Principal: Navdeep Aujla Head Teacher: Scott Hodges Secretary: Maureen Mah Trustee: Katrina Chen Dear Parkcrest Families, November has gone by very quickly and the Parkcrest community is busy preparing for the Christmas season. Our Leadership students have put up an Angel Christmas Tree to collect gifts for kids in the community. Please come by and get a card to help make Christmas a joyous occasion for a child in our community. Please read more on the activities of our Leadership Students on page 4 of the newsletter. Thank you to Ms. Marto and Mr. Hodges for all the work they do with the Leadership Students! Our girls and boys volleyball teams wrapped up their regular season and had their recreational and competitive playdays in No- vember. I was very impressed with the level of improvement in the skills of all the students. I want to thank our volunteer coaches who have helped to make this season possible. Cindy Marander and Kim Walters coached the girls teams; Ms. Gourlay was our teacher sponsor. Kevin Clegg, James Chan, Kurt Brock, Juneko Kurahashi and Mike Squance coached the boys team; Ms. Loungsay was the sponsor teacher. Congratulations to the players, coaches and sponsors on a very successful season! Over the last few years, we have been focussing on bringing more technology to Parkcrest Elementary. The PAC has generously supported this effort over the years and we have also been putting school resources towards this. I am very excited to report that we have Brightlinks in our library, LSS room, music room and in 7 of 8 classrooms. Many of our classrooms also have document camer- as. We have some computers and iPads, but are looking to purchase more. Please let me know if you know any sources of funding in the community. Our district technology teacher, Janet Chow, has been working with our teachers to create classroom blogs. Please go to “Classes” in the Parkcrest website and click on the “website” for each classroom teacher. The blogs are at different stages as we are all learning how we went to use the blogs to communicate with parents. I also have a Twitter feed to share school events and activi- ties, please follow me on @parkcrestSD41. We had our annual Scholastic Book Fair at Parkcrest, I want to thank Ms. Hain for spending 4 days at Parkcrest so that we could all have the opportunity to visit the book fair. As enrichment for our students, I am trying to bring outside after-school programs to Parkcrest. In January, we will have one art program and two science programs at the school, please see the “Community News” pages for more information. Ms. Vaesen and parent volunteers are busy preparing for our Christmas Community Event which will take place on December 14th. Please bring all your family and join us to celebrate the Christmas season. Sincerely, Navdeep Aujla Parkcrest Elementary School, 6055 Halifax Street, Burnaby, BC V5B 2P4 Telephone: 604-664-8794 Fax: 604-664-8792 Email: [email protected] Website: www.Parkcrest.sd41.bc.ca Upcoming Events Dec. 1st .................................. Book Fair Dec. 1st .................................. Girls Competitive Volleyball @ Harry Jerome Dec. 2nd .................................. Dominoes Pizza Lunch Dec. 7th .................................. Walking Wednesday Dec. 8th .................................. Pointsettia Pick-up Dec. 8th .................................. Girls Volleyball Practice 12:10—12:55pm Dec. 9th .................................. PAC Hot Lunch—SUBWAY Dec. 9th .................................. Christmas Cheer Carnival @ Burnaby North ............................................... (4:30-8:30 pm) Dec. 14th ................................ Sprouting Chefs Afterschool Program @ Parkcrest Dec. 14th ................................ A Community Christmas (6pm—7:30pm) Dec. 15th ................................ Pajama Day and Pancake Breakfast Dec. 15th ................................ Boys Volleyball Game @ Aubrey Dec. 15th ................................ Intermediate Choir @ Brentwood Town Centre 10:30-12:00pm Dec. 16th ................................ Last Day of Classes Dec. 16th ................................ Report Card Distribution Dec. 19th-Jan. 2nd ................ Winter Break (School Closed) Jan. 3rd ................................ School Back in Session For the most updated information on Parkcrest events, please use the online School Calendar at http://parkcrest.sd41.bc.ca/calendar-2/ 2 Change in Weather The weather can be unpredictable during this time of year. Please ensure your child(ren) are dressed appropriately for Please do not drop children school and the weather. Students will be off prior to 8:45 am. Children outside for recess and lunch and should that arrive before 8:45 are not be prepared for rain. Parents of primary allowed to enter the school as children are encouraged to pack an extra they will not be supervised. set of clothes in their child’s backpack or classroom in case of a muddy fall. 3 The Leadership students would like to thank the Parkcrest Community for their generosity in helping the Leadership students achieve their Foodbank goals and helping out needy families. For the holiday season, Leadership is sponsoring the “Be an Angel” cam- paign (Burnaby Christmas Bureau). Like last year, the Christmas tree in the school foyer is decorated with cards that indicate the name and age of a child in need of a toy. Toys will be given to children in our community who may not otherwise be receiving gifts. Please come in and pick a card from the tree; alternately you could ask your son or daughter to select a card and bring it home. Please bring your unwrapped toys to the Office - the campaign will run until December 14th. Let’s have another successful toy drive and support our community! Looking ahead to January, we want our community to be aware that Leadership will be running a BATTERY COLLECTION campaign. Did you know that every AA battery contains the same amount of zinc that is needed to save the lives of six children. Zinc deficiency is a global health challenge – 2 billion people worldwide are affected and more than 450,000 children die every year from complications associated with zinc deficiency. We got inspired at WE Day to work together with Teck Re- sources Ltd. who will donate the cash equivalent to the value of zinc con- tained in each battery collected in support of WE’s zinc and health pro- grams in Kenya. The campaign starts in January and will run until the end of May. Please bring your used batteries (any size is OK!!) to Mrs. Mah in the office for collection. 4 5 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GIRLS AND BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS! Girls Volleyball Team: Neesa, Megan, Abby, Samatha, Madelaine, Jade, Mazvita, Maddy, Makena, Kennedy, Grace, Yarah, Quinn, Tiffany, Jean, Chariz, Sarah Boys Volleyball Team: Armaan, Aerin, Colby, Braydon, Eric, Haruto, Issa, Jaden, Jake, James, Jimmy, Luca, Lorenzo, Mattias, Matthew, Marcus L, Marcus P, Nathan Ch, Nathan Cl, Nicholas, Parker, Phillip, Simon, Xavier, Kaito, Justin It was a fun season for both the girls and boys Volleyball teams. Special thanks to their coaches: Cindy Marander and Kim Walters and sponsor teacher Ms. Gourlay (girls); Kevin Clegg, James Chan, Kurt Brock, Juneko Kurahashi and Mike Squance and sponsor teacher Ms. Loungsay (boys). A special thanks to the Parent drivers who made it possible for the players to participate in league games, Recreational Playdays and Competitive Tournaments! 6 2016-2017 Parkcrest PAC PAC Co-Chair: Janina Nenadic PAC Co -Chair: Kim McKay PAC Treasurer: Diane Ormiston PAC Secretary: Catherine Chuah PAC Email: [email protected] Upcoming PAC Meetings PAC Meetings are on Monday and start at 7:00pm—All parents/guardians are welcome January 16, 2017 April 10, 2017 February 6, 2017 May 15, 2017 March 6, 2017 June 12, 2017 7 COMMUNITY NEWS 8 COMMUNITY NEWS Christmas Cheer “Spreading the Cheer for the Burnaby Christmas Bureau since 1989” Burnaby North Secondary School 751 Hammarskjold Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5B 4A1 Phone: 604-664-8550 Fax: 604-664-8559 Dear Parents and Guardians: The Burnaby North Secondary’s Christmas Cheer Committee is hosting its annual Christmas Carnival on Friday, December 9th, as a community event for children from Kindergarten to Grade 3. This fun event will be held in Burnaby North’s South Gym (facing Kensington Ave., near Curtis St.) from 4:30pm to 8:30pm. It will feature plenty of games and activities, food and drinks, as well as photos with Santa, whom will be coming from the North Pole! Parents please accompany your children to this event. Entrance will be by donation. All donations will go to the Burnaby Christmas Bureau, who helps less fortunate families during the holiday season, allowing them to create the memories we often take for granted. We hope to see you all there! Christmas cheer Committee 2016 9 COMMUNITY NEWS LOOKING FOR CHILD CARE? LET THE YMCA CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL HELP! We provide families with child care information & referrals to local facilities. From explaining your options to assisting with child care subsidy processes, we’re here to help! Contact us at: Metrotown Community Resource Centre 4460 Beresford Street Burnaby, BC 604.294.1109 www.gv.ymca.ca 10 COMMUNITY NEWS Science Alive Programs from SFU Please see the listserv for programs for students in K—1 starting in January . Sparking Imaginative Learning MAD SCIENCE EIGHT-WEEK SCIENCE CLUB Eight weeks of exciting hands-on activities, watch fascinating demonstrations, join in enquiry-based discussions, participate