{"id":579053,"date":"2026-04-03T06:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/579053\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:48:14","slug":"principals-message-march-30-april-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/579053\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal’s Message March 30- April 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Good morning Panthers and welcome back to Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary!<\/p>\n

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break and that you are rested and ready for the final push of our 2025-2026 school year. \u00a0 This is always a very busy, exciting and highly meaningful time of the year with new learning and year-end traditions and celebrations. \u00a0The next 3 months will move very quickly and are very important. \u00a0All students are highly encouraged to work hard, demonstrate your passions, skills and talents and complete the school year with success. \u00a0 I am absolutely confident that our Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers will make us very proud and meet their learning goals.<\/p>\n

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On Monday morning we recognized both Transgender Day of Visibility and Indigenous Languages Day. \u00a0In addition, April is Autism Acceptance month and Sikh Heritage month. \u00a0Easter and Passover are also celebrated this month. \u00a0At Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary, we work together to create an inclusive, welcoming community for all of our students and staff. \u00a0Thank you to all Panthers for your leadership in ensuring that all members of our school community feel welcome and safe.<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, our senior Mathematics students were busy writing this year\u2019s National Euclid exam. \u00a0Good luck Panthers! \u00a0We are very proud of our amazing mathematicians.<\/p>\n

Wednesday morning at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary brought a very important learning activity to all students and staff with the \u201cWhite Hatter\u201d presentation. \u00a0The presentation was excellent and our student body was highly engaged in learning about Social Media and Internet safety. \u00a0Great thanks to Ms. Kermode and Mr. Plavak for your leadership in coordinating this opportunity for our students. \u00a0I have received very positive feedback from both students and staff.<\/p>\n

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This week we recognized Student Support Worker Appreciation Day. \u00a0To all of our Support workers – Thank you for all your caring support of our students and school. \u00a0You make a difference every day and we are very grateful for all you contribute to our Lord Tweedsmuir community. \u00a0Thank you! \u00a0Our students are very fortunate.<\/p>\n

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Our Staff Committee meets on Thursday to discuss the Round 1 Staffing process for next year. \u00a0We anticipate that our student population will remain fairly stable and that enrollment will continue to be approximately 1860 students. \u00a0That said, every year involves staffing changes and adjustments. \u00a0We are now beginning to plan for the staffing of our 2026-2027 school year at LTSS. \u00a0 Over the coming months, we will be working on building next year\u2019s timetable based upon the course requests that students submitted before the break. \u00a0This is always a large and complex process! \u00a0Great thanks to our Department Heads for your input along the way.<\/p>\n

Enjoy your Good Friday \u2013 Easter Monday long weekend. \u00a0We will see all Panthers back at school on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Ken<\/p>\n

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Traffic and Student Parking<\/p>\n

All Panthers are reminded that traffic around the school and parking on school property will be very busy with our increased enrollment and Extended Day schedule. \u00a0All student drivers are reminded that it is very important to drive with care and attention while on or near school property. \u00a0Safety is our first priority. \u00a0Please drive safely and responsibly, be aware of pedestrians, and follow all traffic regulations.<\/p>\n

If possible, all families are asked to consider alternative transportation options. \u00a0Please walk or bike to school if possible. \u00a0It would also be helpful if students are dropped off a couple of blocks away from the school and vehicles do not enter our school\u2019s parking lot. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Note: \u00a0For the safety and privacy of our students, please avoid using the Elements Casino entrance as a designated drop-off\/pick-up location. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Students are only permitted to park in the Student Lot on the right side of our parking lot near our Portable classrooms. \u00a0Students are not permitted to park in the Staff Lot.<\/p>\n

All students wishing to park on school property must apply for a Parking pass. \u00a0Application forms may be picked up at the office. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Parking passes must be displayed on your car\u2019s windshield at all times while on school property. \u00a0Parking privileges will be revoked for any students not following our parking regulations or for unsafe driving.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your help and cooperation in responding to our increased traffic challenges and protecting the safety of our community members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning Panthers and welcome back to Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary! I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-579053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}