December 2-6, 2024 

You’re Invited to the Peter Lougheed School Winter Concert!  

We are excited to invite you to our school's Winter Concert on December 12th at 6:30 PM in the main gym. This magical evening will feature performances by our talented Grade 7 Band and the Grade 8/9 Combined Band. It’s a wonderful opportunity to come together, enjoy beautiful music, and support our young musicians. 

Mark your calendars and bring your family and friends. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Grade 8/9 Band  

After school rehearsals for the Winter Concert will be held on Wednesday December 4^th and Wednesday December 11^th from 3:45-4:30. Attendance will be taken! 

Buy a Yearbook! 

Dear Parents: Yearbooks are currently on SALE for just $30, down from the regular price of $35. This is a great opportunity to capture the memories of this school year for your child. 

To purchase your yearbook, please visit the website here: Jostens Yearbooks. 

The Yearbook Team encourages you to take advantage of this great sale! Offer ends on December 29, 2024. 

Traffic and Bus Safety 

When dropping your children off in the morning, please be mindful of pedestrian safety.  We have had complaints of students running out in front of moving cars to cross the street to the school or to meet their family at the end of the day.     Best practices include using the crosswalks at all times and looking both ways to ensure cars have stopped. 

Please do not park in the bus zone from 8:45am-9:25am or from 3:25pm-4:00pm.  We now have six busses daily at PLS and they require this space to drop off and pick up students safely.     

Cold Weather Safety 

Peter Lougheed school doors open at 9am.  If you are dropping your child(ren) off early, please ensure they are dressed appropriately for the weather.   Bus service can also be impacted by the weather and students need to be prepared for cold temperatures as well. 

Social Media safety 

We are asking all parents and guardians of Peter Lougheed Students to please check in with your children about their social media use. Many instances of bullying and conflicts happen online and specifically through the app SnapChat. There are some resources available through SnapChat called the Family Centre, where parents can monitor their children's use of the app. Please follow the link below to learn more. 

https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7121384944788-What-is-Family-Center 

Athletics 

Our senior boys basketball team played in the finals on Monday night at Nelson Mandela high school and played amazing winning by 20 points to take home our division championship over Crossing Park.  We are so proud of how hard the boys played all season to remain undefeated.  The boys will play in the city championship starting on Wednesday playing against the other division champions from around the city. 

Athletic Schedule

Please ensure that if your child is planning to try out for an athletic team that they have turned in their athletic tryout purple form to the phys ed office.  If students still need this form, they can pick one up from the pe office in the gym. 

Physical Education 

This week in Physical Education class our students finished their fitness testing seeing how they measured up against their peers in tests that measured speed, agility, power, strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance and flexibility.  Starting on Monday students will be back in their modules with –1 & -2 classes in health and table tennis, -3 & -4 classes in broomball (please dress for the weather as this is an outdoor module) and mat games (includes gymnastics and wrestling games), and –5 & -6 in volleyball and foundations of fitness. These modules will go right to winter break for the next three weeks. 

Just a reminder to all parents to ensure students are coming with proper clothing so they can participate in Physical Education class.  The weather is getting colder in the mornings so we need to have students come prepared to be outside.  Also, any students wearing crocs or sandals/flip flops will not be allowed to participate in the activities as there are major safety concerns with these types of footwear.