Week at a Glance

March 31st Monday- First Day Back

April 1st Tuesday-

April 2nd Wednesday-

April 3rd Thursday-

April 4th Friday-

Dear LIS Families,

Wow—what a fantastic week we’ve had! From flipping pancakes at our Pancake Breakfast to witnessing the creativity and business skills of our young entrepreneurs at the Entrepreneur Fair, it’s been a whirlwind of excitement, learning, and, of course, delicious food!

The Pancake Breakfast was a huge hit, with students ands staff. A special shout-out to Ms. Blake and the Culture Club students who helped mix, flip, and serve—it was a true team effort! 🥞💛

At the Entrepreneur Fair, our students truly shined! From handmade crafts to innovative products and creative services, it was inspiring to see their passion and hard work come to life. Who knows? We might have the next big business mogul in our midst! 🚀💡 Please see the pictures below.

Now, as we head into Spring Break, we hope you all take this time to relax, recharge, and enjoy some family fun. Whether you're traveling, enjoying the sunshine, or just catching up on some well-deserved rest, we can’t wait to hear all about your adventures when we return!

Wishing you all a joyful and refreshing break! 🌷🌞

We are Kind....

We are Compassionate...

We are LIS...

Huy'ch'qa,

Dionte Jelks

Principal

Friday March 14, 2025

Last Day of School for Spring Break

Monday March 31, 2025

Student return back to school

Friday April 11

BC Lions End Racism @ LSS

Gr. 6 & 7 students

Tuesday April 15, 2025

LIS Track and Field Meet

Friday April 18, 2025

Good Friday (School not in Session)

Monday April 21, 2025

Easter Monday (School not in Session)

Monday May 5, 2025

Pro D Day (School not in session)

Friday May 9, 2025

Class & Group Photos

Friday May 16, 2025

SAM2 Performance

Monday May 19, 2025

Victoria Day (School not in session)

Golden Thumb Award

Division 3 received the Golden Thumb Award this week!

Tiger Pride Award Winners

Smiles lit up the gym as our Grade 7 students showcased their creativity, hard work, and entrepreneurial spirit at this year’s Entrepreneur Fair! Each student did an outstanding job marketing and selling their products, demonstrating their learning in a real-world setting.

A special thank you to Ms. Lydersen, Ms. Leveque, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Vincent for guiding and supporting students through their Careers classroom sessions, which culminated in this exciting and successful event. Your dedication helped make this experience both educational and inspiring for our young entrepreneurs.

Congratulations to all the students for their effort and enthusiasm—we are so proud of you!

(March 14th – Happy Spring Break!)

DON’T FORGET THAT OUR FESTIVAL RUNS FROM MAY 12th TO MAY 16th!

Division 1-13 Radio Plays

Auditions are now finished and every student knows their role in each play. Full scripts have been sent home this week with students in all classes who have speaking roles so that they can start practising. No memorization is required for radio plays.

Please keep these scripts at home in a safe place so they won’t be misplaced or lost. There is no need for scripts to come back to school since we have copies in the fine arts room that we will be using during in-school rehearsals. Digital copies are not available.

Tales from the Twilight Zone (extra-curricular stage production)

Our after-school drama club continued their rehearsals this week. With spring break upon us, your child should use the break from classes to memorize their lines. When they return to school on March 31st, they will only have 10 days until they are ‘off-book’ and will not be using scripts in rehearsals any longer.

By the end of spring break, drama club students should have at least 75% of their lines and cue lines memorized.

Finally, to help families plan out their schedules in the months ahead, I’m happy to announce the festival schedule! Dress rehearsals run from Wednesday, May 7th to Friday, May 9th. Performances for family and friends are from Monday, May 12th to Friday, May 16th. All radio theatre (Div 1-13) performances will be during school hours. The ‘Tales from the Twilight Zone’ stage show will wrap up the festival on the evening of Friday, May 16th.

Div 1-3 – Fractured Fairy Tales radio theatre è Mon, May 12 during school hours

Div 4 – Twilight Zone radio theatre è Mon, May 12 during school hours

Div 5-7 – Twilight Zone radio theatre è Tues, May 13 during school hours

Div 8-10 – Lights Out radio theatre è Wed, May 14 during school hours

Div 11-13 – Lights Out radio theatre è Thurs, May 15 during school hours

‘Tales from the Twilight Zone’ stage production è Fri, May 16, evening show

Exact times of day are not set, however, performances can start as early as 8:40 and end as late as 2:15. Exact times will be announced in mid-April.

Remember that up-to-date information about our drama festival can be found at my drama website. https://pitchblackdrama.weebly.com/

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by sending me an email at rob.michalopoulos@sd68.bc.ca.

Thank you,

Mr. Michalopoulos

COME PLAY WITH US!

We’re excited to offer an After School Multisport Program for students in grades 4 and 5 at LIS! This fun and inclusive program will run on Tuesdays from April 8 to June 10, 2025, from 2:26 to 4:00 PM. Please arrive by 3:55 PM for pick-up.

Students will have the opportunity to explore fundamental movement skills through physical activities, games, and creative arts and crafts. Forms are due by March 13th, so be sure to sign up soon!

Did you know?

Pacific Sport also offers engaging and inclusive Summer Camps designed to meet the needs of our community. Keep an eye out for more details!

We look forward to seeing you there!

March 17 to 21

Nanaimo Ladysmith Schools offers several Spring Break programs including volleyball, Food Safe, Babysitting and the Home Alone course.

In partnership with the Child Development Centre, we will be hosting ‘All Kids Go to School’ on April 9 (via zoom). This session is intended for families and caregivers of students with diverse abilities and disabilities entering Kindergarten

• Save-A-Tape: Save your receipts from any Country Grocer and hand them in to your child's teacher. We have collected over $27,000 in receipts so far. For every $1,000 in receipts we receive a $10 gift card from Country Grocer.
• LIS Track Meet Concession, Tuesday, April 15th: Volunteers needed to run the concession. This event has made $2,600 total over the last two years and we need approximately 5 volunteers to help this run smoothly.
• RaffleBox 50/50, May 1-June 13th: We will be running an online 50/50. Details will be coming out later in April!
• Fun Fair Planning: Our biggest fundraiser of the year will be on Thursday, May 29th. We typically make about $7,000 every year at this event and a lot of planning and work goes into this event! Please reach out if you want to help create a new game, help organize, or help on the day of. We'll be having the dunk bucket again, which was a hit last year.
• Fun Fair, Thursday, May 29th: We will need lots of volunteers running games, selling game tickets, helping with the Cake Walk, helping with the BBQ and concession, 50/50 tickets, etc. We will have various time slots during the day and from 2:30 pm until 8:00 pm.
• Hot Lunches:

• March 31: Panago Pizza

• April 7: Ironworks Crêpes

• April 14: Panago Pizza

• April 22 (a Tuesday!): Maya Norte (menu not on Munchalunch yet...stay tuned)

• April 28: Subway

• Order via Munchalunch (cutoff: 10:00 pm the Thursday before).

• Panago Coupons: We will be selling more Panago coupons on Munchalunch in April and will deliver them to your child weekly on Mondays. $14 each for a medium pizza coupon. We currently have 25 coupons left from our last fundraiser. Reach out to the PAC for purchasing these as they are no longer on Munchalunch. LIS makes $4 from every coupon sold!

Donations and Contributions

• Used Books Wanted: Gently used youth novels (e.g., Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Wings of Fire, Alan Gratz novels) are welcomed.
• Country Grocer Receipts: Submit receipts to your teacher; LIS receives 1% back in gift cards for every $1,000 collected.

Thank You to Our Community Sponsors

We’re grateful for the support of:

• Save-On-Foods (juice for hot lunches)
• Panago Pizza (pizza coupons)
• Madill The Office Company (stationery for fundraising)
• Blooms At The 49th (Carnation Grams)
• Country Grocer (Donation of hot dogs, hot chocolate and supplies for our donation drive dates)
• Ashley Vincent - LIS cookies

Volunteer Opportunities

We’d love your help with the following:

• Mondays (Hot Lunch): 11:20 am–12:30 pm (1 helper needed per lunch).
• Fridays (Concession): 10:30 am–12:30 pm (2 helpers needed per concession).
• Apr 15: Concession at LIS Track Meet (Rotary Bowl Stadium, Nanaimo).
• May 29: Fun Fair (setup, running games, or takedown from 2:30 pm–8:00 pm).

Meet Your PAC Members

Our Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is here to support the LIS community! Feel free to reach out to any of us or email us at ladysmithintermediatepac@hotmail.com.

• Marcy Drinkwater: Chair (Zekie, Grade 5)
• Susan Randle: Treasurer (Lindsey, Grade 4; Amanda, Grade 6)
• Andrea Gollmer: Secretary (Summer, Grade 5)
• Devon Warren: Hot Lunch/Fundraising (Colbie, Grade 6)
• Lindsey Conover: PAC Member/Concession (Ethan, Grade 5)
• Michelle Hiebert: PAC Member (Rose, Grade 7)
• Shiela Guay: Concession Lead (Olivia, Grade 6)
• Sarah Schaefer: DPAC rep (Gavin, Grade 4)
• Anna Coe: Graphic Design (Beatrice, Grade 5)

We ask parents/guardians to call the school before 9:00 am at (250) 245-3351 or email Info.LI@sd68.bc.ca to notify the school of your child’s absence. Please follow up with a note to your child’s teacher when your child returns to school so the teacher can address any missed work, homework issues, etc. Also a reminder that if students need to leave early, they should be signed out in the main office.

The following is a reminder about the NLPS school closure procedure for students.

If schools are closed due to snow, or any other weather-related problems, announcements will be made on local radio stations (WOLF 106.9 FM, WAVE 102.3 FM, and 91.7 COAST FM) by 7 a.m., or earlier, on the day of the closure. Please do not call the radio station – tune in and listen for the announcements, which will be made on a regular basis.

In addition, the district will post the information on the district’s website, Twitter, Facebook, and mobile app. Families may also receive a message through the School Messenger notification system via phone, email, or text. Please keep in mind, however, that there may be situations where this is not always possible, for example, power outages or technical problems. The most reliable method is to listen to the local radio stations.

ADDRESS:

Ladysmith Intermediate School

317 French St. Ladysmith, BC V9G 1B1

(250) 245-3351

INTERNET/SOCIAL MEDIA:

WEBSITE: https://li.schools.sd68.bc.ca/