LOCHDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOL Dino Klarich: Principal Lindsay Holliday: Head Teacher Enza Palmer: Secretary Stephanie Archer: Community Coordinator Sue Coombes : Community Office Gary Wong: School Trustee 6990 Aubrey Street Burnaby, BC V5B 2E5 604-664-8743 Principal’s Message JUNE 2014 Dear Parents: Between now and the end of June, we will begin organizing tentative classes for next year. Class placements and staff assignments will not be formalized until enrolment numbers are known in September and student placements will not be available until then. . Special points of Interest: • Comshare Summer day camp info. • Burnaby Camping Bureau subsidy info. • June calendar At Lochdale, we put a great deal of thought and consideration into organizing classes that will provide the best possible learning environments. A number of criteria are considered such as academic ability, maturity, attitude, work habits, behaviour and leadership qualities within each class. We also try to maintain a balance of girls and boys and factor in social and emotional connections. With these guidelines in mind, children are grouped into classes. As in previous years, we most likely will have combined classes at most grade levels. Combined classes make up a majority of classes around Burnaby. Please be assured that your child will receive the curriculum at their grade level no matter what type of combined class they are in. If you have specific information about your child’s academic or social-emotional development that you would like considered, please write a letter or email directly to me outlining your thoughts before June 6th. Class organization takes considerable time and effort for staff, and receiving parent input late makes the process more challenging. Please make sure to have your letter to the office by this time. Although we cannot guarantee any specific parent request, we do want to have all available information to help us make the best decisions for student learning. As always, we appreciate your continued support and understanding of this important yearly process. Sincerely, Dino Klarich Helpful Tools for Families CASEL is a national organization that does research on children, families and development. Here are some helpful tips for better connecting with our children on a regular basis. 1. 2. 3. Focus on Strengths. When your child brings home a test, talk first about what he/she did well. Then talk about improvements. Praise specific strengths. Don’t just criticize things that were done wrong. Follow up with consequences for misbehaviour. Sometimes parents say things in anger that don’t curb the behavior in the long run. You might say “Because of what you did, no television for one month.” Both you and your child know that after one or two days the TV will go back on. Decide the consequences that are fair, and then carry them out. Ask children how they feel. When you ask your child about his or her feelings, the message is that feelings matter and you care. To check the entire list please visit the website: http://hamiltonjrsrhs.blogspot.ca/2013/07/ casel-tools-for-families.html Page 2 From the Community Office… This is it! It’s June!!!! It is very hard to believe that we have come to the last month of another school year. Even though current mes are challenging, so many wonderful things have happened for our students this year. This is directly because of the fantasc parent support we have here at Lochdale. Whether it’s driving to ﬁeld trips, supporng fundraising eﬀorts, a$ending PAC meengs and volunteering at events, our parents are so helpful in so many ways. We hope those of you who were able to a$end our Volunteer Tea last Friday felt our appreciaon. It was wonderful to see so many parents there! A special thank you is extended to our talented students who played background music on the piano and violin. It created such a lovely atmosphere! The Walk-a-Thon was another example of parent volunteerism that happened in May. It was excing to have new “ﬁrst me volunteers” to supervise and direct children along the route. I don’t have the total amount of money raised, but I believe it was just above $2000—way to go Lochdale students and families! Our last big school wide event for the year is Sports Day on June 13. We hope that some of you will be available to a$end for a poron, or all, of the event—it’s always nice to connect with people on that day! Best wishes for the last month to both our students and our parents! Warmly, Stephanie Archer Reading Buddies at McGill and Metrotown Libraries this summer! Would you like your child to have more reading practice this summer? Will your child be in grade 2, 3 or 4 this September? This summer, Burnaby Public Library will be running two five-week long Reading Buddies programs. For more information, contact the Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch (604-436-5420) or the McGill Branch (604299-8955). Or visit us online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ kids. Registration begins May 30th. SFU SUMMER CAMPS Camps for all ages! Fun for all ages! From the beginning of July to the end of August, the SFU Camps Program offers children age 5-16 unforgettable summer experiences. Run by our energetic and spiritfilled instructors, SFU Summer Camps provides children with the opportunity to engage in a safe and fun-filled environment. With over a 100 different camps to choose from, we guarantee that there are camps for you! Between our half day and full day programs, the possibilities are truly endless. To register for our amazing summer experiences, visit: https://www.sfu.ca/camps/summercamps.html#main_content_title Page 3 Comshare Summer Day Camp 2014—*** We are having another registraon night! THURSDAY, JUNE 5/14 (9—7:00 pm) We are having a 2nd Comshare Registraon night! We sll have spaces available for summer camp at Lochdale! Either come into the school to register with Bianca or Mike 9:00-3:30 Monday-Friday or call 604377-4711 or email [email protected] for more informaon. ** Summer camp and Rec N Read start JULY 7TH! ** Rec N Read runs July 7th– August 1st/14. (our ﬂyer stated July 1st :( YOUTH DANCE AT LOCHDALE 7:00PM—9:30PM FRIDAY, JUNE 13/14 RUN BY SUMMIT YOUTH FOR ANY GRADE 6 OR 7’S IN THE NORTH BURNABY AREA $6.00 OR $5.00 WITH A CANNED DONATION LCSA GENERAL/COFFEE HOUR 9:15 AM MONDAY, JUNE 16/14 Community Room #19—all welcome! Camping Bureau Registration! Camping Bureau is once again available for families who are low-income and would like some ﬁnancial support in sending their children to camp in the summer. Registraon is done through Burnaby Community Services. Appointments are required—please phone (604) 299-5778. Documents required: • 2013 C-Print for both parents (you must call Revenue Canada and request it be mailed to you Phone 1-800-267-6999. • child tax beneﬁt statement or birth cerﬁcate or Health Care Card for the child/children. Camp opons for children include summer daycamps (such as Comshare at Lochdale) and overnight camps, such as Camp Jubilee up Indian Arm. Please note: If a family is approved for a camping subsidy using their C-Prints they will then be pre -approved for the 2014 Christmas Bureau. In Nov they will come to us only to select their pick up me. For Families on Income Assistance, camp subsidies are granted through your family’s case worker. Please see Stephanie or Sue in the Community Oﬃce if you have any quesons. 3 10 Aboriginal Field Trip Cates Park All Day Band Performance in GYM 11:30-12 17 Kensington Loonie Swim 1-3 pm (Gr. 4-7) Daycare Closed 24 9 16 9-10:30 LCSA Gen Meeting & CC Hr. Daycare Closed 23 30 8 15 22 29 Tue 2 Mon Reports Home 25 Awards Assembly 18 Decorate GYM for Gr. 7 D & D Closed (7:35pm) 11 Kensington Loonie Swim 1-3 pm (Gr. 4-7) 4 Wed Thu 26. 26 Gr. 7 Ceremony Last Day Before Summer Strong Start Closed 19 Gr. 7 Dinner & Dance 5:00-8:00pm Kensington Loonie Swim 1-3 pm (Gr. 4-7) 12 Eagle Feather Celebration 5:30-8pm @ M.J.Fox Sports Day House Mtg 2-2:30pn 5 2ND COMSHARE REGISTRATION 9-7:00PM AT SCHOOL JUNE 2014 1 Sun January 2014 27 Admin Day No School Strong Start Closed 20 Grade 7 Field Trip Gr. 4-6 Stanley Park 13 Sports Day Youth Dance 7-9:30 pm 6 Grade 7 Freezie Sale— Lunch Fri 28 21 14 7 Sat