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June 2010

May 30 to June 5 is Environment Week in NL. The theme of Environment Week 2010 is Embracing Life on Earth.

June is Recreation Month in Newfoundland and Labrador.

May 2010

National Summer Safety Week, May 1-7
Congratulations to Loriann Gillingham on being elected as Secretary of NLFSC.

April 2010

The AGM will be held in Deer Lake, April 23-25.
Please ensure your membership is up to date before AGM.

March 2010

Pre-AGM Mailout.
March is Nutrition Month.
Education Week is March 7-13
The Theme is "My Place/Ma Place".

February 2010

NLFSC congratulates the contest winners:
1st Place:
Randy Pittman, James Cook Memorial School.
2nd Place:
Patrick Butler, Frank Roberts Jr. High School.
3rd Place:
Moira Lieb, St. Boniface A.G. School.

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week, February 8-14.

January 2010

The Executive of NLFSC met via Teleconference on January 12.
Family Literacy Day, January 27.
NLFSC is holding an essay competition. More details.




What's New??

Occupational Health and Safety Week, May 2-8.
read more...


The school councils' handbook is on-line.  Here is the link:
Building Learning Communities: A Handbook for School Councils
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AGM 2010

Thank you to all School Councils who sent representatives to the AGM, April 23-25, in Deer Lake! 

We appreciate your efforts in finding the resources to be representated at the weekend Conference.

A full Conference and AGM report is included in the May/June issue of The Cuffer.


NLFSC Memberships

If your school council is not already a paid up member of the Federation, please consider joining now.

Membership Application



School Food Guidelines

A reminder that we have full implementation of the School Food Guidelines as of September 2008.  School Food Guidelines and Parent/Guardian Brochure. Check it out at: livinghealthyschools.com

 

 
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District #1 Labrador

District #2 Western

District #3 Nova Central

District #4 Eastern

District #5 Conseil Scolaire Francophone


List Serve

All members of School Councils can be members of the list serve. 

All you need to do is provide us with your e-mail address and ask that we add your address to the list.  You will then receive regular e-mail communications from us and other members.


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Submissions

Pre-Budget Submission, February 2010

Submission to K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Review, October 12, 2007

Presentations

Teacher Stress and Working Conditions Forum, February 2006.


Recent Publications

March 2010
Government Release of
Public Exams Adaptations/Accommodations Policy

December 2007
Government releases Focusing on Students, The ISSP and Pathways Commission Report;
and the government's response:
click here.
and a further update here.