- January 7
- Welcome back! Regular dismissal time at 2:20 today
- Registration opens at c’usquenla Elementary at noon. K-7
- January 8
- Grade 6/7 boys basketball practice after school
- January 9
- January 10
- Grade 6/7 boys basketball practice 7:30 am
- Grade 6/7 girls basketball practice 2:30-3:45
- January 11
- PAC Treat Lunch – Booster Juice
Classes will not be in session:
- Friday, January 25 as it is a PRO D Day
HALLOWEEN/CHRISTMAS CANDY BAGS– Thank you to the generous students and families of Kanaka. The school collected enough Halloween candy to make 671 bags which were donated to four local senior centres and to the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre of Maple Ridge. The remaining 290 bags were donated to the Friends in Need Foodbank. All of the organizations were extremely appreciative of the artwork on the bags and the generosity of our students. Thank you to the students who decorated bags and to the students of Divisions 4 and 14 who collected and organized and packed the candy bags and had the willpower not to eat it all!
DODGEBALL – Congratulations to the B-League Benders who won the annual Bruce Grady Memorial Dodgeball Trophy. Team members include: Blake Young, Laina Hyland, Breanne Lind, Marcus Chenard, Nathan Wheeler, Spencer Fowle and Grayson Mudry
BASKETBALL
- Grade 6/7 boys practice Tuesday after school and Thursday mornings until games start, then both practices will be in the morning. Teams will be sorted into competitive and recreational teams in the second week.
- Grade 6/7 girls practice Thursdays after school 2:30-3:45
WINTER ACTIVITIES– Grade 4/5 and6/7 winter activities start next week. 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 17, 24, 31 and February 7.
- Grades 6/7 – Dates are January 18, February 1, 8, and 22.
KC KIDS’ CHOIR NEWS – Our January term practices will start up 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.
ENTREPRENEUR FAIR UPDATE – Thank you to all our Kanaka families for supporting Divisions 1-4 in the Entrepreneur Fair in December. There were so many creative products that left something for everyone. Many students sold out (some even before recess)! Perhaps we will see some of these Young Entrepreneurs in business in the future. As part of our business planning, students selected a charity to donate 10% of their profits to. We are pleased to report that over $300 went to Children’s Hospital and the local Christmas Hamper.
POTENTIAL GR. 7 TRIP TO ONTARIO/QUEBEC – an email went out to families with grade 7 students before the break asking all who were interested to contact Ms. Mah for details. She has sent an email to those parents who expressed interest in a grade 7 trip to Quebec/Ontario on the April Break. We will need firm commitment from at least 4 students by January 9thto ensure this trip goes ahead. For more details, please email Ms. Mah at Kirsten_mah@sd42.ca
SASQUATCH MOUNTAIN RESORT PASSES– Complimentary passes were donated by Sasquatch Mountain Resort to all our students in Grades 1-7. These passes can be presented at the ticket counter and exchanged for a day pass. If your child in grade 1-7 did not receive a pass, please check with your child’s teacher as they may be planning a class activity. If you would like more information about the resort visit www.sasquatchmountain.ca
PANTS NEEDED! – if you have any pants that no longer fit your child, we are always in need of spares in the office. Please consider donating them to the school. Socks will also be accepted. Currently, we have enough shirts. Thanks!
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:
- Popcorn Day. There will be a popcorn day on January 16. kanakacreek.parentcouncil.net
- Next Hot Lunch –January 11, Booster Juice
Coming up:
- January 14
- January 15
- Grade 6/7 boys basketball practice 7:30 am
- January 16
- Popcorn Day
- January 17
- 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
- January 18
- Grade 6/7 Winter Activities
- Bookfest Sleepover (tentative date)