carmi elementary school

March & April 2015
CARMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 PHONE: (250) 770-7697
 PRINCIPAL: Sharon Sola
 EMAIL: ssola@summer.com / sbull@summer.com
 WEBSITE: www.carmielementary.weebly.com
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Hello Everyone—and welcome to Spring! Last week we said goodbye to Winter with our Carmi Winter
Olympics. Speed skating down the halls of Carmi was one of our many events. We didn’t use skates—but we
did use wool socks! It was a great way to celebrate the hard work that the students have been doing this term.
Report cards will be sent home this Friday. I enjoyed reading all of the report cards. The children have learned
so much this term! Please remember that we dismiss early on March 12th (at 12:00 pm). We have wrapped
up basketball and our students in grades 4 and 5 made us so proud! They are skilled at the game and even more
skilled at good sportsmanship. Thanks so much to Mr. Bailey. Ms. Persson and Ms. Harvie for coaching the boys
and girls. They did great! I’m so proud of them. One last note, please check out our new
website www.carmielementary.weebly.com We look forward to your feedback. See you soon!!
DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday Mar. 3
Tuesday Mar. 3
Friday Mar. 6
Friday Mar. 6
Sunday Mar. 8
Tuesday Mar. 10
Thursday Mar. 12
Friday Mar. 13
Mar. 16 - 27
Monday Mar. 30
Tuesday Mar. 31
Friday Apr. 3
Monday Apr. 6
Tuesday Apr. 7
Wednesday Apr. 8
Tuesday Apr. 14
Tuesday Apr. 14
Wednesday Apr. 15
Wednesday Apr. 15
Tuesday Apr. 21
Wednesday Apr. 22
Thursday Apr. 23
Tuesday Apr. 28
Wednesday Apr. 29
Pizza Day $2.50 / slice
PAC Meeting in the library 6:00pm
Report Cards Home
Hot Lunch - Duncan Eatery
Daylight Savings Time - turn clocks ahead
Pizza Day $2.50 / slice
Early Dismissal 12:04pm
Hot Lunch - Taco Time
Spring Break - school closed
School Re-opens
Pizza Day $2.50 / slice
Good Friday - school closed
Easter Monday - school closed
Pizza Day $2.50 / slice
Grade 3 Swimming 11:00-11:40
Pizza Day $2.50 / slice
Okanagan Symphony - The Strings the Thing (10:45 at the Cleland Theatre)
Transfer Request Deadline
Grade 3 Swimming 11:00-11:40
Pizza Day $2.50 / slice
Grade 3 Swimming 11:00-11:40
Ready, Set, Learn 2:45 - 3:45
Pizza Day $2.50 / slice
Grade 3 Swimming 11:00-11:40
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FUN AT CARMI - WINTER OLYMPICS (Hockey & Speed Skating)
Check out more photos on our new
Carmi website:
www.carmielementary.weebly.com
REPORT CARDS / EARLY DISMISSAL
Term 2 report cards will be going
home on Friday March 6th. Please
return the signed report card
envelope as soon as possible.
Please contact your child’s teacher if you
wish to set up an appointment with them.
Thursday March 12th is an early dismissal
day. Student will be dismissal 12:04pm.
GRADE 3 SWIM PROGRAM
Our Grade 3 students will be participating in swimming
lessons at the Penticton Community Centre running each
Wednesday for 5 weeks.
Wednesdays 11:00 - 11:40
April 8th - May 6th
We will be sharing a bus with Naramata students. More
information and permission slips to follow.
Thanks to Carmi PAC for supporting this program!
BASKETBALL
Our Grade 4 and 5
girls and boys basketball teams have finished a very successful
season. Our students
represented our school with exceptional
sportsmanship and team spirit. Congratulations to all the team members for their hard
work and thank you to the family and
friends that came out to watch the games. A
very special thank you to coaches Ms.
Persson, Ms. Harvie, and Mr. Bailey!
READY, SET, LEARN!
Thursday April 23rd 2:45 - 3:45
Carmi School will be holding the Ready, Set, Learn Program supported by the Ministry of Education on Thursday April 23rd from 2:45 - 3:45pm. If you have a child
who is 3 or 4 years of age, come join our school staff and
a variety of community partners presenting valuable information. Children will enjoy fun stations throughout
the school. To register, please call the school at (250)
770-7697 Ext. 0 or email sbull@summer.com.
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STUDENT TRANSFER REQUESTS
The deadline for students requesting transfers for the September 2015/2016 school year is
4:00 pm, April 15, 2015. Transfer requests received after April 15th may not be
considered until September 2015. Although a sibling’s attendance at a school will be given
priority as per Choice and Flexibility Policy #305, it should not be assumed that the
transfer is approved. A transfer request still needs to be completed and must go through the
transfer process. If you are unsure or require further information, please check with your
child’s school.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONS
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) - KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Children born in 2010 are eligible to enter kindergarten in September 2015. Parents,
who feel their child is not yet ready for kindergarten, may defer enrollment for one
year. Please contact Wendy Hyer (250) 770-7700 at the School Board Office for information on this. Placement in your neighborhood school kindergarten is based on your address and registration date. The earlier you register, the more likely your child will attend a school close to your home.
Register at your neighborhood school during regular school hours on or after February 1, 2015.
A birth certificate will be required as well as your child’s BC Care Card, parental BC Care Card and proof
of address (i.e. driver’s license, utility bill, lease agreement).
COMMUNITY PARTNERS - THANK YOU!
$2902 DONATED TO CARMI
The Penticton Speedway Foundation fundraises year round and
gives over $30,000 annually to local organizations, initiatives, and
families in need in our community. Neil Jamieson of
Underwriters Insurance, and a director of the Penticton
Speedway Foundation, is committed to raising money every year
for local breakfast programs. Thousands of breakfasts are served
each year at our local schools, by volunteers. Kids who eat
breakfast have better concentration during school hours than
kids who skip the morning meal.
Thank you to Mrs. Van Egmond who runs the Breakfast Club every morning at Carmi.
We are so excited, our new PAC kitchen is almost finished!
SAFE ARRIVAL (250) 770-7697 Ext. 0 or Email: sbull@summer.com
Thank you to all families for phoning or emailing the office if their child is going to be late or absent.
M A RC H 2 0 1 5
Sunday
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
4
Thursday
Daylight Savings
10
6
7
Hot Lunch
Duncan Eatery
Report Cards Home
PAC Meeting
6:00 Library
9
Saturday
5
Pizza by the Slice
$2.50
8
Friday
11
Pizza by the Slice
$2.50
12
Early Dismissal
12:04
13
14
Hot Lunch
Taco Time
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Back to School
Pizza by the Slice
$2.50
APRIL 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2
3
4
Good Friday
School Closed
5
12
6
7
Easter Monday
School Closed
Pizza by the Slice
$2.50
13
14
Okanagan
Symphony 10:45
Pizza by the Slice
$2.50
19
20
21
Pizza by the Slice
$2.50
26
27
28
Pizza by the Slice
$2.50
8
9
10
11
15
16
17
18
23
24
25
Grade 3
Swimming
Grade 3
Swimming
Transfer
Request
Deadline
22
Grade 3
Swimming
29
Grade 3
Swimming
Ready Set Learn
2:45 - 3:45
30