​Hi everyone,

It’s Lisa Jardine calling from Leatherbarrow Primary School with your Tuesday talk mail.

I am attaching September’s newsletter and calendar to this email. Please take a few minutes to read them so you will be familiar with what is happening this month.

Our focus for the months of September and October is Be Safe. We will teach students how to be safe at home, at school and on the bus.

We take the health and safety of your children very seriously and we are committed to doing everything we can to keep them safe. Yesterday, Public Health announced that for the next 2 weeks, students must wear a mask in school and while on school buses. Masks may be removed when students are eating, drinking, engaged in sports or physical education classes. Students do not have to wear their masks when they are playing or learning outside. This will be reassessed by the week of September 27.   Although this isn’t ideal, we do feel it is an important step in keeping our students as safe as possible. I have been in every classroom this morning and students are happy and learning. I am so proud of how resilient they are.

In keeping with our focus of being safe, we also have been learning about fire safety and how to safely exit our homes and school safely in the event of fire. This Thursday, we will practice our first school wide fire safety drill.

Later this month, we will practice our first lockdown, and in October, students will learn more about bus safety.

Another part of our Code of Conduct is Be Kind. We model, teach and promote kindness every day. This Saturday is “Becca Told Me to Day”-a day dedicated to kindness. We will be encouraging children to perform at least 1 act of kindness on Saturday, write it down and send it back to the school so it can be shared on the announcements and/or used to create a heart of kindness that will be displayed in the school. I am looking forward to reading all the kind acts performed this weekend.

Also, this Saturday, many cities and communities will also be participating in Terry Fox walks. We hope to be able to do a Terry Fox walk as a school the week of September 27^th.

Finally, a reminder that school fees are due the end of this month. Teachers have already purchased and distributed school supplies for all students so please send in your fee if you haven’t already done so.

I think that it all for today. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at the school.

Thanks for listening. Have a great day!September newsletter 2021.pdf September Calendar 2021 (1).pdf