Author: Lawrence Station Elementary School

September 2019

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4 / Welcome back BBQ @ 5:30	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12 / X-Country Meet @ 4pm in St. Andrews	13	14
15	16 / Guided Reading starts / X-Country Meet @ 4pm SSES	17	18	19	20	21 / Becca Told Me To Day
22 / Rotary Run @ 9am—Garcelon Civic Centre	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30 / X-Country Meet @ 4pm—MES

Cross Country (Gr. 3-5)
We are excited to offer Cross Country to students in grade 3-5 again this year. This will include practices that will take place from 2:15-3:00. It is important for students to dress accordingly, having running sneakers and a water bottle. There is also opportunities to participate in district cross country meets. The race dates, times and location will be on the calendar

Welcome Back
It is hard to believe that it is that time of year again. The summer was hot and we hope everyone had a fun summer and got a chance to do something they love to do. We are excited to welcome back Mrs. Erskine. She is back from half a year off and is eager to see everyone. We are sad to see Mrs. Russell-Samways go. She is at SSES and she will be missed. We had a lot of work done over the summer to the bathrooms and some paving was done outside. The work on the bathrooms will continue for the first week or two. Come join us for a Welcome Back BBQ on Wednesday, September 4th @ 5:30. We will provide you with a healthy BBQ snack and you can meet the staff. We look forward to seeing you there!

Attendance
We are making it a goal and priority for students to be at school and on time. In order to do this we need help from the each family. We need to work together to make sure your child gets the best opportunity to learn. This year we will be implementing a procedure for days absent:
- Once a child misses 5 days a phone call will be made by the teacher seeing if there are ways we can help.
- Once a child misses 10 days a phone call will be made by the principal and a letter will be sent home.
- Once a child misses 20 days a case conference will be scheduled for parents and school personnel to attend to come up with a plan to help the child.
We appreciate your help making sure your child attends school regularly. We look forward to working as a team to improve this. Thanks in advance.

Student Fees
Our school fees for this year are $40. You can register for Cashless schools online so you don’t have to worry about cheques and cash. There is a link attached to our school website. The fees are used to purchase school supplies.

Communication
We try to communicate in many different ways in order to get our messages out. We often use a messenger system that calls home. The Home and School Committee has also created a facebook page. We also have a twitter page to get messages out. Stay in touch with things up to date by connecting with us in a variety of ways.

Scent Free
All schools are scent free. Students and adults in the building are to be scent free.