SD #38

Richmond

KINGSWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 11511 King Rd., Richmond, BC V7A 3B5

Phone 604-668-6280 / Fax 604-668-6142 / Early Warning 604-668-6220 Website: kingswood.sd38.bc.ca

Principal: Mr. R. Manning

PARENT BULLETIN #2

Friday, September 28, 2018

WELCOME TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR!!

Another school year is upon us. The summer already seems like a distant memory. Hopefully you were able to spend quality time with your family and create memories to last a lifetime. The first month of school has been filled with organizing students, supplies, and classrooms. The classrooms have now been set for the school year and I know there is a lot of excitement and expectation from both students and staff. Many factors were taken into account when placing students for this school year; gender, friendships, ELL level, academic standing, EA support, and overall class composition to name but a few.

Once again, there are many exciting events and activities planned for the first term of the new school year. Please continue to read the school and classroom newsletters that are sent home for further information. We will be sending the newsletter out digitally each month. If the school office does not have your email address please stop by and give it to us so that you can receive this information.

We look forward to having another wonderful school year working with your children and yourselves.

Sincerely, Mr. Manning

KINGSWOOD LIBRARY: From your friendly neighbourhood library….Please visit and bookmark our library webpage.

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NEWSLETTERS SENT ELECTRONICALLY: In an effort to be more ‘green’, Kingswood’s school-wide newsletters will only be sent electronically again this year. If you do not have an email address, there will be a few paper copies in the office area for you to pick up. Please note that we will not be sending paper copies home via your child.

SCHOOL PARKING LOT: Please be reminded that our school parking lot can be very congested before and after school. Please attempt to walk your child to school, and if you must drive, please do not leave your vehicle unattended in the drop-off circle as our buses need to pick up students and be able to enter and exit the bus zone without being blocked.

ITEMS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK: If possible, please return all of these items to your child’s classroom teacher as soon as possible.

•SCHOOL SUPPLY MONEY $30 PP (ALL STUDENTS) •AGENDA MONEY $6.00 PP (DIV. 1-6) •COOKING & CRAFTS $20 PP (DIV. 8 & 9) •STUDENT VERIFICATION FORM •WALKING FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM •USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FORM

The Board of School Trustees has approved a fee of $30.00 per student for student supplies. Most families purchase supplies through the school as our district gets better pricing by buying in bulk.

PLEASE SEND A SEPARATE CHEQUE FOR EACH CHILD. If you must post date the cheque, that’s okay, but please be sure to as soon as possible.

Please be sure to send

ONE CHEQUE PER CHILD. Adams Apples: We’re pleased to once again be participating in this program, which delivers a case of fresh apples every Monday morning for the students to enjoy. The apples are for any students that would like to share some conversation and an apple with a friend..

KEEPING OUR KIDS HEALTHY AND SAFE: NUT-FREE: Several people in our Kingswood community have severe allergies, and we have declared our entire school as “Nut Free”. Please do NOT send food containing nuts to school.

POP-FREE: Kingswood will continue to be a pop-free school (meaning students should NOT have pop at school).

SCHOOL ENTRANCE: For safety and security reasons, students should enter the school through their pod doors. KINGSWOOD STAFF 2016 - 2017 Mr. R. Manning ............................Principal

Classroom Teachers Ms. S. Fawcus ..............................Division 1, Grade 6/7 Mr. D Taylor ................................Division 2, Grade 6/7 Ms.P Thomas ................................Division 3, Grade 4/5 Ms J Guillemin .............................. Division 4, Grade 4/5 Ms. S Gaia ....................................Division 5, Grade 2/3 Ms. M Zack ...................................Division 6, Grade 2/3 Ms. M Olding ...............................Division 7, Grade 1 Ms A Lougheed ............................Division 8, Grade K/1 Ms. E Piperni, Ms. S May ……….Division 9, K

Support Staff Ms L McKibbon ............... Noon Hour Supervisor Mr. E. Aquino ................... Day Custodian

Ms. C Berton .................... Hearing Resource Ms. . Cook ........................ Educational Assistant Ms. D Gray ....................... Administrative Assistant Ms. M Mand ..................... SWIS (Settlement Worker) Mrs. C Gill ....................... Educational Assistant Ms. T Hawkins ................. ECSW Ms. D Markoff .................. Speech & Language Clinician Ms. C Abrams ................... Band Mr. G Hunt ....................... Early Morning Custodian Mrs. A Brittian ................ Resource Teacher Ms. M Kohut-Jones .......... Area Counsellor Ms. N. Lau ........................ Teacher-Librarian Ms. C Jaeger .................... Educational Assistant Mr. S Reid ........................ Resource/ESL Ms. J. Stuart ..................... Public Health Nurse

Future Events

SCHOOL PICNIC – Sept. 19: Everyone, Thank you to everyone that came out on Wednesday. September 19th. Despite a few rain showers, a great time was had by all!

SCHOOL TERRY FOX RUN/WALK: Sept. 28: The school will be holding its annual Terry Fox Run/Walk on Friday, Sept. 28 at 1:30 PM. Parents are welcome to join us for this event. If you are able to send a donation to school with your child, we will send it to the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research. Donations over $20 can be given a receipt (cheques payable to the Terry Fox Foundation - please be sure to include a note requesting a receipt.) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AT SCHOOL: We want you to know that within the next few weeks, we plan on practicing our fire, earthquake and lockdown drills. They also will be taking place throughout the year. CONFERENCES & EARLY DISMISSAL—Oct. 3 & 4: Students will be dismissed at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3 and Thursday, Oct. 4 so that teachers and parents can meet and talk about their child’s progress and goals for this year. Watch for a letter from your child’s teacher for the conference times available.

STUDENT PHOTOS—Oct. 2: On Tuesday, October 2, Mountain West Studios will visit Kingswood to take all students’ individual portraits. As the photographer uses a green screen background, it is important that your child not wear green clothing for this picture day. Colour proofs from the photo session will be sent home with your

child, and you can choose your favourite pose to match your background choice.

EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS: Kingswood School is the host of several programs provided by outside organizations.

HOMEWORK CLUB (Gr. 4-7) ~ THURSDAYS Starting Thursday, Sept. 29, Richmond Chinese Alliance Church staff will return for the popular Homework Club, operated out of our from library. There is no charge for this program, which runs from 2:45-4:00 PM. (Thank you to the church staff for volunteering!)

SOUTH ARM GYM PROGRAM (Gr. 5-7) This popular program starts on Oct 5. Students must sign up and pay $10 – please see the secretary to be added to the list (no registration form is necessary this year).

PAC NEWS

FOOD DAYS: Our parent group will be having special food days throughout the year, but they are no longer running the Munch a Lunch program. Please stay tuned for further details.

EARLY WARNING PHONE: 604-668-6220: PLEASE REMEMBER TO PHONE OUR EARLY WARNING LINE BEFORE 8:40 A.M., EVERY TIME YOUR CHILD WILL BE LATE OR ABSENT.

From the School District

Richmond School District No. 38 (Richmond) NOON HOUR SUPERVISORS

“Children are our most valuable natural resource.” “Helping to make our schools a safe and welcoming environment.”

The Richmond School District is looking for NOON HOUR SUPERVISORS to work either on-call or five (5) days a week in an Elementary or Secondary school. Duties will involve supervising students in school buildings and grounds during the lunch break plus assisting in the office or school library.

The shifts for this part time position are 1.5 hours per day on those days that the students are in attendance. Incumbents are expected to follow the same vacation schedule as the school. In addition to excellent communication and interpersonal skills, applicants must have experience supervising groups of adolescents and elementary school-aged children.

First Aid and other related training, such as conflict resolution or non-violent crisis intervention, would be preferred. The rate of pay is $21.95 per hour, which includes holiday pay.

Applications are available at the School Board office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or online. Please submit a completed application form with a recent resume along with proof of courses. We also require email addresses of two past supervisors as professional references.

Human Resources Department – SD #38 7811 Granville Ave., Richmond, BC V6Y 3E3

If you have submitted an application within the past six months, you need not reapply. We appreciate the interest of all applicants but only those being considered for interviews will be contacted. For more information regarding the Richmond School District, please visit www.sd38.bc.ca.

KINGSWOOD FIRST TERM SCHOOL CALENDAR:

2018

Welcome Back Community Picnic (weather-dependent) .............................. September 19, 2018 Terry Fox Run – 1:30 PM ........................................................................ September 28, 2018 Non-Instructional Day ............................................................................. September 24, 2018 Walk to School Week .............................................................................. October 1-5, 2018 Photos Day (individual pictures) AM ...................................................... October 2, 2018 Parent Teacher Conferences: 1:40 PM Dismissal .................................... October 3 & 4, 2018 Sharing Assembly……………………………………………………….October 5, 2013 Thanksgiving Day .................................................................................... October 8, 2018 Non-Instructional Day (Provincial) ...................................................... October 19, 2018 Halloween Assembly……………………………………………………October 31, 2018 Non-Instructional Day ............................................................................. November 2, 2018 Remembrance Day .................................................................................. November 11, 2016 Retake Photos Day (9 AM) ...................................................................... November 14, 2016 Non-Instructional Day ............................................................................. November 23, 2018 Sharing Assembly……………………………………………………….November 30, 2018 Winter Concert @ 1 PM & 6:30 PM ....................................................... December 14, 2018 Report Cards Home ................................................................................. December 20, 2018 Pancake Breakfast……………………………………………………….December 21, 2018 Winter Vacation ....................................................................................... Dec. 22, 2018 – Jan. 6, 2019 Return to School After Winter Vacation ................................................. January 7, 2019

School Hours: 8:40 AM - 2:40 PM Recess: 10:15-10:30 AM; Lunch: 12:10 noon – 12:55 PM

Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Days in Session: 188; Days of Instruction: 181

WALKING FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM

I understand that my son/daughter _______________________________________________________, a student in

Division _______ at Kingswood Elementary School, may be participating in outdoor studies within walking distance of

the school during the 2016 - 2017 school year. I give my permission for my child to go on these walking field trips. ______________________________________________ _________________________ Parent Signature Date

FRUIT & VEGETABLE PROGRAM * Return ONLY if your child has certain dietary limitations, or if you do NOT want your child to participate. *

____ MEDICAL ALERT: My child has food allergies and therefore he/she may not be able to participate in every serving. Please list allergies:

Allergies: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ NO, I do not wish my child ___________________________________ in Division _____, to participate in the

B.C. School Fruit and Vegetable Program at all.

Parent’s Signature: ______________________________________; Date: ____________________________

R E M I N D E R

PLEASE RETURN THESE ITEMS TO YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER ON MONDAY, SEPT. 12:

•SCHOOL FEES Separate cheque for each child. (SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AGENDA PLANNERS, COOKING/CRAFTS)

•SCHOOL SUPPLY MONEY $30 PP (ALL STUDENTS) •AGENDA MONEY $5.50 PP (DIV. 1-6) •COOKING & CRAFTS $20 PP (DIV. 7 & 8)

•STUDENT VERIFICATION FORM •WALKING FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM

•USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FORM •FRUIT & VEGETABLE PROGRAM FORM (only return this paper if your child has dietary limitations or will not be participating)