It is hard to believe that the holiday season is almost here!

Whether you are celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanza, Christmas or

just the winter season with family and friends, it will be a month

filled with excitement and anticipation. Students will be finish-

ing school on Friday, December 20 and will be returning to

school on Monday, January 6.

We wish you and your family a very safe and happy holiday

season!

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Lion King 2

Book Fair

School Coun-

cil News

3

Volleyball 4

DSBN Acad-

emy

5

Kindergarten

Registration

6

Holiday Gift

Shop

7

New Name

for Second-

ary School

8

Gr. 8 Day at

G.S.S.

9

Gr. 8 Activi-

ties

10

Eco Team

News

11

French Im-

mersion /

MADD

12

Clothing

FundDrive

13

Photos 14-

17

Student Safe-

ty/ Inclement

Weather

Lakeview Public School

D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 N E W S L E T T E R

Principal:

Mr. B. Blake

Vice-Principal:

Mrs. P. McIntee

Secretary:

Mrs. J. Dykstra

Mrs. T. Purnell

To welcome the season there are a number of special

activities going on:

December 3 -10:

Food Drive & Stocking Stuffer Campaign for Grimsby

Benevolent Fund

December 17: Hot Chocolate & PJ Day (Tickets sold for $1 from

Dec. 9-13)

December 18: Holiday Sweater Day (wear a fun festive sweater

or just any sweater for our Eco-Sweater day as we turn down

the heat for the day and conserve energy)

December 19: Festive Hat Day (wear a fun, festive hat)

December 20: Carol Sing 9:15 am in the gym, par-

ents/family members are welcome to join us!

Red & Green Day and Me to We Dance for gr. 6 to 8.

(Tickets for dance on sale Dec. 16, 18, 19)

P A G E 3 N E W S L E T T E R

There was a lot of excitement this past week as the results of the auditions for

roles in Lion King were announced!

Congratulations to all of those students who took a risk, stepped outside of their

comfort zone and came out to audition. The following is the list of our cast and

their roles:

Rafiki—Ava

W.

Hyenas—

Alexis L.

Bird—

Erica K.

Giraffe—

Rowan A.

Mufasa—

Madeleine W.

Gabrielle B. Julia K. Amina P.

Sarabi—

Brooke S.

Emma T. Sarah M. Abbey S.

Zazu—Alyssa

H.

Ella S. Gazelle—

Peyton H.

Scar—Harper

M.

Caitlin R. Chloe V.

Young Sim-

ba—Ava L.

Taylor G. Chloe P.

Simba—Hanna

K.

Lionesses—

Julia V.

Rhino—Chris

C.

Young Nala—

Ava E.

Natalie K. Zebra—

Alice M.

Nala—Sydney

B.

Kayleigh V. Paige C.

Sarafina—Julia

G.

Dahlia D. Kamryn O.

Banzai—Trista

S.

Lauren M. Elephant—

Isabelle L.

Shenzi—Rachel

T.

Emma K. Daniella S.

Ed—Nyla B. Sara M. Manmoh B.

Timon—Kaelie

K.

Mya O.

Pumba—Nick

T.

P A G E 4

Lakeview Scholastic Book Fair

A huge thank you to our Lakeview community for supporting the school library through your Scholastic Book Fair purchases. Since we sold close to $4000 worth of products, the school re-ceived a 60% commission credit. We have al-ready selected 100 new titles for our library and used the remainder to buy books at the DSBN library vendor fair.

School Council News

Minutes from the September meeting are availa-

ble on the school website: lakeview.dsbn.org.

Please join us for our next meeting Tuesday, Janu-

ary 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the school library.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

P A G E 5

Intermediate Girls’ Volleyball Congratulations to the Intermediate girls’ volleyball team who played in the DSBN tournament on Nov. 28. It was a true team effort, with the girls supporting and encouraging each other all day long. In round robin play, the girls played 6 teams, losing only 1 game. They finished second in their pool! They then took on Grapeview, who were a strong team, in the quarter finals. They came up short in the first set but, as Grapeview tried a different game strategy in the second set, the girls continued to play their vol-leyball, and upset the Grapeview team in the biggest come back of the tournament! This took the match to a third set. The third game was a well fought, well played game by both teams, with Lakeview coming up just short by only 3 points. Amazing tournament girls!! It was such a joy to coach you all day long!! Team members include: Sydney B., Alyssa H., Payton R., Trista S., Lauren T., Emma M., Julia W., Charlotte W., Natalie H., Julia G., Brooke S.

Intermediate Boys’ Volleyball

Congratulations to the Intermediate boys’ volleyball team on a successful sea-

son. They worked hard to improve their skills and each player was a valuable

part of the team. The boys were competitive all season and earned the Conso-

lation Championship. They had a competitive DSBN tournament where they

displayed passing, setting and all around good teamwork.

Great work Lakers!

Team Members:

Carter M

Nick T

Aiden T

Thai T

Kyle G

Aidan N

Jacob M

Kieran M

Owen F

The Votes Are In!

At the November 26 Board Meeting, Trustees voted for the

name of the new school based on three finalists.

The naming committee narrowed down the 187 unique sugges-

tions submitted by students and community members to 3.

The name is West Niagara Secondary School!

Keep your thinking caps on though. We will need students’ cre-

ative ideas for the new mascot – the mascot competition will

be held in the new year.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FRENCH IMMERSION REGISTRATION

The French Immersion program offered at Central Public School is open to all students

in Year 2 (Senior) Kindergarten. If you want your child to develop a high proficiency

and fluency in Canada’s two official languages, French Immersion has a great deal

to offer.

FEATURES OF THE FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAM:

• Development of French language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing from Grades one

to twelve;

• Designed to be a second-language program for children whose first language is NOT French;

• Current enrolment of over 2,000 elementary students;

• Certificate of French Immersion Studies awarded upon successful completion of the elementary

and secondary immersion programs;

• Opportunity to challenge the Diplôme d’études de langue française (DELF) exam in Grade 12 ;

• Promotes understanding of different cultures;

• Provides additional opportunities for employment using French as the working language;

• Increased ability to communicate and interact with confidence in French.

Registration will open January 6th, 2020

For more information about French Immersion in the District School Board of Niagara

visit www.dsbn.org/fi or speak to your school principal.

A Parent Information evening will be held on

Thursday, January 9 at Central Public School from 6-7 p.m..

MADD Canada

On December 6, MADD Canada will come to Lakeview to do a presentation to our Grade 7 and 8

students.

They will share a video about the tragic consequences of impaired driving. The video concludes

with real life victims who share their heartbreaking stories with the audience.

For more information about this important school program, visit:

http://madd.ca/pages/programs/youth-services/school-programs/

Our FundDrive was a great success!

Mrs. Bohonos and Mrs. Scott delivered the trailer to the Value Vil-

lage, and with the help of a few family members, unloaded the con-

tents of the trailer onto five large metal carts. Each cart was

weighed, and the total weights were amazing!

Our book total was over 1200 lbs and our clothing total was almost

2700 lbs! With a bonus of $75.00 from FundDrive for collecting over

2500 lbs, our total raised was $540.00!

Thanks to all of our Lakeview community for your support! The mon-

ey is already earmarked to be used for costumes for our upcoming

production of the Lion King!

This month the K4 Class applied their early math skills during two special cook-

ing days. Students used their understanding of shape relationships to cut their

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches into rectangles, triangles, squares, and even trape-

zoids. Students also developed and applied lots of measurement skills as they

learned to make cupcakes!

K2

The grade 2/3 classes joined

forces to flick pom poms! Stu-

dents estimated and meas-

ured how far their pom poms

went. They had a lot of fun

and it was a great way to

practice their skills.

Mrs. Gaspic and Ms. Ashton’s

Grade 2/3 classes

Reminder: Student Safety

In an effort to keep our students as safe as possible we re-

mind parents and guardians to report to the front office

when picking up your child(ren) during school hours.

1. At the beginning and end of the day we ask that par-

ents/guardians drop off and pick up your child(ren) in

the designated areas outside of the school.

2. The equipment and school yard are supervised by staff

starting at 8:45 a.m.. Students should not be arriving at

school until supervision is present on the yard.

3. The equipment and school yard should remain clear of

families between the hours of 8:45 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. while

students are still under the care of our Lakeview Staff.

Thank you for your help in keeping Lakeview a safe place

for all of our staff and students.