Leduc Estates School 95 Alton Drive

Leduc, Alberta T9E 5K4

Phone (780) 986—6750

Fax (780) 986—6752

Principal: Mrs. Carla Fisher V.P: Mr. Greg Luchak

June 5, 2015

Principal’s Message

In a blink of an eye, June has snuck up on us! May was jam-packed with fantastic

activities, and June looks to be the same. As is natural for this time of year, we

look back at many events that have taken place in the last ten months. Our stu-

dents have literally grown right before our eyes, gaining wisdom, humor and com-

passion along the way.

To our grade 6 students, we would like to wish you a very fond and heartfelt fare-

well. These students have developed into leaders and we have great hopes for you

as you continue your journey into junior high next year.

The end of the school year will see us saying farewell to Miss Witten (Mrs. Dyck).

Thank-you for your dedication to our students! I want to thank all of our parents

for doing so much for our students and staff; we’ve had a terrific year, and you

were a huge part of our success. I also want to thank the staff; this staff is fan-

tastic, and I am very proud of them for the great things they do for children.

A summer letter will arrive a few days before school commences from your

child's teacher. If they haven't received their letter by August 25th, leave a

message on the school's answering machine and a new copy will be mailed out. As

you're preparing for the return of school, check out School Start. This is an op-

portunity to buy prepackaged school supplies that are delivered to Leduc Estates

School. Supplies will be labelled and ready to go! Check out the link…

www.schoolstart.ca/school/1797

Order early to ensure the arrival of your package on time!

I hope you have a great summer - full of family and fun!

C. Fisher

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A very special Thank You! to Mrs. Zimmer and the

Parents’ Association for putting on a wonderful Staff

Appreciation Week!

We were overwhelmed with your thoughtfulness and

generosity!

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Grade Configurations

Teaching Staff Grade

Mrs. Shannon Kerr ECS AM

Mrs. Debbie Weir ECS AM & PM

Ms. Jennifer Adante 1A

Ms. Taryn Boake 1B

Mrs. Ashley Jevne 1J *Mrs Charlotte Bliss on Maternity leave*

Mrs. Kayla Erhardt 2E

Ms. Amber Galenza 2G

Mrs. Tamara Jabs 2J

Mr. Neil Latter 3L

Mrs. Heather Loucks 3LL

Mr. Greg Luchak 3LL

Ms. Caitlyn Tower 3T

Mrs. Laura Hyson 4H & French grade 4

Mrs. Kathryn Lavoie 4L & French grade 4

Ms. Allison Hubenig 5H & French grade 5

Mrs. Aida Susa 5S & Spanish grade 5

Mr. Jake Hendrickson 6H

Mr. Isaac Schnell 6S & Spanish grade 6

Mrs. Shannon Kerr Learning Support K—2 & Counselling

Mr. Greg Luchak Learning Support Gr. 3,4,5,6

Mrs. Heather Loucks Learning Support Gr. 3 & 4, Music

Mrs. Amanda Clark Learning Support Gr. 5 & 6, Music

Mrs. Carla Fisher Principal

Mr. Greg Luchak Assistant Principal

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Reminders:

Grade 1 - 6 School Hours: 8:45 - 3:05

Entry Bell: 8:42 am

Classes Start: 8:45 am

Recess: 10:27 am - 10:37 am

Lunch Dismissal: 12:08 pm

Classes Resume: 12:51 pm

Bus Dismissal: 2:55 pm

Dismissal: 3:05 pm

*Supervisors are outside at 8:25 am

ECS School Hours:

AM Class - 8:45 am - 11:37am

PM Class - 12:15 pm - 3:05 pm

Student Absences

For the safety of our students, it is extremely

important to notify the school if your child will

be late or absent. If the school is not notified,

we are obligated to phone your home or office

to confirm the absence.

For your convenience, you may leave a message

concerning absences on the voicemail system

from 3:45 pm to 8:00 am, or you can send an e-

mail to sandy.musteca@gshare.blackgold.ca

and/or jody.jones@gshare.blackgold.ca.

Visitors to our School

All parents and visitors must check in at the

office when visiting our school. A visitor pass

is required if you are going any further than

the front foyer.

Early Dismissal

Early dismissal will resume October 7, 2015

Hot Lunch

June 12 - Boston Pizza

June 19 - Panda Hut

Ordering for hot lunch will open on Sept 2,

2015. See September newsletter for more de-

tails.

Milk Program

Milk cards are $15.00 for 20 milk.

New Student Registrations

Leduc Estates School will be accepting

registrations all summer. If you know

people who are moving to the area and

intend on registering at our school, en-

courage them to call the school at (780)

986-6750 during the summer. These

messages will be checked periodically and

calls will be returned.

Our school office will re-open on August

27th & 28th from 9 AM till 12:00 PM. The

first day of school for our students will

be Wednesday, September 2nd. This will

be a full day of school. Please note that

Before/After School Care will also begin

that day.

KinderCare will not commence until the

first full day of Kindergarten which is

Tuesday, September 8th.

Milk Program

We would like to thank all of the families

who participated in this year’s milk pro-

gram.

We would also like to acknowledge both of

our grade 5 classes this year for their

hard work and ‘on time’ delivery each day.

The last day for our milk program Friday,

June 25th.

BGRS Track Meet

June 4, 2015

This year we had 72 students in

grades 3-6 participate in the BGRS

District Track Meet at Riverview

School in Devon. I would like to

thank all of our students for being

such great ambassadors and to Ms.

Galenza, Mr. Schnell, Mr. Hendrick-

son & Ms. Hubenig for coaching

this year’s team. Many thanks to

the parents who helped supervise

the day.

ECS Meet and Greet & Parent Meeting

For those students registered for the 2015-2016

school year, there will be an opportunity for par-

ents to bring their child to Leduc Estates for an

informal ‘Meet and Greet’ on Thursday, June 25th

from 9 30 AM until 10:30 AM. This is not a struc-

tured program, simply an opportunity for your

child to see the school and the kindergarten class-

room.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Your teachers at Leduc Estates School are excited to offer you the opportunity to purchase your school sup-

plies through School Start for the 2015/2016 school year. This process will save you both time and money.

This order form has a Starter Package (base package) as well as Additional Items. The Additional Items are

mandatory by each teacher; they include items such as pencil cases, sharpeners, and calculators. These products

do not need to be purchased on a year to year basis if you already have them.

You can place your order online at www.schoolstart.ca/school/1797 . Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal are accepted.

The supplies will be packaged and delivered directly to the school in August before your child arrives, labeled

with his/her name on the School Start Package.

If you have any questions, please contact School Start

info@schoolstart.ca

Ph: 1-800-580-1868 Fax: 1-800-580-1890

Rising Costs

Extra activities that occur at the school sometimes

put a strain on the family pocketbook. We want every-

one to participate but we do not want to burden any-

one beyond what he/she can handle. If you find it dif-

ficult to some up with the necessary added fees,

please contact Mrs. Fisher or Mr. Luchak (in confi-

dence). Special arrangements can be made so no one

has to be excluded.

2015—2016 Supply List

Supply lists will be included with June

report cards and can also be found on

the school website at:

les.blackgold.ca

then into the Parent tab>>Supply Lists

A Note of Thanks On behalf of the students and staff, we wish to thank our LES School Council/Parent Association

executive, under the capable direction of Mrs. Becky Ellis & Mrs. Brenda Farry for all of their ef-

forts this year.

We want to extend a big THANK YOU to our hot lunch team. A special thank you to Mrs. Farry for

coordinating our hot lunch program. We couldn’t do it without you!

A big thank you goes out to Mrs. Taylor for taking our milk cartons in for refund all year. We really

appreciate your efforts.

In the course of a year, we have many people who ‘go the extra mile’ to help us out. As a school, our

success is due in large part to this ongoing help. We would like to thank our lice patrol, our

fieldtrip helpers, our microwave parents and any other people we have missed. Thank you so much

for being part of our school and making it the best place it can be for our students.

A big thank you to Mr. Remi Handfield for donating all of the chips for our hot lunch program again

this year. We appreciate your ongoing support.

I want to thank the entire LES staff for their ongoing commitment to our students through their

participation in extra curricular activities.

A big thank you to Cora’s Restaurant for providing 3 students a free lunch each month. This has

given us the opportunity to acknowledge students for various reasons.

OurVolunteers are Stars!

Hot Lunch 2015 - 2016

Our PA has had a successful year operating the Hot Lunch Program. The online system seems to be

working very well. At the meeting on June 3th, the Parent Association approved the cost associated with

operating the online ordering system for the 2015-2016 school year.

Planning for the 2015-2016 school year will commence shortly as it takes time to build the menus and

input the system with our class information. For those parents familiar with the system, you can regis-

ter your child in September as soon as you know whose class your child is in.

A big thank you to Mrs. Farry and her incredible hot lunch team. Our kids have appreciated

the lunches.

Summer Fun Day

Summer Fun Day is set for Tuesday, June 23rd. There will be a variety of fun, outdoor activities for

the students to participate in. Please remember to send your child dressed to be outside all day.

The Summer Fun Day Hotdog Lunch order form have been sent home with every student. Proceeds

from this lunch will be used to offset the costs of the fun day.

In case of inclement weather, Summer Fun Day will be cancelled. The hot dog lunch will proceed regard-

less of the weather.

Students have been working diligently to complete units

and related assignments. Students in grade six begin to

write the Alberta Education Provincial Achievement

Tests this month. It is really important that students

write these tests and student attendance and punctuality

are critical on the days of these tests. Parents of stu-

dents in grade six, please note the following schedule of

these exams. These schedules are set by Alberta Educa-

tion and unfortunately we cannot deviate from these.

June 17 English LA Part B 9:00 to 10:00 am

June 18 Math 9:00 to 10:15 am

June 19 Science 9:00 to 10:00 am

June 22 Social Studies 9:00 to 10:00 am

2015—2016 Leduc Estates School Fees

The attached schedule outlines the 2015– 2016

fee structure, which was presented to the

Board for final approval at its meeting. The In-

structional Resource Fees remain unchanged

from the previous year.

Instructional Fees Grades 1 - 6 $60.00 ECS Program $110.00 (set by LAC and recommended by school) Transportation Fees

Student Bus Pass $225.00/year Maximum of $525.00 per family/year Scan Card Bus Pass $25.00 Replacement Scan Card Bus Pass $25.00

Leduc Estates Annual Year End Picnic

The final day for the current school year will

be Friday, June 26th. We invite parents to

make a picnic lunch to share with their

child. Rain or shine, our school picnic will

begin at approximately 12:08 PM. If you

would like to leave early with your child,

please feel free to do so. Those staying until

regular dismissal time (3:05) will be provided

with activities in the classroom.

Report Cards will be made available for those

who wish to leave early on the last day of

school. Please note, we are only able to

release students to either of their par-

ents. Emergency contacts are NOT able

to take students. If you would like your

child(ren) to go home with somebody other

than a parent, please contact your child’s

teacher or the office to give your con-

sent. Swimming Lessons 2015—2016

Leduc Estates School is pleased to be able to

offer swimming lessons once again next year.

Grades and dates are yet to be confirmed.

Please watch the September newsletter for

more details.

Library News

The library will be closing on June

5th for this school year. Please

ensure your child’s library books

are returned as soon as possible as

I will be doing an inventory of all

library material.

Thank you and have a great sum-

mer!

Mrs. Ankerstein

Library Clerk

Lost & Found

Our lost and found is overflowing! At the end of June this will be bagged and donated to charity.

Please take the time to come and have a look at it.

School Council/Parents’ Association Meeting:

In compliance with the provincial regulations, notice is herby given that the Annual General

Meeting of the Leduc Estates School Parents’ Association and School Council will take

place on Thursday, September 3rd, 2015, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

Elections for executive positions will take place at this meeting. All parents are welcome!

Thank you to our 2014—2015 Parents’ Association and School Council Executive:

Becky Ellis Brenda Farry Koren Lightning-Earle Lisa Mochon

Jennifer Zimmer Sarah Russell Mary-Kate Boychuk Sarah Babiak

Miranda Ducarme Pamela Rowe Jody Braithwaite Tracy Reid

Brenda Goddu Christa Curtis Sarah Dobko Cheryl Te Rietstap

Tasha Ryckman Anita McLellan Debbie Little Carolyn Doryk

Caralea Skinner Andrea Symes Emma Mortemore Melissa Amon

Becky Baskier Kimberlee Wiggins

2015—2016 School Year

First day of classes—September 2 at 8:42

Welcome Back BBQ/Meet the Staff and AGM—September 3

BBQ - 5:30pm

Meet the Staff - 6:15 pm in the gym

Parents’ Association AGM - 7:00 pm

Grade 4 DIY Art Pro-

jects in 4H. Students

made everything from

rainbow loom bracelets

to clay sculptures of

the Eiffel Tower.

Mr. Schnell was a guest

conductor during the per-

formance by the Strath-

cona Christian Academy

Junior Band.

The boys and girls high jump team

has been practicing hard since

April. All their hard work was evi-

dent at the high jump meet that was

held on the 1st of June, where they

competed against other schools in

the blackgold division. Each member

did a great job, everyone of them

walked away with a new personal best

performance! Way to go Leduc Es-

tates high jump team.

The University of Alberta Discover-e program

came to grade 1 & 2. The grade 1 students

learned about the needs of plants and animals

while the grade 2 students had fun making

boats and learning about buoyancy.

Grade 4 students did some Greek in-

spired art during their Greek Mythol-

ogy Unit. They made Sunset Columns.

Cora Lunch

This month Ms. Witten took Jaycee, Cheyenne & Ashley-

Jo to Cora for the monthly lunch.