Hello Lakeshore Families,

I hope everyone is having a nice spring weekend. Here are your updates for the week ahead:

Hats On! - Wednesday

As we enter Mental Health Week, Lakeshore will be participating in Hats On for Mental Health on Wednesday, May 8. Students and staff are encouraged to wear a hat to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health. 

Walk, Bike or Roll to School Day – Wednesday

All Lakeshore students are encouraged to walk, bike or roll to school on Wednesday. While not specifically aligned, this event complements Mental Health Week by promoting the importance of exercise, sense of community and school spirit. 

Lakeshore Drama Presents – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Our Drama department proudly presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream – 80s version. Shakespeare’s classic comedy is set in the totally tubular 1980s! With neon lights, rad music and bodacious costumes, this timeless tale of love, magic and mischief get a radical makeover. Show times are Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Lakeshore families, friends and drama enthusiasts are encouraged to attend. Tickets can be purchased at https://lakeshoreschool.ticketleap.com/msnd/.

Drama Hoodies for Play Participants

All students participating in our production are invited to purchase hoodies at the site here: https://stores.inksoft.com/lakeshore_school/shop/home. Purchase deadline is tonight (May 5, 2024) at midnight.

Awareness of Increase in Use of Inappropriate Language

Over the course of the school year, teachers and school administration have been asked to support more and more cases of inappropriate language used by many students. Specifically, there are racially and sexually insensitive comments occurring both at school and online. Comments targeting others’ physical appearance are also notable. Group chats in apps like Snapchat seem to be the most common avenue. As per our Safe and Caring Schools mandate, language of this nature will never be normalized or acceptable, and reported incidences will be managed with admin-level consequences in correlation with the CBE Progressive Student Discipline Regulation. Based on our experiences this year, support has been offered to students in all grades, and all student profiles. Parents are encouraged to talk about appropriate use of language with their children and support ongoing classroom and school conversations about acting with kindness and with respect for equity, diversity and inclusion. Regular check-ins with your child about online / app activity are also recommended. Thank you for your partnership in this regard.

Hot Lunch Options

Healthy Hunger options for the week of May 13 include Mary Browns, Edo, Donair Grill and Taco Time. You can order at https://healthyhunger.ca. Pizza is available on-demand each Wednesdays for $5. 

Indigenous Community Connections

All of our technology carts are named after famous fictional and local area bears – I am sure you can imagine the names of some or most of them. Recently, our new laptop cart came online with a special name, Kiaayo, which means “bear spirit” in Blackfoot. The Blackfoot have traditionally admired and protected the bear and the story of The Blackfoot and the Bear outlines the oral history of the relationship. We are happy to welcome “Kiaayo” into our rotation and every time we call its name, there will be cause to recall its Indigenous connection.

Thank you, Lakeshore families. Have a wonderful Sunday and a great start to your week!

 

Kind Regards,
Ian Fero,
Principal