RAYLEIGH ELEMENTARYwebsite: rayleigh.sd73.bc.ca
Mailing Address: Catherine Gorman - Principal
306 Puette Ranch Rd Denise Repar - Secretary
Kamloops, BCV2H 1M9
Fax: (250) 377-2246November 3, 2015
Telephone: (250) 578-7229 Newsletter
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
Dec 4 / Poinsettia DistributionDec 7 / NO SCHOOL
Dec 16 / Gingerbread Houses – 1pm – 2pm
Dec 17 / Christmas Concert
1:15pm & 6:30pm
Dec 18 / Pajama Day
Dec 18 / Report Cards home / Last day of school
Dec 21 -Jan 1 / Christmas Holidays
Jan 4 / Back to School
SCHOOL DOORS
WILL BE LOCKED UNTIL
8:20AM EVERY
SCHOOL DAY MORNING.
The province has moved to a new program for student information and report cards called MyEd. All staff have been learning about this new program and we are using it for attendance as well as report cards. To provide as much time as possible for teachers to be comfortable with this program and complete assessments, report cards will come home Friday,December 18th. The report cards that will be coming home will look different that past report cards. For intermediate students, there will not be a work habits box (G,S,N). Instead, teachers will be writing anecdotal comments about work habits embedded in the comment portion of the report card. Both primary and intermediate report cards will be succinct in information but not as lengthy as in the past.
Date: December 17th
Time: 1:15pm and at 6:30pm.
We will be accepting food
donations for the Salvation Army
KIDS FOR KIDS
food drive.Help our school WIN
a pizza party by donating
a non-perishable food item,
PLUS Art Knapps will be
handing out ballets to WIN
A BACK YARD RENOVATION
when you bring 5 pieces of
food.We will be collecting food
at the door the day of the
concert, but you can also
bring food items to your child’s
class or to the office at anytime
up to Dec 18th by 230pm.
We may be a small school outside
of town, buts lets show them we
have the biggest hearts!
BE A HUNGAR HERO!
ATTENDANCE
Please leave any student absent/late messages at the office. Remember to sign in or sign out when arriving or leaving the building.
FRUIT 'n VEGGIE PROGRAM
Just a note to parents: that we are again offering the Fruit 'n Veggie program this year. Fruit and veggies will be delivered to our classrooms approximately once per month. Students love all the fresh fruit and vegetables that are delivered to our school. If YOU DO NOT WANT your child to participate please let the office know. It is amazing how many fruits and vegetables get consumed on these days.
CHILLY WEATHER
As the weather turns colder, please ensure your child/ren are dressed for the outdoors. Students are expected to be outside during the breaks unless there is significant rain or if the temperature is cold, depending on the wind chill. It is healthy for children to play outside, and we do not have enough supervision to be able to simultaneously monitor children inside and outside
MEDICAL ALERTS
Please let us know if your son/daughter has any medical issues or allergies. School staff are not allowed to administer drugs to students unless the proper paperwork has been signed and certain rules followed. Please contact Ms. Repar should you require additional information.
OUTDOOR SHOES
In preparation for
our winter weather, ALL students are required to bring an extra
pairof indoor shoes.
Our custodians thank you!
PAC CORNER
The PAC would like to offer your
primary student the chance to try cross country skiing. This takes place at recess and at lunch time. There are limited equipment and sizes, but if by chance they fit, you are welcome to borrow the gear. PLEASE sing up for the appropriatesize and day you would like to try in the office.
Gingerbread House Making
PLEASE send a small bag of candy to school of December 16th for the annual gingerbread decorating event from
1:10 – 2:30pm on Wednesday, the 16th. Safeway has generously donated ourmilk cartons, Erwin’s Bakery suppliesthe icing and our kids create the masterpieces! Thank you to CaitlynBebek for organizing out volunteers! Please come to the school on
December 15th from 9-11am to help cut
and distribute the supplies.
HOLIDAY PLANTS
Poinsettia pick up
is Friday from 2:00 – 3:30pm,
PLEASE have a warmvehicle waiting, the plants do not like the cold. We will need volunteersto help sort the plants in the gym from12-2pm.
JANUARY HOT LUNCH
January Hot Lunch ordering is available from Dec 2-14th. Please order online at rayleighpac.hotlunches.net. We really
want orders to be entered online, as this ensures accuracy and reduceslost orders. Thank you to Cheri and Jamie for developing our menu!
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
BAKE SALE
Warm up your baking pans!!! Watch
for an info sheet in early December.
Also, needed 1 adult volunteer to
assist in the daytime. Contact
Tibor at
SPORTS CORNER
Kamloops KMBA Minor Baseball
Register Online
Youth ages 4-17 (1998-2011)
Registration Details and Dates Online
Offering indoor winter ball, outdoor spring & fall ball.
New players welcome.
ATTENTION ALL BASKETBALL PLAYERS –
Kamloops Hoops is offering winter bball groups for grades K-4 & 5-7!! Check out KamloopsHoops.com for full details and online registration.
VOLLEYBALL
A special Thank you to Chris, Nicole, Mrs. Tweed, Mrs. Devick & Mr. Caputo on coaching this years’Tier II Girls and Boys Volleyball teams. It was a great season and we couldn’t have done it without your help!
FLOOR HOCKEY
At lunch time floor hockey will be taking place in the gym. Each morning the grade(s) playing will be announced. Game On!
From the Board Meeting of: NOVEMBER 23, 2015
- The Board enjoyed the presentation by two students from ValleyviewSecondary Schoolwho are enrolled in the Secwempemcsin Language Class. The students were accompanied by their teacher Ted Gottfriedson, Principal Kirschner, and District Principal Sebastian.
- The Board received a report from Assistant Superintendent Sidow on the new Trades Industrial Sampler Program being developed and offered at NorKam Trades and Technology Centre.
- The Board approved a revision to the School Calendar for 2015/2016 to provide two additional non-instructional days for the Curriculum Implementation Plan.
- The Board received an update from Secretary-Treasurer Stretch on the Economic Stability Dividend.
- The Board approved the following Routine Capital Project Bylaws:
- Project No. 127024
- Project No. 127025
- Superintendent deBruijn provided a response to the KTTA’s presentation made at a Public Board Meeting on November 9, 2015.
The Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Education will occur on Monday, December7, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the School Board Office.
The next regular public Board Meeting will occur on Monday, December 7, 2015 at the School Board Office.