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 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 8 A P R I L 2 0 1 5 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. PAGE 2 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). VOLUME 1, ISSUE 8 PAGE 3 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/ PAGE 4 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.
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