Comet Communication Newsletter June 5

Calvin Park Comet Communication

June 5, 2026

Dear Families,

We had a wonderful first week of June at Calvin Park, and it has been a pleasure to see our students so actively engaged in learning, athletics, and the many opportunities that make this time of year so special. Yesterday, our track and field athletes travelled to Caraco Field to compete in the Regional meet. Our Comets represented Calvin Park with great effort and school spirit, and we are very proud of their accomplishments. All the best to the athletes moving on to the District meet.

There are still many exciting events and milestones to come before the end of the school year. We are looking forward to the LEAP Showcase performances next week, welcoming students from our four feeder schools on Grade 6 Day, year-end field trips, and many other opportunities for students to learn, connect, and celebrate together. We are grateful for the energy, enthusiasm, and support of our students, staff, and families as we head into these final weeks.

Graduation

We can't wait to honour our Grade 8s graduates on Tuesday June 23 in the LCVI Gymnasium. The graduation ceremony starts at 4:00 pm; students should arrive for 3:30 pm that day.

Graduation tickets are available on School Day. Due to a large graduating class, maximum seating capacity, and fire regulations, families will receive 2 tickets per graduate, with the option to request 1 additional ticket per graduate. All this information can be found on School Day, including the link to a survey to request an extra ticket. (A heads-up that School Day will unfortunately be in Read-Only mode June 6-7. Users will continue to be able to access and view information within the system; however, they will be unable to take actions while maintenance activities are underway.) Families will check in at graduation. We will attempt to accommodate your request for an extra ticket, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.  

Boat Cruise

Details and sign-up for the boat cruise are available on School Day. Students must arrive to the boat by 7:40 pm. The boat cruises from 8:00 - 10:00 pm. We look forward to a fun evening of celebration.

Please contact the Calvin Park office if you have any questions about graduation or the boat cruise.

Comets in Action

Track & Field

Our athletes did a great job competing at the Regional track and field meet on June 4 at Invista! Many have qualified for the District Meet on Tuesday, June 9. Keep up the super work, Comets!

Canada-Wide Science Fair

Congratulations to Ally Xu and Ryan Varma, who qualified for and competed at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton last week. This is an outstanding accomplishment, and we are very proud of their achievements. Well done, Ally and Ryan! https://cwsf-espc.ca/

We are proud that 4 out of the 5 students representing Kingston at the National Science Fair were from Calvin/LCVI, and 3 walked away with medals. Impressive to say the least!

Elementary Computer Competition

On Thursday, May 28^th Calvin Park attended the 6th annual Bayridge Elementary Computer Competition hosted by the Computer Specialist Program. Our students competed in teams of 3 to solve a series of problem solving questions that involved computational thinking, logic and trouble shooting.  We had ten grade 7 teams and nine grade 8 teams. 

Special congratulations to:

•  Antonio Soares, Rafay Rahim, and William Kim on their Bronze medal award for Grade 7
• Aidan Tan, James Fecica, and Mohammad Zaid Abdullah on their Gold Medal award for Grade 7
• Yash Agarwal, Ali Kattan, and Zain Haider on their silver medal award for Grade 8

Carnival Day

Comets had a fun time at Carnival Day on May 21! Thanks to LCVI and Lancer student leaders for organizing this special event.

Staff Appreciation Thank You!

Thank you to our wonderful families for your warm notes of appreciation and the delicious snacks and treats you provided for Staff Appreciation Day on Wednesday. Your kindness and generosity were truly appreciated. Everything was delicious, and our staff felt very cared for and valued.

Big thanks to Jimmy Hassan, Pizza Pizza business owner on Bath Road, for generously providing our staff with a delicious pizza lunch again this year.

We are grateful to our families for your ongoing support and for the many ways you help make our school community so special.

Calvin's Closet

Thank you for your donations to Calvin's Closet, our school‑based thrift and clothing‑swap initiative designed to support our students, strengthen community connections, and promote sustainability.

Items Needed: Summer clothing, boys/men sizes athletic pants/shorts, hygiene products.

Students should bring any donations to The Hub. At Calvin Park, our greatest strength has always been our tight‑knit community and the way we lift each other up. Thank you for your generosity, kindness, and ongoing support as we launch this initiative. Go Comets!

Upcoming School Events

June 9

• District Track & Field Meet at Invista

June 10

• Grade 6 Feeder School Day (thank you to our student leaders!)
• LEAP Showcase Evening Performance

June 11

• LEAP Showcase Matinee Performance for Calvin students
• Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
• LEAP Showcase Evening Performance

June 12

• Hard Core Awards Ceremony (9:00 am in Cafeteria)

June 16

• Grade 8 Year-End Trip to Canada's Wonderland

June 23

• Grade 8 Graduation (4:00 pm)
• Grade 8 Boat Cruise (8:00 - 10:00 pm)

June 24

• Term 2 Report Cards Go Home

June 25

• Last Day of School for students

June 26

• PA Day

Significant Dates

May 31-June 6

• National AccessAbility Week

June

• National Indigenous History Month
• Brain Injury Month
• Pride Month

June 6

• Anishinabek Day

June 13

• LDSB at Kingston Pride Parade

June 20

• Summer Solstice
• World Refugee Day

June 21

• National Indigenous Peoples Day/Solidarity Day

June 23

• National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
• Pentecost (Christianity Eastern Orthodox)

June 25-26

• Ashura (Islam)

The Summer-Fall Family Travel Guide is a free, family-focused resource that highlights places to visit and things to do across Kingston and throughout Ontario. For more information, please visit travelwithkids101.com. 

Host an International Student with LDSB

Hosting an international student is a meaningful way to bring the world into your home while making a real difference in a young person’s life. Limestone homestay families are carefully matched with students, supported by dedicated Limestone staff, and guided throughout the placement so families are never on their own. Hosting offers cultural exchange, meaningful relationships, and a monthly stipend to help offset costs. Learn more about how hosting works, the supports in place, and why many local families choose to open their homes by visiting: https://internationaled.limestone.on.ca/become_a_homestay

Attention Grade 8s - See Math Camp Opportunity Below:

Comets Succeed at Science Fair!

Calvin Park students did exceptionally well at this year's FLASF Science Fair! Congratulations to the following award winners:

• Ally Xu: Can AI be the Subject of Social Experiments?
  • Best-of-Fair - Silver Plaque and Trophy
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Gold Medal
• Ryan Varma: C-Strik: AI powered precision medicine tool for breast cancer
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Gold Medal
  • INVISTA (Canada) Awards for Innovation and Principled Entrepreneurship – Junior Age Category ($125 Prize)
  • Queen’s University Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Awards (The Microscopic World) ($50 Prize)
  • Queen’s University School of Computing Awards ($100 Prize)
• Quinn Freeman and Quinn Wellwood: Salty Science
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Audrey Grant and Sadie O’Donnell: PetFit: Track the Play the Eco Way
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
  • Leahurst College Awards of Excellence in Science – Primary/Junior Age Category ($50 Gift Card)
• Arjun Pednekar and Aryan Pednekar: Smart Greenhouse For Winter Farming in Canada
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Evie Price: Roots to the Rescue: Stopping Soil Erosion
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Mason Coad and Orion Scott: Limestone Defenders - Substances That Inhibit Corrosion
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• James Fecica and William Kim: Comparing Different De-icers In Terms of Environmental Impact and Practical Use
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Silver Medal
• Samaira Mendiratta: Asexual Reproduction in Plants (Grafting Chrysanthemums and Roses)
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Silver Medal
• Rafay Rahim and Antonio Soares: Turning Bacteria into Energy - Microbial Fuel Cells
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Silver Medal
• Grace Wright: Micro Pollution, Macro Problem: An Analysis of Microplastics in Lake Ontario
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Gold Medal
• Zhirui Chen: Not All Eyes See the Same!
  • Life and Earth Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Gold Medal
  • Kingston Field Naturalists Award Book Gift Certificate
  • Leahurst College Awards of Excellence in Science – Primary/Junior Age Category ($50 Gift Card)
  • Queen’s University Department of Biology Awards ($50 Prize)
• Ipsa Khanal: Testing an Antibacterial Hydrogel Bandage Patch
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Dexter Harris: Dew or Don't? Can Silica Gel Collect Water from the Atmosphere?
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
  • Impact Chemistry Award – Junior Age Category ($100 Prize and Tour)
• Hourad Hajsoltan: Metal Morphing: Measuring Thermal Growth for Durable Construction
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Sachit Patel and Aadil Polara: Filtering the Future
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Bronze Medal
  • Queen’s University School of Environmental Studies Awards ($50 Gift Card)
• Audrey Miners: Best Before and Worse After?
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Bronze Medal
• Zoey Innocente: Creating Bioplastics: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Plastics
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Silver Medal
• Britton Hull: Chasing Warmth: What Jacket Materials Insulate Best
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Gold Medal
• Christopher Fowler and Evan Lo: Resin-nating Bats
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Gideon Wall: Machine Learning in Autonomous Vehicles
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Benny Liblik and Eetu Packalen: Reinforcement Bot Vs Bot Vs Human
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Jagriti Kataria: Preventing Carbon Monoxide Risks In Furnace Pipe
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Elaine Luo: Is it Ripe Yet? Figuring out the Ripeness of Fruit with an Arduino
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Ben Murray and Adam Yuksel: The Smartest Sprout
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Aleix Lopez and Ramy Zaguia: Analyzing Zinc Oxide Alternative to Blue LEDs
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
  • Rotary Club of Kingston Environmental Sustainability Awards ($100 Prize)
• David Mekhaeil: Food Freshness Monitoring System: Volatile Compound Detection for Food Spoilage Analysis
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Bronze Medal
  • City of Kingston – Best Environmental Project Award ($150 Prize)
  • Queen’s University Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Awards (Medicine, Drugs & Food) ($50 Prize)
  • Queen’s University School of Computing Young Programmer Awards – Primary/Junior/Intermediate Age Categories ($20 Prize)
• Charlotte Laird: On-site Bridge 3D Printer
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Bronze Medal
  • Queen’s University Office for Women in Engineering Girls in STEM Awards ($50 Prize)
• Bradley Levi and Emmett Washburn: Creating a Hands Free, Gravity Run Water Filter
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Bronze Medal
  • Queen’s University School of Environmental Studies Awards ($50 Gift Card)
• Jocelyne Godbout and Elin Ma: Arduino Automatic Plant Waterer
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Silver Medal
• Adam Hassan and Kai Knutsen: Sort It Right: For a Cleaner Planet
  • Computing and Engineering Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Gold Medal
• Elise Lewis: EcoEssence: The Scent Without Secrets
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Maya Thakrar: Understanding and Modeling Arterial Plaque Build-up
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
  • Queen’s University Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine Award – 1st Place ($100 Prize and Certificate)
• Addison Thomas: The Secret Thoughts of AI: Does AI Display Gender Stereotypes?
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Erin Zhu: How Do Colors Affect Human Behaviors and Emotions?
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Mattheo Spitzmueller Rangel: Pricing Strategies for American Products during the Trump Presidency
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Lily Klein: Who Has Better Intuition: Humans or AI? An Investigation into Precognition and Clairvoyance
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Hovaughn Sarmazian: How does the pH of different liquids affect tooth enamel?
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Maeve Spence: DIY Natural Shampoo
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Honourable Mention
• Langley McKay: Which Sports Drink Wins the Race: Which drink is superior for athletic performance: homemade hydration beverage
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Bronze Medal
• Aidin Nasir-Zadeh: The Immediate Effect Of Exercise On Mood, Attention, And Memory
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Silver Medal
  • Queen’s University Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Awards (The Amazing Human Body) ($50 Prize)
• Sananda Dey and Ariana Miklyaeva: The Environmental Cost of Lipstick: Reducing Plastic Waste While Protecting Human Health
  • Human Health Science Division Awards – Junior Age Category - Gold Medal
  • INVISTA (Canada) Awards for Innovation and Principled Entrepreneurship – Junior Age Category ($125 Prize)
• Grace Wright: Micro Pollution, Macro Problem: An Analysis of Microplastics in Lake Ontario
  • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Award – Primary/Junior Age Category ($100 prize)
• William Tian: Making a Stringed Instrument Using an Echo Chamber
  • Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Award – 3rd Place ($225 Prize)
• Deepjot Walia: Blind Reading – A text-to-braille tactile reading system
  • Queen’s University School of Computing Young Programmer Awards – Primary/Junior/Intermediate Age Categories ($20 Prize)
• Mustaeen Ahmed: Sustainable ECG
  • Queen’s University School of Computing Young Programmer Awards – Primary/Junior/Intermediate Age Categories ($20 Prize)
• Nehan Rashid: The Egg-mazing Density Project: One salt to rule them all!
  • Queen’s University Engineering Society Science Quest Awards - Week at Eco Camp Certificate
• Saoirse De Jager and Addie Maslove: Best Defense Against Snow And Ice On Roads
  • Rotary Club of Kingston Environmental Sustainability Awards ($100 Prize)

Scents at school 

Calvin Park/LCVI is a scent free school. We have students and staff who experience severe physical reactions when exposed to artificially made scents. The most severe reactions stem from colognes, perfumes, and body sprays. Please do not wear scents at Calvin Park/LCVI, do not apply them before you come to school, and do not apply them while at school. Thank you for your help with this.

Our Daily Schedule

At Calvin Park PS, we have three 100 minute blocks of instructional time, in addition to two nutrition breaks and recesses. Attendance and promptness are so important for students' learning. We encourage students to give themselves plenty of time to get ready and get out the door in the morning. If a student does miss a class, they should check in with their teacher and try to catch up as soon as possible.

2025-2026 LDSB School Year Calendar

A PDF version of the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available online.

School Year Calendar 2026-2027

The Ministry of Education has approved the school year calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. The school year will start on September 1 (P.A. Day) and the first day of classes for students is on September 2, 2026. A printable calendar along with the 5-day cycle calendar are posted on the Board website here: https://www.limestone.on.ca/school-year-calendar