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May 2024 BVE Newsletter

May 03, 2024
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Principal’s Message

Dear BVE Students and Families,

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the school during our April Student-led Conferences!  I hope you came away with a good understanding of what your child is learning.

 

On schedule, the April showers are about to bring May flowers!  Here at BVE we are exceptionally busy, with field tripsand projects outdoors, growing everything from butterflies to chicks to food and flowers for planting.  We are also looking forward to the Grade 3s and 3/4s taking part in the Sturgeon release later this month. Students in the 5/6 and all three 6/7 classes have started their last round of Explorations for the year, where they get to choose to participate in three of the following: Everything Yarn, ProCreate (drawing with Apple pencils), cooking, photography, digital animation, outdoor education, and art exploration.

Kindergarten parents recently came for a final Parents as Literacy Supporters (PALS) session, observing and exploring print and writing with their children.  Grade 2s and 5s are swimming for four sessions, and Grade 7s will be learning to golf.  And somewhere in between all of that activity, classroom teachers continue to make time for engaging and challenging lessons to keep each child’s progress moving forward.

Yes, May is a busy, busy time!  In the remaining couple of months, there are many opportunities for you to share your time and volunteer with activities if you are able.  One very special event was held recently:  the Spring Fling Dance!! It was well-attended, well organized, and the students enjoyed dressing up and dancing so much.

The BVE Yearbook Committee is also working hard to complete this year’s annual.  Thank you to Lis Harris and Cassie Brummett for putting it together! And thank you to those who have offered to help sponsor the yearbook so each child can get one free of charge!  Please note the volunteer section of this newsletter, or reach out to your child’s classroom teacher.  Many hands make light work, and our school community is stronger with lots of parent involvement.

Sincerely,

Ariel McDowell, Principal BVE

Dates to Note:

  • Wednesday May 1st Sinixt Language teacher Donovan Timentwa in classes
  • Thursday, May 2nd Jump Rope for Heart, skipping stations from 10:30-11:30
  • Friday May 3rd Professional Development Day (no school)
  • Monday, May 6th PAC Meeting 6:30pm
  • Wednesday, May 8 Elder in Residence, Randy Williams; FREE hot lunch (menu TBA)
  • Thursday, May 9th Electrical Safety presentation for K-3 students 1:30 in the Gym
  • Friday, May 10th Assembly 8:40-9:10 everyone welcome!
  • Thursday, May 14 Sturgeon release for Gr3 and ¾ classes at Shelter Bay
  • Monday, May 20    Victoria Day (no school)
  • ·Thursday, May 22nd Bike Rodeo K-2 student learn rules of the road with RCMP 1pm
  • Friday, May 24th Assembly 8:40-9:10 everyone welcome!
  • May 27th 1-2pm District Grade 6/7 band concert at the RPAC
  • Tuesday, May 28th BVE Sports Day
  • May 30 and 31Grade 7s to Sunnybrae
  • June 3-7 Go By Bike week
  • Intermediate student finalists compete in District Field June 4th ; District Track June 6th
  • ·June 13th Current Kindy early dismissal (11:30am) to allow next year’s Kindies and their families to have Orientation
  • June 20th  Grade 7 Celebration
  • June 25th  Whole-school wrap-up celebration at Blanket Creek (if we can find life guards – if not, we’ll go to the National Park)
  • Thursday, June 27th – Last day for students (Early Dismissal at 12:30)

Volunteer Request

We always have lots going on, and sure appreciate volunteers who pitch in to help make it all happen!  Here are some areas where we can use some help.  Please let us know if you are able to help in any of the events or ongoing volunteer roles:

  1. Lost and Found – we always need parent helpers who are willing to organize and take photos of items in the Lost and Found, and to post these on the PAC Facebook page
  2. Free Hot lunch helpers May 8 and June 12 approximately 11:15-12:30 Duties include helping set up the tables, serving the lunch to students, cleaning up the serving area.
  3. BVE Sports Day May 28th, 8:00-2:00 (variety of helpers needed to help students get from station to station, and to help out at stations

If you have time to lend a hand, please leave your name and number with BVE Secretary Meredith Biollo, and indicate which activity(ies) you can help with.  Someone will give you a call back asap.  Thank you!

Jump Rope for Heart

BVE is raising funds to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation again this year.  The fundraising is all online.  Thank you for your support of the Campaign.  Students who fundraise online are entered into draws for equipment like soccer balls, water bottles, and skipping ropes.  We are announcing winners every day, so please sign up to donate to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Our school goal is to raise $2000 for the Heart and Stroke foundation. If we raise $2500, we’ll earn ourselves an extra recess!

To help us celebrate the funds we raise, we will do a whole-school Jump Rope event, with different types of skipping, hula hoops, chalk, etc.  This year our celebration will take place on May 2nd.

Extracurricular Sports

Another exciting season of Smashball and Volleyball wrapped up, with a tournament at BVE and RSS last week.  We’ll have a staff vs. students volleyball/smashball game this week, and all the staff are pretty nervous, as the students have developed very strong skills!  Now the gym is full of Skipping Club for all ages on Tuesdays and Thursdays at recess.  As well, Track and Field will be starting up soon!

 

For students in Grade 2 and 5, Swimming has also begun.  We are grateful to the Rec Centre for accommodating our annual swimming program.  The program will run with three 30-minute lessons, followed by a final fourth swim that will give the students free time in the pool.

Indigenous Education in SD 19

This month, the Indigenous Education Department is highlighting a very painful reality in Canada: murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.  The REDress Project began as an art installation by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010. Since then, the REDress Project has become a movement and Red Dress Day is annually observed on May 5th.

Indigenous Educator Jessica Stewardson has been into some Intermediate classes to discuss the purpose of this day.

You can learn more about Jaime Black’s  REDress Project on his website – https://www.jaimeblackartist.com/exhibitions/

Playground Construction to Begin

BVE was the lucky recipient last year of a Ministry of Education and Childcare playground grant to add to our existing playground more accessible and inclusive spaces.  Last year, students had a chance to give their suggestions for priorities for our playground in a survey.  The District Maintenance Department has been working with the playground company and a local landscaping company to finalize the plans.  They anticipate breaking ground any day now!  We are very grateful to the Ministry for recognizing that, though our playground is only 10 years old, it is not very accessible to all.  Hopefully we can make it a bit more inclusive!

Sports Day

This year for Sports Day, we will again be doing one big sports day, rather than running separate Primary and Intermediate events.  We did this for the first time last year and got lots of positive feedback.  We’ve made a few refinements to make it even more successful.  All students will have an opportunity to try out all the stations – some of them traditional Track and Field stations, and some of them will be more fun and silly stations.  The events will run all day, from about 9am until about 2:00pm.  It is a busy day, and we will be needing many helpers, getting younger students from one station to the next, assisting with running stations, etc.  If you are available to help on this day, please contact the school office at 250-837-3085.  It should be an exciting and fun-filled day!

PAC NEWS

The Begbie View Elementary Parent Advisory Council (BVE PAC) supports BVE events, activities, equipment and more throughout the year….and you might not be aware that every BVE parent is a member of the PAC. This Spring, we are so grateful to the PAC for the purchase of our new Chess timer clocks!  The next PAC meeting will be held on Monday, May 6th  at 6:30 pm at BVE in the Library.

Yearbook Request from PAC: As the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) continues working on the yearbooks for another school year, we are reminded how important yearbooks are as a connection to our school culture. We would like to provide each student with their own book at no cost. If you or your business would like to support the Yearbook, please email bvepac@gmail.com

Two ongoing fundraisers help support the PAC’s work at BVE:  Lovable Labels and True Earth.  Details for how you can support the PAC with these fundraisers are on the BVE website under “Posts”.

You can find our website here:  begbieview.sd19.bc.ca

 

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