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“providing a caring, challenging environment which nurtures self-esteem, respect and dignity, and which promotes the development of each child’s full potential in the areas of knowledge, skills and attitudes”.
February 9, 2010
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
We
are now accepting registrations for Kindergarten. All children born in 2005 are
eligible for Kindergarten entry in September. You may register your child for
either English or French Immersion Kindergarten classes.
Many of you are wondering if our Kindergarten classes will be in the morning or afternoon, or if there will be full day options at this school for 2010/11. Unfortunately, this is not yet determined. You are welcomed to indicate a preference when you register.
LATE FRENCH IMMERSION IN GRADE 6
Information Evening for Parents and students
There will be an information evening for all parents and grade 5 students interested in learning more about our Late French Immersion program. We will have a panel of resource people in attendance to answer your questions.
Where: Ecole E.J. Dunn in the Library
When: Monday, February 8th 2010
Time: 6:30-7:30
For more information, you can contact Mr. Klaver, Principal of Ecole E.J. Dunn or Madame Annie Dufort, District French Coordinator at Ecole Alberni Elementary School.
READING
WINNERS FOR JANUARY
The reading winners for January were: Laurianne Chiasson, Bronwyn Currey, Cailin Gillis, Kyle Hodson, Amit Hundal, Makayla Matthews, Cameron McCurdy, Trey Newham, Dawson Vaillancourt.
THE
CLIMATE CHANGE CLUB’S BOOK WORM SALE
Thank you to all who donated to and participated in the Bookworm Book Sale. Eager young readers wriggled and squiggled through the book piles until they entirely disappeared! We sold out! Consequently, the Climate Change Club raised $72.75 for its worm composter. That's over 290 books donated and recycled. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
LUNCH PROGRAM
Lunch
Program envelopes for the month of March are due Wednesday, February 24, 2010.
Late orders cannot be accepted.
ALBERNI ELEMENTARY CARES FOR OTHERS!
In the first week following the Haiti disaster, Ms. Petrone sponsored a raffle to raise money for Haiti.
The winners of the draw were:
#1 Brennan Cross for Mme. N'Diaye's class Champagne glasses
#2 Tao Austin from Mme. Elizabeth's class Crystal necklace
#3 Ryan Boehm from Mrs. Kevis' class leather baby shoes
#4 Laurette Bordal (E.A.) leather card holder
#5 Linneah Meanney from Mrs. Comeau's class pink flower necklace.
Thanks to your generosity, we raised $524. 39 for UNICEF Canada. That amount will be doubled by CIDA.
That is enough to provide 32 emergency first aid kits, which will provide crucial medicine and equipment for communities devastated by disaster, or 1 water pump and 22 water sanitation kits to help provide access to clean, safe water. Mrs. Petrone will let UNICEF decide where the need is greatest.
Ms. Petrone thanks students and families for all of their support, Jason Petrone for making and donating the raffle items and congratulates our lucky winners!
Congratulations are also in order for Bella Hall (aka Laura Ingills Wilder) in our Kindergarten class who with the help of her friends, raised money to help earthquake victims in Haiti. Bella, you are amazing.
REPORT
CARDS
Kindergarten Term 2 report cards will be sent home on Friday, Feb. 12th for Mme. Jocelyne’s Kindergarten class. There will be no school for Mme. Jocelyne’s Kindergarten class on Monday, Feb. 15, and Tuesday, Feb. 16th. Parent teacher interviews will take place on these days. Please contact Mme. Jocelyne if you have not made an appointment for a parent-teacher interview.
Report Cards for other students will be sent home April 1st.
Guiding Kids Through Life’s Storms
Rainbows for Children, is a grief and loss group, supported by Port Alberni Family Guidance Association. It fosters emotional healing among children grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis. These losses, include separation, divorce, death, and foster care.
Rainbows provides a safe and supportive environment for participants to process their feelings, build self esteem and learn positive coping tools to last a lifetime -- because 'it doesn't need to hurt forever'. This is accomplished through our unique 10 week peer support programs for children ages 4 to 12.
For more information or to register your child, call Family Guidance at 250-724-0125
FAMILY BOOK CLUB
Do
you enjoy reading? Do your children enjoy reading? Are you looking for
something to do together as a family? We are looking for families to form a
Family Book Club. We would start by meeting and deciding on which book we would
like to read and how much to read each week. Once a week we will get together
in the school library and talk about what we have read. Who are your favourite
characters? What do you think they look like? Can you draw where they live?
At the end of the book we will have a celebration and pick another book to
read.
We need at least 6 families to make this work. If you are interested in participating in our Family Book Club, please call Cathy Cross at 250-723-5603 and leave your name, phone number and evening of the week that your family can participate. Funding to purchase the books has been provided by the Alberni Valley Community Foundation.
PORT ALBERNI GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN
The Port Alberni Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle provides support, information, and resources to grandparents and other grand-relatives who are raising their grandchildren on their own. The Circle benefits from the guidance and resources of a steering committee made up of representatives from local and provincial family serving agencies. This Circle is also a part of a growing provincial network of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren groups. If you are interested in finding out more about the group or about how to become involved, please contact us at 250 723-1117using the information below.
PAC FUNDRAISER
Portal Players Dramatic Society and the Capitol Theatre are helping to support Alberni Elementary School with a great fundraising opportunity. They have provided us with theatre tickets to sell and all the proceeds go to Alberni Elementary School.
We are selling tickets for Noel Coward's Comedy, "Nude with Violin", for the Tuesday, February 16th show and Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” for the Tuesday May 11th show.
Please help raise funds for our school activities by purchasing a ticket to see this production. Tickets are available at our front office.
Ticket price: $15 each with all proceeds going to AES PAC
Lobby opens 6:30
pm, Curtain: 7:30 pm
REMINDER!!! Chili and a Movie Night
February 18, 5:00 – 8:00
Join us on Thursday, February 18th for a hearty chili dinner and then the family movie “UP”. Dinner will be served in the big gym and the movie will be shown in the small gym. Bring something to sit on to watch the movie (lawn chair, blanket, etc). Popcorn and water will be on sale during the movie.
Tickets
are $5 for those over 5 years and $2.50 for those under 5 years. Last day for
tickets sales is February 12. Don’t miss out on this fun family time at
Alberni Elementary. Extra forms are available in the office.
Coordinator
Alberni Valley Community School
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, February 15 Beginning this week AES will be celebrating the Olympics
Tuesday,
February 16
Pac Meeting @ 3pm...Everyone welcome
Tuesday, February 16 Nude with Violin, tickets available at the office, 7:30pm
Thursday, February 18 Family Dinner Night, 5pm
Wednesday, Feb. 24 Lunch Program Envelopes due
Friday, February 26 Professional Development Day, schools closed.
Monday, March 8 Spring Break starts
Monday, March 15 Schools are back in session
Some parents have noticed their boys falling behind the girls in marks and interest in school. Are boys, on average, falling behind girls in academic achievement? Are boys’ and girls’ brains hard-wired differently? In this session, we will examine some of the issues around boys’ academic achievement, link some of the differences to brain research, and explore male and female role models. Parents will have an opportunity to share stories and strategies that will help raise confident boys and girls.
When: Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Where: Maquinna Elementary School
3881 Bruce St., Port Alberni, B.C.
(250) 724-0512
Speaker: Benula Giasson B.C.T.F.
Please R.S.V.P. Heather for this event by February 20th at maqpac@telus.net or (250) 724-5399 or contact the school office. If you will require childcare to attend this presentation please let us know in your R.S.V.P.
