Lynngate Junior Public School

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Trees for Our New Playscape

In 2012, 8 trees were be planted around our new playscape: 7 donated by TDSB and the 8th from our own Underhill Family. All the boys and girls benefit from these wonderful sources of shade and greenery.

Our School Song set to the tune of Mozart's "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star":

Lynngate, Lynngate you’re the best,
In the north, south, east and west.
Teachers, parents, kids and staff,
Work together to learn and laugh,
Lynngate, Lynngate you’re the best
In the north, south, east and west.

Lynngate Junior Public School's Mission Statement

Originally built in 1960, Lynngate Junior Public School is situated in Agincourt. Lynngate became a junior school in 1969 with the opening of John Buchan Sr PS. We have 175 students from around the world, particularly China and Sri Lanka. Many students are English Language Learners. Lynngate shares its facility with the YMCA Daycare. We also receive some students from the Good Sheppard Daycare, on Birchmount Avenue.

Our Mission Statement: Each member of the Lynngate family - community, home, and school - is committed to educate every child in its care by providing the skills, knowledge, and values necessary for individuals to be capable, healthy and responsible participants in Canadian society.

Code of Behaviour
Our Code of Behaviour is rooted in the responsibilities of a democratic society It outlines the responsibilities of all members of the valuable partnership between staff, parents/guardians, and students. It commits us to assist all students in developing an appreciation of learning, respect and caring for self and others, a sense of belonging and social responsibility.

Our monthly Gator Gatherings focus on the TDSB Character Development Attributes and worthy students are awarded with certificates and their photos are displayed on our slide show is the main hallway. We embed Indigenous Education into our curriculum with a focus this year on the Seven Grandfather Teachings and Oral Storytelling.

Superbrain Yoga

Lynngate is the first TDSB school to engage in Superbrain Yoga. SBY is combined with the basic understanding of how the body’s energy works, how the brain functions, and how the body utilizes its fuel.
SBY is an effective technique designed to specifically optimize brain wellness to improve mental performance and regulate emotions by energizing the brain to stimulate the production of Alpha Brain Waves which produce a synchronization of the right and left hemispheres of the brain, creating the brain’s most optimal state for healthy, conscious learning.

Lynngators do SBY, Mindful Curriculum or some form of mindful activity once a day.

More Information About Lynngate Junior Public School

Regular Instructional Programs

All instructional programs are based on the Ontario Curriculum and include: English, English as a Second Language, Core French, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Studies, Health and Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Dance and Media Literacy.

Lynngate has embraced this use of technology to enhance learning and differentiated instruction in academic subjects. All grade classrooms have a Smartboard, our Primary and Junior Autism ISPs as well as our HSP have ipads, and we continue to fundraise towards the purchase of laptops to support the Smartboard and Promethean Board technology.

Special Education Programs

We offer a variety of special education programs and services to meet the needs of all students with learning exceptionalities including communication, intellectual and multiple learning disabilities. Lynngate is in its eigth year with Intensive Support Programs: Primary and Junior Autism Classes. We welcome diversity in our learning community and we learn from each other!

Lynngate is one of TDSB's Aboriginal Education Focus Schools. We are on a journey to embed Aboriginal Education throughout our curriculum, especially in literacy, social studies and the Arts. We promote self-identification as our school is a welcoming environment for all. We have a beautiful student made mural of the Seven Grandfather Teachings in our stairwell. Our motto is: The best view comes after the hardest climb so stay positive, work hard, be kind make it happen!

The Arts

At Lynngate we believe that "the Arts make you smart." Students in grades 5 and 6 receive band instruction from an itinerant music teacher. Teachers seek opportunities to integrate visual arts, dance and drama into the curriculum.

Eco Schools

Lynngate is proud to have achieved Eco Schools Silver status. We are currently working towards Gold status. Students meet in their Eco-club monthly to work on educational issues related to the environment and our school; in particular, recycling.

Student Life - Where You Belong

GO TEAM

Arts Programs music, visual arts, dance and drama are complemented by in-school performances by visiting professional artists. Junior students also attend the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Student Performances and/or Tafelmusik performances.
Athletic Teams include Cross-Country, Intramural Sports in Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball, Progressive Tennis, Track and Field, Indoor Rowing and Table Tennis.

Clubs include Board Games, Boys' Reading, Boys2Men , Lasses2Ladies, Dance, Eco Schools, Girls' Reading, Kennedy House Homework, Recycling, Knit a Square.

Competitions include Concours D'Art Oratoire and Spelling Bee.

Leadership Opportunities include Door Monitors, Eco Schools, Library Helpers, Morning Announcements, Office Helpers, Peer Helpers and Student Ambassadors.

Pathways and Transitions are supported through Parent Information Nights with foci on EQAO, Lynngate Parents Meet Toronto's Treasures, Family Math, and Welcome to Kindergarten.
Remedial Language Support include Early Intervention Program, Reading Recovery, Kindergarten Early Language Intervention (KELI).

Social Skills is supported by the BRASS team.

WHAT SETS US APART

At Lynngate we believe that increased physical fitness makes for successful learners. Besides increasing physical activity through intramural sports and physical activities at lunch and before/after school, we also provide students the opportunity to expend energy during the school day by using "deskcycles" and stand-up desks. To complement our fitness initiatives we also offer a Nutritional Snack Program to grades 1 to 6 every morning. This program is supported by the Toronto Foundation for Student Success and implemented by parent/student volunteers.

Lynngate is also one of the schools identified by the Ontario Tennis Association to receive complimentary Progressive Tennis Lessons as part of our Physical Education Program. Students are encouraged to join a community tennis club such as Stephen Leacock so that tennis fitness can become a leisure skill for life.

PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

We have a good relationship with the YMCA Daycare through support of programs and supervision of children. We participate annually in the Terry Fox Run and the Christmas Food Drive for Agincourt Community Services. We host student teachers and ECE students from Tyndale University, the Zurich University of Teacher Education, Centennial and Seneca College. We have an active School Advisory Council with parents who work as partners in education by assisting with classroom activities, excursions, sport competitions, our music program, Nutritional Snack Program and special events. Each year we plan and invite our parents and students to a special Family Night in either Literacy, Math, STEAM, Fitness or Mental Wellness. Lynngate has been a host school to visiting International Principals from Australia, Italy Norway and New Zealand as we extend our learning to the larger borders of the Globe.