Math Competency Exam – Important Information

To: All Professional Program B.Ed Students.

•      As you know the compulsory Math Competency Exam for all B.Ed Professional Program students will be held on Saturday September 10th, 2016 from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon, at our 500 University Avenue campus location.

PLEASE NOTE:

•      There are no alternate sittings permitted for this exam. Given this, we trust that each of you will make appropriate plans to attend and satisfy this program requirement. 
•      Closer to the date of the exam, you will receive email information about your specific room assignment and what to expect on the day. 
•      The Faculty of Education encourages all students to utilize the available resources previously circulated and the available time leading up to the first day of classes, to prepare for the exam.

Compulsory PD Events & Workshops

To: All Professional Program B.Ed Students.

Please Note: The workshop on Wednesday September 28, 2016 for Year 1 BEd                                    Students will run until 3:30pm.  

  The Faculty of Education wanted to take this opportunity to remind all B.Ed Professional Program students of several compulsory dates for PD Events and Workshops, you will need to attend in the Fall term (2016) 

  

Below, you will find a breakout of important dates in our Fall term, where your attendance will be required for a planned event (outside of academic classes or placement) 

  We trust that with the lead time we are giving you on these program deliverables, that you will make the necessary plans to attend.

Great Opportunities Offered By Our Athletics Dept

Intramural Registration is Live

Sign up today for the fall intramural season. We are offering Ultimate Frisbee on Wednesdaynights and Soccer on Thursday nights for $25. Your registration includes 8 weeks of games and a intramural jersey. For more information and to register please click here . All intramurals are co-ed and begin next week!

The Great Canadian 'Hair' Do - Friday, September 16 - 12PM in the Simcoe Hall Learning Commons

Join members of the Orillia campus as they do their 'Do' in support of cancer research. Participants can shave their head, wax their legs, or if brave enough and long enough, donate their hair so that a wig can be created. If you have a different idea on how you would like to get involved we would love to hear from you! To sign up for the Hair 'Do' please click here. If you have any questions please contact Neil Quinn - nquinn@lakeheadu.ca

36th Annual Terry Fox Run - Sunday, September 18 @ Couchiching Beach Park - 12:30 PM

Join your fellow Thunderwolves, show your support and represent Lakehead University! Wear your Lakehead colours and cheer on all participants and help make a difference in cancer research! This is a non-competitive event with 1 km, 5 km, or 10 km routes along the beautiful waterfront trail system and you can choose to run, walk, bike, wheelchair or walk your dog. Please click here to register for the Lakehead Orillia Run team.

Additional Math Brush Up Sessions

Good Afternoon, 

The Faculty of Education has scheduled additional "Brush Up" Math Sessions to take place before the compulsory Math Competency Exam on Saturday September 10th, 2016 at 10:00am.
PLEASE REMEMBER: 

• These sessions are ONLY for students who have been working on their math content knowledge. These sessions are designed to give those students who have been working on their math knowledge a chance to practice problem solving prior to the exam.
• These are not workshops designed to TEACH you math.
• It is not possible for us to teach all the relevant math you will need for the exam in one or two sessions (and you will find these sessions more confusing than helpful).
• However, if you have been working on your math, or feel confident about your math understanding, these sessions will provide you with an opportunity for some extra practice.

WHEN ARE THE "BRUSH UP" SESSIONS?
DATE: Thursday September 8, 2016
TIME: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
ROOM: OH4

DATE: Thursday September 8, 2016
TIME: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
ROOM: OH7

DATE: Friday September 9, 2016
TIME:  5:00pm - 6:30pm
ROOM: OH8

HOW DO I SIGN UP?
We would ask that any B.Ed student wishing to attend either session, plan to visit the Education Administration Office in Heritage Place, to sign up. 

Student Parking (Downtown Campus) & LU Student ID Cards

As our 1st day of classes approaches, we wanted to offer clarification on 2 topics that we have been receiving a lot of inquiries about.

Parking Options at Downtown Campus:
The Faculty of Education Administration has received a number of inquiries about parking options at our downtown campus location.

There is absolutely no student parking at the Heritage Place building. (This includes both tenant or visitor parking).

The entire Heritage Place Building lot is monitored on a daily basis and cars parked illegally will be tagged by Security and towed at the owner’s expense.
Given this announcement, all students are encouraged to check the Transportation page on the Lakehead University website for parking options, within the City of Orillia.  Found here: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/orillia-campus/transportation

Obtaining Lakehead Student ID Cards:
NOTE:If you are a RETURNING Lakehead University Bachelor of Education Student you  do not need to secure a new student ID card, if they already have one.

Any B.Ed program student who has not yet obtained a Lakehead Student ID card, can do so at our 500 University Avenue campus location.

Please visit the Security Office in Simcoe Hall with your Student ID number/ printed class schedule.

The Security team is happy to print Student ID cards Monday to Friday between 7:30am and 3:30pm.

We look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday September 6th, 2016 for our first full day of B.Ed classes.

Regards,Julie

Parking Arrangements for Students Enrolled in Elective: EDUC 3238 FAO - Please Read Carefully

An Important Note for Students Enrolled in B.Ed Elective EDUC 3238 FAO:

We have devised a way for each of you to secure a temporary parking decal to display on your vehicle's dash, ONLY on the FRIDAYS when your elective EDUC 3238 FAO  is scheduled at our 500 University Avenue (Simcoe Hall) campus location.

Please Note:This temporary parking decal is only to be used for the express purpose of your travel to 500 University Avenue for this one specific Education course. It is not to be used at any other time.

This temporary pass is valid between Sept 9th, 2016 through November 4th, 2016 ONLY.
This temporary parking pass cannot be used at Heritage Place (downtown campus).
Please pop by the Education Administration Office at Heritage Place, to secure your pass before the course starts on Friday September 9th, 2016.

Be sure to bring the following information with you, when you come to pick up your parking decal:

• Make/Model of the vehicle you will be using most often

• The color of the vehicle

• Your license plate number

The Faculty of Education hours of operation are: 8:30 - 1:00pm and again 2:00 - 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

Regards,
Julie

Student Locker Availability At The Downtown Campus (Heritage Place)

We have received a number of inquiries about the availability of lockers for students.

There are a limited number of lockers available for use.
They will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Important Tips About Securing A Locker:

• Any interested student must have a fellow student to share the locker with

• BOTH of the sharing students - must be present at the Education Administration Office, to sign the locker assignment form.

• Every student must supply their own lock for their locker

• The fee for the locker is: $15.00 - exact monies ONLY please (To be paid at the time the form is completed)

• The duration of the locker ownership runs until April 30th, 2017 - after which, any locks and locker contents will be disposed of, by Security

Regards,
Julie

The Education Administration Office will begin the sale of lockers as of the first day of our program's classes at 8:30am on Tuesday September 6th, 2016.