RAYLEIGH ELEMENTARY
Website: rayleigh.sd73.bc.ca
306 Puett Ranch Road
c/o HGEC 245 Kitchener Cres
Mrs. Deanna Brady, Principal
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Angela Pinette, Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Kamloops BC V2B 1B9
Phone: (250)578-7229
Fax: (250)377-2246
April 2, 2015
Newsletter #7
Respect Responsibility Attitude Manners Safety
2014 – 2015 SCHOOL CALENDAR
Good Friday Holiday
Fri. April 3, 2015
Easter Monday Holiday
Mon. April 6, 2015
Overviews Go Home
Tues. April 7, 2015
Day of Sucwentwecw
Tues. April 7, 2015
PAC - Parent's Night Out
Sat. April 11, 2015
Professional Development Day
Mon. April 20, 2015
PAC AGM @ 6 pm in Library
Tues. April 28, 2015
Whole School Photo
Thurs. May 7, 2015
Professional Development Day
Mon. May 11, 2015
Victoria Day Holiday
Mon. May 18, 2015
Zone Track Meet
Tues. May 19, 2015
Family BBQ
Wed. May 20, 2015
District 1500m
Mon. May 25, 2015
District Track Meet
Tues. May 26, 2015
Rayleigh Community Garage Sale
Sun. May 31, 2015
Last Day of Classes – Students
Thurs. June 25, 2015
Administrative Day – Staff Only
Fri. June 26, 2015
SATISFACTION SURVEYS
If you are a parent of a child in Grade 4, we are
asking that you take a few moments to do a on
line survey. This survey will give myself and
the staff valuable information about your
feelings about Rayleigh Elementary. The
survey is totally confidential and only takes
about 5 minutes to complete. Grade 4
students will be bringing home a letter with the
instructions on how to access the survey on
line. Thank you in advance for providing us
with this valuable information. Your input is
appreciated!
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Welcome Back! I hope you all had a wonderful
Spring Break with your families. The next three
months will go by quickly and we have a lot to
accomplish as a school. Much of what happens
now is planning for next year and with that comes
looking more closely at our School Improvement
Plan. As you know, our goals are focused on
Reading and Writing. As a staff, we are looking
closely at our school results in conjunction with
the FSA. We are looking closely at trends and
making decisions about how to move forward.
Prior to Spring Break, you should have received
your child's report card. If you have any questions
regarding your child's progress, please feel free
to contact your child's teacher. As always, thank
you for your support and partnership.
Mrs. Hassall and Mrs. Collins' classes celebrated
International Pi Day (3/14) with a variety of fun
activities in their classrooms.
PARENT'S NIGHT OUT
Ready for a night out? PAC has organized a
fun evening on Sat. April 11th at Rayleigh Pub
with all-you-can eat chilli, auction, and followed
by dancing at 9 pm. There are two dinner
seatings – 5 pm & 7 pm. Kids are welcome.
PAC are also looking for a few more silent
auction items if you know a business who may
want to donate. Tickets are $15 each and may
be purchased at the school office. Tickets are
limited – be sure to get yours soon.
These three children in Chennai, India are enjoying
the three bedkits that Mrs. Hepburn's class
purchased with the proceeds from their recycling
as well as student and family donations .
FIRST NATIONS DAY OF RECOGNITION
We will be having an assembly on Tuesday
April 7th at 10:30 am and we invite you all to
attend. Sun Peaks and Heffley will be joining
us for this assembly and will be participating in
some classroom presentations. We have
invited Garry Gottfriedson to join us in this day
of recognition.
PRO D DAY – April 20, 2015
This professional development day the staff
and myself are going to attend a workshop on
Play is the Way. This program is designed to
teach children to solve problem through games
and common language. We will be
implementing this program school wide in
September.
BASKETBALL
Oops! We forgot to congratulate two more
students who participated in our basketball
program here at Rayleigh:
Tier 3 – Alex Fallowfield and Dane Robinson
MOTHER'S DAY TEA FUNDRAISER
Catalogues have been sent home. Orders
need to be in by Wed. April 15 and delivery will
be during the week before Mother's Day.
Grade 6 Art Knapp's HOLIDAY MUM
FUNDRAISER
Looking for some plants for your yard? See
your local grade 6 student to purchase your
beautiful flowers from Art Knapp.
FAMILY BBQ – MAY 15 4-6PM
Family Picnic May 15th / 4-6pm - get
your blankets ready.... special performance by
Margit and the Rayleigh guitar players.
RAYLEIGH COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE
May 31st - start organizing your stuff! All day
event. Looking for school concession helpers
etc... contact Cheryllee. We will be selling
placards through the lunch program and at the
office.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Well done!
PAC CORNER
HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
Hot Lunch Program is now over. Thank you to
all of our volunteers!
PAC MEETING
There will be a PAC AGM meeting on
Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00 pm in the library.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Community Garage Sale @ Heffley Creek Elementary
School
A Community Garage Sale will be held in the gym of
the Heffley Creek Elementary School on Saturday,
April 11th from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Proceeds from table
rentals will go to the school. Donations of quality
used garage sale items for the school’s table will be
gladly accepted Monday to Friday. The Heffley
Creek Elementary School is located at 7020 Old Hwy.
5. For more information or to book a table, contact
[email protected] or 250-578-7056.
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