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Where Eagles Soar

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Points of Interest 2

Important Info 3

Mother’s Day Plants 4

Cross Country/Bike 5

Community Info 6

Good Workers List 7

We hope you enjoyed your time off with family and friends. We are now

entering the last term of school! Continuing to send your children to

school with a good night’s sleep, healthy breakfast and lunch will help get

them ready to learn. It is important to continue your evening routines

including homework and home reading. These things will all contribute to

a successful final term and as well as future achievements.

We are very fortunate to have Science World coming to our school on Thursday, April 19th, Friday, April 20th and Monday, April 23rd. They will be offering a varie-ty of interactive scientific demonstrations. All intermediate students will play the role of detective by trying to identify a mysterious substance using some chemical tests. Primary classes will be involved in an activity which involves combining two substances and determining if the change is chemical or physical. This is a free pro-gram offered to our students that is funded through corporate sponsors. We are excited for our students to have this experience. Special thanks to Mrs. Crookshank for organizing this educational event.

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On April 20th, our school will celebrate

Earth Day! Our E.C.O Team, which

consists of students from grades 4 -7,

will help organize the daily events. The

E.C.O Team and entire school will par-

ticipate in varying activities with respect

to the environment, conservation and

promotion of Earth Day as a constant

lifestyle. It will be a great day for focus-

ing on how we can all do our part to-

wards revitalizing and respecting the

Earth.

Next PAC Meeting Wednesday

April 4th at 6:30 pm

in the Library

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We will be hosting our annual Spring Book Fair from

April 16th - 20th. There will be a number of books,

posters and other goodies to choose from. If you are

interested in volunteering, please keep your

eye open for the volunteer sheet we will be

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Please let the school know as early as

possible if you will be moving and your

child will not be attending Edgehill

School starting this September. We

appreciate having all this information

early as it helps us to set up classes for

next year. Thank you!

Once again, LaFarge (Texada Quarry) is

running a battery recycling contest.

Last, year, district wide, we saved $9,609

batteries from the landfill and we hope to push that

total this year, with all the children’s help!

Several classes are collecting batteries from now

through to Earth Day (April 22nd)!

Please NO car batter ies !

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Lifetouch Photography will be here on

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 for

Whole School/Class photos, as

well as individual ones.

There is a VERY large collection of clothing with missing owners.

Please encourage your child to check out the lost and found !

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A HUG E sh out o ut to a l l th e m u ff i n

m aker s wh o co ntr i bu te th e i r d e l i c i ou s

ba ked good s to our m or ni ng p ro gram ! ! !

CODE OF HONOUR WINNERS

The fo l lowing students are

March’s lucky draw winners :

Mackenzie Manzer

Abby Hull

Marlyse Frehlich

Oscker Paquette

THANK YOU MR. VLUUG ~ SCOTTISH DANCING

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EDGEHILL PAC MOTHER ’S DAY FUNDRAISER

Just in t ime for Mother ’s Day, May 13th, Edgehi l l PAC is once again offering the sale of top qual ity , beautifu l Spring baskets created by DeVry Greenhouses . Order forms wi l l be sent home with your chi ld and you can a lso access the form by c l ick ing on the icon below. P lease submit your order form and return it to the schoo l by Apri l 20th with cash , or cheque made payable to Edgehi l l School PAC.

Orders are to be p icked up Friday,

May 4th at 2:00 pm right here at Edgehi l l School.

Spring 2018 Order Form

St ud ent s i n Mr s. C ar so n’s c la ss ra i sed 50

C oh o sa lm o n fry i n th e t a nk i n th e m ain h a l lw ay

s i nce J a nu ary . Th e fry cam e fr om th e La ng Bay

H atch ery at th e eyed e gg sta ge . Th e ch i ld re n

wi l l t rave l to th e h atch ery i n m i d -Apri l to

re le a se th e i r sa lm on fr y . Th ese fry are expected

to ret ur n a s ad ult sa lm o n (wei gh i ng appro x. 5 k gs) to spaw n i n 2 to 4 ye ar s. I t w a s

a n am azi ng le ar ni ng opportu ni ty to st ud y th e l i fe cyc le o f th e sa lm o n a nd to wi t ne ss

f i r st h a nd severa l of th e st a ge s!

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Spring Cross Countr y

Spring has sprung and cross country runs begin this week. Interested students in grades

3 - 7 can meet with Mr. McMaster to practice their running. Encourage your children to

listen to the announcements for practice times and dates.

Upcoming District Cross Country Meets are scheduled for:

Tuesday, April 10th - 1:00 pm at Westview Elementary

Tuesday, April 24th - 3:30 pm at James Thomson

Members of the Edgehill Rippers will meet every Monday after

school. The bikers will refresh their knowledge through a

Drills, Skills & Hills workshop on April 9th which will support

fun, safe riding. The Rippers will set off to explore the Pentic-

ton Maze trails on Monday, April 16th . Thank you to members

of Edgehill staff and Mr. and Mrs. McHugh for organizing the

club. We are also fortunate to have many parents actively in-

volved in the club. We would like to thank community mem-

bers who have generously donated bikes and helmets to the

school in support of getting kids out riding!

Rippers Schedule

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JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

We will be hosting our annual Jump Rope for Heart in April. The event is always

enjoyed by all of our students and we invite parents to come out and jump rope with

us as well. We haven’t yet finalized the date and time, so please be sure to watch for

further information that will be sent home with your child soon. This year we have

been collecting donations for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Pledge sheets are

due at the office April 6th. Thank you very much for your support of this fantastic

event. We look forward to seeing you there!

The following students will be recognized at our assembly on Friday, April 13th

March Good Workers

Thinking Skills Recognition

Div. 1

Alexander Bomprezzi

Lily Frost

Emma-Lee Gale

Ella Kealey

Lochlan Reed

Sophia Reed

Div. 2

Ryan Anderson

Dylan Christensen

Angel Cunningham-McRae

Ty Hatch

Ella Percy

Ashley Piazza

Div. 3

Raymond Domalain

Graden Fraser

Heidi Gale

Kyle Piazza

Bennett Welde

Erik Wessel

Div. 4

Jordyn Cairn

Rylan Chard-Collicutt

Hailey Essex

Ethan Mitchell

Olivia Raffin

Tristan Mansell-White

Div. 5

Arwen Anderson

Keith Childress

Casey Ditmars-Hudson

Griffin Hacking

Steven Harstrom

Joseph Morin

Div. 6

Horatio Bellmane

Leander Browne

Xander Koebel

Ryder Sherris

Londyn Waterton

Sarah-Ann Watmough

Div. 7

Samuel Carta

Linden Frehlich

Talitha Hamilton

Carson Raffin

Maddie Reed

Liam Robbins

Div. 8

Alex Carter

Pearson Coburn

Grayson Commons

Luke Kaban

Mackenzie Manzer

Kyle Ratzlaff

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E d g e h i l l A e r i e

Parents of Grade 4 and 7 students will soon be receiving a letter asking them to participate in a

Satisfaction Survey. The survey is put out by the Ministry of Education to find out how people

feel about what is happening at Edgehill School. Grade 4 and 7 students will all participate in a

similar survey. These results are really important to the staff of Edgehill and we value all feed-

back. Please watch for your letter within the next week. If you have any questions, feel free to

contact Mrs. Gaudreau at the school.

Please remember to fill out the draw for a gift card and return it to the school office to ensure

your child has an opportunity to win a gift card.