Hello Lyonsgate Families,
The new Spring/Summer menu for Casa and Toddler students goes into effect on Monday, April 13. You can view the menu here: https://lyonsgate.ca/lyonsgate-lunch-menu/ (it’s always under “Parents” on the school website), and you can always check the week of the lunch menu on the Lyonsgate calendar.
This week, we have an update from Casa North French language assistant, Mme Murati.
This Week’s Classroom Update
Bonjour …c’est le printemps!
This week our students shared their Easter experiences from the past weekend, and I’ve heard that the Easter bunny was very generous!
So, they worked on expressing their preference in French:
“Est-ce que tu préfères les oeufs de poulet ou biens les oeufs au chocolat?” As you can imagine, their answer was, “Au chocolat, miam miam!!”
In Casa North, our little friends have been working on French spring, insects, and forest animals vocabulary. Daily, we start our French circle by saying the date (day, the month, year) and what’s the weather outside (windy, sunny, cloudy…).
Lately, we have been singing “les mois de l’année,” and “la-chanson du printemps.”
We had a lot of conversations after reading “Comment ne pas se faire manger par les ours.” If you ever get to meet a black bear, don’t climb a tree and don’t run! If you ever get to meet a brown bear …play dead! At the end, everyone agreed it’s simple, don’t meet a bear, it’s dangerous.
En attendant le beau soleil, je vous dis à bientot,
Mme Murati.
Please click the links below for important dates from your children’s levels, other valuable information, and for recent photos of Lyonsgate’s Montessori students at work:
Lyonsgate Upcoming Important Dates and Information
Toddler and Casa Upcoming Important Dates [find Flower Contribution sign-up links there too]
Elementary Upcoming Important Dates
Check your Lyonsgate calendar regularly for up to date events and information. You can add the school calendar to your own by clicking the “+” at bottom left on mobile or “Add to Google Calendar” on desktop.
Lyonsgate Upcoming Important Dates and Information
- Friday, April 24: PD Day. Both Lyonsgate campuses are closed.
Toddler and Casa Upcoming Important Dates
- Friday, April 24: PD Day. Both Lyonsgate campuses are closed.
Casa Parent Observations: Casa North Observations | Casa South Observations
If you are able, please choose a week or two throughout the school year to contribute a bouquet of fresh cut flowers to your child’s class: Toddler | Casa North | Casa South
Elementary Upcoming Important Dates
- Friday, April 17: O.W.L. Workshop # 7: Reproduction and Staying Healthy, Part One. Students in years 4-7 will be participating in the O.W.L. workshop Reproduction and Staying Healthy, Part One, discussing the responsibilities of being a parent and learning about the prenatal stages of development. Please help your child remember to complete the larger reading assignment listed at the end of the follow-up activity for Workshop 6 in their OWL handbook.
- Wednesday, April 22: P.E. at Soccer World. Beginning on April 22, the students will be developing their baseball skills through P.E. classes at Soccer World on Frid Street. The class will be departing campus at the start of the afternoon work cycle and walking to and from the sports dome as a group. Students are kindly reminded to wear their red Lyonsgate t-shirts for this outing, and to dress in flexible clothing and secure, closed-toed shoes for active play, and be prepared to tie back long hair. Let’s play ball!
- Friday, April 24: PD Day. Both Lyonsgate campuses are closed.
Elementary Parent Observations: Parents are welcome to email elementary@lyonsgate.ca to arrange a classroom observation time, at least one week in advance please. Observations take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings between 9:00-11:30. (Other days and times may be available if needed). You will be observing the whole Elementary environment and classroom, not solely your own child.
