W.E. Kinvig Elementary School We’re on the Web! Newsletter www.surreyschools.com/schools/wekinvig

Newsletter 09/13/16 Volume 1, Issue 1

Principal: Jas Atwal Vice-Principal: Fred Sommer

Welcome Back! Dear Parents, Guardians and Students, Welcome to all! I hope you are looking forward to the 2016/17 school year with as much enthusiasm as our staff.

Contents Welcome Back

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Surreyschools.ca

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Class Organization

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Open House

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Bell Schedule

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Pick Up and Drop Off

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Important Forms

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Planners

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Extra Clothing

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Lates and Absence Call In

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Recycling Program

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School Closures

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Sick Kids

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Terry Fox Run

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Drop Off and Pick Up

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Staff List

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Calendar

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Upcoming Events ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Pro-D-Day – Sept. 26th Open House Sept. 28th Parent Barbecue Sept. 28th Terry Fox Run Sept. 30th

Last week, the students had an opportunity to get to know each other and the different grade group teachers and yesterday was their first official day with their classes. WE Kinvig is a wonderful learning community. We take great pride in knowing that the parents, students and staff work hard together to make this the best environment to grow academically, socially and emotionally. With your support, we have been able to provide many opportunities for students to reach their full potential. We look forward to this continued support so that we can make this school year productive and rewarding for all. Jas Atwal Principal

Surreyschools.ca Surreyschools.ca is the School District site for our WE Kinvig school webpage and district information. Over the next few weeks, the site will be updated with our school’s pertinent information. You may refer to this site if you have any questions about the school, activities, or programs. Newsletters, information and forms will be available on this school site. Please visit: www.surreyschools.ca/schools/wekinvig. Our hope is to send out all newsletter to you electronically as well. We will send out a form for this type of communication in the coming months.

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Class Organization Suggestions for helping your child make the transition to a new class: Teachers work very hard to establish the best classroom scenarios. We really do wish to have teachable groupings and happy children. When setting classes, teachers look at a variety of factors such as administrative feedback, support staff feedback and written educational insights shared by parents. About six to eight factors are considered in addition to feedback. We make every effort to establish the best possible classroom environment for each student. Children can sometimes come home upset when they have been separated from a friend, or they were assigned to a teacher who they had not anticipated. While they will need to be comforted at this time, please do not request a transfer on these grounds. Once classes are established, it is extremely difficult to move children without changing the dynamics of the room. We encourage parents to: 1.) Talk to your child about their personal strengths and weakness. Chat about how they will be able to use those strengths in this new situation. Let them feel they have the power to make this new classroom a positive place for them to learn and grow. 2.) Focus on positives. It is all too easy to focus on the

Parent Night / Open House

negative. It seems to be a human characteristic. Encourage your child to find one good thing that happened in class that day. The next day look for two good things that happened. Write them down and watch them grow over time. Enthusiasm will build. Don’t focus only on one area, encourage your child to think about positives in their learning, in their recess and lunch, and in their interactions with classmates. 3.) Discuss the opportunities to make new friends. You could invite, over for a play day, some of your child’s new classmates. Help your child see that it is possible to “Make new friends and keep the old ones, that one is silver and the other gold.” 4.) Talk about ways they can maintain the friendships that they made last year. Suggest they arrange meeting spots on the school grounds at recess and lunch, so that friends in another class can connect. 5.) Encourage your child to share their concerns with their new teacher. If enough students share their concern, then the problem and its solution can become a classroom project. And, again, the resolution comes from parents, teachers and students working to make the learning environment a positive one. Do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher to discuss important information that will help the teacher best support your child.

Bell Schedule Changes SCHOOL HOURS

Our Parent Night / Open House is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 from 2:45 pm – 5 pm. This is an opportunity to come by and visit your child’s classroom and meet the teacher. The PAC Barbecue will take place during this time as well. We welcome you to both events.

8:22 8:32 8:37 10:17 10:32 11:45 12:10 12:30 2:30 2:45

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Playground Supervision Begins Students may enter the building Start of Morning Classes Recess End of Recess Lunch (Play Begins) Eating Entrance Bell Start of afternoon classes Dismissal Playground Supervision ends

Office Hours (Phones) 8:00 am—3:00 pm—Monday to Friday

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Pick-up / Drop Off / Traffic and Safety During pick up and drop off times, we worry about the student safety. Please do not drive in and park in the staff parking lot. Please remember that we have many students crossing the entrance and walking in or near the drop off zone. Please drive slow to help keep our students safe. Thanks for your help and attention to these rules. Together we can continue to make it safe for the children and convenient for a quick pick-up.

Important Forms Coming Home this Month: Three very important forms will be coming home that will need your immediate attention. There will be: 1.) a media consent form, 2.) a home for lunch permission form 3.) a Student Information Verification Form All three forms will need to be reviewed, updated and returned to school. It is VERY important that all three forms are returned promptly. Thank you in advance for “keeping an eye out” for these forms and for returning them back to the school as soon as possible.

Extra Clothing Prepare for the wet weather! You may want to send an extra set of clothes for your primary children. We tend to have students that slip and are in need of a change of clothes. This will avoid a call home or at work.

Planners This year your child’s planner has several school pages included that cover information about WE Kinvig as well as the Bell Schedule. In addition, there are eight pages included by the district which provides contact information, resources, and important district information. The cost of the school planner is $5.00. Please put your child’s contact information in the planner for emergency purposes. Planner are available for purchase at the Office.

Recycling Program The School District is going into a full phase of recycling. We have always recycled plastics and paper but now all Surrey schools will phase in organics recycling. We will train our students to sort their garbage, and recycling products they bring in their lunch and train them to recycle as much waste as possible. Our goal is to minimize the amount of garbage that is going into our landfills. You may see wrappers and non-organic waste being sent home at the end of the day. More information will come to you from the school regarding this program.

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School Closures… Sometimes extreme weather conditions or other circumstances can cause class cancellations at a school, or district wide on short notice. In the event of class cancellations, the Surrey School District will post information on its website at www.surreyschools.ca and provide updates to the following radio stations: CKNW (980 AM) News 1130 (1130 AM) CBC Radio (690 AM) Red-FM (93.1 FM)

Honesty-CaringLeadership 13266 70B Avenue Surrey, BC V3W8N1 Phone: (604) 594-1135 Fax: (606) 594-8769

Radio India (1600 AM) Radio Punjab (cable/satellite) Fairchild Radio (1470 AM) CHMB (AM 1320)

Sometimes the decision to send students home if they have care can come to us close to the entry bell. We will always keep all students who are without parents and contact you by phone for safe pick up. All students should check in to the office and should never return home on their own without contact made by the school staff. Please discuss this safety protocol with your children. The District will do its best to communicate the status of schools by 7:00 am. Please see our school website for more information.

Sick Students

Terry Fox Run

When to Keep Your Sick Child Home For the protection of your child, as well as other children, keep your child home if he/she: -has a fever -is too sick to take part in all normal school activities -has a suspected or known communicable disease (ie. strep throat, pink eye, chicken pox, or any other undiagnosed rash). Keep them home until they are no longer infectious. Please let the school know your child’s symptoms. For further information call your local health unit.

Students and staff are on the run to help raise awareness about cancer! The Terry Fox Run will take place on Friday, September 30 at 1:15 pm. We encourage parents to come out and join the run or help to volunteer. We will fundraise by collecting money and coin donations for Terry on September 30 as well as sending out pledge forms. You may also go online and make a pledge at www.terryfox.org. Thank you again for your support. All cheques should be made out to the Terry Fox Foundation.

A Message From Your School Nurse. www.fraserhealth.ca

Before and After School Care Are you looking for a fun Before and After School care program for your child? Kinvig Out of School Care is now open in Room 508 in Kinvig Elementary. For more information about our rates and program please contact Jas Sadhra at 778-386-3501 or email at [email protected]. ~Spaces are limited~

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WE Kinvig Staff Principal-Mr. Atwal Vice Principal-Mr. Sommer Head Secretary-Ms. Ansell Clerk-Ms. Oxley Div. 1 Div. 2 Div. 3 Div. 4. Div. 5 Div. 6 Div. 7 Div. 8 Div. 9 Div. 10 Div. 11 Div. 12 Div. 13 Div. 14 Div. 15

Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 6 Grade 5/6 Grade 5 Grade 4/5 Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 2/3 Grade 2 Grade 1 Grade 1 Grade K Grade K

-Mr. Nyberg -Mr. Needham -Ms. Sotola/Mr. Sommer -Mr. Moore -Ms. Krejcik -Mr. Dhaliwal -Mr. Brar -Ms. Menelaws -Ms. Ms. Barnett -Ms. Yamaguchi -Ms. Nguyen -Ms. Takhar -Ms. Stowe -Mrs. Kaila -Ms. Lamirand

Social Development -Mr. Brandlymayr Social Dev. CCW -Mr. Gomez Music -Mr. Maksymiw Librarian -Ms. Ferguson Counsellor -Ms. Patterson Learner Support Team -Ms. Habib, Ms, O’Reilly Learner Support Team -Ms. Lomax, Ms. Sawhney Band -Mr. Penner Early Literacy -Ms. Baker Early Numeracy -Ms. Lightowlers Speech Pathologist -TBA Integration Support -Ms. Paul, Ms. Dosanjh Integration Support -Mr. Yanid Child Care Workers -Ms. Stoney, Ms. Simons Special Ed. Assistant-Ms. Anderson, Ms. Blackett, Ms. Bosch Special Ed. Assistant -Ms. Burda, Ms. Duong, Ms. Eaton Special Ed. Assistant -Ms. Lepine, Ms. Lorenz, Ms. Malik, Special Ed. Assistant - Ms. Parr-Pearson, Ms. Paul, Special Ed. Assistant - Ms. Semkiw, Mr. Sikorski Hearing Teacher-TBA Aboriginal Worker-Mr. Adams Preeschol Facilitator -Mrs. Brar School Meal Coordinator -Mrs. Hamamoto Custodians -Mr. Nageswaran, Mr. Banzon Lunch Monitors -Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Fedoruk, Mrs. Paul Lunch Monitors -Mrs. Sequeira, Mrs. Van Zyderveld Strong Start Facilitator -Ms. Felix (“Miss Bobbie”)

Page 5 of 6 P.A.C. MEETING October 6 AT 7:00 PM The PAC will be holding its first meeting of the year on Thursday, October 6. All parents are invited to attend the next meeting. The PAC Meeting will take place in the library and babysitting will be available. Please come and join us.

Lates and Absences Please call and let us know if your child will be late or absent. We call you if you have not called in so we can ensure the safety of your child. If we are not available to pick up the phone, please leave a message on the answering machine. This would help us at the office immensely. (604-594-1135)

Safe Pick Up and Drop Off and Student Safety We always strive to create a safe learning environment for your children. As a result, we ask all visitors to check in at the office before entering the hallways or going to a class. Parents should drop off and pick up children at the exterior doors. In case of emergency, we want to make sure we account for all individuals. If you are picking up your child early from the end of the day, please sign them out at the office so we can make sure they are safe. Cutting through the hallways to make it from the front to the back is strongly discouraged.

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W.E. Kinvig Elementary School 13266 – 70B Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 8N1 Telephone: 604-594-1135

2016 – 2017 CALENDAR Honesty – Caring - Leadership

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Friday, September 30, 2016 Monday, September 26, 2016 Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Friday, October 7, 2016 Monday, October 10, 2016 Friday, October 21, 2016 Monday, October 24, 2016 Thursday, October 26, 2016 Monday, October 31, 2016 Friday, November 4, 2016 Monday, November 7, 2016 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Thursday, November 10, 2016 Friday, November 11, 2016 Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Thursday, December 15, 2016 Friday, December 16, 2016 Monday, January 2, 2017 Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Monday, February 6, 2017 Thursday, February 9, 2017 Monday, February 13, 2017 Friday, February 17, 2017 Friday, March 10, 2017

Monday, March 27, 2017 Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Friday, April 14, 2017 Monday, April 17, 2017 Friday, May 5, 2017 Friday, May 19, 2017 Monday, May 22, 2017 Monday, May 29, 2017 Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Thursday, June 29, 2017

Friday, June 30, 2017

Students Attend from 10 am – 11 am only Full Day Classes begin for Grades 1-7 Kindergarten follow gradual entry schedule Meet the Teacher 2:45 pm - 5 pm / Parent Barbecue Terry Fox Run Non-Instructional Day, No School LifeTouch Individual Picture Day Turkey Trot Thanksgiving, No School Non-Instructional Day, No School Interim Report Card Week 1:30 Early Dismissal Halloween Costume Parade & Monster Mash Non-Instructional Day, No School LifeTouch Individual Picture Retakes Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45 am – 11:45 am Non-Instructional Day, No School School Closed for Remembrance Day Report Cards go home 1:30 Early Dismissal for Conferences Last Day of School before Winter Break New Year’s Statutory Holiday, No School School Re-opens Interim Report Card Week 1:30 Early Dismissal School Closed for “Family Day” Non-Instructional Day, No School Last day of school before Spring Break Report Cards Go Home Jump Rope for Heart School Re-Opens after Spring Break Class Photos/Panorama Photo School closed for Good Friday School closed for Easter Monday Non-Instructional Day, No School Sports Day Full Day Victoria Day, No School Non-Instructional Day, No School Year-End Assembly Grade 7 Celebration 1:30 pm Dismissal, for Conferences Last day of School Report Cards go home School closed; Administration Day for Staff

Please note that events may be added or changed and will be announced in upcoming Newsletters.