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Newsletter 4 December 2020
Newsletter 4 December 2020
Newsletter 4 December 2020
On behalf of the members of our amazing school staff, I would like to wish you and your family a safe and
wonderful holiday season, a Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate these traditions.
ANGEL TREE
Our Angel Tree initiative supports families from within Lord Aylmer School. This year things had to be done a
little differently. Lord Aylmer Home and School Committee is collecting donations using the link below until
December 7. Home and School Elves will then shop and wrap special gifts for the children from the receiving
families. Please consider donating to this worthy cause and help make the holidays a little brighter for some of
our families. To access the link, please click here https://www.lordaylmerhs.ca/holiday-angel-tree.html#/ . The
Home and School Facebook page will allow you to receive updates on the campaign by liking the page:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LordAylmerHS/
CYBER-BULLYING
It used to be that washrooms, the school bus or a gym locker room were the key hot spots for bullying of
children and teens. At last year’s information evening that we held for parents on Internet Safety with Paul
Davis, he pointed to a major shift in society. Online gaming sites are now the “place” in which children are
most bullied.
While the number of reported violent incidents and bullying at Lord Aylmer School has been greatly reduced
this year, we have been receiving some requests to handle incidents involving cyber-bullying. We gladly do
what we can in these situations to intervene after-the-fact. However, a proactive approach is always better than
a reactive one.
One of the best ways to reduce or eliminate the potential for cyber-bullying for your child is to avoid online
games in which your child can connect with others. Some of our students are reporting that they play video
games with strangers without any supervision. In addition, the games they are playing are in many cases, not
designed for anyone under the age of 13 and in some cases, 18. If you permit your child to use gaming or other
online sites, try to familiarize yourself with the games or sites your child uses. If you are not certain about age
restrictions, you can verify online or on the cover of most store-bought game packages. Another way to avoid
cyber-bullying is to directly monitor what is being said to your child by being in the room to supervise
computer usage. Finally, Mr. Davis advised parents to impose conditions for use, including full access to any of
the child’s usernames or passwords for applications, sites and devices. As a parent, doing so is not a privacy
matter as much as one of safety. Hopefully, this information is useful as we head into a two-week holiday.
SCHOOL FEES
Please be advised that invoicing for school fees will be ready for parents in the new year. While some costs
were reduced this year for paper and agendas, supervision fees had to be increased significantly due to the need
to have two lunch recess periods. Please note that the admin team at the school, along with your parent
committee will be discussing the matter with school board officials to look at the situation for all schools who
have had to increase their supervision fees due to the pandemic.
REMIND NOTIFICATIONS
Please visit our website to find out how to sign up for REMIND, if you have not already done so. Important
information is shared through this notification system. Some families have shared that they were no longer
receiving notifications. We are not sure of the reason but have found that deleting your registration and then re-
registering has fixed the error.
GOVERNING BOARD
The next Lord Aylmer Governing Board meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, December 16 at
6:30 p.m.
Mr. Christian Corriveau accepted the donation on behalf of the Legion. He is a veteran who has been active in
educational workshops leading up to Remembrance Day at the school over the past few years. His informative
video was showcased during Lord Aylmer School’s virtual Remembrance Day ceremony last week.
Staff approached the school principal about this fundraiser to help the Royal Canadian Legion in Aylmer in
light of the difficulties with in-person collection of funds this year. Teachers planned activities leading up to
Veterans Week to ensure students gained a better understanding of Canada’s involvement in past wars and
conflicts.
Shown here are Brady Mondor (student), Hunter Belanger (student) and Mark McDonald (teacher) presenting
the $1000 to Mr. Corriveau.
The next quarterly payment for pizza and subs is due on Thursday, December 17. Our Home & School Online
Shop is open to accept payments for both pizza and sub lunches. Find our Online Shop at:
www.lordaylmerhs.ca/shop
Make sure to check-out our Home & School Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LordAylmerHS for our
upcoming fundraising events and monthly H&S meetings. Want to know more about our Home & School
volunteer organization? Make sure to check-out our Website at: www.lordaylmerhs.ca
Fundscrip (lordaylmerhs.ca/fundscrip): Pay face value for your regular purchases of gas, groceries,
birthday gifts and more! Each purchase generates earnings for our H&S.
Indigo eGift Cards (lordaylmerhs.ca/indigo-egift-cards): You can buy a $25, $50 or $100 Indigo eGift
Card to purchase books online for your family- or to gift to a friend, family member or even your child's
teacher via email. Our H&S earns 20% in Indigo store credit!
A new kinder or student to our school? Our Lord Aylmer School will be gifting your child their very own Lord
Aylmer School T-Shirt- so please keep this in mind when purchasing glam for your family.