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Lee Ridge Leadership Day - April 17, 2012
In November of this school year, LeeRidge School was awarded the Leader in MeLighthouse School status from the Franklin Covey Organization. The Leader in Me has been a transformational leadership process that has engaged all students from Kindergarten to Grade 6. On the morning of April 17, the school celebrated The Leader in Me, based on Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and its impact on our students with our second Leadership Day, and first as a Lighthouse School. Read the Full Story
Jump Rope for Heart!     We raised $1,795.20 for the Heart and stroke foundation this year through Jump Rope for Heart. Good work! Read the Full Story
The Great Lee Ridge Candy Exchange! At Lee Ridge School we do something called the Candy Exchange. It takes place every recess except for lunch recess. You bring in your candy and exchange it for a fruit. There are different types of fruit. There are grapes, bananas, mandarin oranges, and a mystery fruit that changes every day. You can bring in any type of candy lying in the back of your cupboard, or your Halloween candy! It goes from Tuesday, November 1st, to Friday, November 4th. Lee Ridge School is doing this because we are an apple school. We prefer fruits and vegetables rather than junk food and candy!  -  Zach, Grade 5 Read the Full Story
Leader Lunch Learn At Lunch A couple days ago, I was chosen to go to room twenty-five for something called “Lunch and learn”. In this one day program, two students from each classroom get together with a couple teachers and the principal. It was to talk about the school and the seven habits. First, we stood up and said our name and grade to get to know everybody. Next, we were talked to about what was going to happen in the lunch and learn. They talked about the seven habits in the school and how we are a healthy school. They even showed us a map of the entire leader in me schools! Surprisingly, there were only a few in all of Canada! Then, Mr. Butterfield and Miss Patrick showed us a slide show of some students and teachers being leaders. I saw myself in it two times. I couldn’t believe how many students and teachers are in our school. Read the Full Story
Music is BIG at Lee Ridge! Lee Ridge has been learning about the Beatles for the month of January and all the students from each class got a song to learn. Room 19 and Room 18 played the song Blackbird on their recorders. Grades 1, 2, and 3’s sang Yellow Submarine and octopus’s garden. The grade 4’s and 5’s sang when I’m 64. And near the end all the classes sang twist and shout. Read the Full Story
Grade 4's Go to the Landfill - A Thank You Letter Dear Brent, Thank you for touring room 20 and room 6 around the waste management center. I remember the GEEP it looked cool because I saw sparks and you said that it might be somebody putting something back together. MRF,MRF was cool because there were shoots that were removing plastic. In the fourth building I thought that the other side of the gray wall would be the same temperature but it gets hotter and you said that you would need a special suit and if you didn’t you would get really stinky and you would need a long shower too. Read the Full Story
At Lee Ridge we put First Things First! Here at Lee ridge we have been starting to be a 7 habits school! There are 7 habits we are focusing on but I will just be telling you about the one I really think helps us kids be better in school, and that habit is… PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST!!! I know most of you are probably thinking well, we are told to put first things first all the time. Well, this is just a reminder for you. So here I go! Read the Full Story

Principal's Message

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Dear Parents/Guardians:

 

Heading into the last month of the school year is a wonderful time to pause and reflect on the success and growth of our students not only academically, but socially and emotionally, as well. As you know, our school is a Leader in Me school. Our students have spent the year learning about Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It has been a wonderful year of learning and growing with the 7 Habits, and we will celebrate and share our story with Leadership Day on June 7th. Letters and invitations went home earlier this month to all families. We will have over 90 guests, parents and community members in attendance. We are all looking forward to this day as it will give us a great opportunity to highlight our students and their growth with the 7 Habits.

 

It is also a time to remember that the school year is not quite over yet. Our grade three and six students continue to write the Provincial Achievement Tests. The test dates are outlined on the back page of this newsletter. The expectations that we have as a staff for student behaviour and academic achievement do not wane through the month of June. The bar was set high for our students at the beginning of the school year, and it remains there now.

 

Back in April I invited all parents and guardians to submit feedback about the school and its programs to help us plan for the 2011 -2012 school year.  In an effort to best serve our students, we strive to be responsive to their needs. The great news is that many parents and guardians responded to the survey. I would like to thank those of you who took the time to respond to the survey. The results are included in this newsletter.

 

At this point of the year we get to thank, in no small way, the effort of our school’s volunteers. We are in the middle of Volunteer Appreciation Week right now where we get to show how much we value the commitment of these fine people.

 

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at the school.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

April 27, 2012,

 

Dear Parents and Guardians:

The month of May is the time of year that brings signs of renewal, revitalization and opportunity. For our students, we are heading into that part of the year where they might have a tendency to want to “wind down”. But nothing should be further from the truth. During the last week of April and the first week of May all of our students in grades one to six will be completing the H.L.A.T. (Highest Level of Achievement Tests) in both reading and writing.

 

Our grades three and six students begin writing their Alberta Provincial Achievement tests during the middle of May, and continue on into the month of June. Now that the days are longer, we all develop a habit of wanting to stay up later. For our students it is important that they get plenty of rest as the last two months of the school year can be very taxing on their minds.

 

On April 17th we held our second Leadership Day as a Leader in Me School, and our first as a Lighthouse School. We were pleased to host school teams from as far away as Fort MacMurray, and we were very grateful for the attendance and support of Trustee Cleary and Mayor Mandel. Leadership Day was about our students and the skills that they have developed in a Leader in Me and 7 Habits school…our students were wonderful!

 

We held our Kindergarten Open House on April 4th. If you have questions regarding Kindergarten registration or other registrations for 2012 – 2013, please give our administrative assistant, Mrs. Scheetz, or me a call. We will be very happy to help answer any questions about the school and its many support programs such as the Leader in Me, Daily Snack Program, Mentorship Program, APPLE Schools Program, intramurals and other extra curricular activities.

 

As you know, I expressed my concern some time back over driving habits in front of the school. I will continue to patrol this area with the support of Constable Packer to keep the school safe for your children and our students.

 

Please remember that making u-turns is not legal and unsafe.

 

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at the school.

 

Sincerely,

 

Nigel Butterfield,

Principal

 

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