Happy Weekend Lyonsgate Families,
We are two full weeks into the school year and all of our students have started school. Thank you to everyone that was able to attend our Casa and Toddler parent education event this past week, and we look forward to welcoming Lyonsgate parents to the first Elementary parent education session this coming week. It’s Photo Day on Tuesday!
This Week’s Classroom Update
It has been a busy start to the school year getting back into the swing of things. It is nice to finally have our whole class together as we worked through the staggered starts. The older children have been great helpers for our new friends in Casa North, and the new children are starting to get settled in the classroom and get used to the daily routine. We know it’s hard at the beginning of the year, and there are some tears, but consistency makes it easier for your children. We have already seen some new relationships form as well as old ones reconnect.
We’re looking forward to a good school year in Casa North!
The Casa North Team.
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
Elementary Upcoming Important Dates
Check your Lyonsgate calendar regularly for up to date events and information.
Lyonsgate Upcoming Important Dates and Information
- Tuesday, Sept. 23: School Photo Day! All Lyonsgate students will have their school photos taken by Lifetouch.
- Friday, Sept. 26: PD Day. Both Lyonsgate campuses are closed.
- Monday, Oct. 13: Thanksgiving Holiday. Both Lyonsgate campuses are closed.
- Friday, Oct. 24: PD Day. Both Lyonsgate campuses are closed.
Toddler and Casa Upcoming Important Dates
- Monday, Sept. 22: Vaccine history forms for Casa and Toddler students are due. Please complete and return the provided Public Health form (do not just send a copy of an immunization record).
- Thursday, Sept. 25: Toddler and Casa Scholastic book orders are due. Fall catalogs will come home with your children. Please order online using the school’s “class code.”
- Friday, Oct. 31: Casa and Toddler field trip to Brantwood Farms. [Toddler Parents: please plan to attend the field trip with your toddler student].
Elementary Upcoming Important Dates
- Tuesday, Sept. 23: School Photo Day! Elementary students should be sure to arrive on time, as the class will be leaving campus at 8:50 a.m. to walk together to the other campus for photo day. Once all the elementary students have had their picture taken, the class will return to the Elementary Campus together for the rest of the morning work cycle.
- Wednesday, September 24: Upper Elementary Outing. During the afternoon work cycle, students in Years 4 – 7 will be travelling by public bus into Westdale to hike the Royal Botanical Garden trails at Cootes Paradise. They are kindly reminded to wear their red Lyonsgate t-shirts, and bring along their child fare-free Presto card or bus fare ($3.75 cash in each direction). Students should be prepared with comfortable, closed-toe footwear, and are welcome to bring along a pocket-size, nut-free and nutritious snack (e.g. granola bar, dried fruit), and water bottle.
- Thursday, September 25: Elementary Parent Education session. Please join us for our first Parent Education Event of the year on Harnessing the Power of Imagination: Learning in the Second Plane of Development. Parents are invited to join us on campus from 3:30 – 4:20 p.m. During the event, child care for elementary students will be provided at the HAAA park with Lyonsgate staff, with the children returning to campus at the end of the presentation. Younger siblings enrolled at the Primary Campus may remain there for aftercare during the event. Please let us know how many adults plan to attend, and whether your children will be staying in childcare by completing the registration form by Monday, September 21. All Elementary students will travel to the HAAA park ahead of the event for dismissal, even if they are not staying for childcare. Students regularly registered for aftercare will also be at the HAAA park, if you plan to pick up before the group returns to campus at 4:20.
- Thursday, Oct. 2: Elementary Cross Country Run. The class will be travelling by chartered school bus to La Salle Park in Burlington to participate in an annual cross-country run with students from other Montessori schools. This is intended to be a fun run where each of our students is working toward their personal goal while supporting their peers. For some students, this means having the courage to go to the starting line and try running with friends along a marked course. Others may be setting the goal of improving their pacing, their endurance, or their speed.
This event is hosted by Fairview Glen Montessori as a fundraiser for a charity of their choice, and Lyonsgate will be donating the entry fee for all our Elementary participants. Students should come prepared for a big day outdoors, wearing their red Lyonsgate t-shirt, and carrying a robust litterless snack and lunch along with their water bottle, and a hat or sunglasses if desired. They will have a chance to eat some of their snack at the park before the charity run begins mid-morning. After their run, students will enjoy a picnic lunch and playground time mid-day, followed by a brief ceremony celebrating the participants. The students will be returning to campus in time for regular dismissal and aftercare.
