Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Routines
To help minimize congestion in our school and maintain a safe environment for all students, we kindly ask parents to follow these procedures during school hours:
Drop-Off- When dropping off your child, please buzz the office so we can unlock the front door. Once inside, have your child(ren) check in at the office before heading to class. We ask that parents remain outside when dropping off your child(ren).
Pick-Up- If you are picking up your child during school hours, please buzz the office and we will send your child(ren) out to meet you.
Thank you for your continued support in keeping our Lions safe!
Terry Fox Run
We had the most beautiful day in celebration of the 45th Anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. Thank you to everyone who donated online, brought in a “toonie for Terry”, bought a t-shirt, shared our online fundraising link, volunteered, and who participated in our run/walk! A special “thank you” to students from Mr. Ross’s grade 8 class and a few grade 7s from Ms. Hulton’s class, who lead our assembly, helped sort & deliver t-shirts, promoted our fundraiser and set/cleaned up our Terry Fox School run event.
We started this year’s campaign with a goal of raising $5,190 – which was one dollar more than last year’s fundraising total. This year, with $575 in “toonies for Terry” counted on our run day, our final fundraising total is an amazing $7,113!!
Throughout the campaign, Ms. Jamieson/Ms. Groenwegen & Ms. Hulton’s classes took turns at the top our school’s fundraising leaderboard – each raising over $1100. By the beginning of our school assembly, Ms. Hulton’s class came out on top, leading by only $63. A shout-out to the third-place class, Ms. Frank’s grade 5/6s, with a fundraising total of $627.
Thank you to our entire school community for coming together to make this year’s Terry Fox event a HUGE success! Our school’s online fundraising link will remain active into the New Year. If you didn’t get a chance to donate or share our link, and still want to, here it is…
https://schools.terryfox.ca/107889
Little Caesars Pizza Fundraising
We are once again starting the year with a Little Caesars Pizza Kit and cookies fundraiser. Every kit sold raises $6 for our school!
New items this year include cinnamon crazy bread with icing, Detroit deep dish slices and stix, and thin crust pizza kits. Unfortunately, gluten-free pizzas have been discontinued.
- Orders can be placed online at pizzakit.ca
- Under "Products" select "Shop"
- Select "Support a Local Fundraiser" and enter our ID 468411
- Don't forget to include the FIRST AND LAST name of the STUDENT you are shopping for so we know how to distribute your orders.
- Paper orders will be available in the office and at Open House on September 25th
- Orders are due: October 13th online and October 14th for paper orders.
- Orders will be delivered on October 30th and will be available for pickup in the Library between 4 and 7 pm.
Our goal is to sell at least 500 kits.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards supporting student activities such as field trips and sports competitions.
Piano Lessons at LPS
Carolyn Schaub, who has been teaching piano at LPS and in the region since 2006, will be offering piano lessons at LPS again this year during the school day. Her goal is to instill the love of making music. Her teaching philosophy and the curricula she uses, can be found at www.carolynscreative.com. The cost is $27.25 per lesson or $98.10 per month for the school year. To reserve a piano spot or ask questions please emailcmschaub@sympatico.ca or call (613)376-6207.
News from our Loughborough School Council
Our SAC meetings are always open, and we’d love to see new faces get involved. If you have questions, ideas, or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Stephanie Leonard at stephanie_farmer@hotmail.com
Our next SAC meeting is on Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00.
Hot Lunch
Loughborough PS offers the option to order hot lunch 3 days a week. New this year, we will have pizza on Tuesdays from Mike’s Pizza, right here in Sydenham. Wednesdays will be Subway and Thursdays will be Gino’s Chicken Fingers & Fries. Orders are due the Sunday prior to the week, at midnight. Lunch orders will begin the week of September 15th. Place your order at https://www.school-day.com
Late or Cancelled Buses
At times, our school buses are late to pick up students in the morning or are late getting to school to pick up students at the end of the day. If your child’s bus is late, please visit www.triboard.ca and click on Delays and Cancellations to check on the status of your child’s bus.
Week at a Glance
Sunday, October 5
- World Educators Day
Week of October 6 to October 10
- Fire Prevention Week
Monday, October 6
- Blais and Hetherington Field Trip
Tuesday, October 7
- SAC Meeting at 6:00
- Grade 7 and Grade 8 Challenge Field Trip
Wednesday, October 8
- Fire Drill
- Grade 7 and Grade 8 Challenge Field Trip
Thursday, October 9
- Grade 7 and Grade 8 Challenge Field Trip
- Woogh and Sinclair Field Trip
Friday, October 10
- PA Day
Looking Ahead
Monday, October 13
- Thanksgiving Holiday
- Little Caesars Online Orders Due
Tuesday, October 14
- LESSA Cross Country Meet
- Little Caesars Paper Orders Due
Wednesday, October 15
- Picture Day
Thursday, October 16
- IEPs Go Home
Tuesday, October 21
- LPS Spirit and Recognition Assembly
Wednesday, October 22
- Cross Country District Championships
Monday, October 27
- Bus Safety Presentations
Tuesday, October 28
- Cousins/Jeffrey and Reddick/Thrasher Field Trip
Wednesday, October 29
- Jamieson/Groenewegen and Palmer Field Trip