Our successes
2016-2017 School YearEnd of Year BBQ | June
Organized BBQ for end of school year. Provided volunteers, food, drinks, treats and activities with sales going back into school. Tribes Day | June Provided popsicles for students Grade 6 Graduating Class of 2017 | June Donated $300 to their year-end graduation party and provided $100 to the long-standing Gillian Higgen-Bottom award recipient (awarded by Home & School) Kinder Open House | June Provided volunteers during Open House, as well juice & snacks Track & Field | May Provided popsicles for students, volunteers and teachers/staff. Dancing Through the Decades - Spring Dance | April Hosted a successful Spring Dance with DJ, photo booth, glow bracelets, drinks & ice cream. Dairy Queen Mother's Day Fundraiser | April Home & School received a percentage of sales from our Mother's Day Dairy Queen Ice Cream Fundraiser Traditional Folklore Music and Dance with Andre Varin | April Week-long workshops for students hosted by Lord Aylmer Home & School Celebrating Literacy Month & Family Literacy Day | February $10 gift cards from Michabou Library for each classroom Celebrating Bus Safety Month | February Awarded a $20 gift certificate from Michabou Library to each of the winning classes from kindergarten, cycle 1, cycle 2 and cycle 3. Celebrating Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week | February 2 to 6 Monday - Heartwarming poems and notes of thanks for our teacher and staff from parents, students and Home & School. Tuesday- Subway lunch for teachers and staff Wednesday & Friday - Goodie loot bags for Junior Campus teachers and staff Thursday - Treats and baked goods from parents and students Listening Centers for French as a Second Language Classes | January Home & School purchased 2 Listening Centers for FSL classes. Each Listening Center has 6 headphones. Mini Pouf and Maxi Pouf Books for French as a Second Language Classes | January Home & School purchased 2 sets (25 books each) of Mini Pouf and 2 sets (25 books each) of Maxi-Pouf for Grade 1 and Grade 2 FSL classes. Christmas Bazaar | December Organized a Christmas Bazaar to raise funds for the school. Santa Booth Pics Scholastic Book Fair | November Organized and provided volunteers for the Scholastic Book Fair during parent-teacher interviews. Scholastic Books donates books for our school libraries through your purchases! Halloween Dance | October Hosted a successful Halloween Dance with DJ, glow bracelets, drinks & ice cream, as well as a Photo Booth. Vesey's Bulbs Spring Fundraiser | September Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchases bulbs, seeds and Christmas wrap. Back to School BBQ | September Organized a back to school BBQ for students, parents and teachers Junior Campus Pizza Days | Year-Long Fundraise by selling pizza and by providing volunteers to deliver to the classrooms. Fundscrip, Mabel's Labels and Indigo eGift Cards | Year-Long Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchased gift cards, labels, etc. |
2015-2016 School Year
End of Year BBQ | June
Organized BBQ for end of school year. Provided volunteers, food, drinks, treats and activities with sales going back into school. Tribes Day | June Provided popsicles for students Grade 6 Graduating Class of 2016 | June Donated $300 to their year-end graduation party and provided $100 to the long-standing Gillian Higgen-Bottom award recipient (awarded by Home & School) Kinder Open House | June Provided volunteers during Open House, as well juice & snacks Trottoir de Lord Aylmer | June Provided popsicles for students, volunteers and teachers/staff. French Books for Cycle 2 & 3 Teachers | May New novel set purchased for these classes. Instruments for Music Class | May Purchased 10+ tambourines for Music Teacher Track & Field | May Provided popsicles for students, volunteers and teachers/staff. Indian Classical Dance Cultural Workshops | April Three-day Workshop hosted by Lord Aylmer School & Lord Aylmer Home & School Vesey's Bulbs Spring Fundraiser | March Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchase bulbs and seeds Treefrog Percussion Cultural & Musical Workshops | March Week-long Workshops hosted by Lord Aylmer School & Lord Aylmer Home & School NAC Workshop for Cycle 1 students | March Workshops hosted by Lord Aylmer Home & School Groove Workshop for Cycle 1 students | March Workshops hosted by Lord Aylmer Home & School Celebrating Literacy Month & Family Literacy Day | February $10 gift cards from Michabou Library for each classroom Celebrating Bus Safety Month | February Awarded a $20 gift certificate from Michabou Library to each of the winning classes from kindergarten, cycle 1, cycle 2 and cycle 3. Celebrating Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week | February 2 to 6 Monday - Fruit Baskets & Keurig Coffee Tuesday- Thank you notes/poem and cards distributed Wednesday - Parent Treats & Desserts Thursday - Subway lunch provided to teachers & Staff, which included fruit platters Friday - Junior Campus - Toaster Oven Gifts - Senior Campus - Can Opener & Water Filter James Jones Traditional Hoop Dancing Performance | January Funded a performance at each campus with guest James Jones Christmas Bazaar | December Organized a Christmas Bazaar to raise funds for the school. Dairy Queen Ice Cream Log Fundraiser | December Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchased Christmas Ice Cream LOgs from Dairy Queen Samko & Miko Toy Sale | November Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchase toys during the Samko & Miko Sale in Ottawa. Scholastic Book Fair | November Organized and provided volunteers for the Fair during parent-teacher interviews. Halloween Dance | October Hosted a successful Halloween Dance with DJ, glow bracelets, drinks & ice cream, as well as a Photo Booth. Back to School BBQ & Corn Roast | September Organized a back to school BBQ for students, parents and teachers. School Sand-Boxes | September Provided funds to refill the school sand-boxes. Junior Campus Pizza Days | Year-Long Fundraise by selling pizza and by providing volunteers to deliver to the classrooms. Fundscrip, Mabel's Labels and Indigo eGift Cards | Year-Long Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchased gift cards, labels, etc. |
2014-2015 School Year
End of Year BBQ | June
Organized BBQ for end of school year. Provided volunteers, food, drinks, treats and activities with sales going back into school. Grade 6 Graduating Class of 2015 | June Provided the graduating class printed t-shirts, donated $300 to their year-end graduation party, and provided $100 to the long-standing Gillian Higgen-Bottom award recipient Junior Campus Pizza Days | Year Long Fundraise by selling pizza and by providing volunteers to deliver to the classrooms Kinder Open House | June Provided volunteers, juice & snacks Trottoir de Lord Aylmer | June Provided popsicles for students, volunteers and teachers/staff. Track & Field | May Provided popsicles for students, volunteers and teachers/staff. NAC Workshop "We've Got the Beat" | May Organized a National Arts Centre Workshop for the Kindergarten classes. Spring Fling Dance | May Hosted a successful Spring Dance with DJ, glow bracelets, drinks & ice cream. NAC Workshop "Silflay String Quartet" | May Organized a National Arts Centre Workshop for the Kindergarten classes. Groove Workshop for Cycle 1 students | March Workshops hosted by Lord Aylmer Home & School TV Screens Purchased TV screens for the Junior and Senior Campus to display school activities, upcoming events and photos Purchased new Sound Systems Celebrating Literacy Month & Family Literacy Day | February Pizza for all the kids and teachers Celebrating Bus Safety Month | February We awarded a $60 gift certificate from Michabou Library to each of the winning classes from kindergarten, cycle 1, cycle 2 and cycle 3. Celebrating Teacher & staff Appreciation Week | February 2 to 6 Monday - Sticky Tac for teachers & staff, as well as notes of appreciation from students Wednesday - Parents & Students brought in treats for teachers & staff Friday - Lunch provided to teachers & staff, which included veggie and fruit platters, a cheese platter and sandwiches from subway Gifts - Junior Campus - Microwave Gifts - Senior Campus - Coffee Kettle & Electric Can Opener Purchased a Xylophone for Music Class Christmas Bazaar | December Organized a Christmas Bazaar to raise funds for the school La Trapped a Fromage Cheese Fundraiser | December Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchased cheese Samko & Miko Toy Sale | November Home & School receives a percentage of sales from parents who purchase toys during the Samko & Miko Sale in Ottawa. Scholastic Book Fair | November Provided volunteers for the Fair during parent-teacher meetings. Halloween Dance | October Hosted a successful Halloween Dance with DJ, glow bracelets, drinks & ice cream Back to School BBQ | September Organized a back to school BBQ for students, parents and teachers Junior Campus Pizza Days | Year-Long Fundraise by selling pizza and by providing volunteers to deliver to the classrooms. Fundscrip, Mabel's Labels and Indigo eGift Cards | Year-Long Home & School received a percentage of sales from parents who purchased gift cards, labels, etc. |
2013-2014 School Year
End of Year BBQ | June
Organized BBQ for end of school year. Provided volunteers, food, drinks, treats and activities with sales going back into school. Grade 6 Graduating Class of 2014 | June Provided the graduating class printed t-shirts, donated $300 to their year-end graduation party, and provided $100 to the long-standing Gillian Higgen-Bottom award recipient Kinder Open House | June Provided juice & snacks Trottoir de Lord Aylmer | June Provided Ice Cream & Popsicles for students, volunteers and teachers/staff. Spring Fling Dance & Scholastic Book Fair | May Hosted a successful Spring Dance and Book Fair with glow bracelets, drinks & ice cream. Bingo Night for Lord Aylmer | May 13 Hosted a successful Lions Club Bingo! Track & Field | May Provided Popsicles for students, volunteers and teachers/staff. Hockey Nets Gifted hockey nets for the children at the Junior and Senior Campus. Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week | February Week-Long Event with Special Thanks Gifts Included: Toaster Oven (Senior Campus); Kettle and Panani Press (Junior Campus) Celebrating Literacy Month & Family Literacy Day | February Pizza for all the kids and teachers Christmas Bazaar | December Organized a Christmas Bazaar to raise funds for the school Samko & Miko Toy Sale | November Home & School receives a percentage of sales from parents who purchase toys during the Samko & Miko Sale in Ottawa. Scholastic Book Fair | November Provided volunteers for the Fair during parent-teacher meetings. Back to School BBQ | September Organized a back to school BBQ for students, parents and teachers Junior Campus Pizza Days | Year-Long Fundraise by selling pizza and by providing volunteers to deliver to the classrooms. |
Past School Years
Play Structure at the Junior Campus
Raised $70,000 Kendra Park Library Project Junior library painting and shelving, as well as mural for wall. Senior Campus Library painting and shelving. Technology Project Built in Computer desks for Junior Campus computer room. Smart board and projector for Senior Campus room 20. Projectors for donated smart boards. And cameras for each cycle along with other technology projects such as computers. |