ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Tuesday, January 11, 2022  

Intramurals

Volleyball intramurals are on!  On court 1, team “Amazing” will play team “Swagsters”, and on court 2, the “Teachers” will play “Clara Jolly’s” team.  Please let Ms. Lechthaler know who won each game, as this will count to your team’s standing in playoffs! Masks are to be worn properly by all players and there will be no spectators at this time

Cafeteria

Today in the cafeteria the Soup is Chicken Noodle and Short Order is Chicken Caesar Wrap.  Sorry there will be no French fries today, the deep fryer is not working

And now for today’s Dad joke

What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?  A nervous wreck.

• Try your best!!
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Monday, January 10, 2022  

Grad Clothing Order

Grad Clothing Order closes today.  You can order in person at the office, forms at office or through the cashless system until 8pm

Grade 8 Electives

Grade 8’s please report to your D Block Elective you had before Christmas break

Improv

Improv is postponed today.  it will start Friday for Senior practice.  Stay safe everyone

Craft Club

Craft Club is cancelled this week.  It will be back up and running next week

Grade 8 Boys Basketball

All grade 8 boys basketball players, you have a meeting today after school I the gym, please attend

Cafeteria

Today in the cafeteria the Soup is Creamy Tomato and Short Order is Submarine Sandwich

Masks

For you masks to be worn correctly please remember to wear your masks over your NOSE and MOUTH

And now for today’s Dad joke

The fact that I can’t turn my light off, keeps me up at night

• Try your best!!
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!

Welcome Back LSS

January 10^th LSS is back in session and ready to go. I appreciate the patience of students and parents as we go through these tricky times once again. As we move into next week, LSS is continually being fluid in planning, teacher coverage and student instruction as we do not know how COVID will affect student or staff attendance due to sickness.

We are bound by the guidelines that MHO creates. So many decisions are not ours but at LSS we do want to put in place enhanced safety measures that are under our control. Below are reminders and LSS specific changes for the month of January.

• Reminder of the importance of wearing a mask properly – needs to cover mouth and nose
• Wash and sanitize your hands often
• Minimize gathering in groups and respect personal space of others
• Use exits and entrances nearest classrooms or lockers if possible – snow might make this tricky but our District maintenance folks have done a wonderful job
• Keep doing your daily health checks and stay home if you do not feel well. https://www.k12dailycheck.gov.bc.ca/healthcheck?execution=e1s1
• Students will be eating their lunches brought from home in the last 10 minutes of the class before the lunch break. This is to reduce the number of students eating in halls resulting in students keeping their masks on more often.
• Cafeteria is still open for purchasing food at lunch; however, only one line for service will be created. To reduce numbers at lunch time, students wanting to purchase food will be let out of class 10 minutes early if it is your grade’s day – but just if purchasing food from our cafeteria.
  • Monday – grade 8
  • Tuesday – grade 9
  • Wednesday – grade 10
  • Thursday – grade 11
  • Friday – grade 12

As changes develop from the Ministry, messaging will come from the district. Checking the SD 68 website for updates is a great place. www.sd68.bc.ca COVID – 19 side tab

School Board voting – LSS gym January 15^th from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
The community is asked to vote in this by-election to elect one school board member. See attached flyer for more details.

Student and parent learning Survey – grade 10 and 12s only
Please take time to let us know how we are doing. A great way to do this if you are a parent of a grade 10 or 12 student is by participating in the learning survey.
Every year the Ministry of Education conducts learning surveys with our grade 10 and 12 students and parents/caregivers.  Grade 10 and 12 students will be taking the short 15 minute survey between January 19^th and February 28^th  in their classes.  Parents/caregivers are invited to participate in the survey as well any time between now and April 30^th using the following link: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sat_survey/access.htm

Once on the page, under Parents and “Direct Access-No logon number required” choose our school district (Nanaimo-Ladysmith 68), school, language of preference and “Log on”.  Thank you for providing your valuable feedback. The survey covers a range of topics, providing a comprehensive picture of the educational experience in B.C. Public Schools. The information gathered is used to assess the effectiveness of educational programs, to improve educational program delivery and to report on student performance and achievements toward system goals such as Human and Social Development and Career Development.

Cafeteria menu – reduced menu for the week January 10^th to 14^th. See attached

Dates to remember
January 10^th – school reopens
January 17^th week – students grade 8 to 11 practice logging into MyEd student portal in preparation for course selection starting February 14^th (seems like a “Love”ly day for this) for 2022-23 school year
January 17^th – Earthquake drill
January 24^th week – Numeracy and Literacy assessment. Students will be notified if they are writing
January 27^th – last formal day of classes
January 28^th – last day of semester 1
January 31^st – first day of semester 2 – yahoo

Stay warm and safe

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NEW Newsletter Post
Travers

Happy New Year?

Welcome back from a very different winter break. I hope that you have found time to rest up and enjoy the season. I live on a very steep road and have been snowed in for most of the time. Even though I have a bike trainer system in my house to burn off my energy, my wife still cannot wait for me to go back to work.

So what is the game plan? I know that the District has communicated out a message to all NLPS families but I wanted to reach out as well. I will not be restating all of the information however wanted to provide some additional points for consideration.

Staff will return to work on January 4^th but school will not be in regular session until January 10^th.

What does this mean? From the 4^th to the 7^th teachers are not teaching new material. If you are not at school, you are not missing out on any new material. As a result, we are expecting very low attendance as most high school students are able to stay home without supervision. If you are an essential worker, and I leave you to make your own decision, and your child cannot be at home, the school will be open to receive them. The work that they do will not be new but will be meaningful.

I have been an educator for almost thirty years and I have never seen a situation where schools have been asked to operate in this manner. I want to use the word “fluid” to describe what Ladysmith Secondary will look like next week. We will adjust depending on who shows up and will do our best.

As we move forward, I want to remind you that safety guidelines are still in place:

• Proper wearing of masks is important
• Washing/sanitizing your hands is essential
• Not gathering in groups is best practice
• Respect personal space and avoid contact
• Stay home if sick
• No spectators for extra-curricular events at this time

I will be relying on people’s flexibility and understanding. I am thankful for the Ladysmith community and know that we can persevere through these times.

Have a safe New Year.

D. Travers

Hi LSS

It was the last day of classes before Winter Break all were excited and beginning to shake.

The thought of no books, no pencils, no pens had us all checking clocks waiting for it to begin.

There was only one person with a tear in his eye who would miss all the excitement, a very strange guy

No students, no teachers, no phone calls home, what would he do? He would be all alone.

But he had an idea that would help pass the time, “I could ride my bike it would be so sublime”.

So, if on the holidays you hear a strange sound, look out your window and gather around

For you just might see someone full of good cheer, riding and wishing you the best of the New Year.

Have a peaceful, restful and joyous Season!

Big thanks to Students’ Council

Wow – what a great students’ council we have. The world will be in good hands with leaders like this. The planning and work by council and teacher sponsors leading up to our break brought us all together – Many thanks.

Get Creative 2022 FJCC – see attached

Financial Literacy

On January 10th, Dave Van Horne will be presenting on Building Financial Literacy for our Grade 11 students. Thanks DVH

Students’ Council Sponsored Events

What an amazing kick off to the holidays from this incredible staff and students!

Our student council is so excited to have raised a record amount this year for our local food bank.

Our total raised: (drum roll please)           $3693.43 !!!

Top 3 classes were          Curtis Reich       $1278.00

Mat Jackson       $581.45

Jennifer Fink       $489.32

Latest News on Travel

For those planning on spending some time outside of Canada and the US this holiday season, it is important that you adhere to the Canadian and B.C. government’s travel restrictions upon your return.

Unvaccinated students are subject to a 14-day quarantine and must not attend school, daycare, team sports and large or crowded settings such as a sporting event. This is in addition to the pre-entry, arrival and Day-8 test measures currently in place. We realize that travel restrictions may change in the coming weeks, therefore it is best that you visit the Government of Canada website for up-to-date information.

For families travelling abroad, please connect with your child’s teacher before the start of the winter break in order to arrange continuity of learning during the quarantine period.

Grad News

Grad clothing orders are happening now and are due Jan 7^th.  Order forms are available in the office and were emailed out last week as well. Commencement will take place on June 27^th.

Dates to remember

January 4^th – School reopens (Tuesday)

January 27^th – Last formal day of classes

January 28^th – Last day of semester one for student completion or missed assessments

January 31^st  – First day of semester two

Always learning new things, riding his bike and wishing you good cheer

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Travers

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Friday, December 17, 2021  

Winter Shutdown

Just a reminder for staff that winter shutdown campaign starts this today.  Power down for winter break.  Please turn off before you take off! Classes have a checklist to conduct a shutdown review

Lost and Found

We have displayed the lost and found in the foyer.  Please take a moment to look to see if anything is yours before Christmas break

GSA

GSA is selling Alphabet Accessory products in the foyer on today.  Come down and take a look at our special holiday designs

Student Council

Hey LSS!  Holiday Spirit week on! And today is red and green day and there will be a candy guessing game in the foyer at lunch.  All the spirit days and activities will be on the student council Instagram (@lsscouncil)

Masks

For masks to be worn correctly please remember to wear your masks over your NOSE and MOUTH

Pizza Sales

There will be pizza being sold today at lunch by the Jr. Boys Basketball team

And now for today’s Dad joke

What do you call a poor Santa Claus?  St. Nickel-less

• Try your best!!
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Thursday, December 16, 2021  

Lost Carving

A small cedar carving of a Raven’s head has gone missing from the Ab Ed Room.  If anyone finds it, please return it to the office or to Brenda Kohlruss for a reward.  Thank you

Winter Shutdown

Just a reminder for staff that winter shutdown campaign starts this Friday.

Lost and Found

We have displayed the lost and found in the foyer.  Please take a moment to look to see if anything is yours before Christmas break on Friday

GSA

GSA is selling Alphabet Accessory products in the foyer on today and Friday.  Come down and take a look at our special holiday designs

Student Council

Hey LSS!  Holiday Spirit week is on!  Today is Reindeer vs. Elves day and there will be a dodgeball game in the gym at lunch with a reindeer team and an elf team.  And lastly, Friday is red and green day and there will be a candy guessing game in the foyer at lunch.  All the spirit days and activities will be on the student council Instagram (@lsscouncil)

Masks

For you masks to be worn correctly please remember to wear your masks over your NOSE and MOUTH

Pizza Sales

There will be pizza being sold today at lunch by the Jr. Boys Basketball team

Chess/Games Club

Looking for a knight in plastic armour?  Come out to chess/games club today after school in room 204

And now for today’s Dad joke

Why does Scrooge love reindeer so much?  Every buck is precious to him!

• Try your best!!
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Wednesday, December 15, 2021  

Girls Group

Girls group will be today in room 120 at lunch

Winter Shutdown

Just a reminder for staff that winter shutdown campaign starts this Friday.

Lost and Found

We have displayed the lost and found in the foyer.  Please take a moment to look to see if anything is yours before Christmas break on Friday

 GSA

GSA is selling Alphabet Accessory products in the foyer on Thursday and Friday.  Come down and take a look at our special holiday designs

 Student Council

Hey LSS!  Holiday Spirit week has started.   Today is holiday hat day, and LSS is expecting a special visit from Santa.  So come down to the foyer at lunch on for Santa photos.  Thursday is Reindeer vs. Elves day and there will be a dodgeball game in the gym at lunch with a reindeer team and an elf team.  And lastly, Friday is read and green day and there will be a candy guessing game in the foyer at lunch.  All the spirit days and activities will be on the student council Instagram (@lsscouncil)

Masks

For you masks to be worn correctly please remember to wear your masks over your NOSE and MOUTH

Learning Commons

Drum roll please for the 5 winners of the LSS Winter Colouring Contest!  The winners are Holly-Anna Johnson, Lucy Partington, Olivia Ballard, Chloe Toth and Brooklyn Vermiere.  Please drop by the library to collect your prizes.  For everyone who participated in the colouring contest please stop in at the learning commons for a sweet treat.  Thank you to everyone who participated

 Intramurals

Today for intramurals team “Swagsters” will play team “Second Place” on court #1 and team “Coolest” will play team “Amazing” on court #2.  Spectators are welcome!

Pizza Sales

There will be pizza being sold today at lunch by the Jr. Boys Basketball team

Peer Tutors

Attention all peer tutors – if you have NOT already picked up your term 2 assignments from Ms. Lechthaler, please do so ASAP…that’s all peer tutors that have NOT already picked up their term 2 assignments please see Ms. Lechthaler ASAP

Chess/Games Club

Want to improve your knight life?  Come out to chess/games club tomorrow after school in room 204

 Math Clinic

Are angles bearing down on you?  Come to Math Clinic today after school!

And now for today’s Dad joke

Where do snowmen keep their money?  In a snowbank

• Try your best!!
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Tuesday, December 14, 2021  

Masks

For you masks to be worn correctly please remember to wear your masks over your NOSE and MOUTH

Learning Commons

Drum roll please for the 5 winners of the LSS Winter Colouring Contest!  The winners are Holly-Anna Johnson, Lucy Partington, Olivia Ballard, Chloe Toth and Brooklyn Vermiere.  Please drop by the library to collect your prizes.  For everyone who participated in the colouring contest please stop in at the learning commons for a sweet treat.  Thank you to everyone who participated

Student Council

Congratulations to our C Block Door Decorating Winners.  Best Class Theme goes to Mr. Van Wijk’s Math 10,  Best Use of Bag goes to Mr. Winter’s Humanities 8, Best Overall goes to Ms. Fink’s  Sr. French.  Teats will be delivered on Thursday C Block

Intramurals

Intramurals will take place today in the gym at lunch.  Team “Tim Biebs” will play the teachers on court #1, and “Clara Jolly’s” team will play “Kenzie Darnley’s” team on court #2.  Spectators are welcome!  But no food in the gym please

Cafeteria

Today in the cafeteria are Buddha Bowls (Vegan/GF), the Soup is Beef Barley, Salad Special is Chef’s Choice, and Short Order is Bacon Cheddar Burger with Fries.  Please take note that the cafeteria will be closed for the rest of the week for cleaning.  Pizza will be sold by the Jr. Boys Basketball team for the rest of the week

Peer Tutors

Attention all peer tutors – if you have NOT already picked up your term 2 assignments from Ms. Lechthaler, please do so ASAP…that’s all peer tutors that have NOT already picked up their term 2 assignments please see Ms. Lechthaler ASAP

Chess/Games Club

Are you looking for a mate?  We checkmate every Thursday after school.  Come out to chess/games club Thursdays in room 204

And now for today’s Dad joke

What do the reindeer hang on their Christmas tree?  Horn-aments

• Try your best!!
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Monday, December 13, 2021  

Cafeteria

Today in the cafeteria are Buddha Bowls (Vegan/GF), the Soup is Chicken Noodle, Salad Special is Chef’s Choice, and Short Order is Club House Wrap with Fries

 Learning Commons

The draw for the Winter colouring contest is being extended until tomorrow.  Make sure to hand in your completed colouring sheets to the library today for your chance to win great prizes!

 Grad Meeting

There will be a grad committee meeting on today at lunch in the Library.

Peer Tutors

Attention all peer tutors – if you have NOT already picked up your term 2 assignments from Ms. Lechthaler, please do so ASAP…that’s all peer tutors that have NOT already picked up their term 2 assignments please see Ms. Lechthaler ASAP

Chess/Games Club

Don’t be a pawn!  Become a chess player!  Join chess/games club after school on Thursdays in room 204

And now for today’s Dad joke

Why is Prancer always wet?  He’s a rain deer

• Try your best! !
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!

2022 Get Creative 11x17
Hi LSS

Winter break is just around the corner but we still have one week of learning left. I hope that all have checked out report cards and have game plans to make adjustments as needed. Our counselling and admin. teams have tried to reach all students and families to ensure that there are no surprises. I do not like surprises and most people do not either so that is why we put in this effort.

Now if a surprise is some carbon parts for my bike then I like those surprises.

PAC corner – PAC meeting Dec 13^th at 6:30 – Zoom

https://viu.zoom.us/j/66779292176?pwd=dFA5NGkvSnlMejFxaytJbWNqTmczZz09
Password: 175798
Meeting ID: 667 7929 2176

A big a thank you out to families for the 65 toques that came in from our request for warm weather gear for our Emergency Response.  This saved us enough to instead buy a bundle of 10 emergency blankets!

One other ask: Do you have an OLD pair of overalls-sz 44 chest, that you are willing to donate to the PAC for our Search and Rescue team members? Let D. Travers know. dtravers@s68.bc.ca

Amazing music teacher Mrs. Saunders is retiring next week.

The community would love to create a video filled with personal messages from her community throughout the years.  We hope that students at LSS who remember her fondly will want to participate.

Please send your video message to sylvanasproule@outlook.com Be sure to film in portrait mode and make your clip is 15 seconds or less.  All videos must be received by December 15^th to ensure they make it into the presentation.  Let’s give Mrs. Saunders a video send-off that she will keep in her heart forever!

Get Creative 2022 FJCC – see attached

GSA Community Panel Event: Thursday, December 16^th POSTPONED,

Financial Literacy

On December 13th and January 10th, Dave Van Horne will be presenting on Building Financial Literacy for our Grade 11 students. Thanks DVH

Students’ Council Sponsored Events

• Connie the Elf – December 13th – 17th 

Daily clues to find Connie the Elf around the school and prizes awarded.

Spirit Week December 13th-17^th

• Monday – PJ Day

Morning Hot Chocolate in the foyer

Winter Wonderland Photo Booth at lunch

• Tuesday – Tacky Sweater Day 

Cookie Decorating at lunch

• Wednesday – Holiday Hat Day

Santa Photos in the foyer at lunch

• Thursday – Reindeer vs Elves 

Dodgeball in the Gym at lunch

• Friday – Red & Green Day

Candy Guessing Game

FJCC December events calendar – see attached

Contest time at Kw’umut Lelum! – see poster attached

Kw’umut Lelum are excited to announce that they are working on a Hul’q’umi’num Language App! Before they roll it out, they need to name it – and they need your help.

Share your creative name ideas with them for a chance to win a $300 Visa card and gift basket!

RULES:

Enter as many times as you like – with different names of course!

Feel free to seek advice and name ideas from your elders

HOW TO ENTER:

Send your App name and contact information to dgood@kwumut.org by noon on Monday, December 13^th, 2021

THE FINE PRINT:

This contest is open to anyone with a cultural connection to any of Kw’umut Lelum’s nine Member Nations (Halalt, Lyackson, Malahat, Penelakut, Qualicum, Snaw-Naw-As, Snuneymuxw, Stz’uminus and Ts’uu baa-asatx). Entrants must be residing in Canada

By participating in this contest, entrants agree that Kw’umut Lelum has the right to use the winner’s submitted name for Hul’q’umi’num App as part of this contest.

Good luck to all that participate in the app contest!

Uy’ netulh,

Attached is the “What’s on This Week?” at Kw’umut Lelum for Dec  13 – Dec 17.

Kw’umut Lelum Presents: Open to families from our 9 Nations – attachments

• Family Bowling: Tuesday, December 21^st | 12:00 – 2:00pm, Duncan Lanes Bowling | 2701 James St. (Duncan)
• Family Movie Day: Thursday, December 23^rd | 10:00am – 1:00pm, Caprice Cinema | 404 Duncan St. (Duncan)
• Family Swim: Tuesday, December 28^th | 3:00 – 5:00pm, Nanaimo Aquatic Centre | 741 Third Street

Pizza Day – Friday Dec 17^th

Grad News

The link to sign up for grad photos was sent out by email. Please contact Mrs. Parkes barb.parkes@sd68.bc.ca if you need more information. Photos take place Dec 7-10^th and will be in room 606 – Dance room.

Dates to remember

December 17^th – Last day of classes

January 4^th – School reopens (Tuesday)

January 27^th – Last formal day of classes

January 28^th – Last day of semester one

January 30^th – First day of semester two

Always learning new things and riding his bike

D. Travers

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

These are your announcements for

Friday, December 10, 2021

Learning Commons

The winter colouring contest is on until today in the learning commons.  Make sure to drop off your completed colouring sheets by today for your chance to win prizes.  The first draw will be on Monday, December 13^th

Music Teacher Retiring

Amazing music teacher Mrs. Saunders is retiring next week.  The community would love to create a video filled with personal messages from her community throughout the years.  We hope that students at LSS who remember her fondly will want to participate.  Check in the office to get more information

Peer Tutors

Attention all peer tutors – if you have NOT already picked up your term 2 assignments from Ms. Lechthaler, please do so ASAP…that’s all peer tutors that have NOT already picked up their term 2 assignments please see Ms. Lechthaler ASAP

Student Council

Hey LSS!  Holiday Spirit week starts next week!  Monday is PJ day with hot chocolate being serve in the foyer in the morning and a photo booth at lunch. Tuesday is tacky sweater day, and you can come on down to the foyer to decorate some treats.  Wednesday is holiday hat day, and LSS is expecting a special visit from Santa.  So come down to the foyer at lunch on Wednesday for Santa photos.  Thursday is Reindeer vs. Elves day and there will be a dodgeball game in the gym at lunch with a reindeer team and an elf team.  And lastly, Friday is read and green day and there will be a candy guessing game in the foyer at lunch.  All the spirit days and activities will be on the student council Instagram (@lsscouncil)

Student Council

Candy grams are being sold this week in the foyer at lunch.  Candy canes are $0.50 and candy bags are $1.00.  all proceeds go to the Ladysmith Food Bank!

Pizza Sales

The cafeteria is closed today, but pizza and pop are on sale in the MPR room.  Two slices for $5 and pop is $1 and Gatorade is $2

And now for today’s Dad joke

Instead of “the john”, I call my toilet “the jim”.  That way it sounds better when I say I go to the jim first thing in the morning.

• Try your best!!
• Get better each day!!
• Do the right thing!!
• It’s the 49er way!!