Lochearn School

We Remember

2011-11-10T14:01:00.000-08:00

Remembrance Day Assembly

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T07:48:00.000-07:00

Each halloween, Mrs. Barrett and Mr. Barrett challenge each other by creating the most interesting pumpkins. They would like you to vote on their pumpkins.

Criteria:

-Most Creative

-Most Relevant to Today

-Most Eye-Appealing

Here is the link to the Grade 4/5 webpage where you can vote!

Mystery Reader!

2011-09-26T16:37:00.000-07:00

Do you know who the mystery reader is?

3 Hints:

1. She is a teacher.
2. She taught Grade 1 at Lochearn.
3. She is very funny.

If you would like to guess, please comment on this post. (Remember to justify your answer)

The mystery reader is:

Be Proactive!

2011-09-17T08:43:00.003-07:00

Here is a slideshow of our first habit.

Please post a sticky note on our wallwisher telling how you are proactive!

Health Fair

2011-06-24T16:58:00.001-07:00

Lochearn Students Play Recorders at Community Event

2011-06-12T17:09:00.000-07:00

To open the "Tribute to Japan," which was held at the curling rink, 4 of our students played O'Canada on recorders for our community. Wow, what a great job!

"Lochearn Rocks" in the Rocky Parade!

2011-06-11T11:59:00.001-07:00

Rockin' Rodeo at Lochearn!

2011-06-10T08:12:00.000-07:00

Smart Learning Rounds at Lochearn!

2011-05-23T11:16:00.000-07:00

As part of our whole school goal of increasing student engagement through Smart Learning, we are excited to share our learning with our colleagues. This week we will host learning rounds in Grade 1, 3 and 5. Teachers from within our school division will be joining our classrooms to observe Smart Learning in action!

Here is a sneak preview:

Make and Take Night: Earth Day!

2011-05-22T07:27:00.001-07:00

Music Monday-Choir Sings for Us!

2011-05-02T10:48:00.000-07:00

Today is Music Monday. It is a day celebrated across Canada by music teachers and is sponsored by the Coalition for Music Education and CBC. Luc Ducette was commissioned to write a song that will be sung and played on instruments by school children all across Canada at the same time.

The choir has been working on this challenging song this month and added their voices to the air at 11am today. Here is a clip of our fabulous choir:

Student Art Sale was a Huge Success!

2011-05-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

As an extension from our whole school literature project "One Hen," students wanted to sell their art for a dollar at parent teacher interviews, to raise money to feed families in Africa. The art sale was definitely a huge success! So successful, that students raised over $600, which provides 12 families with 5 chickens each. To celebrate this accomplishment we had a whole school chicken dance on Thursday, April 28.

Way to go, Lochearn!

"Peck, Peck, Peck" Kindergarteners observe chicks being hatched!

2011-04-28T07:10:00.000-07:00

It was an exciting day yesterday in Mrs. Stzym's classroom when Marvin entered the world! As scientists, the Kindergarten students observed the first of eight chicks being hatched. The energy and excitement filled the school as we welcomed Marvin (Marvin because they are studying the letter M) into the world. Mrs. Stzym spent hours videotaping these chicks throughout the evening so her students could witness the rest of the eggs being hatched.

Here is a video of this amazing event:

Science Fair is April 29!

2011-04-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

This year our fair will be a one day event occurring in the Lochearn gym on Friday, April 29, 2011. Students are invited to participate in the fair by working on a class based project or an individual project of their choice. Parental involvement is strongly encouraged throughout the science fair project process!!

We look forward to seeing the interesting projects brought forward by our students, and invite you to come and view their work. Thank you for your interest and involvement.

"Go, Lochearn, Go!"

2011-03-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

Here are some snapshots from the great games played this afternoon. All teams played with pride and demonstrated such sportsmanship. Way to go!

Thank you ERE and Lochearn for the wonderful games!

Peter Puffin

2011-03-20T07:36:00.000-07:00

2011 Juno award winner, Peter Puffin, performed for our students on Friday, March 18. Here are some snapshots from the concert:

This day is full of awesome! YAY for GREEN!!!

2011-03-16T20:12:00.001-07:00

Happy St.Patrick's Day to Lochearn!

Keep Being Green!

Lochearn Rocks!

Join us for our morning announcements!

2011-03-13T08:43:00.000-07:00

We will be airing our morning announcements live each morning at 8:50 am and will be using a web 2.0 tool called Livestream. Click on this link "Lochearn's Morning Announcements" to connect with us! (You can also find the link on the left hand side of this webpage under links.)

Ustream is one of the many Web 2.0 tools that are used to connect with others. We have collected some resources that might be of interest to you, as we continue to work together to educate our students about online safety.

1. Web Aware- This site will help you increase your awareness of how your children are using the internet and the issues they may encounter along the way.

2. Internet Safety: You and your child can play this game together and have a discussion about being safe online.

3. You can also visit Lochearn's Parent Corner for more resources on web safety.

Join us for our morning announcements at 8:50am. Hope to see you tomorrow morning!!!

February in Review

2011-02-23T17:51:00.001-08:00

December and January

2011-01-28T15:44:00.001-08:00

What are you passionate about?

2011-01-14T21:56:00.000-08:00

Post a sticky to share your hopes and wishes for 2011!

2010-12-31T08:06:00.000-08:00

Grade 5 Ski Trip

2010-12-17T16:55:00.000-08:00

"Old Man Winter's Icicle Follies"

2010-12-16T14:10:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas Concert, "Old Man Winter's Icicle Follies," was a wonderful success! Our students sang with all of their heart and moved the audience throughout the performance. Dressed as Santa and Old Man Winter were our hosts for the show, Carson and Rylan. They did a great job introducing each class and added real pizzazz to the performance!

Here are some snapshots from today:

Stuntnastics 2010

2010-12-05T14:25:00.000-08:00

If these videos take too long to load you can try here: Stuntnastics

"Movember" Month!

2010-11-23T11:31:00.000-08:00

Our staff participates in the community in a variety of ways throughout the year including MOvember-raising awareness for prostate cancer.

Meet the MO-Bros:

....and our MO-Sistas:

Remembrance Day Assembly

2010-11-18T14:44:00.001-08:00

Thank you to Constable Smits and Legionnaires, Norma Reid and Jack Perry, for joining us in our annual Remembrance Day assembly.
We began our assembly with a song called "Pittance of Time," where we began to think about our veterans and how some fought and some died for our wonderful country, Canada.

Our choir sang, "In Flander's Field" and then three of our Grade Five students, Dee, Kenny and Grace, shared some important facts about wartime and our freedom.

2010-11-01T19:51:00.001-07:00

Monthly Assembly was SOOOOO Green!

2010-10-13T07:26:00.000-07:00

September's assembly was very green! We dressed in our Be Green t-shirts and we were completely pumped about our first assembly. To start our assembly, our peer support team demonstrated some cool actions for each of our "7 Habits of Being Green" and then we reflected on ways that we "Sharpen Our Saw" as Mrs. Sztym led us through some really fun dances! To celebrate and recognize our annual Terry Fox run, Mr. Milford gave out certificates to our Terry Fox participants. Our assembly ended with each student holding a delicious apple and we bit into our apples at the same time to show our commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

Here are some photos from our assembly:

What a great assembly! Way to go!!!

This was a FANTASTIC Friday!

2010-10-03T21:08:00.000-07:00

Fantastic Friday could not have been more fantastic! First, our Peer Support team led "Doubles Day," where we encouraged everyone to come to school dressed like a twin, triplet or quadruplet!

Next, internationally renowned author, speaker and artist, David Bouchard visited Lochearn and gave an inspiring presentation on the "Journey of Literacy."

What was your favorite part of David Bouchard's presentation?

Terry Fox Run

2010-09-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

Celebrating 50 Years!

2010-09-03T17:23:00.000-07:00

This week was Lochearn's birthday! To start the day, we enjoyed a fantastic welcome back breakfast that included delicious juice, muffins, and timbits. Later in the day we assembled in the gym in our "Be Green" t-shirts and celebrated 50 years of learning at Lochearn. In honor of these 50 years, we opened a beautiful park with a scenic mountain view.

Here are some pictures from our very special day:

Welcome Back!

2010-08-19T08:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a new and exciting school year at Lochearn Elementary!

This September 1^st marks Lochearn’s 50^th anniversary. Lochearn School has had an amazing history of learning in an environment that has promoted excellence in learning together. Here at Lochearn, our parents, students, teachers and support staff form a learning community that values a safe and exciting environment.

This new school year will see more technology and 21^st century learning skills incorporated into our daily teaching. It will definitely be a time of excitement and change.

As part of our 21st century vision, we have decided to move our school website to a blog. A blog is an interactive website that allows visitors to leave comments.

Why would we move our website to a blog?

1. Social Relevancy – Our students are growing up in a digital world where they are immersed in technology. The internet has changed so drastically over the last few years and has evolved from what was called "Web 1.0," to what it is now being referred to as "Web 2.0." The internet used to be a place where we would go to find information (Web 1.0), but it is now a place where we can collaborate to share knowledge, and create and re-create information (Web 2.0). We need to ensure that our students have the necessary skills to use technology safely and effectively.

2. Engage in 21^st Century Skills- Three important skills that students engage in are collaboration, inquiry and critical thinking. This blog is another place where students can investigate and use their critical thinking skills as they collaborate and share their knowledge.

3. Share Knowledge- Students, parents and teachers can all collaborate and share their knowledge through the interactivity of the blog. We encourage our school community to share on the blog by posting comments.

4. Responsible Citizenship- As part of being a responsible citizen, students are also learning about responsible digital citizenship. Students are learning that the internet is a place where we act in safe and caring ways, just as we do throughout our school. As a school community, we can begin this journey, of teaching our students about their rights and responsibilities online and work together to prepare our children to become global digital citizens.

5. Love of Learning- As lifelong learners, we will grow and learn about the world that our students, “digital citizens,” are growing up in. This is another opportunity for learning and to care for our students.

I’m confident that our staff at Lochearn School will support and enrich your child’s learning journey. We believe that teaching a child to learn, to love learning, and to feel successful are the most worthwhile of all endeavors.

Thank-you for being a part of the Lochearn School Community.