Lambton Park Community SchoolADDRESS: 50 Bernice Cres, York, ON

M6N 1W9PHONE NUMBER: (416) 394-3070EMAIL ADDRESS: LambtonPark@tdsb.on.caWEBSITE: http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/lambtonpark/GRADE RANGE: JK to 6

Model SchoolOur Model School is oneof the inner-city schools,within the top 50 of theLearning OpportunitiesIndex, that delivers thefollowing essentialcomponents from theModel Schools TaskForce Report:-Innovative teaching andlearning practicesamong teachers-Providing supportservices to meet social,emotional and physicalwell being of students-Establishing the schoolas the heart of thecommunity-Researching, reviewingand evaluating thestudents and programs-An ongoingcommitment to sharingsuccessful practiceswith other schools

Lambton Park Community School - Achieving, Believing andCaring... our ABC's

Lambton Park Community School has been located in the ScarlettRoad and Dundas Street West area for many years. In 1993, theoriginal building was replaced with a beautiful new facility.Approximately 135 children attend our school. Although close to90% of our students were born in Canada, many of their parentswere born elsewhere. Many of the children are from single parentfamilies.

• The school offers Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6programs.

• Lambton Park Child Care Centre is fully integrated withthe Kindergarten program, providing a "seamless day" forJK and SK students.

• The site is used by an Early Years Parenting Centre, ourActive Parent Group and many other Community Groups.

 Full Service School and moreThe Student Support Leadership Initiative team supports ourvision for the community use of Lambton Park for the delivery ofsocial, recreational, cultural, justice and other inter-agencyservices that support the well-being and learning needs ofstudents and their families.The concept is based on the philosophy that schools need tosupport children intellectually, socially, emotionally and physicallyfor them to learn at their potential and be successful in life. Theconcept identifies the school as a focal point to increase studentaccess to integrated, comprehensive services in an spot that isfamiliarand typically close to home.

More Information about Lambton Park Community School

Safe and Caring SchoolWe want all of our students to reach high levels of achievement and to acquire the knowledge, skillsand values they need to become responsible members of a democratic society.For our children to be the best they can be we know they must feel safe in and out of the classroom.Our school-wide focus on safety for all is a lens through which we make all decisions.

Student SupportWe want all of our students to be welcomed, included and supported within our school. Somestudents with unique strengths and needs (behaviour, communication, intellectual and physical) mayrequire more specialized or intensive programs and supports. Collaboration and problemsolving among school staff, parents and students is integral to effective interventions.

Monthly Recognition AssembliesAwards are presented to students who have demonstrated consistent excellence of our specificcharacter education trait, to children who have demonstrated the learning skill of the month, and wealso present Honour Roll certificates following Report Cards. Our winners are presented certificates.This family friendly event also includes a classroom performance. 

Special EveningsAs part of our commitment to parental & community involvement we host monthly eveningopportunities. Our dynamic Parent Council has recently run Movie Nights and a popular BingoNight. Our hard-working teachers also run four evenings every year related to the newways that they are teaching and working with our kids and/or celebrating students' achievements inthe arts.

Additional Features● Active Parent Council● iPad2s & Laptops in Every Classroom● Incredible Atrium with Student Art● Display Case - Recognition & Awards

● Dedicated Parent Room in School● Many Unique Opportunities for ALL● Focus on Differentiated Instruction● Hard-Working Staff

For a list of all programs that are also offered visit http://www.tdsb.on.ca/Findyour/Schools.aspx?schno=6161&schoolId=1447

Student Life - Where You Belong

Our students are proud to be at Lambton Park. They havetold us that they like being at school and love the staff thatthey work with. There is a renewed emphasis at our school to offer theco-curricular opportunities the kids deserve here at school.We recognize and value all of our staff who go beyondthe basic professional responsibilities of their jobs for ourstudents in many ways. The staff offer teams in the following sports: Cross-CountryRunning, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer and Track & Field. The school also offers different staff-led clubs includingChoral, Leadership, Announcements, Yoga, Dance, Spirit,Junior Librarirans, Knitting, Gardening, Eco-Club, Yearbook,Intra-Murals, Technology, Homework and Boys’ Book Clubs. Students have the opportunities to lead others and work withothers in many ways. Formal leadership roles are availableto our older students who participate as StudentAmbassadors and take advantage of student leadershipopportunities.  We want our students to realize that as a hard-workinggroup we are all part of our school team in and out of theclassroom wherever we go. 

What Sets Us Apart

"Lambton Park - Achieving, Believing and Caring... ourABC's" is our school motto. Our ABC's were adapted from one of our former director'sopening messages with the TDSB. To some these wordscould appear to be rather short and simple. However, to usthey set a lofty goal each and every day. We want to livethese words in everything we do. We want every child in the school to achieve to the best oftheir abilities in whatever they wish to do.We want every person that works with our children, and thestudents themselves, to believe in our kids' abilities and toknow that the sky is the limit.And finally, we want everybody who touches our students'lives to genuinely care about the entire child's well-beingand to celebrate the successes. Research shows that an old African proverb is correct. "Ittakes a village to raise a child." By supporting our staff, ourparents and guardians, our community and our students innew and creative ways, we are demonstrating that simplydoing what was done in the past is not good enough.Lambton Park is intent on moving forward!

Parent and Community Engagement

This has been a key focus of ours with all kinds of uniquepartnerships, for example - Eritrean Woman's Group - TDSBNewcomer Program - Etobicoke Children's Centre - Yorktown- BOOST Weekly Meetings for students and adults - High ParkChoirs - Ballet Jorgen - Arts for Children - Cdn. Children's OperaCompany - Four Villages & Early Years 2 - Jane/Dundas PublicLibrary - Toronto Public Health - Ontario Universities - Gooch Centre- Toronto Police Programs - YMCA - Northwood NeighbourhoodServices - SOSCA - CCAC - Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto- Jane-Weston Youth Initiative - Royal York Baseball - Lambton ParkCommunity Childcare & Cooper Mills Childcare - Before and AfterSchool Childcare - Model Schools for Inner Cities - Full-ServiceSchools - Active School Council - Morning MealProgram - Volunteers in classrooms, at special events, and onexcursions. 

Imagine a TDSB where all schools share a common core set of characteristics. They arecommunity-driven and focused on teaching and learning. Students and parents have a wide variety ofopportunities and there are enough students in every school to increase program choices. Imagine there is a clear focus on achieving student success and every student is engaged, has a voice,access to a caring adult and the opportunity to develop their full potential. Here at the TDSB our focus is on student achievement, parent and community engagement and financialstability.

Contact Information

SCHOOL NAME: Lambton Park Community SchoolADDRESS: 50 Bernice Cres, York, ON

M6N 1W9TELEPHONE: (416) 394-3070EMAIL: LambtonPark@tdsb.on.ca

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