ÉCOLE GLENAYRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
495 Glencoe Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H 1G6
Website: www.sd43.bc.ca/glenayre
Newsletter #22
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Upcoming Calendar Events
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Mar. 1
2
Theatrix Rehearsal
12:00pm (Gym)
Lice Check
Theatrix
Performance
1:15pm
Gr 2 Hearing
Screening
Van City 12:15pm
Lego Club
(Session#3)
12:15pm
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Ph: 604-939-9214 Fax: 604-937-8013
Email: [email protected]
Fiddle Club 3:00pm
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Van City 12:15pm
Lego Club 12:15pm
Fiddle Club 3:00pm
Div 12 Fort Langley
8:30am
Inline Skating
12:15pm
Lego Club
12:15pm
February 24, 2017
Friday
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Trivia Night 6:30pm
Last day to order
Glenayre T-shirts
Fiddle Club 3:00pm
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Fiddle Club 3:00pm
Lego Club
12:15pm
Inline Skating
12:15pm
Div 1,2,3,4 VSO
10:00am
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Author Visit
Eric Walters
(Div 12, 14-18)
Report Cards
Hot Lunch
PerformanceSpeed Control
1:15pm
School News
Principally Speaking …
Pro D Days
Tomorrow, Fri. Feb. 24 is a Province Wide Pro D Day. Each year schools in the Coquitlam School District
have 6 Pro D Days:
The dates of 3 of the Pro D Day are chosen by the district – all schools in our district participate
(This year Sept. 23, Oct. 21 and Apr. 21)
The dates of 2 of the Pro D Days are chosen by each individual school – only that school participates.
(This year ours are Nov. 1 and May 19)
The date of 1 of the Pro D Days is chosen by the Province – all schools in the Province participate (This
year is Feb. 24)
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In addition to the usual 6 Pro D Days the Province has added an additional day to provide time for
teachers to plan to implement and assess the revised curriculum. That Curriculum Training Day was:
Nov. 14
As a parent I am aware of the impact on parents when their kids are not in school. However, as an
educator and Administrator I know first-hand the importance of these days to allow teachers and school
district staff to collaborate to improve our professional practice. I feel strongly that public education
needs to be held accountable to our commitment to meeting the needs of all students however I also
feel that in order to do that we need to have time to plan and collaborate on how best to do that. These
days are crucial to maintaining the high standard we have come to expect in public education.
I wish all of our teacher and CUPE staff a positive and rewarding day tomorrow! They deserve it!
Perry Muxworthy
Principal
Got GRIFS?
Wondering how you can feel more connected to the Glenayre Community? How about purchasing a
Glenayre T-shirt? Beginning next week we will start taking orders for our 2017 Glenayre T-shirt. The
shirt is a dark navy blue with white lettering and promotes our GRIFs program. What’s a GRIF?
GRIFS stands for
Growing to be Responsible
Respectful
Inclusive
Focus
Safety
These are 5 virtues that we promote here at Glenayre and that also conveniently reflect our school
mascot The Griffin!
We recognize students displaying these virtues by awarding them a GRIF which is a ticket that goes into
a draw. Each week we draw names and announce them. Students then receive a small prize.
Feel free to ask your child about GRIFS to see if they can name what the letters stand for.
If you want to order a Glenayre T-shirt see the ordering information below:
Glenayre T-Shirt Order
1. Go on-line to our school website (OR https://sd43.schoolcashonline.com/)
2. Click on the “On-line Payment” link
3. Log-in to your account or register
4. Indicate how many shirts and what size. (Samples of sizes are available by the office)
5. Pay on-line: cost:
$15.00 each
Shirts can be ordered between Feb.20 – Mar. 3 and will be available after Spring Break.
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Sizes Available
Adult
Extra Large
Large
Medium
Small
Child
Large
Medium
Small
Extra Small
PAC News
PAC Executive positions –
The roles of PAC president and VP are up at the end of June so we are
looking for 2 parents who are interested in stepping up to the plate!
Please email Nicky at [email protected]
Come on parents! I have had NO interest at all in these positions!! There
must be someone out there who secretly wants to be president!
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Friday, March 3 6:30-11:00pm
Costumes optional but encouraged
** 2 tables remaining **
Hurry up and take them
Our 7th annual Trivia Night is only 2 weeks away! Time to start swatting up,
planning those costumes and preparing your appies!
For all you first timers this is a night not to be missed! It is super fun!
* Maximum 20 tables - 8 per team ($120 per table)
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Thank you
to all of those parents who recently signed up on Lotsa
helping hands to help with hot lunch!
https://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/c/630280/
Glenayre Credit Union
OPEN EVERY TUESDAY IN THE COMPUTER ROOM!
Theatrix
For the spring term the Lunchbox Theatre presents the production of Matilda. Tuesdays
and Thursdays April 11th – May 18th. Register online from 7pm March 1st – 7pm March 3rd.
Please see the attached flyer.
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QSP Fundraiser
We are trying out a new fundraising venture through QSP this year! Bloom – the bulb
collection! The brochures will be sent home next week and orders due after Spring Break. ** A
great idea for Mothers day gifts **
Hot Lunch
The Next hot lunch is Hot Dog/Sushi day March 9th followed by Boston Pizza on April 6th.
Don’t forget to order www.munchalunch.com
PAC Meeting –
Next PAC meeting Friday March 31st 9am in staff room –
let’s see some new faces…
Actually any faces would be nice!!
Attachments:
22.1 Theatrix - Matilda
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