Principal's Message
This Week at Lord Tweedsmuir
Thursday, May 15th 2025
Good morning to the Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary caring community of excellence! I hope everyone has had a powerful week of learning and that your time within our school community has been rewarding. We are definitely in the “thick” of our busy season with many activities happening across our school and a very focussed effort on curricular learning within our classrooms. Great thanks to all of our staff for your caring and professional support of our students and congratulations to all of our students on the work ethic and leadership you display each day. Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary is a very special place thanks to all of our very talented and dedicated Panthers.
Last Friday, we hosted our first Grade 7 Tour. Students and staff from three of our Associate Elementary schools visited for the morning. LTSS Leadership students hosted our incoming Panthers with lock tutorials, club presentations, school tour/scavenger hunts, team-building games and more. It was a great success with fun and important orientation information. There was a wonderful positivity and energy in the air as our Grade 7’s learned more about the school and our Senior Leadership students demonstrated their school pride and citizenship. Great thanks to everyone who supported the event… and we look forward to the next round of tours tomorrow morning.
Also on Friday morning, Ms. Sagoo’s Physics students got the chance to test their hand built, self-propelled vehicles. I watched several vehicles as they moved down the hallway as our students cheered them on. It was wonderful to see the ingenuity and smiles of our students. 😊
On Friday afternoon, students and staff in our BASES Department held their Spring Marketplace. Our students have been working hard and creating beautiful gift items over the past several months. I am so impressed with their talents! Families in our BASES Department enjoyed Chai tea, chocolate chip cookies and shopping for beautiful, hand-crafted gifts. The afternoon was a wonderful success! Congratulations everyone!
This week, our Black Student Union club had the opportunity to visit Don Christian Elementary and present to the younger students about the importance of respecting and celebrating racial diversity. The students did an incredible job leading an anti-racism workshop for the grade sevens—they were articulate, thoughtful, and grounded in both their experiences and their desire to make change. It sparked some really meaningful conversations with the elementary students, who asked great questions and engaged deeply with the ideas. Also, the grade sevens were very excited that they were to become Panthers next year! It was clear they saw our students as role models, which says a lot about the impact they made. Way to go Panthers!
Tonight is Opening Night for our Panther Players! This year’s Spring production of ‘The Play that Goes Wrong’ will be performed on May 15, 16, 22, 23rd. Congratulations to all cast and crew for your months of hard work and preparation. We are looking forward to the show. Break a leg!
All parents are reminded that this evening our Parent Advisory Council will be hosting their AGM in the library at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome to join us and learn more about the school, the Surrey School District and our public education system. We hope to see you there.
Tomorrow morning, we will be hosting our 2nd Grade 7 Tour and orientation. It promises to be another busy morning of school pride and new beginnings.
Have a safe, happy Victoria Day long weekend. We’ll see you back at school on Tuesday morning
Ken
Traffic and Student Parking
All Panthers are reminded that traffic around the school and parking on school property will be very busy with our increased enrollment and Extended Day schedule. All student drivers are reminded that it is very important to drive with care and attention while on or near school property. Safety is our first priority. Please drive safely and responsibly, be aware of pedestrians, and follow all traffic regulations.
If possible, all families are asked to consider alternative transportation options. Please walk or bike to school if possible. It would also be helpful if students are dropped off a couple of blocks away from the school and vehicles do not enter our school’s parking lot.
Please note that this year, students are only permitted to park in the Student Lot on the right side of our parking lot near our Portable classrooms. Students are not permitted to park in the Staff Lot.
All students wishing to park on school property must apply for a Parking pass. Application forms may be picked up at the office. Students must park in their designated stall.
Parking passes must be displayed on your car’s windshield at all times while on school property. Parking privileges will be revoked for any students not following our parking regulations or for unsafe driving.
Thank you for your help and cooperation in responding to our increased traffic challenges and protecting the safety of our community members.
