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Read MorePeterborough Principal Live Tweets His Day In The Life At A School
/St. John Catholic Elementary School Principal Andy Sawada is doing a really neat experiment on Wednesday (May 4th), taking us inside the life of a principal—and school—by live tweeting his day.
Using the hashtag #dayinthelifeoftheprincipal, Sawada is giving his followers a fascinating window into his day.
Principal Sawada with a student
"This idea came up last week when one of my friends asked me what I do during the day," Sawada tells PTBOCanada. "Many people have an idea of what the principal role is, but the principal role has changed immensely since you and I went to school. So, I thought of live tweeting my day, which can be a challenge, but I usually tweet out school happenings at the @StJohnPVNC handle. Additionally, I thought that this could be a transparent way of showing and sharing what my job entails."
Here are some of his tweets so far...
Holy Cross Students Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Event Was A Thing Of Beauty
/[***UPDATE: YWCA tells PTBOCanada that the total amount raised for the Holy Cross Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event is $2,383.25—surpassing their goal of $2,000! Awesome!!]
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This year's Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event for YWCA takes place May 27th, but in the build up to the big day many local schools—Holy Cross, Crestwood and Kenner—are hosting their own special events to raise money and awareness among students.
On a beautiful Tuesday (May 3rd), Holy Cross students and staff hosted a great day at their school to show their support for Walk a Mile and promote healthy relationships.
More than 50 staff and students participated, walking four laps on the school track in heels.
Eileen Kimmett was there and snapped these great photos...
There were also great tweets throughout the Walk a Mile event at the school...
The day was further proof that youth in our community—the next generation to make an impact—are amazing.
[Related: 10 Things You Should Know About 2016 Walk A Mile In Her Shoes]
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UPDATE: Lakefield District Secondary School Is Closing
/UPDATE (March 30th): The board decided last night to close Lakefield District Secondary School. LDISS will consolidate with TASSS in Peterborough beginning in September 2016. Give us your thoughts on its closure on our Facebook page, and what impact you think it will have on students and this small rural community.
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The future of Lakefield District Secondary School is up in the air due to declining enrolment numbers.
Accommodation reviews have been undertaken by Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB, and a final decision is expected Tuesday night (March 29th) at a public school board meeting at the KPR board office on Fisher Drive.
If the school closes, students will attend Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School in Peterborough.
If you can't make the meeting—it starts at 7 p.m.—but want to follow along, it will be live streamed here.
What does the school's possible closure mean to you? Tell us on our Facebook page.
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The LDISS Is Open Committee Working To Save School
/The future of Lakefield District Secondary School is up in the air due to declining enrolment numbers. Accommodation reviews are being undertaken by Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB to determine its future, and if closed high school students would attend Thomas. A Stewart instead—starting as soon as September 2016 possibly.
The Accommodation Review committee is holding a number of public meetings to discuss the student accommodation needs at this school. Throughout this process, the review committee will share information from the community that will inform the final administrative recommendations on its future.
Parents and community members are invited to attend, and to make presentations at the following committee meetings:
Monday, November 9, 2015 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Lakefield DSS)
Monday, December 7, 2015 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Lakefield DSS)
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Lakefield DSS)
For the past few months, a committee called the LDISS Is Open Committee has been tirelessly working on options to keep the school open. The committee is a group of concerned citizens—some who attended LDISS and others who live and work in the community or neighbouring townships—and do not wish to see this school closed forever.
LDISS Is Open Committee encourages current and former students, LDISS parents, parents of children at the feeder schools (Apsley, Warsaw, Buckhorn, Ridpath and Curve Lake First Nations), and community members to come and hear the ideas being presented to the committee. The community will have the opportunity to ask questions at all of the public meetings.
***To learn more about LDISS Is Open Committee, visit their website or Facebook page. To learn more about the accommodation review process, go here.
What does the school's possible closure mean to you? Tell us on our Facebook page.
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Your Child Can Learn About Taking School Bus At Lansdowne Place First Rider Sessions
/This is a great opportunity for parents to get their young kids onto a bus before the first day of school so they know what's happening and aren't caught off guard!
There are "First Rider" sessions at Lansdowne Place Centre Court (near the escalators) taking place Friday, August 28th and Saturday, August 29th.
"First Rider" allows students—and their parents—to become familiar with the bus riding experience (and important safety rules) in advance of the new school year through this unique hands-on free event.
Registration is not required for these sessions, and the Dates & Times are as follows:
Friday, August 28th > ongoing sessions from 3 pm to 6 pm
Saturday, August 29th -> ongoing sessions from 9 am to 1 pm
**Please spread the word on your social media channels to parents about these sessions.
—By Aaron Elliott
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Warsaw Public School Participates In Plow Painting Program
/Peterborough County has a neat plow painting program that area schools participate in...
The plow painting program has taken place for the past few years, and is in line with celebration of Public Works Week in Canada (which is May 16th to May 23rd this year). The program is to raise awareness in schools of municipal public works and what they do—maintaining roads for the safety of the travelling public.
One of the latest schools to participate is Ms. Tibbles Grade 8 class at Warsaw Public School.
**Plows were also sent to Havelock Belmont Methuen School and Ridpath Junior Public to paint.
The plows are used again the next season by the County—and then sent out again to be painted by more schools.
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