New Information Items:
Salmonid Program
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of 100 Chum eggs from the Seymour Hatchery! Ms. Harrington and Ms. Meule’s classes will be learning about the Salmon life cycle and plan a special celebration when the Chum are ready to be released into Lynn Creek.
Triple Ball
Our Volleyball season is well underway and we are pleased to announce that we have a boys Grade 6/7 team. The students are developing skills and have been successful in winning a game here and there. Our teacher sponsors are Ms. Harrington, and Mrs. Jensen.
Game Ready / Life Ready
The grade 3 class has just finished their 4-week program with Joe and Game Ready. This week our grade 7 students will begin their 3-week program. The students participate in various physical activities in order to promote healthy living and team building. An important aspect of self-regulation is body awareness – knowing how to fuel your body properly for athletic training. We are very excited to have this opportunity for our students to participate in the Game Ready program. (http://www.gamereadyfitness.ca)
February is Kindness Month
Inspired by Michele Borba’s book Building Moral Intelligence (www.micheleborba.com)
This month’s theme is KINDNESS – demonstrating concern about the welfare and feelings of others. We began the month with our Kindness Assembly and will complete many acts of kindness as a whole school. We will end the Kindness month with our PINK SHIRT DAY (Wednesday, February 22nd) (http://pinkshirtday.ca) message – “MAKE NICE”
Some of the KINDNESS videos that we’ve shared with our students:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv3_IN968iM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7gDsSKUmU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwelE8yyY0U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GryPkwd8svU
LOCKDOWN DRILL
Scheduled for Tuesday, February 28th (AM). Communication will be sent home to all parents from the Safe and Caring Schools Department (District Office) that will provide an explanation of the purpose of the lockdown drill. Teachers will be discussing with their class all procedures related to a lockdown within the coming days.
REPORT CARDS and STUDENT LED CONFERENCES
Please ensure that you are able to log on to the district portal to access your child’s on-line report card. Report cards will be posted to the portal anytime after 2:30PM on Friday, March 10th. Report cards will not be printed out. Please consider saving a copy of your child’s report to your desktop. Report cards open best on laptops or desktop computers. Some parents
have experienced some difficulties opening the reports on their mobile phones. Please contact Suzanne Postle (spostle@sd44.ca) if you are having difficulties with your on-line password. If you forget how to logon, please review the instructions found on our website http://www.sd44.ca/school/lynnmour/Pages/newsitem.aspx?ItemID=84&ListID=77d66a26-72fb-4f18-b6a9-1c7929c2352c&TemplateID=Announcement_Item
Parent Appreciation Breakfast:
Please mark your calendars for 8am, Wednesday, May 31st. Please feel free to join us in the Library for a continental breakfast as our way of saying “thanks” to our parents!
Standing Information Items:
Lynnmour’s School Handbook
A copy of our current handbook is available on our website. A condensed version is located in the front of the student agendas.
Lynnmour School Plan
Our goals were new as of last year, and as such, will remain in place for the next school year, with some minor additions.
Final Performances for 2016-2017:
Rainbow Theatre Thursday, March 9th 1:30PM
Thank you to our PAC for generously supporting the three performances for this year
Approved 2016-2017 School Calendar
February 24 NVTA Professional Day
March 6-7 Student Conferences (1:40 dismissal on Monday the 6th)
March 11 – 26 Spring Break
March 27 Return to school
April 24-25 Lynnmour Grade 3’s at Cheakamus Center
April 26 Collaboration Day – 1:40 dismissal
May 1-5 Emergency Preparedness Week
May 5 Earthquake Drill 1:15
May 8 North Van District Professional Day
May 18 Kindergarten Orientation Day
May 19 Lynnmour’s FUN DAY
May 22 Victoria Day
May 23 Handsworth Track and Field qualification meet 8am-12pm
May 31 Parent Appreciation Breakfast
June 6 Swangard (Track and Field final meet)
June 15 Year End Awards and Video Celebration 1:15
June 27 Grade 7 Farewell Assembly 1:30
June 28 Last day of school – 2:40 dismissal
June 29 Lynnmour School Pro Day
June 30 Administration Day
