June 19th

Hello Brackendale families,

We somehow find ourselves having finished the last full week of school! And what a way to finish. Hundreds of children smiling, laughing, sliding down our homemade Slip n’ Slide. Thanks to Mr. Zigar and Tina for getting it set up. All it takes is plastic sheeting, water and soap for some great memories. Hopefully some more memories were formed this week with our first ever grade 6 trip to Playland, and a fun end of year field trip for a number of classes to Spakwus Feather Park.

Thank you to our PAC for their Staff Appreciation Lunch. It is always nice for our educators to be recognized and a nice lunch is a great way to do it. Lastly, we also had our “Welcome to Kindergarten”, where we got to meet our incoming kindergarten students, and thank you to our primary staff for making our youngest learners feel welcomed already into the Brackendale Elementary community.

As we look at our last week of school next week, a few key reminders.

The last day of school is Thursday, June 25^th, with an early dismissal at 9:45am
There will be an early bus pickup on that day at 10:00am for any students that ride the #6 & #9 bus.
Wednesday, June 24^th is our end of year assembly, which is open to all family that are able to attend. It will begin at 9:00am, and should last 30-40 minutes.
Students will be coming home on Thursday with a hardcopy of their end-of-year Learning Update.

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.

From PAC:

School Meal Program: Zero Waste Pilot!

Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, Brackendale Elementary is proud to be the first school to pilot a zero-waste lunch program as part of the School Meal Program, in partnership with Squamish CAN. Meals will be served on reusable plates and bowls, and all food waste will be composted.

Parents/guardians: if your child participates in the meal program and you would like them to bring home any leftovers, please send a reusable container with them. Please note that food should not be consumed if it has been outside of refrigeration for more than two hours.

Thank you for supporting this initiative! 🌱

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”).