Good evening. Deb Legault here with your Sunday update.  Just a few things to add to the calendar this week.  No french club for this week.  Hot lunches forms are due Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4 is a PA day.   Have a great week.  

May and June Hot Lunches

 General Lake Public School 1900 Borden Avenue Petawawa Ontario K7H 2T6 Phone: 613-687-2404 / Fax: 613-687-2405 

 General Lake Hot Lunches 

April 23, 2012 

Dear Parents / Guardians 

Enclosed you will find an order form to purchase hot lunches at the first nutritional break for the month of May and June. Please include payment in full by cash or cheque payable to General Lake Public School with the exact amount and return it with your child by Thursday May 3, 2012. 

Please do not mix hot lunch money with other school programs (milk, Scholastic etc). Please return this form to the school with your child in a sealed envelope or Ziploc bag, to avoid losing money. If payment is for more than one child, please fill out one form per child and send the forms together with one child. *No refund* will be given if your child is absent from school on a hot lunch day. 

*All Proceeds will go towards supporting programs in our school* 

The General Lake School Council would like to thank you for your continued support throughout the year with our hot lunches; we hope the students have enjoyed their Pizza and Shawarma Fridays. 

*Due Date: May 3* 

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General Lake Hot Lunches Form May and June 2012 ** Due date: Thursday May 3, 2012 ** 

 Child’s Name: _____________________________________________ 

Teacher’s name: _________________________________ Room Number: ________________ 

Friday May 11 # of cheese slices: __________________@ $2.00 =_____________(B day) 

Friday May 18 # Chicken Pitas: __________________@ * $3.00 =_____________(A day) 

No lettuce ⃝ or No sauce ⃝ 

Friday May 25 # of cheese slices: __________________@ $2.00 = ____________ (A day) 

Friday June 1 # Chicken Pitas: __________________@ * $3.00 =_____________(B day) 

No lettuce ⃝ or No sauce ⃝ 

Friday June 15 # of cheese slices: __________________@ $2.00 = ____________ (A day) 

TOTAL $=________________ 

Payment may be made by cash or cheque payable to General Lake Public School. Please fill out one form per child, and return the form with your child by Thursday May 3, 2012. If payment is for more than one child, Please fill out one form per child and send the completed forms together with your child in a sealed envelope or Ziploc bag. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact a member of General Lake School Council at 613-687-2404. 

April 22 Sunday Night Message

HAPPY EARTH DAY EVERYONE

This week is Earth week at General Lake and students are encouraged to take action by making a Pledge to Act for the Planet. Whether it is turning off the lights or using less water, students can make a change to help the environment. Students can make their Pledge public by making a poster to display in the front entrance or register at www.ecokids.ca. Kiera and Laurelei in grade 4 are making a pledge to collect donations for the Canada Wildlife Society. Students can bring in their donations to place in the jug in the front entrance. Students can submit their poster pledges to the office.

On Tuesday, April 24 students are invited to bring in their entries for our recycled creation contest. Students can build their creations out of recycled items.  Creations will be judged for prizes and then displayed in our mini gallery on the gym stage April 25 -26.

On Wednesday, April 25 at 3:40 until 5:00pm registered students will attend our after school French Club.

On Wednesday and Thursday students will be participating in a yard clean up and a visit to our recycling creation display on the gym stage.

On Thursday, April 26 School Council is also holding a subcommittee meeting at 5:00 pm in the library to discuss and plan the school year end celebration.  Everyone is welcome to attend

On Friday, April 27th students are encouraged to wear blue and green for spirit points. This is our pizza hot lunch day.  Also on this day we will be honouring our volunteers by hosting a tea at 12:00 followed by our monthly character assembly. At our assembly we will be entertained by Ms Priebe's sign language club, as well as Ms Yakabuskie's Mini musical. As always, all parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Finally the fun continues for students of General Lake on the weekend. On April 28 we have 2 events. First our very own Grade 8 student Sarah McGarry is holding a spaghetti dinner and dance fundraiser at the Legion to raise funds for her humanitarian trip to Kenya to help build schools. Tickets are available at General Lake from Sarah. More information is posted on the blog at www.generallakenews.blogspot.com.

That same day from 12:00- 4:00 is the Spring Deployment Family Day and Barbecue.  Registration information is available on our blog.  Activities include a barbecue, sumo suits, wacky makeovers, rays reptiles, kiddie commando, horse rides and much more.

Its going to be a great week. See you tomorrow.

Sarah's Humanitarian Fundraiser April 28

Humanitarian Fundraiser, Spaghetti Dinner & Dance

WHERE

Petawawa Legion

WHEN

Saturday, April 28, 2012
TIME
3-6 pm Family Fun
6 -8 pm  Spaghetti dinner
8 - 1pm  Adult Dance

My name is Sarah McGarry, I am 13 years old and  I took a recent decision to embark on a humanitarian trip to Kenya, Africa through the organization "Me To We" for 3 weeks to help in the building of a school for the local children. To do so I must raise approximately $5500. I currently reached a goal of $3800.

At the Adult Dance... Spot dance, toonie toss, 50/50 door prize ect..) While the afternoon remains family activities ( face painting, balloon drop, mini manicure, magician ect..) I'm looking for any donations I could get as the main purpose is still to raise money. Donations such as food for the dinner, gift certificates for our door prizes, spot dances, balloon drop, etc. Any help would be appreciated.

Tickets are available now.

Adult Dinner and Dance: $12

Kid’s Dinner and Activities : $8 kids under 16

Dance only: $5

APRIL 18TH MATH CARIBOU RESULTS

Congratulations to all General Lake students who participated in this month's Brock University Math Caribou Competition.  In the grade 3/4 level in first is Connor Stencil, second place Nikko Easter, and third place Amber Chubbs.  In the Grade 5/6 division congratulations to first place Kale Robbins, second place Jenna Gaumond and third place Victoria Pezzutto.  Finally in the Grade 7/8 division congratulations to first place winner Jeris Chalmers-Wein, second place Brianna Pomeroy, and third place Jada McInnis.  Thanks again to Mrs. Stencil for bringing this initiative to our school and volunteering her time to supervise this event for the students.  More information and practise tests are accessible at www.brocku.ca/caribou.

Wear blue and a bandaid on Friday, April 20

Freedom from thirst, freedom from poverty, freedom from exploitation, freedom from disease, free to act!!

Every child has the right live a life free from these injustices, no matter who they are or where they come from. This is the dream that has fuelled 'Free The Children' for 15 years and counting. These four freedoms are the inspiration for their work and they are the basis for change.

But poverty, exploitation, disease and thirst cannot be ended by any one person. Change comes when young people stand up together to defy the notion that they cannot make a difference.

Mme Haddad's Grade 7/8 class has come together this week to help promote awareness for the injustices that take away the rights of children.  Students have made announcements, challenges and posters.  Students also challenged all of General Lake to participate in the action on Friday April 20 by wearing blue to promote awareness of the freedom from thirst and wearing a band-aid to promote awareness of the freedom from disease.  

The students have planned other actions to take place in the following weeks.  Students can listen for announcements about how they can take part in this action.  

General Lake students are definitely making a change!!

Spring Family Fun

SPRING FAMILY FUN
SATURDAY APRIL 28, 2012
FROM 12:00-4:00

To help us celebrate the warm weather Parents/Guardians and Children with family members deployed (Overseas, Tasking, Course, Exercise), are invited to join us for our Spring Deployment Family Day & BBQ

Join us for a fun filled afternoon full of activities!
Free BBQ lunch, Sumo Suits, Wacky makeovers, Kiddie Commando, Rays reptiles, horse rides, and much more!!
To register email us at dp.pmfrc@bellnet.ca or register on our facebook link
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=bupcb9dab&oeidk=a07e5qgiqpe6688670f
For more information contact Lindy Barrie at
613-687-2104 ext. 222

SUNDAY NIGHT MESSAGE April 16

This week is National Volunteer Week. General Lake will have daily announcements about the importance of Volunteerism. On April 27th we will honour our volunteers by hosting a tea and our monthly character assembly. Invitations will be sent out this week.

This week on Wednesday, April 18 students registered from grade 3-8 will compete in the monthly Caribou Math Competition from Brock University. After school, that same day, we will be having our French Club from 3:40 until 5:00 pm. On Friday, April 20 will be our hot pita lunch. Also on April 20 we will be having a tornado drill. Schools are all expected to practice this protocol at least once a year. General Lake protocol will be posted on our blog. Finally, Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day. General Lake will be hosting a variety of activities April 23-27 to celebrate Earth Week. Stay tuned for more information or check out the blog at www.generallakenews.blogspot.com. Have a great week and thanks to all parents who have graciously donated their time and energy to creating positive change within our school. Our volunteers help our school provide trips, library services, Book fairs, French clubs, funds for technology, hot lunches, attractive displays and bulletin boards, individualized reading programs, positive role models, on going communication with parents, and countless other tasks. You are a valuable part of our community and you send a positive message that you consider school a worthwhile cause. Thank you. Enjoy your evening!

Tornado Drill April 20

On Friday, April 20 a 1:00 pm students and staff at General Lake will participate in a tornado drill. Principals are expected to conduct a tornado drill once each school year in April as part of Board Policy and Procedures. Students will review the expected protocol with their classroom teachers, then they will participate in a school-wide drill.

School-wide Science Fair Inspires All

Our School Science Fair was held March 22, 2012. The judges were very impressed with the initiative and the enthusiasm of all General Lake students for Science. Congratulations to our top students: Grade 1: Sorcha Layden; Grade 2: Klara Sulek-Popov; Grade 3: Ryan Muise; Grade 4: Connor Stencil; Grade 5: Danielle Edwards and Cassy Collins; In the Junior/Intermediate level our top projects belonged to Gabe Layden, Emma Campbell, Sarah Stacey, Remi Lavoie, Katie Hambleton, Emily Duarte, and Madisenn Walsh. Thank you to all of our participants for all of their hard work.

This week at General Lake

GOOD EVENING,

Hope everyone had a relaxing Easter holiday. Mark your calendars for the following activities this week at General Lake. First, tomorrow April 10 at 6:00 pm is the the School Council meeting. Friday, April 13 is our pizza lunch, as well as our French Movie Night from 3:40 to 5:30.

Thank you and have a great week.

Hooray for Volunteers

Canadians have a rich history of volunteering and community involvement. With 12.5 million of them dedicating their time across Canada, volunteers are leading positive change on all fronts. The work of volunteers is essential to maintaining resilient communities at home and around the world. The work of volunteers is especially appreciated in our schools.

On April 27 General Lake Public School will be inviting all of our volunteers to join us for a light luncheon at 12:00 followed by our monthly character assembly at 1:00 pm. At this assembly, students and staff will honour our volunteers through a variety of performances including Mrs. Yakabuskie's Mini musical and Ms Priebe's Sign Language club.

Everyone is welcome to attend this event to show their support of our school, the students and the many volunteers that continue to make our school great.

EARTH WEEK AT GENERAL LAKE

April 22 is Earth day and to show our concern for the environment General Lake is planning a week filled with activities beginning Monday, April 23. Throughout the week students will be involved in a number of events to bring awareness to the environment and ways students can 'Act for the Planet' and help make our environment healthier.

Monday April 23 Pledge for the Planet
Step 1 On Monday students will be involved in making a pledge for the Planet. Students will

start with the sentence: “This week, I am Acting for the Planet! by _________________My pledge will help the environment because.... .

For example, “This April, I am Acting for the Planet! by walking to school. My pledge will help the environment because I will reduce greenhouse gases and prevent pollution by not driving or riding in a car.”

Step 2: Get the details: Write more details about your pledge:

1. How long you will pledge for: I will walk to school twice a week for the whole month.

2. Who else you will do this pledge with: I will walk to school with my Act for the Planet team

of friends.

3. Why this action is important to you: Driving cars uses non-renewable resources and

causes air pollution, plus walking is healthier and more fun.

4. Why this action is important for the planet and people: Greenhouse gases cause climate change and this hurts all living things on the planet.

5. What will help you be successful: I will get my parent/guardian to help and ask a friend or two to join me.

Step 3: Make it public. Complete the details of your pledge and put it on a poster or paper and decorate it! Pledges will be displayed in the front foyer. If you see it everyday, it will help you remember to keep doing your action!

Step 4: Record it and share! You can take it a step further by registering your pledge at http://www.ecokids.ca Tell them or show them what you are doing. Take pictures or videotape explaining why it is important. Send them your pledge and they'll share it online so other can learn from your Act for the Planet! After your pledge is over, try to do more of that activity as often as you can.

Tuesday April 24 Students can submit entries for our Recycled Creation Contest: Students can create their own original item/work of art made completely out of recycled materials. Students can work alone, as a group or as a class to submit an original creation. Creations will be on display on the gym stage. Creations due April 24th. Prizes will be awarded.

Wednesday/Thursday April 25/26: Yard Clean up/ Visitations to Recycled Creation Display in gym

Thursday April 26 Litter-less Lunch: Students are encouraged to bring in their lunch in reusable containers. Grade 7/8 students will monitor the waste and report on our litter-less lunch leaders.

Friday April 27 Wear Blue and Green Students are encouraged to wear Green and Blue to show their school spirit as well as their support for the earthweek. Character assembly 1:00 -2:00