Great Work Grade 6 Leadership!!!

Our Grade 6 student leadership students headed up a food drive and asked grades 1-7 to participate.

Congratulations to div 4-2 for having the most items donated and winning a pizza party!  With a total of 171 items donated.

The total amount of items donated to the Langley Food Bank raised by grades 1-7 was 1317!!! 

Great work!!!!

Dear Parents and students of LFAS

This year a few teachers and students are going to the lower eastside of Vancouver on Christmas Eve to give out items to those less fortunate. We are now in need of BREAD to make the sandwiches and will be picking it up from McGavins Bread Basket on the Langley Bypass tomorrow at 10 am. We are asking anyone who wants to donate 25 cents towards a loaf of bread to bring it to the counselors room prior to 10 am FRIDAY morning. There will be a container marked BREAD FUND on the table so feel free to drop your quarter in the container in the morning. Every little bit helps!!!

Merry Christmas
Janine Orlando
School Counselor
jorlando@sd35.bc.ca

Help Us Grow our Dreams

Dream Catcher Fundraiser
At Langley Fine Arts it is our dream to build a community garden.  This garden will include an outdoor classroom and Aboriginal Learning Space.  Each dream catcher is unique, and hand made by the students of LFAS.

For sale in the front foyer at 11:30 all this week, or order through your Aboriginal Support Worker.

Only 10$ Each!

100% of the proceeds go towards construction of the Community Garden.  Comes with traditional Cree teachings

Please contact Jeska Slater, Aboriginal Support Worker at LFAS for more details at jslater@sd35.bc.ca

School is open today Wednesday December 19

Dear LFAS Parents,

School is open today Wednesday December 19.

Information regarding the status of schools during winter weather conditions can be found on the Langley School Districts webpage at www.sd35.bc.ca and also on their twitter and facebook pages.

Local radio stations are informed of school status in Langley. Or you can call the Langley School Districts Information hotline at 604-532-1453 (Do not hang up if your call isn't connected right away.)

Div 5-2's health & career project

Please come and check out the grade 5-2's health & career project,

"This Christmas, Choose a Special Gift", located in the front foyer. This is a collection (with a Christmas spin!) of facts, cartoon strips, letters and posters about smoking that we hope will inspire people to make the decision to never start smoking or to seriously consider quitting smoking this Christmas. Encourage your friends to check it out as well.

Exam Schedules

Weather Information

The decision whether or not to close schools due to weather conditions is ultimately the responsibility of the Superintendent, who must balance the safety of students, staff and parents with the need to provide learning. The decision is not taken lightly and is the result of a carefully thought out process that is reviewed after each experience and refined if necessary.

 

Decisions about school schedules and bus route changes are almost always made in the early morning before school. This allows for the most current weather information to factor into the decision. This information is communicated immediately, generally before 6:30 a.m.

We understand these decisions have an impact on our families and appreciate your patience during these severe weather situations. While we know that our students and families are best served when we are open, our top concern is the safety of our students and staff.

 

The final decision to send students to school resides with parents since they know the road and weather conditions in their respective areas. Parents/guardians should be reminded to dress their children warmly during inclement weather conditions as schools are sometimes cooler than normal.

 

If you have access to the Internet, current information can be found by clicking on the School Status / Closure Info link found on the main page of our District website. If your power is out and you don't have mobile Internet access, try contacting a friend or relative to ask them to check the website for you.

Current information is also posted on the Langley School District's Information Hotline at 604-532-1453 (Do not hang up if your call isn't connected right away.) Local radio stations are also informed of school status in Langley. Tune in to CKWX 1130 AM, CKNW 980 AM, Country Radio 107.1 FM or CBC 690 AM for updates. We will also be posting updates to Twitter @LangleySchools and Facebook.

Review our Operating Procedures During Inclement Weather

 

Don't forget to buy your PKSS Christmas Card

Operation Kenyan Christmas

The earth continues to be a cruelly unequal planet…but there is a small corner of the world where you have made a profound difference.

The Langley Fine Art School’s premier Christmas event is launching its 7th anniversary celebration of world citizenship,       - Operation Kenyan Christmas.-

Parents, teachers and students are asking families to substitute a typical retail purchase with one of our beautiful Christmas donor cards.

Every year that we have asked, you have responded with amazing generosity. Typically, our school raises $30,000 to $40,000 every year.

Our last two campaigns have put hundreds of children through high school, built three school libraries and purchased 10 cows to establish a biogas program that supplies fuel to cook the student’s lunch, milk for their tea,   a surplus that is sold to pay for other necessities and a steady supply of organic fertilizer. Local forests are spared, and the students’ have full bellies.

When you think of what to buy for your loved ones that have everything they need …. give a donor card and give the gift of education to those that are desperate for it.

In the true spirit of Christmas…give from the heart.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Project Kenya Sister Schools.

*Cards can be purchased at the office.

Cheques can be make out to PKSS, for donations over $25.00  please make your cheques out to AFRETECH for a tax receipt.

Please watch the video link below  watch?v=429dPb5yhdU

Please visit our website – www.projectkenyasisterschools.com for more information.

Message from the Langley School District

The Langley School Board offers our extreme condolences to the families, students and staff affected by today’s tragedy in Connecticut. We will not be discussing these events in any detail in classes; if students raise questions, discussion will be limited to a brief sharing of facts.

We recommend parents limit their child’s exposure to the media footage of the incident and limit any discussions to the basic facts. We also ask that parents watch for any changes in their child’s behaviour in the coming days and to report any concerns to their school counsellor.

News from the Community RCMP Office

In the last week there has been a huge spike in thefts from automobiles in both Walnut Grove and in Fort Langley.  There is a big area of concentration of theft from automobiles in Bedford Landing.

This is a reminder to parents and staff to take care to appropriately secure their vehicle and to make sure that items are NOT left in plain view.

Last Call for Poinsettias

Beautiful 6" Santa poinsettias $12.00each.

Orders must be in by Wednesday Dec 12 for pick up on Thursday Dec 13

Please email orders to
sarah@silverdata.ca
or
sschaffer@telus.net

LOST and FOUND – Items will be gone by December 19th

LOST ITEMS

Student has lost a necklace of great sentimental value.  Please look at the attached photo.  If found please return to the office.

Grade 5  has lost a Black Aviva Sweatshirt (name was on idem). Last seen in Music portable. Please return to the office. 

Pink Guess wallet lost on Thursday, November 8th in the Photo Room.  Student would GREATLY appreciate at least having her ID returned anonymously.  If found, please leave outside office or in Photo Room.

Brand new hoodie last seen last Tuesday Dec 4  in the gym after school.  It is purple with a cat face on the front of it, ears on the hood and white sleeves with leopard spots on it.  It was an early Christmas present and was just received that morning before school.

Picture Retakes Are In

Picture retakes are in!

Elementary can pick up from their homeroom teacher

Secondary can be picked up in the office.

SOLD OUT - Choir Night

SOLD OUT - All tickets are sold out there will not be any available at the door.

LFAS/PKSS Night of Choirs
December 7th at 7pm (students to arrive at 6:30)
Chandos Auditorium (Pacific Academy)

Dress code for choir students:
Grade 1,2 and 3's are to wear their "Christmas Best"
Grade 4/5 choir are to wear black bottoms and red or green tops
Grade 6/7 choir are to wear black bottoms and red or white tops

Breakfast with Santa December 19

LFAS Dry Grad 2013 Christmas Tree fundraiser!

LFAS Dry Grad 2013  parents are organizing a Christmas Tree fundraiser!  

We know that your time is short and you're busy during December.  

Let us help you by delivering your fresh-cut Christmas tree from "Oh Christmas Tree Farm" to your home!

Please see order form attached and if you have any questions, please call Nancy (778-837-9639) or email lfasdrygrad2013@gmail.com.  
Order forms must be returned to office no later than Dec. 7
Thank you for your support!

Poinsettia Order Pick up Dec 5

Poinsettia orders can be picked up in the front foyer of the school Wednesday Dec 5 between the following times

8:30am - 9:30am

2:30pm-3:30pm

Choir Night Ticket Pick Up

For those who have come into the office today to pay for tickets you can pick them up Wednesday afterschool.

Night of Choirs Dec 7 - Tickets Going Fast!!!!

If you have not yet purchased your tickets for the Night of Choirs this Friday December 7, come to the office ASAP to purchase them. There are less than 95 left!