April Newsletter2015 - Royston Elementary School

Royston Elementary
Celebrate Each Child
April 2015
Volume 2 Issue 2
October 2009
3830 Warren Ave
Royston, B.C. V0R 2V0
Phone: 250-334-2161 Fax: 250-338-8051
http://web.sd71.bc.ca/royston/
Principal:
Mrs. Wiltshire
Dear Parents:
Another great month at Royston School!
Teachers:
Mrs. Anderson
Ms. Borden
Mr. Christensen
Mrs. Croonen
Mrs. Geneau
Mrs. Harwijne
Mrs. Lehton
Mrs. Peta
Mr. Phillips
Mrs. Rodger
Ms. Sirrs
Music: Ms. Zbirun
LST: Mrs. Bavis-Knox
Counsellor: Ms. Folks
Speech & Language:
Mr. McGann
Educational
Assistants:
Ms. Bell
Ms. Christensen
Ms. Griffiths
Ms. Naswell
Ms. Tottenham
Ms. Weiman
AB ED SW: Ms. Harris
Senior Administrative
Assistant:
Ms. Mingo
There have been so many wonderful learning opportunities for our students and we are having fun too!
Here are just a few highlights:
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The school veggie garden continues to be a focus with many classes working collaboratively
with the Duchess of Dirt to get the growing season started.
Native plant study by both Div. 4 &5 with Cultural Elder Diana McLean is developing.
The Salmon in Div. 5 are growing!
Work Out Wednesday run by the Grade 6s is a hit with everyone. The halls get filled with our
students doing fitness stations (this looks like a good old fashion sports day).
The Royston Salt Marsh presentations by Project Watershed in preparation for the April
planting.
Dr. Claire working with Grades 1,3 and 5 to cover BC Ministry Learning outcomes for health and
body awareness. For primaries -“Body Science for Kids” and for the Grade 5s -“What you need
to know about puberty.”
For more information please go to:
http://www.drclaire.ca/home
Division 6 went swimming and curling.
Division 1,2,7 and 8 went skating
Wonderfully drumming and singing
Everyone’s working hard on writing, reading and math skills too
I must say that one of the highlights is when students come share their reading or invite me in to class to
share their writing, or share their math thinking, however, I had a real treat when the all-girl Grades OneTwo band from Division 3 came to my office. Six girls in all; 3 carrying guitars- a yellow, a green and a
pink- another girl was the “hummer”, next the “clapper” and last was the “shaker” (homemade maracas).
Well, I can tell you it was gloriously out of tune, but just the best put-a –smile-on-your-face and a tear-inyour-eye kind of moment. Thank you girls you were brilliant.
Please look further down this newsletter for PAC news, award recipients, the calendar and more. Please
note that the day we usually have our Celebration of Success Assembly is changed for April. Rather than
be a Friday it is a Wednesday. I will let you know the time.
Librarians: Ms. Bruhn,
Ms. Wynden
Please note-the week we get back from Spring Break all of our students will be involved in the replanting
of the Royston Salt Marsh. I will send another notice on Monday April 13. Students need waterproof
boots as they will be in mud.
Strong Start: Ms.
Edgar
When we return from the break please take a moment to look through the “lost and found”. It is
overflowing with really good jackets and hoodies.
Custodian: Mr. Tomko,
Mr. Ward
As always thank you to our PAC for the many ways you support the school. Parents are a school’s
“natural resource.”
We wish all of our families a wonderful spring break.
Respectfully,
Pelka Wiltshire, Principal.
Celebration of Success Awards
Theme: Sporty Kids
Div. 1 Colton, Jacob,
Div. 2 Jack, Dylan, Clark, Kai
Div. 3 Gillian, Brailyn, Richard
Div. 3 Jairus, Corbin,
Div. 5 Taylor, Simon
Div. 6 Cole, Isaac, Catherine,
Div. 7 Belle, Trent
Div. 8 Abby, Kirsten, Cali
Jump Rope for Heart
Heart & Stroke Fundraising Update
Thank you to everyone for making this such an
incredibly successful endeavor. Our original
goal was $2300- drum roll-we actually
raised $3900!
Pizza with the Principal: Gracie Div. 5
Congratulations!
Thank you to Tamara and Jordan G-W for
leading the assembly.
Royston Ranger Draw
Kids catching kids doing the right
thing!
At recess Grade 6 students (thank you Grade
6s) give out tickets if students are caught:
 Using Equipment Properly
 Helping Others
 Playing Safely
 Cleaning up the School
 Filling a bucket (positive metaphor)
Winners of for the last two draws:
Belle, Clark, Dylan S., Hana, Jayda,
Jasmine, Juliet, Morgan C., Oliver R
Thank you to Ms.Weiman for mentoring!
Congratulations to Div. 6 who raised $667.
As a result, the class won a bike (the students
gave up their individual prizes to do this and
will “raffle” it off to raise even more money!
We have been drawing for extra prizes. After
spring break we will have a couple of more
draws.
This draw:
Chris T, Gavin, Hudson, Juliet, Zach P
A couple more draws after spring break. These
draws were extra prizes donated to the school
by Heart and Stroke. As well, we get lots of
skipping ropes and those will be awarded too.
Cross Country Runs
Grades 3-6
The dates are:
April 23
April 30
Congratulations!
Comox Valley Echo Newspaper
Education Week Design an Ad Contest
Winner
Some of our intermediate students
entered this contest. Congratulations to
Ryan in Division 8 won his class a catered
lunch! Well done Ryan!
Parent drivers needed. Permission forms
will be sent out after spring break
Thank you to Mr. Christensen for coaching.
April 2015
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Spring Break Spring Break
12
13
14
First Day
Back-full
day
19
20
21
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
8
9
10
Spring Break
11
Spring Break Spring Break
15
16
17
Project
Watershed
Royston
Saltmarsh
Plantings
PAC Meeting-
Backwards
Day!
Hot lunch-pizza
Project
Watershed
Royston
Saltmarsh
Plantings
22
23
PLC-early
dismissal12:03
Cross
Country Run
at RunÉcole
Au-coeur-del'île-at
24
Hot Lunch –
perogies
Work Out
Wednesday
Saturday
4
18
25
Blues Band
Presentation
Div. 6 & 7 to
Campbell River
Museum
26
27
28
29
30
Celebration of
Success
1:15 pm GYM
Cross Country
Run at
École
Puntledge Park
PAC Spring
Market Night
6:00-9:00
Treat Days Update
The PAC has decided not to carry on with treat days. It requires a lot of coordination and it simply is not
making enough money.
Here‘s the upside-the children have not been complaining.
In fact, they have been gobbling down all of the fruits and veggies from the BC School and Veggie
Program.
Spring Market Night
Wednesday April 29
Royston Hall
The Royston PAC is hosting a Spring Market Night fundraiser on Wednesday April 29th at the
Royston Hall from 6:00pm-9:00pm.
15 tables are available to vendors to sell their products and merchandise. We the PAC, would like
to extend an invitation to our Royston parents, to have first opportunity to reserve a table.
Tables can be rented for $20 plus a $20 donation in product that will be sold at the silent auction
and raffle draw.
Deadline for Royston parents to reserve a table is Friday April 3 (this is during Spring Break) to
register please contact: Jessie Roland
jessiemjones@hotmail.ca
After the deadline, if we still have tables available, we will invite vendors from outside the school.
We will also be accepting donations or gift certificates for our raffle draws. To arrange pick up
of items please contact Jessie Roland jessiemjones@hotmail.ca
We are looking forward to this exciting event.
Thank you for your support!
Royston Elementary PAC