École Lac des Bois 4131 Rainbow Drive, Prince George, B.C. V2M 3W3

Ph: (250)562-1164 www.ldb.sd57.bc.ca Fax:

“ UN POUR TOUS, TOUS POUR UN”

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

OK, so now it’s winter? We just got used to the fall! No matter what, we keep busy all day long here and the

learning never stops. We have the Cardboard Challenge, the Book Fair, the volleyball games, the classroom

projects, and the launches of several clubs coming up. Our leadership students are planning many exciting

events and special days as well!

Code Yellow event: we want to thank our parent community for the support and understanding you demon-

strated during the event last week. It was a challenge for all involved but we learned a lot and will continue

to incorporate these ideas into our practice.

Every year, all School District 57 schools practise fire drills as mandated. We are also asked to prepare for

possible violence by practising lockdown procedures with students. This is the Code RED procedure,

whereby the school would be locked down if there was a threat to student and/or school security such as an

assailant or other danger.

Lockdown drills are on a par with fire drills but, rather than practise evacuating the building quickly, there's an

internal procedure in case a situation requires that no one leaves the building. We have not had our Code

Red practise as it was scheduled for this week: given that we have had the Code Yellow we will wait a week

or so and then hold our drill. We feel parents /guardians should be notified that we have postponed the drill

so you can discuss at home why we need to have the drill and what the threats could possibly be (while

remaining appropriate to your child’s sensitivity and age). Most of the children generally understand they are

just learning a new safety measure but others might feel scared. We will be very clear that we are practising

and ensure that our students feel safe and secure throughout the procedure. Again we thank you for your

support!

Bon Citoyen—we have made a change to the way students are rewarded. Check out the pictures on our

Bulletin Board by the office. Watch the team score boards as well. Points are adding up all the time! Bon

Citoyen tickets are already piling up in our end of term draw boxes!!! Keep up the great work, les amis!

n our school, we believe that children do best when we all work as a team. If you have concerns or worries,

talk to us before things get too serious! Together we can make this year a great one for “our” kids.

~ Mme Anne Smith, Directrice

asmith@sd57.bc.ca

Nut Aware School

19 octobre 2016

STUDENT PLANNER

Your child/ren uses a planner on a daily basis: this planner is an essential and excellent tool for enhancing

home/school communication. Please establish the habit of looking at your child’s planner and signing it on a

daily basis and ensure that it is returned to school daily. All discipline matters will be reported in the planner:

for example, if your child/ren is sent to the office for misbehaving, it will be noted in the planner. Parents will

be contacted for severe behavior.

BON CITOYEN (Good Citizens of Lac des Bois)

Come and check out the photos on the bulletin board for our September winners. Each month the

winners drawn at our monthly assembly will get a treat and have their photo taken for the display.

Les Flames

Les Oilers

Les Canadiens

Les Maples Leafs

Les Canucks

Les Jets

The month of September

Ashvin, Rajan, Brent, Noah, Binta, Ryan, Iona, Abby, Sam, Osha,

Cadence, Mercedes, Irelynn

Jordan, Owen, Taylor, Will

Keenan, Michelle, Madeline, Sophia

Jackson, Jana, Arianna, Logan, Jacob, Tessa

Silas, Zahra, Hadley, Joel, Mya

STILL WORKING ON THIS!!!

We are still hoping to get this initiative in operation. Similar to the service contracted by the

Montessori Society, we hope to offer a SHUTTLE BUS service every morning from the CN

Centre to the school. Students (K-7) would subscribe each month and could board one of two

buses (at 7:50 am or 8:15 am) They would then be dropped off at the school. Parents would be responsible

for making sure their child (children) board the bus. We will be outside waiting to receive the students upon

their arrival at school each morning. The last piece of the puzzle is the cost and we are still in talks with our

service provider. Thank you for your patience and stay tuned! If you think you would take advantage of this

service, please email asmith@sd57.bc.ca

DATE ACTIVITIES PLACE/TIME/DETAILS

Mon to Wed, Oct 17-19 Book Fair on going Library

Mon to Thurs, Oct 17-20 Early Dismissal, Parent interviews 1:32 pm

Mon, Oct 17

Wed, Oct 19

Intermediate orders were collected

Primary Orders due today

Office, 8:32 am

Wed, Oct 19th

7:00—8:30

DPAC presents: Curriculum Changes for Parents

What does this mean for you and your family?

Where: Van Bien Training

Centre - 311 Wilson Crescent

Thurs, Oct 20

DPAC presents Jesse Miller Duchess Park Theatre.

Time: 6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, Oct 20 Crazy Hair Day

Movie Night: Angry Birds / Concession available

Doors open at 6:00pm /movie @ 6:30pm

Fri, Oct 21 Non Instructional Day NO SCHOOL

Wed, Oct 26th PAC meeting (note new date) 6:30 in library

Fri, Nov 4 Photo retake

Thurs, Nov 10 Remembrance Day Assembly Gym 10:30 am

Fri, Nov 11 Jour du Souvenir / Remembrance Day NO SCHOOL

Want to receive text messages reminders from École Lac des Bois?

Text this number (250)-999-0408 with this message @ecoleldb

LEARNING COMMONS / BIBLIOTHEQUE

Our annual Scholastic Book Fair will be held Oct 17-18-19 while parent teacher interviews are on. To view

books after school, students must be accompanied by an adult. The last day for sales is the 19th of October.

A big thank you in advance to our fabulous volunteers who help make this event so successful.

SPECIAL DAYS

Special Days: we love to have our special days, such as the upcoming Crazy Hair Day

and The Cardboard arcade. In October we also anticipate the big one, of course, c’est

l’halloween!! This year, the big day is a Monday. Teachers will send home more info

closer to the date but please remember we are a Nut Aware school and because several

of our students are VERY allergic to all nut products we will be asking that you pay careful

attention to what your children bring to school as ‘treats and snacks’.

Items with peanuts / nuts should be eaten at home.

As for costumes, this year especially, we ask that parents consider carefully the costumes your children plan

to wear. Weapons of any kind are not permitted, even as part of a costume. Masks should be able to be

taken off easily, and appropriate outdoor footwear and coats, etc must fit over the costume as we go outside

for recess and lunchtime free time.

There will be a Halloween dance for the Gr 4-7 students on Thursday, Oct 27th. The dance is being

organized by our leadership class. More details and the permission letter will come home soon. The letter

must be signed by a parent and the classroom teacher, and there cannot be any behaviour concerns

regarding the student’s attendance at the dance. Entry will be by donation—more to come!

*** Halloween fireworks are being planned for Monday, Oct 31st on our school grounds by the Westbowl

Association. Come out and enjoy some community fun!

LA COURSE DES OURS

Un gros merci à tous! We were so lucky (and grateful) that the weather decided to cooperate

and our run was a great success! We have some amazing athletes and the red, blue, and

green ribbons for 1,2,3 places were plentiful! A wonderful way to end the season as well with

MANY of our students placing in the top 8 spots!

We want to thank the rabbits who “stepped up” at the last minute to help out. They were

really great: Tyler M, Jayden K, TY P, Mercedes B, Avery P, and our special guest, Ali M from

Duchess Park! Bravo to you all.

We were all very pleased and proud of the sportsmanship and positive attitudes of our students! That’s

the LDB spirit!

PHOTO RETAKE DAY

Friday Nov 4, will be your chance to get your student’s picture retaken.

COMMUNITY NEWS : Jesse Miller, School District 57 and the RCMP would like to invite you to:

Social Media, Connected Children, Parenting the Mobile Device Child

If you have concerns about how your child uses the Internet and mobile technology, this session is a 'must-

see' event for parents who would like to pro-actively examine the challenges of social media. This session will

explore the reasons behind the media and local concerns surrounding social media use, and to help prompt

dialogue at home that fits each family's values as it applies to use and abuse of social media. (More info on

web site.)

When: Thursday, October 20 Where: Duchess Park Theatre

Time: 6:00-7:30 pm To Register please email: lrobichaud@sd57.bc.ca