Newsletter - April 10th, 2015

BUCKINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL
6066 Buckingham Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5E 2A4
Telephone: 604-664-8616
Fax: 604-664-8793
Website: http://buckingham.sd41.bc.ca
Principal: Mr. K. Gurney
Head Teacher: Mrs. L. Cramb
Secretary: Mrs. C. Geipel
The Buckingham Community is working together to create
a safe and nurturing environment that recognizes the
unique learning styles of each student. We are
encouraging social responsibility and life long learning.
Keep up to date by checking our website
frequently. Information includes: Newsletters,
Calendars, PAC news, School Growth Plan,
Annual Report.
Newsletter #13
April 10, 2015
Book Fair – A HUGE Success!
Last week, from Tuesday to Thursday, Buckingham held our annual
Scholastic Book Fair. Our library was transformed into a medieval
wonder of words; it was WONDERFUL!
A BIG THANKS goes out to our “book-fair parent extraordinaire”, Kellee
Mulhern, and her crew of amazing helpers (Ashifa Virani, Melissa
Samson, Shunney Sidhu, Linda Jung, Reggie Moncur, XiXi Sang, and
Adrianna Granados Colmenero) for all their organizing, decorating, and
running the whole event. Kellee was even so talented as to convince someone on staff to dress as Sir
Read-a-Lot to visit classes as a kick-off for the event!
We’d also like to thank our wonderful grade 6/7 student volunteers. The whole event was a great way
to promote the love of reading and to raise funds to purchase more books for classrooms. Thanks again
to everyone for making it such a success.
Parent-Children Attachment
On Saturday, May 2nd, Gordon Neufeld will be speaking at the 7th Annual
Vancouver Neufeld Conference. A lot of our philosophy at Buckingham
regarding education is founded in Neufeld’s Attachment Theory and the
need to build adult-child relationships as a foundation from which learning
happens best.
At this conference, topics will include “Helping Children with Anxiety”, “Home Learning”, “Setting Kids Up
for Learning Success: The Role of Home”, and many others.
More information can be found at www.NeufeldInstitute.com if you are interested in registering.
Math is a SPORT!?
In the addition question shown to the right, P and Q represent single digits, and the
sum is 1PP7. What is P + Q?
A) 9
B) 12
C) 14
D) 15
E) 13
7
6
+ Q
1 P
7
Q
Q
P
P
P
P
7
If this is the kind of thing that piques your interest and makes you curious, maybe this
Math opportunity is for you. ELMACON (https://www.elmacon.org/) gives students
from grades 5 to 7 a chance to experience mathematics as an exciting sport. The competition will take
place on May 2nd at UBC. If you’d like to register, please visit the link above before April 19 th.
Kurt Gurney – Principal
Professional Day – Monday, April 27th – Students Do Not Attend
Students, for a variety of reasons, come to school with a wide range of academic ability, but
they each have the ability to work hard and demonstrate effort in everything they do. Each
term, we’d like to recognize intermediate students who demonstrate consistent determination
and hard work. These are students that receive all “G’s” on their report card with a maximum
of one “S” and no “N’s”.
Grade 7
Alex
Aleena
Arika
Asia
Blake
Cameron Y.
Cameron P.
Corinne
Curtis
D.J.
David
Eric
Hannah
Janeya
Jeremy
Julian
Maneesha
Olivia
Sammy
Sarah
Sierra
Simrit
Sophia
Sylvia
Theodore
Tishma
Valeria
Grade 6
Alysha
Benjamin
Carla
Gena
Gia
Gina
Jacie
Jun
Kiran
Naail
Nicholas
Priya
Rachael
Renz Edward
Rey
Ryan
Samuel
Sean
Sienna
Spencer
Susan
“Continuous
EFFORT, not
strength or
intelligence, is
the key to
unlocking our
potential”
Grade 5
Alex
Alyssa
Andrew
Ava C.
Ava H.
Bradley
Cole
Declan
Deeya
Diya
Dominique
Evan
Jessica
Justin
Kellie
Kendra
Max
Milton
Ralph
Simon
Susan
Grade 4
Annika
Carlos
Isobel
Jemma
Lavel
Lindsay
Mark
Marko
Max
Nathan
Nicholas
Sajan
Samantha
Shawn
Tiffany
Winston
Churchill
Full Earthquake Drill
Our Full Run Earthquake Drill is being held on Wednesday, May 6th at 2:00. As part of the full run drill,
students are picked up from school by a parent or a designated adult. There will be a form sent home
on Tuesday, April 21st which will need to be returned, indicating which adult will be picking up your
child. Please mark your calendars and ensure arrangements are in place for your child’s pick up.
Planning For Next Year
Preliminary planning for the 2015/2016 school year is underway. Registration for Kindergarten students
and families new to our catchment is currently taking place. Please ensure your Kindergarten child is
registered. If you know of families moving into our area, please ask them to register at the school as
soon as possible.
If your children are transferring to a new school or moving and not returning to Buckingham next
September, please fill out this form and return to the office.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following student(s) will not be returning to Buckingham School in September:
Student name (please print): ______________________
Div. ___
Grade ___
_________________________
Div. ___
Grade ___
_________________________
Div. ___
Grade ___
New School Name: ______________________ Location: ____________________ Phone No.: ______________
Community Announcements
B.C. Children’s Hospital
Childrun
The Buckingham PAC
We will be holding a clothing drive this coming May.
Many parents asked about holding one in the spring
so they can clean out their closets and get rid of their
winter clothes, so that is what we are doing.
The Exact date of the drive will be posted in the
coming weeks so keep your eyes open and in the
meantime start cleaning your closets.
ChildRun is turning 30! Please join us
in supporting BC’s only children’s
hospital by participating in ChildRun
on May 31st, 2015. . For more
information about ChildRun, please
contact childrun@bcchf.ca
Screen Smart Children
May 5, 2015 – 6:30-8:30, Burnaby
Neighbourhood House – 4460
Beresford St. Dr. Eric Meyers will
discuss screen time’s impact on
children – from babies to 12 years
old. To register, email
burnabygroups@hotmail.com
Dates To Note:
Monday, April 13
TuesdayApril 14
Tuesday, April 14
Tuesday, April 14
Wednesday, April 15
Thursday, April 16
Friday, April 17
Tuesday, April 21
Tuesday, April 21
Tuesday, April 21
Wednesday, April 22
Wednesday, April 22
Wednesday, April 22
Thursday, April 23
Thursday, April 23
Thursday, April 23
Friday, April 24
Friday, April 24
Friday, April 24
Monday, April 27
Tuesday, April 28
Wednesday, April 29
Wednesday, April 29
Wednesday, April 29
Wednesday, April 29
Thursday, April 30
Thursday, April 30
Thursday, April 30
Thursday, April 30
- Creation of Hope Coin Drive Week
- Div. 1 to Art Studio 9:00
- Gr. 6/7 Track Meet 3:30
- PAC Meeting 6:30 pm
- Babysitters Basics 3:00
- Pizza Day
- Sports & Games 3:00
- Hot Dog Day
- May Pizza Orders Go Home
- Gr. 6/7 Track Meet 3:30
- Snackateria
- Babysitters Basics 3:00
- Snack Attack 3:00
- Creation of Hope Movie at lunch
- Pizza Day
- Gr. 4/5 Track Meet 3:30
- Lice Check
- Creation of Hope Movie at Lunch
- Sports & Games 3:00
- Professional Day – Students
Do not attend
- May Pizza orders due 9:00
- Creation Of Hope Bake Sale
- Celebration of Learning Assembly 2:00
- Babysitters Basics 3:00
- Snack Attack 3:00
- Class Photos
- Panorama Photo
- Creation of Hope Bake Sale
- Pizza Day
The Buckingham PAC
“Family Fun Night”
Mark your calendars for the evening of Friday, May 8th, 2015. 4:00-8:30
Some new and exciting additions!!
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New Raffle. You will have an opportunity to win some great prizes this year. Some of the
wonderful prizes that have been generously donated so far are:
 $100 Keg Gift Card donated by Scotiabank Brentwood
 Two Tickets to BC Lions Football Game
 Four Tickets to Vancouver Canadians Baseball Game
 Leather Travel Wallet and Duffel bag donated from Travel Best Bets
 Family pass to Science World
 Tickets to Shadbolt Centre Season Performance
 Many more!
New Games and attractions.
 Come try out the Velcro wall
 Take a fun family or group picture at our Photo Booth
 Wait and see who will be the victims to sit in our Dunk Tank this year!
 And of course, stop by and win some prizes playing some new games; such as
“Conk the Crow” and “Penguin Fish Fling”
 And many more!
We need your help!
This event will take many hands to ensure its success. So we will require some people to help in
advance of the event, the days leading up to the event, and during the event itself.
Please keep an eye out for notices coming home this month and stay tuned on how you can get
involve with the biggest fundraiser for Buckingham this year. We have already sent home a notice
last week for donations of empty jars, candy and for donations of new, unused toys, games and
sports equipment. So please send those donations into the classrooms now!
Proceeds from this exciting event will be used to enhance your child’s school experience. Funds
raised from past events have allowed us to purchase: iPads, playground equipment, tennis lessons,
as well as workshops for both parents and students.
We thank you for your support!!!
For more information, please contact Mae Quan at maeseto@mail.ubc.ca
Dear Parents,
April 10, 2015
For the month of April, Buckingham School will be participating in the Creation of
Hope fundraising project as a way of engaging students in an action of solidarity with
developing countries.
Did you know that roughly one in five Africans still frequently go without food, clean
water or medical care? In fact, one in two people experience at least occasional shortages. The
purpose for participating in this project is to:
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Introduce the students to global issues
Instill confidence in their ability to improve the world
Enable students to gain a greater appreciation of cultural diversity
Foster values of solidarity, cooperation, empathy, and
responsibility
 Meet some of the learning outcomes in Social Studies and Health & Career Education
The Creation of Hope fundraising project is being undertaken in collaboration with Eric
Walters, a Canadian author, who recently visited Buckingham to promote writing and reading.
He showcased several of his books and spoke about his fundraising projects. With this
organization, 100 percent of the money raised by schools is sent directly for service to the
Creation of Hope program in Kenya. Each individual school and student body decides how the
generated funds will be donated, and the majority of students at Buckingham voted to purchase
farm animals for families in need.
Throughout this process, students are able to access the
Creation of Hope website (www.creationofhope.com) to view how
their project is evolving. On the website they can read monthly
updates, see the faces of the children being served, read stories, and
learn about the children of Kenya and their life situations, struggles,
and triumphs.
The steps of the project:
Week 1
 Classroom activities to increase students’ awareness and learning
(Apr. 6–10)
conditions in Kenya, Africa
Week 2
(Apr. 13–17)
 Coin drive – students will be visiting classrooms every morning to
collect coins to raise money
Week 3
(Apr. 20-24)
 Lunch hour movie on Thursday, April 23 rd and Friday, April 24th.
Admission is free and popcorn will be sold to raise money
Week 4
(Apr. 27-30)
 Bake sale on Wednesday, April 29th and Thursday, April 30th.
Bring some money for Kenya and walk away with some yummy
treats.
Creating Hope!
The ultimate aim of this project is for students to feel that their actions can have an
impact across the planet. Student participation in this project is completely voluntary, as it is
important that they feel a sense of ownership. We encourage
children not
to ask for money outright from their parents, but to earn their
donation by taking on extra chores or other activities, or donating
some
of their own money perhaps.
Through the involvement of this project, we hope to
encourage our students to become responsible, global
citizens who are confident in their ability to make positive
contributions in the world around them. We hope you will
be
interested in encouraging your child throughout this
project.
Should you have any further questions about this project, please contact
Mrs. Canderle or Mr. Gurney
With Sincere Gratitude,
The Buckingham Staff