Lake Simcoe Public School

Kindergarten Projects
It's hard to believe that we've been at school for almost 2 months already. The children who came on those first few days
have grown and learned so much in such a short amount of time. We hope that you were able to visit your child’s classroom
during the open house, and look forward to meeting with you during conference times in November to discuss your child’s
progress so far.
You will quickly notice that the four kindergarten classrooms at LSPS follow a play and inquiry based program that focuses on
the interests and developmental levels of the students in each of the classes. Our programs include a combination of
educator lead and students led activities, in large and small groups. You'll find as the year progresses, that there will be
times where we do things as a school kindergarten group, however, there will be many times when each class will be doing
things that are different from the other classes. Please contact your child’s educators if you have any questions about the
program.
On the PD day in October, the four kindergarten teams had the opportunity to learn about the new kindergarten program
that was released this year. The revised document that we are working with looks at students learning through four frames;
belonging and contributing, self-regulation and well-being, problem solving and innovating as well as demonstrating literacy
and mathematical behaviours. This is a shift in thinking from separate subject areas such as math, science and the arts.
Along with the move to the four frames, we will be moving to a Province wide Communication of Learning at the end of the
first term that will reflect the four frames. For the November conferences, we will continue to use the Board generated
report which will be distributed to students in their second year of kindergarten (SK). Students in their first year of
kindergarten (JK) will not receive any formal communication until the end of the first term. All kindergarten students and
their families will have an opportunity to meet with their educator team in November. If you didn't have a chance to sign up
for a conference, please contact your child’s educators.
We want to thank you for your support as we have worked out the kinks of being a new team of educators in a brand new
school. We look forward to creating new traditions and relationships with the families of Lake Simcoe Public School.
Free Film Screening on November 22nd - Most Likely to Succeed
On November 22, the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) will hold public screenings of the film Most Likely To
Succeed. This film examines the history of education, revealing the growing shortcomings of conventional education methods
in today’s innovative world. The film explores compelling new approaches that aim to transform learning as we know it. To
learn more about the film and view a trailer, visit www.mltsfilm.org/.
The following schools will screen the movie:
Innisdale Secondary School
Nantyr Shores Secondary School
Bradford District High School
Alliston Union Public School
The screenings begin at 6:30 pm and the film is 90 minutes in length. Everyone is welcome to attend and the film is
appropriate for all audiences (please note that there is one profanity word in the movie). Please pre-register for the event at
www.scdsb.on.ca.
Terry Fox
On Friday, October 7th, Lake Simcoe Public School participated in it's first
Terry Fox Walk/Run event! It was a beautiful day, and the enthusiasm and
energy of our students was contagious. It was our school's first
fundraising event and we raised over $2,300 - WOW! A big thank you to
our school community for their support. The Terry Fox Foundation has
raised millions of dollars for cancer research over the years and we are
extremely proud of the participation efforts of our students.
Way to go, Lake Simcoe!
No Heelys at School Please
Students are reminded that Heelys shoes with
wheels are not to be worn at school.
These shoes are not appropriate footwear for
the indoors or the
outdoors.
Thank you for your
support.