THE CAWSTON COURIER

517 School Road Cawston, BC V0X 1C1

www.cps.sd53.bc.ca

T: 250-499-5617/250-485-4434

January was a busy month! We came back from holidays and hit the

ground running!

We skated for a couple of weeks. The weather was great and we were

grateful to have Tanya Molachyk provide some instruc on to our stu-

dents again this year.

Our amazing PAC raised $5000 with the Christmas Basket fundraiser!

Thank you to everyone who bought ckets! This money goes a long

way in helping us to enhance student learning.

Our SHINE focus for February is ‘Nice’ with a special emphasis on kind-

ness. We are doing a ‘Fill Your Bucket’ event all month. Students will

be trying to catch other SHINING to try and fill our school bucket with

kindness. We will celebrate together on February 27th with Pink Shirt

Day.

Our gymnas cs unit has started in PE, so the gym is full of balance

beams, springboards and parallel bars. This is a favorite for our stu-

dents!

Our grade 3 students will be heading to Tuc-el-Nuit on February 20th

to celebrate Okanagan Days! This is always a great day of learning

with lots of music and dancing.

Our PAC con nues it’s hard work this month with a Movie Night on

Feb. 22nd. Please join us for a night of family me watching ‘Ralph

Wrecks the Internet’.

We were so fortunate to have Harkers Organics and Crowsnest Win-

ery supply lunch for our kids while SESS was on semester changeover.

The food was fantas c! We are so grateful for their generosity.

February is another full month! Thanks for all your support of our stu-

dents. We are fortunate to have such a commi ed and involved learn-

ing community.

Thanks for all you do to make our school the best place to learn in the

valley!

Sincerely,

Mrs. S, Miller

Coming Events Up

Feb 6—Come Read with Me Feb 11 -READY SET LEARN Feb 12- PAC MEETING at 6:00 PM Feb 15—PRO-D (No School) Feb 18—Family Day (No School) Feb 20– Okanagan Days for Gr 3’s at OK Falls Elementary Feb 22—MOVIE NIGHT (Ralph Breaks the Internet @ 6:00 PM) Feb 27— TIM Day (1/2 Day) Early Dismissal @ 12:00 Feb 27– Kindness Day—Wear Pink! MAR 1st & 8th—Gr 4’s Ski Day MAR 8—K-Gr 3 Tubing to Apex

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Come Read with Me

Grade 1—Parents 8:30-10:10

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Ready Set Learn

Pre-School Parents

10:30—12:00

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PAC Meeting at 6:00 PM

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PRO-D

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NO SCHOOL

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Okanagan Day Grade 3’s to Tuc-el-Nuit

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Movie Night by PAC

Ralph Breaks the Internet @ 6:00 PM

24 25 26 27 TIM Mtg 1/2 Day

Kindness Day (Pink Shirt

Day)

28 March 1st

Grade 4’s Skiing at Mount Baldy

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A little reminder—

Snack cart every Wed recess with healthy treats for $.50 or a

Loonie.

FRI  SAT SAT 

Kindergarten Registration

Children who will be five years old by December 31, 2019, may begin their first year of Primary, Full Day Kindergarten in September 2019.

These will be children who were born in 2014. Parents or guardians may register these students from Monday, January 21 to Friday,

March 15, 2019. Parents MUST bring a birth certificate and health care card to complete registration. For more information about registration, please call Cawston Primary School at 250-

485-4434.

CPS Strong Start This is a free drop-in, early learning center, for children 0-5

years of age. They are located in ou school in the South Porta-ble and are open from 8:45—11:45 AM during school days. Con-

tact our facilitator, Lynda Alkestrup for more info.

Come Read with Me Grade 1 is an exciting time for children and their parents. It is when teachers set a foundation for children’s reading and math

skills. We rely on parents to support classroom learning and offer a work-shop to help them do this. The workshop is titled, “Come Read with Me”

and provides information to support at-home reading. The workshop takes place on Wednesday, Feb 6th from 8:30—10:10 am. Information was sent

home with Grade 1’s. Please call the school if you want to register.

Ready, Set, Learn is a fun and informative events for preschoolers and their parents focusing on early child-

hood development and school readiness skills. There will be story time, activities and a story book to

take home. If you have a pre-school age child, please join us on

Feb. 11th from 10:30-12. Contact Lynda Alkestrup for more information (lalkestrup@sd53.bc.ca)

OKANAGAN DAYS

On Wednesday, feb. 20th, our grade 3 students are heading to Tuc EL Nuit School to

celebrate Okanagan Days.

There will be lots of fun activities for students to participate in as well as great connections to

our indigenous People.

Kindness Day

On Feb 27th, our school will be celebrating kindness in support of “Pink Shirt Day”. We encourage students to wear pink and celebrate all the ways they show kindness.

GRATITUDE We would like to give a big thank you to:

Our CPS PAC for their continued support.

All of our amazing community members for being part of our “DEAR” Day.

Cawston United Church and the Elim Tabernacle for their generous donations.

Harkers Organics and Crowsnest Winery for supplying delicious and nutritious lunches for our hot lunch program.

Cawston Cold Storage and The Gill Family for the apples!

MON  TUES  WED  THURS  FRI 

FEBRUARY LUNCH MENU

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Roast Pork Loin w/ Potatoes, Peas & Gravy

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Veggie Burritos w/ Chips & Salsa

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Chicken Burgers w/ Pickles & Lettuce

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Baked Macaroni & Cheese Casserole

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PRO –D

NO SCHOOL

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NO SCHOOL

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Turkey Bacon Ranch Wraps w/ Fruit

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Cheese Pizza w/ Carrot & Celery Sticks W/ Ranch

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Beef Stroganoff

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Minestrone w/ Cheese Scones

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Butter Chicken on Rice w/ Naan Bread

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Beef Tacos w/ Fresh Salsa

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1/2 Day

Early Dismissal @

12:00

28 Rainbow Tortellini in Spinach Cream

March 1st

Tomato Soup w/ Grilled Cheese Sandwich

(BAG LUNCH FOR GRADE 4)

Ski Trip to Mt Baldy

Thanks to everyone that came out to read

to our students. It was a great morning

of celebrating D.E.A.R. Day

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Ski Day @ Mt Baldy

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Gr 4’s Ski Day @ Mt Baldy Kg to Gr 3’s Tubing @ Apex

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Last day of school till April 1st

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CAWSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL 517 SCHOOL ROAD, CAWSTON, B.C. V0X 1C1 Tel: 250-499-5617/250-485-4434 Fax: 250-499-5288 www.cps.sd53.bc.ca Principal: Mrs. S. Miller ◦smiller@sd53.bc.ca◦

Jan. 22, 2019 LETTER TO EMPLOYERS FROM: Cawston Primary School REGARDING: Workshop for your staff who have children in Grade 1

I am writing to ask you to provide some work time flexibility to your employee who is also the parent of a

grade 1 student in our school.

Grade 1 is an exciting time for children and their parents. It is when teachers set a foundation for children’s

reading and math skills. We rely on parents to support classroom learning and offer a workshop to help them

do this. The workshop is titled, ‘Come Read with Me’ and provides information to support at-home reading.

The workshop takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 6th from 8:30-10:10.

We hear from some parents that it is hard to leave work to attend a daytime workshop. Please consider

providing some workday flexibility so this parent can participate.

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact me at the numbers below.

I appreciate your support!

Shannon Miller Principal Cawston Primary School (250) 499-5617 / (250) 485-4434/(250) 485-8615 smiller@sd53.bc.ca Families receive a free storybook and other supplies to learn with at home.