Together in Education
September 2019
Lancaster Drive Public School and Parent Council
Email: lancd@limestone.on.ca
Website: http://lancaster.limestone.on.ca
Location: 1020 Lancaster Drive, Kingston, ON, Canada
Phone: (613)634-0470
Twitter: @LancasterPSLDSB
Welcome Back!!
Thank you for your the patience and understanding of families with the ongoing work that is being completed at Lancaster. The start-up has gone smoothly and students have been arriving to school safely and ready to learn. We anticipate paving to be completed over the next two weeks, focusing on function as the first priority. There will be continued work taking place over the rest of the month that will address some of the finishing touches and aesthetics with fencing and landscaping. The end result will be a safer and welcoming entry to our school!
We have again included the map of the project to help inform parents around appropriate drop off and pick up locations. Also included is the communication that went out in August to families with some important information for families about arrival and departure procedures. We recognize that some families would have only been able to access this on our school website until School Messenger accounts were activated or error-free.
We will continue to share elements of school life through our Twitter account - you can see our Twitter feed through our school website, or by activating notifications on your Twitter account to be notified when Lancaster has a new tweet. Other whole-school messages will continue to arrive through your School Messenger app and on our Website. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact the office.
Have a great weekend and see you on Monday for week two! Please note in our Upcoming Events Section our parent information night on Tuesday Sept 10th at 6:00-7:00 in the Great Hall. This will be a night for new and returning parents to come with questions and to learn more about school routines, events, extracurriculars, operations and volunteer opportunities, including parent council. Babysitting will be available. A warm welcome for everyone to attend! Come and enjoy a coffee and a cookie, meet other parents, be informed and engaged in your child's journey through school. : )
Your leaders in learning,
Lani Fox and Carrie Moore
PARENT WELCOME AND INFORMATION NIGHT ~ Tuesday September 10th 6:00-7:00
Tuesday, Sep 10, 2019, 06:00 PM
Lancaster Drive Public School, Lancaster Drive, Kingston, ON, Canada
Student shared lots of ideas about what parts of this tower made it stronger
Students arrive safely at the new bus drop off location
Dynamic group building activities to start off the week
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept 4 ~ Soccer Team tryouts begin, grade 5-8
Sept 5 ~ Running Club begins, grade 3-8
Sept 10 ~ Parent Information night 6:00-7:00
Sept 18 ~ Parent Council elections 6:00
Sept 23 ~ Soccer Tournament week, dates TBA
Sept 26 ~ Race Around the Park - running club event at Lancaster after school
Sept 27 ~ PA Day, no school for students, school year improvement planning for staff
Sept 30 ~ School Picture Day!
Oct 3rd ~ Open House and School BBQ
Oct 16 ~ Cross Country Meet at Fort Henry
Oct 22 ~ District Cross Country meet at Fort Henry
Lots of nutrition breaks built into the day to feed our brains and bodies
A double birthday in kindergarten gets a big round of smiles
Sharing our learning is fun and helps practice expressive language as we articulate our thinking!
Literacy activities that build on concepts in different ways throughout the week
Look at those kinders already balancing center time, new routines, carpet time, hand-washing time, active play...no wonder they are tired!
Our welcome back assembly......a Facetime with Mr. Carlton and his Queen's teacher candidates was a highlight!
Intermediate classes prepare for whole-group capture the flag
Happy to have our gate again on the kindergarten yard
Runners head back for lunch after our first running session on Friday
Traffic update letter - sent August 29th, 2019
Dear Lancaster Families,
We are excited to welcome you back for a new school year!
Here is our very important update about our construction project along with an attached diagram of how our traffic flow, parking and arrivals and departures will look like in the future. We have also attached a table that summarizes our arrival and departure procedures. We ask that you take time to review this information carefully prior to the first day of school.
We are working closely with the contractor, Board staff and our friends next door at Mother Teresa Catholic School to ensure the safety of student and staff during the final stages of this work. There will be some changes in routine until this work is completed.
Here is what you need to know:
- The areas at the main entrance of the school will be a gravel surface. Paving is scheduled to take place over the next week. This work will be done during the school day but outside of school drop off and pick up times. The front driveway will be out of bounds during the day as the workers need to continue their work.
- A fenced pedestrian path (between the Mother Teresa and Lancaster parking lots) is to be used for walkers and those exiting to take school buses. Students may also use the walkway on the east side of the school by the kindergarten yard and there will be school staff visible to allow parents to drop off younger students and have them walk to the rear of the school (Look for the grey arrows on the diagram attached.). There will be school staff available as well as signage to help with pedestrian and traffic flow.
- School bus drop off and pick up locations are now at the front of the schools in the new bus zones on the side of the road. Please do not park or stop in bus loading zones. Supervision at bus drop off and pick up will be in place and ongoing.
- Families are asked not to drive students to school to ease traffic congestion in the area. Walkers are asked to walk and students who are regularly bused are asked to take the bus. If you would like to accompany your child to school, especially for the first day, you will need to park on nearby side streets and walk to the school. The north side of Lancaster Drive is not a parking lane for cars to stop or park. There will be pylons in place while the construction project continues. When completed, there will be raised curbs that will prevent vehicles from pulling in to stop/park. Research studies show that there is a high incidence of serious injury when children leave vehicles and cross roads.
- There is no longer short-term parking in the driveway at the front of Lancaster except for during the school day when picking up or dropping off a child for an appointment. Parents may “kiss and ride” on Lancaster Drive but will not be permitted to park and leave their vehicle at the front of the school or on Lancaster Drive. If you are visiting to the school for a longer period to attend a meeting or go on a field trip short-term parking will in the rear parking lot once the paving work is complete.
- Parents are asked to NOT access the staff parking lot for the purpose of picking up or dropping off children, this poses a significant safety risk to staff and students. Our staff team will be monitoring this to ensure that our parents and Mother Teresa parents are not accessing that lot (students and staff are still using that space at that time of day).
- While the construction project is being completed, if families need to pick up their children during the school day for appointments, etc. they are asked to confer with the construction staff on-site for directions for the most appropriate entry point. This will change hourly, especially when paving begins.
- Parents should not be dropping students off on the north side of Lancaster Drive to cross the street to get to school - this is not a safe practice and will cause traffic congestion. Please use the drop off zones indicated in pink on the traffic map to "kiss and ride" safely.
- On the first day of school all students should meet on the back playground area and look for the balloon that indicates their grade. Staff will be there with lists to greet them and ensure they are in the appropriate line up.
Sincerely,
Lancaster Drive Public School
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Lancaster Parent Council Fundraising
Parent Council Account Balance
The Parent Council account balance
as of May 31, 2019 is
$6040.38
Submitted by Lyndey Caves, Treasurer
Mabels Labels
Cobb's Bread
Love tasty baked goods from Cobbs Bread?? Every time you visit Cobbs Bread Bakery at 770 Gardiners rd. in Kingston simply let them know you are supporting Lancaster School’s Fundraiser and they will donate 10% of your sale to us!
Let’s “Raise some Dough”!
FlipGive
You can now shop online at your favourite stores and fund raise for Lancaster! As part of our 2018/2019 Fundraising efforts, Parent Council is putting a 3 year plan in place to raise funds for schoolyard improvements for all divisions - primary, junior and intermediates. This is a significant project and will require a lot of hard work and dedication from our Parent Council, Staff and Community.
FlipGive allows us to earn cash back for our school for shopping online! There are dozens of retailers to shop with including Indigo, Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks, Old Navy, Sport Chek just to name a few. You can even earn cash back for the school when you purchase gift cards - great teachers gifts or stocking stuffers! Going out for dinner? Order your gift card online through FlipGive ahead of time and use it to pay for dinner....So easy & something you were going to do anyway!
How it works
- Join our Lancaster Team at Flipgive.com or download the FlipGive App from the app store
- Go to https://www.flipgive.com/teams/164409 and click on "Join This Team"
- Enter code CFKGRP
- Happy Shopping!
Feel free to also share the link and code with family & friends - anyone can join our team! Every little bit helps. We appreciate your support.
- Indigo - Gift Cards gives 15%, Shop Online gives up to 3%
- Amazon - Shop Online gives up to 10%
- Walmart - Shop Online gives up to 1%
- Starbucks - Buy Gift Cards gives 2%
- Old Navy - Buy Gift Cards gives 2%, Shop Online gives 5%
- Sport Chek - Shop Online gives 10%
- Ultimate Dining Gift Card - gives 7%
- Jack Astor's - Buy Gift Cards gives 10%
Music Lessons
Piano
Tanya Bezanson
613.539.8342
Piano
Maria Boston
613. 384.1057
Guitar
John Porter
613.328.6070
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