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2009-2010 Monthly Newsletters

Principal's Message - March

March marks the end of our second term of school.  Report cards will be going home March 12th and we will be holding interviews on March 18th and 19th.  This term we ask you to schedule interviews for either Thursday evening or Friday morning.  There will be no drop ins.  Also, if you do not have any concerns, e-mail the teacher rather than coming in for a face to face as spaces are limited.  All the e-mail addresses appear at the end of the newsletter each month for your reference.  Teachers tend to respond best to e-mails rather than phone calls.

By the end of March all the band camps and festivals will be completed.  Our grade 7 and 8 students achieved excellence at the festival.  We are very proud of the work they have done and thank Ms. MacRae and Mrs. Eklund for their fine work.  The students have made huge progress in the past few years.  Next year there will be no music appreciation---all students will be expected to take Band.  This is in line with the TLC integrity document completed in January.

On Tuesday, March 16th, I will be presenting possible scenarios for dates and times for the 2010-2011 school year.  This is an opportunity to receive parent input on how best to schedule    Professional days.  Parent council meets at 7:00 in the library.  Feel free to come and learn more about your school.

Our grade 8s have now registered for Crescent Heights next year.  Please know that Crescent will now be offering regular grade nine programming as well as pre-AP in all subjects.  This provides greater choice.  Also, the requirement for a full formal uniform every day has been lifted.  Details will be forthcoming this spring.  We hope these changes will result in more TLC students staying with the program all the way through high school as TLC opens many personal choices for students while still providing the citizenship and character support they have grown to appreciate with TLC.

In March we look forward to spring; the earth comes to life, and the black and white gives way to   colour.  It stirs our imaginations and lifts our spirits.  That is enthusiasm.  It is the virtue of the month.

“It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.”  Oliver Wendell Holmes

Elaine Knudtson

Dare to Dream, by Elaine Knudtson