Throughout the months of January, February, and March, 15 grade 8 students from Landmark Collegiate studied the body system with a greater goal in mind. They wanted their learning to be impactful beyond the classroom, so the devised a hockey tournament to raise awareness of heart health. The students were given different roles and responsibilities within the organization of the tournament and the results were exciting for all. Isaac described his experience like this, “The process of creating our project… Read More
It’s amazing how time flies when you’re having fun. It’s hard to believe how much was done in the last few months. Congratulations to Ms. Kimberley Funk who has been hired to be the principal of the new Niverville High School. Kimberley will begin her new position on Feb. 1, 2019. She will remain as VP and guidance counsellor till then. Kimberley has been an excellent vice principal and guidance counselor at Landmark Collegiate for the past 5 years and… Read More
The PTA is offering 3 fantastic fundraising options. Black Pearl Coffee, Vesey’s Bulbs and Bothwell Cheese Order forms are available at the office. Proceeds will be allocated to the outdoor recreation area. Deadline to place orders is Wednesday, April 4th
Constable Gord Olson from the RCMP ICE Unit (Internet Child Exploitation Unit) will be back in Landmark on March 21 to talk to students (afternoon) and parents (6:30 pm) about to how use our devices safely and appropriately. He will talk about the risks of sexting and other behaviors that many are involved with. He will also educate the audience about how to protect themselves from online predators and how information about us can be very easily gathered from what we put online. This is… Read More
We are now fully into the second semester of the school year. We had a few staff changes at the beginning of February. A special welcome Mr. Daniel Tessmann and Ms. Cassandra Giesbrecht to the LC Team. I know they will quickly see the great school and community we have the privilege of working in. Congratulations to all our bands who performed so well at this year’s Optimist Festival. All bands received high marks and complimentary remarks from the adjudicators.… Read More
Landmark Collegiate is excited to announce that best-selling author, Sigmund Brouwer, will be our guest for the day on Thursday, February 8th. Sigmund will make a group presentation on story to the grades 5-12 first thing in the morning. Then he will do smaller group presentations about the writing process in the classrooms for grades 11/12, grades 9/10, grades 7/8 and grades 5/6. During lunch he will host a writers club for students who are more serious about their writing.… Read More
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful Christmas break. Just before we left for the break, many LC students participated in a number of social justice projects. The SWAV group organized a school wide drive colleting items for the Tache Christmas Hamper. The Grade 11 and 12 students spent the last day before the break volunteering at Union Gospel’s Women Shelter and at Salvation Army. The start of the New Year proves to be as busy… Read More
