ENGLISH BLUFF ELEMENTARY ‘Soaring Toward Success’ Family Newsletter #13 IMPORTANT DATES: April 22, 2015 April 23 27 30 .50 ¢ Cupcake Sale (Mosquito Net Fundraiser) IB World School Info Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. Special Lunch Day (Panago Pizza/Subway) May 6 14 14 15 Regional Track Meet @ SDSS District Track Meet @ SDSS Special Lunch Day (Fresh Slice Pizza/Sushi) PRO-D DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT We are well into April and, as such, the intermediate students are working hard getting ready for the Regional Track Meet on May 6th. With the sunny weather we have been fortunate with our practices, which are held Monday through Thursday at 1:00 p.m. We remind all students to make sure that they have proper athletic gear for those days. Another fun event that the students are excited for is our Spring Carnival. This year the theme is Superheroes and we encourage all students to come in costume and join the fun on Thursday, May 28th. The carnival committee has been working hard to plan for the carnival and students can look forward to games and events including, a cake walk, inflatable bouncy equipment, face painters and much more. We hope to see all of our EB Superheroes there! O:\Newsletters\April 22 15.docx INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE WORLD SCHOOL INFORMATION EVENING MONDAY APRIL 27, 2015 Mark your calendar. We invite all parents/guardians to an information evening regarding the possibility of EB seeking International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme accreditation through IB World Schools. The Primary Years Programme is aimed at students aged 5-12 years (Gr. KN-7). We are exploring the idea of augmenting our current teaching practices through inquiry-based learning and the PYP programme. If you plan to attend this very informative meeting and haven’t sent in your RSVP, please call Mrs. Reid Reynolds at 604-943-0201 to reserve your spot. We look forward to seeing you there. READING LINK CHALLENGE ARE YOU MOVING??? The Reading Link Challenge is over for the year but we want to pass along congratulations to the team which represented English Bluff at the district level. The Guinness World Readers had a big job ahead of them when they had to prepare for a contest in which they had to compete against 19 other teams from various schools throughout North and South Delta. Our students did very well but were kept in suspense until the very end as the contest went into two very exciting overtime sessions before a winner was announced. Although we did not finish first, we finished strong! Congratulations to Hyun Cho, Hailey Nelson, Rachel Rosser, Benjamin Rainboth, Jade Glicksohn and Spencer Kenney! In preparation for next year to get an accurate count, it would be most helpful to know if your child will be in attendance at English Bluff next year. Please call Mrs. Reid Reynolds as soon as possible (604) 943-0201 if you have intentions of moving out of the area and/or moving your child to another school. SAVE THE DATE CHILD FIND BC In an effort to reduce the incidence of missing and exploited children, English Bluff and Child Find BC, in conjunction with the Delta Police Department, have planned a child identification and fingerprint clinic on Wednesday, May 20th from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at English Bluff. Please see the information letter coming home today. HOMESTAY HOST FAMILY OPPORTUNITY The Delta School District International Student Program is seeking families in the Tsawwassen area who are interested in providing homestays for its international students. Host Families are needed for high school students (grade 8-11) attending SDSS from September 2015 to June 2016. Students must have their own room. Families will be paid $900 per month per student. For further information please contact Tracey at 604-612-4020 or [email protected] O:\Newsletters\April 22 15.docx Yours truly, M. Smith Ms. M. Smith, Principal.