Weekly Memo February 3-7, 2025

This week was spent celebrating Lunar New Year.  A huge thank you to Mr. Jung and Ms. Wiens for organizing our Lunar New Year Parade.

Please visist the online link of local newspaper The News for some more photos of this fabulous event.

February is Black History and Kindness Month
Through the month of February our students will be spending time learning about Black History and will also be participating in some school wide activities that focus on Kindness.
Tomorrow we will be kicking off our weekly Kindness game of Bingo.  Each student wanting to participate will obtain a Kindness bingo card from outside the office.  As they complete a bingo line they can put their bingo card into a weekly draw for a prize.  Students can enter as many times as they wish.  There will be a school wide draw for 5 winners each Monday.
This week we will be starting a school wide chain of kindness.  Students will write a kind message on a chain link and then this link will be hung in our school hallway.  The hope is to have the chain go from one end of the school to the other.
Also, this week, there will be Kindness Boards in the hallways.  Students will be encouraged to recognize an act of Kindness that was performed by another person and then post a stickie note on the Kindness Board to share it with others.

Our PAC is still collecting beads as our hope is throughout the month for students to make kindness bracelets to give to one another on February 26th.

District Inclement Weather Procedures

Copied from the district website

School Closure Decision: Snow
The decision to close schools due to accumulating snowfall is ultimately the responsibility of the superintendent, who must balance the safety of students, staff and parents with the need to provide learning. The decision is not taken lightly and is the result of a carefully thought out process that is reviewed after each experience and refined if necessary. 

Except in rare circumstances, no announcement will be made if schools are open.

The decision to close schools is made by 6:30 a.m. Details are:

• posted on the SD42 Website (www.sd42.ca).
• posted on the SD42 Facebook feed (SD42Facebook);
• posted on the SD42 Twitter feed (@sd42news);
• shared with News 1130, CKNW, and CBC 690 radio stations.

Please note: The district supports individual and family decisions regarding safety. Parents/guardians have primary responsibility for their children’s safe travel to school. If, for any reason, there are personal concerns about the ability to travel safely to school, other arrangements should be made.

Colder Weather and Extra Clothing
This week, colder weather is in the forecast and parents are asked to please ensure that their child is dressed appropriately to be outside during recess and lunch.

Temperatures do have a tendency to warm up at lunch time therefore, creating a very muddy playground.  After lunch we tend to have a number of students wishing to call home for a change of clothing.  Please help us elimiate these phone calls by ensuring your child has an extra change of clothes in their backpack.

Extra Gloves and Toques
There is a bin of extra gloves and toques located in the front entrance of the school.  This bin is open to all students.  If families have any gloves and/or toques that they wish to donate please send them with your child to school.

Tuesday/Thursday Universal Lunch Program
The menu for February has been posted on the Simply Foods Website

PAC News

Fun Friday – Monday Feb 3 is the last day to order popcorn for Fun Friday on Feb. 7th.  Popcorn is only available by pre-orders

Family Dance – Tickets are available on munch a lunch for a suggested donation of $10.  PAC is looking for a few volunteers for the dance, please see the PAC Facebook page or email the PAC if you are able to help out.

Bingo – February 28th

Parent Education

Raising Digitally Responsible Youth: https://resources.saferschoolstogether.com/link/352883/ 

• SD42 Helping Your Child Succeed: https://success.sd42.ca/positive-social-media-use/
• SD42 Manual for Families (Guidelines and Expectations): https://inquiry.sd42.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Inquiry-Program-Parent-Manual-2023.pdf – page=3  
• Supporting Safe and Appropriate Use of Technology: https://keltymentalhealth.ca/safe-tech-use

ERASE– Resources that help students, adults, and school staff build safe, caring and inclusive school communities

This week
Monday, February 3^rd
Girl’s Rec Basketball Practice – 7:30am
Grade 2/3 Basketball open gym @ recess
Boys Comp Basketball Practice @ 12pm
Div. 3 Curling 12:00 pm- 2:20 pm
Fun Friday Popcorn orders due on www.munchalunch.com
Boys Rec Home Game vs Harry Hooge

Tuesday, February 4^th
Drama Grade 2/3
Grade 4/5 Basketball open gym @ recess
Intermural Soccer at 12:20pm – Team 2 vs 4 with Ms. Wakefield
Girls’ Comp Basketball Practice – 2:30 to 4pm
Girls’ Rec Away Game at Alouette

Wednesday, February 5^th
Drama Grade 2/3
Grade 2/3 Basketball open gym @ recess
Boys Comp Basketball Practice @ 12pm
Boys Comp Away Game at Yennadon
Girls’ Comp Away Game at Meadowridge

Thursday, February 6^th
Girls’ Rec Basketball Practice – 7:30am
Drama Grade 2/3
Grade 4/5 Basketball open gym @ recess
Intermural Soccer at 12:20pm – Team 1 vs 4 with Ms. Tuplin
Div. 3 Curling 12:00 pm- 2:20 pm
Girls’ Comp Home Game vs PME

Friday, February 7^th
Fun Friday- Sports Jersey Day bring $2.00 for KidSport
Boys’ Rec Basketball Practice – 7:30am
Gr. 4/5 Girls Basketball @ Recess
Boys Comp Basketball Practice @ 12pm
Pre-order popcorn will be delivered to students before the bell
After-School Basketball Program @ 2:30pm

Up Coming Events
Feb. 10-Div. 7 Curling 12:00 pm- 2:20 pm
PAC Meeting 7:00 pm
Feb. 11- Drama Grade 2/3
Feb. 12- Div. 7 Curling 12:00 pm- 2:20 pm
Feb. 13- Drama Grade 2/3
– Div. 15 and 16 Skating 8:30-10:30
Feb. 14- Valentine’s Day- No School (Professional Development Day)
Feb. 17- No School Family Day
Feb. 21-Div. 12 and 18- Westview Wizard of Oz 11:30-2:20 pm
– PAC Hot Lunch
-PAC Family Dance
Feb. 25- Div. 5, 6, 7- Westview Wizard of Oz 11:30-2:20 pm
Feb. 26- Kindness Counts
Feb. 28- Ramadan Begins
– Albion Bingo Night – see information above