Announcements Friday, May 16, 2025
Student of the Month: Each month six students are chosen to receive a “student of the month” recognition. Students can be chosen based upon several criteria by staff members such as: academics (a student who is working to their potential), attitude, athletics, overall school spirit, etc. Students of the month exemplify respect for self, others, learning and our school environment. These students work hard to make LT a safe and positive learning environment and they are ambassadors for the school when they participate in various activities.
Winners are as follows:
Grade Six: Shayan Z & Sami M
Grade Seven: D’Nayjah S & Eddie D.
Grade Eight: Gia F-B & James L.
Headstrong is cancelled for today.
Grade 8 Citizenship Award
Do you volunteer your time at Leslie Thomas helping out with GSA, Grade 6 orientation, Breakfast club, tutor, fundraiser, Pink day, leadership and more? Are you involved in the community by helping others such as volunteering to babysit, collecting for the homeless, the food bank and more? Leslies Thomas wants to recognize good citizens at our year end awards ceremony. Grade 8 students are invited to apply for the Grade 8 citizenship award. Applications are being passed out by Mr. and Mme Mac and must be returned to either Mr. or Mme Mac by Friday, May 23rd.
For Track & Field practice until Regionals:
Today at 8am, there was high jump and hurdle practice.
-At lunch, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Tuesday at 8am, there will be high jump practice.
-At lunch, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Don’t go in the water! Mr. Martin’s Aquarium Club meets today after school.
Female slow pitch tryouts Wednesday May 21st at lunch. Meet in the gym for 12:25. Players need a ball glove. See Mrs Hartnett if you are unable to attend.
Boys’ softball Tuesday and Weds after school 3:10-4:30pm. All players must have a glove. Do not show up without one. You cannot try out without your own glove.
Rugby players, flag football, and track team please pass in your jerseys if you do not need them for track regionals. Please pass them into Mr. Hulshof
Grade 7 and 8 intramurals at lunch.
Announcements Thursday, May 15, 2025
Today is Black Excellence Day, a day for everyone to acknowledge past and present contributions and achievements of people of African descent today and throughout the year
Kids Connect today at 11:10
Grade 8 Citizenship Award
Do you volunteer your time at Leslie Thomas helping out with GSA, Grade 6 orientation, Breakfast club, tutor, fundraiser, Pink day, leadership and more? Are you involved in the community by helping others such as volunteering to babysit, collecting for the homeless, the food bank and more? Leslie Thomas wants to recognize good citizens at our year end awards ceremony. Grade 8 students are invited to apply for the Grade 8 citizenship award. Applications are being passed out by Mr. and Mme Mac and must be returned to either Mr. or Mme Mac by Friday, May 23rd.
For Track & Field practice until Regionals:
Today after-school, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Tomorrow at 8am, there will be high jump practice.
-At lunch tomorrow, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Tuesday at 8am, there will be high jump practice.
-At lunch, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Could all Track and Field Athletes who are going to Regionals please go to room 205 right after the announcements for a very quick meeting?
Knowledgehook Winners
A shout out goes to the following students who earned a Half Mathalon this week: Essam Kolkar 7-3, Sebastian Verelli 7-3, Eddie Doyle 7-4, Noah Shea 7-4 and Riley Masters 8-5. A special congratulations to Mark Alekseev 7-3 and Alison Wood 7-4 who both earned a Full Mathalon this week. You will receive your medal once Knowledgehook sends it to the school. Keep working hard on those extra math questions to earn your prize.
Aquarium Club
Mr. Martin’s Aquarium Club will meet this Friday after school. This week’s topic:
Piranha…friend, foe or just misunderstood?
Female slow pitch tryouts Wednesday May 21st at lunch. Meet in the gym for 12:25. Players need a ball glove. See Mrs Hartnett if you are unable to attend.
Pizza will be sold and delivered today.
Congrats to the LT Lions who defeated the LT Lazers in Game 7 of their championship intramural hockey series. Great job by all players who showed sportsmanship and fair play throughout the series. Very proud of your efforts.
Boys’ softball tryouts next week: Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:10-4:30pm.
No intramurals today.
Announcements Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Reminder to students the woods will remain closed for the rest of the school year. This is all woods - path side; dumpster side and back of the school (which is not school property to begin with).
Reminder to students and staff that tomorrow is Black Excellence Day and we encourage everyone to wear black to celebrate this day.
Mr. Martin’s Aquarium Club will meet this Friday after school. This week’s topic: Piranha…friend, foe or just misunderstood?
Get ready, the list of Leslie Thomas Athletes who qualified to go to the Regionals Track and Field Meet next week is long. Only the top 8 in every event move on and in many instances our athletes were competing against 80 other athletes.
For Regionals….
Mathias qualified for hurdles and the 400m
Grayson qualified for discus
Leo qualified for javelin
Lilly qualified for shot put
James qualified for hurdles, and the 100m
Kai qualified for javelin
Landis qualified for hurdles and high jump
Domenic qualified for javelin
Rowan, James, Raheem and Ben placed 4th in the 4x100m and are going to Regionals
Mathias, James, Raheem, and Kingston placed 3rd in the 4x400m and are going to Regionals
In both the hurdles and the javelin, almost half of the athletes going to Regionals are from Leslie Thomas. A great accomplishment!
Our boys also had 4th highest in team points out of 18 junior high schools. Very well done!
Congratulations to all team members! Mme Isert is impressed with the dedication and commitment to improve that our athletes showed this year.
-New consent forms and schedules for Regionals next week will be handed out tomorrow.
For Track & Field practice until Regionals:
Tomorrow at 8am, there will be high jump practice.
-After-school, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Friday at 8am, there will be high jump pratice.
-At lunch, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Tuesday at 8am, there will be high jump practice.
-At lunch, there will be practice for hurdles, runs and throws at the track. Meet Mme Isert in the gym to pick up hurdles, batons and throwing implements.
Game 7, today 4pm at the Sackville Arena its a one game show down for hockey supremacy.
Lions vs Lazers in a one game showdown. Come check out the action.
Announcements Tuesday, May 13, 2025
GSA today in the Library
A reminder to jazz band students there will be rehearsal tomorrow morning before school, starting at 8:00 am and tour band rehearsal after school tomorrow until 4:00 pm.
Knowledgehook Winner: A special congratulations to Brae from 6-4 for earning a Full Mathalon last week. You will receive your medal once Knowledgehook sends it to the school. Keep working hard on those extra math questions to earn your prize.
Mr. Martin’s Aquarium Club will meet this Friday after school. This week’s topic: Piranha…friend, foe or just misunderstood?
Girls and Boys softball tryouts coming up, stay tuned for tryout dates.
Grade 7 and 8 intramurals at lunch 12:25pm.
Game 6 of intramural hockey takes place today at the Sackville arena. The Lazers have a chance to clinch the championship, but the Lions promise their full lineup will not go down without a fight. Come check out the action 4pm at the arena.
If necessary, Game 7 takes place Wednesday, 4pm at the Sackville Arena.
Announcements - Monday May 12, 2025
Grade 6’s eat in the cafeteria this week.
The Boys Flag football tournament was held at B.M.O. field on Friday. After winning against Eastern Passage to advance to the semi finals, the boys team lost to Sackville Heights. A great tournament effort was made by Grayson, Matthias, Kingston, Riley, Carter, Eddie, Landis, Kai, Jarvis, James, Elliot, Isaac, Jacob, Andy and Decker.
Mr. Martin’s Aquarium Club will meet this Friday after school. This week’s topic: Piranha…friend, foe or just misunderstood?
Girls and Boys softball tryouts coming up, stay tuned for tryout dates.
Grade 6 intramurals at lunch 12:25pm.
Game 6 of intramural hockey takes place tomorrow at the Sackville arena. The Lazers have a chance to clinch the championship but the Lions promise their full lineup will not go down without a fight. Come check out the action at 4pm at the arena.
If necessary Game 7 takes place Wednesday, 4pm at the Sackville Arena.