Important Dates:
April 9 Concours d’art
Oratoire
April 10 Grade 3/4
Battle of the Books
April 14 Flag Football
Season starts
Lloyd George
Newsletter
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April 16 Grade 7 Gala
Night in the Gym
April 17 Intermediate
PAC Movie Night 6:30
April 20 Professional
Development Day
April 21 Class photos
April 22 District Swim
Meet TRU 9-12
April 23 District Battle
of the Books
April 24 School
Heritage Fair
April 28 District Math
Challenge
April 29 Young Peoples
Concert 10:45
May 1 Merit Awards
Assembly 8:45
May 1 Young Authors
Conference @ TRU
May 6 School Track
Meet
Principal’s Message
With Spring Break and Easter behind us we are now heading towards the home
stretch. This last semester is filled with activities for our students to enjoy. Some of
those activities include Heritage Fair, field trips, festival de théâtre, track and field and
more. All these activities are made possible by the dedication and relentless efforts of the
teaching staff at Lloyd George. I would like to take this time to thank all our staff
members for their hard work to ensure that our students are not only successful but also
can build self-esteem and expand their comprehension through extra-curricular activities.
I would also like to congratulate those students that participated in the Concours d’arts
oratoires. They made our school proud.
Looking forward to next year, our projected numbers are the same as this year. Our
kindergarten registration is now complete as we are full for next year. We are also writing
a new School Improvement Plan that will guide us through the next three years. A big
thank you to all who answered the satisfaction surveys. These results, along with data
collected at school and results from the FSAs are considered in the creation of our School
Improvement Plan.
Finally, with the nice weather getting closer, I would like to remind everyone about our
school dress code. No spaghetti straps are permitted. The length of shorts and skirts has
to be the length of the person’s finger tips. In other words, when a person puts her hands
down her side, she should not be touching skin.
Thank you for your support with this matter and have a great spring!
May 7 and 8 District
Heritage Fair
May 11 Professional
Development Day
Intermediate Track Meet
May 13 Young Peoples
Concert 10:45
May 15 Young Artists
Conference
May 15 Yearbook
Orders Due
May 18 Victoria Day
May 21 Zone Track
Meet
May 26 District Track
Meet
Our School Track Meet will take place on May 6. This is for
Grade 4-7 students only. We are looking for parents who are
able to volunteer at events, timing, etc. If you are able to help
please call the office, 250-374-3174 or email Catherine Gorman [email protected].
Classes are practicing for track now so please send your son/daughter with appropriate gym strip
for the weather and for the events.
**Please note that if students are going to be absent on our Track Meet day there will be
no ‘make ups’ on any other day***
The Zone Track Meet will take place on May 21 at TCC and District Track Meet will be May 26
at TCC.
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Swim Team
Dogs on School
Grounds
A reminder to all
families that we would
appreciate it if you
could keep dogs off of
the school grounds.
This will keep our
grounds safe and clean!
Are You Moving?
If you are planning on
moving your child for
the fall of 2015, please
let the office know so
that we can make the
appropriate
arrangements for the
student’s file.
Safe
Arrival
PLEASE CALL
We are looking forward to having our school swim team participate in
the Kamloops Classic 27th Annual Elementary School Swim Meet! We
are the defending champions and are looking forward to participating on
Wednesday, April 22 from 9:00-12:00 at TCC. A huge thank you to Mme
Stafford and Mme Strachan for running our morning practices at the YMCA.
Morning practices are April 2 and April 9 at 7:00 am.
SPRING BASKETBALL
There will be a Spring Basketball session
at South Kamloops Secondary for boys in
grade 7. This training will have a focus on
skill development with some competitive
games. The session will run every Tuesday
and Thursday at South Kamloops
Secondary (SKSS gym) from 3:15-4:30
beginning Tuesday, April 7th.
Please email Corey Yamaoka
[email protected] if you are
interested. There is limited space
available
Young Artists Conference
Congratulations to the following
students who will be representing
Lloyd George at the Young Artists
Conference on May 15, 2015 at TRU:
Summer Bogetti-Smith
Grace Hetherington
Jakob Sirianni
Taliya Yamaoka
Olivia Corke
Jasmin Langdon
PAC NEWS
Our current spring fundraiser supports a thriving local business: Country
Garden Greenhouse, located at 715 Victoria Street. By purchasing
coupons for 10$ each that you can use towards any purchase made at the
Country Garden Greenhouse, $2 from each coupon sold goes back to
the PAC. We'd just like to remind you that the form to purchase coupons,
along with your payment, must be returned to your child's teacher by
April 13.
PAC meeting Monday, April 13th @ 8:45 in library.
250-828-0150
IF YOUR CHILD IS
GOING TO BE
PAC intermediate movie night Friday April 17th @ 6:30 (movie starts at
6:30, doors open at 6).
LATE OR ABSENT.
Welcome back BBQ on Thursday, September 10th (watch for order
forms next month).
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Grade 7 Merchants of the Arts Gala Night
Lloyd George Grade 7 students will be hosting their 3rd Annual Merchants of the Arts Gala. Just like the
streets of Venice, students will be bustling about entertaining the crowds and selling handmade products as
vendors. Besides performing, students have created artistic items, such as paintings, body care products, and
wood working projects that will be available for sale.
What: 3rd Annual Merchants of the Arts Gala
Be prepared to marvel at the talents of the Grade 7`s this year!
Where: LGES gym
When: April 16, from 6-8 pm
The Lloyd George
yearbook for 20142015 will be available
to purchase for $20.
Order forms have
been sent home.
Yearbooks need to be ordered by May 15.
Congratulations to the
following students who will
move on to the Zone Battle
of the Books!
Grade 3-4
Mischa, Quilla & Elizabeth
Grade 5
Maya, Sophia & Darby
Grade 6-7
Matteo, Luke & Liam
This year 63 students were involved in Battle of the Books. Students have been reading novels and answering
questions and they are ready to challenge other teams! School teams will be determined at this week’s school
“Battles”. The Zone Battle of the Books will be held Thursday, April 16th at Bert Edwards Science School.
A big THANK YOU to the students and families who donated shoes, books and toys for Mme Cauchon’s
Guatemala trip. She leaves for Chimaltenango, Guatemala on April 11th, her bags stuffed with your donations.
She still has room for one 50 pound bag! So far she has collected $180 to purchase water filters. Clean water is not
always available and sick children cannot learn! Families wishing to make a larger donation can write a cheque in
the name of “Medicos en Accion” and add “My Melody School” on the subject line. These can be given to Mme
Cauchon or placed in the water jug that is on the office counter. Thank you for your generosity!
Author Joel Sutherland will be presenting to grades 6 and 7 on Monday, May 4th. He is the author of the
“Haunted Canada” series. For more information, please visit the following website http://
www.joelasutherland.com/
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Board Notes
From the Board Meeting of: MARCH 30, 2015
1. The Board enjoyed a presentation by the District Strings Ensemble directed by
teacher Stephen Weisgerber.
2. The Board accepted a report on the Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation
of Canada CPR Program and the Highschool Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in
Secondary Schools.
3. The Board accepted a report on the School Improvement Plan process for this school
year.
4. The Board passed Policy 204.1 Trustee Seminars.
5. The Board passed Policy 600.1 Code of Conduct.
6. The Board received Notice of Motion on Policy 1121.1 Corporate Sponsorships and
Donations.
The next regular public Board Meeting will occur on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Barriere
Elementary School.