NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volume #5

5291 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2P5 604.856.3304 bradner.sd34.bc.ca Principal, Ms. Paulette Collier

BRADNER ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER

Principal: Ms. Paulette Collier PAC President: Mrs. Dawn Lewis Secretary: Mrs. Kimberly Juulsen School Closure Info.: http://www.sd34.bc.ca/ Website: http://bradner.sd34.bc.ca/ Phone: (604) 856-3304 Fax: (604) 856-3865 BRADNER SCHOOL GOALS

Performance Goal: #1 To improve all students’ achievement in Numeracy.

Principal’s Message

Remembrance Day Assembly Thank You to all of our guests who attended the Remembrance Day Assembly. A special thanks to the PAC for providing a beautiful tea for the veterans. A big Thank You to all the parents for providing food and for helping with the Remembrance Day Reception. To Ms. Val Duma for volunteering her time to teach music and conduct the Bell Choir. The bells are always a beautiful addition.

Smart Bulldog Awards

Faith Jongenburger Mason Field Devon Dallis McCallum Emma Kinar Braydon Kleingeltink Sophia Santini Jelaina Douglas Frank Michel Ella Haladin Liam Julia Price Samantha Bucok Ken Leo Haladin Molly Atherton-Walby Sukhjit Dhadda Azia Procknow

Bradner Stars

Darcy Hiebert Ella Haladin Veerle Moerman Krista Thomas Nathan Waddell Julia Price Willow Burgess Hanjoo Kim Serena Lemieux Austin Byers Taryn Parker Hall Amy Luu Arsham Eslamkish Gracie Shields Jaime Baker Dylan Hall Jack McAllister Sophie Reglin Riley Reglin Emma Kinar Amy Brader Frank Michel

Welcome Please welcome our new Kindergarten student and his family to Bradner Elementary School!

Aiden Bushell

Monthly Home Reading Winners! Congratulations! The October Grade 6 & 7 winners of the $10.00 Gift Certificate were: Karmdeep Sangha – Grade 7 Vienna Wise – Grade 6

Keep on Reading!

Volleyball wrapped up this week! A big Thank you to Mrs. Christian, Mr. Marsh, and Ms. Collier for all their help with the school volleyball teams this year. We just completed our season this week and our students have shown a high skill level and an even higher level of fair play and sportsmanship. Congratulations to all the volleyball teams.

IMPORTANT DATES: Nov. 21st – PAC Movie Night @ 6:30 in the Gym Nov. 26th – 1st Term Report Cards Nov. 27th – Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School Nov. 27th – “Grass Roots” movement presentation @ 6:30 pm in the gym

Nov. 28th – Professional Development Day #3 – No School

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ONLY 5 Weeks until Christmas! Division 1 would like to thank all those who supported their fundraising efforts for their outdoor education trip in February! Greatly appreciated!!! Purdyʼs Chocolates – Orders should arrive on Tuesday, December 2nd .

Christmas Skate – Mark your Calendar! Join us for Bradner’s Annual Christmas Skate. Students from Bradner Elementary are going skating on December 19th, the school will pay for the cost of bussing and skate rentals (for those who do not have their own). Don’t forget helmets are mandatory. We will be sending home a consent form early in December. Parents and younger siblings are welcome to attend the Christmas Skate.

Successful Popcorn Sale Division 4 would like to thank all the parents, students and staff who helped support their Popcorn Sale. All proceeds went to purchase supplies for Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes.

Division 4 raised a total of $160.00 “Way to Go” Thank you to Ms. Miranda Schulz, Mrs. Dawn Lewis, Mrs. Skye Price and Ms. Jahangard Farzaneh for all their popping expertise.

Dress for the Weather It is important for children to play outdoors and get plenty of fresh air and exercise. Therefore, please make sure your child(ren) come to school dressed for the weather in winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves and boots. Umbrellas and an extra pair of pants and socks are wise to have at school.

Division 5 – Trophy Winners Congratulations to the students of Ms. Lee - Division 5 classroom. They are the Monthly Home Reading Champions for the month of October. As a result, Division 5 proudly hosts the Home Reading Trophy in their classroom. We look forward to awarding the trophy again next month.

LET’S GET READING!

Photo Retakes

Photo retakes will take place on Monday, November 24

th at 9:30 am.

Wear House/Team Colours Day House/Team Colours Day is almost here, don’t forget to sport your finest and brightest Team Colour ensemble this coming Friday, November 21st. Please wear your house team colours: Tigers: Orange and Black Jaguars: Yellow and Black Hawks: Red and Black Dolphins: Grey and Blue

Thank You to our Volunteers!

A special thank you to Mrs. Nicky Annecchini, for organizing tomorrow’s Subway lunch.

Thank you our own Mr. Marsh, who entered Bradner Elementary School into a contest, AND WON Free Hemlock Resort Season Ski Passes for all students wishing to take part in the promotion. Thank you to Mrs. Dawn Lewis, Ms. Miranda Shultz, Mrs. Chrissie Bouchard, Mrs. Tanya Boyd, Mrs. Kiren Bergmann, Mrs. Stacey Stinson, Mrs. Erika Moerman, Mrs. Heather Lemieux, and Mrs. Kyla Baker for hosting the Scholastic Book Fair!

Thank you to Mrs. Tanya Boyd for the November Birthday Cupcakes. Thank you to Mr. Todd Ratcliff and Mrs. Karolina Rempel for helping to change our Signage Information Board.

To all our Volunteers who help out throughout the school year to make Bradner Elementary School the wonderful Rural school that it is. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful supportive community.

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PAC CORNER All Parents welcome, old faces and new faces

NEXT PAC Meeting: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3rd @ 9:30 a.m., in the

Multipurpose Room. Childminding and coffee provided.

Please join us!

Come and have some input on how we can enhance our children's education at this wonderful school. Also, it is a great way to get to know some more parents, and have some insight on events that are happening at our school. Please join us on Facebook - Bradner Elementary PAC Check out our new web page: www.bradnerpac.com New e-mail info@bradnerpac.com Or you can reach the PAC President, Dawn Lewis by phone 604-746-8249 .

PAC Executive - 2014/2015 President - Dawn Lewis

Vice President - Peter Wise Secretary - Tanya Boyd

Treasurer - Christine Bouchard DPAC Rep – Stacey Stinson

SPC Rep – Sharon Smit

Hot Lunch on Friday, November 21 The PAC will be hosting a Subway Fun Lunch on Nov. 21st. If you child is away this day please make arrangements to pick up your child’s order from the classroom teacher promptly at 12:15 p.m. that day. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the PAC President, Dawn Lewis at (604) 746-9240.

PAC - MOVIE NIGHT

The PAC will be hosting a Free Movie Night this Friday, November 21st. The cost of admission will be “a can of food for the local Food Bank”. The Movie will be “DESPICABLE ME 2”. Free for the whole Family, Doors Open @ 6:30 pm, Movie Starts @ 7:00 pm. Small Concession offering: Popcorn, Juice Box and Candy Bags for @1.00 each. Come with your sleeping bags or blankets to sit on and enjoy the PAC Movie Night!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Bradner Elementary School

2014-2015 - November 24th (Monday) – Picture Retakes - November 26th (Wednesday) - 1st Term Report Cards handed out - November 27th (Thursday) - Parent/Teacher Interviews – no School in Session - November 27th (Thursday) – “Grass Roots” movement presentation @ 6:30 pm in the gym - November 28th (Friday) - Non-Instructional Day#3 - no school - Professional Development Day - December 9th (Tuesday) – Gingerbread House/Santa Hat Day - December 17th (Wednesday) - Christmas concert at 1:30 and 7 p.m. - December 18th (Thursday) - Handbell Tour at 9:30 a.m. - December 19th (Friday) - Last day before Christmas break/Skating/wear red - December 22nd – January 2nd, 2015 - (Monday-Friday - 2 weeks) - Winter Vacation - January 5th (Monday) - School re-opens - January 12th - March 13th - Gr. 4 & 7 FSA - January 16th (Friday) - Teddy Bear & P.J. Day - January 22nd (Thursday) - 2nd Interim Report - February 9th (Monday) - BC Family Day - no School - February 13th (Friday) – Valentine’s Day/Red & White Day/National flag day) - February 20th (Friday) - Non-Instructional Day#4 - no school - Professional Development Day - March 6th (Friday) - Weird Hair Day - March 10th (Tuesday) - 2nd Term Report Cards handed out - March 11th & 12th (Wednesday & Thursday) - 1 hour early dismissal days - March 13th (Friday) - Last day before Spring Vacation - March 16th -27th (Monday-Friday) - Spring Vacation – no School - April 3rd (Friday) - Good Friday – no school - April 6th (Monday) - Easter Monday – no school - April 24th (Friday) - Twin Day (Dress like a friend) - May 8th (Friday) - Non-Instructional Day #5 - no school - Professional Development Day - May 18th (Monday) - Victoria Day/Bradner May Day – no school - May 29th (Friday) – Hawaiian Day - June 1st (Monday) - Non-Instructional Day#6 - no school - Professional Development Day - June 5th (Friday) - Sports Day/Wear Team Colours - June 12th (Friday) - Track and Field Meet at Rotary Stadium - June 25th (Thursday) - Last Day for Students/Year End Assembly - June 26th (Friday) - Year-end Closing - (Last Day for Teachers)

Christmas Tree Lighting The 25th Annual Abbotsford Christmas Tree Lighting will take place downtown Abbotsford on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., with afternoon festivities for the whole family! Corner of West Railway & Essendene Ave. Visit www.downtownabbotsford.com for more information.

Community activities, programs & events The following website contains a listing of activities, programs and events available in the community for children and parents/guardians, provided as a public service by Abbotsford School District. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by the school district; parents/guardians are encouraged to review information offered and get further details from the group offering the information http://www.sd34.bc.ca/parents- students/CommunityInformation

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WINTER PREPARATION Possible School Closures Due to Weather or Power Outages In the event of a school closure announcement, information for parents will be available through the media – local radio stations – Country 107.1 FM or STAR-FM at 98.3 FM, the district website at [http://www.sd34.bc.ca] www.sd34.bc.ca and the district’s Synervoice communication system, which consists of an automated phone call to each students’ home number or primary contact number. This will be a district emergency message authorized by the Superintendent and generated through the district office. The message should be delivered to each home through the automated system by 7:00 a.m. on the day a school closure is in effect. Please ensure your child’s contact information in the school office, including a parent email address if available, is accurate as the district prepares for possible school closures. This will be confirmed information, so there is no need to phone schools, School District 34 offices, or the radio stations. Please note, that parents always have the right to make individual decisions as to the appropriateness of sending their children to school during periods of inclement weather. If you have any questions or require further information, please email: info@34.bc.ca

LUCAS – casting his vote for Mayor!

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS Students in grade 1 -7 participated in the Student Vote program last Friday. The students got a chance to vote for the local mayor and councillors to better understand the election process. The results from Bradner Elem was 54% for Bruce Banman and 46% for Henry Braun. In actuality the residents of Abbotsford voted in Henry Braun with 51% of the vote.

Bulldog Assembly

The next Bradner Bulldog Assembly will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 6

th in the school gym.

Gingerbread Houses

Tuesday, December 9th

will be our annual school

Gingerbread House Day. We plan to make them between 1:00 – 2:00 pm. All students in the school will be making gingerbread houses and parents are welcome to join in for the fun! Students need to bring One 250 ml milk carton, WASHED with their name on it and a small bag of candy for decorating, such as smarties, candy canes, gumdrops, coconut, shreddies, etc.! **[If your child ordered a milk/chocolate milk on Subway Fun Lunch Day, they will already have a carton.]**

Handbell Tour Division 1 and 2 will be performing at 3 senior homes on Thursday, December 18

th from 9:30 a.m. to 2:20

pm., travelling by school bus. Please note that your child should wear a combination of black and white. Students must bring money if they wish to purchase lunch at McDonalds. Please return Consent Forms to your classroom teachers by Friday, December 5

th.

Bradner Christmas Concert!

The Bradner Elementary Traditional Christmas Concert is fast approaching. The students are diligently practicing their singing and acting, in preparation for this wonderful event. Concert performances will be held on Wednesday, December 17

th at 1:30 pm and

7:00 pm. This year’s production will be “Is Santa Smarter”. Everyone is welcome to attend our annual performance. Grandparents and families with young children are encouraged to attend the afternoon performance. For the evening performance students should be in their classroom by 6:40 p.m.

Christmas Concert Costumes! Please consult with your child regarding the costume he/she is wearing for the Christmas concert.

Watch for Costume Requests!

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Kindergarten Registration 2015 -2016

Kindergarten Registration will be accepted ONLY between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning Monday, January 19th, 2015 Registrations are available on a first-come first-served basis and are numbered to ensure fairness to all parents. (Complete information can be found on the district website http://www.sd34.bc.ca/schools/registration/kindergarten

VERY IMPORTANT! Registrations WILL NOT be accepted or processed without the following documents: - proof of age (child’s valid birth certificate is required) - proof of residence (tax assessment notice/proof of purchase(home)/mortgage papers/rental agreement/utility Bill) - a copy of child’s immunization record - care card # *All Kindergarten Programs for the 2014/2015 school year will be Full Day. NOTE: To be registered for Kindergarten, children must turn 5 years of age between January 1 and December 31, 2014. (Born in 2010). If you are either the biological parent/legal guardian of the child and are NOT a Canadian Citizen by birth or by naturalization (obtained citizenship), you are required to report to the School Board Office with an appointment prior to registering at Bradner Elementary. To make an appointment with Elizabeth Cho-Frede, call her at 604-852-2366 ext. 1259. http://www.sd34.bc.ca/schools/registration/kindergarten

Let the Bradner PAC – Help you make Christmas Shopping simple! Everyone knows someone who is hard to buy for. Shopping is a frustrating experience when the time comes to buy for the holidays. Let the PAC help take the frustration out of Christmas Gifts (or any time of the year). The Bradner PAC has partnered with Fundscrip and now you can support our school when you make your everyday purchases. When you purchase gift cards which are spent like cash, a rebate goes back to our school automatically making it possible to further the student’s education and learning tools? Order forms were sent home earlier in the week and they are due back to the school by November 26, 2014.

Report Cards Report Cards will be coming home with your child(ren) Wednesday afternoon . Pease keep the report card for your

records and sign and return the envelope to your classroom teacher. Confirmation of your Parent/Teacher Interview time were sent home today. If you still need to make an appointment, please call the office.

Operation Christmas Child

Division 4 raised enough funds from their popcorn sale to fill 234 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. A Very Special thank you to Mrs. Thurmer, for all her hard work with organizing this very giving project. Way to go – Division 4! Julia from Division 2 helping out her buddy class to pack the 234 boxes.

Division 1 – Seining on the Harrison River