February 24, 2017

Hi Everyone,

It has been an exciting week at Fairview!  We have enjoyed a guest speaker from the SPCA, 'Anti-bullying day', 100 day and poem in a pocket for Club Red. Phew!  What a busy and fun week!

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*please sign up for a conference if you have not already done so

*please send $2 to cover the cost of our SPCA guest speaker (she came to see us earlier this week)
*a message was sent by Mrs. Watkins via Facebook about collecting cans for 100 day.  Cans will be gratefully accepted next week as well and will be donated to the 'Friends in Need' food bank
*next week is our conference time.  Please sign up if you have not already done so via the 'Conference Sign Up' on this blog.  There will be an early dismissal Thursday, March 2nd (11:00) and no school for students March 3rd to make time for these  important meetings
*Club Red will be coming to an end as of Feb. 28th.  Please send in coloured/initialed calendars by March 2nd.
*we will not have spelling next week due to the conferences
*our bake sale will be on Wednesday, March 8th (leftovers will be sold at recess on March 9th)  If you are able to help sell treats on those days it would be greatly appreciated
*more specific information will be available regarding baked goods closer to this date
*March 9th we will be going skating in the afternoon.  Parent drivers will be needed if you could please 'save the date'.  You will be receiving a permission request via the parent portal early next week.
*The PAC has added 2 treat days to our Fairview calendar.  These will be happening on February 27th and 28th.  They will be selling popsicles and chips for $1 each in the multipurpose room at lunch time.  Thank you for helping to support this fundraiser.
*I do occasionally send home emails via BCED.  If you are not receiving any emails from me, please contact the office and update/submit a contact address.  Thank you!

*Here are a few activities going on at the Maple Ridge Library over spring break:

Guest Storyteller: Tiffany Stone, Tuesday, Mar 14, 10:15 am – 10:45 am

Create-a-thon, Wednesday, Mar 15, 2 pm – 4 pm

Springtime Tales Puppet Show, Thursday, Mar 16, 11 am – 11:30 am

Magician Gary Savard, Tuesday, Mar 21, 11 am – 11:45 am

Guest Storyteller: Pamela Sunshine with Beth Southwell,Thursday, Mar 23, 10:15 am – 10:45 am

Family Movie Afternoon, Thursday, Mar 23, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Amanda