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A Message from the Principal:

It is with pride that I would like to share with you that

one of our students, Madisen Fehst, was one of 11

runners-up for the Genworth Canada national writing

contest. All students from Mme St. Hilaire’s and Mme

Lafleur's classes entered the contest by writing about

the Meaning of Home. More than 7000 grade 4, 5 and 6

students submitted entries across the country.

By being runner-up in the contest, Genworth donated

$5000 to Kamloops Habitat for Humanity on Madisen's

behalf. Every entry in the contest also gave a $10

donation to Habitat for Humanity. As a result of this

initiative by our two grade 5 teachers, Kamloops Habitat

for Humanity received $5500.

We would like to congratulate Madisen on her

achievement and also all our grade 5 students who took

part in this contest. Their effort has made a big

difference for some families in Kamloops. Way to make

a difference in your community, Falcons, and keep up

the good work!

Upcoming Dates:

March 9 Science Fair at LGES

March 12 PAC Meeting (8:45 am)

March 13 Band Concert (6:30 pm)

March 15 Concours d’art oratoire

March 16 Last day before spring break

March 26 First day after spring break

March 30 Good Friday

April 2 Easter Monday

April 6 PAC Hot Lunch

April 12 Battle of the Books (Zones)

April 19 Battle of the Books (Districts)

April 23 Pro-D Day (No School)

May 2 Young Artists’ Conference

May 3/4 Heritage Fair

May 4 Young Authors’ Conference

May 10 Zone Track and Field

May 17 District Track and Field

May 18 Pro-D Day (No School)

Parent Drop Off and Pick Up

Keeping students safe is one of

our top priorities.

Over the past few months, we have been receiving

complaints from parents and community members

about unsafe and potentially dangerous actions while

students are being dropped off and picked up. These

concerns include:

• letting students out of vehicles while double

parked,

• allowing students to cross in the middle of the

street instead of using a crosswalk, and

• passing double parked vehicles.

With this in mind, we would like to remind you that

Dominion Street has been identified as the drop off and

pick up zone. Students are required to enter and exit

the building from the doors that face Dominion Street.

The move from Pine to Dominion was made last year for

safety reasons because of all the congestion on Pine

Street.

If you are arriving late or picking your child up during

the school day, please use the front doors because it is

district policy to keep all other outside doors locked

during instructional hours.

Our purpose is not to police parents, but we would like

you to keep in mind that your actions will be mimicked

by your children when you are not around. Ask yourself

if your actions are those that you would like your

children to practice on their own.

Please help us to

keep all of our

students safe. We

thank you for your

support with this.

Lloyd George Elementary School 830 Pine Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 3A1 Phone: 250-374-3174 / Safe Arrival: 1-844-350-2647

March 2018

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Grade 7 Leadership

Talent Show auditions have been taking place this week.

The Talent Show will take place on March 16th.

News from the Library

Our School Battle of the Books will be held after Spring

Break on the following dates:

• Thursday, April 5th for gr. 5’s

• Friday, April 6th for gr. 6-7

• Monday, April 9th for gr. 3-4

Winners, one team per category, will

represent LGES at the Zone Battles on April

12th.

Celebrating Our Student Successes

Heritage Fair Stamp Contest:

Congratulations to the following 10 students whose

Heritage Fair stamps were chosen and were submitted

to the District Heritage Fair committee.

Grade 6: Persephone, Kali, Huxley, Amelia, Alice, and

Katie

Grade 4: Dylan, Sara, Josh, and Jayme-Gwen

Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest

Congratulations to the following students who entered

bridges in the annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Building

contest. Félicitations à tous les élèves qui ont

participé!

McKenna, Oklyn, Puneet, Josh, Finn, Ben, Henry,

Sawyer, Sean and William.

The student whose bridge held the most weight from

our school was Puneet.

Something is Hatching in the Library!

Mme Fassler has brought some

fertilized eggs to school and they

are currently in an incubator in

the library. Some of the eggs are

a blue/green colour because the

hens are of the Americauna

variety. After being incubated for

21 days, the chicks are due to

hatch on Tues., March 13th.

Swing by the library sometime

that week to see what's happening!

Grade 6

Mme Christine's class would like to thank those of you

that supported our endeavour at making heating bags.

Whether you gave us fabric or bought a bag from us, we

are very thankful. We made $1000 and will be giving the

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation this money so

they can further their research and find a cure for

diabetes. Thank you so much Lloyd George Community!

Aboriginal Education News

Thompson Rivers University is having a

powwow this weekend in their gym.

Admission is free. Grand entry is

Saturday and Sunday at 1pm. The

powwow ends Sunday by 5pm.

Bannock sales are back!

Primary bannock sale - Thursday, March 8th

Intermediate bannock sale - Friday, March 9th

Bannock is 50 cents per piece. Proceeds will go

towards drums for the school.

PAC News

Easter is just around the corner! Please consider

supporting our library when purchasing your Easter

treats. Orders DO NOT go home with the students, the

coordinator contacts parents for pick up. The website

is purdysgpp.com/488992 , the customer number is

34280, and the password is glad. Please click "add

order" to place the order under your own information,

or add your name and telephone number in the

"additional info" box, so the coordinator knows how to

contact you when the order arrives. Orders will be

accepted until Wednesday, March 14, and will be

delivered on Monday, March 26.

Stay tuned for a movie night in April!

Upcoming hot lunches include Swiss

Chalet - BURGER DAY on Friday, March

16 (orders due by 7:00 am on Friday,

March 9), and Swiss Chalet - PASTA on

Friday, April 6 (orders due by 7:00 am

Friday, March 30).

The next PAC meeting is scheduled for Monday, March

12th at 8:45 am in the staff room.

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Canadian Parents for French

Canadian Parents for French, Kamloops Chapter, is

fundraising at Chapters Bookstore on Thursday, March 8

from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. A portion of almost ANY

purchase made between those hours is donated to CPF

Kamloops which then helps us run French-based,

community events. It is a great time to stock up on

some Spring Break reading material or Easter presents!

Can't make it to the store that night? No problem, visit

our Facebook page (CPF-Canadian Parents for French-

Kamloops) for the link that lets you order online, or

even buy a gift card that can be used later.

CPF Kamloops is pleased to invite you to our

2018 Concours d'art oratoire competition on Thursday,

March 15 at the Henry Grube Education Centre. Local

intermediate and secondary students demonstrate their

French oral skills with this public speaking, judged event

and vie for a chance to represent our area at the

provincial competition in Surrey. The event runs all day

and the public is more than welcome to come listen to

the varied topics students present. Please note that this

year the primary students will present their Concours

on March 15 at Lloyd George Elementary School not at

the Henry Grube.

Upcoming District Events

Science Fair April 9-11

The Cariboo Mainline Regional Science Fair takes place at the

TRU gymnasium for students in grades 4-12.

Young Artists May 2

The Young Artists’ Conference is an annual event for aspiring

artists in elementary school to showcase their artwork and

take part in a series of workshops.

Heritage Fair May 3-4

BC Heritage Fairs is a province-wide program that encourages

youth to see history around them. It is a nation-wide, bilingual

educational initiative that encourages students to explore

Canadian heritage in a dynamic, hands-on learning

environment.

Young Authors May 4

The Young Authors’ Conference is an annual event bringing

together the best authors in our District to work with

professional authors and writers.

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