News and Notes – September 13, 2024

School Council Membership & Optional Self Nomination Form

Hello Lake Avenue Families!

It’s been a great two weeks back at school and we are so proud of the way that students have found their way back to the routine and rhythm of school life. We really are off to a great start. Please see the link in this post to participate in our School Council this year. Getting involved not only feels great for you but also for your kids!

Thank you to our parents and caregivers for you help in supporting your children to understand the cell phone ban at schools. For the more part, they are doing really well and accepting and adapting to the new rules.

We are into sports again at school with tryouts happening for 3 pitch baseball and cross country running. It’s nice to see so many students taking the challenge and initiative. There are many other opportunities ahead with teams and clubs at Lake Ave.; there really is something for everyone, please encourage your child to get involved.

We are really working with our students to look after our school and community spaces. In our Land Acknowledgement we speak about looking after the Land “responsibly, respectfully and sustainably in perpetuity”. Over this past summer we had quite a bit of damage to our building spaces as a result of repeated vandalism. In addition, there is a lot of garbage thrown on our palyground areas. Please help us by speaking with your children about the importance of pride in our spaces and how we need to work together to keep our community looking and feeling like a great place to live and grow.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns you are welcome to email me at [email protected].

Upcoming Events:

September 19 – Riverdale Fall Fest @the Rec Centre

September 20 – PD Day (no school for students)

September 26 – First Pizza Day (details to come next week)

Septeber 27 – Terry Fox Run

September 30 – Truth and Reconciliation Day (formerly Orange Shirt Day)

Have a great weekend!

Kelly McCrory, Principal