Hello Families,
One more week of school before spring break! Wishing you a great weekend before the final push of learning for a while.
Warmly,
Mrs. Atherton

This Week

• Tue Mar 11 – Tacos in a bag lunch (for those who ordered)
• Thu Mar 13 – Last day for early registration – save $50/student by paying now!
• Fri Mar 14 – Ski day to Bear Mtn – the weather is promising some snow so hopefully enough to make it fun…please send payment to our main email address:
  • Lift $15
  • Rental $15
  • Transportation $10
  • Total for all is $40/student
  • Permission slips are needed for anyone who did not turn the forms in before the last trip to Bear Mtn
  • If you are unsure if you already paid or not, please call or text our office #

Looking Ahead

• Mar 17-28 – Spring break
• Mon Mar 31 – First day back to school

To Do

• Register for next year! Now is the time to let us know you’re returning and so we can finalize staffing and class plans.
• Ask friends and family for Mom’s Pantry orders – our parent committee is looking for $6,000 in orders to qualify for free shipping!

Good to Know

• Our Jr Volleyball "A" level team came back from their tournament with the sportsmanship award! We are proud of all our players and a great tournament and extra proud of those who received the sportsmanship award.
• Our staff had fun participating in an underground spirit week. Several students took on the challenge of figuring out the theme each day and many were successful!

Shout Outs

• To our students recognized for being Goal Oriented in the month of February. We recognized Claude, Scott, Allaina, Flavia, Damien, Logan, Clare, Iwa, Angelique, and Danielle at chapel today. We appreciate their work at achieving the goals they set for themselves!

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Philippians 4:9

"Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."

Hello Families,

This feels like a strange end to February with such warm weather but I’m loving the beautiful sunsets each morning as we come to school. Our students are working well in their classrooms and continuing to make strides in their learning. Thank you for your continued work to assure they are here whenever possible and catching up at home as needed.

Please see the note below on bus safety around Windrem Elementary.

Wishing you a fabulous weekend!
Mrs. Atherton

This Week

• Mon Mar 3 – Ensure your hot lunch orders are in before this!

Looking Ahead

• Thu Mar 13 – Last day for early registration
• Fri Mar 14 – Ski day to Bear Mtn (weather dependent)
• Mar 17-28 – Spring break
• Mon Mar 31 – First day back to school

To Do

• Ensure you are following safe practices at the bus transfer station outside of Windrem Elementary. Please keep to the 30km/hr speed limit, no u-turns, and watch carefully for children. We have asked the RCMP to monitor the area more and are working on making some changes due to concerns for everyone’s safety.
• Register for next year!

  We had a good group come to our Kindergarten Open House and we encourage you to solidify your plans. Early registration cost is:
  K-Gr 5: $315
  Gr 6-9: $360
  Gr 10-12: $395

• After March 13 and before June 30, costs will increase by $50/student.

Good to Know

• We recognized Pink Shirt Day this week with various focuses on being kind to others and standing up for those around us.
• We are cheering on our Jr Volleyball teams this weekend and hope that everyone has fun at the tournament in Burnaby.

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Psalm 28:7

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him”

Dear Families,

The year is speeding along and I struggle to believe it’s already Valentine’s Day! Guess it means spring will come that much faster 🙂 We wish you all a great Family Day and hope you’re able to spend some quality time together this weekend.

Stay warm!
Kristin/Mrs. Atherton

This Coming Week

• Mon Feb 18 – No school for Family Day
• Fri Feb 21 – Jump rope for heart event

Looking Ahead

• Feb 26 & 27 – Early dismissal days (busses leave school one hour earlier)
• Feb 26 – Kindergarten Open House from 4:00 – 5:30 pm
• Feb 27 – Mar 3 – Jr Volleyball Tournament
• Feb 28 – Pink shirt day
• Mar 13 – Last day for early registration
• Mar 14 – Bear Mtn Ski Day #2
• Mar 17 – 28 – Spring Break
• Mar 31 – First day of classes after break

To Do

• Those fundraising for Jump Rope for Heart have one more week to gather their pledges for funds.
• Register for next school year. We are building our list and ensuring staff are in place now 🙂 Early registration ends March 13! Until then, rates are: K-Gr 5: $315, Gr 6-9: $360, Gr 10-12: $395

Good to Know

• Middle to high school students may want to keep a dose of their preferred pain killer in their school bag or locker for times when they experience a headache or menstrual cramps. Our policy states that we may only administer medication to students when our medication form is completed and medication is provided by the family.

Shout Outs

• Our students who were recognized for showing Persistence: Finley, Ferris, Mackenna, Rocky, Michelle, James S, Yiesha and Kai
• Our students who were recognized for showing Honesty: Lily, Kenley, Rosie, Charlotte, Mike, Rebecca and Levi
• To everyone who took time to participate in our school survey. Results will be communicated soon.
• Continued thanks to all our hot lunch volunteers. We appreciate you!

Resources

• Calendar
• Academics

Verse of the Week – Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

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."