This Week @ Poirier January 23-27
Monday
Literacy Week Begins – a paper copy of the schedule was sent home on “salmon” coloured paper on Friday. The schedule is also available on our new website under Literacy Week. Everyday has an event beginning with an assembly today.
Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon
Tuesday
PAC Meeting Tonight at 7 pmin the Multi-Purpose Room
Wednesday
Christmas – 11 months and counting . . . .
Thursday
Journey Transition – Our French Grade Five classes are going to Middle School today to experience what it will be like to be a Journey Dragon.
Field Trip – All three of our Kindergarten classes will be skating today at SEAPARC as part of their P.E. program.
Kindergarten Information Evening – Please pass on an invitation to all parents who have children registering for Kindergarten in September 2012 to attend our Information Evening tonight at 7 pm. This is an opportunity to find out the expectations are for children entering school and ask questions about English and French programs. Kindergarten registration begins at 8 am sharp, Monday, January 30.
Friday
PAC Pizza Day – This is our rescheduled pizza day from last week. All students who had ordered for last Friday will be served a pizza lunch today. Please send a lunch if you did not order pizza for today!
Information:
Floor Hockey – Students in grades 3-5 will have the opportunity to participate in our intramural program beginning next week. Students should listen to announcements for information about how to sign up. A team of grade five students will defend our championship trophy at a tournament hosted at John Muir on Tuesday, February 21.
Mad Science – We are currently trying to reschedule another assembly. Notices have gone home with the students to sign up for workshops afterschool.
P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. – Mme. Schwartz will be hosting an evening for parents to learn more about the PARTNERS program we are hoping to expand at Poirier. This program helps parents, help their children, with reading strategies and ultimately become better readers. For more information contact your child’s teacher and/or Mme. Schwartz at sschwartz@sd62.bc.ca.
Library Books – Please be vigilant in returning our library books. If we lose just one book per student per year, we have lost $4000 worth of books. Your help is appreciated in helping to preserve the resources we have in our Bibliothèque.
PAC Information:
PAC meeting is this Tuesday at 7:00. The agenda will be posted on our Facebook page and sent to all PAC class reps if you are interested in finding out what will be discussed.
Pizza Day will take place Friday Jan 27. Volunteers will be needed to help deliver the lunches at 11:25. Please come to the school if you are available to help.
The school dance will be held Feb 16th – please mark your calendars for this fun evening!
There has been a lot of recent activity on our twitter account regarding the BC Education Plan. All parents and guardians are encouraged to visit the website http://www.bcedplan.ca/ and contribute your questions/comments/concerns. You can also search #BCEdPlan on twitter to find out what people are saying about the plan.
Reminder:
The Vancouver Island Parent Conference will be taking place Saturday February 11th, at Spectrum Community School, and all parents/guardians are invited to attend to be a part of the conversation about our children’s education. Registration for the Conference is now open at www.vipc.ca/registration. (Group rates may be available – contact the PAC if you are interested in going) This year’s conference has an incredible line-up of speakers and workshops. The keynote speakers are Dr. Martin Brokenleg and Dr. Stuart Shanker, both internationally renowned. The other workshops feature local talent in all aspects of student engagement and personalized learning. For workshop descriptions and speaker bios, visit: www.vipc.ca. Early registration rates close on January 31, 2012.
