DAY OF PINK

TDSB Celebrates International Day of Pink

Today, staff and students from across the Toronto District School Board will be wearing pink to mark International Day of Pink - to show support for diversity and stopping discrimination, gender-based bullying, homophobia and transphobia.

LKS PC SOCIAL

Thank you to all those involved and who attended the Annual LKS Parent Council Social.  Although I could not stay for the entire night, I very much enjoyed speaking with many of you and admiring your beautiful "Black is the New Black" theme.  Ladies, you are all absolutely stunning!  I especially enjoyed the photobooth and will try to post the pictures Ms. Cadell and I took at the beginning of the night.  

Black History Month Inquiry

The students in all three grade 5 classes spent a significant amount of time investigating and inquiring into the historical, political, and cultural impact many African-American and African-Canadians have had on how we live today.  Their final culminating projects were showcased for all the students at LKS and for the parents as well.  Here are some pictures of the projects from Mr. Ross and Ms. Caliguri's classes.

School Climate Survey - Grades 4 to 6 Students and Parents

As part of the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) effort to prevent bullying and promote a positive school climate, the TDSB will be conducting online school climate surveys of students, parents/guardians/caregivers, and school staff at least once every two years. 

This spring, elementary schools students in grades 4 to 6 and their parents/guardians/caregivers are invited to fill out the school climate surveys.  The surveys ask questions about the safety, support for teaching and learning, interpersonal relationships, school environment, and student background.  The survey results will help schools and the TDSB find ways to promote a positive school climate and prevent bullying in all schools. 

The school climate surveys are voluntary and anonymous; we will not be collecting identifiable information such as your name, IP address, your child’s name or student ID.  All completed students responses will be sent directly to the TDSB’s Research Department for processing. 

Student Survey:

All students in Grades 4 to 6 will be asked to complete the online student survey at school.  The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete.  We would like you to encourage your child to participate in the survey, so that we will have sufficient information to plan and implement programs to improve the school climate and prevent bullying and harassment at school.  Should you decide not to have your child participate in this survey, please complete the section at the bottom of the form sent home and return it to your child’s teacher by Friday, April 11, 2014. 

Our school will be administering the student survey from Monday, April 14, 2014 to Friday, April 25, 2014.

Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Survey:

All parents, guardians, or caregivers of Lambton Kingsway JMS are invited to complete the Ministry of Education’s Survey for Parents and Guardians About Equity and Inclusive Education, and Bullying/Harassment.  The parent survey is available at www.schoolclimate.ca.  To access the survey you will be required to insert the following survey code specific to our school: 1-ZGL-004-A. 

We thank you for your support,