Farewell General Lake

It's been a great journey these past few years with the wonderful General Lake students, staff and parents. I would just like to give one last big thank you to the Lake community for their hard work, support and dedication to our school. I look forward to continuing to promote student success together at Valour. Have a great summer and be sure to check the Valour website at http://val.rcdsb.on.ca for regular updates on the progress of our brand new school as we anticipate the opening and walking through the doors to Valour in September. Have a great summer!

Sunday Night Message June22

Good Evening Deb Legault here with your last Sunday Night Update from General Lake Public School. We begin the week on Monday, June 23, Day 3. On Monday we have our Graduation for our Grade 8 students beginning at 12:15. Report cards will also be sent home on Monday and we ask you to return page three as soon as possible by Thursday June 26. On Tuesday we have our Senior Kindergarten Graduation beginning at 12:30. If you are attending the kindergarten graduation please let your teacher know on Monday. On Wednesday at 6:00pm we have a joint School Council meeting with Pinecrest at Pinecrest. On Thursday we will have a twin day spirit day and on Friday we end the year all dressed in red as we show support for our troops. The office will be open for the next week from June 30 until July 4 from 9:00 until 4:00. I will be around the school off and on throughout the summer. If you need to get a hold of me, I will be checking my emails regularly at legaultd@rcdsb.on.ca. We have our Summer Booster for the month of July for our Senior Kindergarten to grade 2 students registered in the program. On behalf of the staff, I wish everyone a safe and restful summer vacation and we look forward to seeing you at Valour in September. For those not returning we wish you all the best and hope our paths cross again soon. Good night and thank you to everyone for their support throughout this past year.

Talent Show 12:15 June 13

Talent Show List Introduction 1. Kamrie- singing- Defying Gravity- 7/8 2. Dara/Lauren- Dancing/Gymnastics- 4 3. Rebeca- Piano- O su sana- 5/6 4. Frozen Girls- Singing- Let it go- JK/SK 5. Bobbie/Amber- Dancing- Timber- 5/6 6. Meredith/Myla- Violin- 1/2 7. Treegan/Christopher- Singing- Goat Remix- 4 8. Emma- Bongos- 1/2 9. Emily- Tap- 5/6 10. Charles- Magic act- 7/8 11. Sky/Emma- Piano/singing- Say something- 5/6 12. Mme. Gibson’s Boys- Fox Dance- 1/ 2 13. Angelina- Singing- Roar- 5/6 14. Grace/Violet- Singing- Francais ABC- JK/SK 15. Chole- Gravity Falls theme song- 5/6 16. Tayler- Dance- 123- 4 17. Let it go- 1/2 18. The Rule Breakers- Gangnam Style- 1/2 19. Clare- Singing- Jar of Hearts- 5/6 20. Alyssa/Abbey- Piano/Singing- Titanium- 7/8 21. Samantha/Jess- Tango- 4 22. Alyssa/Eve- Dance- Human- 5/6 23. Skylar- Dance- 7/8 24. Maya- Piano- Ode to Joy- 5\6 25. Luella- Singing- Do you want to build a snowman- JK/SK 26. Erin- Singing- Stronger- 4 27. M.C.G- Dubstep- 7/8 28. Lauren- Singing- 3 29. Hayleigh- Gymnastic/Dance- 3 30. Fiona- Piano- Fur-Elise- 7/8 31. Liam- Drumming- JK/SK

Year End celebration

Sunday Night Update June 8

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night update from General Lake Public School. Tomorrow June 9 is a Pa Day. Student begin the week on Tuesday June 10 Day 5. Our grade 6 -8 track and field team will be away for a meet. We will hold auditions for our intermediates on Tuesday. Any students missing their audition because of the Track and field can audition on Wednesday first break. We hope to have all performers selected and notified by Wednesday afternoon and I will post on the blog. On Wednesday our junior students will be participating in Student Vote. On Thursday we have our character assembly for courage. On Friday we have our Talent show rehearsal in the morning for the school and the parent show at 12:15 in the gym. Please mark you calendar for Thursday June 19 when we have our final end of year celebration from 4 -6. More information is posted on the blog. Enjoy the rest of your evening and we will see the students back on Tuesday.

Sunday Night Update for GLPS June 1

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night message from General Lake Public School. We start the week on Monday, June 2 Day 5. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we have our EQAO assessment for our Grade 3 and Grade 6 students. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday students in grade 6-8 have track and field practices. The Track and field meet is Tues, June 10th at Dundonald Hall. On Wednesday June 4 we have auditions for our Primary students. On Thursday June 5 we have auditions for our Junior students and finally on Friday we have auditions for our kindergarten. Parents of kindergarten students audtitioning should let the teachers know via a note. On Thursday evening at 6:00pm we have our School Council Meeting. Hot lunches are finished for the year. I would like to say thank you to our School Council Chair Lindsey for all her hard work coordinating the lunches. Thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time to help provide this valuable service for our school. On Friday June 6 our intermediates will be selling peanut free ice cream sundaes during the nutritional breaks at 11:20 and 2:00. If your child is interested in having one of these special treats please have your child bring $2:00 in a sealed envelope. Also I am pleased to announce that we have been given permission to use General Lake as a Summer Booster site for one last time. I know that many parents were worried that they would not be able to get their children to a different site. If you are registered for our summer booster I am happy to announce it will occur at General Lake. Finally it is my pleasure to announce that I have been officially appointed Vice Principal of Valour. My children and I have been with General Lake since 2010 and I am so excited that I will be part of the transition to Valour with my Lake family.

Sunday Night Update May 25, 2014

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night Message from General Lake. We begin the week on Monday, May 26 Day 5. Monday evening from 6-8 pm the Grade 8's have their high performance testing at General Panet. On Tues and Thursday we have track and field and on Wednesday and Friday our intermediate students are practicing softball. It's a big week for our Grade 3 and Grade 6 students with our annual EQAO assessment. We remind all students to get lots of rest and ensure arrival on time. The assessment takes place Tues, Wed and Thursday beginning promptly at 9:20. On Friday we have our hot pita lunch. A reminder with the hot weather we do have a dress code for our grade 4-8 students. See the agenda for more details. Don't forget to return those library books and mark your calendar for the June 13 Talent show. Thanks and have a great evening.

May 22, 2014

As many of you are probably already aware our Community has suffered a tremendous loss with the recent accidental death of Dan Bobbitt in Wainwright during training. Student Support Counsellor Derek Tackney, from Herman Street, as well as our own Counsellor Angela Green were on hand yesterday to offer support for our staff and students today. The Base Padre, Sandra Davies, also visited the school to speak with some students. Over the next few days, and following weeks, we will continue to support our students in this difficult time. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy goes out to the Bobbitt family at this time.

Weekly Update May 19

Good evening Deb Legault here with your weekly update from General Lake Public School. Its a short week as we begin on Day 1 on Tuesday May 20th. Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:30 Grade 6-8 students have track and field. On Wed and Friday at 8:15 intermediates have softball. On Wednesday evening at 6:00pm we have a joint school Council meeting with Pinecrest at Pinecrest. On Friday we have our hot lunch pizza. A reminder to parents and students in Grade 4-8 with the hot weather we do have a dress code. Shorts and skirts need to come mid way to thigh approximately at tips of fingers when arms are placed straight down at sides. Shirts need to cover body with straps being at least 3 fingers thick. Our Grade 3 and 6 EQAO assessment will be beginning Tuesday May 27 until June 4. We ask all parents to make sure their children are on time, and well rested for the duration of this assessment. Please avoid missing any school during this time period. In preparation for our move to Valour we will begin packing this week. We will begin with our library, so we are asking that all library books be returned this week. Although it is a very busy time with our move we are endeavouring to have our ever popular talent show. With the help of a student leader Kamrie Lavoie, we will be auditioning students beginning in June. Dates are posted on the blog. More details to follow. Hope everyone has had a great long weekend. Enjoy the remainder of your evening.

TALENT SHOW UPDATE

2014 Talent Show: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Grade 8 student Kamrie Lavoie has offered to take the lead on this years 2014 GLPS Talent Show. Tryouts: June 4 Primary 11:20-12:00 2:00-2:40 STUDENTS BRING LUNCHES June 5 Junior 11:20-12:00 2:00-2:40 STUDENTS BRING LUNCHES June 6 Kindergarten 11:20-12:00 2:00-2:40 STUDENTS BRING LUNCHES June 10 Intermediate 11:20-12:00 2:00-2:40 STUDENTS BRING LUNCHES Dress rehearsal for the school: June 13 9:30 am Parent Show: same day, June 13 12:15. Kamrie’s team of judges will narrow it down to about 20 acts…(2 minutes each that is about 40 minutes. Tryouts occur at lunch and recesses.

Sunday Night Message May 11, 2014

Good evening Deb Legault here with your Sunday Night update from General Lake. We begin the week on Monday Day 1. Students in grade 6, 7,and 8 have track and field practices at 8:30 on Monday and Wednesday. Booster continues for the final week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8:15 for our Grade 3 and Grade 6 students. On Tuesday we have a special drumming presentation at 12:15 for our junior students. Our grade 8's are off to Pembroke for the career trades display. We have our volunteer appreciation event on Thursday, beginning with an assembly at 10:30. Friday is our hot lunch pizza. This is the last week for yearbook sales. Please get those order in this week to avoid disappointment. That is all for the week. On behalf of the staff, I wish all our Mother's a wonderful Mother's Day. Good night.

Lakers, Lakers

Lakers, Lakers Inside Petawawa We'll leave you in awe, awe Cause we are so awesome! Lakers, Lakers, inside Petawawa Pretty cool and pretty smart We are the school with heart We are moving to VALOUR So we will have more power Everyone is welcome here Let's all give a great big cheer Lakers.. We are Lakers Lakers.. We are spirit makers Lakers.. We are Lakers Lakers.....We stand up to bullying!

Sunday Night Message May 4,2014

Good evening Deb Legault here with you Sunday Night update for May 4. An exciting week at General Lake as we recognize both Mental Health and Education week. We start the week on Monday Day 1. Our Scholastic Bookfair will be open all week beginning at 9:00 until 4:00. Track and field is starting for our grade 6-8 students beginning at 8:15 on Monday morning Our purple Volunteer Appreciation RSVP's are due to the office on Monday. Please send in the form to the office indicating if you are able to make our up and coming assembly and lunch honouring our volunteers on May 15. Booster continues for our grade 3 and 6 students this week at 8:15 on Tues, Wed and Thursday On Tuesday Evening at 6:00pm all of our Lake community is invited for an informative evening with Principal Baird to give updates and take questions about our up and coming move to Valour. The Scholastic bookfair will be open and child care will be available. Check out the blog for more information On Thursday our junior intermediate students will take part in our Second Mini We day designed to promote awareness for social change and inspire action. The event will be filled with inspirational speakers, music and videos beginning at 10:50. All students in the school are asked to wear red as we show our support for our troops. At 2:45 all staff and students will assemble outside in front of the school for our last School Group photo. Parents, as always, are welcome and even encouraged to join us for what will sure to be a fun-filled day. On Friday it is our Pizza Lunch. A group of General Lake students have also been invited to represent our school in a parade at 1:00 pm the Garrison Petawawa Afghanistan Memorial for the National Day of Honour. This event is open to the public. Finally Year book orders are due to the office by May 16. Enjoy the rest of your evening

Valour Information Night

Please join us for a Valour Information Night with Principal Bryan Baird on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:00pm in the gym at General Lake Public School. Limited free childcare. Please register at//valourinfonight.eventbrite.ca. Scholastic bookfair will also be open for business beginning at 5:30. If you are unable to make this event Pinecrest is hosting a similar event on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00pm.

May June Hot Lunch Order Form

General Lake Public School 1900 Borden Avenue Petawawa, Ontario K7H 2T6 Phone: (613) 687-2404 / Fax: (613) 687-2405 General Lake May Hot Lunches April 17, 2014 Dear Parents / Guardians, This is the final order period for the 2013/2014 school year. The School Council would like to take a moment to thank everyone for all of the support you've shown. Money raised from the Hot Lunch Program has gone to help support field trips, butterfly growth kits for primary classes, and many other school activities. Our Hot Lunch program has been such a success because of the continuous support our parents have shown. This order period begins with a replacement day for the Snow Day on March 28th. If you ordered for your child on that day, they will receive their pita on May 30th instead. Please remember to pack extra food to complete your child’s lunch. 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 Friday April 25th, 2014. Please do not mix hot lunch money with other school programs (milk, Scholastic, etc). Return this form to the school with your child in a sealed envelope 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. Thank you for your continued support! ****************************************************************************************** General Lake May & June Hot Lunches Form **Due date: Friday April 25th, 2014** Child’s Name:__________________________________________________________ Teacher’s name:_________________________________Room Number:_________ Friday May 2nd # of cheese pizza slices: _________________@ $2.00 =______________ Friday May 9h # of cheese pizza slices: _________________@ $2.00 =______________ Friday May 16th # of cheese pizza slices: _________________@ $2.00 =______________ Friday May 23rd # of cheese pizza slices: _________________@ $2.00 =______________ Friday May 30th # of Chicken Pitas: __ Make-up for March 28th , please do NOT order__ 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 Friday April 25th, 2014. 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. No change will be given, so please send exact amount. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact a member of General Lake School Council at (613) 687-2404.

Prinicpal Report April 2014

Principal's report April 2014 General Lake Public School The school year is flying by as General Lake continues to be dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, as well as a safe, caring and respectful environment. The school continues to grow and improve as we look towards moving into Valour. Teachers have been involved in a variety of Professional development activities related to our School improvement plan including math instruction, technology e-learning and IPAD use. During the last PD day, thanks to our Valour Principal Bryan Baird, staff was set up with google accounts and trained on google chrome from our ICT coach Oliver Gallery. Oliver has also been invited by staff to do further training with classes and individual staff members. Staff workshops have also been scheduled around our new Ministry sponsored full day every day kindergarten, as well as the new French as a Second Language curriculum document. Vice Principal Mrs Robillard and I continue to meet with teachers regularly about the school improvement plan and we continue to work together with staff aligning class goals to meet the needs of all of our students. One exciting development around our School Improvement Plan involves a focused intervention in Language and Math with our English classes. On March 24th students in Mr Blimkie's jk/sk class and Mrs Slepica Stewarts sk/1 class, were grouped into three classes to help support individual needs and provide a focused intervention. With the help of SERT teacher Mrs Conway and educational assistants Mrs Van Hoof, Mrs Charbonneau, Mrs Murphy and Mrs Moreau, the students are involved in various activities to meet their needs. Our other SERT teacher, Mrs Calver, has begun implementing a similar strategy involving an intervention with our Core English teacher, Ms Bennett, in the French Immersion kindergarten group. We look forward to celebrating their successes in the next 6 weeks. All grade 7/8 students were able to attend National We day in Ottawa thanks to the generosity of the School Council providing funds for the buses. Ms Hansen and her ‘WE team’ are now organizing a Mini We Day event for the school for Thursday, May 8 during Education Week. We would like to extend an invitation to all School Council Members to attend this event. The theme of Education Week is ‘Achieving Excellence in Education’. We will also be having our Spring Book Fair during this week. Mrs Robin Van Hoof will be organizing this event and will be looking for volunteers to run the Fair during the day. Our Annual General Lake Science Fair was extremely successful with a tremendous show of support from both our parents and our students. Intermediate students judged over 50 projects submitted by the Grade 2-5 students with Valour hats going to the first place students and certificates to the 2nd and 3rd place entries. Scientists from AECL came to judge the Grade 6-8 divisions. Winners Abby Jupp. Miranda Lockley, Sheridan Skanes, Paige Niles, Emily Norman and Clayre White continued on participating in the Renfrew County Science Fair on April 5, 2014 at the Civic Centre. Jump rope for Heart will take place on May 2nd at 11:00am. Students from each colour team will be invited to come down to the gym to participate in skipping activities for 30 minutes. The idea is that someone from the various Spirit Colour team will be skipping at all times during the time period. We will conclude with a character assembly at 2:45. The Teddy Bear Clinic provided by military personnel on April 17 for our Kindergarten to Grade 2 students was a resounding success. Students visited events both inside and outside of the school. Members of the media were on hand to take pictures of the fun-filled interactive event. Both students and staff were extremely pleased with the event. Our EQAO schedule for our grade 3 and grade 6 students has been finalized. Students will begin the Language portion of the test during Block 1 beginning at 9:30 on May 27, May 28 and May 29. The Math will follow the next week from June 2, 3, and 4 during the first block. Occasional teachers have been booked for the morning to provide programming for other students in the split grade who are not participating in the EQAO. We are hiring two tutors for the classroom to assist the teachers with the preparations. These tutors will also be supporting our Kindergarten classes during nutrition breaks. On Thursday, April 10, 2014 we honoured over 150 student Volunteers. Thanks to the School Council’s support we were able to provide pizza and drinks to all of our students in recognition of the valuable work they do as a volunteer in our school. Following the food, students watched a couple of inspirational videos and participated in some dancing in the gym. Our annual Volunteer recognition event has been set for Thursday, May 15 from 10:45 until 12:00. We are hoping all of our Parent Volunteers will be able to join us for that day. We will begin in the gym for a short assembly then enjoy a light lunch. As part of our school closing plan, General Lake Apparel and yearbooks have been made available for sale. Thanks to the support of the School Council we were able to keep the cost of the yearbook low at $6.00 each. Sales will continue until May. In the yearbook only Grade 8 graduates and staff names will be identified. We will also be looking at plans for a final assembly in June to officially close the school, as well as say goodbye to staff and students who will be leaving the school or retiring. We welcome any ideas or suggestions from the General Lake community. Our last day of classes is June 27, 2014.

May newsletter

Learn, succeed … etudier, grandir General Lake Public School May 2014 www.generallakenews.blogspot.com Principal : Ms. D Legault Vice Principal : Mme M Robillard legaultd@rcdsb.on.ca robillardm@rcdsb.on.ca Twitter@debbielegault **** IMPORTANT DATES **** April 30 Grade 7 Badminton Tournament May 2 Grade 8 Badminton Tournament May 2 Jump Rope for Heart Pizza Day Character Assembly May 5-9 Education Week-Book Fair begins May 5 Music Monday May 6 Valour Night 6:00pm with Principal Baird May 8 Mini We Day May 9 Pizza Day May 11 Mother's Day May 13 First Nation Drumming for Junior students May 15 Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 10:45-12:00-last day for morning booster May 19 Victoria Day May 23 Pizza May 27 EQAO first block language May 28 EQAO first block language May 29 EQAO first block language June 1 Armed Forces Day June 2 EQAO first block math June 3 EQAO first block math June 4 EQAO first block math School Council 6:00pm June 9 PA Day June 23 Grade 8 Graduation 12:15 Report Cards go home June 27 Last Day of classes Teddy Bear Clinic Visits Lake Teddy Bears Get Check-up at Lake The Teddy Bear Clinic provided by military personnel on April 17 for our Kindergarten to Grade 2 students was a resounding success. Medics were on hand to examine and treat boo boos from a variety of stuffed friends. Students from Kindergarten to grade 2 visited events both inside and outside of the school. Members of the media were on hand to take pictures of the fun-filled interactive event. Both students and staff were extremely pleased with the event. Special thanks to our troops for providing such a great event for our school. Special thanks to Grade 7 student Julie Deschambault for all her help coordinating the day as well as for suggesting Lake host. this event Reminder Re: Equipment on Bus Now that spring has arrived, we would like to remind students that any equipment they choose to bring with them during transportation to/from school must be properly secured. If not, it becomes a safety hazard for other students on the vehicle as well as the driver. Please see the following excerpt from our policy regarding equipment on vehicles: 7A.1 Equipment related to regular school programs may be transported by the pupil on the vehicle provided that the items can be held comfortably on the pupil’s lap and are encased or protected by guards. The driver may also designate a safe location on the vehicle for such items. The driver shall refuse to transport items deemed to be unsafe. For example, a basketball should be safely enclosed in the student’s bag so that it doesn’t roll around on the floor, etc. Thank you as always for your continued dedication to safe student transportation! Twitter @valourschool Valour News Join us ...May 6 Our General Lake parents are cordially invited to our up and coming Valour Information Night with Principal Baird at 6:00pm in the General Lake gymnasium. The night will include an update of construction, committees and timelines as well as a chance to ask questions. We encourage everyone to come out to hear about our great new school. Construction Update According to the minutes of the last construction meeting held on April 16th, 2014, completion date is on time and we will start our year in Valour. The construction meeting, held every second week, reviews the schedule of project finishing and reviews progress to date. All schedule projects are on time and the substantial completion date of August 4th, 2014 is on time. At this time the school then has the ability to schedule work inside the building to ensure that the move of equipment, delivery and installation of furniture, and the delivery and installation of IT equipment is ready for the first day of school in September. The move of teacher materials is scheduled to begin August 4th, 2014 with teachers having access to their rooms and the school beginning on August 15, 2014. Schools will have classrooms packed and ready to move when they leave in June. Our plant and IT department will begin the work of installing smart boards in our classrooms in early June. All of the existing smart boards in General Panet, Pinecrest and General Lake will be taken over to Valour and installed. Our IT plan has allowed for the purchase of more smart boards to ensure that every classroom will have a smart board for September. IT will also be moving over all of the needed desk top computers for each smart board. IT Devices at Valour Students at Valour will have state of the art devices to use in class as tools to enhance their learning. Valour will have 150 Google Chrome Books– lap top like device that connects to google via board servers to ensure safety when using the internet. Each student at Valour will have a board generated google account that will allow them to use all of the education aps available. Valour will also have 180 Ipad minis to use in the grades 1-12. The Kindergarten program will have 60 ipad minis dedicated to their unique inquiry based leaning. Each teacher in the K program will also have an ipad mini to capture pedagogical documentation that will illustrate the growth of their students and provide information to plan new learning activities to enhance learning. Valour Mission Statement At Valour, we take pride in developing the whole child. Education for our community has high academic expectations in a bilingual culture with character education embedded in all that we do. We provide a learning atmosphere that has entry levels based on student readiness with a focus on collaborative learning in an inquiry based classroom. Rich learning activities will support the development of higher order thinking skills in a 21st century technology environment. Staff collaboration and learning will guide the journey of each child toward the successful completion of a Secondary School Diploma. We will encourage our students to be creative, empathetic, compassionate and caring in all aspects of their life. We will model Valour as our core character trait and celebrate and nurture our community to live a life that is courageous. Valour as a name and character value will be the essence of all that we do each day in our school. It will guide and give purpose to our lessons, our spirit and our activities. Together, we will create citizens that will shape our community to be one of respect, care, empathy and activism. Together we will help all of our students meet success in our world. Together, we will create our future. General Lake School Closing Plan As part of our school closing plan, General Lake Apparel and yearbooks have been made available for sale. Thanks to the support of the School Council we were able to keep the cost of the yearbook low at $6.00 each or 3 for $15.00. Sales will continue until early May. In the yearbook only Grade 8 graduates and staff names will be identified. We will also be looking at plans for a final assembly in June to officially close the school. We welcome any ideas or suggestions for the closing ceremony from our General Lake community. Our last day of class is June 27, 2014. Parents, Staff and Students Enjoy Annual Science Fair Our Annual General Lake Science Fair was extremely successful with a tremendous show of support from both our parents and our students. Intermediate students judged over 50 projects submitted by the Grade 2-5 students with Valour hats going to the first place students and certificates to the 2nd and 3rd place entries. Scientists from AECL came to judge the Grade 6-8 divisions. Winners Abby Jupp. Miranda Lockley, Sheridan Skanes, Paige Niles, Emily Norman and Clayre White continued on to participate in the Renfrew County Science Fair on April 5, 2014 at the Civic Centre. Volunteering for the Year end School Trips A Criminal Background Check(CBC) is required for all parents to assist with different activities in schools.. If you are planning on helping in the school or assisting at the end of the year, please plan ahead. Forms are available at the front office Message from School Council http://www.generallakeschoolcouncil.blogspot.ca/ 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. We are also collecting Canadian Tire Money to help fund new outdoor toys, every bit helps! Our next full Council meeting is scheduled for June 4 at 6:00 PM in the school library. All parents are welcome to attend. We will be finalizing plans for our End of Year Celebration!

Thank you to our Troops for the Teddy Bear Clinic!

A big thank you to our troops for providing an interactive and fun experience to our school on April 17, 2014. The Teddy Bear Clinic was well attended and enjoyed by all of our kindergarten to grade 2 students. A big thank you goes to the following people for all their patience and help providing this valuable experience to our school: Lt Marquis, Sgt Short, Cpl Butler, Cpl Tait, Pte Coughlin, Capt Vo, Cpl Wells, M Cpl McCutcheon, L S Woychyshyn, Cpl Stuart, Cpl Whalen , Cpl Pino, Cpl White, MCpl Jacobs, Sgt Morris, Cpl Dineen, Lt Grace, Sgt DeBlois, Pte Avery, Ashley Deschambault. Thanks to Richard and Lynn Deschambault for coordinating this event for the school. Special thanks to student helpers Julie Deschambault who brought the idea to the school and to Sarah Stacey and Abby Jubb for their assistance bringing the classes to the gym.

Weekly Update April 21

Good evening Deb Legault here with your weekly update from General Lake Public School. A big thank you to our troops for providing an exciting interactive learning activity last week at the Teddy Bear clinic. Pictures and a complete list of names of those that assisted with this opportunity are listed on the blog. Thanks again from both staff and students from Lake for providing this wonderful experience . This week we begin the week on Tuesday April 22 Day 2. Our intermediate students have badminton practice at 8:15 both Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday is also the last day to order General Lake clothing. On Wednesday we say a BIG thank you to Shirley and Karen in the office as we recognize National Secretary’s day. At 6:00pm our School council will meet in the library. All our parents are welcome to attend. On Friday Students in Grade 5, 7, and 8 will complete online surveys in the computer lab related to our Healthy school initiatives and all the great things we have done this year at Lake including our weekly intramurals, pal program, anti-bullying and healthy eating initiatives. We also have our hot lunch pita. Yearbooks are still available for sale for $6.00 each. Also the PMFRC is offering a Free Children's Divorce and Separation Group from May 6-June 24 from 6-8pm. More information is posted on the blog. Thank you and enjoy the remainder of your weekend.

Free Children's Divorce and Separation Group May 6-June 24

Are you are a parent going through a separation? The Children’s Divorce and Separation Group is available for your children. Through group activities, children will have an opportunity to explore their emotions, meet others experiencing similar feelings and learn ways to adjust to new lifestyle situations. This program will run May 6th to June 24th (8 weeks) from 6:00PM-8:00PM ***Register by April 29th*** For more information, contact Holly at 613-687-2104 ext. 222 or email psip4@pmfrc.org. http://bit.ly/pmfrc-child-separation