Spartan Speak
Volume 15, Issue 3
Principal's Message
We have now reached the halfway point of the first
semester and this is the first formal opportunity for
parents to see marks for students and the progress
with their learning that has taken place. It has been
an eventful start to the school year. Due to our
enrolment shortfall we reorganized classes a few
weeks ago. We appreciate the challenges this has
presented for some students and are working hard to
support the learning for all those impacted. I
certainly hope that the marks on the report card
reflect the effort each of you has put in thus far.
Shortly students will be selecting courses for the
next school year. I encourage you to select courses
carefully so as to optimize the chances of getting the
program that will allow you to continue to pursue your
future destination of choice.
This year our school website is being visited more
frequently than ever. The website allows you to view
information about current events at Lorne Park as
well as access to a great deal of critical information
about a variety of areas relevant to daily Lorne Park
life. The url for our website is:
http://lorneparkss.peelschools.org
I encourage parents and students to check it out.
At this time I would pass along a friendly reminder to
all students about arriving to school in time to be
prepared for first period class on a daily basis. As
we move towards winter weather and an increased
number of drivers it is important to remember to
arrive between 8:05 and 8:10 to allow time for
students to enter the building, get to their lockers
and subsequently make it to class by 8:20.
This Thursday Nov. 15th is our Semester One
parent/teacher interview night. Informal interviews
take place from 6 p.m. until 6:30 and scheduled
interviews take place from 6:40 until 8:30 p.m.. I
would invite all parents to attend and review the
progress of your son/daughter this term As well
there is a Grade 10 Parent Information Session
November 2012
taking place on Thursday in the Lecture Hall from
5:30-6:30 p.m..
As is tradition at LP our extra-curricular programs
are also flourishing this fall. A number of our
athletic teams have had excellent seasons and at the
time of this writing some are still involved in playoffs
for the fall sport season. For those who were able to
make it out to this year’s Friday Night Lights football
games thank you. Your support was helpful for our
teams as we won both games of the doubleheader
that night. Way to go Spartans.
I would also like to draw parent attention to the
School Council portion of this newsletter. Our council
is working hard to support activities and the learning
needs of students here at Lorne Park and have
embarked on a fundraising campaign to support these.
Please see the details about how you can donate in
the School Council section.
A reminder to all students to keep up with the many
daily and long-term assignments you are currently
receiving in your classes. The difference between a
mediocre mark and a high mark often is determined in
the second half of the semester. Your ability to
complete required work in a timely fashion helps keep
you prepared for the review and final assessment
that will take place at the end of your courses. Best
of luck to all in the second half of the semester.
K. Armstrong, Principal
LP is on Twitter and Facebook
Lorne Park has joined the social media revolution and
is now posting daily announcements and school news
and events on twitter and Facebook :
Follow us on Twitter : @LorneParkNews – daily
announcements of school events
Like us on Facebook: Lorne Park Secondary updates on school and ‘What’s New !’
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Lorne Park School Website
Our school website has added some new features to
enhance the LP experience. On our website you can
now find information on :
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School News What’s New ! and Calendar of
School Events
EQAO Literacy Prep Sample Tests and
Resources including School Results
‘Mock’ Exam Examples for most courses
Course Selection Access / Common Course
Calendar and Grade 9 -12 Course Overviews
ParentWeb Online Report Card Access
Student Handbook and School Rules
Study Tips /Summer School / Post Secondary
Application Process
Club , Sports and Student Awards Overview
Regional Programs such as Extended French /
Enhanced Program
Parents and students can find this and much more on
our school website at :
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http://lorneparkss.peelschools.org
LP Yearbook
LP Yearbook WANTS YOUR PICS of Lorne Park
life!!
Bullying Prevention and Intervention
LPSS students and staff are working to find ways to
diminish bullying at LPSS. As such, during the month
of September the LP mentors worked with grade nine
students to let them know that bullying is not
tolerated at LPSS. The Mentors worked with all
grade 9 students in order to inform them of what
constitutes bullying, guide them as to what to do if
they witness bullying or are bullied and give them the
school’s reporting protocol.
As a follow-up on Monday Oct. 29th all grade 9
students were invited to participate in a professional
interactive bullying prevention and intervention play
in the small gym. The SHOWDOWN assembly
focused on the different forms that bullying can take
and highlighted the harmful effects of cyber
bullying. SHOWDOWN examined bullying from a
power perspective, revealing that bullies are not
looking for a fight but want to exert control over a
victim. After watching the play students were
invited to become actors themselves and reshape the
production through their intervention.
During the month of November the LPSS KARMA
group – Kids Against Ridicule Meanness and
Aggression will also showcase the importance of
speaking out against bullying. Here is the direct
message to the LPSS community from KARMA :
Yearbook is looking for your pictures of LP school
life, athletics and recognition ceremonies for the
annual Yearbook. You can submit your photo for
consideration by the Yearbook editing team and if
chosen photo credit will be given if you include your
first and last name in the subject line.
You submit photos in one of two ways:
LPSS Let's Stand Up on Friday, November 16,
2012
Email to :
lpsspics@gmail.com
or :
flickr : lorneparkyearbook
As defined by the Ministry of Education, bullying is
typically a repeated, persistent and aggressive
behaviour directed at an individual or individuals that
is intended to cause fear and distress and/or harm to
another person's body, feelings, self-esteem or
reputation. The K.A.R.M.A. Club is comprised of
courageous, empowered students who have made a
pledge to make a positive difference in the lives of all
students at Lorne Park SS.
So get snapping and let’s see what LP can do!
To help send a strong message against bullying at
Lorne Park Secondary School the Anti-bullying Club
has decided to participate in the world wide STAND
UP against bullying initiative on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.
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We hope that all LPSS students will help us
participate in the Stand Up Against Bullying Day by
purchasing a pink STOOD UP t-shirt. The t-shirts
will be on sale for $10 each all week starting on
Monday, Nov. 12. All students who purchase a
STOOD UP t-shirt will wear them on Friday, Nov. 16,
2012 to unite against bullying.
The inspiration for the day came from the actions of
Central Kings Rural High School Grade 12 students
Travis Price and David Shepherd who rallied behind a
new student to the school who was being bullied
simply for wearing pink.
The actions of these two young men, along with their
fellow students who wore pink to school in support of
another student, can show how much of a difference
individuals can make.
Let's all acknowledge their creative and selfless
efforts by relaying a positive message against
bullying!
ARTS DEPARTMENT
DRAMA
Drama is off to another great start with a number of
initiatives both in and out of class. The Drama
Executive has done some great planning in terms of
deciding what it's major goals are for the year and
they have come up with a variety of activities some
of which are the following: a Halloween flash mob in
the cafeteria, a Second City Improv workshop and
show and the organization of the Talent Show. The
group is currently at work developing a sequence for
the Remembrance Day Assembly. The Improv Club is
meeting every Wednesday at lunch and is being led
very well by Victoria Paglialunga and Eleanor
Kschischang. Anyone is welcome to drop in and take
part. Lorne Park students have been busy writing and
re-writing three interesting, dynamic and ambitious
plays for the Sears Ontario Drama Festival.
Production schedules and event locations are still
somewhat tentative but we are forging ahead and
auditions for the Sears play will probably be second
week of November. I end quoting Robertson Davies:
"The drama may be called that part of theatrical art
which lends itself most readily to intellectual
discussion: what is left is theatre.
MUSICAL NOTES – FALL 2012
Awards Assembly
This fall has been very busy for the LP Music
department. We started the year with performances
at the Awards Assembly. Fine performances were
heard from Senior Band and Spartan Singers.
Congratulations to the many award winners!
Saturday Music Retreat
VISUAL ARTS
The grade 12 Art and Photography classes are
preparing for their end of semester Art Show which
will be on January 10.
Congratulations go out to our Artists of the Month:
Noran Riad - Grade 9
Yin Myat - Grade 10
Hee Jin Kim - Art for Beginners
Karen Chau - Grade 12.
On Saturday, October 13, the LP Music Exec hosted a
pancake brunch and teambuilding games for the
Junior Band before they performed at the Junior
football game. Students worked hard, had fun and
played their teams on to victory, showing their true
Spartan spirit! The LP Music Exec also hosted a
pancake brunch for students in Spartan Singers,
followed by teambuilding activities and a rehearsal. A
great day of fun was had by all!
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Vocal Music Class News
On October 24 the Vocal Music class welcomed
special guest Lindsay Kramer. Ms. Kramer is a
professional musical theatre actress and
choreographer who came to Lorne Park to do a 3 hour
choreography workshop with the class. Their work
will be showcased at the vocal class concert on Thurs.
Nov. 29, where the song that they worked on with
Ms. Kramer, "42nd Street" will open the concert.
The class will also perform other songs from the
musical theatre genre with all proceeds from the
evening going to support a local charity. Please come
to the show on Thurs. Nov. 29 at 7:00 pm in the small
gym.
The vocal class recently travelled to Toronto to
attend a performance of the energetic disco gospel
show, "Sister Act." A song from the show will be
presented at our concert.
Toronto Symphony Trip
Instrumental music students visited Roy Thompson
Hall in early November to see and hear the Toronto
Symphony perform a concert featuring some of the
most beautiful pieces of Spanish Classical music. The
concert was a wonderful celebration of Spanish
culture.
Fundraising
This fall, LP Music students will be raising money
through three fundraising events:
 The Vocal Class Bake Sale – On Thurs. Nov. 15
the vocal music class will be having a bake sale!
Students can purchase goodies at lunch in the
front foyer, and parents can help support the
program by purchasing baked goods in the evening
at Parents' Night;
 Oranges, Grapefruit and Tangerines – from
November 26 to November 30, students will be
selling delicious Florida oranges, grapefruit and
tangerines to raise money towards a Digital Music
Recording Lab. All forms and money are due by
Friday, November 30th.
 Gift Cards families can purchase gift cards for a
wide variety of retailers (including all major
grocery stores and gas stations) at cost – but
each time you buy a card, a percentage of the
card’s value is donated back to the school to help
fund a new Digital Music Recording Lab. It’s a
win-win fundraiser! Gift cards will be available
for sale through student order forms. Check
www.fundscrip.com for further information about
the program. The fundraiser launches on Monday,
November 26th. See any music student or teacher
if you are interested in purchasing any of our
fundraising items! Thank-you in advance for your
support of LP Music students.
Honour Ensembles
Music students from Lorne Park are practising hard
yet again to audition for the Peel Honour Ensembles.
Students from all across Peel will be auditioning for
the ensembles. Auditions take place on Saturday,
November 24, at Turner Fenton Secondary School in
Brampton. Successful candidates will rehearse with
the ensembles, then perform at the Living Arts
Centre on Music Monday, May 6, 2012. Times will be
posted on the music office door and on the door to
room 105. All auditioning students are reminded to
arrive well in advance of their scheduled audition
times. Acceptance letters will be distributed as soon
as they are received by the school. Good luck to all!
Remembrance Day
Senior Band and the vocal music class provided the
musical backdrop to this year’s Remembrance Day
assemblies on Friday, November 9.
Their
performances were both moving and respectful of
the sombre occasion.
Winter Music Night
Mark your calendars - Music Night is fast
approaching! We will hold this year’s performance on
Thursday, December 13th at 7:00 P.M. in the small
gym. Tickets will be available soon. We hope to see
you there.
Le Conseil Francais
The LP “conseil français” has been meeting regularly
to plan French events and activities for all LPSS
students. Currently we are working on a production
of “Le Sorcier d’Oz”. Auditions have been taking
place during the first week of November. We also
meet as a French council to dialogue in French and do
French improv. If you’re interested in getting
involved check out the event notices outside of room
203 and/or speak with Mme Poirier or Mme
McGregor.
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C00PERATIVE EDUCATION
Course Selection
Cooperative Education students are currently
completing their 7th week at their work placements.
Students must spend a total of 15 weeks at work.
They will learn valuable work-related skills, gain
experience in an area of their interest, and earn high
school credits. Students in the program have the
chance to explore the world of work as they examine
and evaluate their post-secondary career paths.
A new addition to our Co-op Program has been the
Ministry of Education initiative known as DUAL
CREDIT PROGRAMS which are aimed at helping
students succeed in school and complete their
diploma requirements. Students are permitted to
take college or apprenticeship courses and use those
credits for both their Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD) and towards a post-secondary
certificate.
There are two students from Lorne Park currently
enrolled in the Dual Credit Program at Sheridan
College at the Skills Training Centre. They are
both taking courses in the trades such as
construction, plumbing and electrical.
Their
instructors are experts in their respective fields and
the facility is very well equipped with the latest tools
and technology.
If you have any questions about the Lorne Park Co-op
Program , please drop by the Guidance and Career
Education office and see Ms. Edmonds (or) visit the
Lorne Park website.
Course Selection begins in December. This is one of
the most important tasks your son or daughter will
complete this year. The success of each student
relates directly to the appropriateness of the
program he or she has chosen. It is essential that
your son or daughter is in the right program on their
first day of classes in September. It is through the
strength of the Parent-Student-Teacher partnership
that good decisions are made. As the adults in this
partnership we need to help our children make
appropriate programming choices.
We understand the course selection process happens
very early in the school year. This year it will begin
on Monday, December 3 and conclude on Thursday,
January 10. Our students are faced with making
choices without having had an opportunity to
experience the academic challenges of their
semester two program. Listed below are some
guidelines to help make this process run as smoothly
as possible.
Responsibilities of the Guidance Counsellors:
1. Meet with students in group settings to
impart grade appropriate course selection
information. This will take place during the
week of December 3 to 7.
2. Post the grade specific PowerPoint
Presentations on the Guidance page of the
Lorne Park website.
3. Meet with students upon their request to
discuss the appropriateness of their choices.
4. Allow students to make change-of-mind
course changes until June 1. Please see
Students Requesting Timetable Changes
page 9 of the Student Agenda for a
description of the process.
Responsibilities of the Parents:
1. Be involved in your child’s Course Selection
Process by viewing the online PowerPoint
Presentations and reading the course
descriptions from the Common Course
Calendar both found on the Guidance page of
the Lorne Park website.
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2. Review the courses selected by your son or
daughter to determine if they address your
son or daughter's learning strengths. If your
son or daughter likes to be active have them
choose courses where the majority of the
program involves hands-on learning activities,
presentations and projects. Be sure to have
your son or daughter print off the computer
generated course selection report. It will
require a parent signature. This report will
be collected in the Guidance Office. Due
date is Friday, January 11.
3. Encourage your son or daughter to do their
research. This is explained in the student
responsibilities section below.
4. Contact your son or daughter's Guidance
Counsellor to discuss your programming
concerns prior to the January 11 due date. If
your child's programming needs change after
that date, please be sure to contact us
before June 1. Do not wait until September
and be disappointed. It may be too late then
to accommodate necessary programming
needs. Do keep in mind though, we realize life
is not perfect and things happen over the
summer - things we cannot foresee. Please do
call us the last week of August to discuss
these types of issues.
Responsibilities of the Student:
1. Attend the group presentations given by the
Guidance Counsellors during the week of
December 3 to 7. If you are absent, view
the PowerPoint Presentation on the Guidance
page of the Lorne Park website.
2. Attend the course selection information fair
on Friday December 7, 12:00 p.m. – 2:30
p.m. in the small gym to get information
about the courses being offered for next
year.
3. Speak to the teachers to find out what topics
are being studied. Be sure you are interested
in the type of material covered in the course.
To find this out in September will be too late.
Be aware of your own learning styles and
strengths. Choose courses that address your
strengths and not your weaknesses. If you do
not enjoy working in groups or making
presentations then do not choose courses
that require these skill sets.
4. Grade 10 and 11 students should begin their
post secondary research to determine
university and college program requirements.
Be sure you select the appropriate
prerequisite courses.
5. Make an appointment to see your counsellor if
you have concerns about your program, your
level of study or if you need post secondary
information. Address all of your concerns
before June 1. It will be too late to make
changes in September if you wait until the
summer to do your research.
Help us help your child realize his or her dreams for
the future.
Semester 2 Course Change Protocol
Students must see a counsellor to discuss all course
changes. Students who need to make any changes to
their semester 2 program have until January 15 to
discuss the change with their counsellor. This course
change information is written in the student agenda
page 9.
University Applications
Graduating students will be notified by the Guidance
Office as soon as their Access Codes from the
Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC) arrive
sometime in late November or early December. Once
students have their Access Codes they may apply to
Ontario universities on-line at www.ouac.on.ca/101 .
Students will also be given an instruction sheet on
the university application process. An application
tutorial will be held for interested students during a
lunch session in early December. The deadline for
applying to Ontario universities is January 16, 2013.
Students are encouraged to apply early as the
processing of the applications becomes slow near the
deadline date due to volume of use.
College Applications
Students interested in applying to Ontario colleges
may pick up a copy of the Ontario College Reference
Guide and the Find a Program in the Guidance Office.
Applicants are reminded that they must have their
O.E.N. (Ontario Education Number) to apply to an
Ontario college. The O.E.N. number is listed on the
student report card. Access to the online college
application can be found at ontariocolleges.ca. When a
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student completes an online application, an application
number will be assigned to them electronically. This
number is a unique identifier that enables Ontario
College Application Service (OCAS) to track their
application so they are advised to make note of it and
keep it in a safe place. A payment of $95 must
accompany a student application. Students are
encouraged to check college websites and calendars
for program-specific admission requirements. Links
to colleges can be found at ontariocolleges.ca/find.
Students may select up to five programs with no
more than three program choices at any one college.
Applicants should list their choices in order of
preference. Deadline to apply is February 1, 2013 for
equal consideration.
Night School
Registration forms for semester two Night School
will be available in the Guidance Office in January.
Only students who need a course not available at Day
School will be given permission to attend Night
School. Students enrolled at Night School are still
expected to remain as full time day school students.
Peel Board Night School midterm grades will be sent
to OUAC/OCAS along with semester two day school
midterm marks. Students taking Night School
courses through the DPCDSB must see their
counsellor, to have their midterm marks sent to
OUAC/OCAS.
Students taking courses outside the Peel
District School Board
The Guidance Office does not provide the Ontario
Colleges’ Application Service or the Ontario
Universities’ Application Centre with registration
information or mark updates for courses taken
outside PDSB. This is the responsibility of the
institution where the student is taking the course.
Upon completion of the course, students must provide
an official transcript, to the Guidance Office to have
their records updated.
Grade 10 Parent Information Session on
Course Selection
Parents of grade 10 students are invited to attend an
Information Session on Course Selection. It will be
held November 15 (Parents' Night) in the Lecture
Hall from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m.
FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION
IEPs
IEPs
(Individual
Education
Plans)
for
all
Accommodated and Enhanced students were attached
to the student’s October early progress report.
Parents are reminded to review the ‘Plan’ and sign and
return the Parent/Student Consultation Form to
counselling. An IEP Open House was held on October
18th for teachers to view and discuss the contents of
their students’ IEPs.
Transition to Post Secondary for
Accommodated Students
A conference will be held at the Board Office on
November
23rd
for
accommodated
students
transitioning to college/workplace/university. This
conference is open to senior students and their
parents to attend. Please see Ms. Charman/Ms.
Pearce in the Muskoka Rm for information.
Any parents/students wanting to discuss concerns
regarding
accommodations
offered
at
college/university could also see Ms. Pearce in the
Muskoka Room (Rm.124) during Parent’s night
(Thursday, Nov. 15th).
Go to the Lorne Park website and view the link under
Special Education, What’s New?
http://schools.peelschools.org/sec/lornepark/speced
/What'sNew/Pages/default.aspx
Technology used to Assist Learning
E-readers (Kindles) are available, on request, from
Ms. Charman in the Muskoka Room (Rm. 124) or from
the student’s GLE/monitor teacher. Kindle has a
unique ‘text to speech’ (listening) feature to assist
with reading comprehension. As well, students in
grade 9 English and Science have been using Kurzweil
technology on the computer to ‘listen’ to their novels
and lengthy reading assessments.
Award winners:
Aida Smlatic and Ryan Arget are to be congratulated
for receiving the Independent Learning Success
Award presented during our Student Recognition
Assembly held on October 18th. Well done!
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Helping to SAVE Our Earth
One Step at a Time
be congratulated for her first place individual gold
medal in Junior Girls. On November 3rd, the junior
girls team travelled to Heart Lake in Brampton to
compete in the OFSAA cross country championship.
The team finished 22th out of a field of 40 teams
from all across Ontario. Alison Head finished an
amazing 8th out over 260 runners. Well done LP cross
country team, your coaches are proud of you!
SWIM TEAM
Equipped with rain boots and layers of sweaters our
“Students Against Violation of the Environment”
members braved the stormy weather for a posthallowe'en Rattray marsh garbage pick-up this past
month. The event was a huge success; two full
garbage bags of litter were collected, and no one fell
into the lake! Much thanks to Mrs. Emami and those
who came out! Meetings will continue to be Tuesdays
at lunch, new members are always welcomed.
-The SAVE exec
SPECTACULAR SPARTAN EFFORTS
IN ATHLETICS THIS FALL
SEAS0N
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING 2012
This year’s team was again an impressive size....over
110 students initially came out to run! After 6 weeks
of training, and 2 invitational meets, 75 dedicated
runners remained to face the gruelling conditions at
the ROPSSAA competition on Oct 25 th. ROPSSAA
highlights from our boy’s team members included a
4th place finish from midget runner Martin Torres,
and two OFSAA qualifying runs from Josh Jackson
(midget boys) and Sean Locke (senior boys). The
crowning moment of the day came from our 20
member junior girls team. The girls came home with
the first place gold medal and trophy. Contributing
team members were Alison Head, Emily Love, Katie
Locke, Abby Waye and Arlen Fargey. Alison is also to
Congratulations to the LP swimmers who attended the
swim meet at McMaster University on Thursday
November 1st. One of the meet highlights was the
start and turn clinic, that all LP swimmers
participated in, lead by Olympic Coach Andrew Cole
and The McMaster Varsity Swim Team. All of the LP
swimmers swam extremely well.
Here are our first place winners:
Jessica Hickey placed 1st in the 50 meter backstroke
Josh Jackson placed 1st in the 50 meter backstroke
Tym Shura placed 1st in the 100 meter breaststroke
Jill Barnett placed 1st in the 50 meter fly
Agata Kolodziejczyk placed 1st in the senior girls 50
meter butterfly
Jordan Simas placed 1st in the 100 meter free
Fiona Talogo placed first in the junior girls 100 meter
freestyle
Georgina Hill placed first in the 100 meter
backstroke
Martin Jakubowski placed first in the 100 meter
backstroke
Scott Earle placed first in the 100 meter butterfly
Alex Trudeau placed first in the 100 meter IM
And our senior girls relay team also placed 1st overall.
What a great start to the season. All of the meet
results along with photos of the meet are posted on
the swim team bulletin board.
Here are the dates of our upcoming SWIM meets
Thursday November 15th @ McMaster University
Tuesday December 11th @ The Etobicoke Olympium
Wednesday February 13th ROPSSAA Championship
Swimming @ The Etobicoke OlympiumTuesday and
Wednesday March 5th and 6th OFSAA Swimming
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Also, our Council is seeking parental support for this
year’s fundraising efforts. Please see the letter
included later in this newsletter about our
fundraising efforts and how you can contribute.
Thanks in advance for your support.
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COUNCIL
School Council Mission: “The purpose of council is to
promote students’ academic and personal excellence
by fostering an inclusive and supportive environment
where they take pride in their achievements and
contributions to society.”
Your School Council representatives for 2012-2013:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Members:
Patrick Safieh
Rosemary Horvath Nemesfalvi
Mary Detlor
Thea Valiquette
Alberto Calva
Rose Piacentino
Geoff Marinoff
Leyla Okatan
Lynn Still
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Community Rep: Elaine Bonin
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Council has met on Oct. 2, and Nov. 6. Monthly
meetings will continue to be held on the first Tuesday
of each month. Meetings commence at 7:00 p.m.
sharp in the Library of LPSS. Everyone is welcome.
Our next meeting will be on December 4th.
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Encourage your child not to leave assignments,
studying and homework to the last minute.
Schedule time for review and work on
assignments each day.
Establish a regular time of the day for
homework, studying etc.
Make
the
home
a
homework-friendly
environment where learning is regular routine.
Remove distractions like the television, stereo,
telephone when studying.
Tell your child to make sure tests and due dates
are marked in their agenda.
Practice
Principal:
Kent Armstrong
Teacher Rep.:
Peter Lougheed
Support Staff Rep.: Catherine Meaden
Student Reps:
Udita Samuel
Ferris Symoom
Our January meeting is scheduled for January 8
Many students will become anxious at the thought of
writing a test. Anxiety about an upcoming test can
affect a child's behaviour, thoughts and actions.
Here are some ways you can help minimize anxiety at
test time:
Organize & Prepare
Parent Representatives
Co-Chairs:
Help your child prepare for tests
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Meetings include reports from the Principal, Student
Council, Previous Business and New Business. There is
also time allocated for questions from parents in
attendance or communications sent to the school for
School Council attention. The meeting minutes will be
posted
on
the School
Council
website
–
lorneparkss.peelschools.org.
At our next meeting we will have school
representatives speak to Council about Specialist
High Skills Major Programs.
Encourage your child to think about what, when,
where and how when preparing/completing
assignments.
Develop practice tests and help them anticipate
questions.
Review previous exercises.
When appropriate, encourage your child to pair
up with a friend to review information and
brainstorm.
Build learning into family activities— suggest
keeping a journal, writing a report or a news
article about family events, outings or trips.
Be in the know
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Check out the curriculum for your child’s grade
level
(available
as
PDF
files
at
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum)
Ask your child’s teacher about major topics
studied and how these topics are structured—
homework, assignments, exercises
Use your child’s agenda to communicate with
their teacher—ask questions, check for
homework tips, etc
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CEEF International Student Exchanges
Experience the Global Classroom
CLOSING SCHOOLS DUE TO BAD WEATHER
Please be advised that during the winter months,
inclement weather may cause disruption of bus
transportation and regular school operations. A
decision to cancel school transportation and/or to
close schools is usually made by 6:00 am and will be
announced on the radio and television stations
identified below.
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VIRGIN RADIO FM 99.9
CHUM AM 1050
CJCL AM 590
CJBC (FR) AM 860
CHFI FM 98.1
EZ ROCK FM 97.3
CFTR AM 680
CFRB AM 1010
FM Z103.5
FM 93.1
CFNY FM 102.1 / CHIN FM 100.7/AM 1540
CBC FM 99.1
GLOBAL NEWS
CFTO
CITY PULSE
PEEL PUBLIC HEALTH FLU CLINIC
Peel Public Heath will be offering a free community
flu clinic at Lorne Park S. S. on:
Date: Tuesday November 20, 2012
Time: 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Cafeteria
For more information about influenza and for a listing
of all the community flu clinics being offered by Peel
Public Health please visit their website at
www.peelregion.ca/flu.
Participate in a Student Exchange
Three-month Destinations for 2013-14
Belgium - France – Luxembourg
Germany – Italy – Spain
Visiting exchange students live with Peel families during the
fall semester. In the spring, Peel students live with the
exchange partner’s family and attend school in the host
country.
Summer one-month Exchange 2013
FRANCE / SPAIN
Summer exchanges do not involve school time. Peel students
spend a month with their exchange partner, then host their
partner in Peel for a month.
Interested students and parents are invited to an
Information Evening
November 28, 2012 at 7:00 pm
HJA Brown Education Centre
5650 Hurontario St. Mississauga, Ontario
For more information call
Georgette Bolger, CEEF Program Coordinator
416-879-3826
visit: www.ceef.ca
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