Principal: Mr. Darryl Propp
Vice Principal: Mrs. Kerri Trombley
Phone: 780-923-2898
Fax: 780-923-3007
Website: www.landingtrailschool.ca
Principal’s Message
In December we see an emphasis on charity and doing good deeds for people in need and
our school and community came together in our annual Food Bank Donation Drive to make a
very large contribution to the Gibbons Food Bank. Congratulations to all who supported the
drive with goods or with money. Many people will benefit from the generosity you showed.
We would like to thank you for your support in our annual Christmas Concert as well. It was
a wonderful event, and I am very proud of the hard work put in by our staff and students in
preparing for this visual and auditory treat. I received so much good feedback from those in
attendance. It certainly makes the hours of work put into preparation well worth it.
Looking forward to the break, I invite you to take time to reflect on the opportunity to invest
in family and to unplug and relax for a while.
As we prepare to celebrate in whatever way we choose, I hope that the joy and peace of
this special season be with you and your families; and many blessings in the New Year.
Darryl Propp
Dates to Remember
January 5
Classes Resume
January 6
Logos Meeting 3:45pm at Lilian Schick School
January 8
ECS LAC Meeting 5:30pm
January 8
School Council/PIA Meeting 6:30pm
January 16
Hot Lunch-Spaghetti
January 19
No Headstart Classes
January 30 PD/Staff Meeting Day–No Classes
February 3
Logos Connection Evening
February 5
Teachers Convention-No Classes
February 6
Teachers Convention-No Classes
February 12 School Council /PIA Meeting 6:30pm
Hot Lunch
January 16-Spaghetti
(Make up lunch from snow day
November 28th)
If your child did not order lunch on the
above dates they WILL need to bring a
lunch. Also please remember to send a
healthy snack with all students daily.
*If buses do not run on the Friday of a Hot
Lunch Day there will be no hot lunch served .
Please send a lunch with your child on these
occasions*
February 13 PD/Staff Meeting Day-No School
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Another Successful Book Fair!!
During the week of November 24-28 we had our Scholastic Book Fair.
Sales were an amazing $6500. From the sales we receive $900 in new
books for the library and $2800 in credits to be used to purchase
materials for the school.
Congratulations to Amber and Mrs. Percy of 2JP who were the winners of
the draw for $25 worth in books of their choice.
Thank you for supporting our book fair!
Food and Toy Drive
Over the past two weeks the students and staff of Landing Trail School have been collecting donations
for the Gibbons and Bon Accord Food Bank. Our campaign was entitled “Help Make Someone’s
Christmas Golden” because each class had an opportunity to have the coveted golden
Christmas tree spend the day in their classroom.
Thank you for helping to make someone’s Christmas golden. With the efforts of the students, parents,
community members and staff of Landing Trail School we were able to raise over 1400 new toys,
games and non-perishable food items as well as $321 in monetary donations
for the Gibbons and Bon Accord Food Bank.
Christmas means more when we take time to share our blessings
with others so thank you to everyone who donated to our campaign
and helping make Christmas golden for many others.
Landing Trail Christmas Concert December 11, 2014.
A special thank you to Mrs. Frigault, Staff, and Students for preparing a wonderful Christmas
presentation for all of our families to enjoy. The time and effort put into this performance
were truly appreciated.
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On December 11th Landing Trail School Parent
Involvement Association held it's Annual
Christmas Raffle.
Congratulations to our Raffle Draw Winners
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Monster High Assortment-Gavin Denham
Sustrik Hoodies-Chantal Antoniuk
Oilers Tickets-Darrell Landry
Pressure Washer-Kim Kreiger
Drill-Sherry Maess
Fas Gas GC-Jennifer Gaudet
Guardian Drugs Basket– Heather James
Steeped Tea-Jen Campbell
Lees GC– Nikki Smyth
Ice Time and mug-Lukas Kieser
Will Certificate-Heather James
Downtown Dine GC-S Hood
Nook in the Woods Basket-Nadine Fisher
Treats from Truffle and Treats-Tonya Mclean
Christmas Movie Basket-Pablo Parra
Oilers Tickets-Desiree McDonald
Fifth Avenue Jewelry Set-Braelynn Keiser
Liquor Basket-Samantha Harrison
Food Basket-Julie Osborne
Oil Kings Tickets with parking pass-Michael Pater
Oil Kings Tickets with parking pass-Shauna deVarennes
Computer-Val Burke
Jamberry Nails Pack-Jason Ratcliffe
All the Details Basket-Darrell Landry
Shop Vac-Margie Jones
Crayon Aprons-Terra Pattison
Boy Art Set with movie pass-Brandy Schmaus
Girls art set with movie pass
Boy Gift Set-Gloria Ames
Purse, Wallet,and Necklace-Jason Pye
Gel Nails gift certificate-Jocelyn Bostock
Scentsy-Rich
Library Pass, Chess Board-Melissa Byrne
Hot Lunch certificate with cook book-Jenna Bendara
Cook Book and Safeway GC-Shauna deVarennes
Epicure Bag-Michael Pater
Tupperware-Brandy Schmaus
Mainstreet Grill GC with movie card-Nadine Fisher
Gibbons Hotel GC with movie card-Michael Pater
Sal’s GC with movie card-Tonya Mclean
Movie Basket-Cindy Jamieson
Kids Toy-Courtney Mooney
The P.I.A. would like to thank the
following sponsors for their generous
support:
Landry Family
Sustrik Enterprises
Smith Family
Pumps and Pressure
Atlas Homes
FasGas
Gibbons Guardian
Tambra Tarasiuk
Lee’s Restaurant
Town of Gibbons
Putnam and Lawson
Downtown Diner
Nook in the Woods
Truffles and treats by Richelle
Rick and Patrick Milligan
Curtis Family
Sherry Maess
Ye Olde Liquor Store
Co-op Fort Saskatchewan
Country Computer
Pamela Babiuk
All the Details
Re-Max
Susan Davies
Jamieson Family
Taylor Family
Dapper Dans and Swanky Sues
Gelous Nails, Christine Fraser
Penny Pawlechko
Gibbons Library
Servus Credit Union
Pheonix Land Services
Landing Trail PIA
Safeway Fort Saskatchewan
Sarah Harvie
Lori-Ann Embry
Mainstreet Grill
Gibbons Hotel
Sal’s Famous
Eryn Davies
Stacey Mabbut
Tamara Freeman
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If you have not returned your yellow CASL Form (Canadian Anti-Spam Law), we are unable to
send you some very important electronic messages, even if you have your Parent Portal set
to receive these. If you require a new form, you may print one off of the school website, or if
you call the office, we would be happy to send one home for you.
Nutrition Program
Our Nutrition Program provides students with healthy snacks
and lunches throughout the year. This program is mainly supported by donations. These donations enable us to provide snacks,
as well as breakfast and lunch items for students when needed.
Tax receipts will be issued for any donations of $25.00 and over.
THANK YOU for your continued support!!
POWER SCHOOL PARENT PORTAL
Landing Trail School has gone Green! For students in Grades 1-4 paper report cards are out and on
line reporting is in! Parents are encouraged to visit the Parent Portal which is an online reporting
system that allows parents to view student grades, attendance, fee information and important
school bulletins in real time. If you are new to the school division you are asked to please contact
the school office to obtain a password which will allow you access to the Parent Portal. If your
child attended a school in Sturgeon last year, your password will still work. If you have forgotten
your password and require a replacement, or are having difficulty with the site, please contact the
school office and we would be happy to help you.
Dismissal of Non Bus Students
If you are picking your children up after school, we are going to ask that you wait in the foyer until
the second dismissal bell goes at 3:01pm. Please do not wait outside the classroom. What is
happening is that there is a lot of confusion in the front of the school as we are trying to figure out
who is on the buses and who we need to account for. We would like parents to wait in the foyer or
near the front entrance until the second bell. At this point, you may go to your child’s class or their
exit of choice to pick them up.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!!
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Reading Pals
Do you have 15 minutes to spare every morning? If so, we are in need of volunteers
who could listen to children read during our reading period from 8:30-8:45. Please
let your friends, relatives, and neighbors know about this need, as our volunteers do
not have to be limited to parents. If you are interested in contributing to this very
valuable program contact Mrs. Trombley for more information.
Due to the fact that we have a number of children who suffer
from peanut allergies, we remind parents to PLEASE DO
NOT INCLUDE PEANUT BUTTER OR NUTS in snacks
or lunches that are being sent to school.
BUS LANE
Bus Lane hours are posted in an effort to keep our children safe during the common times that students
are entering and exiting the school grounds and loading and unloading onto busses. We have recently
adjusted the signs to extend this period in the morning to allow for the unloading of the late bus. The
posted hours will now read: NO ENTRY BUSSES ONLY 8:15 – 9:00, 11:00 – 12:30 and 2:30 to 3:15.
Thank you to all school visitors who help us to keep all of our children safe by refraining from parking
in the bus lane during the posted hours.
Fieldtrip Policy
Student Safety
In the interest of student safety, all adults
accompanying or meeting fieldtrips are
required to have a Criminal Record Check on
file at the school prior to the scheduled
fieldtrip. Please keep in mind that if you
submitted a background check to the office
last year, you are NOT required to get a new
one at this time. If you require a background
check, please stop by the office to pick up the
needed documentation for the RCMP.
For the safety of our students, please ensure
when children arrive late that they sign in at
the office prior to going to the classroom. We
also ask that all guests and volunteers also sign
in at the office before heading to the
classroom. If you are picking your child up
early you too are asked to visit the office and a
staff member will call your child down. These
steps will help us ensure we are able to account
for everyone in our building. Thank you for
your cooperation.
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Inclement Weather
Recess
The school staff encourages students to be outside during morning and noon recesses (unless the
temperature is colder than –20°C with wind chill). Parents are responsible to ensure that children
come dressed appropriately for the weather. Hats, toques, headbands, ski pants, gloves or mitts
and snow boots are essential for outdoor activities. Please label all outerwear including boots and
mitts.
Transportation
Parents are encouraged to ensure that their children who are riding the school bus are properly
dressed for the weather conditions. School bus service may be cancelled due to inclement weather
conditions which includes:
-A weather forecast temperature indicating that the temperature is equal to or less than –40°
Celsius, as forecasted at the Morinville weather station.
-A school bus operator determines that, in his/her opinion, road or climatic conditions in his/her area
of service would make operation of the school bus unsafe.
Not sure if your child's bus is running?
Check out the Transportation Website at: www.sturgeontransport.ca
Please ensure that
all winter clothing
including mitts,
toques, boots, and
extra clothing are
labelled clearly with
your child’s name.
STUDENT ABSENCES
Student absentee checks are done daily.
If you need to report a child’s absence
please call 780-923-2898. If you are
calling after hours please be sure to leave
a message including your child’s name,
class and reason for the absence.
Landing Trail School is on Facebook!
Landing Trail School is on Facebook.
We will be using Facebook as a
communication tool for Parents/
Guardians. Updated information,
pictures, and school activities will be
posted frequently. LIKE our Facebook
page to keep updated on daily
school activities. Search for us on
Facebook or use the link found on
our Landing Trail School Website.
(www.landingtrailschool.ca)
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The Board of Trustees meets twice a month
during the school year: Committee of the
Whole on the second Wednesday, beginning
at 2:00pm, and Public Board (open to the
public) on the fourth Wednesday, beginning
at 4:30pm. The Committee of the Whole
Meetings are closed from 2:00pm-3:30pm
but then open to the public at 3:30pm. They
are held in the boardroom at the division
office in Morinville.
Listed below are the public board meeting
dates for the 2014/2015 school year:
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January 7
January 21
February 11
February 25
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March 11
March 25
April 8
April 22
May 13
Landing Trail School is helping our environment
by signing up for an ink and toner recycling
program provided by Staples and Clover
Environmental Solutions. We now have a bin in
front of the office to accept empty ink and
toner cartridges. The top 10 schools to collect
the most ink cartridges will receive a $1000
Staples Canada Gift Card. Please help our
school win by donating any empty cartridges
that you may have at home. The contest runs
from April 22, 2014–
April 22. 2015. Thank
you for your support to
keep the environment
clean.
May 27
June 10
June 24
Gibbons mixed curling bonspiel January 9 – 11, 2015
To register, email: [email protected]
Visit www.gibbonscurling.ca for more information
Public Skating
Gibbons Arena
Sundays 12:45-2:15pm
Mondays 3:00-4:30pm
Fridays 3:00-4:30pm
The Gibbons Catholic Church is taking
registrations for Reconciliation, First
Communion and Confirmation. For more
information please contact Shawna
Letwin at 780-923-3346.
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C E L E B R AT E
FA M I LY L I T E R A C Y D AY AT O U R
FAMILY FUN
NIGHT 2015
Presented by Sturgeon Family Literacy
In partnership with
Sturgeon Adult Literacy, Early Childhood Development Initiative
and the Redwater and Gibbons Public Libraries
Bring your whole family for some great activities to
Celebrate Family Literacy Day!
Fun
and
Songs
and
Crafts
Games
Door
Prizes
Refreshments
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Redwater Public Library
Gibbons Public Library
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm
Funding for this program provided by
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