Hello Families,

There are no busses again today due to the continued cold. Please watch for learning activities sent home for at home learning. This is an expected part of their learning to keep on track for the school year. If you need your child(ren) at school to accomplish this learning and/or for childcare in order to work, we will do our best to have personnel at school. Please let your homeroom teacher know you are coming so we know who to expect.

Note:
– Hot lunch is moved to Thursday, Feb 6
– Powder King forms are still accepted tomorrow, however, due to a fairly cold forecast, the date may be moved.

Please reach out to your teachers or to the office if there is anything we can do to help (learning questions, school email passwords, etc.).

Take care,
Kristin

Dear Families,
Today is another day with no regular classes. Gr 7-12 students and K-Gr 6 parents, will be sent an email with learning activities. Please ensure these assignments are done as much as possible to keep everyone on track with their learning.

Gr 3-6 students will be sent a link for a Zoom session today for a class announcement.

We will have a staff member at school to help with elementary students whose parents need care for them in order to work.

Please reach out to the teachers by Bloomz or email with any questions to do with the assignments. Hopefully this is enough cold to kill off the bad bugs and let us have warmer weather the rest of the winter 🙂

Stay safe and warm,
Mrs. Atherton

Hello Families,

Open Parachute is a great program that we use in several of our classrooms. We appreciate the resource and so are passing along an opportunity of learning for you and encourage you to sign up if you are able. Please see the info below.

Regards,
Kristin

Mental Health and Substance Use Resource for Parents

The Ministry of Education and Child Care, in partnership with adolescent clinical psychologist Dr. Hayley Watson from Open Parachute, will host three, free virtual sessions for parents, guardians and caregivers that will focus on practical skills you can teach your child and youth (ages 0-19) to prevent substance use and mental health needs. These sessions will build on a previous presentation, which focused on practical conversation tools for speaking about substance use prevention with your children/youth. The previous session is not a pre-requisite for this session.

Key takeaways for participants during this session:

• Learn the factors that lead to substance use and mental health needs from a trauma-informed lens

• Focus on prevention rather than intervention/response

• Applies to parents, guardians and caregivers of all age groups (youth aged 0-5, 6-10, and 11-18)

• Learn ways that these skills can be applied to yourself and the rest of your family to support the mental health of parents, guardians and caregivers

Participants must register in advance. Session dates are:

• February 20, 6:00-7:30 pm PST

• February 25, 6:00-7:30 pm PST

• February 26, 6:00-7:30 pm PST

Hello Families,

There are no busses today due to the extreme cold, so no regular classes.

We will be sending out learning activities to parents for elementary students and directly to Gr 7-12 students. As it is the first day of a new semester, upper grade students will have less sent home.

We will do our best to have a staff member supervise a group of students at school so if you need childcare to work, please let your home room teacher know if you need that today.

Powder King ski forms will be due tomorrow.

Stay warm,
Kristin

Hello Families,

As we close off January, here’s a few reminders and notes for you.

Subway hot lunch is moved to Thursday Jan 29 because of the missed classes today.

It’s your last chance to fill out the school-wide survey! Search your email for the link or let us know if you can’t find it and we’ll text it to you 🙂

Take care,
Kristin

This Week

• Thu Jan 30 – Hot lunch
• Thu Jan 30 – Closing of Scholastic order & last day of 1st semester
• Fri Jan 31 –

  Non-instructional day

• Fri Jan 31 – Last day for our school-wide survey

Looking Ahead

• Feb 3 – Forms due for Powder King ski day – please let us know if you need more forms for parents, etc.
• Feb 9 – Family ski day to Powder King
• Feb 17 – No school for Family Day
• Feb 26 & 27 – Early dismissal at 1:30 pm
• Feb 28 – Pink shirt day

To Do

• Complete the school culture survey emailed out. Let us know you’ve completed it and your child will get a donut on Monday (those that haven’t already 😁).

Good to Know

• Registration for next year is now open! Register and pay before March 13, 2025 and the one time tuition is:
  K-Gr 5: $315
  Gr 6-9: $360
  Gr 10-12: $395
• For returning families, after March 13 and before June 30, the one-time tuition will be:
  K-Gr 5: $365
  Gr 6-9: $410
  Gr 10-12: $445
• After June 30, the costs will increase to $415, $460 and $495 respectively.

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Psalm 100:5

"For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations."

Families, there are no busses today due to poor road conditions, so no regular classes. We will be sending out learning activities to parents for elementary students and directly to Gr 7-12 students. And we will have a staff member to help with a group of students at school if you need childcare to work, so let your teacher know if you need that today. Our apologies for the inconvenience.Kristin

Hello Families,

This week I was reminded to be in awe and I appreciated the reminder to take a moment to pause and be grateful for the beautiful nature and snow around me 🙂 I hope you are able to do the same.

He who can no longer pause
to wonder and stand rapt in awe,
is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
— Albert Einstein

It’s been a weird week with no bussing these past two days. Learning activities were sent out to help us stay on track. Parents, please check with your Gr 7-12 students that these assignments have been done and turned in for classes to resume smoothly on Monday.

Wishing each one a great weekend!
Kristin

This Coming Week

• Mon Jan 20 – Deadline for Bear Mtn ski forms
• Tue Jan 21 – Numeracy 10 exam
• Thu Jan 23 – Literacy 10 & 12 makeup exam
• Fri Jan 24 – Ski day at Bear Mtn.

Looking Ahead

• Jan 30 – Closing of next Scholastic order (no new forms sent home)
• Jan 31 – Non-instructional day & End of 1st Semester
• Jan 31 – Closure of our school-wide survey
• Feb 9 – Family ski day to Powder King (watch for note home)
• Feb 17 – No school for Family Day

To Do

• Complete the school culture survey emailed out.

  Text a picture of your completion screen to our school text line for your child to receive a small thank you 🙂

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Psalm 65:8

"The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy."

Good morning,

There is no school again today as busses are cancelled. Teachers will be sending out learning activities so please watch for that information (to parents for K-Gr 6 and emailed to students for Gr 7-12). We will have a staff member at school for a small group of students so please let us know if you need childcare for the day.

We will also send an additional email today for and adjustment for ski forms, etc.

Take care,

Kristin

Hello Families,

There is no school today due to the busses being cancelled due to freezing rain in areas. Please reach out if you need childcare to work and we will do our best to assist.

As per our updated policy, learning activities will be sent to parents for elementary students to do today. Gr 7-12 students will be sent emails for their school work to be done. Please reach out to your home room teacher via Bloomz if you have any questions.

Take care if you’re on the roads,

Kristin

Hello Families,

Happy new year! Is it just me or does it seem like we went from Jan 1 to Jan 10 in the blink of an eye? We do hope you had a great holiday season. Our classrooms are buzzing with activity and learning, making the most of renewed energy after a break.

Wishing you secure footing and a smile of sunshine this weekend!

Kristin/Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Tue Jan 14 – Gr 10 & 12 Literacy Assessments – we encourage students to get prior rest and do their best!
• Thu Jan 16 – Gr 10 Numeracy Assessment
• Fri Jan 17 – Turn in Bear Mtn ski forms

Looking Ahead

• Jan 24 – Bear Mtn Ski Day – see note that went home this week
• Jan 30 – Closing of next Scholastic order (no new forms sent home)
• Jan 31 – Non-instructional day & End of 1st Semester
• Jan 31 – Closure of our school-wide survey
• Feb 9 – Family ski day to Powder King (watch for note home)
• Feb 17 – No school for Family Day

To Do

• Complete our school-wide culture survey. Watch for an email coming to parent emails on Monday. This lets us know how we are doing and where we can focus improvement efforts. Text a picture of your completion screen to our school text line for your child to receive a small thank you token 🙂

Good to Know

• Registration for the 25/26 school year will be opening soon! If you have family members or friends who wish to attend, please let us know and we will ensure to add them to our communications (particularly regarding preschool & kindergarten).
• We have noticed several students are borrowing winter gloves to go outside at recess. A staff member noticed that Red Apple has a 50% off sale this Friday/Saturday so it’s a great time to replace winter items.

Shout Outs

• To the Hook family for doing some maintenance cleaning at school during the Christmas break.

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Hebrews 11:1

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”