Lady Evelyn Alternative School Council

Here are the minutes from the November 2008 council meeting.

The January newsletter is now available for downloading.

To note...
*Panel discussion on self-directed learning, this Thursday, January 22nd @ 7pm
*coffee orders are due on Friday, January 23rd
*school council meeting next Monday, January 26th

It is also time for the second round of pizza orders! The explanatory letter and form are also available here. Paper copies of the form will also be available in the foyer. Pizza order forms must be returned to the school by Friday, January 30th.

Summit will have an open house for grade 6 students and their parents on Wed. January 21, 6 to 7 pm. This is a chance for students and parents to learn about the program and tour the building.

 All are welcome. Refreshments will be available.

January Panel Discussion

Like many parents, you may be wondering about the best way to support your child’s education outside the classroom. You may worry that s/he is not getting enough review or practice at home, or conversely, that s/he is getting too much to work on outside regular school hours. You may worry that homework is causing unrest at home. You may be certain that your child needs downtime after school but still worry how this will affect their future education. Or perhaps you suspect that there’s an alternative way to support your child’s education at home other than review and practice.

The December newsletter is now available.

Upcoming Events:

Friday, December 19th: Family Breakfast, 7:30am, followed by Aunt Evelyn's Corner

Happy December :-)

1) The school council will be having a used book sale this week on Thursday and Friday, December 4th and 5th, to coincide with student-led conferences. Donations of books, DVDs/videos and CDs can be left in the box in the foyer.
Money raised from the used book sale will be donated to Child Haven.

If anyone can help out by overseeing the books for an hour or so Thursday evening (between 4:30 and 6pm), please email info@ladyevelyn.ca . It would be very much appreciated! (And you get to spend an hour or so looking at books!)

Cookies…cookies…cookies

This is your chance to purchase nut-free gourmet cookie dough and support Lady Evelyn.

The school council's November newsletter is now available here.

Highlights include:

It's Up to You: article on parental involvement

Committee reports from the Education Committee and Health & Environment Committee.

Upcoming Events & Meetings
Family Breakfast, tomorrow, Thursday, November 13th, 7:30am
School Council meeting, Monday, November 24th, 7pm
Movie Night, Friday, November 28th, 7pm
Sing Song, Saturday, November 29th, 6pm

Skate Exchange & Fall Social Event

Saturday, November 8th

12noon to 3pm

There will be a fall social event and skate exchange on the afternoon of
Saturday, November 8th.

Bring in your children’s outgrown skates and exchange them for ones that
fit. (If you don’t have any to exchange, you will be able to purchase
skates for $2.)

There will be games and activities for the children, as well as snacks.

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If you are planning on coming to the event anyways, please consider contributing a bit of time supervising activities or helping out with the skate exchange.

Families are invited to participate in a sing-song night at Lady Evelyn School on Saturday November 29th at 6:00 p.m. in the school gym.

Parents and kids will be gathering together to play music and sing songs. Families that are interested in participating are asked to forward one or two songs they would like to sing as a music book will be put together and distributed prior to the event to give families a chance to learn some of the songs ahead of time. Parents and kids that play instruments are welcome to bring them along and join in for whatever songs they like.