Principal's Message December 15-19th
Good morning Panthers!
It is Winter Spirit Week at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary and our students and staff are enjoying the festivity of the season! Holiday hats, ugly sweaters, Christmas PJ’s… and more. This is always a fun time of the year. Our LTSS Panthers have been hard at work over the past four months with wonderful examples of success, powerful learning, caring support, fun and celebration. Our school continues to demonstrate the incredible value of working and learning together in partnership. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a member of this very special community and am very proud of all we have accomplished so far this year. Thank you to everyone for all you have contributed, your work and your leadership. Way to go Panthers!
This week our Chess Club has been busy at lunch selling Iced Coffee. Always a favourite, the club is fundraising for this year’s Chess Tournament. Candy-grams will also be distributed by our Student Council this week – another fun tradition.
On Tuesday, Fraser Health was again at the school completing the Grade 9 Immunization program. We appreciate the flexibility of our teachers in working around this structure.
This week, Mr. Kavanaugh’s Engineering students were able to set up, display and try out their class projects. Students designed and built their own Mini-Golf course! I am so impressed with their creativity and technical skill in putting this together. Our Engineering students spent many hours dedicated to the design and construction of their projects and the final results are outstanding. Well done!
This morning, we have organized our Winter locker clean-up before the break. Thank you to all students for ensuring that your lockers are clean and that all food has been removed. This will ensure that our school campus is clean and healthy for our return in the New Year
Check out our Technology Department’s Display case! Our amazing students and staff have been very busy over the past months and have created a variety of excellent projects. The life-long skills learned through our LTSS Technology courses are so valuable. Well done!
We wish Ms. Hockey’s Drama students the very best for their One Act Play Performance this evening. “A Merry Crisis” will be playing this evening for one night only. Doors open at 6:30pm, purchase your tickets now!
All members of our LTSS community are reminded that on January 3rd, starting at 9:00am, our Music Program will again be hosting a Tree Chipping/ Bottle Drive at the school. Funds raised will help support our Music program and are gratefully accepted.
I wish all Panthers a restful and very enjoyable Winter Break. Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We will see everyone back at school on January 5th.
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.
Note: For the safety and privacy of our students, please avoid using the Elements Casino entrance as a designated drop-off/pick-up location.
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.
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.
