Welcome back from the winter holidays and Happy New Year! I

hope that everyone was able to relax and spend quality time with

family and friends.

I know that we are all looking forward to the continuation of a

great year here at Beaverly Elementary. We have many exciting

events leading up to Spring this year. We have some interesting

cultural events including Green Thumb Theater and Bollywood

Dance class. The trades truck will be visiting our grade 6/7 classes

this year and we are looking forward to an intermediate Heritage

Fair as well.

The snow has officially arrived and students will be participating

in outdoor events including snow shoeing and sledding. Please en-

sure your child is dressed each day for the possibility of outdoor

gym.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at the

school or via email at tkettles@sd57.bc.ca

Tracy Kettles

Principal

Newsletter 5 January 9, 2020

Jan 15th-Sa�sfac�on surveys

begin—gr 4 and 7

Jan 16-PAC mee�ng 2:30

Jan 16– Hot lunch-(Thursday)

Jan 17– K-3-report day–

changed from Feb 28th

Jan 24-Spirit Day-Jersey

Jan 27– NID no school

Jan 31-hot lunch

Feb 7-hot lunch

Feb 14th-Wheel chair basket-

ball for grade 4 and 5’s

Feb 14-PAC Pub Night

Feb 17-Family Day-no school

Feb 20– PAC mee�ng 6pm

Feb 24– Green Thumb Thea-

tre –cultural event

Feb 28-Hot lunch

March 5-PAC mee�ng 2:30

Mar 6-Hot Lunch

March 13-last day of classes

before spring break

March 16-27 –Spring Break

March 30-classes resume

Bus Conduct Reminders:

Riding the bus is a privilege and the

school rules apply to the bus as well.

Students are expected to follow all of

the STAR rules and that includes not

using electronics. Taking pictures and

videos and posting these online is not

allowed. Rules provided by the drivers

on individual routes also apply to all

students. Conduct tickets may be issued

and suspension of bus privileges may

occur as a result. These expectations

are routinely reviewed with students.

Please ensure that you are discussing

these expectations with your child as

suspended bus privileges are very

inconvenient for working parents.

Winter Weather

Reminders and

News for Bus Families

As we all se:le back into school rou�nes a;er

the break, it’s a good �me to remind everyone

about our winter weather policies. Schools

will con�nue to stay open during winter

weather events, but on occasion bus service

may have to be cancelled for the day if roads

are considered too dangerous to travel due to

snow or icy condi�ons. Announcements re-

garding bus delays or cancella�ons are made

via local radio sta�ons on the affected day.

You can subscribe to My School Bus Monitor

at www.diversifiedbus.ca to receive no�fica-

�on of delays on your route. Thank you for

ensuring children are dressed for the weather

and for reminding them not to play on road-

side snow piles. We ask that students are at

their stops 5 minutes before the scheduled

arrival �me, but they are not expected to wait

more than 15 minutes beyond the regular pick

up �me. Safety is always our first priority. In

the coming months video cameras will start

being installed on bus routes to assist drivers

with safety and compliance.

Friday January 24th

Reporting Date change:

Primary report day is now Jan 17th instead of Feb 28th

Communicating Student Learning (CSL) Update

Communica�ng Student Learning is defined as ongoing, �mely and responsive communica�on about learning throughout the

school year. Communica�on will occur at least 5 �mes a year. Student Learning can be communicated in many formats, such

as mee�ng in person, electronically, wri:en, phone calls, e-porBolios, etc…

It may vary as to when you receive informa�on about your child(ren).

Teachers are wri�ng a mid-year CSL in January 2020.

This format will look similar to the year end summa�ve report but they will not

contain grades. Parents may now access the MyEd BC portal for up to date in-

forma�on on their child (see a:ached le:er for details)

Div. 6-9 will be par�cipa�ng in the Prince

George Heritage Fair this Spring on May 1st.

We will have a school Fair during the week

prior to the regional fair for parents to a:end.

Watch for detail in upcoming newsle:ers.

Tuesday, January 28,2020, beginning at 9:00AM at

www.sd57.bc.ca

On-line pre-registra�on is required for Kindergarten in all School District No. 57

elementary schools. On-line registra�on will take place beginning at 9:00 am

on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at www.sd57.bc.ca. Children whose fi;h birth-

day falls on or before December 31, 2020 are eligible to enter Kindergarten in

September 2020.

Upon submission of the online registra�on, you will receive an e-mail confir-

ma�on along with a link to addi�onal forms requiring comple�on. Bring com-

pleted forms, along with a copy of the Birth Cer�ficate, Care Card, and proof of

address, to the school by Monday, February 3, 2020 in order to retain your

spot.

Girls and Boys Grade 6 & 7 Basketball is starting!

Look for notices and event dates.

Good Luck to both teams for the upcoming season and thanks to staff for making this event

possible. Please be aware that team sponsors cannot be responsible for younger siblings

during prac�ces and games. Schedules will be provided so planning for �mely pickups and

sibling care can be prearranged. Thanks to Mr. Ponto, Mrs. Young for sponsoring our teams!

Games Days have returned….

Each division will have a day each week when they are

able to choose games and puzzles as a lunch �me ac�vity

instead of going outside. If you have unused games or

puzzles that you would like to donate to the library we

would be happy to put them to good use.

Prior to the break students in grade 4 and 7 took

home the results of the Founda�on Skills

Assessment. This Provincial Assessment provide

informa�on on how students are doing in rela�on

to others in the province on the curriculum skills

and goals. While this snapshot is helpful in

providing feedback, it is by no means the only

gauge of academic performance. Teachers will

con�nue to provide �mely and ongoing feedback to

families. If you did not receive this prior to

Christmas please contact the office.

FSA

Satisfaction Surveys

The student and parents in grade 4 and 7 as well as staff

will be asked to par�cipate in an online survey regarding

their experiences and interac�ons at school. This survey

provides valuable informa�on to schools that helps to

drive the implementa�on of programs and services. Please

look for informa�on coming home on how to access this

survey in the coming weeks.

Friday Feb 14th 7pm.@ Westwood Pub 25$ gets you a beer and burger

Email jenbrandner@gmail.com for tickets and watch on the PAC FB page

Next Hot Lunch session opens this week. Dates will be for Jan.–March Next meeting is Jan 16 @ 2:30 in the library