General Lake Attends National We Day April 29th

Twelve General Lake students were invited to We Day held Monday, April 29 at the Robert Guertin Centre in Gatineau, Que. You can't by a ticket to this event, you have to earn one by doing good in your community and globally (www.weday.com and www.freethechildren.com). It was the 25th We Day event and the first one to be held in the Ottawa area. It was filled with many inspirational speakers and performers.  MuchMusic VJ Jesse Giddings was the MC. Actor and America's Favourite President Martin Sheen speaks of why he is an activist.  Free the Children and We Day founders Marc and Craig Kielburger get the audience of around five thousand students and educators fired up about doing good in their community and globally. Spencer West and Molly Burke tells their stories of overcoming adversity.  Performers Shawn Desmond, Neverest, My Name is Kay, Kardinal Offishall, Circue du Soleil, Karl Wolf  and Tyler Shaw keep the audience entertained while the cast of Degrassi shared their inspirational experiences from their humanitarian trip to Africa.  Altogether a most inspiring and motivational day for all the students.

GRADE 8 BADMINTON TEAM DISPLAYS GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP

Congratulations goes out to the Grade 8 badminton team.  Kyle Lambert and Wyatt Shamess, Daryl and Kim, Maddy and Katie Hambleton,  Dominic Plamondon and Sydney Robinson , Brianna Pomeroy and Caynen Kyle, Taylor, Erin Stacey, Liam Jobe, Jada McInnis and Katelyn. Their determination was outstanding considering the team only had two weeks to practice. All their hard work paid off.  They represented  General Lake with pride.  They showed great sportsmanship.  They should be very happy with their successes and accomplishments!
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Sunday, April 28 Message

Back by popular demand General Lake Public School is having our recycled creation contest.  Students are encouraged to make a special creation out of completely recycled materials.  Creations due to Ms Legault by Monday, May 6. Creations will be displayed in our library.


We day Ottawa for our select group of intermediate students on Monday, April 29. Our bus is scheduled to leave the school at 6:00am, so please arrive 10 minutes before. Looking forward to having a life changing day with our Grade 7/8 leaders.

Badminton tournament this week on Tuesday, April 30 at Bishop Smith School for our Grade 8 students.
EQAO booster continues this week for our Grade 3 and 6 students at 8:00 Monday to Friday.

Chess club on Tuesday for our Grade 3 students. Due to limited numbers we are now opening the club to our grade 4 students. Students interested can just join the fun at the club on Tuesday and pick up a registration form then from Ms Legault or Mrs Hall.

CPAN will be picking up snowsuits this week. Please send them in and deposit in bin in front entrance.

Our Lost and Found is still bursting with items. Please make it a point to stop by this week if you are missing items. We will pack up unclaimed items on Friday for donation.

Friday May 3 is a PA day.

Our Spring Fundraiser ''Vesey's Bulbs'' will arrive this week, so parents can expect their order the latest Thursday.  

The bicycle safety Rodeo is coming to the Petawawa Civic Centre this Saturday May 4. Lots of awards and prizes. See the blog for more details.

Our Spring Book Fair is coming Monday May 6 to Friday May 10 and once again we are looking to our community to volunteer to help make our Fair a success. If you have some time between 9:20 - 4:00 we would love to have you assist with our Fair. Training will be provided. Please call the school 613-687-2404 if you would like to help. A current criminal background check is needed to volunteer in the school.

This year's Education Week is from May 6 – May 10. The theme this year is "Moving from great to excellent in education." In partnership with the Renfrew County District Health Unit and the Phoenix Centre, General Lake will be focusing on children's mental health for this week. Mr Lubiniv will be at our school the evening of May 7th to discuss '' Temperment and goodness of fit '' More details to come.

Bicycle Safety Rodeo

Bicycle Safety Rodeo

Come out and Get informed at the Bicycle Safety Rodeo at the Petawawa Civic Centre from 10 am until

 1:45pm on Saturday May 4, 2013. Come out and enjoy the fun! For age groups 6-7 8-9 10-13 !

Spring Book Fair is Coming...

Spring Book Fair It’s Coming….   

Monday May 6 to Friday May 10

Mon to Fri  9:20 am -4:00 pm

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!

Dear Parents,

Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair will be arriving soon, and we’re excited about sharing the joy of books with our students. We invite you to participate in the Spring Book Fair, from May 6th to May 10^th 9:20am -4:00pm, by volunteering.

Our Scholastic Book Fair gives our school the opportunity to bring families, teachers, students, and books together.  It’s the ultimate book event!  Additionally, a portion of the sales benefits our school.  It’s the best way to raise funds while encouraging kids to read.

Being a part of the Book Fair is easier than you think.  We need people in a variety of areas, including:

·         Setting up and decorating the Book Fair and table displays (3 volunteers needed)

·         Working at our Cashier Table (8 volunteers needed)

·         Helping students and shoppers find books (16 volunteers needed)

If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about our Scholastic Book Fair, please return the bottom portion of this letter. 

Sincerely,                                                                                         

Deb Legault                         

Book Fair Organizers                                                                     

(School ph# 687-2404)

________________________________ is interested in volunteering at the Book Fair. 

                        (Name)

Phone number: _____________________      Best time to call:  _________________

Check if you have volunteered at the Book Fair before.

Days and times I am available: ________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Please return this form to your child’s teacher. 

_____

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

GOOD EVENING DEB LEGAULT HERE WITH A SPECIAL INVITATION TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN US TOMORROW APRIL 26 AS WE SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO THEM FOR ALL THE VALUABLE WORK THEY DO AT OUR GREAT SCHOOL. BEGINNING AT 1:00 WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY ABORIGINAL EXPERIENCES CALLED "THE GIFT". AT 2:00 WE WILL BE SERVING TEA FOLLOWED BY AN ASSEMBLY TO SAY 'HOORAY FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS'. NO MATTER HOW YOU HELPED AT OUR SCHOOL, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU AND THANK IN PERSON.  HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

Important Information Monday, April 22

Good Evening. Important information from General Lake Public School

On Wednesday, April 24th and Thursday, April 25th you will not be able to travel completely around Borden Ave due to the presence of a crane and other heavy construction equipment assisting in the construction of new residences. Please see our school blog for more information regarding this road closure. 

Also to improve safety within our school a new buzz in alarm system has been installed in the front door. All doors will continue to be locked and visitors will now have to ring a bell to gain entrance to our school.  The bell is located to the right of the door. Thank you for your patience as we implement this new safety security system. 

BORDEN AVE CLOSURE APRIL 24TH AND 25TH

Re: Borden Ave closure April 24^th and 25th

 

 

The route the buses will be taking to drop off and pick up students is as follows:

Buses are to turn onto Borden Ave off of Dundonald Dr, once the buses are traveling on Borden Ave they will proceed to the entrance of the first parking lot on the left hand side after the school marked 1820-1834 Borden Ave where there will be a flagman provided by the construction company to help assist the drivers to back into the entrance to turn around for both the morning and afternoon runs. They will then turn right onto Borden and proceed to the Lay-By to drop off and pick-up students.  We will notify the bus company of these changes but share this with you if you have any concerns or comments.

We ask that parents not drive on Borden Ave in front of the school to either drop off or pick their kids up on these days given the increase in bus traffic.  We also ask that you advise parents and guardians that there may be a slight delay in drop off times in the afternoon for all students getting bused from General Lake P.S. due to the detour on the dates specified.

 

Our recommendations for walkers/ cyclists are as follows:

• Students that are approaching on Borden Ave coming from the direction of Wolfe Ave should be       advised that they are to use the entrance into the school yard at the back of the school by the play structure and parking lot numbered 1690-1711 Borden Ave.
• Students that are coming onto Borden Ave from Dundonald Dr are to continue as they normally would but are to be advised to use extra caution as there will be more bus traffic on these days as the buses will be using this portion of Borden Ave to go to and from General Lake P.S. 

 

 If you could please, inform the students and/or guardians that on April 24th and 25th they will not be able to travel completely around Borden Ave due to the presence of a crane and other heavy construction equipment assisting in the construction of new residences.

The construction of the new residences on Borden Ave is an ongoing project, so please expect changes to be implemented again in the near future. Please note that the next phase of construction will be in a different location on Borden Ave and a revised detour schedule will be forwarded at that time. If you have any questions or recommendations please do not hesitate to contact us.

 Natasha Schroeder

 

Transportation Route Planner

Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium

999 Cecelia Street, Pembroke ON

613-732-8419

schroedern@rcjtc.on.ca

www.rcjtc.on.ca

Sunday, April 21, 2013 Sunday Night Message

Good Evening. Deb Legault here with your weekly update from General Lake Public School.  On Mon, April 22, 2013 it is Earth day. Mrs Slepica Stewart's class has challenged the school to pack a litterless lunch.  Let's help out our environment by using reusable containers and bringing our garbage home for composting.
Also on Monday, Mme Turgeon and Mme Bernardin's grade 2,3,4 classes are off to the local Sugarbush at 9:30.  Please ensure children are dressed appropriately as it may be colder in the forest and waterproof boots are essential.
On Tuesday, April 23 intermediate students have badminton at  8:15 am. Also our Grade 3's students  will have their chess club at second recess.
On Wednesday, April 24  it is our last after school French club until 5:00 pm.
On Thursday, April 25 the School Council will be providing a free pizza lunch for our Student volunteers. Students will receive pizza a drink and a fruit to show our appreciation for the all the valuable work they do.
On Friday it is our hot lunch pita. Also on this day we will honour our parent volunteers by inviting them first to attend the Aboriginal Experiences presentation at 1:00 followed by our Annual Volunteer Tea and assembly beginning at 2:00. We hope all of our volunteers can make it as we pay tribute to the valuable work they do for our school.
Finally mark your calendars for April 30 when DR. TRACEY VAILLANCOURT Canadian Research Chair in Children’s Mental Health and Violence Prevention will be speaking on mental health issues with particular focus on Bullying and Victimization at Rockwood Public School,
Its going to be another great week at General Lake!

Bullying and Victimization Workshop April 30

                           YOU’RE INVITED

    DR. TRACEY VAILLANCOURT

Canadian Research Chair in Children’s Mental Health and Violence Prevention

Will be speaking on mental health issues with particular focus on

Bullying and Victimization

on Thursday, April 30^th at 7:00 p.m.

at Rockwood Public School, in the gymnasium

11588 Round Lake Road

Attendees will learn practical strategies on supporting children that are being bullied, engaged in or bystanders of bullying

Parents and interested members of the public are encouraged to attend this informative presentation

Please come early – limited seating

Sponsored by the Laurentian Valley Community Policing Committee

Sunday, April 14 Weekly Update

Deb Legault here with your Sunday night update from General Lake Public School
Tomorrow Monday, April 15 is our make up pizza lunch from Fridays snow day.  Thank you to our parent volunteers for assisting in providing this opportunity to our students.
On Tuesday, April 16 at  first recess grade 3's interested in participating in our new Chess club will meet in the library with Mrs Hall and Ms Legault. Permission forms available in office.
On Tuesday morning Grade 8 students who signed up for  Badminton are reminded of the practice at 8:15am with Ms Calver and Mr. Blimkie. Other practices have been schedules during recess breaks. Students need to bring back permission forms.
 On Wednesday we have our after school French club from 3:40 until 5:00pm
Our General Lake School Council Meeting is on Wed, April 17 at 6:00pm
The School Council has placed copies of the handout provided at our recent Anxiety in Children event  in the front lobby of school. Feel free to pick one up. More copies are available upon request.
On Thursday, April 18 our Junior Intermediate students have an opportunity to participate in the 'Free The Children's' Vow of Silence. The Vow of Silence is part of our We day promise to create awareness for children's rights. Students interested in participating in the activity can pick up a permission form in the office on Tuesday. Donations are welcome to be made to the Free the Children organization "We Are Silent campaign either online or via the school.  Also Intermediate students participating in the up coming We day should return all forms on Monday to Shirley in the office.
The Renfrew County Parent Involvement Committee meeting will be held this week at Santa Fe restaurant on Thursday, April 18 at 6:15. Please call the school to RSVP.
We have our Pizza Lunch on Friday, April 19.
Just a reminder for parents of grade 3 and 6 students involved in the EQAO booster program.  On Mon and Wed Grade 3's booster will be held from 8- 9 am. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday it will be our Grade 6 booster from 8-9. If your child is unable to attend please call the school.
General Lake is pleased to announce they have some free tickets to be distributed to the community for The "Seeing is Believing" show featuring the fast paced Magic, Comedy and Illusion's of Edward Stone at Fellowes high school on Wed May 22 at 7:00pm.  It's a Family Fun show running over 90 mins, with lots of surprises and audience interaction. If you are interested in receiving free tickets please call the school or send a note to the office. Tickets are limited so first come first serve.
Finally, on Wednesday, April 17 from 6:30 -8:30 pm the PMFRC is hosting an information session on Children with ADD at the Southside Community Centre. More information is posted on the school blog.  Register by April 15.
Thank you for listening and enjoy the remainder of your weekend.

PMFRC Children with ADD Information Session

Children with ADD - April 17th

6:30 - 8:30 PM at the South Side Community Centre, 1578 Wolfe Ave. FREE! Must register by April 15th. 

As a participant you are introduced to a brief overview of the most recent research and findings related to youth with Attention Deficit Disorder, focusing on the characteristics of the child's behaviours and ways to enhance their abilities. In addition, you are introduced to various strength based coping strategies and interventions to assist children with ADD/ADHD to improve their quality of life socially, at school and at home.

For more information contact Kyla Romain at 613-687-1478 or psip@pmfrc.org.

FREE PUBLIC EVENT FROM CHEO APRIL 18, 2013

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in partnership with

Phoenix Centre, Renfrew Victoria Hospital,

and Student Leadership Support Team

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FACING

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

A FREE PUBLIC EVENT FOR

PARENTS, CARE GIVERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, TEACHERS

Thursday, April 18, 2013

6:30 pm to 8:45 pm

Lady of Fatima Catholic School, 228 Mason Avenue, Renfrew

SPECIAL SESSION: 6:45-7:45 pm

Please Choose One!

· Parenting Your Tweens and Teens: Quick,

do something before they repeat the

mistakes you made! Dr. Phil Ritchie

· Let’s Talk Preventive Parenting: Mood &

Anxiety 101 Dr. Christine Beauregard

· Body Image and Self-Esteem – Practical

advice and understanding.

Dr. Shari Mayman

· Parenting your Young Child: Expectations

and Reality! Dr. Anne-Lise Holahan

· The Importance of Sleep: Why and What

to Do! Dr. Simone Kortstee

· Concussions and Neuropsychology: The

Latest Information! Dr. Peter Anderson

PLENARY: 7:45-8:45

Participants will meet

together with the CHEO

psychologists for a

Questions and Answer

session on your issues

and concerns.

To register and submit your questions, please visit:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CHEOConnectsApril18

Re: Borden Ave closure April 10th and 11th

Re: Borden Ave closure April 10^th and 11th

The route the buses will be taking to drop off and pick up students is as follows:

Buses are to turn onto Borden Ave off of Dundonald Dr, once the buses are traveling on Borden Ave they will proceed to the entrance of the first parking lot on the left hand side after the school marked 1820-1834 Borden Ave where there will be a flagman provided by the construction company to help assist the drivers to back into the entrance to turn around for both the morning and afternoon runs. They will then turn right onto Borden and proceed to the Lay-By to drop off and pick-up students.  We will notify the bus company of these changes but share this with you if you have any concerns or comments.

We ask that parents not drive on Borden Ave in front of the school to either drop off or pick their kids up on these days given the increase in bus traffic.  We also ask that you advise parents and guardians that there may be a slight delay in drop off times in the afternoon for all students getting bused from General Lake P.S. due to the detour on the dates specified.

Our recommendations for walkers/ cyclists are as follows:

• Students that are approaching on Borden Ave coming from the direction of Wolfe Ave should be             advised that they are to use the entrance into the school yard at the back of the school by the play structure and parking lot numbered 1690-1711 Borden Ave.
• Students that are coming onto Borden Ave from Dundonald Dr are to continue as they normally would but are to be advised to use extra caution as there will be more bus traffic on these days as the buses will be using this portion of Borden Ave to go to and from General Lake P.S.

Please see attached a list of students that we have attending General Lake Public School that do not have any transportation scheduled. These students are either walkers/ cyclists or the guardians provide their own transportation. If you could please, inform the students and/or guardians that on April 10th and 11th they will not be able to travel completely around Borden Ave due to the presence of a crane and other heavy construction equipment assisting in the construction of new residences.

The construction of the new residences on Borden Ave is an ongoing project, so please expect these changes to be implemented again in the future. If you have any questions or recommendations please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Natasha Schroeder

Transportation Route Planner

For:

Robert B. White

General Manager

April 7 Sunday Night Message

Good evening. Deb Legault with the weekly update from General Lake Public School.
April newsletter has been posted on the blog.
Wednesday, April 10 is international Day of Pink. Staff and students are encouraged to wear pink to show your support for anti-bullying.  Also on Wednesday we will be having our French Club Movie 3:40-5:00.
Friday is our hot lunch pizza.
Have a great week and don't forget to pop by our main entrance to check out our Lost and Found.

April Newsletter

Learn, succeed … etudier, grandir

General Lake Public School

April 3, 2013

www.generallakenews.blogspot.com

Principal: Mme Lizanne Lacelle                       Vice-Principal: Ms Deb Legault

1900 Borden Ave Petawawa   K8H 2T6   613 687 2404

**** IMPORTANT DATES ****

Apr 03      After School French Club                          

Apr 04      Orders for Vesey Bulbs Due

Apr 06       Regional Science Fair                             

Apr 10      After School French Club

Apr 17      After School French Club

                   School Council Meeting

Apr  18      Free The Children’s Vow of Silence

Apr 22        Earth Day

April 24    After School French Club

Apr 25        Student Volunteer Lunch

Apr 26       Volunteer Tea and Character Assembly

Apr 29        National  WE Day

May 3         PA Day  

May 6-10   Education Week/ Book Fair

May 12      Mother’s Day

May 15      School Council Meeting

May 20       Victoria Day holiday

May 27 – June 07             EQAO Assessment

June 10       PA Day

 

Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Public Speaking: Way to Go Remi!

In March, 2013 Remi Lavoie represented our school at the Regional Public Speaking event in Renfrew. We are extremely pleased to announce that she placed first in her division and she will continue to demonstrate her skills in Napanee, ON. All parents are welcome to attend all the events. Come and support our school!

Aboriginal Experiences

Staff and students were amazed and astounded as the stage production "Tales from Turtle Island" visited our school on March 7, 2013.  Performers presented a traditional storytelling theatre and an interactive Pow Wow dance performance. This experience was brought to the school as part of the school's We Day promise to promote awareness of Aboriginal issues through the 'We Stand Together' initiative. Special thanks to the General Lake School Council and the support of the General Lake Community for bringing this opportunity.

Welcome

We would like to wish a warm welcome to Ms. Karen Wood, who is returning to our school. She will be teaching core English and Health.

Safe, Respectful, Responsible and Caring Environment

EARTH DAY CHALLENGE:

Recyclable Challenge –

Students/ classes can create something using recyclable materials.  Creations are due by

April 22, 2013.

National WE Day General Lake Students Are the Change

On April 29^th intermediate students from General Lake will be going to Ottawa to participate in Free The Children’s WE Day.  WE Day is a full day event designed to inspire students to make a change.  Tickets to WE Day cannot be bought, but must be earned through community service.  Students at General Lake have participated in a food drive for the local food bank, a penny drive to provide water for developing countries, as well as the Vow of Silence to promote awareness of children’s rights. 

Habit of Mind for April

Honesty

“Honest hearts produce honest actions” Brigham Young

  

SCIENCE FAIR

Our annual Grade 6- 8 Science Fair was held on March 26^th.  We had four judges on hand from AECL who were very impressed by the initiative that was demonstrated by students who presented projects this year.  Jada McInnis and Emma Campbell received honourable mention for their great work!  The top projects for our grade 6 to 8 students were:  Abby Jupp with the Egg Experiment; Remi Lavoie with Allergies and Jaden Prigione and Colby Gillard with Electricity.  Thank you to all of our participants and congratulations to all the winners!!  General Lake Science Fair winners are invited to participate in the Renfrew County Regional Science and Technology Fair, April 6^th at the Civic Center.

Our Primary Science Fair was held on March 28th from 12:15 -3:00 in the gymnasium. There were many wonderful and informative projects.  First place in each grade goes to: Grade 1 Morgan Henry with 'Helping the Planet'; Grade 2 Jamie Lush 'Human Babies' and  Claire Bemister with 'Soap Cloud'; Grade 3 Deven Prigione, Mitchell Smith and Drew Hoffman with  "Electricity"; Grade 4 was  Bobby Lavoie and Madison Spitzig, "How to make a Homemade Bouncy Ball" ; finally in  Grade 5 the winners were  "Body Decay" by Alyssa Godfrey and Sheridan Skanes, "Rocket" by Conner Stencil; "Difference between pop and water" by Trinity Cronin and "Fish Mummy" by Tommy Campbell, Dante Hoffman and Aiden Baird. Special thanks to our grade 8 students from Mrs. Marquardt's class for taking their time to judge all the wonderful projects.

START YOUR DAY RIGHT

Breakfast is often called “the most important meal of the day” for good reason! A morning meal helps refuel the body after sleep and contributes essential nutrients important for children’s healthy growth and development.  Eating a nutritious breakfast helps children pay full attention and learn well at school and can help promote a healthy body weight.

• Have a balanced breakfast everyday.
• Choose foods from at least 3 of the 4 food groups in Canada’s Food Guide for a nutritious breakfast; such as a bowl of cereal with fruit and milk or whole grain bagel with peanut butter or cheese and fruit juice.
• Plan ahead by setting the table the night before and wake up a little earlier if you find you run out of time for breakfast in the morning.

Summer Booster Program 2013

The Booster Program is an educational half-day program held during the month of July for students in grade 1 and 2 who need some extra assistance in developing reading, language or math skills. 

Your child’s teacher may recommend that this program would benefit your child.  Registration forms are due to your child’s teacher by April 23^th.

The Scholasic Book Fair

is coming to General Lake!

We invite your entire family to come and see the latest and greatest in children’s books. Did you know that for every $10 you spend at the Book Fair, at least $6 in product goes directly back to our school? Your support of this event is key to our obtaining new resources for our library and school. 

When :  Monday to Friday May 6-10, 2013

  9:20 am to 4:00 pm

Where :  General Lake Public School, in the library

School Council

Education is a partnership involving parents, students, and staff.  When parents are involved in their children’s education, the level of student achievement increases.  The role of the General Lake School Council is to work together with the school staff to improve the school community and learning opportunities.

The General Lake School Council would like to thank everyone for their participation in our Spring Fundraiser Vesey’s Bulbs 2013.

Please keep sending in your Moncion Receipts over $25.00. Moncion’s will donate 1% of sales to the school from the receipts. The receipts must be stamped at the time of purchase and be from the Petawawa Location.

Jer’s Vision event was held on March 27 for our junior and intermediate students discussing anti-bullying and anti-discrimination programming.  We give out a big thank you to Mme Perras for organizing all of this.

Our next meeting is scheduled for April 17^th at 6:00 PM in the school library. All parents are welcome to attend!!