Brackendale Elementary

Our school panorama photo (postponed due to weather last month) is rescheduled for Friday, May 24^th at 9:30am.

District Track and Field Meet – May 28 and 29 from 3:30 – 6pm.  Students in Grades 4 – 6 sign up in the front hall.  We are in need of parent volunteers – please contact the office if you can help.

Don Ross Grade 6 Family BBQ – Wednesday, May 29^th from 5-7pm – next year’s Grade 7’s and their families are welcome to attend this informal gathering.

This is a very busy time at Brackendale Elementary – please make sure you include these important events in your calendar:

• May 23 Bike Rodeo – bring your bike and helmet
• May 24 Panorama Photo – 9:30am
• May 24 Beach Party Dance at noon
• May 27 – 31 Bike to School Week
• May 28 Track and Field Meet – Don Ross Middle School 3-6pm – Gr 4 – 6
• May 29 Hockey.Heroes performance – 11:00am and 1:15pm
• May 29 Track and Field Meet – Don Ross Middle School 3-6pm – Gr 4 – 6
• May 30 Hockey.Heroes performance – Noon & 7:00pm
• May 31 Hot Lunch
• June 3 – 7 Soccer Week presented by SYSA and the PAC
• June 7 Sports Day (am)
• June 13 Volunteer Tea – 2pm – RSVP to the office

Because of the threat of high winds and rain for tomorrow we have decided to postpone Sports Day.

The new date is Friday, June 7th.

Don’t forget the PAC Meeting on Wednesday, May 15^th at 7pm!

Sports Day will be the morning of FRIDAY, MAY 17^TH – students will know their colour team early next week.  Parents are welcome to come and watch.

Our school panorama photo (postponed due to weather last month) is rescheduled for Friday, May 24^th at 9:30am.

BRE’s Spring Book fair saw a great turn out this year!  A big shout out goes to the many parent volunteers and the parent volunteer coordinators, Heather Teasell and Camilla Graham.  Of course, a big thank you also goes out to family members, students and friends that made purchases totaling $4994.99 in net sales!  We will receive 25% of this total to purchase library materials.  Thank you for supporting literacy!

Parent Advisory Council (PAC)

Annual General Meeting & Elections

Wednesday May 15th, 2019 7:00 pm 

Mark your calendars, the BES Annual General Meeting and PAC Elections for the 2019/2020 school year will be held on Wednesday May 15th in the Library at 7pm.  Free babysitting is provided. All parents are members of the PAC, so please come see what it’s all about and help to make a difference in your child’s school!   Executive terms are for one year starting June 1^st, 2019.  As per the BES Constitution Bylaws, nominations can be made anytime between now and the AGM itself.  Position details are available on our PAC board in the school foyer or interested parents can contact Tricia Duncan at trishduncan@hotmail.com for more information.

Immunization Clinics at Squamish Community Health

There are some extra evening and weekend clinics with lots of openings for any school aged children to get vaccines done at the health unit.

Saturday May 4^th              09:15 – 2:45pm

Wednesday May 15^th       3:30 – 6:50pm

Wednesday May 29^th       3:30 – 6:50pm

Saturday June 8^th              09:15 – 2:45pm

For Kindergarten shots we also have the Children’s Health Fair at Brennan Park on Saturday May 25^th – booked appointments.

All appointments should be booked and any records we don’t have can be sent to us ahead of time.  Just call the health unit at 604-892-2293 for support!

Science Fair

The following students earned the most Science Fair Audience Choice Award tickets:

•       Kindergarten to Grade 3
•               Michael
•               Keegan
•               Brodie
•        Grade 4 to Grade 6
•               Maddy, Olivia and Mikayla
•               Daisey and Kaylee
•               Jackson and Caelin

Thanks you to everyone for your participation.  We collected $115.00 for the Homeless Shelter.

Miller, Ruan and Kai

Reading Link Challenge

Congratulations to our Brackendale Bears Reading Link Challenge Team for their excellent performance at the competition on Monday evening!  The team was excited to be there and worked well together.  Thanks to Ms. Mah for working with the team to prepare them for the competition and to Kate Inman from the Public Library for making it all happen.

Spring Theme Baskets

All classes have been given a ‘theme’ for the gift basket fundraiser. Please bring a donation to contribute to your class basket by this Tuesday, April 23, 2019.

Raffle tickets for the gift baskets will be on sale after school on Wednesday, April 24th and at the Hollywood Glam Dance at Brackendale Elementary on the night of Friday, April 26th.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As a follow-up to our email before Spring Break, we are reaching out to you with a request to complete a survey to help inform the Refresh Process for our School District’s Education Plan: Pathways to Learning.
We welcome feedback from all members of our community — parents, students, staff and the greater public will all have the opportunity to participate in the process.
Please visit our Pathways to Learning – Refresh website where you will find background information on the project as well as a link to complete the short survey. The survey is open until Friday, April 19, 2019.
Thank you for your time and consideration and we look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Lisa McCullough
Superintendent of Schools
SD 48 (Sea to Sky)

Theme Gift Basket Fundraiser 

All classes have been given a ‘theme’ for the gift basket fundraiser. Please bring donations to contribute to your class basket by Thursday, April 18, 2019. Raffle tickets for the gift baskets will be on sale after school on Wednesday, April 24th and at the Hollywood Glam Dance at Brackendale Elementary on Friday, April 26th. Thank you for supporting this BRE PAC fundraising initiative and good luck on winning a basket!

PAC Meeting – Wednesday, April 17 at 7pm in the library – you can see the agenda here