As you are aware we are back online and so very grateful for the boards IT department putting in many hours of additional work to get us up and running again. We are also so very appreciative of the staffs flexibility and coordinated movements to help pivot and to continue support student learning. As you can imagine the office also had to adjust quickly, and maintain a sense of normalcy lead by their willingness to help one another out and call so many families to help ensure communication did not end. On April 23rd, we also paused to give thanks on Administrative Assistance Day to Ann, Renee, Tanya, Sarah and Donna. We are so thankful to their support, commitment to the La Salle community and all of the extras they help do to help.

For our secondary families, as you are aware, midterms were delayed as a result of the internet loss. Mr. Armstrong and Ms. Kotosovolos worked to manually upload all grade 12 marks by the college and university deadlines. Mid Term Report Cards are currently being completed and families can expect the reports to be sent home with students on Wednesday May 14th along with the June exam schedule. Please ensure you are not booking vacations and/or work or job training for students until after this schedule is received and reviewed.

Our school will be abuzz with activity over the next two months. There are two specific events we want to ensure parents and guardians are aware of. Tuesday, May 13th is our next parent council meeting at 6:30pm in Student Services. New parents and guardians are always welcome to come learn more about what is happening at school and ask questions and enter discussions with other families, teaching staff and administration. Wednesday April 28th, in partnership with the LDSB, our school council is excited to present a paint night led by our talented art teachers, Ms. McEwen and Ms. Rymal, with treats from our culinary class led by Mr. Lam. Spots at this event are limited so please click the link or scan the QR found on the poster found later in this newsletter.

We know a highlight of the newsletters is the collection of photos, we hope you enjoy some of the incredible moments the La Salle community was able to capture the last few weeks and knowing many more occurred outside of these snapshots.

Yours in education,

Jen, Mike, & Kirsti

A few weeks ago you may have noticed, arguably the most important dates of the year were added to upcoming events. If you had a child in grade 8 or 12 graduating, we are speaking to you! Grade 8s will graduate on Monday June 23rd and grade 12s will graduate on Thursday June 26th. Both events will take place in the Great Hall at La Salle.

Cell Phones: As a school, we continue to reinforce our cell phone policy. In grade 7/8 classes cell phones should be away in lockers. At the secondary level, classroom teachers are to set out clear expectations at the start of the term and be consistent throughout the semester. All classes are equipped with cell phone hotels as phones are to be away unless the teacher has asked for them to be pulled out for instructional and/or research purposes.

Washrooms: Congregating in washrooms is not allowed. Please let your child(ren) know that staff will continue their supervision roles by being in and out of washroom common spaces as required.

Vaping: Vaping is banned anywhere on or within school property. Students may be subject to disciplinary action and parents and guardians will be notified and public health may apply fines of $305.

Human Rights: We will continue to ensure our school is a safe place to be for everyone. Slurs and epithets are not acceptable. Discrimination, bullying including verbal, social, physical or cyber as well as symbols of hate are in violation of the Human Rights code. When someone has experienced or witnessed rights violations, we encourage them to report to a trusted adult and/or complete the reporting tool by scanning the QR code.

Academic Integrity: Staff will continue to educate students on classroom expectations for assessments. If your child is using AI to support their learning, they need to ensure they are also communicating with staff to ensure they are using it in a responsible way and always citing the work just as they would with other tools. If you or your child are ever unclear of the expectations please reach out.

It was dissection time in grade 10 science. All students were engaged and had many questions for Mr. Kelly during this lesson as well as items they were eager to share and discuss.

Mrs. McFarlane demonstrates the use of scales to predict and test the weight of various objects.

Students from one of Ms. Kellar's health and physical education classes partnered with local business, Hayabusa to offer a fabulous workout and instruction that combines fitness kickboxing and Muay Thai skills.

Cross curricular experience for these students as they generate the soundtrack of their life combing arts and language curriculum.

Students from our parent and child development course prepared breakfast with the impacts of child development. As you can tell from the smiles and creativity on the plates, you know this lesson was a win!

These students are clearly happy to be engaging with math manipulates as part of a learning carousel in Mrs. Bacons classroom.

For the past few weeks students in the grade 10 civics classes and grade 7 & 8 students along with a group of interested student volunteers participated in the Student Vote program, a nationwide non-partisan program that over 900 000 students participated in across Canada. La Salle students were able to experience democracy first-hand. The civics classes provided a realistic voting experience for the entire school by turning the library into a realistic polling station and running the mock election for our school. Thank you to the staff and students for their involvement.

Please join us for this free evening of music, art and improv comedy! We have an amazing lineup of musicians, singers and actors ready to entertain you with everything from pop to Broadway, hip hop to classic rock, classical to "Who's Line is it Anyway?" Visual art will be on display from our graphic design and visual arts students as well. Come out and enjoy the incredible artistic talent of LaSalle!

One of our amazing students, Danicka, captured moments of our senior girls soccer team at the Steve Mantle memorial tournament in memory of well respected LSS science teacher, colleague, coach and referee. He always had a great smile, always shared in conversation and was a great mentor to many of our teaching staff and alumni. Our leadership students hosted two tournaments and hundreds of guests this week. Thank you everyone who contributed to this opportunity.

The intermediates had a great day at road race! We had a few finishes in the top 20s-- Meika, Tyler and Ben G. The rest of the students did really well. Notable mention to Liam Rhodes, who ran a personal "furthest distance" best. Thank you Madame Davis for providing this opportunity for students.

Intermediate track and field is coming up! Thursday May 8th, (rain date, May 9th) our recreation leadership class is hosting events for all grade 7s and 8s. Stay tuned for additional details and photos from the events. Grade 7 and 8 families, you should have received an email with all of the details via Aspen earlier today (Friday, May 2nd)

• Professional Development Day: Friday May 30th
• SAVE THE DATE! Grade 8 Graduation: Monday June 23rd
• SAVE THE DATE! Grade 12 Graduation: Thursday June 26th

New members are always welcome to join us at each meeting. Our next school council meeting will be on Tuesday, May 13th at 6:30 pm in student services.

Elected council for the 2024/25 school year:

Chair: Marsha Valente

Secretary: Stephanie Gratto

PIC Representative: Members will rotate attendance at PIC meetings

Members at Large: Laura Doherty, Todd Lamothe, Kishore Kumar and Sonika Sathish

Much appreciation to this team for their volunteer time in supporting our school!

Order La Salle clothing ANYTIME at https://lasalleintermediatesecondaryschool.entripyshops.com/

Join our team to support the Black Knights by raising funds for sports equipment and uniform needs. Contact angelaLyon2118@gmail.com to learn more.

Go Knights!

LOWER FEES?!

Reduce your family's school fees by participating in our FundScrip fundraiser. This year found fundraiser can be accessed at anytime - when you are purchasing gift cards anyways, you might as well purchase them with added benefits. Did you know that, 80% of the rebates earned are given to your family as school credit which can be applied to school trips, athletic fees, or other extra curriculars.

We invite you to learn about our program to reduce your family's school fees for athletic fees and school trips. For FREE MONEY view the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N-MHYP5Ttg and visit https://www.fundscrip.com/support-a-group and enter the invitation code: DYHCNP

Looking for a list of mental health support resources that are available in the Kingston area? Please access the pdf file linked for you below. Questions? Feel free to reach out to us.

There are many community organizations, including The Maltby Centre, that offer a variety of resources to support students and families. The Maltby Centre (https://maltbycentre.ca/) provides mental health and autism services to children and youth, and works with clients in schools, homes, and other locations.

Other supports include:

• School Mental Health Ontario (*Added new SMH Resource Document below!)
• Youth Diversion
  
• Kids Help Phone

We continue to see many students who struggle to safely and respectively use social media. Please monitor your student's phone usage, especially at night. Many students admit to staying up quite late each night, and therefore coming to school quite tired. Thank you for your vigilance and helping your student get the most out of their day.

The following key dates have been approved:

• Last Day of School: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Professional Activity Days - no classes for students:

• Friday, May 30, 2025
• Friday, June 27, 2025

Intermediate email - lasis@limestone.on.ca

Secondary email - lasss@limestone.on.ca

Website: https://lasalle.limestone.on.ca/
Location: 773 Highway 15, Kingston, ON K7L 4V3, Canada
Phone: Intermediate 613-542-9733 Secondary 613-546-1737

Twitter: @LaSalle_LDSB