Hello Families,

What a great start to summer! We had a fabulous last week or so celebrating our students and having fun together. We enjoyed seeing the accomplishments and uniqueness of each student at preschool awards, Gr 12 graduation and our awards ceremony. We also enjoyed seeing leadership and teamwork skills show up through sports, rock house building, games, and the pool. Thank you to all who joined us for the fun! Please see our social media accounts for some pictures.

Staff Changes

We are sadly saying goodbye to several staff members this year, most who are moving closer to family/friends. We will miss the contributions of Mr. & Mrs. McAfee, Pastor & Mrs. D, Mr. Scalliet, Mrs. King and Mrs. Landon. A big thank you to each of them for all they have done for our school over the years.

Thankfully, we are excited to say hello to new faces who will be joining our team. As mentioned previously, Miss Jones will be teaching Gr 5/6 homeroom, as well as French and some Art classes. She is multi-talented and we are looking forward to having her strengths come to our teaching staff.

Pastor Neil and Marlene Peralta are moving to Chetwynd in August. We are happy to have his experience with youth and talent with music joining our school as chaplain, as well as fill the Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor role.

We also have two more teachers, Mrs. Balane and Miss Villegas who are working through the paperwork process to join our team. They bring expertise in Science, Math, and PE, and we are looking forward to getting to know them better.

Letter from the Minister

Minister Jennifer Whiteside would like to thank everyone in the education system for their extraordinary efforts and accomplishments during the 2021/22 school year. Please see the Minister’s thank you letter to students, parents and caregivers.

Mental Health Resource
It can be hard for adults to know what to say or do to ease a child’s worries, especially during times of change and uncertainty. As the most important big people in their world, parents and caregivers can help children feel safer and soften the sharp edges of whatever is making their worries grow.

To help support learning across environments, EASE K–7 lessons have been adapted for use by parents and caregivers to help children manage worries and everyday anxiety at home.

See You in September

We are looking forward to seeing all our students (and a few new ones!) in September. Orientation is Thursday, Sept 1 with the first day of regular classes on Tuesday, Sept 6. Most other key dates can be found on our calendar.

Wishing you all the best for summer break 🙂
Mrs. Atherton

Hello Families,
Due to bus and weather constraints, our plans for this week are somewhat changed. On Monday and Tuesday, regular bus transportation will be provided by Standard Bus. Here is our revised activities plan:

Monday

– Events at school: yearbook signing, games by the SA, team activities and time by the creek (or potential hike up the hill for older students). Fruit and dessert will be provided by our parent committee but please bring/send a lunch and appropriate footwear/clothing for the various activities.

Tuesday (unchanged)

– Morning – Class activities
– 12:30 pm – Awards (elementary, then high school)
Wednesday
– Meet at the rec centre at 8:30 am for activities including photo booth, table or field games, playground (indoor & outdoor) and splash park, followed by swimming. Report cards will be handed out. Pickup at the rec centre at noon.
Please message us (or your teacher) if you have any questions.
Enjoy some sun today 🙂
Mrs. Atherton

Hello Families,
A quick note to let you know that Standard Bus will be transporting our students to/from school tomorrow and likely next week. We may also need to make some adjustments to our lake day plans. We will let you know more details as soon as possible.
Mrs. Atherton

Hello Families,

Three and a half weeks of school remaining! Wow, it has flown by! We are happily planning the last few events of the year to be in-person and open to all. A few items to note are:

Fri June 10 – No school (Non-instructional Day)

Thu June 9 & 16 at 3-3:45 pm – Free yoga class – High school students and all parents are invited to join staff for two free introductory yoga classes by Kathy Swanson. Please wear comfortable clothes (and bring a yoga mat if you own one).

Fri June 17 – WAC Bennett Dam field trip

Fri June 24 – Gr 12 Graduation

Tue Jun 28 – Awards Day – All parents and/or family members are invited. We are planning for our elementary program to start at 12:30 with our high school program to follow.

We wish everyone an enjoyable weekend!

Hello Families,
With the warm weather we went through our Lost and Found bin. Attached are pictures of items not yet claimed by students. Please let us know if you recognize anything.
We would also like to extend our warm welcome to Candice Jones who will be joining our teaching staff next school year. She is passionate about young people, the outdoors, and the arts and we are looking forward to having her expertise at our school. She came for a visit this last weekend to learn a bit more about our school and community. Miss Jones will be teaching our Gr 5/6 homeroom, as well as our French classes and Visual Arts. We are grateful for all the time and passion Mr. Scalliet has dedicated to our students and will miss him as he moves to another school. We wish him all the best in his next steps!
Enjoy the lovely weather this week!
Mrs. Atherton

Just a reminder that we will be spending part of tomorrow cleaning up our neighborhood. We are looking forward to serving our community. So far the weather suggests a sweater, sunscreen, water (and potentially a snack) are all good items to bring. Good walking shoes and rubber boots are also needed. It’s always a great feeling to see things looking better when we are done!

My apologies – our WAC Bennett Dam field trip is scheduled for June 17. Still a Friday and parents are still welcome 🙂

Happy long weekend to all our families! Here are a few items to note:

Mon, May 23 – No School

Wed, May 25 – Last swimming day (a fun day!) for K-Gr 6

Thu, May 26 – Garbage pick-up day – We encourage all our students to participate and are looking for parent volunteers as well, particularly for K-2 & Gr 3-4. Service is an integral part of our educational program as we develop young people to be great community citizens.

This is an important day for us to give back to our community, making our environment healthier and prettier for us and for others. Our staff are thankful for this opportunity to serve alongside our students and have fun while doing it!

Fri, Jun 3 – Field trip to WAC Bennett Dam – This will be a school-wide field trip and parents are invited to participate.

Tue, Jun 28 – School Awards Day – Parents are invited to attend our awards ceremony. More information to come.

Full accreditation for six more years – In addition to our BC Ministry of Education evaluation completed this past fall, we recently completed our full school evaluation by the Seventh-day Adventist Education system, which has over 900 schools in North America. The accreditation team found we showed high quality student learning and demonstrated goals and plans for continuous school improvement. We are thankful to have received full accreditation for another six years and appreciate each staff member for a great job done! Thank you also to our parents and students who participated in the surveys and interviews for the accreditation team. They said our students represented the school well.

Plans for high school students – We are reviewing goals, classes and plans with our high school students for next year and future years. More details to come about an information session for Gr 6-8 parents and individual appointments for Gr 9-11 students.

We hope each family has an enjoyable long weekend and wishing our Grade 12’s well on their class trip!

Blessings,

Mrs. Atherton

Hello Families,

Isn’t it great to see hints of green coming on our trees? Such a great part of spring!

A quick reminder that this coming Monday is the last day for the discount on the costs for next school year.

	K-5	6-9	10-12
Regular	$295	$340	$375
Discounted if paid by May 16, 2022	$270	$315	$350

We have a great group of Kindergarten students joining us and we are looking forward to having each one of our students remain as part of our school community.

Wishing everyone a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Atherton

Monday is the start of our Week of Prayer and so we’ve chosen to make the day special with a free pizza day! Please send snacks and/or whatever else your child may want to eat along with the pizza (fruit, veggies, etc.).

Pizza is jointly sponsored by the Chetwynd Public Library (as a thank you for participating in their card project earlier this year) and our Student Association.

Have a great weekend!