A) PAC
Food Day:
Thursday, Dec. 1
Thursday, Dec. 15
Soup Day:
Thursday, Dec. 8
Next Meeting:
January 16th, 2012
B)Christmas Concert
This year we will be having our concert on Wednesday, Dec. 7th starting 12:30 PM. Ms. Rankin and our staff are working very hard with our students to put together a great concert. Our dress rehearsal will be Wednesday, Dec. 7th at 9:30 AM. We will also have a donation box for our local Food Bank set up at the concert. Please bring one canned item as an entry donation. Thanks!
C)Christmas Concert Bake Sale
If you are looking for Christmas baking, we will be having a bake sale at the concert again this year. This bake sale will be in the multi-purpose room and staff room. We will be selling these items after the concert concludes.
D) Food Hamper
We will be collecting nonperishable food over the month of December for our local food bank. We will also have donation boxes available at our Christmas Concert. Our staff will be encouraging students to consider helping people who are less fortunate than ourselves.
E) Christmas Break
The Christmas break begins Dec. 19th this year. School reopens on Tuesday, January 3rd. And just as a reminder Spring Break this year is two weeks beginning March 12st. School reopens on Monday, March 26th .
F) Christmas Letter Writing Day
You are invited to come to the school to join with your children in writing to relatives and friends before the Christmas postal deadline. Our Christmas Letter Writing Day is planned for Friday, December 2th at 10:30. As in the past, Parents and Grandparents are invited to attend. We will have writing paper, envelopes and writing areas set up around the school for you to write with your children.
G) Movie Night
Thanks to our PAC who organized dinner and movie last month!! It was a great success!! Great to see lots of our families enjoying time together socializing and enjoying a movie. We have plans to do another evening in February.
H) School Spirit Event
We invite you to join us for our first school spirit event at the Swimming pool in Salmon Arm. We are planning this event for Thursday, December 15th. Preschoolers are welcome, but a parent must accompany them in the water. Kindergarten parents must have one-to-one supervision in the water. A notice will be coming home shortly with further information. See you in the water!!
I) Report Cards
At the time of writing this note we are not sure what is going to be happening with our report cards. The Labour Relations Board is making a ruling shortly on whether or not teachers will need to complete report cards for the first term. I will inform you of it’s ruling as soon as possible.
J) School Talk
Have you experienced this:
“What did you do at school today?”
“NOTHING”
If you have try these strategies.
§ Instead of asking about the day as a whole, ask about math or lunch playtime or science, etc.
§ Don’t ask yes or no questions.
§ Ask about the best thing that happened.
§ Share experiences from your day this opens the door to conversation.
K) Toonie Tuesday
Thank you for your support!! We were able to provide $190 towards a water system for a school in Kenya. We have made a huge difference in many children’s lives by helping them to have fresh clean water to drink.
L) Remembrance Day Assembly
Thank you to those parents who attended our Remembrance Day ceremony at school!! The students did a great job of their presentations. Of special note were our Grade 5 ‘Masters of Ceremonies’ Alex Taylor and Chantel Jeffrey!!
M) Peanut Awareness News
Many people believe that nuts and peanuts come from the same botanical family. In fact, peanuts are a member of the legume family (peas, beans, and lentils). Nuts grow on trees and sometimes are called tree nuts to distinguish them from peanuts. People allergic to peanuts are not necessarily allergic to tree nuts, and vice versa.
N) Winter Wear
Just a reminder that in order to keep our school clean and our children safe, students need to have shoes just for inside use. On wet and snowy days students are required to remove their outside footwear at the door before entering. Also, please be sure your child is well dressed for all kinds of weather conditions so they are able to enjoy the fresh air even when the weather is wet or cold.
O) Young Naturalist Club
Students (5- 14 yrs) are invited to join the Club at Carlin School Thursday, Dec. 8 at 2:30. Please bring along your special find from nature. For more information call Mrs. Dawkins 675-2220.
P)Monthly Math Problem
We had 30 entries in our math problem draw. The winners of the Math problem of the month draw were MacKenzie Packer for the K-2 students and Aidan Laug for the Grades 3- 5 students. Congratulations!!
Dates to Remember
Dec. 2 – Christmas Letter Write
Dec. 7 – Christmas Concert
Dec. 15 – School swim at Community Center
Dec. 16 – Last Day of Term
