Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays and all the best in 2011!

Canspell 2011 National Spelling Bee @ LKS

This year LKS will participate in the Canspell 2011 National Spelling Bee.  Students in Grades 4 - 8 who wish to participate, will have their opportunity to take part in a classroom spelling bee.  The top spellers from each class will participate in the School Spelling Bee on January 13th in the morning.  One top speller from the school has a chance to move on to the Provincial and Regional Championships.  Feel free to contact me if you would like any additional information and you can also look at the Canspell website.

http://www.canada.com/canspell/index.html

METRO Green Apple School Program

A big thank you to Mrs. Johann Cooper for her help in LKS receiving a $1000 grant from METRO Ontario Inc. Foods Green Apple School Program.  This money will be used by our Eco Warriors to beautify our school grounds!

Second Crossing Guard

Toronto Police Services has approved a second crossing guard in the LKS Community.  We wish to welcome Mr. Steven Banning who will be assisting our students and community members cross at the corner of Government and Prince Edward.  Toronto Police Services would like to remind everyone to wait for the crossing guard to stop traffic before you cross and to cross where the guard is.

November 10, 2010

We want to welcome back Bob, our crossing guard. He has been off for several weeks due to a broken foot. He will return on Monday, November, 15.

Our Mac Lab is finally up and running.  The 29 iMac computers and mobile cart, purchased by the parent council, are now available for use by students.

As posted on Ms. Caddel's blog, there have reports of lice at LKS.  Here is a great link from Toronto Public Health.   Toronto Public Health - Head Lice

Peer Helpers @ LKS

Last week, LKS launched a new Peer Mediation Program.  Grade 6 students, who were selected by their teachers for their leadership skills, were trained in conflict resolution and peer mediation.  The peer helpers will be available during morning and afternoon recess to help resolve conflict amongst younger students and their peers.

Crossing Guard Update

Bob, our crossing guard, is scheduled to be back on November 17.  He is doing well and slowly recovering.  Until his return, we hope to continue having a replacement, as we have had this week.

Crossing Guard

The LKS staff and community wish Bob, our crossing guard, a speedy recovery.  He has a broken foot and will hopefully return in the next few weeks. 

Photo Retake Day / Sibling Photo Day

Reminder:  On Thursday November 4th the school photographer is coming to take photos of those students who were away for the original photo day as well as to take sibling photos.

Parent Council Meeting - October

At yesterday's parent council meeting a group of parents from our Health Education Committee played an audio clip about Sabrina's Law and discussed Anaphylaxis.  This was a very powerful message about not only Peanut and Tree Nut allergies, but all other life-threatening allergies.

Here is a link to the LKS website Anaphylaxis page.  Anaphylaxis

Also, the new TDSB reporting procedures were discussed.  Here is a link for more information on reporting and the new Ministry of Education Growing Success Document.

TDSB Reporting Procedures

 

 

Thank You Mrs. Koch!

Lambton-Kingsway JMS would like to thank Mrs. Koch for her wonderful work both as an Educational Assistant and most recently a Lunchroom Supervisor.  We wish her all the best at her new school!

We are in the process of hiring a new Lunchroom Supervisor.  If you are interested or know anybody, please let me know!

Toronto Police Services - News Release

Parents and Community members,

Toronto Police Services often brings to the attention of local Elementary schools News Releases affecting the surrounding area.  This is customary and not intended to create panic.  As such, we have been notified of an alleged sexual assault that occurred in a residential apartment building in the Dundas Street West/Royal York Road area.

LKS teachers and staff regularly speak with our students about safety, and will discretely review safety tips once again in an age-appropriate manner.  In addition, I have attached three files below regarding streetprofing tips, child safety and personal safety.

TDSB Streetproofing Tips

Toronto Police Child Protection Tips

Toronto Police Personal Safety Tips

Mac Lab has arrived!

The Mobile Mac Lab has finally arrived.  Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the LKS parent community, 29 MacBooks and a mobile cart will soon be ready for use by our students. 

Thank You!

Thank you to all the parents in the LKS parent community for supporting the TDSB Hockey Academy that I am involved with.  Your donations of equipment will allow more students to participate.

Thank you again!

Waste Reduction Week

Just a reminder that Waste Reduction Week is October 18 - 24.  As a Gold EcoSchool, we will continue to work hard to promote our litter less lunches and reduce waste.  Your support is appreciated.

Hockey Equipment Donations Needed

Hello everyone,

I am reaching out to the LKS community for some help with a program I am involved with called  "The Hockey Academy".  Wee need equipment of all kinds (bags, skates, helmets, shin guards, etc..).  This program in the SW1 area of the TDSB provides 60 Grade 5 students, that otherwise would not have the opportunity to play hockey, with full equipment and 8 weeks of hockey instruction at the Mastercard Centre starting mid-October, at no cost.

If anyone has any hockey equipment that needs a new home, please contact me at the school.

Thank you!

Thank you!

A big THANK YOU to the Owen family for the plants and labour!  The garden by the parking lot looks GREAT!  The Environmental Committee at LKS is also looking forward to the bulb planting by the Kindergarten students by their classrooms.

Another wonderful week at LKS!

Many great things have once again started happening at LKS including all the sports teams and clubs, and the beautification of our schoolyard with some gardening.  A big THANK YOU to Mrs. Cooper, Mr. Redding, Mr. Blais and the Grade 8 volunteers!

As many of you have already seen, roof repairs have begun.  This will continue over the next few weekends.

Two new notices have been posted on the school website regarding curriculum night and volunteering.  Here is the link.  http://www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=10009&menuid=23787&pageid=20612

Great News - IT Update

Very exciting news this week regarding Technology purchases at LKS! Thanks to Parent Council fundraising efforts and all the support from the parent community, 29 Apple MacBook Computers and a Mobile Mac Lab Cart were purchased. We cannot wait for these great new items to arrive.

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and welcome back to another school year at LKS. I will update my blog on the first week of the month, however, please check regularly for dates and special information.

Have a great year!

LKS Web Site - New Notices

Please look at the link below for two new notices regarding:

1. Dental Screening at LKS
2. Letter from the Director of the TDSB regarding the G20 Summit

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=10009&menuid=23787&pageid=20612

Sun Safety

Today I met with a Public Health Nurse to discuss Sun Safety for LKS students. The link below from Toronto Public Health provides a great deal of valuable information. The School, Students and Teachers will receive information on Sun Safety in class and through morning announcements.

http://www.toronto.ca/health/cancerprevention/sunsafety.htm

May Update

May has been a great month.

Staff, parents and students have been working hard to revise the LKS Mission, Code of Behaviour and Student expectations. Updates have been posted on the school website.

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/_site/viewitem.asp?siteid=10009&pageid=6587&menuid=7571

In addition, the LKS Day Schedule and Year Calendar have been finalized and posted on the website as well.

As a reminder, with the increasing temperatures, please ensure students dress appropriately for the weather, wear a hat and sunscreen when outside, and drink plenty of water. In June, I am hoping Public Health will be able to come to LKS to do a special presentation on Sun Health. Public Health will also be at LKS in June for Dental Screening.

My first Springfest was great! I quite enjoyed the day, even the VERY COLD water balloons. All the participants seemed to have a great time. A BIG thank you to all the parents, organizers and sponsors of the event.

It was also great to meet the many volunteers at LKS at our Volunteer Tea. Again, thank you for all that you do to make LKS a better place.

Have a great June!

Parent Satisfaction Survey

Please feel free to complete the Parent Satisfaction Survey. In order to allow more time for promotion of the survey and to increase the response rate across the TDSB, the deadline has been extended and the survey will be available online at www.tdsb.on.ca/parentsurvey until Friday May 28, 2010.

April 2010

The past 2 months have been great and very busy! I am very fortunate to be working in a great school, with super staff, and a very supportive community.

Feel free to check my blog monthly for updates and current information. I will update more often, if needed, but post my monthly update the last week of the month.

LKS is enjoying Earth Week. Ms. Perry and the Eco Schools Committee have planned a great week! Please visit my Eco Blog link for more details. I am also looking forward to accompanying the Senior Eco Warriors to the Green Living Show this Friday.

We have been very lucky to have 4 Teacher Candidates from OISE and Lakehead University. They have been well received by the staff and students.

The school IT committee is working hard to develop a plan for implementing Technology throughout the school. Currently, several teachers are using SMART boards; a wonderful interactive teaching tool.

From a safety standpoint, I have begun working collaboratively with teachers, parents and students to revise the school Behaviour Code. The revised Behaviour Code will align with Ministry and TDSB policy, and once updated, will be on display in the main entrance and included in the student planners for next year.

I am also in the process of working with the TDSB Safe and Caring Schools Safety Infrastructure Committee to look at updating our security system.

March 2010

Welcome to my Blog!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the LKS community for making my first month extremely enjoyable.

Chris Lanis