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April 10, 2015 Richard Bulpitt Elementary School 20965 77A Street Langley BC V2Y 2E6 Ph 604­888­5393 E­mail: [email protected] Twitter:​
@RichardBulpittS Website:h​
ttp://richardbulpittelementaryschool.weebly.com/ Principal ­ Mrs. Lucy Lenko Vice Principal Ms. Susan Macdonald Administrative Assistant Ms. Cheryl Davies Dear Parents and Guardians: This past month, Ms. Denise Dubie (PAC President) and I met with other Willoughby Slope PAC Presidents and Principals at the School Board Office for a presentation from Ms. Hoffman (Superintendent of Schools). The meeting was to inform families on the Willoughby Slope about the results of the community consultations that have been ongoing since the beginning of the New Year. The consultations with Parents, Staff and the District favored an option for September 2015, that there will be no changes made with regards to boundaries or school configurations. However because of the projected numbers both at Yorkson Creek Middle school and Richard Bulpitt Elementary school, all slope elementary schools will retain their grade fives after 2015. This means that in September 2016, Richard Bulpitt will have students in grades K­6 and Yorkson will have students from grades 7 and 8. This is to deal with the projected numbers of students who are expected to be coming to our neighborhoods. Please note that in September 2016, the boundaries of the schools on the Willoughby slope will change. At this time there are no set plans regarding boundary changes, only that changes will be made by September 2016. The consultation process also had all participants favor a new high school to be built on the Willoughby Slope. Our Langley School Board Trustees, made this recommendation to the Ministry of Education. Currently we are waiting for word from the Ministry whether this recommendation will be approved. As more information becomes available, we will make every effort to communicate with our school community. It is extremely important, that if there are families in our neighborhood who have not registered for kindergarten or any other grade for this September, that they do so as soon as possible. The last date was March 31st, and after this date we will only accept students if we have space available for that school year. In this newsletter, there is information about ​
summer school​
. Richard Bulpitt will be open for summer school in the morning. Active Kids will be running sports activities in the afternoon. Country Bumkins is also running on Summer hours. Our own Vice Principal, Ms. Susan Macdonald will be summer school Principal at Richard Bulpitt this summer. Make sure you register quickly for the summer programs. There are some wonderful opportunities for enrichment activities but spaces fill up fast! As the last three months of the school year unfold, remember there is still lots of learning and teaching happening. A good nights’ sleep and consistent attendance and routines are very important for our youngsters. There will be special activities happening at school as the weeks progress but we hope to keep disruptions to a minimum. Please do not hesitate to contact the school or myself if you have questions or concerns. Sincerely, Mrs. L. Lenko Safety Update Dear Parents/Guardians, Due to double parking there was an ​
accident​
in the school drive through this morning. Luckily no one was hurt. DO not double park it is dangerous! If there is an emergency, fire trucks and other emergency response vehicles cannot get through. ​
We have been advised, that the school driveway is considered a public roadway and
can have its safety rules enforced by the RCMP.
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The parking lot has lots of spots. Please park there. ●
WALK​
students to school whenever possible. ●
DO not double park in the drive through and leave your car, it is dangerous for our children! ●
Dropping your children off at the end of the parking lot is safe place to stop. ●
Do not leave small children unattended in the car. ●
Do not park at the top of the drive­through ●
Please use the CROSSWALKS. ●
Do not park on any part of the red crosswalks. ●
SLOW down in the drive­through Thanks for keeping our children safe!!! OUTSIDE SUPERVISION​
: Please note that there is no supervision for students on the playground until 15 minutes before the first bell and 15 minutes after the last bell. We are asking parents not to send students to school until 8:20am. Students can not be on the playground after 2:45pm without supervision. Students in grades 1 to 3 learned about fire safety this week. The fire safety house was at Richard Bulpitt Elementary school for three days. Thanks to our firefighters, the children learned a lot! Grade 5 girls and boys are eager to learn basketball skills on Thursday morning with Ms. Klapak. On Fridays after school, Ms. Sofiak and Mr. Kroeker are sponsoring 6 weeks of hockey for our grades 4 & 5. Thanks to our amazing staff for these extra­curricular events! Currently we are working on plans to have track and field training for our grades 4 and 5 students. The zone track meet for the slope is Friday May 29th for students who qualify to compete. More information to follow! Way to go to Evan, Elizabeth, Mackenzie and Nichole for representing Richard Bulpitt at the District Speech fest. Way to go Bulldogs! Congratulations to Nichole for being the top speaker in the grade 4 / 5 category. Way to go Bulldogs! Purchase a button and wear your jeans on Thursday, April 30, 2015​
to help make a difference in the future of our province's one million children! Buttons are $5.00 each and can be purchased at the office. All proceeds go to ​
BC Childrens Hospital! The office is a very busy place​
, especially now that we have over 400 children. Therefore, please limit any messages that need to be relayed to your child through the office. At home, explain and prearrange with children a place to meet after school. For after school activities; such as active kids or floor hockey; please write reminders in student agendas. This way both the student and the staff will be aware of where children need to be after school Board of Education Message The Board of Education passed a motion Tuesday, April 7 to consider the possible permanent closure of Lochiel U­Connect and to move the program to Simonds Elementary. A public consultation period is now underway and you are invited to provide input to ​
[email protected]​
or via a public meeting th​
May 13​
. A final decision will be made at a Special Meeting of the Board of Education on June 9, 2015 at 7pm at the School Board Office. Current information will be made available at ​
www.sd35.bc.ca/lochiel​
. Please visit ​
http://www.sd35summersession.ca/​
for more information and to register. Registration ● Once students register online they are considered “Pending” and their spot is held for them. You will receive a confirmation email within a few days after the initial registration once they are “Approved” to confirm everything is complete in the registration process. ● Online registration is very easy, but students/parents can also register in­person at the School Board Office located at 4875 222 St, Langley. You will need your students PEN (Personal Education Number) this can be found on students Report Cards. What’s Up at School Just a reminder that we have lots of important information on our website. www.richardbulpittelementaryschool.weebly.com You can follow us on twitter with​
@RichardBulpittS​
and don’t forget to check out our ​
BLOG Boasting About Bulldogs Parents can also subscribe to “Remind” for texts regarding upcoming events. To subscribe to REMIND ● Create a text message to 604 ­670­0788 ● in the message type @bulp ● You will receive a text message requesting your full name ● reply to the text with your full name UPCOMING DATES Apr 17
Collaboration Morning - Late start for students 9:55am
Apr 17
PAC Open Gym Night 6-8pm $2.00 admission/full concession
Apr 20
Hot Lunch - Opa - questions email ​
[email protected]
Apr 21
Ready Set Learn - Fine Motor: Learning Print
Apr 21
Sandra Averill “Internet Safety” grades 3-5 Parents Welcome to Attend
Apr 30
Jeans Day ​
Buttons are $5.00 each and can be purchased at the office. All proceeds go to ​
BC Childrens Hospital! May 1
Professional Development Day School Not in session– (Except RC Garnett)
May 5
Class Photos
Hanging Basket/Plant Delivery
May 6
PAC Meeting 7pm
May 8
Hot Lunch - Booster Juice - questions email ​
[email protected]
May 11
Collaboration Morning - Late start for students 9:55am
May 15-22
Grade 5 Swim Program
May 19
Hot Lunch - Hot Dogs - questions email ​
[email protected]
May 25
Spring Carnival FINAL Planning Meeting 7pm
May 29
Spring Carnival
May 27
Popcorn Snack - questions email ​
[email protected]
Think Fun Camps Think Fun Camps​
are hands­on, activity based camps for curious and creative kids. In each camp, children play games, explore, and engage in fun projects that encourage them to inquire, think, and problem solve together. Parents know the camps are educational ­ but the campers are having too much fun to notice! Think Fun Camps​
use the internationally accepted, UNESCO endorsed Philosophy for Children (P4C) method of teaching thinking skills to children. The camps are organized by Dr. Susan Gardner, Director of the ​
Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children​
(VIP4C), and Anastasia Anderson, head of the ​
UFV Philosophy Department with ​
UFV Center for Safe Schools and Communities​
acting in an advisory capacity. For more information, please visit​
​
thinkfuncamps.ca​
or email ​
[email protected] Coghlan Fundamental Elementary
Invites you to our FAMILY FUN NIGHT
Thursday, April 30, 2015 5 – 8 pm
A FUN filled night with a lot of different activities for your family to enjoy!
Wristbands for unlimited play - $15 per child
★ Fish Pond
★ Cupcake Walk
★ BINGO
★ Ring Toss
★ Lollipop Tree
★ Face Painting
★ a Silent Auction
★ the Coghlan Lucky Wheel
★ Big Bouncy Castle
★ an Extreme Dual Slide
★ Rock climbing wall
★ Mini golf and More FUN and activities!
★ A full concession with hamburgers, hot dogs,drinks and other goodies.