Kensington CS welcomes Lord Lansdowne School!

The school council at Kensington Community School is inviting those in the English stream at Lord Lansdowne, who will be moving to Kensington in the fall to an Open House:

Dear Lord Lansdowne Public School Parents,

As Parent Council Co-Chairs we are delighted to welcome you to Kensington Community School!   For those of you who are not familiar with Kensington, to help us become acquainted we are holding an Open House on Wednesday March 25th 6:30pm – 7:15pm.  We will meet in the library for a presentation, then a tour of the school with our Principal, Jennifer Wilton.  We hope you can attend.

Kensington Community School was created 42 years ago because of the collaboration and vision of individuals in the Kensington Market Community and the TDSB.   Today Kensington is an exceptional school, rich with experiences, learning, and friends.  We foster learning with an inclusive, supportive and curious nature, creating a place where children thrive.

In addition to a strong curriculum, Kensington Community School offers:

• Passionate staff
• Involved and active Parent Council
• A teaching and learning environment that is inclusive and reflects the student body of the school as well as the wider diverse global community
• Exemplary Intensive Support Special Needs Programs
• International Languages Program
• Year round Daycare (Kensington Kids) and after school programming (St. Albans)
• Library packed with books, and an Indigo Grant to continually transform our library and classroom learning
• Full-sized gymnasium, roof play area, large wooden play structure, gardens to explore
• Indoor pool and weekly swim classes for all students
• Greenhouse operated on the roof by parents, staff and students, growing produce for experiential learning and for our Snack Program
• Hallway walls filled with Children’s art and images of Kensington’s history
• Community-based Adult ESL Program
• Strong connection to the Kensington Community

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

Best regards,

Janice & Rachael

Parent Council Co-Chairs

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I hope everyone is enjoying March break and the arrival of spring. Just taking the opportunity to wish you all a very happy St. Patrick's Day or, indeed,  Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh!

French as a second language resources

Did you know about FSLAC - the TDSB French as a Second Language Advisory Committee?

They have regular newsletters, the latest of which you can find here as well as links and other resources which you can find on their main page.

This website also has a French resources page as befits Lord Lansdowne school as a French hub!

Target Practice at Lord Lansdowne School!

Children throw snowballs.
Snowball throwing is not allowed at school.
Children STILL throw snowballs!
So, what do you do? You provide them with a target to direct their snowball throwing urges towards!

Ms. Mills mentioned this plan at a school council meeting a little while back and I think it is a lovely, positive solution to allow the children to enjoy the snow and give in to their snowball throwing urges!

Does it work? Well, I can attest to its popularity, at the least as I had to ask some children to stand back and away for a few seconds to get the photo you see here! I also saw line-ups to use it yesterday morning and today.

TDSB Excellence Awards - let's get Lord Lansdowne recognised!

The TDSB has a campaign to allow parents, pupils, community members - pretty much anyone - to nominate teachers or programmes in schools to receive excellence awards.

I think it would be great to get a few nominations in for Lord Lansdowne School stars. I have a few in mind, personally, but if there is anyone or any programme you think worthy, then go for it!

Feel free to get in touch to ask further questions! Find a co-nominator for your chosen nominee and get going!



Points to note:

•  closing date for nominations is the 20th of March
•  The link to nominate is here
• Keep in mind the Years of Action goals as well as the five strategic directions noted on the page and relate your blurbs to that
•   Each nomination requires :

           1. Two nominators each of whom provides a 250 word or less description of the work the programme/person does that makes them worthy of the award
           2.  A statement of recognition that can be up to 500 words

Fix Our Schools

Interested in the condition of TDSB schools - in terms of repairs and maintenance?
This campaign newsletter here might be of interest.

The rally mentioned is already over but contacting the relevant people could be helpful.
Lord Lansdowne school seems lucky enough to be in relatively good repair....but it is certainly important to have ALL schools being healthy, happy and safe places to learn.