{"id":1315,"date":"2018-11-23T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T23:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2018-11-23T15:15:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T23:15:47","slug":"next-week-at-kanaka-creek-november-26-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/next-week-at-kanaka-creek-november-26-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Next week at Kanaka Creek, November 26, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November 26\n<ul>\n<li>Cougar Eye Winner Pizza Lunch<\/li>\n<li>Girls Volleyball Teams Pizza Lunch<\/li>\n<li>5 Basketball boys and girls after school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>November 27\n<ul>\n<li>6\/7 Boys Basketball after school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>November 28\n<ul>\n<li>Bookfest 2018 at Greg Moore Centre<\/li>\n<li>Grade 6 Immunizations 8:30 Stage<\/li>\n<li>5 Basketball boys and girls after school<\/li>\n<li>NEUFELD AND PURDY\u2019S PICK UP TODAY AFTER SCHOOL \u2013 ORDERS WILL NOT BE HELD!!!!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>November 29\n<ul>\n<li>11:30 Dismissal for Student Conferences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>November 30\n<ul>\n<li>Classes not in session for Student Conferences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Early Dismissal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Early dismissal at 11:30 Thursday, November 29 for student conferences<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Classes will not be in session:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0&#8211; Friday, November 30 for student conferences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PHOTO RETAKE DELIVERY<\/u><\/strong>\u2013 if you are waiting for photos, they are expected to be delivered to the school on Monday morning.\u00a0 If you do not receive them, please check your child\u2019s back pack and if that is unsuccessful contact<a href=\"mailto:lab@photoexpressions.ca\">lab@photoexpressions.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PAC HOT LUNCH\/FUNDRAISING WEBSITE<\/u><\/strong>\u2013 Remember, the only way to access our hot lunches and fundraising opportunities is to sign on to the fundraising website.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t already signed up, please click on the link and sign up now:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kanakacreek.parentcouncil.net\/\">www.kanakacreek.parentcouncil.net<\/a>\u00a0 You can also access the fundraising portal at any time by going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/\">Kanaka website<\/a>and clicking on \u201cPAC FUNDRAISING PORTAL\u201d on the top banner.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GRADE 6 IMMUNIZATIONS<\/u><\/strong>&#8211; If you have not submitted your forms, please do so ASAP (extra forms available in the school office<strong>).\u00a0 ATTENTION BOOKFEST PARTICIPANTS IN GRADE 6:<\/strong>There is an alternate date for immunizations for these students.\u00a0 It will be December 5<sup>th<\/sup>.(students who may be absent on November 28 can also attend on this day \u2013 please contact the office)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>STUDENT CONFERENCES<\/u><\/strong>\u2013 Teachers have been putting out sign up requests either by paper or through online methods for the past couple of weeks.\u00a0Please know that this is one of three formal reporting sessions mandated through BC school law.\u00a0\u00a0As such, it is a requirement that all students complete one of these conferences.\u00a0\u00a0Please remember these are \u201cthree-way\u201d conferences and students must be in attendance as well.\u00a0\u00a0Conferences are focused on celebration of successes, identification of challenges, and the creation of goals to build growth in certain areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>REALLY IMPORTANT LOST AND FOUND NEWS<\/u><\/strong>\u2013\u00a0TIME IS RUNNING OUT &#8211; Our lost and found is again overflowing with beautiful things.\u00a0 Please look (or make sure your child looks) for your lost items, as everything will be donated to charity before our Winter break.\u00a0 Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/lost-and-found-items-pictures\/\">here<\/a>to view photos of the items.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PANTS NEEDED! <\/u><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; if you have any pants that no longer fit your child, we are always in need of spares in the office.\u00a0 Please consider donating them to the school.\u00a0 Socks (clean, of course) will also be accepted.\u00a0 Currently, we have enough shirts.\u00a0 Thanks!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>LIBRARY NEWS<\/u><\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Hey parents of Bookfest participants!<\/strong>\u00a0 There are some important dates coming up soon so please see below if your child is participating!\u00a0 Permission forms will be coming home with students soon!\u00a0 Parent drivers are needed for both of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bookfest Competition Field Trip &#8212; Wednesday, November 28th &#8212; 8:30-12:00<\/li>\n<li>Movie Field Trip (A Wrinkle in Time) &#8212; Monday, December 3rd &#8212; 8:30-12:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>ENCHANTED FOREST BOOK FAIR <\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The November Book Fair has wrapped up and we raised $2,646.72 for our school library thanks to our generous Kanaka Creek community.\u00a0 A special thank you goes out to the generous and hardworking volunteers \u2013 Jackolyn Wright, Sheree McNulty, Coral Widdowson, Marlene McCaffrey, Kirsten Mah, Lynn Roberts, Eva Mentz, Amanda Dodgson, Amanda Varma, Anthea Publow, Kathy Canales, Diane Sandor, Nicole Krahnbiel, Shweta Kulkarni, Brenda Gerbrandt, Cathy Josic, Shirley Thu, Stacey Sloan, Brandee Bzowski, Christine Strand and Jackolynn Wright.\u00a0 We couldn&#8217;t do it without you!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Primary Book winner \u2013 Nolan B.<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate Book winner \u2013 Phoenix J.<\/li>\n<li>Family Night winner \u2013 Rylee B<\/li>\n<li>Family Night teacher winner \u2013 Mrs. Strachan<\/li>\n<li>Staff winner \u2013 Mr. Beyer<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer winner \u2013 Mrs. McNulty<\/li>\n<li>The Dragon\u2019s breath weight was 60 grams, there were 2,745 pieces of fairy dust and 1,411 pieces of unicorn food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>CHOIR MEMBERS<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 Reminder that each choir member needs a coloured t-shirt (to suit your Bug character), antennae and a small flashlight for the play on December 6<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 If you need help making antennae-\u00a0 please contact Mrs. Courtney Reichelt by email: <a href=\"mailto:cdreichelt@gmail.com\">cdreichelt@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BASKETBALL NEWS<\/u><\/strong>\u2013 Basketball for 6\/7 girls will be cancelled on Thursday due to Christmas concert set up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GRADE 7 ENTREPRENEUR FAIR AND SALE FOR KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 6<\/u><\/strong><strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday December 5th 8:45-11:45 in the gym (closed at recess).\u00a0 Students in the school from kindergarten to grade 6 will come to the gym on this day with their teacher (and possibly buddy class) to look at and purchase the products these students have made.\u00a0 Products include jewelry, games, bath products, Christmas decorations, and art with prices ranging from $1-$5.\u00a0 Parents are also welcome to attend.\u00a0 The creativity and hard work demonstrated by our grade seven students is very impressive.\u00a0 (Many of the products will be displayed in the case as you enter the school.). Mark your calendars and remember to send your child to school on Wednesday December 5th with some money to spend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GRADE 7 NEWS<\/u><\/strong>\u2013 Next committee meeting December 3 at 6:30 in the library<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PAC EVENTS:<\/u>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Popcorn Day DATE CHANGED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT: <\/strong>You can prepay now for the remainder of the year&#8217;s popcorn day. Our next popcorn day is December 4th.\u00a0 Please note: Online pre-payment for Popcorn Day fundraisers will close 2 days prior (4pm on Sunday) so that we can tally orders and ensure our teachers are notified in advance of all pre-payments. This will help the event run more smoothly. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kanakacreek.parentcouncil.net\/\">kanakacreek.parentcouncil.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Next Hot Lunch \u2013<\/strong>January 11, Booster Juice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paint Night<\/strong>&#8211; We will be hosting a Paint Night at the Create Shop on December 2nd! There will be two times you can buy a ticket for 4-6:30pm or 6:30-8pm. Tickets will cost $55.00 each and will include snacks, 2 signs (grey stain), your choice of over 60+ stencils. You are permitted to bring your choice of beverage (alcohol allowed). Tickets ARE ON SALE NOW!! . <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kanakacreek.parentcouncil.net\/\">kanakacreek.parentcouncil.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Coming up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December 2 (Sunday)\n<ul>\n<li>PAC Paint Night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>December 3\n<ul>\n<li>Poutine Truck \u2013 grades 5-7 (including 4\u2019s from 4\/5 split classes)<\/li>\n<li>Bookfest Movie screening &#8211; AM<\/li>\n<li>5 Basketball boys and girls after school<\/li>\n<li>Grade 7 leaving committee meeting 6:30 Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>December 4\n<ul>\n<li>Popcorn Day <strong>DATE CHANGED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>12 &amp; 13 Science World<\/li>\n<li>8 &amp; 9 Amsterdam Nursery PM<\/li>\n<li>6\/7 Boys Basketball after school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>December 5\n<ul>\n<li>Grade 6 immunizations for Bookfest participants<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneur Fair 8:45-11:45<\/li>\n<li>5 Basketball boys and girls after school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>December 6\n<ul>\n<li>14, 15, 5 &amp; 6 Science World<\/li>\n<li>Christmas concert 7:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>6\/7 Girls Basketball CANCELLED DUE TO CONCERT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>December 7\n<ul>\n<li>Kindergarten concert 9:30 GYM<\/li>\n<li>4, 5, 14 &amp; 15 Swimming Coquitlam<\/li>\n<li>19-22 ACT 11:50-2:10<\/li>\n<li>LAST DAY! 2:20 Dismissal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming up: November 26 Cougar Eye Winner Pizza Lunch Girls Volleyball Teams Pizza Lunch 5 Basketball boys and girls after school November 27 6\/7 Boys Basketball after school November 28 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1316,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315\/revisions\/1316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/kanakacreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}