Lakecrest Independent School
58 Patrick Street A1E2S7 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada

A favorite free draw from our Earth Day activities last week. Well done Aya (grade 4)!

Making a difference in the life of others gives life to meaning in yourself.

Lakecrest students had an awesome Earth Day! A big thank you to Ms. Sharpe (and all of our wonderful teachers for planning such great activities) and thank you to all of our students for their hard work!

Grade six students felt like they were in university when Dr. Jennifer Dyer taught them about gender inequality and ageism. We learned so very much!

Lakecrest's own Camden Engelmen (Grade won the Junior Multimedia category of the 2021 Arts and Letters Awards with his video 'Life Under Construction'. Camden chose stop-motion animation and voiceover for his production. We're proud of you Camden!

Our Terrific 2 students had so much fun using robots in math this week to explore geometric and spatial concepts, and to relate them to real-life situations.

Ramadan Mubarak to all of our Muslim Lakecrest families!Ramadan Mubarak to all of our Muslim Lakecrest families!

Two of our amazing Lakecrest students have won Government of Newfoundland & Labrador Arts and Letters Awards this year! Camden Engelman (Grade 8) won the Junior Digital Multimedia Award for his short film, Life Under Construction (https://www.gov.nl.ca/tcar/files/Digital_Camden-Engelman.mp4). Francis Kennedy won the Junior Music Award for his song, Skirja (https://www.gov.nl.ca/tc/files/JR-Music_Francis-Kennedy.mp3).... Well done to both of these amazing students!

Elise Macri, one of our wonderful Grade 3 students, was featured in a recent episode of Hudson & Rex! Great work, Elise!

Lakecrest Alumnus Liam Morrisey was interviewed a few weeks ago on CBC radio about his job with NASA. Check it out! https://www.cbc.ca//1-56-st-johns-m/clip/15830331-nasa-job

Have a safe and happy break! We look forward to welcoming everyone back to classes on April 12th.

The Lakecrest Terrific 2 class had fun outside yesterday beginning an inquiry into how geometry helps us to understand our physical world.

"Meanwhile, Lakecrest Independent School had already moved to do online learning Wednesday for all students for the rest of this week, but after the latest spike was revealed, the private school has extended that to Feb. 26." Thanks to the Telegram for covering our quick move to remote learning. We are prepared to offer remote learning to all our students as long as it takes to ensure the health and safety of the Lakecrest community. https://www.thetelegram.com//online-again-st-johns-area-s/

K-6 Students will be dismissed at noon today to accommodate parent-teacher interviews this afternoon.

Students and staff at Lakecrest had a great start to remote learning today as teaching and learning picked right up where we left off. We are ready to continue with remote learning for as long as it takes to help ensure the health and safety of our school community members.

During remote learning, Hasan Hai, community builder and diversity and inclusion speaker, joined Lakecrest students to share experiences about racism in Newfoundland. We are learning so much!

The Grade six class is learning about cultural intelligence in Newfoundland by first learning about refugees and immigration. Here the Association for New Canadians taught us about human migration.

There will be a virtual Star Student assembly today at 1:00. Please see Mr. Boekhoud's Monday newsletter for login details.

Lakecrest will shift to remote learning for K-9 students for the remainder of this week. Lakecrest community members are asked to please check their email for further information.

Lakecrest will be closed today due to the Notice from Public Health which was released late last night. As our school has Grades which fall within the range being closed by NLESD, we will be closing for the full day today (Tuesday, February 9, 2021) and will release further information after conferring with our Medical Task Force and Public Health about the best way to move forward.

Our very own Dr. Zaina Albalawi will be a guest on CBC's Cross Talk with Ramona Dearing today to discuss and answer listener questions about diabetes. We hope you consider tuning in. Dr. Albalawi is an Endocrinologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Memorial University. She co-authored a Clinical Practice Guideline chapter for the 2018 Diabetes Canada Guideline. She’s currently a member of the Atlantic Collaborative Working group on diabetic foot prevention t...o develop policy and healthcare recommendations to reduce amputations in the region. Dr. Albalawi is also a member of the Lakecrest Medical Task Force -- the team that put together recommendations for the safe re-opening of our school this past September. Link to CBC Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen Listen on your radio at 640 AM or 88.5 FM

Due to the forecasted poor weather conditions, Lakecrest will be closed for the day.

Today we're sending a special thank you to our design and advertising vendor Dc Design House (AgentDc) for the outstanding work they've done for us since early 2019. Here's a small sample. From refreshing our logo and brand to helping our successful recruitment efforts, Don-e Coady and his team have understood the Lakecrest community and designed memorable ways to tell our story. They also worked throughout the pandemic on a number of projects that have positioned our marketi...ng efforts to thrive in the years ahead. Thank you Dc Design House for your commitment to supporting community-minded organizations and for delivering measurable results for us at Lakecrest! You can learn more about their work at: http://dcdesignhouse.ca/

Throughout last Thursday and Friday, Artisan Concrete (run by one of our amazing Lakecrest families) installed a new walkway to Door 3 to better serve our students when the snow starts. During the winter months, we will cease to use Door 1 (the left-hand door) as the hill will become a safety hazard with regular use during the ice & snow. Families will be redistributed to Doors 2 (front door) and 3 (right-hand door) as we'll still be able to maintain physical distancing and spread out the arrival/departure of students to keep things safe. You can visit the Artisan Concrete website to learn more about this local company: https://artisanconcrete.ca/

Today is World Mental Health Day. Make sure you take the time to look after yourself, and others. https://www.unicef.org//four-things-you-can-do-support-you

At Lakecrest our doors are always open to visits from prospective students and their families. We currently have capacity for more students, especially in grades 1, 4, 8, and are accepting applications for our 2021 kindergarten class. Visit our website and book your tour with Head of School Mr. Boekhoud today. http://www.lakecrest.ca/admissions-2/come-for-a-visit/

Keep on Rock'n and Roll'n! Lakecrest Fine Arts program is an ideal opportunity to enrich each child’s ability to recognize the life-long pleasures to be gained from the arts.

Having learned the movements of the Sword Dance, Grade 6 students move on to learning to play the song itself in their PYP Music class.

In PYP Music, students in Grade 6 at Lakecrest are exploring form and function by learning the Sword Dance.

ICYMI -- Our Lakecrest Chamber Choir with a rendition of 'I Remember' to honour those who served, and continue to serve. Lest we forget.

As the only IB PYP-accredited school in Eastern Canada, Lakecrest offers unique learning opportunities for our students, with research showing the value of a PYP education: https://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2020/10/01/pyp-research-resource/

Our Grade 3 students were practicing their musical on Friday! Great job, Grade 3!

On this Remembrance Day, Lakecrest students honour and remember all of the heroes who have served and continue to serve. https://youtu.be/DSfi4QntQRU

Our kindergarten students are busy exploring and working on being great friends outside.

Lakecrest students are proud to support Orange Shirt Day today. These Grade 2 students are reflecting on how they matter and how a friend matters!

Lakecrest students honoured all who serve at our virtual assembly today and through beautiful works of art.

Staff and students of Lakecrest Independent School is excited to be participating (safely!) in our Terry Fox School event on September 30th. We are so proud to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Terry’s Marathon of Hope and hope you will help support us by donating at: http://www.terryfox.ca/LakecrestIndependentSchool #terryfoxschoolrun @terryfoxfoundation

Our Grade 5 students are off to Africa for a virtual field trip this afternoon! We wish them safe travels and can’t wait to hear all about their learnings when they return:)!

Our new touchless fixtures are helping to keep students safe and hydrated. Thanks again to the Lakecrest Home & School Association for making this possible!

Our Lakecrest Chamber Choir is happy to be singing together safely and within the guidelines of our Re-entry Handbook. Check out a sneak peek of their very first practice

This year is the 40th Anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope and Lakecrest Independent School is proud to be continuing the legacy of one of our greatest heroes. Please join us and support this wonderful cause by donating to: http://www.terryfox.ca/LakecrestIndependentSchool. Together, we can all make a difference! #terryfoxschoolruns @terryfoxfoundation

As one of the many facility upgrades taking place this year, we've installed touch-less faucets, water fountains and water bottle filling stations throughout the school. This will limit contact with surfaces to better keep our staff and students safe. Water bottle filling stations/water fountains will continue to be filtered to provide the cleanest possible water. Students are encouraged to continue bringing a water bottle from home, and refill it at one of our stations as needed throughout the day. We'd like to say a huge THANK-YOU to the Home & School Association for their contribution in helping us complete these upgrades!

Congratulations to Lakecrest alumnus Dr. Liam Morrissey who just defended his PhD!