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Phone: 250-870-5128 Website: www.nge.sd23.bc.ca May 2014
Kindergarten Immunization Clinics
Public Health Nurses will be providing the 4-6 year old booster immunization for Tetanus, Diphtheria, Polio and Pertussis, prior to Kindergarten entry. Please call to book your appointment:
* Rutland, 250-980-4825 * Kelowna, 250-868-7700
Student Placement for September
We will be holding student placement meetings in mid-June to arrange classes for September. Present and future
teachers will attend, and the Learning Assistance teacher, who co-ordinates all Special Services.
Ms. Buckley and Mr. Kleckner will also be involved. We are confident that we can make a suitable placement for your child. There are many factors that are taken into account in the process:
Program achievement
Teacher recommendations, instructional grouping
Student special needs
Class size & balance between boys and girls
Parent Recommendations - must be submitted in writing to the Principal, and can only be considered after school placement priorities as mentioned above are in place. WRITTEN REQUESTS to the PRINCIPAL must include educational reasons and should be received by June 9th. (no emails please, as they may get blocked) It should also be noted that special parent recommendations or requests become increasingly difficult to honour should enrollment cause widespread re-adjustment throughout the school.
Kindergarten 2014 Orientation
Next year’s Kindergarten students and their parents have received and email invitation to attend one of our upcoming orientations:
Thursday, May 15th, 12:15-1:15 pm Friday, May 16th, 9:00-10:00 am
If you have a registered K student and did not received your email, please call the school to sign-up.
Children will visit the Kindergarten classrooms, and parents will learn more about our school, our programs, and plans for next year.
Welcome to the Swamp Little Gators!
Appropriate Clothing
With the warm weather, comes summer clothing. Just a reminder to all students that a dress code is in place and that bare midriffs, skimpy tops and short-shorts are inappropriate for school. We also encourage supportive, flat foot-wear for safe play on the play-ground. Students wearing flip-flops must have running shoes for the playground.
Are you moving???
If your family will be moving from North Glenmore Elementary … please notify our office as soon as possible. This will help us in planning our class configurations for the 2014/15 school year.
Your co-operation
is greatly appreciated!
Off the Shelf
Welcome to May! It’s hard to believe that summer is just around the corner!!
After months of reading and preparation and some very close school level battles to choose our competitors, our Battle of the Books team travelled to Rutland Elementary for the Zone competition on April 17th. All of our teams did very well!! After placing second at Zones, our grade 6 team also participated in the District Competition on April 24th at Hollywood Road!
Grade 3/4: Reegan B. Alexandra W, Robyn D, Hannah R. Grade 5: Kael M, Krysha C, Tay G, Kyra R, Maya S. Grade 6: Tate B, Finlay N, Sophia L, Vicktoria S.
Congratulations on a great year of reading!! We will be having a final celebration ice cream party for ALL of our participants in May. Listen for announcements.
We will be starting the Geography Challenge during the second week of May. The School Challenge will be during the week of May 12.
Our Birthday Book Draw winners for April were Rylan M. (primary) and Kyra R. (intermediate)
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PAC News
PAC MEETING Tuesday, May 13th @ 7:00pm
Join us for a fun filled hour of PAC agenda. The PAC is always looking for volunteers to help with various events. Come on out and support our great school! If you are interested in volunteering for an executive position, make sure you come and put your name forward. Babysitting available.
NGE PAC SPRING FAIR May 29th from 6pm - 8pm Information will be coming home soon with your child. We need over 100 volunteers for this event. Classroom par-ents will be contacting all families. Please sign up for a half hour of volunteering so everyone can enjoy an evening with their family.
GOJI’S FUNDRAISER Thank you NGE families for all your support with our Goji’s fundraiser! A great number of Gator Families enjoyed Goji’s Frozen Yogurt on April 23rd & 30th. 20% of all sales on those dates went to NGE PAC - we raised $316.50 while enjoying a healthy treat!
NGE PAC Spring Fair
Save the date! NGE's second annual Spring Fair is on Thursday, May 29th from 6pm-8pm. This will be the largest PAC organized event of the year and you won't want to miss it. The deadline for online ordering and theme basket items is May 22nd. Watch for information notices going home.
Thank you for supporting NGE PAC’s largest fundraiser!
Track and Field 2014
Starting the first week of May, the intermediate students (grades 4-6) will kick off the track and field season. Stations will be held three afternoons per week with a focus on shot put, discus, high jump, long jump, triple jump and running events. We will be celebrating our skills at the Apple Bowl on June 9th.
If you can help on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays from 1:45-2:30pm (1:30-2:15pm during job action), please call the school at 250-870-5128.
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Thank You to All our Volunteers!
We would like to celebrate our many volunteers who help us throughout the year. It is through all your
support that we are able to provide so many wonderful opportunities and activities for our students.
Volunteers are invited to join us for a Tea & Cake social on Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 11:30 - 12:30 pm
in our Multi-purpose room.
Tea and cake will be served starting at 11:30, and student entertainment begins at 12:00 pm.
Invitations will be sent home, but with so many wonderful volunteers, we’re always worried about missing someone. If we missed you, please forgive us, and be sure to join us anyway!!
You make a difference
at North Glenmore Elementary!
Playground Supervision 8:10am - 2:45pm
(2:30 during job action)
A reminder to our families that our staff is not on supervi-sion until 8:10 each morning. We ask students who arrive earlier, before 8:10, to wait at the front of the school or in the foyer until a supervisor is present.
After school, supervision ends at the 2:45 bell (2:30 during job action) to signal that students should head home. If still waiting for pick-up, we ask that those stu-dents report to the office. If walking, students should head home no later than 2:45 (2:30). Once home, they require parental permission to come back and play, and they would then be under their family’s supervision. Stay & Play Parents—thank you for “gathering” your children to you at the 2nd bell so we can ensure every-one is attached to an adult before completing our sweep.
NGE Website Scavenger Hunt Winners:
K - Megan L. Gr. 1 - Janaya R. Gr. 2 - Braeden L. Gr. 3 - Mykayla Z. Gr. 4 - Russell K. Gr. 5 - Jacob D. Gr. 6 - Anders F.
Update our E-Mail List! Most of our home / school communication is now on-line!
If you haven’t been receiving our school emails over the past month, please ensure that we have your current email on file at the office.
Sorry…. No Dogs Allowed!
A reminder that dogs are not allowed any-where on School District property at any time. We ask that you leave your dogs at home for both health and safety reasons. Please remind your neigh-bours— our children play on the fields that they are us-ing as a dog park!
Head Lice Checks! A reminder to check your children’s heads regularly for the pres-
ence of head lice. There is no predicting when, where or how these little critters will show up—diligent checks are our best prevention! For more information on what to look for, contact our office. Be sure to report any cas-es of head lice immediately to your school.
Help us protect our school from vandalism!
Please phone the RCMP if you witness any suspicious activity on our school grounds after hours and on weekends (e.g. people on the roof, large gather-ings in the playground). We are working hard to keep our school site a safe place at all times.
Community News
CANADA SAFETY COUNCIL
BABYSITTER TRAINING AND HOME ALONE COURSES
~ 2014 Schedule ~ May 17, June 14, July 12, Aug 9, Sept 13, Oct 11,
Nov 15 & Dec 13
To Register:
250-317-2868 / 250-575-5301 or
Soccer Camps 2014
The Royal Soccer Club is hosting their annual Super Summer Soccer & Camp during the months of July and August. Boys & girls between ages 5 to 13 (at time of camp) are en-couraged to register for any or all of our weekly camps.
For more information: 1-800-427-0536 or register at:
www.royalsoccer.com
Register by June 1st for early-bird discounts.
Brochures are also on the
Little Gators Preschool Little Gators Preschool is getting ready for another exciting year! There are limited spaces available for the 2014/2015 school year, please contact Miss Katy for registration information. Phone - 250-870-3742 E-mail - [email protected] We look forward to hearing from you! The preschool provides children with a program where they will be encouraged to explore, learn, and grow in a stimulating and fun en-vironment. Preschoolers will develop and practice social and lan-guage skills, cooperative play, independent thinking and an aware-ness of self. For those who qualify, Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs offer tuition sponsorships.
Ages 4-5 yrs: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Time: 8:30am – 11:00am or 11:45am – 2:15pm
Ages 3 yrs: Tuesday and Thursday Time: 8:30am – 11:00am or 11:45am – 2:15pm
G.R.A.S.P. Do you need after school care? We still have a few
spaces for the upcoming school year… We offer reasonable rates, nu-tritious snacks, a safe and su-pervised environment, and an activity based program planned and implemented by a qualified staff team. For more information or to reg-ister call 250-763-6343.
