We hope this newsletter finds you well. We are thrilled to have our students back, those learning in person and remotely. Thank you so much to our school community for making the return to school a smooth one.

Please know that we have been continually working to educate students about all of the measures that we must take, including hand sanitizing, wearing masks, and the importance of physical distancing, both on and off campus. Reinforcing these messages at home is greatly appreciated. With many new procedures in place and rules to follow, we are so grateful to be working with a school community that is doing its part to keep our community safe.

Website: https://loellen.rainbowschools.ca/
Location: 275 Loachs Road, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Phone: 705.522.2320
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loellenss/

To respect physical distancing and to avoid congregation, we are asking students to go directly to their class in the morning, and exit the school promptly at the end of the day.

It is critical that all families complete the Self Screening Questionnaire each morning:

lhttps://www.rainbowschools.ca/news/screen-for-covid-19-as-part-of-your-morning-routine/

Please see the Public Health Sudbury and Districts site for great questions and answers regarding returning to school, and for tips on staying healthy.

If your child cannot attend school (in person or remotely), please call the office at 705-522-2320 or send an email to lo-ellen_s_attend@rainbowschools.ca.

Mr. Major is new to Lo-Ellen Park this year. He is thrilled to be teaching Grade 8 in our French Immersion Program. Mr. Major previously taught at Levack PS and Nesbitt PS. He is originally from Fergus, a small town in southern Ontario, and moved to Sudbury with his fiance in 2017. Sports are a true passion of Mr. Major's and a big wish of his is for the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the cup. Welcome to LEP Mr. Major!

Thank you to those students who have returned the Chromebooks lent to them last Spring. If your child still has a Chromebook, please send it school (with the charger) as soon as possible. Students can drop these off at the main office. Also, should students have their own laptops, Chromebooks and/or tablets they are encouraged to bring them to school for use during class time.

This year, our staff are teaching and connecting with students in a variety of ways, including connecting with our remote learners via Google Meets and web cams.

Teachers are also using the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment), which is a platform supported by the Ministry of Education. You can learn more about the VLE at https://www.d2l.com/k-12/ontario/.

Great showing by our Knights in last June's Virtual Skills Competition.

Congratulations to Marcos, Josiah and Isabelle!

Marcos Mori-Chinen 1st place Mechanical CAD

Josiah Poxleitner 10th place Mechanical CAD

Isabelle Krempel 11th place Photography

Rainbow District School Board has approved return to training and competition for some of our fall sports.

Fall sports which are return to competition include:

Girls Flag Football

Boys Volleyball

Cross Country Running

Golf

Girls basketball has not returned to competition status, but coaches will be offering skills clinics.

Stay tuned for try-out and practice times and for more information from coaches. Students are encouraged to join the Google Classrooms for each sport. These can be found on the Phys. Ed Bulletin Board outside of Gym A.

Many thanks to our outstanding office staff, Brenda, Paula, Luisa and Francine, for everything they do to keep the wheels on the LEP bus. They have been instrumental in assisting families with technology needs, bus inquiries, and everything in between.

We are so lucky to have a great office team.

From our librarian, Ms. Ecclestone:

We have new Library Management Software in the library called Insignia. There are some nice new features on this software, please check it out!

You can search for books here:

rbs.insigniails.com/library/home

You can access the Gale online databases here:

https://www.galepages.com/ko_k12hs_d50

* the password for the Gale databases is rainbow

It's good for the students to know how to use these because it provides them with the tools to do the research without the need for physical distancing!

Our school campus will be peppered with 20 brand new picnic tables next week. These will provide more outdoor seating, and an opportunity for students to enjoy the great outdoors.