LSS Weekly Communication - June 14, 2024
Uy’ skweyul Ladysmith Secondary Students and Families,
It has been another busy week at LSS as we prepare for the end of the year and summer break. This week was our final provincial literacy and numeracy assessment session. If you are unsure if your student needs to write next year, please connect with their counsellor.
During the last week of this school year the cafeteria will be CLOSED. This means that next week, June 17-21st there will be no lunch services. There will also be no pizza sales during this time. Please ensure you bring a lunch.
June 24th is LSS completion day. Although school is out on June 21st, students are welcome to come into the building on June 24th to complete any course requirements for this semester. Please have your student connect with their teacher if they are coming in.
On Wednesday, we welcomed grade 7’s from Ecole North Oyster and Ladysmith Intermediate to our building for tours and fun. As a part of this event there was a fun field day with bouncy castles and a school wide barbeque where our cafeteria program served up 700 plus hot dogs to our school community. Many thanks to our school PAC for their support. The fun day closed with an evening grade 7 parent night where families were given the opportunity to meet administration, counsellors, our child and youth support worker and receive tours of the building.
From June 13-15th, our fine arts department is putting on a modern take of Macbeth. Tickets are available at the office and the show opens nightly at 6pm. Special thanks to Mr. Taylor and Mr. Potvin for their work on this production. Be sure to check it out if you have the opportunity.
Next week we are hoping to provide grade 8-11 students with their timetable for the 2024-2025 school year. Counsellors can review timetables with students and will be offering support to those students with required changes. Grade 11 students who have requested a study block, will only receive their schedule once they return the required signed study sheet to the counselling office. Counsellors will be available until Friday, June 21st and then again in the week before school opening (beginning August 26th).
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
Hay ce:p ‘qu,
Stephen Epp & Shelley Gvojich
Upcoming events:
- June 21st – Last formal day of classes
- June 24th – Student completion day
- June 24th – Grad Breakfast 7:45am & Cap and Gown Pick Up 8:30-1pm
- June 24th – Grad Rehearsal 1pm & Photo at 2:30pm
- June 25th – Graduation 10am doors open at 9:45am and students graduating arrive at 9:30pm
PAC Corner:
Our next PAC meeting will be in September. Now is a great time to start thinking about joining the PAC next year.
Did you know PAC meetings are typically no more than an hour long? They are much different than elementary school meetings, there’s no fundraising or hot lunches involved! There will be several executive positions to fill in the next school year. Please consider attending to have your voice heard!
Please continue to send your Country Grocer receipts into the school, it’s appreciated!
Join your PAC online on Facebook: Ladysmith Secondary School PAC
Attachments:
- “What’s on This Week?” from Kwumut Lelum Child and Family Services.
- Cafeteria – CLOSED
Questions?
Please contact our main office at info.ls@sd68.bc.ca or 250-245-3043
LSS Weekly Communication - June, 2024
Uy’ skweyul Ladysmith Secondary Students and Families,
This week was an exciting and proud week for Ladysmith Secondary School. We were honored to welcome elders and special guests from Cowichan, Stz’uminus, Snuneymuxw, and Snaw naw as for our first ever elder’s gathering. On Thursday, ten schools joined our school for our annual hul’qumi’num language event, t’uxusthamsh. Many thanks to yutustana:t and our Land and Language program for their leadership and efforts in guiding this work. We would also like to extend gratitude to the many staff and students who spent countless hours volunteering to make both events a success.
A reminder to all students and families that next week is provincial assessment week. This session is for students who missed their assessment earlier in the year. If you are uncertain if you still need to write, please check with your counsellor or ask in the office.
On Wednesday, June 12th, we are excited to welcome grade 7’s to our building for a fun and welcoming day at LSS. They will participate in tours and learn more about the school and all of the many opportunities available to them. We will also feed them lunch and give them time in our field inflatables, an opportunity that will also be available to the rest of our school.
On June 13-15th, our fine arts department is putting on a modern take of Macbeth. Tickets are available at the office and the show opens nightly at 6pm. Special thanks to Mr. Taylor and Mr. Potvin for their work on this production.
The Nanaimo Child Development Centre along with community partners have secured a grant from Inclusion BC to research services for Children/Youth with diverse needs in Nanaimo/Ladysmith area. The purpose of the community engagement is to gather data regarding what services are available to them now, what they think the gaps are and their hopes for future services. The report will be shared with Inclusion BC and it will help to inform future community services to better support children and youth with diverse abilities. The data collected from this survey will be received and compiled by a 3rd party neutral agency, Discovery Research. This link will be active until end of July 2024. In addition to collecting data through this survey, they will be hosting a family event June 19th, 2024 at Tillicum Lelum (10th street location).
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
Hay ce:p ‘qu,
Stephen Epp & Shelley Gvojich
Upcoming events:
- June 10th – June 14th – Provincial Assessment Week
- June 12th – Grad Fun Day and School Wide BBQ
- June 12th – Grade 7 school visit (daytime) and parent night 6-7pm
- June 21st – Last formal day of classes
- June 24th – Student completion day
- June 24th – Grad Breakfast 7:45am & Cap and Gown Pick Up 8:30-1pm
- June 24th – Grad Rehearsal 1pm & Photo at 2:30pm
- June 25th – Graduation 10am doors open at 9:45am and students graduating arrive at 9:30pm
PAC Corner:
Our next PAC meeting will be in September. Now is a great time to start thinking about joining the PAC next year.
Did you know PAC meetings are typically no more than an hour long? They are much different than elementary school meetings, there’s no fundraising or hot lunches involved! There will be several executive positions to fill in the next school year. Please consider attending to have your voice heard!
Please continue to send your Country Grocer receipts into the school, it’s appreciated!
Join your PAC online on Facebook: Ladysmith Secondary School PAC
Attachments:
- “What’s on This Week?” from Kwumut Lelum Child and Family Services.
- Cafeteria menu
- Youth Bloom Poster
- Intro to Cheer Poster
Questions?
Please contact our main office at info.ls@sd68.bc.ca or 250-245-3043
LSS Weekly Communication May 31, 2024
Uy’ skweyul Ladysmith Secondary Students and Families,
Just like that, we have entered the final month of the school year. June is always packed with provincial assessments, semester wrap up, school celebration activities, and preparation for the new school year. Please see the calendar below for important upcoming dates.
Speaking of important dates, we are excited to share two important events happening this week at LSS. On Wednesday, we will be welcoming elders from Cowichan, Stz’uminus, Snuneymuxw, and Snaw naw as for our first ever Elder gathering. We are excited to see transformative reconciliation in action and be a part of this ground-breaking work. On Thursday, ten schools will be joining our school for our annual hul’qumi’num language event t’uxusthamsh. Many thanks to yutustana:t and our Land and Language program for their leadership and efforts in guiding this work.
Next week the cafeteria will be closed as our Chef and team prepare for the Elders gathering. LSS will be selling Pizza each day in liu of cafeteria.
This Monday, LSS has a band concert beginning at 6:30pm in the MPR. Please come out and support the final concert of the year for our band students. If you have any questions, please connect with Mr. Potvin.
On Monday May 29th, we had our final fire drill of the year. Be sure to ask your student about how the drill went and remind them of the importance of signing out when they leave the school so that staff are aware who is in the building.
Is your student interested in a rotary exchange? Please see the attached information outlining the opportunities and an upcoming zoom meeting to learn more. The meeting will be held at 6:30pm on June 3rd. To pre-register, please use the link here.
The Nanaimo Child Development Centre along with community partners have secured a grant from Inclusion BC to research services for Children/Youth with diverse needs in Nanaimo/Ladysmith area. The purpose of the community engagement is to gather data regarding what services are available to them now, what they think the gaps are and their hopes for future services. The report will be shared with Inclusion BC and it will help to inform future community services to better support children and youth with diverse abilities. The data collected from this survey will be received and compiled by a 3rd party neutral agency, Discovery Research. This link will be active until end of July 2024. In addition to collecting data through this survey, they will be hosting a family event June 19th, 2024 at Tillicum Lelum (10th street location).
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
Hay ce:p ‘qu,
Stephen Epp & Shelley Gvojich
Upcoming events:
- June 3rd – Band Concert – 6:30pm
- June 3rd – Rotary Information Session
- June 5th – Elders Gathering at LSS
- June 6th – t’uxusthamsh at LSS
- June 10th – June 14th – Provincial Assessment Week
- June 12th – Grad Fun Day and School Wide BBQ
- June 12th – Grade 7 school visit (daytime) and parent night 6-7pm
- June 21st – Last formal day of classes
- June 24th – Student completion day
- June 24th – Grad Breakfast 7:45am & Cap and Gown Pick Up 8:30-1pm
- June 24th – Grad Rehearsal 1pm & Photo at 2:30pm
- June 25th – Graduation 10am doors open at 9:45am and students graduating arrive at 9:30pm
PAC Corner:
Our next PAC meeting will be in September. Now is a great time to start thinking about joining the PAC next year.
Did you know PAC meetings are typically no more than an hour long? They are much different than elementary school meetings, there’s no fundraising or hot lunches involved! There will be several executive positions to fill in the next school year. Please consider attending to have your voice heard!
Please continue to send your Country Grocer receipts into the school, it’s appreciated!
Join your PAC online on Facebook: Ladysmith Secondary School PAC
Attachments:
- “What’s on This Week?” from Kwumut Lelum Child and Family Services.
- Cafeteria menu
- Youth Bloom Flyer
- Long Term Rotary 2024-25 Brochures
- Long Term Rotary Youth Exchange 2024 Poster
Questions?
Please contact our main office at info.ls@sd68.bc.ca or 250-245-3043
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