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Principal Terrilynn Nunes

Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Reid

Office Assistant:

Lori Hobson

RaymerElementarySCHOOLNEWSLETTER

JUNE 2017

"Take Care of Yourself, Others, and Our School"

657 Raymer Avenue, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 4Z6 Phone: (250)870‐5125 Fax: (250) 870‐5054 Website: www.ray.sd23.bc.ca

IMPORTANTDATES

Bring in Books for Recylce/ Reread June 5‐13 Origami Club Ends June 07 Guest Speaker for In‐Depth Learning June 09 Last library sign‐out June 09 PAC Meeting June 13 Pizza money due 8:30 a.m. June 14 Library books due back June 16 PAC Pizza June 16 Appreciation Tea June 20 Primary Bubble Day June 21 Gr. 6 Farewell June 28 Report Cards issued June 29 Back to school 8:30 am (half day) Sept 05

June already? The time has flown by. What a great year! I am absolutely

amazed at the incredible volunteers and staff at Raymer Elementary. Our pro-grams would not be possible without the time, commitment and energy of eve-ryone involved. Our school appreciates everything you do, constantly helping

our students to be successful, and feel supported at school. Also, thank you, to our PAC Executive and the general membership! You are

amazing to work with! You are all invited to our Appreciation ‘Tea’

on June 20 from 2:00—3:00 at the front of the school by the office. We hope

to see you there!

Enjoy your summer holidays! See you on Tuesday, September 5th at 8:30 a.m. for our

first day back. Students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m. that day.

Staff Changes At the end of this school year, we will say good bye to our temporary teach-ers Miss Siemens, Mrs. Brett, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Cartwright. We wish them luck in their future teaching endeavors. We also bid a fond fare-well to Mrs. Neufeld, Mrs. Dobbin and Mrs. Nickel, who will be exploring other opportunities. Mrs. Ward, a CEA, will be leaving us. Happy retire-ment to her! We wish all of our departing staff members the best in their future endeavors. It has been a pleasure having all of you at Raymer. We will miss each and every one of you! We welcome Ms. Benzer, a primary teacher, and Marcia Mendes, a CEA, and welcome back to our teaching staff Mrs. Samaddar. We are thrilled to have you at Raymer!

Moving Plans? If your family will be moving away from our school over the summer, please advise the school office as soon as possible so that we can

plan more accurately for September classes.

Report Cards Report cards will be distributed on Thursday, June 29th @ 2:30. Families planning to shorten the school year with an early departure holiday may arrange to have their report card(s) mailed. Two postage stamps per report are required, otherwise reports will be held in the school office for pick up in September.

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657 Raymer Avenue, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 4Z6 Phone: (250)870‐5125 Fax: (250) 870‐5054 Website: www.ray.sd23.bc.ca

RAYMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL June 2017 NEWSLETTER

September Start Up 2017 Our anticipated enrollment will be around 243 students with 12 divisions for 2017/2018. Our staff continues to work tirelessly to plan and design class compositions that take into consideration many factors for student success. Our goal is a smooth transition for all students.

Class placements for September: Please note that on Tuesday, September 5th all students will report to their previous homerooms. New students will report to the Library. Kindergarten students have a gradual entry—notices to follow. The first full Kindergarten day is September 13, 2017. Please visit our school website prior to school start-up to stay well informed of plans for September (www.ray.sd23.bc.ca). School Supplies: All student supplies necessary for next year can be purchased through the school at a very reasonable price ($30 for the year). School District 23 has set up a secure and convenient on-line system for paying for school supplies and fees. The link to the on-line payment system is on our web page and the system will be able to accept your payments in late August.

Walking Your Wheels at School

All students are reminded that gear with wheels (i.e. skateboards, bikes, scooters, rollerblades, and Heely’s ) may only be walked or carried on school

grounds.

For safety reasons, no riding, scoo ng or ska ng is permi ed inside or

outside the building.

The last day for student sign out is Friday June 9th. All student books are due back in the library by Friday June 16th. Please have a good look for overdue and missing books and return to our school. We charge a replacement cost of $5 for each item lost or damaged. If the book is found, we happily return your money. This year Raymer Elementary will be doing Recycle-Reread. This program gives students a chance to add new books to their personal reading collections for free. This is how it works. Students are asked to collect books from home that they are no longer reading and that are still in good condition. No magazines please, but comic books are welcomed. Students bring these books to school and teachers will keep track of how many books they brought. You can bring in your books from June 5 to June 13 Books must be in good condition and appropriate for 5 to 12 year old children. For each book students bring to school for the Recycle-Reread campaign they will be given the opportunity to exchange for one book of their choice. Students with large numbers of books will be encouraged to take only 5 books and give their remaining choices to classmates who might not have books to exchange or they can come down after the initial selections and choose their remaining books. Classes will be invited to the library to choose their books on Friday June 16th. If you have any questions please email Charlotte Morris at charlotte.morris@sd23.bc.ca The Okanagan Regional Library will introduce their summer programs to our students on Friday June 23rd. It is free to register and partici-pate in these programs. The registration must be done in person and starts on Saturday June 24th and the downtown branch. All libraries in the Okanagan Regional system host summer programs and you can register or join programs at other branches.

Origami Club

Thank you Zoe Kim for facilitating the Origami Club. An average of over 30 and sometimes 45 students enjoyed this incredi-

ble opportunity.

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Giving Back!

Isaiah has been recycling juice boxes and bo les for the past 2 years. Last year he made his goal of raising $500 for the Gospel

Mission. This year he has already surpassed that goal. Thank you Isaiah and Mrs. Ward for

giving back to our community!

RAYMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL June 2017 NEWSLETTER

657 Raymer Avenue, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 4Z6 Phone: (250)870‐5125 Fax: (250) 870‐5054 Website: www.ray.sd23.bc.ca

Primary Bubble Day PARENTS—SAVE THE DATE!

You are invited to join us for a day of fun at the annual Primary Bubble Day from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday,

June 21st. We are counting on many parent helpers coming out to volun‐teer! A notice will be coming home from your child’s teacher.

Thank you We would like to thank the Raymer PAC for all their support this year. Our PAC helps with many expenses throughout the year. All your hard work is appreciated! We encourage all parents to get involved with the Raymer PAC by coming out to the monthly meetings and volunteering to help with their activities.

Be Sun Savvy

The UV Index is a measure of the intensity of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation in the sun-

burning spectrum. As the UV Index in-creases, the sun’s rays can do more harm to your skin, eyes, and immune system. In Canada, the UV Index ranges from 0 to 10 and is issued in the weather forecast. As the UV Index increases from 0 to 10, take

more precautions.

In the spring, ozone depletion is at its worst so skin damage can occur quickly. Take the same precautions you do in the sum-

mer.

In the summer, consider doing outside ac vi‐es such as swimming before 11 a.m. or a er 4

p.m. Water and sand reflect UV radia on. Find shade, wear clothes that cover your skin, a hat,

and sunglasses. Apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before going into the sun and reapply

every 2 hours.

Who is the P.A.C? Y A !

All parents/guardians of students at Raymer Elementary are PAC members. Please be sure to a end the June 13th AGM. Agenda: Execu ve elec on and guest speakers re: the “Proposed Catchment Area Review”. Please consider becoming part of Raymer PAC Execu ve for the 2017/2018 school year. Please note for a schools’ PAC to exist the Execu ve roles must be filled, if they are not, we risk losing our schools PAC and with it thousands of dollars in gaming funds that go towards covering the cost of field trips, library books, author visits, and other very valuable resources for our school. Descrip ons of these roles can be found on PAC website; please email raymerpac@gmail.com if you would like more informa on.   Thank you, 2016/17 Raymer PAC Execu ve facebook.com/RaymerPAC PAC website: raymerpac.weebly.com/ June PAC Mee ng Tuesday, June 13 @6:30– 7:30 in the Raymer Library.

Special Guests: Vianne Kintzinger, Larry Paul, and David Widdis to talk about

the Catchment Review

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BOWL 2 FREE GAMES Every Day May – August 27th. Capri Valley Lanes will be running the Kids Bowl Free Program again this year. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you know with children, grandkids 15 and younger so they can enjoy the Free Bowling. Let your friends and co-workers know. They just need to go to the website and sign up. Very simple. To get the free bowling, families just sign up at the website below. After registering, coupons for 2 FREE Games for each day of week are emailed every Sunday for the whole week. You may print the coupons or show them on a mobile device at the Bowling Center. You can use them every day or how-ever many days you like from May – August 28th. You only pay for shoe rental every day you bowl. Rates at www.valleylanes.net For 16 and older, there is a family pass available. Family pass is $27 for up to 4 people to bowl 2 free games every day. Family pass may be purchased online (US Funds) when you sign up your child/children or you may purchase it at Capri Valley Lanes (Cdn Funds) If you have a mobile device, you can show us the coupons when you arrive at Capri Valley Lanes, no need to print out coupons. Shoe Rental and Bowling rates are available on our website www.valleylanes.net. Please check out all the FUN stuff we have going on. Birthday parties and Youth Bowling leagues for Kids and lots of fun for Adults too. Kids Bowl Free site is TOTALLY SAFE as we have run this program for 7 years now, and have had no complaints. Please click on the website www.kidsbowlfree.com/caprivalley to sign up your family for FREE Bowl-ing.

“Like” us on Facebook to keep up with deals and other fun things going on at Capri Valley Lanes and to enter a draw for a FREE BOWLING PARTY. New Winner every Month.

www.Facebook.com/CapriValleyLanes

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Switch to a “Green” Lifestyle to improve air quality!

* Push a hand mower and use a rake instead of a leaf blower.

* Compost your garden leftovers.

* Choose EnergyStar when buying lights or appliances like washers and dryers. Wash your clothes in cold water and hang them out to dry in-

stead of using a dryer, when you can.

* Buy local products. The average meal travels 2,500 km to our plate.

When we buy local we cut down travel time which helps decrease air

pollution.

May & June 2017 SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR 2017‐2018

No seats have been reserved for the 2017 – 2018 bussing service. Please follow the steps below to apply to use the school bus service.

All parents are required to apply for bussing each year. Please use the link below to apply for bussing: h ps://transporta on.sd23.bc.ca/

Payment will not be required at this me, you will be sent a payment link once a seat has been assigned. In cases of financial hardship, applica on for subsidy can be made through your school Principal, once you receive a seat confirma on.

All confirmed riders, who have arranged for the $280.00 Student Transporta on Charge and received their electronic bus pass with their stop informa on, should s ll refer to the Transporta on Website a er August 30th, for up to date route informa on, as stop informa on

can change once a pass has been issued.

Please note that seats for courtesy riders may not be confirmed un l August 1st. Students must be registered riders with bus passes to ride a school bus.

For more informa on about school bus transporta on, please visit our website at h p://www.sd23.bc.ca/ProgramsServices/SchoolBus/Pages/default.aspx

NOTE: Early registra on and payment of at least the 1st installment of the Student Transporta on charge by June 30th will result in a discount of at

least $30 per child.

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June 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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SPRING FAIR

5:30—7:30

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6 K/1 Field Trip

Save-On Foods & Fascieux Creek

Wetland Intermediate Literacy Oral Presentation on

field 12:00-1:25

7 Gr 6 Field Trip to Green

Bay Gr. 3/4 Swimming

12:00-2:20

Origami Club

(last day) 2:30 – 3:15

8 District Track Meet

at Apple Bowl

9 Last library book

sign-out

Guest Speaker for In-Depth Learning

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13 Kindergarten Orientation

(Library) 9:00—10:00

PAC Meeting

6:30-7:30

14 PIZZA MONEY DUE

8:30 a.m.

Gr. 3/4 Swimming 12:00—2:20

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Gr. 6 COSA (sailing) Mrs. Carr’s class 

16 Recycle/ Reread Day

Library Books due back

Gr. 6 COSA (sailing) Mrs. Hertz class 

PAC PIZZA

$4/slice

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20 Gr. 2/3 Field Trip

Jump to It 12:00—2:00

Parent Appreciation Tea at front of

school 2:00—3:00

21 Bubble Day

Primary Students 8:30—11:00

Gr. 3/4 Swimming

12:00—2:20

22 Udala & Zerr Energyplex

11:30—2:00

23 Okanagan Regional

Library Reading Program

8:30-11:00

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Siemens/ Hertz/Carr Yearend

Swimming 12:00—2:00

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K/1/2 Spray Park Lake Country 10:15—1:30

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Gr. 6 Farewell 6:30—7:30

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Last day for students

Report Cards issued

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