Updates & Announcements
Lockdown/Closure Information
Hello Lyonsgate Families, We're sure you've heard the news about the school closure after the holiday break. We have received details from the Ministry of Education and Hamilton Public Health and here's where things stand: Primary campus (Aberdeen; Casa and Toddler students): Will remain OPEN to ALL STUDENTS. Elementary campus (Locke St.): Will be closed to students from Jan. 4 - Jan. 8, 2021, with in-person schooling resuming on Monday, Jan. 11. Students will begin online learning on the…
Lyonsgate Winter Holiday Message
Hello Lyonsgate Families, As we near the end of 2020, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for entrusting your children to us through all the new experiences that this school year has brought. While it has presented many challenges to us as adults, the children have proven their ability to adjust to new situations with ease. It has been magical to watch in awe as the children acclimatize and flourish with all the changes. Their level of adaptability is nothing short of inspiring!…
Lyonsgate December Update
Hello Lyonsgate Families, We have a few pieces of information for you as we head towards the winter break: December Dates The last day of school is Friday, Dec. 18. Students will attend for the full day. The winter break runs from Monday, Dec. 21, to Friday, Jan. 1. The first day back to school is Monday, January 4, 2021. Montessori at Home Series The Foundation for Montessori Education is hosting a series of webinars for parents throughout January: Montessori at Home Webinar Series Are you…
Parent-Teacher Conferences in November
Happy November Spring Lyonsgate Families, A short update for you this week as we head into November. There is a PD day on Friday, Nov. 13, and a PA day on Friday, Nov. 27. On the Nov. 13, PD day Lyonsgate staff will spend the morning working with their cohort teams to refine and plan for the rest of the fall term; during the afternoon all Lyonsgate staff will continue anti-bias/anti-racism training through a workshop led by Ateeka Khan, the owner of Stoney Creek Montessori School and parent of…
Lyonsgate Updates -- Boo! Oct. 30, 2020
Hello Lyonsgate Families, The children are all very excited about Halloween, even if it may be a little different this year. However you are choosing to celebrate, or not, have fabulous family fun this weekend and we look forward to hearing all about sore candy tummies on Monday. We have a few updates for you this week: Return Attestation Form Starting next week, when children are away from school due to illness, parents are required to complete a "Return Attestation" form. You can find it…
At Home Learning Update, and new website additions
Hello Lyonsgate Families, We have some updates from the Primary and Elementary campuses about updates to Lyonsgate's At Home Learning Support for times when children are required to be absent due to pandemic exclusion rules this year, and in case of a cohort or full school closure. We also have some new tools available for you at lyonsgate.ca. Reminder: Picture Day for Casa and Toddler students is on Tuesday, October 20. (Elementary Picture Day is Monday, October 26) Home Learning Support…
Thanksgiving Update: New Screening, New Rules, and More...
Hello Lyonsgate Families, and Happy Thanksgiving. We have a big update for you today with lots of new information about safety, screening, photo day, parent education, and flu shots. As we head into this long weekend we want to thank you all for your commitment to keeping all of the Lyonsgate students, staff, and all of your and our families safe and healthy. Many of us have been affected by exclusions, testing backlogs, and other disruptions in the first month of school. It is difficult but…
Screening and Testing Update
Hello Lyonsgate Families, There have been some changes to the screening and testing requirements. [Please Note: the changes reflected here are from the provincial government; Hamilton Public Health will also be providing guidance, which may result in further changes. We'll let you know]. These changes make things less arduous overall, but do make things a little more complicated. We've tried to break it down clearly below. Screening Changes There are now two categories of symptoms on the…
Lyonsgate Update Sept. 25, 2020
Hello Lyonsgate Families, We have a brief update, a reminder, a request, and a virtual event for you this week. There have been some questions about the exclusion of siblings when a student is excluded due to being symptomatic. The provincial Ministry of Education released a screening tool last week that is different from the screening forms we use at Lyonsgate; it does not question or exclude asymptomatic siblings. Lyonsgate will not be using this screening tool. Having asymptomatic siblings…