The Ladysmith Primary Story: At LPS we are ready to write our next chapter!

Ladysmith Primary has been called the land of the little people, but these days, there is a bigger story to be told. We have grown to become a unique community of students enrolled from Strong Start to Grade Three. As the only NLPS Primary school we are embarking on a new era of learning with New B.C. Curriculum, Assessment and Collaborative Teaching Practices. We are on the cusp of some new and exciting changes in our little school and this year we will begin to tell you the story of our journey. Stay tuned for monthly updates in The LPS Story and join us soon for our new LPS Website.


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What are you reading? Our first inquiry question will come from literacy.

What inspires you? Our second inquiry question will come from creativity.

What's your story? Our third inquiry question will come from community.STRONG

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VOL. 1. NO. 1 SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Our LPS Story The Story of Our Learning at Ladysmith Primary School

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Upcoming Workshop for Parents. Sponsored by the PAC, Body Smart is a workshop for parents on Tuesday, September 27th at Ecole North Oyster from 6-8 pm.

Important Dates and Upcoming Events at LPS

Sept 26 Terry Fox Run and Jersey DaySept 28 Orange Shirt Day

Sept 28 Open House 3 pm 4 pmSept 29 NO SCHOOL Curriculum DaySept 30 NO SCHOOL Pro-D-DayOct 7 Popcorn Day

Oct 10 NO SCHOOL ThanksgivingOct 11 PAC Meeting 6:30– 8 pmOct 13 Life Touch School PhotosOct 17 – Oct 20 Parent/Teachers Interviews

Oct 28 Hot Lunch DayOct 31 Halloween Parade/ Cross Grade Activities

Nov 1 Life Touch Re-TakesNov 4 Popcorn Day

Nov 8 PAC Meeting 6:30-8 pmNov 10 Remembrance Day AssemblyNov 11 NO SCHOOL Remembrance DayNov 17-22 Book Fair

Nov 18 Hot LunchNov 24 Ladysmith Light UpNov 25 Pajama DayDec 2 Popcorn Day

Dec 7 Report CardsDec 13 PAC Meeting 6:30-8 pmDec 14 Christmas Concert 1pm and 6pmDec 16 Hot Lunch

Dec 23 Last Day of School for Winter Break

Jan 9 2017 First Day after Winter Break

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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE The first two weeks at Ladysmith Primary have been truly amazing! With 242 students enrolled in K-3 and our numbers climbing in Strong Start, we are a busy and exciting learning community!

We have a number of new staff who are excited to be working with your unbelievable children! We would also love to talk with you about the work we are doing around Differentiation of Instruction and the Implementation of the New BC Curriculum. There are exciting days ahead of us and it is with courageous and creative hearts and minds that we ask you to join us in helping to make this year the best year ever! - Bob Brooks, Principal Ladysmith Primary School.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH 2016 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMECOLE NORTH OYSTER / 13470 CEDAR ROAD / LADYSMITH

$5 FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING ENOSPONSORED BY THE PAC

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OUR LPS STORY SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The winner of this edition's Spell-Check Award, my wife, Andrea! Congratulations, you are the proud winner of a dinner for two at the restaurant of your choice. :)

Bus Transportation. Just a gentle reminder that students require their bus passes to board SD68 buses. Lost passes should be reported to Transportation @ 250-741-5246. There may be a charge for a new pass.

2016-17 Bell Schedule.

Staff List 2016-17

Principal Bob Brooks Admin/ProjectSecretary Julie Quist Office

Teacher Tannis Battie Division 1 - Gr. 3Teacher Lesley Crogan Division 2 - Gr. 2/3Teacher Anita Robb Division 3 - Gr. 3Teacher Cheryl Campbell Division 4 - Gr. 2

Teacher Christina Renneberg Division 5 - Gr. 1/2Teacher Sydney O'Toole Division 6 - Gr. 2Teacher Heather Chapman Division 7 - K-1Teacher Karen Barr Division 8 - Gr. 1

Teacher Pam Puska Division 9 - KTeacher Janelle Mould Division 10 - K

Teacher Leanne Sanford Division 11 - KTeacher Hiromi Tollefson Strong Start

Teacher Debbie Dixon MusicTeacher Linnaea Wiseman Learning CommonsClerk Melitta Nelson Learning CommonsH. Language Gena Seward-Wilson Ab. Education

Ab. EA Cynthia Blake Ab. EducationTeacher Mary Youngren Student SupportCounsellor Becky Harris Student SupportSLP Darlene Frier Student Support

CYFSW Emily Mason Student SupportEA/Sup Laurel Ludlow Student SupportEA/Sup Sherry Deptuch Student SupportEA/Sup/F.A. Dierdre Varro Student Support

EA Tina Moore Student SupportCustodian Vicki McMurtrie Support Services

Monday 8:40 a.m.-1:37 p.m.

8:40-10:15 95 Minutes

10:15-10:30 Short Recess (15 Minutes)

10:30-11:45 75 Minutes

11:45-12:25 Long Recess (40 Minutes)

12:25-1:37 72 Minutes

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OUR LPS STORY SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

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Winner!

“ORANGE SHIRT DAY”

SEPTEMBER 28th, 2016

“Wear an orange shirt to honour the children

who survived the Indian Residential School System

and to remember those who did

not.”

For more info, please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/orangeshirtdayeverychildmatters

http://orangeshirtday.weebly.com/

This edition of Our LPS Story was created entirely on an iPAD!

What's Your LPS Story? Let us know Your LPS Story. What's your connection to Ladysmith Primary School? How long is your story? We would love to hear from you!

We hope you enjoyed a taste of what will become a monthly edition emailed directly to you the first of each month.

In the editions to come we hope to share with you the Story of Our Learning at Ladysmith Primary School.

Bob Brooks Principal

Coming soon: The LPS iPad Story: "DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE 25 iPADS?"

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OUR LPS STORY SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC in the spring of 2013. It grew out of residential school survivor Phyllis’s account of having her shiny, new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually. The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school year. Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

FUN FACT!

https://www.facebook.com/orangeshirtdayeverychildmattershttp://orangeshirtday.weebly.com/