The Gator Gazette

Next week will be a busy one! District Track on Wednesday and our Grade 9 Canoe trip students will be heading out on Wednesday as well! Only 6 weeks of school left!

Enjoy your long weekend!

Looking Ahead.....

May

• 22nd - Victoria Day - No School
• 24th - District Track Day
• 24th - 26th - Grade 9 Outdoor Ed Canoe Trip
• 26th - Healthy Hunger lunch - Pita Pit
• 30th - TA5 vs TA14 Cupcake Challenge

June

• 1st - Zone Track Day
• 2nd - Grade 7 Outdoor Ed trip
• 2nd - Healthy Hunger lunch - Wok Box
• 5th - Band Spring Concert
• 6th - Grade 6 Volleyball Camp 5:30 - 7pm
• 7th - Early Dismissal
• 8th - Grade 6 Basketball Camp 5:30 - 7pm
• 8th - Gator Day Out - Millennium Place
• 8/9th - Grade 8 Outdoor Ed Bike Trip
• 9th - Healthy Hunger lunch - Pizza Hut
• 15th - Grade 9 Farewell
• 16th - Grade 9 Day Out - Wabamun
• 20th - ELA Part B
• 21st - Indigenous People's Day
• 22nd - Math Part A
• 23rd - Math Part B
• 26th - Social PAT
• 27th - Science PAT
• 28th - Last Day of School/Early Dismissal
• 28th - Awards Night at North Pointe Church 7pm

Our Walking Together student group joined Roderick Freeman, our District Knowledge Keeper for lunch and an information session on Indigenous ways of knowing. After lunch, this group was joined by a few more students and staff to learn about smudging and to take part in this ceremony. Our group meets every Wednesday at 1:00, and new members are welcome.

Alex Kim is our newest Chess Champion!

Our Grade 9's held a bake sale today to help raise money for their Farewell, everything looked delicious!

Thank you to Paul Kane High School for helping to make this amazing Volleyball Court for us!

Go check out the amazing art work created by St. Albert students & teachers, our talented Gators have items there available to purchase with proceeds going to YESS.

Our school division has partnered with the Edmonton Elks to offer reduced ticket prices for division students, families and staff to the Elks home opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Elks vs. Riders

Sunday, June 11 at 5 pm

Commonwealth Stadium

Promo code: SPSCHOOLS

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Don't forget to place your Healthy Hunger Lunch Orders! Next week is Pita Pit!

https://healthyhunger.ca/index.php

If your child is away and has ordered hot lunch, please email or call the office by 11:00 a.m. to direct your child’s hot lunch. It can be given to a sibling/another student or can be picked up in the office starting at 12pm.

If your child will be absent, please email la@spschools.org or call 780-460-3728 (this is 24 hrs and you can leave a voicemail)

If a student needs to leave early, the office MUST hear from a parent/guardian. Please email or call the office and we will allow the student to sign out & meet you outside (or walk home).

If a student will arrive late, they are to sign in at the office. If we have been informed the student will be late, that will be an excused late. Without hearing from a parent, the student would be marked as unexcused.

If you have any questions, please ask the office.

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The school serves the neighbourhoods of Akinsdale, Braeside, Erin Ridge, Erin Ridge North, Forest Lawn, Inglewood, Kingswood, Oakmont, Parkwood, Pineview, Regency Heights, Sturgeon Heights, Sturgeon Point Villas and Woodlands.

Email: la@spschools.org
Website: https://lorneakins.spschools.org
Location: 4 Fairview Boulevard, St. Albert, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-460-3728
Facebook: facebook.com/LorneAkinsJuniorHigh
Twitter: @lorneakins

Derek Herman

Principal

Derek.Herman@spschools.org

Jennifer Suriano
Assistant Principal

Jennifer.Suriano@spschools.org