Kanaka Creek Elementary

11120 234A Street
Maple Ridge, BC, V2W 1C8
t. 604-467-9050
f. 604-467-8073

 

Next week at Kanaka Creek, January 21, 2019

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Next week at Kanaka Creek, January 21, 2019

  • January 21
    • On-line Kindergarten Registration for Siblings opens at noon
  • January 22
    • Grade 6/7 boys basketball practice 7:30 am
  • January 23
    • Student voice SRT 12-2pm
    • Kindness Counts T-Shirt orders due
  • January 24
    • Grade 6/7 boys basketball practice 7:30 am
    • Grade 4/5 Winter Activities
    • Grade 6/7 girls basketball practice 2:30-3:45
    • Choir practice after school
    • PAC Movie Night 6-8pm
  • January 25
    • PRO D – classes not in session
    • Last day for Sibling Kindergarten registration (closes at 11:59 pm)

Classes will not be in session:

  • Friday, January 25 as it is a PRO D Day

PAC MOVIE NIGHT– Please come out and enjoy a movie night in our gym.  This is a family movie night.  Parents are encouraged to ensure their child(ren) are supervised during the movie to ensure everyone can enjoy the show.  The doors open at 6pm and the movie will start at 6:30pm on January 24th.  Pizza and popcorn and other goodies will be available at a cost.

WINTER ACTIVITIES– Grade 4/5 and6/7 winter activities start soon.  Please make sure you have given permission on the parent portal and paid for your child’s activity of choice.  Passes are available for pick up.

  • Grade 4/5

Dates are January 24, 31 and February 7, 21

  • Grades 6/7

Dates are February 1, 8, and 22.

KC KIDS’ CHOIR NEWS –   Our January term practices began after school on Thursday January 17th.   This year we will be preparing a concert to perform at the ACT with our good friend Rick Scott!  (The concert is scheduled for 7 pm at the ACT on Wednesday, March 13th.  A notice will go out on the portal this week to sign up.

GLOVEYOUR NEIGHBOUR– In support of the Salvation Army Ridge Meadows Ministries, here in town, Kanaka Creek Kindergarten classes will be collecting winter accessories for the homeless adults in our community.   Please help us make a difference and a gesture of kindness to the less fortunate of our community by donating new or gently used gloves, socks, scarves and hats (adult size). The project will run from Jan. 7th  to Feb. 13th. Please send your donations to one of our 4 Kindergarten classrooms.

PINK SHIRT DAY –It’s time to launch Kindness Counts T-shirt sales to make sure everything arrives before Pink Shirt Day, which takes place on February 27th, 2019.  This year two colour choices- pink and dark grey- are available. The price is $10 / shirt and $30 / hoodie with all profits used for SD42’s student led COR event in May where students participate in a day of kindness giving back to the community.  Please look for the portal announcement with the attached order form and return the form and money to the school by Wednesday, January 23.  Thanks for celebrating kindness in our schools. – The Kanaka Creek Student Voice Team

GRADE 8 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES – To provide an optimal learning environment for all students, Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District No. 42 must manage enrolment across all schools, ensuring that enrolment numbers match building capacity.  “Where space and facility is determined to be available,” the school district has an open boundary policy that allows flexibility in choice regarding which secondary school students may attend (School Act section 74.1 Section 6). Due to increasing enrolment in recent years, however, the majority of students are assigned to their catchment school. All our high schools meet the needs of all learners.

Registration opens at 12 pm (noon) on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. All Grade 8 registrations are done through the Parent Portal at https://parents.sd42.ca. Each registration is time-stamped at the moment the registration form is opened to begin the online registration process.

DETERMINING CATCHMENT SCHOOL – The registration form will automatically populate with your child’s secondary catchment school based on the residential address on file with your child’s elementary school. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE SCHOOL HAS YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS.

You can also find your child’s secondary catchment school using the school locator tool at http://www.sd42.ca/school-locator/

If the address you register on the portal does not match what is on file with the school, proof of change of address will be required. Rental agreements are not accepted as proof of address.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION FOR C’USQUNELA ELEMENTARY Registration for kindergarten and c’usqunela Elementary begins January 2019:

  • c’usqunela Elementary – Registration for kindergarten to Grade 7opens January 7– c’usqunela Elementary registration is open to students who will be in kindergarten through to Grade 7 in September 2019 who want to register in this new school, located at 24093 – 104th Avenue, Maple Ridge. c’usqunela Elementary is scheduled to open for the 2019/20 school year. Visit http://elementary.sd42.ca/cusqunelafor details about the registration process and for associated timelines for c’usqunela Elementary registration.
  • Kindergarten Registration (all other schools) – Sibling Registrations begin January 21– Kindergarten registration for the 2019/20 school year is open to children who are 5 years old on or before December 31, 2019. For moreinformation: http://www.sd42.ca/kindergarten-registration/
  • Registration Phases:
    • JAN 7-31: c’usqunela Elementary Registration:Open to students who will be in kindergarten through to Grade 7 in September 2019 and want to register for this new school.
    • JAN 21-25: Sibling Registration. Open for siblings of students already attending the desired elementary school (currently in grades K-6).
    • FEB 1-4: Choice Registration.Open for all students who want to participate in any one of SD42’s unique program offerings (e.g. Environmental School, French Immersion, Montessori).
    • FEB 12-19:General Registration. General registration for English school.
    • FEB 27-June 26:Late Registration. This phase is for parents who may have missed previous registration

PAC EVENTS: 

  • Movie Night –January 24, 6-8:00 pm

Coming up:

  • January 28
  • January 29
    • Grade 6/7 boys basketball practice 7:30 am
  • January 30
    • 20 – Art gallery 9:30-12
  • January 31
    • Grade 6/7 boys basketball practice 7:30 am
    • Grade 4/5 Winter Activities
    • Grade 6/7 girls basketball practice 2:30-3:45
    • Choir practice after school
    • 14 & 15 Skating
  • February 1
    • Grade 6/7 Winter Activities

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