on Monday with the students. We would like to congratulate the students on their academic achievements; the report cards are evidence that our students have achieved high academic standards!
We are really looking forward to our grade 8 graduation on Tuesday. We will be celebrating with the grade 8 students on Monday with a BBQ Lunch; so don't pack a lunch that day!
The last day is on Wednesday and we will be hosting our year end assembly in the morning shortly after 9:00. This is usually a time when we recognize our last sports teams, distribute our Win-It award winners in grade 6-8 and say good-bye to staff.
We look forward to seeing you at the Lunch on the Lawn on Wednesday!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
A Hot Day!
It was such a hot day to be running Track and Field, but the kids fought through the heat and showed such talent and sportsmanship today. A congratulations goes to all the kids who participated today, and continued success to those moving on to U of T on Thursday. Mr. Page and Mr. Bracht will keep you posted of the results when they receive them. Thank you to all the parents who sat under the umbrellas today cheering the kids on; we really appreciate your support.
Recently, we received our Spring CTBS (Canadian Test of Basic Skills) results that our grade 4-8 students complete. Feel free to scroll through previous blogs to receive more info on the assessment, but in a nutshell, it is a standardized diagnostic that we use in the junior and intermediate grades to determine grade levels in reading, language and math. This is just an in-house assessment, not a standardized TDSB one, that we use to compile whole school data. Just like every other assessment, we take it with a "grain of salt" as there is good and bad about every standardized test. But it does give us an opportunity to have another piece of data to compare to other assessments, like EQAO. The following shows how the grades did comparing Fall to Spring assessments. As you can see from the data, growth was experienced in most areas; a very impressive result. When you read the results keep in mind that "GE" stands for Grade Equivalent-the number indicates what you would expect a student of that grade and month to achieve on the test. We'll post results on website also! (Sorry, the formatting shows up a bit strange on the blog)
Grade (Reading-GE, Language-GE, Math-GE, Composite-GE (overall)
4
Fall 5-7, 5-5, 5-7, 5-7
Spring 6-9, 7-1, 7-0, 6-9
Grade 5
Fall 7-6 ,7-4,7-6,7-5
Spring 8-4,8-8,8-7,8-8
Grade 6
Fall 8-4,9-1,9-6,9-0
Spring 9-1,11-2,10-7,10-4
Grade 7
Fall 8-9,9-5,8-8,9-1
Spring 10-3,10-6,10-2,10-5
Grade 8
Fall 10-3,9-2,12-3,10-5
Spring 12-1,9-9,12-1,10-8
Recently, we received our Spring CTBS (Canadian Test of Basic Skills) results that our grade 4-8 students complete. Feel free to scroll through previous blogs to receive more info on the assessment, but in a nutshell, it is a standardized diagnostic that we use in the junior and intermediate grades to determine grade levels in reading, language and math. This is just an in-house assessment, not a standardized TDSB one, that we use to compile whole school data. Just like every other assessment, we take it with a "grain of salt" as there is good and bad about every standardized test. But it does give us an opportunity to have another piece of data to compare to other assessments, like EQAO. The following shows how the grades did comparing Fall to Spring assessments. As you can see from the data, growth was experienced in most areas; a very impressive result. When you read the results keep in mind that "GE" stands for Grade Equivalent-the number indicates what you would expect a student of that grade and month to achieve on the test. We'll post results on website also! (Sorry, the formatting shows up a bit strange on the blog)
Grade (Reading-GE, Language-GE, Math-GE, Composite-GE (overall)
4
Fall 5-7, 5-5, 5-7, 5-7
Spring 6-9, 7-1, 7-0, 6-9
Grade 5
Fall 7-6 ,7-4,7-6,7-5
Spring 8-4,8-8,8-7,8-8
Grade 6
Fall 8-4,9-1,9-6,9-0
Spring 9-1,11-2,10-7,10-4
Grade 7
Fall 8-9,9-5,8-8,9-1
Spring 10-3,10-6,10-2,10-5
Grade 8
Fall 10-3,9-2,12-3,10-5
Spring 12-1,9-9,12-1,10-8
Friday, June 6, 2008
Week Ahead
What a great week we had at the school. Thank you to all the parents and staff who participated in Track and Field this week. Congratulations to all the students and good luck to those moving to the meets scheduled next week (Monday and Thursday).
We also had two more concerts this week; our grades 6-8 and grades 1-3. Both nights gave us the opportunity to witness again what talented students there are at LKS. We look forward to our final Grade 4/5 concert this week on Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.
We hope all of our grade 8 students and staff have a great time in Quebec. It is a great way to end the school year as they learn about our history hands-on, and have a great time with their friends.
We will also be hosting our Volunteer Tea on Friday, June 13th @ 9:00 in the Library. Please join us for some treats and coffee in appreciation for all the you do for LKS!
Finally, for our new families who are less familiar with our end of year processes. Report Cards will be going home on the 23rd. The report card will also have your child's teacher and room number for 2008. Some people have asked for that information now, but please understand that all of our staffing isn't complete and we like to tell everyone at the same time. We thank you for your understanding.
Have a great weekend everyone!
We also had two more concerts this week; our grades 6-8 and grades 1-3. Both nights gave us the opportunity to witness again what talented students there are at LKS. We look forward to our final Grade 4/5 concert this week on Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.
We hope all of our grade 8 students and staff have a great time in Quebec. It is a great way to end the school year as they learn about our history hands-on, and have a great time with their friends.
We will also be hosting our Volunteer Tea on Friday, June 13th @ 9:00 in the Library. Please join us for some treats and coffee in appreciation for all the you do for LKS!
Finally, for our new families who are less familiar with our end of year processes. Report Cards will be going home on the 23rd. The report card will also have your child's teacher and room number for 2008. Some people have asked for that information now, but please understand that all of our staffing isn't complete and we like to tell everyone at the same time. We thank you for your understanding.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Music Concerts
Just to confirm our upcoming music nights:
June 3rd-Grade 6-8 Concert
June 4th-Grade 1-3 Concert( not the 12th)
June 10th-Grade 4-5 Concert
We are looking forward to celebrating our student talent!
June 3rd-Grade 6-8 Concert
June 4th-Grade 1-3 Concert( not the 12th)
June 10th-Grade 4-5 Concert
We are looking forward to celebrating our student talent!
Friday, May 23, 2008
Week Ahead
All the kids are back from Track & Field; looking a bit tired. It was an amazing day for the kids and staff. The kids had such a great time. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped today, especially the ECI students.
Thank you to all the families who came to our Kindergarten Spring Concert last night. It was a huge success. Thank you to all the staff and students who participated. Also, we had to postpone our Mediacs presentation on Tuesday as the speaker was caught in an accident on the way. We will reschedule for the Fall.
Congratulations to the Junior Boys Soccer team. They will be moving on to the semi-finals on Monday morning!
Next week EQAO starts for our students in grades 3-6. We thank the staff involved as they have worked hard to help prepare the kids for the assessment. We will receive our results in the Fall.
We hope the kindergarten students enjoy their trips this week!
Our staffing is almost complete and we will be sharing the information with you in the next couple of weeks. Please check our website under the 2008-2009 section. We have begun posting information for you. For example we just put in the Day Schedule, and we will post the School Year Calendar next week.
We hope everyone enjoys the weekend!
Thank you to all the families who came to our Kindergarten Spring Concert last night. It was a huge success. Thank you to all the staff and students who participated. Also, we had to postpone our Mediacs presentation on Tuesday as the speaker was caught in an accident on the way. We will reschedule for the Fall.
Congratulations to the Junior Boys Soccer team. They will be moving on to the semi-finals on Monday morning!
Next week EQAO starts for our students in grades 3-6. We thank the staff involved as they have worked hard to help prepare the kids for the assessment. We will receive our results in the Fall.
We hope the kindergarten students enjoy their trips this week!
Our staffing is almost complete and we will be sharing the information with you in the next couple of weeks. Please check our website under the 2008-2009 section. We have begun posting information for you. For example we just put in the Day Schedule, and we will post the School Year Calendar next week.
We hope everyone enjoys the weekend!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Mediacs Presentation
Just a reminder to all parents in grade 4-8 that we will be hosting a presentation by Debbie Gordon, from Mediacs, on the Wild, Wild Web tonight! Come to the lunchroom to learn about social networks and how children are using the web. The evening begins at 7:00 p.m.
A big thank you goes to Ms. Hoffman and Mr. Ellerker for helping the grade 8 students organize the Lambton Idol yesterday. It was absolutely fabulous to see such talent at our school. Congratulations to all the kids who tried out and hopefully we see more of these shows in the future.
Don't forget that our Kindergarten Spring Concert will be tomorrow night @ 6:30 p.m.
A big thank you goes to Ms. Hoffman and Mr. Ellerker for helping the grade 8 students organize the Lambton Idol yesterday. It was absolutely fabulous to see such talent at our school. Congratulations to all the kids who tried out and hopefully we see more of these shows in the future.
Don't forget that our Kindergarten Spring Concert will be tomorrow night @ 6:30 p.m.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Week Ahead
Our soccer teams just got back and they told me they had a great day! Although they lost out at the end, both teams had some exciting moments!
Our Equity Conference was a hit on Tuesday. I'm going to have the students actually blog you next week about it!
Just a reminder that Debbie Gordon from Mediacs will presenting on Wednesday the 21st @ 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. She does a great presentation on social networking and issues around the Internet. If you are a grade 4-8 parent, please join us that evening for an informative session.
Next week, we will host our Track & Field Days. Mr. Page will host the grade 1-3 day on the morning of the 21st and Mr. Bracht has organized our grade 4-8 day on May 23rd at ECI. We are also looking forward to seeing our own "Lambton Idol" on Tuesday. The grade 8 students have done a great job organizing this assembly!
A reminder to those parents deciding upon a gifted program for next September. Please make sure you send in the letter either accepting or declining the placement. We need send them in to the Spec Ed Department by the 23rd!
Just a reminder that if you are moving, please inform the office and/or classroom teacher. This information is really important for setting up September classes.
Just a reminder to please be careful when driving around the school. As the warmer weather draws upon us, we tend to have more kids out and about on the sidewalks and streets. We will also remind them to mind the cars and to cross at the crosswalk. Thank you to Bob, our crossing guard, for taking care of our community.
Have a great long weekend! See you on the 20th!
Our Equity Conference was a hit on Tuesday. I'm going to have the students actually blog you next week about it!
Just a reminder that Debbie Gordon from Mediacs will presenting on Wednesday the 21st @ 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. She does a great presentation on social networking and issues around the Internet. If you are a grade 4-8 parent, please join us that evening for an informative session.
Next week, we will host our Track & Field Days. Mr. Page will host the grade 1-3 day on the morning of the 21st and Mr. Bracht has organized our grade 4-8 day on May 23rd at ECI. We are also looking forward to seeing our own "Lambton Idol" on Tuesday. The grade 8 students have done a great job organizing this assembly!
A reminder to those parents deciding upon a gifted program for next September. Please make sure you send in the letter either accepting or declining the placement. We need send them in to the Spec Ed Department by the 23rd!
Just a reminder that if you are moving, please inform the office and/or classroom teacher. This information is really important for setting up September classes.
Just a reminder to please be careful when driving around the school. As the warmer weather draws upon us, we tend to have more kids out and about on the sidewalks and streets. We will also remind them to mind the cars and to cross at the crosswalk. Thank you to Bob, our crossing guard, for taking care of our community.
Have a great long weekend! See you on the 20th!
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