Welcome Back!

Principal Welcome – Ms. Jolene Kehler:

I am honoured and excited to start my first year as principal of Landmark Elementary School. I have enjoyed spending the last days of August planning and preparing alongside the LES staff. Our staff has been busy getting the space ready to welcome students back. It is a joy to hear teachers sharing their new ideas and enthusiasm. We are committed to doing our best to provide a safe and caring learning environment for our students. Our three guiding words are – Belong, Learn, Care. I have already started to see the impact and support this community provides for our school, and thank you for partnering with us to care for the students at LES. We look forward to welcoming our students on the first day of school, Thursday, September 4th!

Communication:

Throughout the school year, we will provide information about the teaching and learning that is taking place. We will do this through:

  • emails from the school. Please save this address to your contacts to avoid it going into junk mail and missing important information about school events: Notification@target10112.brightarrow.com
  • updating our website: les.hsd.ca
  • Instagram: landmark_elementary
  • regular communication from the classroom teacher(s)

New Staff:

Mrs.Kaitlin Henoff (1HV), Mrs. Cassie Healey (4/5H) and Mrs. Kayla Giesbrecht (5/6G) have joined our staff. For a list of all staff, please visit – les.hsd.ca.

Meet the Teacher Night:

Wednesday, September 3rd, from 4:30 to 6:00. Families are invited to come by and meet their teachers. We find that visiting the school can help with some of the worries that students may have. We value positive relationships with our LES families as we know it supports student learning!

Parent Portal:

Please provide permissions on the Parent Portal (Walking Field Trips for all students and Responsible Use of Technology Agreements for new students) and update contact information. It is essential that we have updated contact information for emergency situations and attendance calls. Please note if your child is not at school, we will contact the parent/guardian and if we cannot get a hold of you, we will contact the emergency contacts.

School Supplies:

School supplies have been charged to the student accounts. Payment can be made on the Parent Portal or by cash or cheque to the school office. Thank you to those who have already paid. The minimum payment on the Parent Portal is $10. Payment can be made in instalments; statements will be sent out at the end of every month to let parents know if they have an outstanding balance.

Daily Schedule:

8:35 – Supervision on the playground

8:55 – Students enter the school

9:08 – O Canada and announcements

10:35 -10:50 – Recess

11:50 -12:50 – Lunch and Recess

2:20 – 2:35 – Recess

3:37 – Dismissal

Pick-up and Drop off:

We ask that parents only park by the school on the west side of the road. Parking on both sides of the street is dangerous as students move between cars.
Do not drive through the bus loop before or after school.
If your child takes the bus, the bus driver will contact you with details as to the pick-up time. If you are eligible for busing but choose not to have your child take the bus, notify the school.
Dismissal begins at 3:37 in the following order:

  • Early Bus Students
  • Vehicle Pick-up – If your child is being picked up, you must notify the school. We ask that you collect your child/children as quickly as possible as we want to clear the area for our students who walk and our late bus students.
  • Walkers
  • Late Bus Students

Please note that dismissal takes longer the first week of school as we get into the routine of loading our buses.
It is essential that you notify the school if you are making changes to how your child is getting home or with whom they are going.
Summer Reading:

If your child participated in the Summer Reading Bingo, please have them return their bingo sheet to school. We hope our students had some fun reading this summer!

Volunteer Information:

To volunteer at the school in any capacity, you must complete the process required by the Hanover School Division. As the paperwork may take a while to process, it is a good idea to start early so that all checks are in place if and when you want to volunteer. We appreciate and value our volunteers.

Please contact the school office if you would like to start the volunteer process or need to know if your checks are still valid.

Religious Exercises and Instruction:

For information regarding Religious Exercises and Discovery Time click here. Religious Exercises and Discovery Time are offered this year at LES.

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