Lakeview Elementary School Principal: Mrs. Dawn Paylor Vice-Principal: Mrs. Amanda Pockrant

304– 8th Avenue East, Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1G9

Principal & Vice-Principal’s Message

Christmas Concert *****NEW INFORMATION*****

Lakeview’s Christmas concert is on Thursday, December 21st at Carpenter

High School.

Due to the overwhelming attendance we experience each year, Kindergarten

students, Grade 1, and Choir will start at 1:15 p.m.

When the kindergarten and grade 1 students are finished, we will have a 5-10

minute intermission and then Choir and the Grade 2 students, including the

grade 2s from Miss King’s room and all Mme. Guenther’s students (1/2G) will

perform at 2:00 p.m.

During our intermission, those who are not able to stay will have time to leave

to return back to work. Grade 2 parents and Mme. Guenther’s parents will then find

a place to sit and enjoy the Choir and the next performance.

Bussing to and from Carpenter High will be provided during the day for all K-2

students and those in Choir.

If it is not your child’s Kindergarten day, please have him/her at Carpenter at

1:00. We will meet the students in the commons area. Once your child is done per-

forming, please meet him/her in the commons area as classroom teachers need to

return back to school.

The Grade 3s, including the grade 3s from Miss King’s room, Grade 4 students,

all Mme. Landry’s students (3/4L), Choir and Gr. 4 Dance Club will perform in

the evening at 6:30 p.m. The evening performers are expected to be at Carpenter

High School at 6:15 p.m.

There will be a silver collection at the door for both performances.

Thanks to Studio505, a DVD Keepsake is also available this year for $15.00. An

order form is attached to the newsletter.

Please enjoy our concerts and we look forward to receiving feedback regarding the

organization of the afternoon performance.

Merry Christmas!

You can reach us

by:

306.236.5810

306.240.4408

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306.236.3050

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Turkey Donations

Thank you to Brander Properties for donating 3

turkeys and 3 hams. Also, thanks to the Gutek, McLaughlan, Sadler and

Brander families for donating turkeys for our Friendship Feast. As well,

thanks to the Beck family who donated $20 to our Friendship Feast and to the

Spencer and Groenewegen families for the ham donations.

When reading with a beginner reader, it’s important to do the following:

Give them time to read. Reading is a skill, and like many other skills, it takes time to develop. A beginner reader should spend 20 minutes a day reading to or with someone. The books read during this time should be relatively easy and at their reading level.

Let them reread the same books. Rereading the same words over and over again helps build fluency. Overtime, you’ll notice that your child will stop less often to figure out unknown words.

Take turns reading. By listening to your fluent reading, your child will hear what good readers sound like. After you have read a short passage, ask your child to reread the same passage. This provides a chance for him/her to practice read-ing with expression.

Your child has been taught specific strategies to use when he/she is reading. Ask your child to explain the strategies he/she is using at school.

Visit www.readingrockets.org for more information on how you can launch

your child into a bright future through reading.

OurSchool Parent Survey Just a reminder regarding the letter sent home in November explaining OurSchool Parent Survey:

Lakeview Elementary will be participating in an online school survey for parents and guardi-ans called the OurSCHOOL Parent Survey. We invite you to review the information below, and complete the survey using the login information provided. The OurSCHOOL Parent Survey gives you the chance to provide your feedback anony-mously into school initiatives. It ’s voluntary, but we encourage you to participate, so we get a better understanding how you feel the school supports learning, positive behaviour and promotes a safe and inclusive environment. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and must be completed in one sit-ting. For more information about the OurSCHOOL Parent Survey, please visit The Learning Bar Inc.’s website: www.thelearningbar.com. To access the survey, go to www.ourschool.net/686r8

Staples Christmas Card Orders Thanks to all who participated in ordering Christmas cards, cups, puzzles etc… from Sta-ples. We sold approximately $6000.00!! We have not yet heard when the orders will arrive, but will send the orders home with your child as soon as they do. Please watch our Face-book page for updates!

How to Read with a Beginning Reader

SCC Meeting Our next SCC meeting is Tuesday, December 5th at 7:30

p.m. Please join us if you can.

Remembrance Day Poster contest Congratulations to Hayden Gagnon, Tessa Bowerman,

and Baine Marzan for their recognition in the Remem-

brance Day Poster Contest!

Door of Hope and RCMP Donations This year we will be partnering with the Door of Hope and

the RCMP to collect gifts for children in

our community. NEW gifts can be

dropped off at the school and will then be

donated to the Door of Hope. The RCMP

will deliver the gifts to families in need, the

hospital and to the Meadow Lake Ambu-

lance during the Christmas season. Donations must be

here by December 18th. Thank you for your support.

Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences Thanks to all who attended our conferences. If you have

any questions regarding your child’s academics, please

feel free to give us a call. Our overall attendance for

Pre-K to Grade 4 Conferences was 87%. Thanks for

your commitment to education!

Parking & Pick Up Just a reminder to parents and anyone picking up chil-

dren after school: Please avoid parking at the back of the

school between little green men as this is designated

for Pre-K bus parking only.

Also, please avoid parking in the staff parking lot at the

end of the day so that your child is not running be-

tween buses or through the bus lane. Your child ’s

safety is our priority.

Also please ensure you are not parking in front of

public driveways when attending school functions.

Noon Activities This month we will be continuing with Choir and the

Grade 4 Dance Club as they work on their final prepara-

tions for our Christmas Concert. Please see calendar.

Thank You Thank you to Cold Lake Staples for their generous dona-

tion of school supplies along with a $300 gift card!

Toy Bingo Meadow Lake Curling Club will be hosting a Toy Bingo

on Sunday, December 10th at 1:00 p.m. at the Curling

Rink.

Friendship Feast The Friendship Feast for staff and students will be

Friday, December 1st at noon in the gym. The school

provides the vegetables, stuffing and cranberries.

Thanks again to the parents who donated turkeys and

hams.

Thank you for donating food items to our Friendship

Feast. Your support is very much appreciated!

Students are asked to bring a plastic plate and a fork

on Friday to eat with!

Art Club Grade 4 Art Club will be the first week of December (see

calendar for dates). We will be creating a Christmas

craft. Students will require a permission form to partici-

pate after school which was sent home Nov. 28th.

Grade 3 Art Club will be happening in the new year.

SCC Christmas Dance Our Lakeview SCC will be hosting a

Christmas Dance on Tuesday, December

12th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Please join us

for a wonderful family evening!

Christmas Caroling and Wacky-Tacky

Christmas Day Friday, December 22nd is our next

Spirit Day: Wacky Tacky Christmas Day!!

Find your craziest and wackiest hat or

Christmas costume to wear at school to

show your school spirit. We cannot wait to

see what you will wear!

We also will be caroling in the gym starting at 1:00 p.m.

Christmas Break Christmas holidays begin on Saturday, December 23rd

and run until Sunday, January 7th,

2018. The students will return to school

on Monday, January 8th, 2018.

Merry Christmas from

Lakeview Staff and

Students!!

Special Notes & Coming Events...

Christmas Break December 23rd – January 7th

Classes resume January 8th, 2018

After School Programs: 3:30-4:30pm

Monday/Tuesday: Grades K-2

Wednesday/Thursday: Grades 3-4

Mathletics & Computers:

8:35-8:55am

See Calendar

December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

K report cards go

home

Friendship Feast

2

3 4

5

Gr.4 Girls Art Club

3:30 –5

Positively

Parenting

6-8pm in gym

6

Gr.4 Boys Art Club

3:30 –5

Choir at noon

7

Gr. 4 Dance Club

at noon

8

Gr. 4 Dance Club

at noon

9

10 11

12

Choir at noon

Xmas Dance

6:30-7:30 p.m.

13

Choir at noon

14

Gr. 4 Dance Club

at noon

15

Gr. 4 Dance Club

at noon

16

17 18

Choir at noon

19

Choir at noon

20

Xmas Dress

Rehearsal

K-2 AM

3 & 4 PM

21 Xmas

Concert

K-2 - 1:15

3 & 4 - 6:30

22

Spirit Day-Wacky

Tacky Xmas day

Xmas Caroling

1:00 p.m.

23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31

D1

D6 D5

D4 D3 D2 D6

D5

D1 D2 D3

Christmas Holidays– No School

D4 D5 D6 D2 D1