December 05

A message from the Principal:

Hello Brackendale Parents,

After a lovely pancake breakfast and letter writing day Friday, this week was about getting into the festive mood and preparing for the winter concerts. Banners, posters, snowflakes, Christmas trees and other decorations are popping up all around the school. The Grinch and his band of mischievous elves have been moving around the school, much to joy and delight of the students. We also had a large group of students head over to Don Ross for some festive arts and crafts with some of the grade 9 classrooms.

Please read the communicator closely as it contains pertinent information about the Winter Concert as well as the Kids Holiday Shop coming up during the last week of school. Please be sure to communicate with your child’s teacher if you will be leaving early on vacation, or any planned absences.

Antony Blaikie – Principal

Brackendale Elementary School

Sea to Sky School District, SD48

I am honoured to be living, working, and learning on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Sḵwxwú7mesh Nation.

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Kids Holiday Shoppe

We’re excited to bring back the Kids Holiday Shoppe on Thursday, Dec 18th! Students will have the chance to choose from a selection of donated items to give as gifts to their family members. All gifts will be wrapped and labelled so they can bring them home ready for the holidays.

🗓 Thursday, December 18
Please send your child to school with:

a reusable bag
a small donation for the Squamish Hospital Foundation

🎁 Donation Drop-Off (Until Dec 15)
We are gratefully accepting gift donations for both kids and adults. Please drop items off inside the front entrance of the school (designated cart) by December 15.

We are usually short on gifts suitable for dads, moms, grandparents, and guardians, as many kids love choosing something special for the adults in their lives. In addition to items for kids, please consider clearing out anything you think would make a great gift for adults as well!

We also accept donations of smaller boxes, gift bags (any size), ribbons, holiday gift wrap and tape if there is anything you are clearing out from past years (or all those smaller boxes that come to your house from deliveries etc)!

🙋‍♀️ Volunteers Needed
If you’re able to help with wrapping gifts or assisting kids as they make their selections, we’d love your support! Link to volunteer times here: Kids Holiday Shoppe 2025 Volunteer Sign Up

Thank you for helping make this a magical experience for the kids!

Your Brackendale PAC

Criminal Record Check

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Please consider this efficient method for obtaining a Criminal Record Check at no charge for volunteers.

Online Link: https://justice.gov.bc.ca/eCRC/home.htm

Access Code for Brackendale Elementary: EFQHCA7NB2

Instructions:

Please follow the link and read the information provided.
1. Note that the CRRP is not affiliated with the police or RCMP and so any previous record checks done through them cannot be shared with us through the CRRP.
2. Two of the requirements to use the online process is living within Canada for at least 24 months and having at least six months credit history (for ID verification).

Enter the Access Code and choose the appropriate option to either Request a New CRC (recommended) or Share the result of a Completed CRC.

Read and confirm understanding of Consent Information

Complete applicant information as required.

Identity verification questions will be asked. These are provided by Equifax and use your financial history to verify your ID.

If you fail any of the ID verification questions you will be asked to print off the application and have the organization (Brackdendale Elementary) verify your ID using two pieces of valid ID and provide a signed signature where it asks for it (under “To be completed by requesting organization”).