HAPPY VALLEY ELEMENTARY 3291 Happy Valley Road, Victoria, B. C. V9C 2W3 Phone: 250-478-3232 Fax: 250-391-9624 Principal: Ms. DeCicco Vice Principal: Mrs. Sarah Laughton Newsletter #1 – April 2015 APRIL 16th –Early Dismissal 11:28 16th- Parent Teacher Conferences 1-7 17th- Professional Development Day 20th- Cadence 1:15 21st- Jump Rope for Heart 23rd- Artist in Residency Begins MAY 1st- Professional Development Day 4th- Axe Capoeira 1:15 4th- Music Monday am 8th- Artist in Residency Ends 14th- Spring Fair 20th- Class Photos 27th- 28th- Annual ART SHOW APRIL IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR ART ADVENTURE Don’t forget this month we will have parent teacher interviews on the afternoon and evening of the 16th. Some classes are doing individual interview times only while others are also including an open house for parents. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the school celebrating your children’s growth. Take care, Karen SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR The Scholastic Book Fair will take place from April 13th to 16th . The 14th and 15th is 8-9 am and 2-3:30 pm. On the 16th it is open 8-9 am and then 11-7pm. See you there! I must first apologize for not sending out a newsletter in March. It was such a short month, I thought I would wait until April to send out information about our upcoming adventures. The months of April and May will offer the students many opportunities to explore their artistic sides! On April 23rd we begin our Artist in Residency Program. We will welcome a dance teacher and a spoken word artist to our school to work with the students for twelve days. The students will explore dance in their PE classes and spoken word in their music classes. They will bring these two genres together near the end of the residency to create original pieces. On May 8th the students will showcase their work in two short assemblies. We are all very excited about this incredible learning opportunity. On May 27th and 28th we will also be hosting our annual Art Walk. Stay tuned for further details of the times the school will be open for you to come and see all the beautiful art created by our students. Two different visiting artists will provide even further opportunity for students to experience the wonders of music and movement. Cadence, "Canada's premiere jazz-pop a cappella group", will be visiting us on April 20th at 1:15 and then Axé Capoeira, one of the premier capoeira organizations in North America, will perform for us on May 4th at 1:15. Wow- it is going to be a fantastic two months of ART! ANXIETY AND YOUTH PRESENTATION- May 5th On May 5th , we will have the privilege of welcoming Dr. Kristin Buhr to speak at our school on the issues surrounding anxiety and youth. We will be hosting an evening meeting to any interested parents, caregivers or community members. I have seen her speak twice before and it was extremely informative on the challenges facing the youth of today. Further information on the exact times will come out later in the month but please save this date as this is an important informational session. Parents from any school are welcome to join us. Dr. Kristin Buhr is a Registered Psychologist and Director at the North Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of stress, anxiety, and mood difficulties in adolescents and adults. Dr. Buhr also works as a Consultant for AnxietyBC. She provides educational lectures and workshops on selfhelp strategies for managing anxiety. She has also developed website content aimed at helping adults, parents, and youth cope with anxiety problems. 1 In addition, she has been involved in the production of an educational DVD series (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A parent’s guide to helping your anxious child; Effectively Managing Panic Disorder; and Separation Anxiety Disorder: A Parent’s guide to helping your child). Dr. Buhr was a lead contributor to the development of Mindshift, a mobile app aimed at helping youth and young adults manage anxiety and challenging situations. Update on PAC News Spring fair is coming along quickly. Melanie and Tamara have been working overtime to make sure we all have an amazing time. Newsletters have been coming home and we are excited to see all the jars coming in already!!! We are having our next PAC meeting on Thursday, VICE PRINCIPAL’S REPORT April 23rd in the library with a focus on fundraising for next year. If you are interested in joining us, we Jump Rope for Heart! Help us with this fun and exciting fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Fundraising envelopes have gone home with students with information on collecting pledges and prizes. Thank you to the students who inspired us with their skipping demo at our kick off assembly. We had an excellent turn out for our impromptu skipathon last week. Happy Valley’s Jump Rope for Heart event of skipping and fitness takes place on Tuesday, April 21 and fundraising envelopes are due back to school by Friday April 24. will have babysitting in the multi-purpose room. If you are interested in any of the PAC positions we would love to hear from you, please email [email protected] or join us at the PAC meeting. Newsletters will be coming home regarding the theme baskets that each of the classrooms contribute to. The students will be given a raffle ticket for each item that is donated and will be Mrs. Sarah Laughton SPRING FAIR – MAY 14TH Our amazing PAC is working hard to prepare for the annual Spring Fair. It will take place on May 14th rain or shine! They can always use more volunteers, so please feel free to contact the PAC at [email protected] to offer your assistance for this event. Club Opera!! entered to win something at the end. Basket donations will be due on May 1. May 7 t h w i l l be the annual AGM PAC meeting. On May 9th we would love to see as many volunteers as we can get! It is the Spring Fair work party and many hands make for little work. See you soon! Last week, club opera members enjoyed their final opera of the season, Madama Butterfly - it was an amazing evening of music! Thank you to all of the parents who supported the club this year and we're looking forward to another fantastic season next year with Otello, The Barber of Seville, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Music Monday You may have heard your child singing this year's Music Monday anthem, We are One, written and sung by Connor Ross, a grade 11 student in Ontario. We will be joining over 10 other schools in our district at the Q Center on the morning of May 4th to sing with around two thousand SD62 students and with hundred of thousands of students across Canada. Permission forms will be coming home soon with more information. Thank you to the PAC - without their support, we would be unable to participate in this musical, community-building event! Mrs. Kosolofski 2
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