​ Elk Lake PS hosted a ”Farm to Table F2T Café“ in the school gymnasium from 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m. Members of the public were welcomed into the school to dine on freshly prepared meals that focused on healthy choices. This project was one of many culminating tasks associated with the school’s overall Farm...

​ In keeping with our Farm to Table Inquiry, students chose to explore how plants grow. As such, Elk Lake Public School invited in five local experts to help students build their own individual garden boxes that could then be planted with vegetables and herbs of their choice, including some of...

​After listening to "Not a Box" by Antoinette Portis, students worked in pairs to plan, build, and create their own wild and wacky box inventions.  Great fun was had by all.

On Friday, March 8th, students from Kerns Public School were welcomed to Elk Lake Public School to participate in an Indigenous Winter Games Day! Throughout the day students had the opportunity to participate in many historical, cultural and other fun activities! The day opened with a welcome circle, drumming and smudging....

Student safety is our main priority at District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1).  The Northern Ontario climate can sometimes cause the cancellation of student transportation.  That decision is made between the North Eastern Student Transportation, the three school boards who are part of the consortium, as well as transportation operators...

​Once Breakfast and Stories were over, we continued the day doing Literacy activities.  It was a great day. 

​After Breakfast, our Community Celebrities read us stories.  They are great story tellers. 

​Elk Lake Public School started off their Literacy Day celebrations on Jan. 25 with a breakfast for students, Community Celebrities and staff.   Thanks to the cooks, It was delicious

​
As we approach the end of 2018, District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1) is proud to reflect on accomplishments that help support a positive future story for every student. We are pleased to welcome five new Trustees on our Board this year.  We are grateful for the contributions...

Through many  recent learning experiences such as; bridges, fairytales (The Gingerbread Man), community helpers and the meaning of Christmas, students came up with the wonderful, heartwarming idea to bake gingerbread cookies and give back to our community in the form of a cookie drive. Once the baking and decorating was completed, Mrs. Mullin...

​To celebrate the end of 2018, staff and students travelled to the new Kirkland Lake Complex to check out the new pool.  As you can see, fun was had by all.

​
Elementary educators took part in a Science North  Inquiry-Based Science Innovation workshop on November 22 nd at THVS. The full day of hands-on learning, interactive experiments and engaging activities for teaching the grade 4, 5 and 6 "Understanding Structures and Mechanisms" strands, was a unique experience for all participants....

Dr. Greg Wells is a physiologist, researcher, author and broadcaster.  He spoke to DSB1 students, families, staff and community partners on Tuesday, November 13th.  His presentation was broadcasted to our northern and southern schools via livestream video from Timmins High and Vocational School. 
Dr. Wells shared the sleep-eat-move-think pathway to...

​

​ Great fun was had by all on Halloween as students enjoyed a Halloween Costume Parade in the morning  and Spectacular Spooky   Activities in the afternoon.  Activities that the students enjoyed included cooking interesting pizza and creating scary monster apples, they tried their hands at a stem activity of building the tallest tower with...

(October 24, 2018, Timmins) – With the 2018 School Board Election now finalized, District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1) would like to thank all candidates for their interest in becoming a Trustee for our Board. DSB1 is looking forward to continuing to work with returning Trustees: Bob Brush –...

District School Board Ontario North East is proud to host Dr. Greg Wells on Tuesday, November 13 th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Timmins High and Vocational School.   Schools in the North and South regions will be able to attend the talk via a YouTube livestream.  "We invite students,...

​Smiling faces are in full force at Elk Lake Public School. Following the hard work of harvesting our Community Garden, students were thanked with a "Smile Cookie".

​Staff and students at Elk Lake Public School have a lot to be thankful for, as they enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast together.  They cooperatively prepared a delicious Hearty Turkey Vegetable soup, using vegetables from our Community Garden. 

The Ontario government has launched consultations on education reform. There will be three ways for people to participate:

An online submission form, available now, that allows people, organizations or groups to provide their views on any of the consultation topics. Submissions can also be sent to the ministry by emailing fortheparents@ontario.ca or auservicedesparents@ontario.ca.

An...

Students did a wonderful job gathering all the vegetalbes from the Community Garden.  The planters were then made ready for new produce to be planted it the spring. 

​There were many activities to try at the fair to keep everyone busy.

Our CIVIX Student Vote 2018 was held on June 5, 2018.  We had amazing engagement in our unit on government, and especially with learning about the political party platforms, and with the actual voting.  Students also really loved creating their own speeches and platforms to run for Class President (Josh Henry) and...

​The Canada Learning Bond is an initial $500 offered by the Government of Canada to help you start saving now for your child’s education after high school. Your child could also get $100 every year until age 15. In total, a child could receive up to $2,000 in an RESP. 
The...

​Celebrate the summer with savings when you plan a trip to Ontario's attractions with the 2018 Fun Pass. The 2018 Fun Pass coupons provide free admission for up to two elementary school-aged children at 18 popular attractions when accompanied by a paying adult or senior. Parents can also save $5 on...