GENERAL CURRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8220 General Currie Road, Richmond, B.C. V6Y 1M1

Telephone: 604-668-6440 June 8, 2017 Fax: 604-668-6109

Early Warning Number 604-668-6441

Please call if your child will be late or absent

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Dear Families, June is a time of exciting events, sunny weather and fun community events. It is a time of finishing and a time to look toward the future. It is with sadness and excitement that I write this last post for the General Currie newsletter. I will be moving to Jessie Wowk as the principal for the next school year. My time with General Currie has been one of learning, laughing and sharing with our wonderful community. Thank you to everyone for making my time here such a wonderful experience. General Currie would like to welcome Derek Cherry to the community. Derek is presently principal at Thompson Elementary and brings with him a wealth of experience as an administrator. He will start with General Currie as of July 3, 2017. We will also be saying goodbye to the following individuals who have spent the year with us at Currie! Cathy Grant and Jane Stahl—retiring Jessica Hartley, Sarah Kawamura, Stephanie Kilby and Sarah Wootton - finishing a temporary contract Sara Raouf—leaving General Currie Laura Rodgers—to Richmond EA program We hope to have the opportunity to work with many of you again in the future! Thank you for all of your contributions to the Currie community! We will be welcoming back the following individuals to the Currie community. Ms. Rena Boggaram—who is returning from her maternity leave and will be taking on a new position as a Learning Resource Teacher. I leave you with a quote by Socrates that seems very fitting to end with. “The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Thank you, Ms. J. Rooney Mr. C. Daum Principal Vice Principal

Principal: Ms. J. Rooney

Vice-Principal: Mr. C. Daum

Asst. Superintendent: Ms. W. Lim

PAC Chair: Ms. K. Bitkova

PAC Meetings: Every third

Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm in

the Library. Please join us on

Wednesday, June 21st

Hours of Operation Gr. K – 7

Monday: 8:45am - 1:00pm Nutrition break: 10:40am - 11:10pm Dismissal: 1:00pm Tues-Fri: 8:45am - 3:00pm Recess: 10:25am - 10:40am Lunch: 12:20pm - 1:10pm Dismissal: 3:00pm

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Dismissal at 3:00 pm

FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Students in Grade 1 to 7 will attend for one hour only. Please check school website in August, 2017 for schedule

CLASS PLACEMENT INFORMATION

If you have information that you would like us to consider when placing your child in a class for next year, please take this opportunity to submit this information to us in writing by June 16th. This information will be shared with teachers during the meetings to make up preliminary class lists for September. It will not be possible to consider information or requests submitted by parents in September once classes have been established. Please do not request specific teachers at this time because we do not know which teachers will be teaching which grades next year.

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Thanks to Mr. Daum, our teacher candidates and the Grade 7s for organizing our Sports Day last week. The weather was a bit challenging as we watched the

forecast throughout the week, but it worked out in our favour and Sports Day was a go! Thank you also to the PAC for hosting a concession and providing some hot

beverages and meals on the overcast day!

NOTICE OF LATE RETURN FORM 2017-2018 This form is to be completed for any student(s) who expect to return to General Currie LATER THAN 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2017 and ON or BEFORE Friday, Sep. 15, 2017. General Currie Elementary is very full for our next year and if you return later than Sep. 15th your child will not be guaranteed a space and may need to attend another school. The forms are available in the office. Please submit them before June 28, 2017.

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR JUNE, 2017 Monday, June 12—Grade 7s head to Galiano Island for camping Friday, June 16—Final PAC Hot Lunch of the year Tuesday, June 20—Final Breakfast Club of the year Friday, June 23—Me to We Club BBQ Fundraiser Monday, June 26—Grade 7 Year End Leaving Assembly and lunch for families Tuesday, June 27—Grade 7 Dance Wednesday, June 28—LAST day of school this year! Reports go home. Thursday, June 29—Professional Day—School closed to students Friday, June 30—Administrative Day

MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS In an effort to reduce, reuse and recycle, General Currie is posting the monthly newsletter on our website. In addition, hard copies will be available outside the office in the plexi-glass holders. Please advise the office of your email address if you did not indicate on the verification form.

Currie Website: http://currie.sd38.bc.ca

Returning late in September?... Any families who will be unable to return by 12 noon on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, must notify the school in writing or your child’s space in the class may not be reserved. Students who do NOT return by Friday, September 15, 2017, will be withdrawn from General Currie School. Moving?... Be sure to let us know if you plan on moving and/or changing schools over the summer.

Teacher Candidates from UBC You may have noticed that the school feels a little emptier this week? Perhaps some folk are missing? We wanted to say thank you and to acknowledge the eight, yes eight! teacher candidates that were with us at Currie for ten weeks. Ms. Ginger Truss—with Ms. Foisy Ms. Pamela MacGregor—with Ms. Shuto Ms. Christie Rossignol—with Ms. Meaney Mr. Eric Park—with Ms. Augustine Mr. Brandon Wong—with Ms. Mais Ms. Harleen Deol—with Ms. Stahl Ms. Silvia Mora—with Mr. Thesiger Mr. Jeff Dittmer—with Mr. Campbell They have touched the lives of many throughout their time here and we appreciate all of the time, expertise and effort they have shared with our community. We hope to see them in our schools in the fall.

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Are you looking for child care for the summer months? Richmond Out of School Care will be open for July and August right here at General Currie School. We provide an environment for the children that allows them to gain the confidence to become social with their peers. This confidence allows them to develop close friendships. Planned Activities for the Summer Bike rides at General Currie School Grounds, Picnics at General Currie, Brighouse parks and Garden City Park, Walking trips to the Richmond Public Library, Indoor activities as well. If interested contact Richmond Out of School Care, drop by to Room 109 at General Currie for an application form or contact richmondoutofschoolcare@gmail.com for any questions you have.

CITY CENTRE COMMUNITY CENTRE SUMMER DAYCAMPS AT GENERAL CURRIE

Join us at General Currie this July & August for our Summer Day camps! We offer three fun and engaging programs for 5-12 year olds. Campers will have the opportunity to make friends, enjoy themed activities, and go on exciting outings. For more information and to register, please check out: www.richmond.ca/register/, call the Call Centre 604-204-8588, or come in person to City Centre Community Centre (5900 Minoru Blvd).

WONDER FAIR by the PAC

On Friday, May 26th, the PAC hosted a Wonder Fair, an event that had the Currie community share their cultures with each other and to learn about technology through history. A huge THANK YOU goes out to Eddie Sun for sharing his vision with us and working to see it through, as well as Bobbi Jo Bell who was an amazing assistant in ensuring all the details were taken care of. Thank you also to the students and families who shared with us and took so much time and effort to prepare presentations. We learned so much and it was wonderful to come together as a community!