April Newsletter
Ecole James S. McCormick School
April Showers...
School Council Update
Hot Lunch Helpers
School Council is looking for more some more helpers on our hot lunch days. With approximately 200 meals being served, it takes a few hands to help! If you are able to sign up for some hot lunch volunteering - please click the link below. We ask for helpers to arrive at 11:00am on hot lunch days; the meals are typically sorted & delivered to classrooms by 11:30am. Thank you for signing up!
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Swimming Lessons - May & June - Grades 1/2/3
The Kinsmen Aquatic Centre and James S. McCormick School is pleased to offer Swimming Lessons for grades 1-3. After running swimming lesson programs in Canada for over 75 years, the Canadian Red Cross is no longer offering Red Cross Swim lessons including Red Cross Swim @ School. Because of this, the City of Lacombe is instead offering Swim for Life which consists of 6 levels. This is the same program that is offered for out of school lessons year-round.
Each level challenges school-aged children 5 years and older to develop safe entries, deep water support, underwater skills, and swimming strokes. Kids learn everlasting healthy habits by getting and staying fit. Swimmer levels include fun, hands-on teaching activities that focus on teaching water safety — lessons that will last a lifetime! Each class will attend five, one hour lessons with certified lifeguards. The cost for this program is $27.00 per student.
Please watch for forms coming home for you to fill in your child's most recent swimming lesson level completed.
Permission & Payment for "Swim For Life" Swimming Lessons will be available for you soon in your Parent Portal. The swim schedule will be sent out closer to the dates of the swimming lessons. Please watch for more detailed information coming!
Extra Clothing
Also - please dress your child weather appropriately for outdoor play each day. Thank you!
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Ask The Principal
Is French Immersion for English families?
Yes!
This question has been coming up a lot lately. The French Immersion program is designed specifically for families whose first language is not French. You do not need to know French at all for your children to be successful in the French Immersion program.
It is so much easier to learn a second language as a child, and there are many benefits to learning French. For example, learning in another language helps
develop mental flexibility and critical thinking
improve memory and the ability to focus
boost confidence
develop stronger academic skills in English
People choose French Immersion for their children for many reasons, including
all the cognitive benefits listed above
all the social benefits of having a more consistent peer group
to graduate with a bilingual certificate
to create job opportunities
to deepen connections with other cultures
to acquire a global perspective
enrichment and interest
The French Immersion program extends through from Kindergarten to Grade Twelve. Instruction in English starts at Grade Three, and students are expected to perform well in both languages by the end of that year. Both Mme McLeod and Mme Thomson went through the French Immersion program in the Lacombe schools, and now they are teachers right here at ÉJSMS!
If you have questions about the program or would like to see what a French Immersion class looks and sounds like, give the school a call at 403-782-3096.
If you have a specific question about EJSMS policies, procedures or plans that you'd like
to learn more about - please let us know!
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Ecole James S McCormick School
Email: jsm@wolfcreek.ab.ca
Website: ejsm.wolfcreek.ab.ca
Location: 5424 50 Street, Lacombe, AB, Canada
Phone: 403.782.3096
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Twitter: @EJSMSchool