Weekly Update Newsletter

Dear Lakeland Ridge Families,

We hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the Fall Break!

As you know, a respiratory illness outbreak was declared on November 3 at Lakeland Ridge School. We are pleased to let everyone know that since returning from Fall Break, we are experiencing lower illness rates once again (around 4-5%). As a result, AHS has lifted our Outbreak status meaning that we can continue with numerous events such as athletics. A few ways to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses include:

• Stay home when feeling sick
• Regularly wash hands with soap and water and use hand sanitizer
• Avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands

• Maintain good respiratory etiquette by covering coughs and sneezes

We will continue to monitor illness rates moving forward.

NOVEMBER

Nov. 14-18- Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week

Nov. 20 - National Child Day

Nov. 21 - Hot Lunch - Popeye's,

• Gr. 6 Field Trip Legislature

Nov. 22 - Hot Lunch - Kinder B Group & Gr. 6

Nov. 23 - Field Trip Gr. 8 - Seussical at SAL

Nov. 24 - Field Trip Gr. 7 - Seussical at SAL

• Immunizations Gr.6 (Round 1),
• Linking Generation Visit

Nov. 25 - Term 1 Report Cards available on PowerSchool at 3:10 pm

DECEMBER

Dec. 1 - Field Trip - Gr. 9 Art Gallery

Dec. 6 - Field Trip - Gr. 9 Seussical at SAL

Dec. 7 - Early Dismissal 2:10 pm

Dec. 8 - Linking Generation Visit

Dec. 9 - Field Trip Gr. 7 & 8 Art Gallery

• Last day to purchase tickets for the Best Seats in the House Raffle

Dec. 12 - Hot Lunch - Taco Time

• Draw for the Best Seat in the House Raffle

Dec. 15 - Christmas rehearsals at 9 am

• Concert 1 pm & 7 pm
• Linking Generations Visit

To best communicate student learning, some changes have been made to report cards, including a slight redesign. This November, parents and guardians will continue to access report cards through PowerSchool—simply log in to your account and click on the “Report Card” button in the lefthand sidebar.

Students are encouraged to bring nonperishable food donations for the Strathcona Food Bank during the period of November 16 to November 25. When your child donates an item(s) he/she will receive a raffle ticket. Prizes include 2 tickets to an upcoming Edmonton Oilers home game and tickets to a regular season Alberta Junior Hockey League game of your choice, courtesy of Sherwood Ford. Classroom teachers will distribute the raffle tickets. Each student is eligible for ONE ticket only. Students will write their name, class and homeroom teacher on the raffle ticket. The draw will occur at the end of November.

Thank you for participating!

Lakeland Ridge School’s Concert will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm at The Park Church located at the corner of Baseline Road and Brower Drive. All students in Grades 1 through 6 will be performing.

The concert is FREE for parents and guests. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. In the past, we restricted the number of tickets students could have for the event. This year, we are not doing this. Our hope is that we should have enough seating for everyone. However, families are encouraged to attend the afternoon concert if possible, as this will take some of the pressure off seating for the evening performance.

All students in Grades 1 through 6 will be bussed to The Park Church during the day on Thursday, December 15, and return to Lakeland Ridge after performing. They will be dismissed from school at the end of the day at 3:10 pm. Permission forms will be sent out early next week.

We will be collecting cash donations for both performances. Those wishing to donate may do so by placing their donation in boxes located near the entrances to the auditorium. Please note that donations are optional. Half the money collected will go to the school to assist with bussing costs and the other half will be donated to the Strathcona Food Bank.

In addition, we will once again be raffling off front-row seats for the evening performance. We call this “Best Seats in the House”. Again, this is totally optional and the money will be divided evenly between the school and The Strathcona Food Bank. Tickets are $2 each and can be purchased by completing the attached Best Seats in the House form and returning it to the school with your payment (Cash only please). Tickets can also be purchased from the office directly during school hours. You can also request that your child pick up the form from the office. Please make sure to indicate the number of raffle tickets you would like. All ticket orders and monies must be in to the school by Friday, December 9. We will be drawing three winners on Monday, December 12. Each winner will receive 4 front row tickets for the evening performance. Winners will be contacted by phone.

Drop-off and Pick-up for the Afternoon:

On December 15, 2022 students will be bussed to the church to practice stage entrances, and exits and to become familiar with the facility. The students will learn where their drop-off and pick-up locations are when they attend the rehearsal field trip that day.

Drop-off and Pick-up for the Evening:

We are asking students to arrive by 6:45 pm to meet their teachers at their drop-off location.

Concert Attire

Each group will be representing a different style of music and is encouraged to dress up or add an accessory to their outfit. However, this is optional.

1-1 and 1-2 (Jazz) Christmas best (I have a hat for them.)

1/2 Combined and 2-2 (Hip Hop) Ball caps or toques

3-1 and 3-2 (Slow Rock) Bandana, Jacket (suit, leather, etc.)

4-1 and 4-2 (Classical) Ugly Christmas Sweater

5-2 and 5-2 (Country) Cowboy hat, bandana, etc.

6-1, 6-2, and 6-3 (80’s Style Rock) 80’s style outfit (neon, fun hair, etc.)

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at jennifer.rice@eips.ca.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Rice

Good afternoon parents/guardians:

We have extended the deadline to complete the form for Sunridge Ski trip to be completed by to November 21, 2022. As part of the physical education program, all Lakeland Ridge grade 4, 5, 6 and 7 students have the opportunity to spend a day at Sunridge Ski Area in Edmonton. This winter, students will board a bus on January 24, 2023 at 8:45 am for Sunridge Ski Area and return to the school at 3:00 pm. Please sign into ParentPortal, select your Gr 4, 5, 6, 7 student and scroll down to School Items, select Sunridge Ski Fieldtrip – January 24, 2023 and complete.

We are required to provide Sunridge Ski Area with our fieldtrip details, this form needs to be completed by November 21, 2022.

Please contact the school office at 780.416.9018 if you have any questions.

Thank you,

LLR Office

Want to know when things are happening? We have an athletics calendar on the LLR school website. https://www.lakelandridge.ca/athletics/athletics-calendar. Please visit often as our Athletics staff will update as often as they can. Please feel free to contact Mr. Fisher (our Athletics Director) if you have any questions or require more information.

Elk Island Public Schools and Lakeland Ridge use a handful of key systems to share information with students and families. Depending on the information you’re looking for, it’s important to know where to look.

PowerSchool is the primary student information system within the Division. There is an associated app, but the functionality is limited, and families don’t need to download it. From the PowerSchool Parent Portal, you can:

· Access student grades and report cards;

· Review student absences;

· Pay school and transportation fees; and

· Submit official updates to student or family information.

The PowerSchool Student Portal provides similar access to grades and absence information for students directly.

Brightspace provides more of a day-to-day look what’s happening with your child’s learning communicated directly from your child’s teacher. From Brightspace Parent & Guardian, you can see your child’s:

· classroom activity feed,

· grade items and grade feedback from instructors,

· upcoming assignments,

· portfolio evidence and

· quizzes

depending on which of the program functions are specifically used by your child’s teacher.

Brightspace for Students is where teachers share updates, calendar reminders and learning materials with students. Compatible with Google, it also allows students to submit assignments, complete quizzes, and see grades and teacher feedback. The Pulse app for students is associated with Brightspace for Students.

SchoolMessenger is the system the Division and schools use to send email and phone communication to families. The contact information in SchoolMessenger is populated from PowerSchool. Through SchoolMessenger, families can:

· receive general, emergency and attendance messages by phone, email or both; and

· manage their subscription preferences for these types of messages.

The easiest way to stay connected is to download the SchoolMessenger app. Get the latest updates direct to your mobile device and enable push notifications to never miss a message. Families can also check back on past messages—for up to 30 days—directly in the app rather than searching to find an old message buried in your inbox.

If you have trouble accessing any of these systems or have questions about them, contact Lakeland Ridge School a 780-416-9018.

With the winter season almost here, we want to remind families to dress children appropriately for the weather when getting ready for school or the bus. The weather often changes unexpectedly throughout the day, so please select suitable outerwear and ensure your child is prepared for changing conditions.

If inclement weather conditions occur, Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) advises families of any bus cancellations using various communications tools—automated-telephone messages, alerts posted on www.eips.ca and school websites, Twitter, Facebook, local radio stations, and notification through both the Bus Status and the Ride 360 apps. Morning bus cancellations are posted on www.eips.ca by 6:30 a.m.

Decisions regarding bus cancellations are guided by EIPS administrative procedures that state, “school bus service may be suspended…when there is a forecast or current temperature of -40 C, including wind chill factor, in one or more regions.” Other reasons for suspending or delaying school bus services include adverse weather and poor road conditions. When school bus services are suspended, schools remain open to students. EIPS believes families have the right and responsibility to make choices for their children based on their beliefs and perceptions of safety during times of inclement weather.

For more information, contact EIPS Student Transportation at 780-417-8151.

Lakeland Ridge School fees have now been applied to your child’s student account. Please log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account to view and pay these fees. If your child does not stay for lunch at all during the school year contact the office at 780.416.9018 by October 14, 2022, to have the fee removed. If you have already made a payment, please check your account again for any changes/updates.

If a yearbook is desired, please add it to your cart when you pay your school fees.

Fees are due 30 days following assessment as per Administrative Procedure 505 – School and Administrative Fees.

If you are experiencing difficulty in meeting this commitment to pay fees, please contact our Business Manager, Cathy Eyben to arrange installments or review the Division’s fee waiver process on the EIPS website. The deadline for receipt of a Waiver Application is December 15, 2022. No applications will be accepted after this date.

Please check your child’s student account throughout the year for any changes, and/or additions (i.e., Optional Fieldtrips, Athletic Team Fees).

For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines, visit www.eips.ca/schools/fees and Lakeland Ridge Fees. Alternatively, contact Cathy Eyben, Business Manager at Lakeland Ridge at 780-416-9018.

When your child figures out a fact, you can ask them, “How did you figure that out?” because verbalizing their strategies can help children make connections and develop reasoning. You can also support your child by talking about numbers as they come up in your daily lives. If you’re cooking, shopping, building, crafting, setting the table, doing chores, and so on, you can ask questions about the mathematics you are already doing.

For example:

• I wonder how many socks we just took out of the dryer? How many pairs could that be when we fold them?
• If a grown-up eats 2 eggs and a kid eats 1 egg how many eggs do we need to make scrambled eggs for all of us?
• We’ve already read 16 picture books this week! How many more do we need to read to get to 20?

Addition, subtraction, and place value are three of the most important topics in elementary mathematics. It’s so important that your child has sufficient time to explore and make sense of these concepts on their way to fluency.
Excerpt from Building Fact Fluency – Graham Fletcher and Tracy Johnston Zager

Upcoming Events and Important Dates

• On November 17, Rupertsland Institute presents the Get Ahead of Your Future job fair at the Edmonton Convention Centre for Métis Nation of Alberta students ages 15-17. To find out more or register for the event, email careerfairs@rupertsland.org.

• Gallery@501 in Sherwood Park has a wonderful Alex Janvier exhibit—on now until November 20—“The Healing Language of Alex Janvier” by world-renowned Denesuline artist, Alex Janvier, from Cold Lake First Nations, Treaty 6 Territory. Curated in partnership with the Janvier Gallery and Gallery@501, this exhibition features paintings, sketchbook drawings, video and audio works that reflect Janvier’s experiences within Canada’s residential school system.

• Strathcona Museum and Archives has two exhibits featuring Indigenous artists—Aaron Paquette’s immersive mural, The Past Shows Us The Way, and Shakihi: The Art of Connie Kulhavy.

• Strathcona County Hall in Sherwood Park is showcasing Métis artist Heather Shillinglaw’s art piece miyotamon nanas - it is a good road in all directions.

• Wellness Together is free mental health and substance use support for people in Canada and Canadians abroad
• https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA
  
• Hope For Wellness is free mental health and substance use support available 24/7 to all Indigenous people of Canada.
• https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

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Office Hours

Bell Schedule

Email: general.llr@eips.ca
Website: https://www.lakelandridge.ca/
Location: 101 Crimson Drive, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-416-9018
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lakeland-Ridge-School-1490402014609661
Twitter: @LakelandRidge