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Page 1 Bankhead Bulldog Bulletin May 2016
Track and Field We will be beginning our track and
field practice May 16th with most
students from grades 1-6. Our
practices occur the last block on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Students will be given instruction in
discus, long and triple jump, running events, relays and
shot put. Hopefully our weather will cooperate as stu-
dents are excited to be outside to enjoy these physical
activities. Please remind your child of the importance
of having running shoes and appropriate clothing for
these days. Apple Bowl is also scheduled for June 7th,
with more information coming home shortly.
Spring Fling
5:00—8:00 pm
Friday, June 3rd
Our annual school carnival is June
3rd. Thank you to all the dedicated
individuals who have spent hours or-
ganizing this event. Please know we are still in desperate need of more
volunteers to run stations. Thank you
to the PAC for their ongoing support
of our school
goal of improv-
ing student en-
gagement in the
c l a s s r o o m .
Providing funds
for field trips and
technology cer-
tainly helps us
make a differ-
ence for stu-
dents.
Website: www.bhe.sd23.bc.ca
Principal: Mrs. Brenda Kirsch
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 250-870-5114
We are excited to have Bonnie Gratz, theater and film actor, play-
write and professional director joining us in the month of May.
Bonnie, our artist in residence, will be working with all students
from K-6 to create unique theatrical experiences that will be highly
engaging and rewarding for our students. Bonnie will help our stu-
dents adapt and create mini-plays to popular stories. We look for-
ward to working with Bonnie!
With the brighter weather upon us we will continue to do more
things with our students outdoors. Running club, rugby, track and
field and futsal are a few of our organized sporting opportunities at
the school. During lunch hours, we also have groups of grade 6
students leading games and activities under the direction of our
CEA supervisors such as parachute and side walk chalk. Please
encourage your children to wear running shoes or other appropri-
ate foot wear as we take more of our activities outdoors.
Please support our Gardom Lake fundraiser by attending the up-
coming Family Dance on May 6th. This event is being hosted by the
Grade 6 Gardom Lake Parent Committee. Congratulations to our
parent group for all their successful fundraising initiates this year!
Just a reminder that if you wish to request classroom placement for
your child in September 2016, please submit your request in writ-
ing to me by the end of May. As you prepare your request, please
keep in mind the need to specify learning needs and specific infor-
mation that can help us in our decision making. When creating
class placements we focus on social, emotional and academic
needs, class composition, and size to name our top criteria. We do
our very best to place children in the classroom that will best meet
their individual needs.
We have several exciting events coming up in May and June, with
many volunteer opportunities available such as the Apple Bowl, I-
Ride, class field trips, Spring Fling, and Play Day to name a few.
Thank you so much parents for supporting and volunteering your
valuable time with us on our various school activities, field trips and
school events. We look forward to seeing many of you in the
school this spring and greatly appreciate your time!!
Sincerely, Brenda Kirsch Reminder
Monday, May 23rd AND Tuesday, May 24th
school is NOT in session.
BANKHEAD ELEMENTARY
Page 2 Bankhead Bulldog Bulletin May 2016
Tick Season… Between March and June, ticks may be present on the scrub vegetation
and grass on rocky southern exposures. Enjoy normal outdoor activity, but
give due regard to protection from tick bites. Wear pants tucked into boots
when on outings or hikes in the country. Make daily examinations for ticks,
paying particular attention to the pubic region, the base of the skull and the
head. If you find a tick, a handy tip is to smother it in dish soap so that it los-
es its grip. Then slowly and gently remove it. Treat the wound with a disinfectant. If in doubt, please
see your doctor.
ELFF (Early Learning For Families) Night
We invited families of 3 and 4 year old children in our community to an information session on
April 14th. The evening was well attended, with approximately 100 people. A number of our
grade 6 students and student teachers assisted with running hands-on activities with the young
children. The session focused on numeracy and literacy and the importance of introducing con-
cepts in fun, meaningful and engaging ways to children in their early years. We want literacy
and math to be viewed positively by children and something they can all enjoy learning and be
successful with, both at home and in school. Many engaging activities were shared with families
to encourage and develop math and literacy with pre-school aged children. Children and par-
ents enjoyed the information and activities and we look forward to seeing many of them soon at
our upcoming Kindergarten Orientation, May 20th. Thank you to the teachers, ETAP student
teachers, students and families who attended.
Jump Rope For Heart
Please join us on May 27th at 12:00 as our entire school population
"skips" our way through the various jump rope stations. We will
be raising awareness and money for the Heart Association of Can-
ada. Donations can be sent to school with your children on this
date. More information will be sent home soon.
Do you have any used shoes kicking around? Please help us support poor children in Canada and third world countries.
At Bankhead Elementary we have a thriving breakfast program that pro-
vides nutritious food for children who may not have an opportunity to eat breakfast in the morn-
ing. We are very proud of our staff and volunteers who create an extremely warm and caring atmos-
phere each morning which allows our students to have a healthy, positive start to their day. We are
also very thankful for the support of our sponsors "Food For Thought" who donate and deliver food to our school every week allowing our program to thrive. As part of our thanks to them we are support-
ing their cause of collecting used shoes for children in disadvantaged areas of the world. Shoes allow
children in impoverished nations to prevent disease and infection due to wearing footwear. If you
have used shoes that you wish to donate please drop by our school and drop them in our collection
box by the front office. Giving to others is a great message we can teach our children and a proud contribution by all of us to help others who are in dire need. Thank you for your support!!
Page 3 Bankhead Bulldog Bulletin May 2016
Next Year
In June, teaching staff will be forming a
tentative classroom organizational plan for
September. A great deal of time and
thought goes into the formation of class in-
structional groupings. This plan will be reas-
sessed during the first week of school when
our student enrolment is confirmed. Parents
occasionally wish to make special requests
for their child’s classroom placement.
If you wish to make a specific placement
request for your son/daughter, please for-
ward this to Mrs. Kirsch in writing by the end
of May. As you prepare your request,
please keep in mind that requests must be
related to your child’s specific learning
needs and style. Please understand that
due to the many placement factors and
the allowable class size and class composi-
tion guidelines we may not be able to ac-
commodate your request.
Parent Apple Bowl Volunteers Needed!!!
It is that time of year again and we are looking for parent volunteers
for our annual “Intermediate” Apple Bowl Track and Field Day. If
you would like to join us on our Apple Bowl Track and Field trip as a
volunteer, we could put you to good use. Each ‘Field’ station needs
helpers and so do the ‘Track’ events. For example: timers, starters,
lane officials, etc. If you can help, please contact the school and
leave your contact info with Mrs. Nanci. The Apple Bowl Intermedi-ate Track meet takes place all day, rain or shine on Tuesday, June
7th.
Note to volunteers:
If you have not already done so, please complete a criminal record
check form prior to volunteering (no charge). The forms are availa-
ble at the school office between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily
Bike Safety
Please encourage your child to always wear their helmets when
riding bikes and scooters. To ensure that bikes and scooters are
safe, please lock them securely to the bike racks, located at the
front of the school. Please remind your child to walk their bikes
and scooters when on school grounds during school hours.
Hightouch Hightech Many of our primary classes were involved in exciting
hands-on science activities/experiments in the school,
brought to us by trained teachers from Hightouch
Hightech. Topics include, Sounds Fun & Power of
Light, Finally Fun Machines, What’s the Matter, Earth-
works, Smarty Plants, and Newton in a Nutshell,
which cover learning outcomes from our provincial
curriculum. Bringing the science to us allows stu-
dents to have an engaging "field trip" experience in
RUNNING CLUB IS BACK!
The running club is well underway.
It is a great way to get fit and have
fun! The running club will be hold-
ing practices on Mondays and
Wednesdays at lunch time. Stu-
dents are asked to wear appropri-
ate runners and gym strip. Thank you to our teacher
sponsors, Mrs. Witzke and Mrs. Mckenzie.
Page 4 Bankhead Bulldog Bulletin May 2016
Volunteer Lunch….
RSVP please Volunteers are one of the main ingredients of a successful school. Here at Bankhead we are blessed
with many volunteers who help our school be a great place for our students. If you have helped out
in this school year in one of the following ways: hot lunch, bottle drives, field trips, classroom helper,
reading programs, popcorn sellers, art helpers, book fair, Spring Fling, PAC executive members, Gar-
dom Lake volunteers, pumpkin carving, (you get the drift…..), then this invitation is for you! The staff
would like to invite you to school on Wednesday, June 1st at 11:00 a.m to give us a chance to say
“thank you” for all that you do here during the school year. We will have student entertainment
with a light lunch and refreshments for you. All we need you to do is return the cut off section at the
bottom of the notice that will be sent home next week to let us know you are coming and then show
up on the 1st at 11:00 a.m. Please RSVP by Friday, May 27th.
SPRING FAMILY DANCE!!! MAY 6TH 5:30 to 8:30 pm Join us in the Bankhead gym for an evening of MUSIC, DANCING, GREAT COSTUMES
and FUN!!! Dress up in your best 1960’s to 1980’s outfit! Cost is $2.00 per person. Snacks
and drinks will be available for purchase from 6 to 8:00 pm. Pizza available for $2.50. DJ and
MUSIC by Dr. Knox Rec Leadership Crew. All students MUST be accompanied by their
parent/guardian for the ENTIRE evening. All proceeds raised go to the grade 6’s for their
Gardom Lake 3 day field trip.
Page 5 Bankhead Bulldog Bulletin May 2016
Mother’s Day Tea—May 6th
Mrs. Trainor’s class
12:45 to 1:15 p.m.
Mrs. McKenzie’s class
1:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Page 6 Bankhead Bulldog Bulletin May 2016
Kindergarten Orientation Friday, May 20th
We look forward to seeing our future September
2016 Kindergarten students and parents on May
20th. If you are unsure of your session time
(morning/afternoon) please call the school @ 250-
870-5114. We look forward to welcoming our new-
est students in activities and an orientation to what
Kindergarten will have to offer.
The BHE Rugby team has been playing some very fun,
competitive rugby games against other schools in our district.
The team consists of grade 4, 5 & 6 girls
and boys playing together developing team
play, fun and fitness.
Special thanks to coaches Miss Given and
Mr. Boe
Our dedicated Destination Conservation team of grade 4 students registered Bankhead for the National Lights Out Day
on April 22nd. In advance of this day, students made announcements at lunch about the day, gave ideas on how to get
ready and helped set up the umbrellas in the courtyard so classes could work outside when it was dark inside. National
Lights Out is on Earth day and reminds us how we can each make a small change in our daily lives to reduce the impact
of humans on climate change. Some of the ways Bankhead students made a difference includ-
ed: hallway lights off, classroom lights out with the blinds open, reading outside, environmen-
tal art, writing and discussions about how we can conserve energy.
This all leads up to the Bike to School (& Work) Week, May 30—June 3rd. Bankhead Elemen-
tary is registered and the Destination Conservation team will be organizing and leading the
event. Watch for more details to come and get your bikes ready to roll! The more students
participate, the more chance to win prizes for themselves and for the school. If you are inter-
ested in setting up or participating in a Bicycle Train where students have confident adult
cyclists leading the way to school, please phone the school at 250-870-5114 or email Mrs. Gor-
don at [email protected]
Grade 6 students attending the Regional Heritage Fair at the
Laurel Building!
Well done Mary, Cossette, Ian and Ayden! Mrs. Kirsch, Mrs. Mathison, and Terra cheered
them on!
The international program is looking for families to host international students attending mid-
dle and high school in our district. We have students coming from around 30 countries and love to enjoy liv-
ing with a Canadian family in Kelowna. Host family compensations will be $800 per month, starting Septem-
ber 2016.
For more information, please visit our website at: http://www.international.sd23.bc.ca/homestay/Pages/
default.aspx
Or contact Ana Vallejos at [email protected], or our office at 250-470-3258.
Page 7 Bankhead Bulldog Bulletin May 2016
Our author visit with Margriet Ruurs was a huge success and students were busy reading her
books. If you didn’t get a chance, check out her website at www.margrietruurs.com. There are
colouring sheets and lots of information about her books.
The Battle of the Books teams competed with about 10 other schools to an-
swer questions about books they had read. Congratulations to all partici-
pants for a job well done. Our grade 6 team of Ian and Kailyn came in
third!
Doing a Spring Clean? Keep those books! Our annual book swap will take
place in June. Watch your student’s planner to find out when to send your
gently used, age appropriate books. Please do not send baby books.
We are gearing up for inventory and all student books will be due back to the library by Friday,
June 3. We do have a number of well overdue books, so please have a good look for them.
1. PAC Meeting May 16th at 6:30pm in the Library. Child minding is avail-
able. Snacks and coffee provided by Starbucks!
2. Hot Lunch volunteers are always needed on Pizza Wednesdays and
Fridays from10:30 am - 11:15 am. Thank you to all who continue to
show support. The more volunteers we have, the smoother delivery
goes.
3. Spring Hot Lunch Menu is now out and available on-line. Visit
www.bhebulldogs.hotlunches.net to order. Paper copies at the office.
4. Plant and Flower Fundraiser pick up May 3rd by 2:45 pm please.
5. Spring Fling is just around the corner—June 3rd! Corry Gates is our coor-
dinator. Please contact her at [email protected].
Email address for the PAC is [email protected] if you have any questions for them.
Dear SD23 Parents/Guardians/Teachers,
District Career Life Programs together with OKM PAC are excited to share a FREE PARENT EVENT for par-
ents of middle and secondary students.
PARENTS AS CAREER COACHES
May 12, 2016
Hollywood Rd. Education Services
6:00pm-9:00pm
Refreshments served
Registration Required…CLICK HERE… https://ereg.sd23.bc.ca
Parents are the single greatest influence on their child’s education and career decisions….this program
equips parents to better support their children in making informed and successful education and career
choices. This evening session helps parents understand the critical role they play in assisting their child
to recognize their interests & unique talents. The sessions also explore what employers consider to be
critical skills, qualities, and attitudes required in today's and tomorrow' labour market. When your chil-
dren are getting ready to transition from high school to post-secondary or into the workforce, this pro-
gram will help you and your child use career planning tools and explore opportunities that suit your
child's interests and skills. We look forward to seeing you there – if you have any questions you can con-
tact either [email protected] OR Fiona Sherwood [email protected]