May 5 2023 Laurier e-News
We Continue to SOAR At Laurier!
Dear Laurier Families,
I would like to thank our Kindergarten families for helping us with the Big One @2 Earthquake drill reunification on Thursday, May 4th. These drills help our school community to practise and assess our strengths and needs to ensure the safety of our students and staff during real emergencies. Please see the attached Emergency Reunification Plan that explains steps you need to take during an emergency to pick up your child from school.
Bye April! Hello May!
April was a busy month at Laurier! Here is a highlight of our extra-curricular activities in April: Biking sessions for Gr. 5/6/7, Young Actor Project for primary students, Vancouver Opera in Schools, Scholastic Book Fair, Student-Led-Conferences, April SOAR Assembly. Our teachers continued to organize field trips and extra-curricular activities to support student learning. Some examples are: Burnaby Village, Vancouver Symphony, Empathy Workshop. Our staff participated in lunch and learn sessions on April 4th and 17th working on Novel Studies and Universal Design for Learning. We also had our Immunization Clinic for our Gr. K and 6 students and practised our emergency skills during a fire drill.
Thank you to our PAC executives for leading the PAC meeting on April 18 and for their ongoing support.
Please check below the Upcoming Dates for events and activities in May!
Black History Matters Presentations @Laurier
All of our K-7 students will participate in these presentations on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. These presentations are designed for different age groups. Created by a theatre artist, Black History Matters is a fully researched and resourced program that works with students to create a truthful awareness of Black Canadians that is needed in our schools on an ongoing basis by using the arts to inspire and educate. Evoking the Sankofa bird and its meaning we look to the past to inform our future. Students are asked to question, comment and connect with the material that is presented and see how it interconnects with the world around them. The presentations are full of fun facts and allow the classroom to continue the conversation after the event.
Laurier PAC News
-Sports Day T-shirt Sale Closes Soon! Sports day returns this year on May 19th! We still have a good number of t-shirts in sports day colours for $15.00 each. To order, login to munchalunch.com and select the fundraiser. Ordering closes at end of day Monday, May 8th. Distribution will take place later in the week. For more info - visit laurierpac.ca events and fundraising page, or email us at laurier.pac@gmail.com. We believe that any Laurier student who would like a t-shirt should have one and the cost of a shirt should not prevent a student from having one - please email us in this regard.
-Help elect next year’s PAC executive at the May 24 AGM: Our next PAC meeting - our Annual General Meeting - will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30pm. During the AGM we will discuss a proposed budget and elect PAC exec volunteers for our next school year that begins in Fall 2023. You can find out more about our PAC and the executive positions on our website at https://www.laurierpac.ca. Zoom link and an agenda will be sent beforehand. Please email us at laurier.pac@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to add something to the agenda.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, May 8 @11:00-11:30am: Black History Matters Presentation for K/1 students
Tuesday, May 9: Black History Matters for: @9:30-10:30am: Gr. 4/5 | @11:00-12:00: Gr. 2/3 | @1:30-2:30: Gr. 6/7
Friday, May 19: Sports Day - More Info to come
Monday, May 22: Victoria Day - School closed
Wednesday, May 24 @9:00am: Hearing screening for Kindergarteners
Wednesday, May 24: PAC AGM @6:30pm
May 23-June 2: Tennis for K-7
May 29-June 2: Bike to School Week
Tuesday, May 30: Track and Field District Meet
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I wish you a safe and restful weekend.
Sincerely,
Armin Samiei | Principal
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School
