Yennadon Elementary

Home of the Eagles

Yennadon Elementary
23347 128th Ave
Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 4R9
t. 604.463.8871
f. 604.463.0228

yen_reception@sd42.ca

 

November 28th Update to Families

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Dear Yennadon Families,

Congratulations to our Girls’ Competitive Volleyball Team for placing second in the district volleyball finals!  The games were very close and exciting to watch!  Way to go, Eagles!  A huge thank you to our PAC for hosting a full house BINGO Night fundraiser last Friday!  There were lots of laughs, lots of fun, and lots of prizes!  Please review the information below for some details about the upcoming week.

  1. Yennadon Christmas Hamper Gift Card Drive – Once again we are requesting donations of gift cards to local stores for four specific families in our Yennadon community.  Donations can be given to classroom teachers by December 8th. If possible, please donate gift cards from these local stores:  Walmart, Superstore, FreshCo, No Frills, Save-on-Foods, Winners, Cineplex, Tim Hortons, McDonald’s, London Drugs, and Shoppers Drug Mart.  However, we appreciate all gift card donations.
  2. Gift Card Fundraiser – Grade 6/7 students are selling a variety of gift cards as a fundraiser for camp. Gift cards will arrive at the school early December and will be sent home with students.  See the parent portal message to place your order and send to the school.  Deadline to order is Wednesday, November 30th.
  3. Christmas Concert Ticket Orders DUE Mon., Nov. 28 – Our school population is very large, and our gym space is limited due to capacity fire code regulations, so to be fair we are allocating each FAMILY 2 tickets per concert for which their children are performing (choosing either 1PM or 6PM). Families with two sets of parents will be allocated 4 tickets if requested.  Please complete the ticket order form on the parent portal by Monday.  Tickets will be sent home with your child next week. 
  4. PAC Neufeld Farms Fundraiser PICK UP, Mon., Nov. 28 – Pick up is at the school on Monday at 6pm outside the front of the school in the roundabout.
  5. PAC Meeting, Tues., Nov. 29 at 7:00 pm – A reminder of the upcoming general PAC meeting at 7pm in the main school library.
  6. November/December School Assembly, Wed., Nov. 30 – We are excited to once again gather in person for assemblies. Each month our school has an assembly usually on the first Wednesday at 9:00 am.  Since our school enrolment is almost 700 students, we are now holding in person monthly assemblies for half of the student population.  In other words, each month we will assemble with either primary students or intermediate students.  Our full schoolwide assemblies will continue to be virtual.  Our next school assembly is this Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in the gym for INTERMEDIATE students.
  7. Photos with Student Santa (Annex), Wed., Nov. 30 – Students in the Annex will have an opportunity to get their photo taken with a studentSanta from the Leadership Team at recess and/or lunch.  Every picture costs $1.00.
  8. Three Way Reporting Conferences, Dec. 1 (early dismissal at 11:30am) and Dec. 2 – A reminder our reporting conferences are this week, as such we dismiss early on Thursday and there is no school on Friday. This is an important time where your child will be showing their learning for the term and setting goals for term 2.  As such, please try to find alternate arrangements for your other children.
  9. PAC Purdy’s Fundraiser PICK UP, Thurs., Dec. 1 – If needed, pick up will be at the school on Thursday from 11am – 1pm. Stay tuned for more information. 
  10. Lost and Found – Our Lost and Found is overflowing. We will display items in the main school hallway this week.  Please encourage your children to take a look for items that may belong to them.  We plan to pack up everything at the end of the day on Friday to donate to charity. 
  11. Spirit Day: Red and Green Day, Mon., Dec. 5 – The Leadership Team invites you to participate in a red and green spirit day.
  12. Photos with Student Santa – Students in each pod will have an opportunity to get their photo taken with a studentSanta from the Leadership Team at recess and/or lunch on particular days.  It is a great chance for the students to get their friends together and take a group photo with Santa.  Every picture costs $1.00. For example, if a child wants just themself and ‘Santa’ it costs $1.00. If that child wants to have a picture with a sibling, they pay another $1.00. If they then want to be in a photo with a friend or two, they pay another $1.00.

The Leadership Team will take photos by pods, however, if your child wants a photo with a friend or sibling from another pod, they can do that as well.  The dates for pods are as follows:

Annex – Wednesday, Nov. 30

Portables – Monday, Dec. 5

E & F pod photos will be on Tuesday, Dec. 6 (Yip, Williams, McIntosh, Martin, Thorburn, Ternoway, Francis, Friesen, Bouey)

A & B pod photos will be on Wednesday, Dec. 7 (Robertson, Funk, Miller, Leblanc, Matthew, Wilson, Williamson, Jakeway)

C & D pod photos will be on Thursday, Dec. 8 (Butterworth, Holland, Owen, Kossaber-Graham, Sinow, Loutet, Baldassi)

*Anyone who missed photos on their day – Friday, Dec. 9

*If your child wishes to get photos taken, please send their money to the school on their assigned photo day.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lawrance