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
May 6, 2015
Newsletter #8
Respect Responsibility Attitude Manners Safety
2014 – 2015 SCHOOL CALENDAR
Professional Development Day
Mon. May 11, 2015
Zone 1500m @ 10:45am David Thompson Fri. May 15, 2015
Victoria Day Holiday
Mon. May 18, 2015
Zone Track Meet
Tues. May 19, 2015
Family BBQ 4-6 pm
Wed. May 20, 2015
Eureka
Fri./Mon. May 22/25, 2015
District 1500m
Mon. May 25, 2015
District Track Meet
Tues. May 26, 2015
Whole School Photo
Wed. May 27, 2015
Assembly 1:15 pm
Fri. May 29, 2015
Rayleigh Community Garage Sale
Sun. May 31, 2015
Parent Appreciation Tea @ 1:30 pm
Thurs. June 4, 2015
Fun Day
Tues. June 23, 2015
Last Day of Classes – Students
Thurs. June 25, 2015
Administrative Day – Staff Only
Fri. June 26, 2015
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
As many of you may have heard, I have been
transferred to another school in September. I
will be moving to AE Perry and finishing at
Rayleigh in July. This was an unexpected
move as I had hoped to be with you for a few
more years, however, we have had many
retirements this year and I am needed
elsewhere.
I want you all to know how much I have
enjoyed working with you - the parents, your
fantastic children, and the wonderful staff. I
feel extremely lucky to have had the
opportunity to work for all of you and will miss
all three of my schools very much!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY
On Monday the staff and I will be planning the
first week of school for your children to start
the 2015/16 school year. We will begin the
year off in our Family Groupings. These
groupings are the same ones we use when the
children participate in the Gingerbread Houses
at Christmas. This means the children will be
placed in multigrade groupings, not their last
year's classes as you are typically familiar with.
In preparation for this, we will have the children
meet twice between now and the end of the
year. This will help them to be familiar with the
teacher and the students they will be with
during the first week back to school.
All classes will participate daily in Math,
Reading and Writing in this multigrade setting.
We are also adding another school goal
around Social Responsibility. We are using a
number of structures from Restitution, Positive
Behavioral Intervention & Supports (PBIS), and
Play is the Way to help teach our students how
to solve problems peacefully, play fair and be
respectful to those around them. This will be a
focus during the first week in September and it
is our belief that having the children spend,
what is already an uncertain time, doing work
that will benefit the whole school is time well
spent.
STUDENTS BUSSING from Heffley Creek
Just a reminder with this nice Spring weather
upon us that students should not be at the bus
stop in the morning at Heffley Creek
Elementary until 7:50 am. There is no
supervision offered in the morning for our
students.
YOUNG AUTHORS CONFERENCE
On Friday, May 1, the District hosted the Young
Authors Conference. Out of all of the grade 6
students in Kamloops, Sadie Hanton-Everard's
piece Wolfness was awarded Honorable Mention.
Bravo! Congratulations to the following students for
participating in the conference: Ry Adams, Sadie
Hanton-Everard, Noa Hooton, Kaya Jacobsen,
Paige Jacobsen, Kyra Jones, Khaiya McFaydenGodin, Jada O'Regan, Kayla Roath, Brooke
Topolovec, and Mikaili Tweed.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Mr. Caputo would like to recognize all students
who participated in this year's Battle of Books.
Several students from grades 3-5 began this
reading journey in October. Representing the
Rayleigh "Battle" team at the Zones included:
(Grade 3/4) Graysen Bodo, Rylee Parenteau,
Mylah Hay, Marissa Scott, (Grade 5) Ry
Adams, Sophie and Lori Proznick.
Congratulations to the Grade 5 Team as they
were able to advance to Districts.
CANADA DAY FLAG CONTEST
The Multicultural Society is encouraging
students to enter a Canada Day Flag Contest
leading up to Canada Day on July 1st. This is
an important birthday for our flag. It was
adopted in 1964 and is celebrating its 50th year.
For more information, please check the
Rayleigh website: www.rayleigh.sd73.bc.ca
them her experiences with the fur trade in
1815. In this photo, the students have signed a
contract to become a voyageur.
Y STRONG KIDS CAMPAIGN
Grade 6 students giving back to Kamloops
through the YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign.
Congrats to Jada O'Regan, Paige Jacobsen
and her sister Kaya, and Jocelin Hoffmann for
the bottle drive in March; Merek De Witte,
Scott Brady, and Tyson Moore for organizing a
Movie Night at the school; and Alex Ujiye who
has been selling name tags.
Y AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM
The Y After School Care Program have been
having a blast lately. Here are photos from
their Circus Day in April. For information on the
program please contact Kalie Wards 250-3764771 ext. 200.
Entries must be submitted to the Henry Grube
Centre Education Centre by May 30th.
SCHOOL TRAFFIC TIPS
The City of Kamloops has put together School
Traffic Tip Sheets to remind everyone of some
safe tips to keep in mind when walking or
driving in a school zone. These tips are posted
on the Rayleigh School website.
VISITOR FROM 1815
Charlotte, wife of David Thompson, has been
visiting Mrs. Devick's class and sharing with
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PAC CORNER
NEW PAC BOARD
Please give a warm welcome to our new PAC
Board. Thank you to all of our past volunteers
for all of your hard work and contribution to
Rayleigh Elementary.
Jackie Lloyd Chair
Jamie Wilcox Vice Chair
Elizabeth Weber Treasurer
Tracie Komarniski Secretary
Tibor Balogh DPAC Representative
FAMILY BBQ - May 20 4-6 pm
Parents, please place your family BBQ order and
remember to include additional family members
you may be bringing, such as grandparents,
younger siblings, friends.
Go to www.rayleighpac.hotlunches.net, sign
in, and click on "manage orders" to place
your family's order. We will distribute your order
in envelopes on the day of the event. Thank you
Kate for taking this on.
The YMCA will be organizing games and facepainting. There may be possible guitar
performances from our students.
Families with last names beginning A-L =
please bring a salad to donate. Remember to
label your dish and include a serving spoon.
Families with last names beginning M-Z =
please bring a dessert to donate. Items on a
disposable tray are helpful.
Please bring your favourite blanket, lawn
chairs, plates and cutlery.
Volunteers needed
• We will need people to help with set up
(3-4pm) and clean up (6-7pm).
• We have two BBQ shifts
4-5pm Russ Hay and Luke Sheppard
will be cooking. Ya!
5-6pm (we need two people)
• We also need two big BBQ's to cook
the food. If you can donate yours let us
know and we will pick up with a truck
and drop it off afterwards.
• We also need people to help with
condiments and cutting vegetables. This
will happen on Wednesday May 20th
from 10-12noon. Dee Hay has
volunteered to help with this.
If you can help, please send
[email protected] a note indicating
how you can contribute. We will pass it on to
the appropriate person. Our kids have such a
great time at this event. Any help you CAN
provide is greatly appreciated. Deadline for
BBQ is May 15th, 2015.
Thank you so much!
Jamie, Kate, Jackie and Nicole
BBQ Coordinators
PAC MEETING
There will be a PAC meeting Tuesday, May 26
at 8:30 am. All are welcome!
MOTHER'S DAY TEA FUNDRAISER
The Steeped Tea fundraiser was a great
success. Only 30 students participated in the
fundraiser, but they sold 150 items collecting
$1822.65 in sales and $80 in cash donations.
From the sales, Rayleigh Elementary gets to
keep $667.20. Plus Rose-Anne has donated
her commission from the order, adding another
$156.23 to the total. The final profit for the
school is $902.76!! Yipeee! THANK YOU to
the students, parents, family members and
community members for your support.
Our top sellers winning movie passes are:
1. Tyson Moore - $208.32 in sales
2. Kaedon Chadwick – $182.70 in sales
3. Taylor Anderson - $134.88 in sales
Raidin and Maddi were also close behind with $121.10
and $122.65 so they too will receive movie passes!
Winners will receive their passes when the tea is
delivered to the classrooms on Friday May 8th.
RAYLEIGH COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE
May 31st - start organizing your stuff! All day
event. Looking for school concession helpers
etc... contact [email protected].
Please order your garage sale placard as
soon as possible. They can be purchased
online at www.rayleighpac.hotlunches.net. The
school produces a map that we hand out at the
concession to visitors to Rayleigh indicating
where the homes are that are participating.
Your $5 contribution goes towards the school
PAC funds.
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