Lord Baden-Powell Elementary - School District 43 Coquitlam · Lord Baden-Powell Elementary 450 Joyce St. Coquitlam, BC V3K 4G4 Phone: 604-936-1436 Fax: 604-937-8021

Lord Baden-Powell Elementary

450 Joyce St. Coquitlam, BC V3K 4G4 Phone: 604-936-1436 Fax: 604-937-8021

www.sd43.bc.ca/elementary/lordbadenpowell

“At Lord Baden-Powell Elementary our mission is to encourage a

sense of community by providing opportunities that include and nurture all learners respecting their diversity.”

November 2017 NEWSLETTER

Hello from Frosty LBP,

Mr. McMitchell reminded us all this morning that Cher would like to remind you to, “Turn Back Time”, this weekend. It is hard to

believe that we were in t-shirts earlier this week and today it was winter jacket time. Please remember to dress your children for the

weather. There were some very cold hands out there today.

There are so many incredible studies or activities going on around LBP which you may have already heard about via FreshGrade:

Division 1- How one decision can change someone’s life for the better (Wonder); LBP Monopoly during Math

Division 2- Natural resources; Metis Culture & People during French; Free-verse about War & Peace

Division 3- Landforms; Cultures and Place Value

Division 4- Ecosystems and how they need to be protected

Division 5- Making Aboriginal Poppies during Art; how to use capital letters properly

Division 6- Turkey Traps that were more creative than effective

We will tap into our primary divisions in the next newsletter.

Lost n’ Found

Speaking of jackets, please come by and find any lost clothing or items that are on display in the front foyer. We have already

reunited a number of items with their owners with little or no effort. All unclaimed items will be donated to those in need.

Student Pick-up and Drop off

I need to start off by saying that I understand the challenges that two working parents may have and the struggles that take place

from time to time. Many of us are parents too. I am not speaking of a 5-10 minute delay in pick-up. These things happen. Where I

need your help and support is when you are counting on the staff at LBP to monitor your children well beyond the time frame of the

school day. We have unsupervised students being dropped off 30-45 minutes before the bell and students that are waiting until 4:00

p.m. or later for pick-up. In most cases, parents outside will alert the staff that a student has not been picked up. However, students

are playing on the playground or on the gravel field and they do not have supervision. These are typically 8-10 year olds and we are

giving them way too much responsibility. Please make the necessary adjustments to your schedule, find a family that could lend a

hand or provide your child with a house key.

Tardiness

We have several students arriving 5-20 minutes late each morning. This is disruptive to the learning of the other students and your

child will feel out of sorts wondering what they are doing next or what they are missing. Your teachers will do their best to ease this

transition but they may not be available to talk with the parents while they are teaching. Please assist us in making your child’s day

as anxiety-free as possible.

Bundle up and have a great weekend,

Daren Fridge Principal Lord Baden Powell Elementary 604-936-1436 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




On the Calendar:

NOVEMBER 2017

Nov 6 Photo Retakes

PAC Meeting @ 7pm

Nov 9 Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:45 am

Nov 10 NOT IN SESSION – No Classes

Nov 13 NOT IN SESSION – No Classes

Nov 17 Recognition Assembly at 9:15am

Nov 24 Pro D – No Classes

Nov 30 Gr 4/5 Volleyball Tournament @ Alderson – 3-6pm

Coming up in DECEMBER

Dec 1 Hot Lunch

Santa Shuffle Kick off

Dec 8 Hot Lunch

Dec 12 Volleyball Jamboree at Charles Best 3-6pm

Dec 18 Tech Assembly

Dec 20 Christmas Concert at 6:30pm

Dec 21 Christmas Concert at 1:15pm

Dec 22 Breakfast with Santa

Last Day before Winter Break

Dec 25-Jan 5 Winter Break

Jan 8 School Reopens







Drop Everything And Read

October 23 was the BC D.E.A.R. Challenge. All of us at LBP did

just that; we Dropped Everything and Read for 20 minutes in

the gym. We were joined by several players from the

Coquitlam Express Hockey Team and our

Assistant Superintendent Carey Chute. After

our reading time, our Grade 5 students enjoyed a game of floor hockey

with the team!

A Successful Book Fair! Books! Books! Books! Thanks to all the LBP students, parents and friends

who supported our Book Fair. We raised $3,012.54 in Book Fair profits

with which we will put books in the library and books and

educational activities in the classrooms! Way to go LBP! This may be

our best year yet! Special thanks to Rie Vongnakhone for organizing

the Book Fair and to Marissa Langstroth who stepped up to support her.

Thanks, as well, go out to the Book Fair helpers for giving their time: Vincci Yau, Jung

Hyun Lee, Ai Paul, Marivic Segundo, Danica Hunter, Sheri Ablitt,

Esther Chan, Dawoon Chung, Ana Lazo, Hardeep Girn, Cristina

Liberatore, Mel Franco, Orion Huel, Jessie Ho, Mary Catherine

Moseley, Jeremy Langstroth. We couldn’t do it with out you!

Well done, LBP! Arman Ghandhari in Div. 2 won the door prize of

$25 in books, and his teachers got to pick $25 worth of books, for

their classroom, as well. Our next scheduled Book Fair will be in February.




PHOTO RETAKES - MONDAY, November 6th

We are looking for gently used clean children's clothing to fill our table in the main hallway next to the staff room. We appreciate your generosity as the winter season approaches.

Thank-you for helping our community.

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Lord Baden-Powell Elementary - School District 43 Coquitlam · Lord Baden-Powell Elementary 450 Joyce St. Coquitlam, BC V3K 4G4 Phone: 604-936-1436 Fax: 604-937-8021