ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

We are gathered on the unceded Territory of the Stz’uminus First Nation’s people.

These are your announcements for:

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Travel Club

Could the following students please see Ms. Dolen at the lunch bell – Marley Bohmer, Elia Bortolin, Bryne Mackenzie, Anna Carlso, Angelo Donaldson, Anastasia Muller, Diego Saavadre-Trombley, Lydia Steen, Sarina Stirling, Rori Wiebe, Hannah Wilson and Sophia Wotherspoon please come see Ms. Dolen at the lunch bell.

Boys Basketball

There is a meeting today at lunch in the gym for all grade 8 boys interested in playing basketball.
Grade 8 boys, basketball, lunch, gym.

Library

Starting this week in the learning commons we will be hosting a board game café on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at lunch.  Come and join us for some friendly competition.

Lost and Found

Lost and found is getting quite full, please take a moment to grab what is yours, otherwise it will be going to the thrift store

Pictures

Student retake pictures are in.  please stop by the office during break times to pick them up

Ready, Set, Learn

We are looking for a few volunteers to help out with the Ready, Set, Learn event at Ladysmith Primary School.

Details:

Wed., Nov. 15

4:30-6:45 – includes set up and take down

Event is for 3-5 year olds

Volunteers would be helping at a station and interacting with the children and their families.

I can provide a certificate if needed for volunteer hours.

Volunteers can eat some pizza too.

Math Clinic

Trying to simplify your life?  Take part in the whole of Math Clinic.  Today after school in room 218.

Cadets

If you are a Cadet and would like to participate in the Remembrance Day assembly, please stop by the office.

Cafeteria

Today in the cafeteria the Soup is Beef Barley. Also available is a Harvest Salad, the Salad Special is Green Crunch Sunflower Salad, and the Short Order is Poutine.

Counselling

Grad 11 & 12’s – Thursday morning is Post-Secondary BC Day!  From 9-11am you will be meeting with post secondary schools from B.C.  It will be an exciting morning!

Peer Tutoring

Attention all peer tutors! Please see Mrs. Lechthaler ASAP to complete your term 1 self assessment for report cards.  Thank you!

And now for today’s Dad joke

What did the pirate say when he turned 80 years old?  Aye Matey.

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Good Morning Ladysmith!

We are gathered on the unceded

Territory of the Stz’uminus First Nation’s people

These are your announcements for

Monday, November 6, 2023

Cadets

If you are a Cadet and would like to participate in the Remembrance Day assembly, please stop by the office.

Cafeteria

Today in the cafeteria the Soup is Moroccan Lentil. Also available is a Harvest Salad, the Salad Special is Green Crunch Sunflower Salad, and the Short Order is Mac & cheese with Garlic Toast

Cross Country

Congratulations to our junior girls cross country team on their fantastic performance at provincials.  Our runners were Rylee Wing with a top 20 finish: Skyla Lewis, Seren Henwood and Jaema McConkey.  Well Done everyone!

Counselling

Grad 11 & 12’s – Thursday morning is Post-Secondary BC Day!  From 9-11am you will be meeting with post secondary schools from B.C.  It will be an exciting morning!

And now for today’s Dad joke

My dad told me to follow my dreams, so I went back to bed

Uy’ skweyul Ladysmith Secondary Students and Families,

It is hard to believe how quickly the semester is flying here at LSS and that we are already in the first week of November. We would like to give a big thank you to all of our staff and students for a great Halloween week. A special thank you goes to the student council for all their work with the Haunted House Carnival. In addition to LSS classes, students from the Intermediate school also visited the Haunted House Carnival last week. A great time was had by all.

On Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, staff will be working with students in their A block classes to complete their self-assessment of the Communication Core Competency.  This year, in alignment with the new provincial Reporting Order, the self-assessment will also include goal setting. Please connect with your student about ensuring that this is brought home for you to review.

Next Friday, November 10^th, we will be holding our school-wide Remembrance Day Assembly in the gym. It is a time for us to reflect on the bravery, resilience, and dedication of our veterans and those who continue to serve in the armed forces. The Remembrance Day Assembly will take place between 11:20am and 12:00pm.

On November 9^th, we will be hosting a Post Secondary BC event at LSS.  This is an amazing opportunity for all of our grade 11 & 12 students. Students will get the opportunity to select two universities they can visit for 35min sessions between 9am & 11am.

Full schedule:
9:00am-9:35am – Mini Fair in the MPR (all students in MPR)

9:45am-10:20am- Session #1

10:25am-11:00am- Session #2

If students have any questions around the PSBC day at LSS they can connect with Ms. Hillbrecht, Ms. Toole, or Ms. Dolan.

Hay ce:p ‘qu,

Stephen Epp & Shelley Gvojich

Upcoming events:

• November 8^th – Early Dismissal at 2pm
• November 8-9^th – Student Core Competency and Goal Setting
• November 9^th – PSBC Morning for all grade 11 & 12 students
• November 10^th – Remembrance Day Assembly 11:20am-12:15pm
• November 10^th – End of Term #1
• November 13^th – Remembrance Day Observed
• November 14^th – Start of Term #2
• November 15^th – PAC Meeting
• November 20^th – Vaping Education Presentation with grade 9 students
• November 22^nd – Report Cards released
• November 23^rd – LSS Lockdown Drill – 2:30pm
• November 27^th – Vaping Education Presentation with grade 9 students
• November 29^th – PARTY presentations for all grade 8 students
• November 30^th – Education Planner BC Workshops presentation for all grade 10 students
• November 30^th – International Student Dinner

PAC Corner

Please save your Country Grocer receipts and bring them to the box by the office. Country Grocer generously donates a portion of all the receipts collected from the school directly back into our school community.

Our next meeting will be November 15th at 6pm in the Library.  All are welcome, please join us!

Other Important Information to Note:

• Are you looking for something to do Tuesdays during lunch of Friday evenings? Check out the attachments in this email from the Ladysmith youth program coordinator.

Attachments:

• “What’s on This Week?” from Kwumut Lelum Child and Family Services.
• Cafeteria Menu for next week
• November Teen Activity Calendar

Questions?

Please contact our main office at info.ls@sd68.bc.ca or 250-245-3043

Uy’ skweyul Ladysmith Secondary Students and Families,

We cannot believe it is already the end of October. With this in mind, we know students are getting ready for another Halloween. Halloween is always an exciting time where many students choose to dress up and wear a costume to school. We wanted to take a moment to discuss our expectations around costumes at school. As a reminder, culture is not a costume nor a commodity. We ask that you not apply cultural appreciation or appropriation to Halloween costumes unless you are of that culture. Additionally, our student code of conduct does not permit masks that cover your face or the possession of replica weapons. Please make smart choices to make the day enjoyable for all.

On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week several members of our school community (including administration, Teaching staff, CUPE, Students, Parents, and a Trustee) travelled to Vancouver to participate in a Ministry of Education Anti-racism Summit. In addition to collecting data for the ministry around schools’ needs to support anti-racism education, there was also a great deal of learning and sharing of ideas. In the coming months, this team will be working with the school to take on projects around anti-racism to help foster a more inclusive and just school community.

Just a reminder to those students that are currently enrolled in English First People’s 10, English First People’s 12, and a Math 10 course this semester that you will be writing your Literacy and/or Numeracy provincial assessment this week. These assessments are required for graduation, so please ensure that you are present to write them.

Thank you for your continued patience as we work through addressing the flood damage to the building that occurred during Tuesday night’s storm. At this time, room 111 and the staircase at the end of the hallway are still undergoing repair and will be closed as district personnel assess and repair the damage. Additionally, there will be some drywall and ceiling tiles removed and replaced from the affected hallway.

Hay ce:p ‘qu,

Stephen Epp & Shelley Gvojich

Upcoming events:

• October 30-November 2^nd – Provincial Assessments for Grade 10 Literacy & Numeracy and Grade 12 Literacy – Students who are in Math 10 and/or English 10 & 12 will write assessments this week.
• November 3^rd – Professional Development Day – No School
• November 8^th – Early Dismissal
• November 10^th – Remembrance Day Assembly 11:20am-12:15pm
• November 10^th – End of Term #1
• November 13^th – Remembrance Day Observed
• November 14^th – Start of Term #2
• November 15^th – PAC Meeting

PAC Corner

Thank you to Shannon B. for stepping forward and volunteering to take over the Country Grocer Save A Tape program!

Parents are encouraged to save their Country Grocer receipts and bring them to the box by the office. Country Grocer generously donates a portion of all the receipts collected from the school directly back into our school community.

Our next meeting will be November 15th at 6 pm in the Library.  All are welcome, please join us!

Other Important Information to Note:

• Are you looking for something to do Tuesdays during lunch of Friday evenings? Check out the attachments in this email from the Ladysmith youth program coordinator.

Attachments:

• “What’s on This Week?” from Kwumut Lelum Child and Family Services.
• Cafeteria Menu for next week
• October & November Teen Activity Calendar

Questions?

Please contact our main office at info.ls@sd68.bc.ca or 250-245-3043

Uy’ skweyul Ladysmith Secondary Students and Families,

On Wednesday evening, we had our annual PAC AGM. Thank you to all those parents who were able to attend and to those parents who have volunteered to be a part of the PAC executive. If you missed the meeting last night, we hope to see you at a future meeting. Our school really appreciates the LSS PAC and all of the support it provides for our school programs.

Yesterday, LSS participated in the Great BC Shakeout Earthquake Drill. Thank you to all staff and students for their timely response to our simulated earthquake and evacuation of the school. This is also a great opportunity for families to have conversations at home around emergency preparedness.

As of today, any student without a tech/cloud consent response recorded into eConsent will have their access to cloud apps through their learn68 account suspended. These eConsent forms were sent home via email in the first week of school. Students use their learn68 accounts to access educational aps in the ‘cloud’ such as Google Classroom, MS 365/Teams, Canvas and more. In the event that your student loses access their learn68 account please email info.ls@sd68.bc.ca and we will send you another eConsent form.

Today, all schools across the province were closed as teachers will be participating in the Provincial Professional Development Day. These are important opportunities for our staff to continue in their own learning journey as they support their professional practice. We hope students had a fantastic extra day off.

Hay ce:p ‘qu,

Stephen Epp & Shelley Gvojich

Upcoming events:

• October 24^th – Picture Re-take Day
• October 30-November 2^nd – Provincial Assessments for Grade 10 Literacy & Numeracy and Grade 12 Literacy – Students who are in Math 10 and/or English 10 & 12 will write assessments this week.
• November 3^rd – Professional Development Day – No School
• November 8^th – Early Dismissal
• November 10^th – Remembrance Day Assembly 11:20am-12:15pm
• November 10^th – End of Term #1
• November 13^th – Remembrance Day Observed
• November 14^th – Start of Term #2
• November 15^th – PAC Meeting

PAC Corner – Volunteer Needed:

• A volunteer is needed to take over the Country Grocer Save A Tape program. Country Grocer generously donates a portion of all the receipts collected from the school directly back into our school community. A volunteer is needed to collect these receipts from the office, calculate the total and submit to Country Grocer once a month. For more information or to volunteer please contact the school office or Erin Ewer at (250) 668-6433.

Other Important Information to Note:

• Are you looking for something to do Tuesdays during lunch of Friday evenings? Check out the attachments in this email from the Ladysmith youth program coordinator.

Attachments:

• “What’s on This Week?” from Kwumut Lelum Child and Family Services.
• Cafeteria Menu for next week
• October & November Teen Activity Calendar
• Erase Bullying online Family Sessions

Questions?

Please contact our main office at info.ls@sd68.bc.ca or 250-245-3043

Uy’ skweyul Ladysmith Secondary Students and Families,

Last night, we had our first of two Parent-Teacher Nights. It was great to see those parents who were able to make it. Just a reminder that if you were not able to attend, you can always reach out directly to your student’s teachers directly via email or by phoning the school.

Our LSS campus is an open campus at lunch time. This means that students are allowed to leave property to get food, go home or just to hang out with friends. We do need to ensure as a school community we are being respectful towards all our community neighbours. There have been concerns brought forward from the community about youth damaging property in the area. Please remind your student that if they are leaving the school property to ensure they are being good community members. Vandalism goes against our school code of conduct, is against the law, and does not align with the Ladysmith Community that we are so fortunate to be a part of.

We do still have many student school photos in the office. If your student has not yet brought home their photos, they can still pick them up in the office. If your student was absent on photo day or is wanting to have their picture re-taken, photo re-take day is on October 24^th. Student cards are also now available for pick up in the office. Please remind your student to come to the office to pick up their student card.

Lastly, all students who are currently enrolled in Grade 10 Math or English and Grade 12 students who are enrolled in English will be writing their Provincial Assessments between October 30^th and November 2^nd. If your student is scheduled to write, you will have received a letter via email this week that outlines what day and time your student’s assessments are scheduled for. These Provincial Assessments do not count towards their classroom marks but are a requirement for graduation.  If your student is not here on the day of their assessment, the next opportunity will be at the end of January.

Hay ce:p ‘qu,

Stephen Epp & Shelley Gvojich

Upcoming events:

• October 18^th – PAC @ 6pm in the Learning Commons (Library)
• October 19^th – Great BC Shakeout Earthquake Drill
• October 20^th – Provincial Professional Development Day – No School
• October 24^th – Picture Re-take Day
• October 30-November 2^nd – Provincial Assessments for Grade 10 Literacy & Numeracy and Grade 12 Literacy – Students who are in Math 10 and/or English 10 & 12 will write assessments this week.
• November 3^rd – Professional Development Day – No School
• November 8^th – Early Dismissal
• November 10^th – Remembrance Day Assembly 11:20am-12:15pm
• November 10^th – End of Term #1
• November 13^th – Remembrance Day Observed
• November 14^th – Start of Term #2
• November 15^th – Staff Meeting
• November 15^th – PAC Meeting

PAC Corner:

• PAC AGM will take place on Wednesday, October 18^th at 6pm in the Library. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!

Other Important Information to Note:

• Education Planner BC Event Oct 25 at 6:30 pm– See attached Poster to sign up

Attachments:

• “What’s on This Week?” from Kwumut Lelum Child and Family Services.
• Cafeteria Menu for next week

Questions?

Please contact our main office at info.ls@sd68.bc.ca or 250-245-3043