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WE Day takes place on November 3,
and we hope our grade 6’s that at-
tend come back inspired.
Friday, November 4 is a BC Curricu-
lum Implementation Day. Teachers
will be learning about the new BC
Curriculum and ways to incorporate
and change the way they look at
learning. Teachers will be in
sessions all day so there will be
NO School on November 4th!
SCHOOL PHOTO RE-TAKE
If your child missed the
first photo day, or had a
seriously bad hair day…
re-takes will happen on
November 15th
Lost and Found
�e amount of clothing in our
Lost and Found is HUGE (we
could open a store…)
Please make sure you come and
look through by �ursday,
November 3 as it will be bagged
and removed on November 4th
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Our Remembrance Day Assem-
bly will take place on November
10th, 11:30 am. Parents are
most welcome to attend. If
your child belongs to a service
organization: Boy Scouts, Cub,
Scouts, Brownies, Girl Guides,
Forest Rangers, etc. then we
encourage them to wear their
uniforms for this assembly.
We will have poppies for every
child and ask that you please
send a donation for them.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT DATES
The dates are set for our Christ-
mas Concerts—December 14 and
15. We will have performances at
1:30 pm and 7:00 pm each day
with 1/2 the school on one day
and 1/2 the other—stay tuned
for which classes are on which
dates
Calendar at a Glance
• Nov 4—CI Day—No School
• Nov 8—Kindergarten Sensory screen-ing
• Nov 9—PAC meeting 6:30 pm
• Nov 10—Remembrance Day Assembly 11:30 am—parents welcome
• Nov 11—Remembrance Day—No School
• Nov 15—Photo Re-Take day
• Nov 17—Milton Randall, Artist in Resi-dence
• Nov 21—First Term Report Cards is-sued
• Nov 24—PAC sponsored Christmas Craft Fair
• Nov 25—Coffee and Conversation 9:00 am
• Nov 30—Dec 1—Early Dismissal (2:00 pm) for Parent/Teacher Interviews
NEW DATESNEW DATESNEW DATESNEW DATES
• Dec 2—Hot Lunch Day
• Dec 5—Pro-D—NO SCHOOL
UPDATER
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Especially
with 29 out
of 31 days
of rain in
October...
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PAC Information
U PDA TE R
Our next PAC meeting will be Wednesday, November 9th, 6:30 PM. Please come
out and join our group and get to know what is happening in our school and what
initiatives we are undertaking!
Our next big event will be our Christmas Craft Fair, happening on November 24th , 6-8:00 pm. We will be
looking for people to help with: Set up, bake sale (and
baking!), Santa Photos, Silent Auction table, clean up and
more. We appreciate everyone’s help with all of the
activities of the evening!
Even though Ms. Smillie extended the deadline to have these completed (you’ve had 5 weeks….) 21% of our stu-dents still don’t have one on file.
They give permission (or not) to have
♦ your child's photo published in the newsletter, on the website and on the foyer TV as well as possibly the School District website or publications
♦ for the newspaper to publish photo/name/comment should they attend a school event
♦ allow your child to have access to the District's ICT (computers, laptops and iPads, Smartboards) this
includes Genius Hour, Writers Workshop and research just to name a few things that they will not have access to com-
puters to participate in
Sending and tracking these forms by paper is quite onerous, but those still without FOI’s, please look for your child to be bringing a paper copy home.
Until we have a completed copy on file, the school must assume your answer is NO. Please note that most classes use the iPads, Laptops and Smartboards to enhance student learning and your child will not have access to this
technology.
Freedom of Information - SUPER IMPORTANT!
Parking Lot
Parents, please be aware that the painted area at the South end (Viking Ridge) and in the front of the school
are NO Parking ZonesNO Parking ZonesNO Parking ZonesNO Parking Zones!
It is quite dangerous to park in the South no-parking zone and then try to back out as all of the morn-
ing/afternoon traffic is arriving. Plus the sidewalk is narrow for those walking to school.
The front zone is actually a fire lane and there should beshould beshould beshould be no stopping no stopping no stopping no stopping but we do allow parents to drop students off here. Having said that, drop off means just that, pull up, kids exit car and you drive away. If you need to
unbuckle and exit your vehicle to “drop” kids off, then you must find a parking spot to do so.
ISS U E NO. 18
Book exchange is happening
daily! Students can come to
the library on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday’s between 2-3:00 pm to
find a new great book. On Wednesdays, book
exchange takes place from 9-10 am.
Some excellent new selections we have for
Primary students:
Non-fiction books about a variety of animals
like Raccoons, Storks, and Meerkats as well as
some new picture books!
And for our voracious Intermediate readers,
we have the following ready for check out!:
Storm runners series—new out Eruption! And
the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book—
Double Down!
Come have a peak at the new layout in the
library—we have a cozy reading “lounge”
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Library News
Notes from the Studio
What have we been doing???
The primary students have been working on Kindness—included on the first circle under My Self on
the four blankets. We have explored kindness through movement, reading stories then acting out dif-
ferent scenarios to show kindness as well as brainstorming ways to show kindness in the studio, class-
room and on the playground. We have explored different music (African, Swing, Mexican, Irish, etc)
using scarfs, our bodies and different movement techniques. We are currently
exploring Vivaldi—the Four Seasons, focusing on Autumns colours and activities in
autumn through drama and movement while listening to this beautiful music!
The Intermediate students have been working on the sense of belonging, included in
under My Self on the four blankets. We have
used drama games to work on feeling more
comfortable and confident with each other.
The focus for drama has been tableaus and
moving tableaus. We have used this technique
with many different topics chosen by the stu-
dents and myself. Students have formed
groups and will be starting to present their
own warm-up activities. They have signed up
for the date they are presenting their chosen
activity to the class.
Want to know how your child’s day at
school was? Instead of asking “How
was school today?”, try one of these:
♦ Tell me about a moment today
when you felt excited about what you were
learning.
♦ Tell me about a conversation you had with a
classmate or friend that you enjoyed?
♦ What was challenging about your day?
♦ What do you appreciate about your day?
♦ Is there anything that you’d like to talk about
that I might be able to help you figure out?
These are just a few suggestions to get the conversa-
tion started
PO Box 160 40266 Government Road
Garibaldi Highlands, BC V0N 1T0
MAMQUAM EL EMENT ARY
Phone: 604-898-3601 Fax: 604-898-4092
E-mail: [email protected]
www.sd48mamquam.org
Safe Caring Creative Kind
Mamquam Max’s Quote of the Month:
Learning: the ultimate game where
you never run out of levels!
Community Events Published as a community service, space available
The Muddy Runner
Sea to Sky Athletics is putting on this event for kids and youth . It takes place on Saturday, November 12 in the Ray Peters Trail System.
There will be a 1.5 km (for 6-8 yr. olds), 2 km (for 9-11 yr olds) and a 3 km (for 12-15 yr olds) races. For more info about the race, email
[email protected] or register online at trackie.reg
Unplug & Play
This fun, free family event will take place on Sunday, November 27, 1-4 pm at Brennan Park Rec Centre. Loads of great, free activities
for families with children 12 and under—bouncy castle, toonie swim, yoga, arts, dancing, playzone, story time and more!!
Nobody’s perfect—and that’s ok
This program is for parents of children from newborn to 5 years of age . Nobody’s Perfect does not teach one “right” way to parent, in-
stead, through sharing ideas, tips and experiences, parents are helped to recognize their strengths, better understand their child and find
positive ways to raise healthy, happy children. This is a free program and space is limited. To register, phone Nicole Harper 604-815-
4144 or email [email protected]
Sea to Sky Kids
Looking for free or nearly free events to take your children to, a directory of services related to children, and local news of events? Then
check out www.seatoskykids.ca Everything you need to know about community events and activities for children!!
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Mamquam Elementary is very proud each year to participate
in this annual event.
If you have ever seen our foyer, loaded waiting for pick up, or
the cube van that is �lled to the rafters after they pick up our
donations, you will know why we are proud.
Get ready for this season of giving, watch your classroom news-
letters and blogs as we challenge each year to beat the previous
years total.
(Last year, we collect 2604 items and cash donations)
“Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making
a difference.”
