January 28, 2013

Staff vs. Grade 7 Volleyball Game

On Wednesday Jan. 23rd in front It was announced today that we will of a packed gym at lunch time be moving into Westview Elementary our staff took on the Grade 7 Girls’ Volleyball Team and then School at the beginning of the 2013- the Grade 7 Boys’ Volleyball 2014 school year in September. The Team. The atmosphere was elec- building itself will be ready for occu- tric and although both games pancy in early March; however, many were hard fought and close, the staff once again came out victori- important outside activity areas will ous. Congratulations to all of our not be ready for use. We have said all Grade 7 volleyball players on along through this process that we are wonderful seasons. We hope you fortunate to be in a position where we continue to play next year at Brooks! do not have to move until the new building is 100% ready to go. We are looking forward to watching the com- pletion of the building this Spring and look forward to our move! If you have any questions please contact Mr. Burt.

Next PAC Meeting – Monday Feb. 4th Wednesday Feb. 13th lunchtime 11:45-1:00 Or next PAC Meeting will be afterschool 2:30-3:30 held on Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm in our school Tuesday Feb. 5th library. We hope to see you lunchtime 11:45-1:00 there! afterschool 1:30-3:30 evening 6:00-8:30

Wed. Feb. 6th lunchtime 11:45-1:00 afterschool 1:30-3:30

FAMILY DAY Monday, February 11th is B.C. Family Day! There is no school for students that day.

Early Dismissals on Feb. 5th and Feb. 6th On Tuesday, February 5th and Wednesday, February 6th we will be holding our Student-Led Conferences. In order to help accommodate these we will be hav- ing one hour early dismissals on those 2 days.

Students will be dismissed from school at 1:45pm on both Feb. 5th and Feb. 6th.

More information on the date and time of your child’s Student Led conference will come home on Friday. Student Recognition - Friday, February 1st Div. 9 – Mrs. Macklem (Gr. 2/3) Tanner Burt Hailey Jolie The following students will be recognized at the Phoebe Schur Isabelle Stant assemblies on this Friday. The Primary Assem- bly will be at 10:00 am and the Intermediate Div. 10 – Ms. Tait (Gr. 2) Assembly will be at 10:50 am. Sarah Banks Audrey Behan MacKenzie Ellis Kendra McLeod Division 1 – Mr. Oldfield (Gr. 7) William Munro Drew Shelton Nicholas Cappiello McKenna Long Ethan Schmunk Div. 11 – Ms. Bond (Gr. 1)

Division 2 – Ms. Sullivan (Gr. 7) TBA Steve Ahmed Jillian Banks Oliva Kent Evan MacFarlane Div. 12 – Mrs. Adams (Gr. 1) Matthew Ure Tyra Thulin Tai Brown Liam Cook

Justin Masters Brooklyn Miller Division 3 – Mrs. Lewis (Gr. 6) Edwin Solowan Ally Carpendale Cody Johansen Taylor Kinley Annika Krowitz Morgan Labree Cody Oliver Div. 13 – Mrs. Taylor (K) Misia Choo Sienna Foley Sofia Marchand Sage Melanson Division 4 – Mr. Boettger (Gr.5/6) Sydney Miller Osha North Sidney Elliott Matthew Herron Gabriella Peake Chloe Toth Emma Indrebo Benjamin Pearse Hayley Vizzutti Jenna Wendels Isaac Shelton Brett Skorey Ellie Winchell Emma Young Elliot Smith Drew Sundberg

Div. 14 – Mrs. Butula (K) Division 5 – Ms. Whitehouse (Gr. 5) Isabella August Ami-Rose Bombay Josh Boulton Katana Cote Gwendolyn Burton Heidi Gale Drew Deglan Jayce Shelton Kayla Greenwood Hannah Krauss

Jayden Lloyd Mya Munro Division 6 – Ms. McKinty (Gr. 4) Taylor Saunders Addy Shipley Jamie Alexander Brent Kaptein Abby Shoreman Rikki Staniforth Jordyn MacKenzie Gavin Mastrodonato Sophia Perun Brooklyn Vanderkemp

Div. 7 – Ms. McLean (Gr. 3/4) Ava Ahmed Spencer Braak Nathaniel Hees Gurleen Kaur Tamrin Tuininga Principal’s Reader of the Month:

Primary - Ava Ahmed Div. 8 – Mrs. Morris (Gr. 3) Intermediate - Marissa Narduzzi Logan Bjelica Colton Ellis Carson Leitch Ceilidh Mavin

Poetry by Division 7 - Ms. McLean’s Grade

If I was a lizard, I am a snowflake, I am a Guitar, I could drop my tail, I am small, I wait, And it would grow back, I am white, I hope someone will play with me, I could live peaceful, I fall and become I wish I was a singer in a band, I could be a famous Telus lizard, Snow. I would sing a song called ‘Mad I could be the world’s most venomous (Bria, grade 4) Cows.’ lizard, (Ava, grade 3) But, I am Tamrin, And that is enough. I am a kind person, (Tamrin, Grade 4) I am a sister of three, If I could be a whale, I am a part of a family, I would dive deep, I am friendly to Others, If I could be a tiger shark, If I was a tree frog, I am smart, I would eat fish, I could swim under water, I am fast, If I could be a piranha, I could bounce, I am an artist, I would eat … well everything, I could climb trees, I am a singer, But I am Maddox and that is I could jump from branch to branch, I am all of this. enough for me. I could eat flies, (Brooke, grade 4) (Maddox grade 3) But I am Emily, And that is enough. (Emily, Grade 3) I am a drop of water , I wonder how far it is from the If I could be a bear, sky to earth, I would hunt for salmon, If I could be a seal, I see people dying for water and If I could be a salmon, I would roarrrrr, some people wasting water, I would swim the ocean, If I could be the sea, I feel the thunder , I would ride the waves, I would know how to swim, I am afraid of lightening, But I am Elizabeth, If I could be a crab, I fall from the sky to the earth, And that is enough for me. I would know how to walk on the bot- I drop into the oceans, seas and (Elizabeth, grade 4) tom of the sea, lakes and I flow, But I am Kirsten, I am precious, And that is enough for me. If only people understood. (Kirsten, grade 3) (Gurleen, grade 3) If I could be an eagle, I would fly everywhere, If I could be a monkey I could eat fish always, I would throw bananas at people, I am a gummy bear, I would fly in a pride, If I could be a gorilla, I wonder what I taste like? I would watch tv in my nest, I would smash things, I wish I was a purple gummy bear, But I am Liam, If I could be a chimpanse, I am a blue gummy bear, And that is enough for me. I would hunt gold, I wonder what I am made of, (Liam, grade 3) But, I see the world full of gummy bears, I am Dayton and that is enough for I feel squishy, I wonder. me. If I could be a wolf, (Hannah, grade 4) (Dayton, grade 4) I would howl at the moon, If I could be the moon, I am a leaf, I am a magical thing, I would shine brightly on the I am an almond leaf, I am not really, water, I am green, I am something, If I could be the water, I fall into the wind, But I don’t know what I am, I would look at all the fish in I become a skeleton of myself. I am a rock in a river, the sea, (Ashton, grade 3) I am everything. But I am Coral, Olivia, grade 4 And that is enough for me. (Coral, grade 4)