March 31, 2016 Newsletter - Bradner Elementary

5291 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2P5 604.856.3304 bradner.sd34.bc.ca
Principal, Ms. Paulette Collier
MARCH 31, 2016
Volume #14
BRADNER ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
Principal: Ms. Paulette Collier
Secretary: Mrs. Kimberly Juulsen
Website: http://bradner.sd34.bc.ca/
PAC President: Mr. John Lui
School Closure Info.: http://www.sd34.bc.ca/
Phone: (604) 856-3304 Fax: (604) 856-3865
BRADNER SCHOOL GOALS
Performance Goal: #1 To improve all students’ achievement in Numeracy.
Principal’s Message
Welcome back after our two week Spring Break holiday! Our
daffodils are in full bloom, the sun is shining, and students are full
of excitement and happy to reconnect with their teachers and
friends here at school. It is kind of like having the family back
together again for all of us here and that is a fantastic feeling!
Just as the Spring Break holiday began, Ms. Lee, our grade 2/3
classroom teacher was informed that she is scheduled for knee
surgery on Friday, April 1st. The surgery was expected, but the
early appointment date was a surprise to us all. So, we wish Ms.
Lee every success with both her surgery and recovery and hope to
see her running around very soon. Unfortunately for us, however,
we will have to wait until September to see Ms. Lee run around
again as her recovery time will take her until the end of June. Ms.
Lee’s last day this school year will be today. Good-bye Ms.
Lee! All the best to you! See you in September! Taking over for
Ms. Lee is Ms. Sarah Brett. Her first teaching day at Bradner will
be Friday, April 1st this week. Please drop in at some point to
introduce yourself to Ms. Brett and to give her that warm Bradner
welcome whenever you can.
Also, as the Spring Break holiday was beginning, Mrs. Christian’s
last documents were signed for her official retirement from the
Abbotsford School District. This means that the teaching position
that Ms. Tabitha Garey has been covering in our grade 6/7
classroom since the beginning of October, 2015, had to be ‘posted’
at the district level. So, it is with sadness that we must also say
good-bye to Ms. Garey today. Her extreme efforts and
commitment to her students in division one and the impact that she
has had on our community of Bradner will not be forgotten. We
cannot thank her enough for coaching cross-country, soccer, and
volleyball this year. As well, huge thank you to her for taking her
students to Manning Park for their 3 day overnight ski trip. Ms.
Garey has a tremendous career ahead of her and we wish her all
the best. Taking over for Ms. Garey/Christian we welcome Ms.
Tara Anderson to the division one classroom. Please drop in at
some point to introduce yourself to Ms. Anderson and give her that
warm Bradner welcome whenever you can.
Our PAC President, Mr. John Lui, calls all parents to come
forward to help out with our biggest fundraiser event of the year –
May Day! Please contact him if you are able to give even an hour
of your time on Monday, May 23rd so that our community and our
students here at Bradner are able to enjoy another fantastic May
Day celebration with family and friends. It is a long standing
tradition here in Bradner that we want to see continue so hopefully
we will see everyone out. The next PAC Meeting is scheduled for
April 6th at 9:30 a.m., to talk more about the upcoming event.
See you there!
Sincerely,
Ms. P. Collier
Principal of Bradner Elementary School
Bulldog Assembly
Our next Bradner Bulldog Assembly will take place on
Friday, April 8th, 2016 @ 9:30 am
IMPORTANT DATES:
Apr 1st – Public Speaking @ 1:00 pm
Apr 6th – PAC Meeting @ 9:30 am
Apr 8th – Bulldog Assembly @ 9:30 am/Bradner Flower Show
Apr 15th – Twin Day
Apr 20th – Ready, Set, Learn @ 3:45 – 4:45 pm
The 88th Annual Bradner Flower Show
When:
Time:
Where:
April 8, 9, and 10
from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily
Bradner Community Hall
5305 Bradner Road, Abbotsford
Admission: $2.00/person
Flower show in Bradner Hall, tearoom for lunch, 100’s of
daffodils on display, arts, crafts, music, local chefs, wineries &
gardening experts.
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This year’s theme is “Jazz Up Your Garden”.
Find out what is in your garden!
Friday
2:00 pm - Handbells presentation performed by Bradner
Elementary Div. 1 & 2
Opening Ceremony on Friday at 2:00 pm will feature Special
Guest Peter Fizmaurice of Garden Works, GLOBAL TV’S Saturday
Morning Gardening Expert.
Tea Room – Visit the Team Room for homemade soup,
sandwiches, and baking.
Saturday/Sunday hot dogs 11:00 am – 2:00 pm available outside.
Plant & Flower Sale – unusual varieties, perennials, cut flowers,
loads to choose from! All proceeds from cut flower sales donated
to Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre.
For more info: www.Facebook.com/BradnerHall or
[email protected] or www.bradnerhall.ca
The Flower Show Committee is asking for donations of
baked goods for the Tea Room. If you could help, please
drop off your baking at the Bradner Hall before Friday @
10:00 am or at Bradner Elementary School. For further
information please contact Lisa Price at email: [email protected]
OR call 604-856-8441 or www.facebook.com/bradnerhall
The Flower Show is in need of Volunteers that could donate a few
hours of time to help with the set-up, parking, kitchen, food
stand, and clean up. For Information contact: Lisa Price at email:
[email protected].
Nights of Music
Students in Division 1 and 2 are busy rehearsing
for the upcoming School District Nights of Music, Thursday,
April 28th at 7 p.m. @ Abby Arts Centre. Our students will be
playing handbells as part of a wonderful evening of music.
(Students are to arrive @ 6:30pm and should wear any
combination of black & white.)
Nights of Music is a wonderful time for schools to share their
music with each other and the community. This exciting event
is put on by The Abbotsford Music Educators’ Association and
supported by the Abbotsford School District. Not only do
students have an opportunity to perform, but they also have
the chance to see what other schools are doing. Each evening
features a wonderful variety of groups; drum lines, recorders,
classroom/school choirs, jazz ensembles, handbells, ORFF
instruments and bands. These evenings give the students,
parents, and teachers an ideal opportunity to find out what’s
happening in their area, as well as help students see what is in
store for them once they reach middle and secondary school.
The $2.00 audience admission fees support the AMEA Music
Scholarship Fund for Abbotsford Students.
Mark this date on your Calendar.
Kindergarten Registration
2016 -2017
Kindergarten Registration for the Abbotsford School District
commenced on Monday, January 18th, 2016. If you have a
friend or neighbour who has a child eligible for Kindergarten
this September, please advise them to come and fill out the
Registration Forms.
(Complete information can be found on the district website
http://www.sd34.bc.ca/schools/registration/kindergarten
Ready, Set, Learn for 3 & 4 year olds
will be held @ Bradner on WEDNESDAY,
April 20th from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Parents, and their children born in 2011 or 2012 are invited to
come to a Ready, Set, Learn (RSL) event at their
neighbourhood school. Every child will be given a bag of
learning supplies. Parents will be given resources and ideas
about how to support their child in using these materials.
Ready, Set, Learn is to help parents receive valuable
information for helping preschoolers experience success and
provide 3 & 4 year-old children with a good head start for
kindergarten. We will have activities with stories; letters;
words and printing. Families will receive an information kit.
Please call Mrs. Juulsen to Register (604) 856-3304
Report Cards
Report Cards were sent home with your child(ren) on
Thursday, March 10th. Please keep the report card for
your records and sign and return the envelope to your
classroom teacher.
Public Speaking
APRIL 1st @ 1:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Our school public speaking competition is quickly
approaching. Grades 4-7 students are expected to write
a speech and deliver it. The deadlines are as follows:
- Grade finals were conducted this week, with School finals
held on Friday, April 1st @ 1:00 pm in the school gym.
A breakdown of the Public Speaking expectations were sent
home earlier this month, please discuss these dates with your
child as there is a very tight timeline to adhere to. We are
looking forward, once again, to hear excellent speeches.
Parents are most welcome to attend the finals!
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Monthly Home Reading Winners
Thank You to our Volunteers!
Division Two would like to thank Mrs. Nicky Annecchini, Mrs. Stacey
Stinson and Mrs. Karolina Rempel for organizing and operating the
Division 2 Cupcake Sale.
Division Two would like to thank Mrs. Val Duma for a cash donation of
$25.00 (from her personal returned bottles and recycles) which has
been donated to Division 2’s upcoming fieldtrips.
To Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Lacey Ormel for bringing in a baby cow to
help out with the 4th Annual BC Cancer Foundation Fundraiser!
To all our Volunteers who help out throughout the school year to
make Bradner Elementary School the wonderful rural school that it is.
We are so blessed to have such a wonderful supportive community.
Div. 2 – Fraser Valley Meats – Fundraiser
Division Two would like to thank all the families that
purchased meat to help support Division Two’s
fundraising efforts, for their fieldtrip(s) to Zajac Ranch.
Bradner Elementary School
2015-2016
- April 1st (Friday) – Public Speaking @ 1:00 pm
- April 8th (Friday) – Bulldog Assembly @ 9:30 am / Bradner Flower Show
- April 15th (Friday) – Twin Day (Dress like a friend) (New Date)
- April 22nd (Friday) - Twin Day (Dress like a friend)
- April 2th (Wednesday) – Ready, Set, Learn 3:45 – 4:45 pm
- April 22th (Friday) – School Wide Swim 12:00 – 2:00 pm (New Date)
- April 28th (Thursday) – 2 Hour Early Dismissal / Nights of Music @ Abby Arts
- April 29th (Friday) - Non-Instructional Day #5 – NO SCHOOL - Pro. Dev. Day
- May 2nd ((Monday) - Non-Instructional Day #6 – NO SCHOOL - Pro. Dev. Day
- May 6th (Friday) – Bulldog Assembly @ 11:00 am
- May 13th (Friday) – Hawaiian Day (change from Mexican Day)
- May 20th (Friday) - Non-Instructional Day #7 – NO SCHOOL – Pro. Dev. Day
- May 23rd (Monday) - Victoria Day/Bradner May Day – NO SCHOOL
- June 3rd (Friday) – Hat Day (Change in Date)
- June 10th (Friday) - Track and Field Meet at Rotary Stadium
- June 17th (Friday) – Sports Day (New Date)
- June 29th (Wednesday) - Last Day for Students/Year End Assembly/Final Report Cards
- Jun 30th (Thursday) - Year-end Closing - (Last Day for Teachers)
Monthly Home Reading Winners!
Congratulations to the FEBRUARY Grade 6 & 7 winners of the
$10.00 Gift Certificate, they were:
January
Marisa Smit – Grade 7
Olivia Smit – Grade 6
Congratulations to Division 6 – Ms. Gill’s students are
the “Monthly Home Reading Champions” for the month
of “FEBRUARY”.
Bradner Stars
Hudson Treloar
Molly Atherton-Walby
Jimmy Dinh
Jacob Solomon
Jenna Nielsen
Trinity Bodenchuk
Sandeep Khosa
Mina Van
Parker hall
Hailey Lewis
Taylor Federspiel
Matthias Haladin
Kurtis Byers
Isaac Reimer
Jaime Bayer
Helen Wall
Jack McAllister
Max Hardy
Claire Chung
Jade Harten
Megan Atherton-Walby
Amy Brader
Joey Goerzen
Bulldog Awards
Marisa Smit
Georgia Hardy
Katie Foss
Liam R.
Elijah Goerzen
Emma Kinar
Iza Ali
Sydney Hewison
Abbigail Corcoran
Devon Kemle
Olivia Smit
Karmen Annecchini
Samson
Ellie Dinh
Sophia Solomon
Cody Baker
Harpreet Grewal
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Bradner School Swim - Friday, April 22nd, 2016
12:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m., @ MRC Pool
Any child under 7 years of age and any child who is
considered a non-swimmer must have an adult (18 years
or over) with them in the water and at arms length
away, at all times. Any child who is under 7 years of age
or a non-swimmer and not accompanied by an adult will
not be permitted to swim on swim day. We encourage
parents to make whatever arrangements
necessary, as early as possible, so that all
students have the opportunity to
participate. Many thanks!
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Head Lice
Spring seems to be a time for those friendly Lice to find new
living quarters. Please take a few minutes to check over your
child’s head.
To identify nits (the lice eggs): They are small
white eggs, firmly attached to the hair shaft
especially around the ears and nape of neck. The
adult lice are grey-white, sometimes brown, 1-2
mm long.

Check your child for lice if he/she is scratching their
head or if a friend/classmate has head lice

Teach your child to not share hats, brushes, helmets,
hair barrettes and towels

Keep long hair tied back when lice have been
identified in your school
If you discover live lice please notify the school office and
contact the Upper Fraser Valley Health Unit @ (604) 864-3400
OR www.fraserhealth.ca
4th Annual BC Cancer Foundation!
Bradner teachers take a ‘Pie in the Face” to help beat
cancer research. (Bradner Staff are such good sports!)
Inside/Outside Shoe Rule - IN AN EFFORT TO
KEEP THE INSIDE OF OUR SCHOOL CLEAN Please
Note: “Shoes are to be worn at all times. Students
are required to have a pair of outside shoes and a
pair of non-marking indoor running shoes for the
gym and classroom.
“Pie in the Face” Fundraiser!
SUMMER CLOTHING
On behalf of the Bradner Staff, we would like
to extend a BIG THANK YOU to all our students, parents
and community for their generous donations during our
BC Cancer Fundraiser. This years fundraiser was our
most successful to date.
As our summer weather arrives, we’d like to remind parents
and students about appropriate dress for school.
We expect that clothing be worn so that no
midriffs are showing when standing or sitting,
shoulders are covered (no spaghetti straps, tank
tops or tube tops) and shirts have modest
necklines. We also ask that students not wear
short shorts. Thank you for your attention to this before the
weather becomes much warmer.
At Bradner we raised a total of $2,300.00
Way to Go Bradner
Bradner students reached their goal and Ms. Collier,
our Principal, had to “KISS a COW” in front of the
entire school.
Twin Day
On Friday, April 15th, Bradner will be hosting a Twin
Day. Dress up like each other for Twin Day, or like
someone else in the school. It’s all about School
Spirit and having fun.
Community Listings via District Website
For the most recent happenings in our community, please visit
the Abbotsford School District website, and look under
Community & Parent Information under the Parents &
Students Tab OR go to community/parent info page on the
district website, at http://www.sd34.bc.ca/parentsstudents/CommunityInformation
WE hope everyone had a
great Spring Break!