Friday 19 May 2017

May 19, 2017

Dear Parents,

It looks like it is going to be a great long weekend!  I know many of you are planning on camping and a number of other outdoor activities so I am sure the sunshine will be welcome.  Enjoy!


Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

HELP WANTED:  Is there anyone who would be available to come and help out on Monday afternoons from 1:20-2:10 ?(10 minutes to set up and 40 supervising a nutrition station).  We are going to be completing a series of 6 stations with our big buddies in order to review/reinforce the information/skills we developed earlier this term. Please contact me via the school email or your child's planner if you are able to help out.  Thank you!  amanda_roberts@sd42.ca

*please regularly check the calendar on this blog and add it to your personal calendar

*we are very short drivers for the SPCA at this time, please complete the online form via the parent portal (even if you cannot drive) so that I know if I need to look into other options or cancel the trip

*Hawaiian day is next Friday!

*Wyatt's mom has told me about an opportunity through Value Village.  If you take in a clothing donation your child will get a free book!  This is a great way to add to your home/the classroom library:   https://www.valuevillage.com/donate

*a big thank you to Wyatt, Chloe and Nevaeh's mom for donating books to our classroom library.  There is a lot of excitement over these new additions!

*please ensure that your child is practicing his/her 'Body Poems' as we will be presenting these at an assembly on May 30th

*you will be receiving a permission form via the parent portal about an upcoming field trip at the Maple Ridge bowling alley.  We will also be having a visit from the A.R.M.S society to talk to us about water.  Thanks to the generous contribution from the P.A.C. the cost for both of these experiences will only be $2.  You may send in a twoonie at any time.  Thank you!

*if you are able to 'Save the Date' to help us with driving that would be much appreciated.  We will be going the morning of June 22nd (details to follow via the parent portal)  Please remember that you must have a driver's abstract on file if you are driving children other than your own.

*you may have noticed that the halls are starting to look a little bare.  No, we are not planning to go on summer vacation yet :)  We are emptying our bulletin boards in preparation for our school wide 'Gallery Walk'.  The students have chosen their favourite piece from the year and they will be up to  by the end of May.  Parents are welcome to come and visit (please just check in at the office first) any time in early June.

*a reminder to please make sure your child is appropriately dressed for the weather as we do spend time outside each day.  If your child is wearing sandals as the weather heats up please include runners/socks in your child's backpack to ensure they are ready for action!  Sunscreen, hats and water bottles are also a great idea.

*here is a message from our librarian, Mrs. Neufeld:

'The Library will be closing down for the summer a bit early this year,  because we are going to do inventory.  Last day for book exchange will be May 31.  All books must be back into the Library by June 5.   Fines and late books must be paid by June 21.    I will send home a notice for overdue books!  However, if students owe money for a book but cannot find it or pay for it,  they may bring a' like-new' book from their house to replace it'.

*some parents have been asking why our field trip is to the Surrey attachment of the SPCA.  This is  because this is where their education site is.  Having said that, I know some parents were concerned about the drive.  It is actually only 26 minutes  away and is very straight forward (that is coming from me and I have no sense of direction :)...

BC SPCA Surrey Education and Adoption Centre

16748 50 Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 0L2



26 min (23.5 km)

via Golden Ears Way and Pacific Hwy/BC-15 S

Fastest route, the usual traffic


  • This route has tolls.

12209 206 Street, Maple Ridge, BC



Take 123 Ave and 203 St to Golden Ears Way
3 min (1.3 km)



Follow Golden Ears Way and Pacific Hwy/BC-15 Sto 168 St in Surrey
21 min (20.9 km)



Follow 168 St to 50 Ave
2 min (1.3 km)

BC SPCA Surrey Education and Adoption Centre

16748 50 Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 0L2


Have a great long weekend, everyone!

Amanda Roberts

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