Principal: Mr. Propp

Vice Principal: Ms. Burrell

Phone: 780-923-2898

Website: www.landingtrailschool.ca

2018 Dates To Remember

October 2 Picture Day

HS, KB, KL, Gr. 1, Gr. 2 and 2/3 M

Logos Meeting @3:30 pm at LT

October 3 Picture Day

KA, KM, Gr. 3 & Gr. 4

October 5 Hot Lunch- Taco in a Bag

October 8 Thanksgiving - No School

October 11 School Council @ 6:30 pm

October 12 PD Day - No Classes

October 19 Hot Lunch - Flamez Grilled Cheese

October 24 PIA Fundraising Orders Due

October 26 Hot Lunch - Pizza

October 28 Oil Kings—Choir Performance

October 31 Happy Halloween

Nov 1—8 Book Fair

November 2 Hot Lunch - Chicken Burger

November 6 Logos Meeting @ 3:30 pm LT

November 8 Remembrance Day Ceremony @9:30am

Photo Retakes in the afternoon

Book fair/Powerschool/Technology

Evening

ECS (KA/KB/KL) Fieldtrip

School Council @ 6:30 pm

Principal’s Message The new school year is underway! It usually only takes a few days, and we are all back at the routine. I have the pleasure of reading the teachers 'newsletters before they are sent home, and many of them mention homework expectations and routines for their classes. Generally, teachers don’t send home regular work, except for home reading.

The work we do here at school is only a part of each child’s growth, and we value the input each of you have into your own children. Let’s keep working together and make this another great year of learning for everyone.

D. Propp

Picture day is coming! Please see below which day your child will have their photo

taken.

Tuesday, October 2: HS, KB, KL, Gr 1 & 2, 2/3M

Wednesday, October 3: KA/KM, Gr. 3 & 4

Class pictures as well as individual student photos will be taken.

In 2011, in the interest of student safety, Sturgeon Public School Division instituted a policy requiring that all adults accompanying or meeting fieldtrips are required to have a Criminal Record Check on file at the school prior to the fieldtrip. Please keep in mind that if you submitted a background check to the office last year, you are NOT required to get a new one this time. If you require a background check, please stop by the office to pick up the needed documentation for the RCMP. When submitting a background check to the office, please be advised that the original MUST be stamped by the RCMP within the last 6 months. The office will make a copy and give you back the original.

2018 -19 School Fees Student Agenda (Grade 1-4) $8.00 Additional Fees that may be applicable: Grade3 Recorder $10.00 Grade 4 Swimming Lessons $50.00 Logos Fee $15.00 Technology Fee (Grade 1-4) $ 5.00 Headstart Fieldtrip Fee $100.00 Kindergarten Fieldtrip Fee $100.00 Kindergarten Craft Fee $ 30.00

If paying by cheque, it should be made payable to Landing Trail School. Please contact the Finance Department if you need to make payment arrangements.

Mark your calendar!

October 5 Taco in a Bag

October 19 Flamez Grilled Cheese

October 26 Pizza

If your child did not order lunch on the above dates they will need to bring a lunch. Also remember to send a healthy snack will all students daily.

Students raised $ 333.45

for the Terry Fox Foundation!

Awesome Job!

Meet the staff and Community Evening

was held on Thursday, Sept 6th from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. was a Huge success. It was great to see many families come out to meet the staff and learn more about the community. Many thanks to the Town of Gibbons for supplying and preparing food for the evening.

On Tuesday, September 19th the entire school (staff and students) were treated to a delicious spaghetti lunch provided by our PIA committee. We would like to say THANK YOU to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped organize, prepare and serve in order to make this lunch possible!

End of Day Dismissal Often at the end of the day, there is a lot of confusion in the front of the school as we are try-ing to figure out who is on the busses and who we need to account for. If you are picking your children up after school, we ask that you wait in the foyer or at their dismissal door until the second dismissal bell goes. Please, do not wait outside the classroom. When the town stu-dent dismissal bell goes, students will be directed to go to the foyer, or you may go to the class-room to pick them up.

The following students are being recognized for their positive behavior and leadership skills for the month of September.

HS AM Presley 2H Abigail & Ryan

HS PM Gabriel 1/2P Sophia & Reese

KA Makus & Mason 2/3M Matthew & Anna

KB Flint & Devin 3O Molly & Jayla

KL Robyn & Cayden 3S Trayden & Issac

KM Bridget 4P Allison

1G Evelyn-Rose & Jaron 4L Jaxon & Kyla

1GI Ella & Nate 4S Kionna & Ava

1S Skylar & Luka 4SM Bowdry & Madelynn

Cross Country Run

Congratulations to the students who participated in the X Country Divisional Run on September 26.

Well done!

October Counsellors Corner

This months counselors corner will introduce you to the Family Support Worker. Sturgeon Public School Division employs family support workers at both the early childhood level and in grade school. Family support workers are an integral part of our inclusive learning team and they collaborates with schools and families to help connect you to supports and resource beyond the school.

While this is not an exhaustive list here are some ways your family support worker can help support families with:

Collaborate with and/or promote the interests of families with other community service provid-ers, resources and professionals as required.

Provide support, guidance and problem-solving to families. Establish action plans, assist and support with implementing the goals set out in those plans.

Provide information on and referral to; community service providers, resources and profession-als as required.

Provide support and feedback to school staff in assisting families and students.

Support families in adding to their Tool Box of ideas and strategies to create a positive and success-ful environment.

Referrals to the family support worker are made through the school counsellor. If you are in need of

Did You Know?

If a student must receive medication or medical treatment prescribed by a medical practitioner during the school day or during extra-curricular activities, and the student is incapable of self-administration, Sturgeon Public School Division guidelines state: 3.2 Non-prescribed Medication Non-prescribed medication shall not be distributed to any student enrolled in a Division school.

3.3.1 The parent must request in writing to the principal that the school store medication and medical treatment equipment to enable:

3.3.1.1 student self-administration where appropriate (e.g. asthma inhalers);

3.3.1.2 administration of medication and medical treatment. Written instructions

must be signed by the parent and the physician. 3.3.2 Except in the case of accidents and emergencies, no employee shall administer any medi-cation or medical treatment unless the conditions in a Guideline 3.2.1. are met. 3.3.4 Only the principal or designate will administer the medication and/or medical treatment.

FYI Doctors

Vision is an integral component of a child’s education. In fact, studies show that 80% of classroom learning is vis-ual.

To support Canadian children’s education, FYI Doctors launched our nation-wide community outreach program in 2014: Better Sight. Better Grades.

What is Better Sight. Better Grades.? In February 2014, FYI doctors was proud to establish the Better Sight. Better Grades. program as part of there commitment to the community and to promote healthy eyesight among young learners. This program aligns with there focus to provide accessible eye care and corrective wear to children who may need it to help them overcome challenges associated with poor vision, learning, and becoming successful.

Through this Better Sight. Better Grades program, our optometrists and staff work with local schools to identify children who may be having vision problems and who could potentially need corrective lenses, but whose fami-lies may not have the means to afford them.

We then conduct detailed pre-testing and comprehensive eye exams using the most modern lens technology and electronic measurement devices to create custom fittings for these young patients. Finally, we are pleased to provide a complimentary pair of eyeglasses from our wide selection of designer and exclusive-label frames for the student—with absolutely no strings attached.

If you are experiencing financial need and your child requires new glass please contact Ms. Burrell.

www.landingtrailschool.ca Page 7 Vice Principal: Mr. Stanski

Reminder:

The absentee check is an automated callout system. Student absentee checks are done daily. Please notify the office of your child’s absence @780-923-2898. If your calling after hours please be sure to leave a message including your child’s name, class and reason for the absence.

Absences can also be emailed to ltrail@sturgeon.ab.ca

Medical Alerts

We would like to remind parents that we have a number of children who suffer from peanut allergies. For this reason we are asking you to please NOT INCLUDE peanut butter or items that contain nuts in snacks or lunches that are being sent to school. We appreciate your efforts in helping us to keep all of our students healthy!

Picture Days October 2: HS, KB/KL, Grade 1, 2 & 2/3M

October 3: KA/KM, Grade 3 & 4

STUDENT SAFETY

For your child’s safety please use designated sidewalks, and look both ways before crossing the street. If your child will be riding a bike, please remind them to dismount their bike and walk their bike across the road using the cross-walks. If you are dropping children off, please do not do so in the Staff Parking lot immediately to the west of the building. This is a tremendous safety concern. Parents are welcome to park in the gravel parking lot to the west of the building.

Walking/Town Students

Students Parents are asked to ensure students do not arrive any earlier than 8:25 a.m.

Healthy Interactions Healthy Interactions Do you have a question /concern? Not sure

whom you should talk to? We hope that the following chart will provide some guidance.

As a General Rule: Approach the person closest to the concern first.

Classroom Issue or Child Progress: Child’s teacher

Program Issue: Person in charge of program

Playground Student Issue: Supervisor (wear blue or orange vests)

Parent Issue: Child’s teacher (to raise awareness)

Mr. Propp or Ms. Burrell

Bus Ride Issue: Child’s bus driver

Bus Stop Issue: Transportation office

(Donna or Sherry @ 780-939-4341)

School Operations: Mr. Propp/ Ms. Burrell

Parent Teacher Interviews

Please watch your child’s backpack for the information regarding the upcoming Parent Teacher Interviews in November.

Nutrition Program

Our Nutrition program provides students with healthy snacks and lunches throughout the year. Fresh fruits and veggies, yogurt, cheese and other nutritious snacks and lunch items will be available to students when needed. Once again an immeasurable Thank You to all parents, businesses and staff that helped to make sure our program was a success last year. The continued success of this program will rely heavily on donations. We hope that we will continue with our old partnerships and form many new ones as well. Tax receipts will be issued for any donations of $25.00 and over.

Thank you for your continued support!

POWER SCHOOL PARENT PORTAL

PowerSchool has recently made some exciting updates to their platform that includes enhancements for teacher gradebooks that will affect Sturgeon Public School Division schools. Teachers will transition to the updated gradebook over the course of the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 school year. During the transition, we anticipate no changes to what parents and students see in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. To support your continued navigation and use of the PowerSchool Parent Portal, an updated User Guide will be shared in the coming months. Thank you.

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