Important Dates
May 7 & 8 District
Heritage Fair
May 8 PAC Food Day
May 11 Professional
Development Day
Lloyd George
Elementary
May 12 800 m and
1500 m Run for
Track Meet
Volume 1, Issue 9
May 13 Young Peoples
Concert
Principal’s Message
May 14 Primary
Jump Rope Morning
May 15 Young Artists
Conference
May 18 Victoria Day
May 21 Zone Track
Meet @ TCC
May 25 PAC Meeting
8:45 Library
May 26 District
Track Meet at TCC
May 28 Merit
Awards Assembly
June 2 Welcome to
Kindergarten
June 3 Festival de
Theatre at
Sagebrush
June 5 PAC BBQ
orders for
September are due
June 18 Primary Fun
Day
June 18 Band
Concert 6:30 pm
June 25 Last Day
Dismissal 12:00
May 2015
Placing students in the most appropriate class for an academic year is a complex process for
the school and is handled carefully and thoughtfully. Many factors are considered during this
process and parental input is given careful consideration.
However, other factors at the district, school and staff level must also be considered. The
central goal is always that each student receives a classroom placement that will meet his/her
academic needs and that his/her social-emotional needs are addressed. Fortunately,
experience proves that the vast majority of students quickly accept their new teacher,
become involved in classroom routines and relationships, and work towards creating a
successful school year.
The school holds placement meetings starting in June. Ultimately, all the students registered
in the school must be placed in the available classrooms. The school uses an 'arena
placement' model to make decisions about classroom placements.
The principal, learning assistance resource teacher, and the sending classroom teachers are
present at these meetings. During the placement meeting, each child is considered
individually. Information on each pupil is discussed and parental input is carefully considered
in this process. All available information about each student is presented to all the
professional staff involved as a decision is being made. The teachers consider the academic,
social, emotional and physical needs of the child in reaching a placement decision. The
student is given the most appropriate placement possible based on the information the
teachers have.
Social and emotional needs are important to the success of a child in school. However, that
does not mean having all a child's friends in a class is the answer. School is a place for social
development and making new friends and working cooperatively with others is an essential
life skill. Being adaptable and flexible are skills that we need to foster. We build class
groupings that take into account the skills and qualities that students can bring to a group.
Leadership builds confidence and strengthens learning.
The school and principal are given the responsibility under the School Act to make final
placement decisions. However, parents do have the opportunity for input and their opinions
are given serious consideration during the placement meetings. If you would like to give
your input for next year's placement please do so by picking up a form at the office and
returning it before May 15th 2015.
Have a good rest of the year!
Alain Blais
Lloyd George Elementary
May 2015
May 2014 News let ter
May 2014 Newsletter
Young Authors
Congratulations!!!
to the following
students who attended
the Young Authors
Conference on May 1st.
Bravo girls!
Olivia Corke
Grace Hetherington
Naomi Silverberg
Pyper Ansley
Lily Imus
Chloe Orr
Naomi Willms
Sarah Anderson
Lauren Fulton
Rhiannon Conde Wright
New for 2015
Bike to School Week
May 25-29, 2015
http://www.biketowork.ca/
kamloops
PAC NEWS
The next PAC meeting is May
25th. Join us in the library at
8:45 am.
The Welcome Back BBQ is
September 10th. Forms will be
coming home with your child later
this month.
Congratulations to the Lloyd
George Swimmers who once again
placed first as a school at the
District Swim Meet. Mme Stafford
and Mme Strachan would like to
acknowledge the participation of
each and every student- everyone
contributed to our success! In
addition, our students had a fun
time and showed exemplary
behaviour. Bravo! And a big Thank
You to Theresa Lee for helping
with our early morning YMCA
practises!
Congratulations to students that competed in the Zone Battle of the Books. All three teams
moved on to the District Battle.
Congratulations to all of the students who got involved and read in preparation for our school
battles! We had 63 students participate at the school level. The list of books for next year’s battle
will be announced in June.
The salmon will be released on Friday, May 8th. These are the strongest from the eggs that
were placed in our tank in November.
Joel Sutherland, author of “Haunted Canada 4” spoke to students in grades 6 and 7. He was
very entertaining and students enjoyed listening to him talk about haunted places across
Canada. Mme Jenkin’s grade 3s had the opportunity to listen to him at the public library.
Scholastic Book Fair is coming in the last week of May.
Lloyd George Elementary
May 2015
Canadian Parents for French and TRU present
French Language Summer Sports Camp
July 13-17 & Aug 10-14
Camps are located on the Thompson Rivers University campus in Kamloops.
All instruction at these camps will occur in French
For further information, please contact:
Susan 250-573-3127 [email protected]
Or visit http://www.tru.ca/athletics/sportcamps/french.html
Parents: Please
do not send
Pokemon cards
and toys to
school with
your child—
they can be lost
or damaged.
FrancoFun French Summer Day Camp
Tennis camp
http://
www.kamloopstennis.com
This day camp run by the Francophone
Association of Kamloops is for children
6-10 years old. Programs are available
July 6th —August 28th.
For more information see the school
website or www.francokamloops.org
Lloyd George Elementary
May 2015
Board Notes
From the Board Meeting of: APRIL 13, 2015
1.
The Board enjoyed a presentation by four grade 2 students at Barriere Elementary on
Math and Numeracy.
2.
The Board approved the recommended changes to the January Secondary School
Exam Schedule.
3.
The Board approved an Out-Of–Province Field Trip Request for four students, who
participated and won the privilege of representing School District No. 73 in the “Crystal
Growth in Space” Experiment, to travel to Washington, DC on July 1-3, 2015.
4.
The Board approved the recommended changes to School Calendar Professional
Development dates for 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.
5.
The Board approved a revision to Policy 1121.1 Corporate Sponsorships and
Donations.
6.
The next regular public Board Meeting will occur on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the
School Board Office.
From the Board Meeting of: APRIL 27, 2015
1.
The Board enjoyed a presentation from the Four Directions’ Drumming Group. The
students were accompanied by Program Coordinator, Jordan Smith.
2.
Special Olympics BC Vice President of Sport, Lois McNary, recognized the District for
all its work hosting the athletes during the BC Special Olympics Games held in
February.
3.
The Board approved the recommended name change of NorKam Secondary School
to NorKam Senior Secondary School.
4.
The Board received the Annual Energy Consumption Report from Director McDonald.
5.
The Board received Notice of Motion for Policy 1024.7 Emergency procedure:
Cancellation of Classes due Extreme Weather.
6.
The next regular public Board Meeting will occur on Monday, May 11, 2015 at the
School Board Office.
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.