Dear Families,
Below is just a second reminder about our exciting school start up event tomorrow morning. Please remember to drop your children off at the Albion Sports Complex rather than at the school site between 8-8:30am. We hope many parents and family will be able to join us to begin this fabulous first day at c̓əsqənelə!
What to expect on Wednesday September 25th – THE GREAT TREK to c̓əsqənelə!
To celebrate our school community’s first day together at c̓əsqənelə we are going to walk up to our new school as one big school family.
Our students are coming from many different schools and we want to create a lasting memory of their very first day we came together as the c̓əsqənelə school community. This GREAT TREK will be a great way to for students to experience being part of our new school community for the first time. It will also help us to celebrate from day one our school motto (from local Elders):
Walk together as one. Learn together as one.
Any parents, or close family, who are able to join us this Wednesday morning for our GREAT TREK are most welcome! It will be very special to see the students’ excitement as they enter c̓əsqənelə for the first time!
- On Wednesday, instead of dropping students off at our new school site, please take them down the hill to the Albion Sports Complex at the bottom of 104th Avenue.
- There is plenty of parking and we will have staff available onsite to supervise students.
- We will gather together as a school on the gravel field beside the parking lot between 8-8:30am.
- At 8:30am we will assemble into class groupings, and after a few brief words, begin the TREK together to our new school.
- We have arranged for the RCMP to help us cross 240th in a safe and timely manner.
- We should arrive at c̓əsqənelə just before 9am.
- Once at c̓əsqənelə, we will regroup on the basketball court at the rear of the school. After a few brief words we will begin to let classes enter our new home one at a time.
- Parents are welcome to walk their children to their classrooms on this exciting first day. Guests are also welcome to have a quick look around until all classes have safely settled into the building. We will make an announcement when we are ready to begin our regular school day.
- If there any students who are physically unable to participate in the GREAT TREK we will have staff to supervise at the basketball court at the rear of the school until the rest of the school community arrives.
- This event will proceed rain or shine.
We are looking forward to an exciting first week at c̓əsqənelə with the kids!
Sincerely,
Mr. Wheatley