Hello Lyonsgate Families,
Friday, June 6, is a PA Day and both Lyonsgate campuses will be closed to students to accommodate year-end parent-teacher conferences. Conferences are 20 minutes in length and child care will be available during your conference. Please click here to select a conference timeslot. (Some classes have availability for after school conferences earlier in the week).
Also:
- Last week’s planned closure of the Lincoln Alexander Parkway was postponed due to the significant rainfall. The Linc will close this Friday, May 30.
Please click the links below for updates from your children’s levels and for recent photos at Lyonsgate:
Hello Toddler Families,
This week in Toddler world, the students have been working really hard on counting. Children are counting how many blocks are in the tower they build during outdoor play. In the classroom, they are counting how many rocks are in their playdough creations, and are also counting objects relative to number symbols with our counting cards. The Toddler students really enjoy our number counter, starting with one object and, as they move down the counter, it has different numbers of objects [to count] on the spindle.
A friendly reminder as more students are in the process of toilet learning: if your child has started this journey please send extra clothes with them as accidents are part of the process (also, please remember to label all clothing and shoes that come to school with your child).
Thank you,
Ms. Kubiak.
Click to view and/or sign up for Toddler flower contributions
Lyonsgate’s Casa students enjoyed the novelty of a couple of indoor recesses during the rainy days last week, and were excited to see the new-look of the downstairs area of the building now that the renovations are mostly complete. Thank you all for your patience during the grand opening last week too.
We are also seeing the explosions in cognitive, emotional, and social growth (and as always their physical growth) that is common during this third term. The students moving to our Elementary program next year have been enjoying their visits to the Elementary campus, and the Casa students returning next year will start to get their first experiences as class leaders as they begin to welcome Toddler students to their classrooms for familiarization visits.
Have a great week!
Click to book a parent observation in: Casa North | Casa South
Click to view and/or sign up for flower contributions in: Casa North | Casa South
Last week, the class continued their exploration of early Mayan culture by learning about their most important crop: corn! They recalled that in the Mayan creation story, the Framer and Shaper made their people from white and yellow corn, and delighted in depictions of the god of maize with a head shaped like an ear of corn. The children had a lot of fun learning about nixtamalization (soaking dried corn in a limewater solution), trying their hand at grinding cut corn with a mortar and pestle, and finally, mixing corn flour to make tortillas! In other work, many of the younger students were busy working with fractions this week, while some older students were excited to take their knowledge of negative numbers into work with the Cartesian plane. Theo and Matteo hosted a bake sale that had many classmates happily munching on brownies and cookies on the way home for school, and raised $117 for the S.P.C.A. The class ended the week with a spring pasta salad for community lunch, followed by a sing-along of old student favourites. We are looking forward to another week of joyful learning ahead!
Marissa and Michelle.
Thursday, May 29: Upper Elementary Outing
Students in Years 4-6 will be heading out on the public bus to hike the Waterfront Trail. They are kindly reminded to wear their red Lyonsgate t-shirts, and bring along their Presto card or bus fare. Students should be prepared with comfortable, closed-toe footwear, and are welcome to bring along a small snack, water bottle, and any sun protection gear they may want.
Friday, May 30: O.W.L. Workshops 9 and 10
This week, students in Years 4-6 will be completing Workshop 9: Consent and Peer Pressure, as well as Workshop 10: Healthy Relationships. Students are kindly reminded to complete their Homelink assignments and any required reading.
Monday, June 9: Elementary Cultural Fair
Elementary parents, siblings, and other special people in your child’s life are invited to our Cultural Fair after school on Monday, June 9th. The Cultural Fair is our final open classroom of the year, with students showcasing work from the third term, including their explorations of the ancient Maya civilization and other subject areas. Families are welcome to visit the Cultural Fair anytime between 3:15-4:15 p.m. When you arrive, please use the front porch entrance to the Maple Room and come inside! Our regular aftercare program will still be available to registered students until 4:30.
Friday, June 13-Saturday, June 14: Senior Sleepover
Students attending the senior sleepover should arrive at school on Friday, June 13, with their sleeping bag, pillow, and overnight bag. At the end of the school day, the children will have some supervised outdoor time and a snack, along with the aftercare students, until 4:30. After that, the sleepover begins! We have lots of activities planned for the evening, and will be serving dinner as well as some healthy snack options again before bedtime. In the morning, we’ll be having breakfast together before students head home at 8:30 a.m. If your child is planning to attend the senior sleepover, please complete the registration form by Friday, June 6 (if you have more than one child attending, please complete a form for each child 🙂).
Save-the-Dates!
Friday, June 6: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, June 17: Grand River Rafting Graduation Trip for Students in Year 6
Thursday, June 19: Last Day of School/Elementary Graduation Ceremony from 3:00-3:30 p.m.
