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ILPS wishes all of our families a safe and restful March Break
Dear ILPS families,
We have had a busy start to Term 2 and are looking forward to our return to school on Monday, March 18th. The last few months of school always seem to fly by!
This week we were privileged to have the Orangeville Community Band perform for all of our grades – What an …
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ILPS March 2019 School Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The past two days of sunshine have are a reminder that Spring is around the corner! We are all appreciating longer days (more sunshine!) and the promise of flowers blooming in the near future.
We have had an excellent start to Term 2 here at Island Lake and are looking forward to …
ILPS February 2019 Newsletter
February 2019 Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are looking forward to the end of the January Deep Freeze! Students have managed the numerous indoor recesses relatively well. We are sure they are looking forward to being able to take a fresh air and exercise break from their classrooms at recess when more seasonal temperatures return!
There …
Island Lake PS students spread their generosity across North America over the holiday season
January 7, 2019
ORANGEVILLE, Ontario – A grade 2 class at Island Lake Public School has started a revolution of 7 year olds giving back during the holidays throughout North America.
After reading the story The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson, which details the experiences of renowned violinist Joshua Bell, students in Ms. Gillis class …
ILPS December 2018 School Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This is the new format for our monthly newsletter. In order to meet Ministry Accessibility Guidelines, we will be posting our newsletter on our website. Reminders and a link to the school website will be emailed out to parents and guardians every month. It is very important that you read the …
Bookfair Nov 26-30th
Hello parents! It’s that exciting time of year again…the LLC Scholastic Bookfair! This year’s theme is Enchanted Forest and the students are very excited to visit our fair and help support this fundraiser for the school library and makerspace. Books make terrific gifts for the holiday season, and there will be many …
Parent/Teacher Interviews and online booking
Our school will be conducting JK-Gr 8 Parent/Teacher interviews on Thursday, November 29, 2018 and Friday, November 30, 2018. Appointments will be booked online. Appointments outside these days must be booked directly with the teacher. We ask that all parents please book an appointment with their child’s teacher online using the instructions coming home …
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Bullying Prevention Week
Next week – Nov 19-23, 2018 is Bullying Prevention Week in the UGDSB – at ILPS, our focus will be on “Choosing Kindness” to overcome bullying behaviour.
Thank you to Jaime, our Child and Youth Counsellor, for organizing the following days for Choose Kindness Week 2018 – We will be making announcements every day explaining …
Deck the Halls – Themed Baskets
ILPS School Council Theme Basket Raffle – Deck the Halls 2018
We are asking ILPS Families to help us fill Baskets with new items to match each theme!
Donations are welcome to ANY Themed Basket. If you own a business or have corporate connections to a theme (other than your child’s classroom theme) we would greatly …
ILPS Upcoming Events/ Uploading issues (newsletter)
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We apologize for the delay in having our November newsletter posted. The current format of our newsletter does not meet Accessibility Guidelines. We are in the process of creating a new format for our monthly newsletters. In the meantime, we want to …
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