Lake Simcoe Public School April 3, 2017

Heather MacLeod, Principal Heather Rocca, Vice Principal

Dates to Note

April 3—School Council Meeting

April 14—17 inclusive, Easter Break

April 20—Shave for the Brave

May 10, 11, 12—Scholastic Book Fair

May 11— Kindergarten Orientation Evening

May 16—Grade 7 & 8 Immunizations

May 17—Arts Night

May 19—P.A. Day

May 22—Victoria Day

May 23—June 5—EQAO

June28—Grade 8 Graduation

June 29—Last Day of School

Breakfast Club Beginning on Monday, April 10, 2017, our school will be hosting a daily breakfast club! Students are invited to pop by the kitchen

and join us for a healthy start to the day. We are pleased to be able to offer; bagels, cream cheese, cereal, milk and other

nutritional snacks.

If your little one forgot breakfast or just needs a little more to eat, please remind them to come by and see us in the kitchen.

Breakfast Club will be open from 9:00 to 9:15 am each day.

The kitchen is located through the front doors, across from the office.

News from Kindergarten

It's hard to believe that there are only three more months of school this year! As a new community, we are excited to begin developing our own school traditions and there's no better place to start than in kindergarten. In keeping with the move to the Full-Day kindergarten program model, each class will be planning and holding their own celebration of learning at some point during the last two weeks of June. You can expect to hear from your kindergarten team about the details of the end of the year celebration for your child and their class early in June.

Kindergarten Orientation Session on May 11, 2017

This spring, we are hosting an orientation session to welcome new Kindergarten students and their parents to our school. Come

experience what life is like in Kindergarten! Explore areas of the program, meet Kindergarten educators and have the chance to ask

questions. Our school’s session takes place on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:30 pm. We look forward to welcoming you! For more

information, visit www.scdsb.on.ca, click on ‘Programs,’ ‘Kindergarten’ and then ‘Kindergarten Orientation.’

School start dates for September 2017 are as follows:

Senior Kindergarten (Year 2) students will begin school on Tuesday September 5th

Junior Kindergarten (Year 1) students will begin school on Thursday September 7th To register your child (born in 2013 or earlier) for September, please bring your child’s proof of birth, immunization records and proof of address to the school between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm.

Hot Lunch Days are Wednesdays!

Our new Hot Lunch Pizza program begins on April 5th and

runs until May 31, 2017. If the buses are cancelled on a

Wednesday, a make up hot lunch day is

automatically scheduled for the following

Tuesday at second break.

Thank you.

Popcorn Sales are Still Going!

The Grade 8 students are selling Kernel's popcorn on Tuesdays and Fridays at first break. We have four different flavours: Buttersalt, Salt & Vinegar, Caramel and Kettle Corn. We will be charging $2.00 per bag.

Don’t forget your toonies!!

Green Team News

On March 24rd, the Green Team organized our first Lake Simcoe Public School Earth Hour. This was done to help shine a light on climate change. Staff and students completed a pledge to help the Earth and change habits that may contribute to climate change or damage habitats. Then, we limited our use of electricity for the remaining part of the day. Families were asked to participate at home on March 25th 8:30 – 9:30 which was the worldwide official Earth Hour. In April, we will participate with “Pitch-In Canada” to organize a community clean up. Students and staff will be cleaning up the school grounds and our surrounding neighbourhood on April 27th, (rain date of April 28th.) This will be our Earth Day activity to coincide with the official Earth Day of April 22nd. Students and staff are asked to wear green for this event. We would like to thank both our Junior and Senior Green Team members for their dedication to the team, our school, neighborhood and planet!!“Congratulations to Ms. Brandsma’s class for receiving the coveted LSPS Golden Globe Award in the category of “Best Recyclers by an Individual Class” category! Well done Grade 3 students and Ms. Brandsma!”

Early Pickup If you are picking your child up before the

end of the school day, please send a note in

your child’s agenda and arrive a few minutes

early to school. We will call your child to the

office for pick up once you arrive.

Please do not call ahead as we do not have

supervision for students waiting to be picked

up in the office.

Thank you.

We are collecting:

Clothing

Jewelry

Accessories

Handbags

Shoes

Linens

Help us raise funds by cleaning out your closet!

Bring your items to our Donation Drive event:

Add YOUR INFO HERE

When where you want the bags to be brought?

Items collected help fund:

Drop off April 11 through 13. First pick up on

April 13. Drop off April 18 through 21. Second

pick up April 24 at 11:15 am. Drop off any day at

Lake Simcoe PS between the hours of 8:00 am &

9:30 am or 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm. Both pick up

days are 11:30 am.

EQAO

EQAO testing will be happening for all

of our grade 3 and 6 students between

May 23th and June 5th. If you have a

child in grades 3 and 6, please make sure

that you have not scheduled any

appointments or trips during that

time. Attendance during these tests is

extremely important.

Prom Dress Needs!

The Prom Blitz Project can help! The Prom Blitz program, a

local organization that provides prom dresses for Grade 12

students, is holding Boutique Days on March Break at the

Kozlov Centre in Barrie. Students must make an

appointment. Appointments are Thursday, March 16 and

Friday, March 17 from 9:30 am to 8 p.m., and Sat. March 18

and Sun. March 19 from 12 to 5 p.m. For more info and to

book an appointment, visit: http://promblitz.com/.

Students must have a valid high school ID in order to receive

a dress.

Grade 8 Graduation Our Grade Graduation has been scheduled for

Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

More details will follow this month as we plan our very

first Graduation Celebration for the first graduating

class of Lake Simcoe Public

School!

International Day of Pink

Our school will be hosting several events during the week of April 10 to 14 in honour of the International

Day of Pink, which is Wednesday, April 12th. This day celebrates diversity and promotes standing up to

bullying. It is a day of action which started in Nova Scotia when two straight high school students saw that

a gay student wearing a pink shirt was bullied. The two students intervened, but wanted to do more. They

purchased pink shirts and within a few days got everyone at school wearing pink, standing in solidarity for

diversity and standing up against discrimination, gender-based bullying and homophobia.

Use the Safe Schools Tool to Report Bullying, Drug Use or Vandalism

The SCDSB has an online Safe Schools Reporting Tool, which is available on our school website homepage, http://

las.scdsb.on.ca, as a Quick Access button. Students and parents can use this tool to submit a report online if they witness

inappropriate behaviour such as bullying, drug use or vandalism. Students are still encouraged to speak to a trusted adult at

school or home if they have any concerns. This form isn’t a substitute for having a discussion with a teacher or principal.

Student safety and well-being are always our top priority. For more information, please contact the school or visit http://

scdsb.on.ca/ReportAnIncident.

Vaccination Reminder for Parents of Grade 1 Students

All students must have an up-to-date immunization record on file at the health unit. Since starting Kindergarten, your child

may have received new immunizations. If so, you must send their updated immunization records to the Simcoe Muskoka

District Health Unit for:

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Polio

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

Meningococcal disease

Two-doses of a Chickenpox (Varicella) containing vaccine

If your child will not be getting these vaccines, you will need to give the health unit a valid medical exemption or affidavit. To

complete either of these forms, you can call the health unit. Your child could be temporarily suspended from school if the

health unit does not have an up-to-date record on file.

Follow these steps to help protect everyone in your school community:

Check your child’s yellow immunization card

Contact your health care provider to get a record or to get missing vaccines

Share the complete record with the health unit at www.smdhu.org/immsonline or fax the record to the health unit at 705-726-3962

For more information, visit the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s website at: www.simcoemuskokahealth.org.

Information provided by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

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LAKE SIMCOE PUBLIC SCHOOL 1701 Webster Boulevard

Innisfil, ON

L9S 2A6

(705)431-0668

Press 1 for Safe Arrival

Heather MacLeod, Principal

Heather Rocca, Vice Principal

Julieanne Patamia, Senior Admin

Leslie McCallum, Clerk Steno

Safe Arrival

We appreciate all of our families who call into our Safe Arrival line to report their children’s absences daily (705)431-0668 x1.

A reminder that our Safe Arrival Line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If your child will be late or absent, please let us know before 9:30 am. Thank you for your help in keeping our students safe.

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April 2017