Nut Free School.
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Nut Free School.
April 2016 Dear Sandowne Families, Upcoming Events! I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break. I have certainly been enjoying the gorgeous weather! Apr 12 - District Battle of Books Apr 15 - Chess Tournament Apr 18 - Cultural Performance This is always a busy and exciting time of the year. We are embracing Spring with lots of outdoor activities and fun Science themes. This month we will be focusing on taking care of the environment. It also looks like we will have a few batches of chicks hatching, butterflies emerging, and tadpoles transforming in the next few months at Sandowne. Apr 19—Music week performance for Mrs. Budd’s fiddlers Apr 20, 27 & May 4 - Gr. 3 Swim Apr 22 - Community Clean up at 9:30 Apr 22 - 1/2 Day Curriculum Implementation - Dismissal at 11:30 It may seem early, but this is the time of the year that we have to start working on staffing and student numbers for September. If it looks like you will be moving in the near future, would you please make sure to let us know at the office. Also, if there are still families with children starting Kindergarten in September who have not registered, please have them come in right away. Apr 28—Grade 5 Southgate Visit in afternoon Apr 29 - Lifetouch Class Photos April Thanks for all that you do for Sandowne School. Birthdays Lori Elphick Please remember that Sandowne is a Nut Free School. Thank you to all the Lip Sync participants in March. It was a lot of fun! Please be safe when packing your child’s lunch. Bell Schedule 1st Bell 8:40 2nd Bell 8:45 Recess 10:30– 10:45 Eat lunch 12:15 – 12:30 Outside play 12:30 – 1:00 Dismissal 2:30 Friday, April 22nd is Earth Day! We will be participating in a Community Clean Up from 9:30 -10:30. Watch for a permission slip and please join us if you wish. The afternoon is a School District Curriculum Implementation Day We will dismiss the students at 11:30. Ella B.—April 3 Stella B.—April 4 Grace F.—April 6 Sydney T.—April 8 Kyle L.R.—April 9 Melissa J.—April 11 Andrew W.—April 11 Liam LR.—April 11 Nolan F.—April 11 Tatum J.—April 12 Andrew M.—April 12 Ethan H.—April 13 Kiah P.—April 14 Alana M.—April 14 Jonah N.—April 15 Raistlin G.—April 19 Xander T.—April 19 Timothy A.– April 20 Landyn K.—April 20 Sarah P.—April 23 Gwen W.—April 23 Nathan C.—April 29 Sean S.—April 30 Savanna B.—April 30 Battle of Books Tennis Club SD# 72 Elementary Tennis Club will start soon. The club will play on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:00pm at Willow Point Tennis Courts. The program will run from April 26th to June 9th. The goal of the tennis club is to introduce grade 3— 5 students to the game of tennis, develop skills and have fun. Information and permission slips are at the office. For more information contact Brent Larmour at [email protected]. Our School and Zone Battle of Books competitions were very well done. The students who took part should be proud of their efforts. Well done everyone! Congratulations to the three teams who proceeded to the Zone Competition; The Smarties, the Fantastic Fruit Loops, and the Bookworms. A huge round of applause needs to go to the Smarties, our grade four team who also competed in the District competition this week. Mr. Larmour’s Travel and Backpack Tags for Literacy Several colourful travel and backpack tags were generously made by Mavis Larmour. She donated her time and the material to make the tags. These can be used on luggage or they would be fun and helpful on backpacks. There are lots of beautiful fabrics to choose from. 100% of proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to buy leveled books to support readers from Kindergarten to Grade 5. The purpose of the English Language Learner program is to foster academic and personal success at school. The goals of this program are to support the development of each of the following topics: 1. Enriching the development of speaking skills (oral language) 2. Building self-confidence 3. Improving reading and writing skills If you would like to purchase one of these colourful tags for $5 each, they are for sale in the office. Grade 3 Swim to Survive Lessons Our grade 3 students will be taking part in three Swim to Survive lessons later this month. Thank you to Strathcona Gardens for providing such a valuable program. Student Drop Off Spring is here so more and more children should be walking or riding their bikes to school. Morning exercise is great for preparing our brains to learn. Chess Tournament Learning Parties… On Friday, April 15th the District Chess Tournament will be held at Ripple Rock Elementary. Good Luck to everyone! Parents and Guardians, please remember that we are leaving the transportation of the children up to you. After School Supervision Students are being reminded that they are expected to go If you have to drop your child off with a directly home car, please drive to the bottom of our drop off loop when letting children out when they are dismissed at the end of the school day. Please remember of the car. When there, please be quick because other people are wait- that we only have supervision at the ing. Sitting idling in the front of the school (not the playdrop off zone lane is not ground) until 2:45. On May 5th at 9:00 we will be having a Ready, Set, Learn event for children ages 3 to 5. On May 25th at 12:45 we will have our Welcome to Kindergarten event. This is aimed at children who are starting kindergarten in September. Please pencil it into your calendars and RSVP at the office 250923-4248 to let us know if you plan to attend. School Supplies We will start collecting for our School Supply Purchase Program in May. Please watch for the order form at the beginning of May. environmentally friendly! Please think about safety. Messages to Students Class Pictures Delivering messages to students at the end of the day can sometimes be problematic. We will do our best to deliver messages, however, we cannot be responsible for last minute arrangements. We ask parents if at all possible to make these arrangements before school. will be taken on Friday, April 29th (No paperwork is required.) Music Week Performance April 19th from 12:15—2:30 Elisabeth, Anson, Jaeden and Layla from Mrs. Budd’s fiddle group will be performing at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 145 Simms Road as part of music week. Thank you to Mrs. Budd and the “fiddlers” for all of their hard work. Destination Imagination! Birthday Board Congratulations to the “Killer Kittens” (Isaiah, Irene, Emily and Maiah) and the “Imaginators” (James, Mason, Kyle, Sarah, Dominic and Kai) for a fantastic performance in Surrey at the Destination Imagination Provincial Tournament. Both teams came in second place and Mr. Lewis’ team came in first in the Instant Challenge completion. Wow! Thank you to our parent volunteer, Griffin, for the lovely birthday board each month.. It always looks amazing! Thank you to our PAC, Save on Foods, and the School District for the financial support. Thank you to Mr. Beavis, Mr. Lewis, and all the supportive parents who went to Surrey! Friday, April 22nd is a 1/2 Day for Curriculum Implementation. We will be dismissing students at 11:30. April 2016 Sun 3 Mon 4 Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7 Hot Lunch Fresh Slice Pizza 10 11 12 13 District Battle of the Books Hot Lunch Fusilli Grill Fri Sat 1 2 8 9 Hot Lunch Hot Dog Day 14 15 16 Chess Tournament Hot Lunch Hot Dog Day 17 24 18 19 20 9:00 Cultural Performance Music Week Performance Grade 3 swim 10:00—11:45 Community Cleanup—am Hot Lunch Katie’s Rice Box 1/2 day— dismissal at 11:30 25 26 27 Grade 3 swim 10:00—11:45 Hot Lunch Subway 21 28 22 23 29 Lifetouch 30 Class Photos Hot Lunch Hot Dog Day