1. Healthcare

Principal: Mr. Darryl Propp
Vice Principal: Mrs. Kerri Trombley
Phone: 780-923-2898
Fax: 780-923-3007
Website: www.landingtrailschool.ca
Principal’s Message
I recently posted a link on FaceBook to an Alberta Education page that answers some questions about
Alberta’s Mathematics curriculum.
This month I’d like to focus on getting us thinking about how math is part of your child’s day. Here are
some suggestions to get you started:
•Point out how you use math in your day.
•Encourage your child to show you how they use math.
•Include your child in everyday activities that involve math – making purchases, measuring ingredients,
counting out utensils or other household items, measuring a room, buying groceries and reading a flyer.
•Play games and do puzzles that involve math – card games, snakes and ladders, dice games.
•Work with your child to solve problems that use mathematical thinking and reasoning.
•Have them use mathematical tools – calculators, rulers, measuring cups, containers of various shapes etc.
Following is a link to an Ontario Education site, but the games fit into our Alberta Curriculum as well.
Consider visiting http://oame.on.ca/mathies/ for resources such as games, learning tools, activities, supports for students and a FAQs section.
Darryl Propp
Dates to Remember
February 3
February 5
LOGOS Meeting 3:45pm @ LS
Teachers’ Convention-No Classes
February 14 Valentines Day
February 16 Family Day–No Classes
February 6
Teachers’ Convention-No Classes
February 17 4D/4OS Swimming
February 10 4D/4OS Swimming
February 18 4R/4L Swimming
February 11
February 20 No Headstart Classes
4R/4L Swimming
February 12 School Council /PIA Meeting 6:30pm
February 20 Hot Lunch Soft Taco
February 12 Antyssey Presentation 1:30pm
February 24 4D/4OS Swimming
February 12 Grade 3-Skating-AM
February 13 PD/Staff Meeting Day-No Classes
February 25 4R/4L Swimming/ Pink Shirt Day
February 27
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Hot Lunch Chicken Noodle Soup
Pink Shirt Day
February 25
We are selling Pink Shirts, adult and youth sizes, for
$10.00 each. The t-shirts will be available to purchase
February 16-20. There are a limited number available.
All proceeds will go to the Kids Help Phone.
Upside Down Productions presented an energetic and entertaining performance
for all of our LOGOS Classes on January 21st.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2015-2016
Our kindergarten registration and information evening will be held on Wednesday March 11th
from 5:30 — 7:00 pm in our school gym. Our ECS programs will be explained fully and
registration will take place following the Annual General Meeting. A chance to tour the
classrooms and meet the teachers will also be available. If you are planning to register your
child, please bring the child’s birth certificate and Alberta Health care numbers with you.
CHILDREN MUST BE FIVE YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE
MARCH 1, 2016 TO REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM.
Please note:
Registration packages will NOT be available until the registration evening.
Fees will also be accepted by cash or cheque at the time of registration.
If you are interested in our LOGOS (Christian based) class
we will have some information for you as well.
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Grade 4 Swimming Schedule
4D/4OS
4R/4L
Tuesday, February 10
Wednesday, February 11
Tuesday, February 17
Wednesday, February 18
Tuesday, February 24
Wednesday, February 25
Tuesday, March 3
Wednesday, March 4
Tuesday, March 10
Wednesday, March 11
Students are encouraged to eat a good breakfast and pack a small snack to
eat after the lesson. Please remember your towel and swimsuit.
January has been incredibly busy at Landing Trail! Students
are back in class, working hard and learning a ton of new things. My Counsellor
visits this month have focused on varying topics depending on the class. Lessons
are based on the Kids in the Know program.
Kindergarten: An Adult you can go to for Help AND Your Feelings
Grade 1: An Adult you can go to for Help AND Trust Your Instincts
Grade 2: Identifying a Safe Adult AND Safety Awareness
Grade 3: Identifying a Safe Adult AND My Safety Net
Grade 4’s will have a lesson on Your Amazing Brain! and learn all about the ways
we can make our brains happy!
Teaching students to BE SAFE is an important goal for our school. As always, if
you have any questions or concerns, please call or email me.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Trombley
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Zoey W.
Whitlee B.
Azarya R. and Teaghan B.
Landing Trail School Safety Patrol 2014/15
Hot Lunch Dates
February 20-Soft Taco
February 27-Chicken Noodle Soup
March 6-Perogies
March 20-Grilled Cheese
April 10-Spaghetti
April 24-Dominoes Pizza
May 1-Ham and Cheese Bun
May 8-Subway
May 22-Chicken Ceasar Salad
May 29-Hot Dog
If your child did not order lunch on these dates they
WILL need to bring a lunch. Also please remember to
send a healthy snack with all students daily.
*If buses do not run on the Friday of a Hot Lunch Day
there will be no hot lunch served . Please send a lunch
with your child on these occasions*
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Logos Program Update
Logos is a non-denominational program that incorporates Christian values and viewpoint within
the regular Alberta curriculum. Logos programs are located in three Sturgeon schools; Landing
Trail School in Gibbons (Kindergarten through Grade 4), Lilian Schick School in Bon Accord
(Grades 5 through 9) and Redwater High School.
Landing Trail School will soon be compiling confirmation of enrollment for the 2015 – 2016
school year for students currently enrolled in the program as well as accepting registration of
students NOT CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM. Parents / guardians are asked to return the
forms by February 12, 2015.
Please contact Landing Trail School at (780) 923-2898 if you have any questions regarding
Logos or are interested in receiving the Logos Registration package.
Accountability Pillar Survey Information for parents:
As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we are equipping students
for success.
The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators consisting of surveys of students, parents
and teachers on various aspects of quality; student outcomes such as dropout and high school
completion rates; and provincial assessments of student learning.
From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey. In January, parents of students in grade 4 will receive a survey from Alberta Education. In February, Landing Trail students in grades 4 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school.
All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experiences with the school.
Your participation in the survey helps provide important information on the
quality of education your child is receiving, so we encourage you to return
your survey promptly.
Survey results will be available to school authorities in May 2015, and will be reported publicly
as part of their 3-Year Education Plans and Annual Education Results Reports.
Darryl Propp
Principal
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Principal: Mr. Darryl Propp
Vice Principal: Mrs. Kerri Trombley
Phone: 780-923-2898
Fax: 780-923-3007
Website: www.landingtrailschool.ca
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Landing Trail School Website For up to date information on events and
activities going on in and around the school, visit landingtrailschool.ca
Here you will also be able to access classroom newsletters, hot lunch
order forms and a variety of other useful information.
Nutrition Program
Our Nutrition Program provides students with healthy snacks
and lunches throughout the year. This program is mainly
supported by donations. These donations enable us to provide
snacks, as well as breakfast and lunch items for students when needed.
Tax receipts will be issued for any donations of $25.00 and over.
THANK YOU for your continued support!!
POWER SCHOOL PARENT PORTAL
Landing Trail School has gone Green! For students in Grades 1-4 paper report cards are out and on
line reporting is in! Parents are encouraged to visit the Parent Portal which is an online reporting
system that allows parents to view student grades, attendance, fee information and important
school bulletins in real time. If you are new to the school division you are asked to please contact
the school office to obtain a password which will allow you access to the Parent Portal. If your
child attended a school in Sturgeon last year, your password will still work. If you have forgotten
your password and require a replacement, or are having difficulty with the site, please contact the
school office and we would be happy to help you.
Dismissal of Non Bus Students
If you are picking your children up after school, we are going to ask that you wait in the foyer until
the second dismissal bell goes at 3:01pm. Please do not wait outside the classroom. What is
happening is that there is a lot of confusion in the front of the school as we are trying to figure out
who is on the buses and who we need to account for. We would like parents to wait in the foyer or
near the front entrance until the second bell. At this point, you may go to your child’s class or their
exit of choice to pick them up.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!!
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Reading Pals
Do you have 15 minutes to spare every morning? If so, we are in need of volunteers
who could listen to children read during our reading period from 8:30-8:45. Please
let your friends, relatives, and neighbors know about this need, as our volunteers do
not have to be limited to parents. If you are interested in contributing to this very
valuable program contact Mrs. Trombley for more information.
Due to the fact that we have a number of children who suffer
from peanut allergies, we remind parents to PLEASE DO
NOT INCLUDE PEANUT BUTTER OR NUTS in snacks
or lunches that are being sent to school.
BUS LANE
Bus Lane hours are posted in an effort to keep our children safe during the common times that students
are entering and exiting the school grounds and loading and unloading onto busses. We have recently
adjusted the signs to extend this period in the morning to allow for the unloading of the late bus. The
posted hours will now read: NO ENTRY BUSSES ONLY 8:15 – 9:00, 11:00 – 12:30 and 2:30 to 3:15.
Thank you to all school visitors who help us to keep all of our children safe by refraining from parking
in the bus lane during the posted hours.
Fieldtrip Policy
Student Safety
In the interest of student safety, all adults
accompanying or meeting fieldtrips are
required to have a Criminal Record Check on
file at the school prior to the scheduled
fieldtrip. Please keep in mind that if you
submitted a background check to the office
last year, you are NOT required to get a new
one at this time. If you require a background
check, please stop by the office to pick up the
needed documentation for the RCMP.
For the safety of our students, please ensure
when children arrive late that they sign in at
the office prior to going to the classroom. We
also ask that all guests and volunteers also sign
in at the office before heading to the
classroom. If you are picking your child up
early you too are asked to visit the office and a
staff member will call your child down. These
steps will help us ensure we are able to account
for everyone in our building. Thank you for
your cooperation.
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Landing Trail School is helping our environment
by signing up for an ink and toner recycling
program provided by Staples and Clover
Environmental Solutions. We now have a bin in
front of the office to accept empty ink and
toner cartridges. The top 10 schools to collect
the most ink cartridges will receive a $1000
Staples Canada Gift Card. Please help our
school win by donating any empty cartridges
that you may have at home. The contest runs
from April 22, 2014– April
22. 2015. Thank you for
your support to keep the
environment clean.
Please ensure that all
winter clothing including
mitts, toques, boots,
and extra clothing are
labelled clearly with
your child’s name.
STUDENT ABSENCES
Student absentee checks are done daily.
If you need to report a child’s absence
please call 780-923-2898. If you are
calling after hours please be sure to leave
a message including your child’s name,
class and reason for the absence.
The Board of Trustees meets twice a month
during the school year: Committee of the
Whole on the second Wednesday, beginning
at 2:00pm, and Public Board (open to the
public) on the fourth Wednesday, beginning
at 4:30pm. The Committee of the Whole
Meetings are closed from 2:00pm-3:30pm
but then open to the public at 3:30pm. They
are held in the boardroom at the division
office in Morinville.
Listed below are the public board meeting
dates for the 2014/2015 school year:
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February 11
February 25
March 11
March 25
April 8
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April 22
May 13
May 27
June 10
June 24
Landing Trail School is on Facebook!
Landing Trail School is on Facebook.
We will be using Facebook as a
communication tool for Parents/
Guardians. Updated information,
pictures, and school activities will be
posted frequently. LIKE our Facebook
page to keep updated on daily school
activities. Search for us on Facebook
or use the link found on our Landing
Trail School Website.
(www.landingtrailschool.ca)
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Pancake Supper
February 17, 2015 (Tuesday)
at Coronado United Church (23108 TWP 570 in Sturgeon County)
Pancake Supper starts at 4:30PM ends at 7:00PM. Nominal fee.
Spring Rummage Sale
March 21, 2015 (Saturday)
at Coronado United Church (23108 TWP 570 in Sturgeon County)
Begins at 9:00AM and ends at 2:00PM.
The Gibbons preschool is hosting a Valentine's Day family supper to raise money
for our program. This will be "all you can eat" spaghetti and meatballs, buns,
salad, dessert and (non-alcoholic) drink. Dinner is from 6-8pm at Landing Trail
School. Door prizes and a 50/50. Tickets will be advance sale $10/adult and
$5/child. Children under 2 will eat free. Please contact myself, Jill Taylor
780-578-6298, or you can email the preschool at [email protected] to
get your tickets.
Public Skating
Gibbons Arena
Sundays 12:45-2:15pm
Mondays 3:00-4:30pm
Fridays 3:00-4:30pm
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Do you need to improve your English?
LEARN TO READ AND WRITE ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
HIGH-BEGINNER and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
(Canadian Language Benchmark level 3-8)
will be held Tuesday evenings
6:30-9:00pm
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2015-Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Location: Bon Accord Public Arena (upstairs meeting room) 4812- 52 Street
Call Dyvonna or Chris at 1-780-578-3331
for information or to register
Outdoor Online Registration Starts Open Now
See our Website for all Information www.MyGMSA.com
Our goal is for everyone to play and have fun while promoting physical fitness, improving individual
and team skills, developing attitudes, sportsmanship and compassion for teammates and the opposing
team. Attitudes that should be encouraged are team spirit, team cooperation, determination, fair play,
pride, sportsmanship, focus, concentration, commitment, and responsibility.
Every player receives a Jersey, Recognition Awards, Pictures, & Wind up Party.
Gibbons Minor Soccer Association is a fully volunteered base organization.
Coaches are always needed! Free Coaching clinics are available.
(Please see our webpages main page to sign up or contact us for more information)
Also check out Contact page if you are interested in becoming part of our committee.
Volunteer Background Checks for all positions will be required as per the Tri -County Rules and Regulations
The outdoor soccer season starts the last week in April (depending
on the Alberta weather) and runs until the last week of June.
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Where: Town of Gibbons
$70 - U4 (2011-2012) – Thursdays @ 6pm
$75 - U6A (2009-2010) – Mondays & Wednesdays
@ 6pm
$75 - U6B (2009-2010) – Tuesdays & Thursdays
@ 6pm
Where: Town of Gibbons & Bon Accord
$85 - U8 (2007-2008) – Mondays & Wednesdays
@ 7pm
Where: Towns Played are set By the Tri-County
$115 - U10 (2005-2006) – Practice Times TBA on
Website
$120 - U12 (2003-2004) – Practice Times TBA on
Website
$125 - U14 (2001-2002) – Practice Times TBA on
Website
$130 - U16 (1999-2000) – Practice Times TBA on
Website
$135 - U18 (1997-1998) – Practice Times TBA on
Website
Contact:
[email protected]
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