ILPS June 2019 School Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We wish all of our families a restful summer and we wish our grade 8’s all the best for the future in high school! We would like to say a very special thank you to all of our Teachers, ECE’s, EA’s, Office Staff, CYC and Custodial staff who have made this year possible!! We welcome Mrs. Robertson as our new Vice-Principal in September as Mrs. Dampier is off to celebrate her retirement from education. We have been lucky to have Mrs. Dampier here at Island Lake for the past 5 years. Her quiet leadership and Special Education expertise has been very valuable. Mrs. Robertson comes to us from Brisbane PS where she was Vice-Principal. We welcome her to the Island and are looking forward to learning and working with her.
As we come to the end of our school year, we would also like to express our gratitude to the School Council and other volunteers who have supported our school. We have achieved a lot together and we are looking forward to 2019-20! We say a special goodbye to our School Council co-chair, Kim Soper, who has previously been our Chair. Kim has contributed many, many hours to making Island Lake a special place for our community. Amongst the many accomplishments that Kim has been a part of, our Outdoor Learning Space stands out as testament to her perseverance and vision. Thank you for all you have done for the Island, Kim!
Mrs. Dampier and I would like to share with our parents, guardians, staff and students what a pleasure it has been for us to work for all of you this year. We wish everyone a safe and happy summer and look forward to seeing you in September.
Mr. Sean Singh (x223) Mrs. Janice Dampier (x224)
Principal Vice-Principal
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From Island to Island – Water is Life
Our mural in the front foyer inspired by the Seven Grandfather Teachings has been completed. We will be putting the final touches on over the next couple of weeks, including adding the title (above). Please come by and see the mural for yourself – we are very proud of the work of our Ospreys!!!
Fifty Grade 6,7 and 8 Ospreys were involved in painting the mural under the direction of Indigenous artist Michael Cywink.
The Ontario Arts Council has funded the project, and Jennifer Bailey, Grade 7 teacher has been the lead teacher responsible for bringing Michael to Island Lake PS.
Two other schools in the Orangeville area are home to Michael’s murals. Both Montgomery Village and Erin PS have had teachings passed down through Michael, an Odawa Anishinabe of the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island.
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Summer Hours
The office will be closed from Friday, June 28th , 2019 to Tuesday, August 27th, 2019. If you know of any new students who will be registering for the fall, please let them know that registration day will be on Wednesday, August 28th, 2019. Our first day back to school will be September 3rd, 2019.
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Bus Transportation Information
If you are looking for any transportation information or need to make changes to your own information during the summer, please visit the Service de transport de Wellington-Dufferin/Wellington –Dufferin Student Transportation Services at www.stwdsts.ca or 519 824-4119
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JK Welcome to Kindergarten
On Friday, June 7th, the ILPS Kindergarten team hosted the new-to-JK Kindergarten Orientation. Our newest students were given a chance to see the classrooms and meet each other while their parents were treated to an excellent presentation by some of our K team. We are looking forward to seeing all of these new faces in September and we wish them all the best on their journey through school.
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ILPS Dress Code
As the hot weather will arrive soon, we can finally shed some of our layers! We would like to take this opportunity to remind families of our dress code:
- Dress appropriately for personal safety and weather conditions
- Clothing reflects respect for yourself, your body and your school
- Dress should reflect the positive outlook of ILPS as a work and learning place
- Attire should be free of symbols of hate, gang membership or images that portray violence, death, abuse, cigarettes, drugs, inappropriate language, political, sexual or racial statements
- Bare midriffs & backs are not acceptable, shirts must be “tuckable” and not excessively tight
- Clothing should be of appropriate length and fit
- Underclothing (underwear, bra straps or boxer shorts) should not show
- Halter tops, muscle shirts, spaghetti straps & low scooped necklines are unacceptable
- Wheeled shoes are not permitted
- Students should wear closed-toed shoes when using the climbers. Sandals and flip-flops are not allowed
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ILPS Community Garden Makeover
We would like to thank Mrs. Hughson for her leadership, dedication and commitment to the ILPS Environmental Initiatives that she is involved in. From the Waste Audit to the Gr. 5 Guardians of the Garden, to earning another Gold Ecoschools Rating, we would like to take a moment to appreciate all that she does. We would also like to thank Mr. Broderick for his efforts to make environmental awareness part of our everyday thinking and action. His focus on creating opportunities for student success is very much appreciated.
Thanks to Orangeville Building Supply for their generous donation and great price on the lumber for the new eco garden raised beds. Thank you to students from Ms Manzerole and Ms Miller’s classes for their hard work with the shovels. A very special thanks to Mr Broderick’s grade 4/5 class for all the hard work put into making the garden look nice again.
Thanks to Learning For a Sustainable Future and Green Up Your School Grounds for the grant money that covered the cost of soil and lumber.
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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader!!
It’s been a busy month in the Library Learning Commons at ILPS!
Forest of Reading
We officially finished off the Forest of Reading book clubs for the year (Blue Spruce for Kindergarten to grade 2 students, and Silver Birch and Red Maple for older students) and celebrated our voting day with class parties (KG to grade 2) and a trip to the Festival of Trees (grades 3 to 8). Students really enjoyed all the books this year and enjoyed comparing their voting choices to those of students across Ontario on our bulletin board outside the LLC. A huge thank you goes out to the Parent Council for purchasing the club books again for our students this year!
Upcoming Author Visit
On Friday, June 21st, we will be hosting a visit from award-winning Canadian author, Philip Roy. He will be speaking to students about his popular “Happy the Pocket Mouse” book series (grade KG to 2 presentation only) and his books for older students including “Me and Mr. Bell” and his “Submarine Outlaw” series. If you would like to order a copy of one of Philip’s books for your child to be autographed during his visit, please see the attached page for order details and instructions. Kids will receive their books during Philip’s visit.
Circulation
Friday, May 31st was the last day of this school year for students to check out books from the LLC. All books should be returned by Monday, June 10th. Kids in JK to grade 1 should also return their book bags for cleaning over the summer. The first few classes to get all their books (and bags) back will win a small prize!
Volunteers
A special thank you goes out to all the students and parent volunteers who worked as LLC helpers this year! It’s been your dedication, helpfulness and organizational skills that have allowed the LLC to be open during the day for all students to drop-in for a quiet space to work or to get a book to read. I couldn’t do it without you – thank you! Ms. Fraser
Mrs. Alison Brown, Mrs. Jennifer Marnie, Mrs. Janet Shaw
Trinity, Kaelyn, Sydney, Brianna, Kendra, Kyra, Nora, Sophie, Khayla, Kenisha, Katie, Emma, William T., Kaden, Brendan, Matt V., Jeremy, Krish, Lincoln, Patrick, Josef, Ryan, Delvin, Spencer, Sam, Harmohit, Will D., Gabby, Amalia, Danielle, Taya, Ella, Aliyah, Arwen, Payton, Emily, Cheyenne, Morgan, Cole, Aiden, Preston, Talia, Chloe, Reese, Abby, Jaden, Sabbu, Carter, Audrey, James, Bryson, Serena, Ava S., Eknoor, Ava H., Mischa, James R., Ethan, Ali, Evan, Hayden, Jada, Imogen, Ava P., Avneet, Victoria, Jordyn, Tristan, Matthew, Drew, Hassan, Alex, Annie, Affan, Brandon B., Matt G., Jacob, Matt R., Brandon Y., Alyssa, Sam N.
Also a big thank you to all the parents and relatives who attended the Festival of Trees trip as supervisors. There are too many names to list but all your help was so much appreciated!
From Mrs. Fraser
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STAFFING UPDATE AT ILPS
This year, Mrs. Dampier is retiring. We thank her for the impact she has had on our students over the span of her career and wish her all the best for their retirement. We will miss her very much! We welcome Mrs. Robertson to ILPS as our new Vice Principal in September.
We have lots of changes coming up for the 2019-20 school year. Those that have been confirmed are as follows: our apologies if we have missed someone as there have been many changes recently.
We wish the following teachers all the best for their future as we say goodbye and thank you for all they have contributed to the Island – Ms. Cation, Ms. Van Alstine, Ms. Oxenham, Mrs. Martin, Ms. Grant, Mr. Lebrun, and Mrs. Ray.
We wish all the best to these staff members who will be on maternity leave in Sept – Ms. Bailey, Mme Neff, Ms. Cook, Ms. Young, Ms. Cera and Mr. Byers, (whose wife is expecting).
We are already making preparations for September and are looking forward to a wonderful 2019-2020 school year
We wish all of our families a safe and enjoyable summer – we will see you back on TUESDAY, SEPT 3, 2019!!!
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