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Springwood
Elementary Scoop
Newsletter #14 - March 11, 2021
Have a Wonderful Springbreak!
We hope that everyone has a wonderful spring break. School
resumes on Monday, March 29th.
Spring Forward Sunday March 14th, 2021
Hold and Secure
Due to an RCMP incident SES was directed by the RCMP to do
a Hold and Secure last week. Hold and Secure is used if there
is a security concern in the neighbourhood. We bring everyone
into the school and remain inside. We secure exterior doors
and close exterior window blinds. No one ma enter or exit the
school during the Hold and Secure. Typically, normal activities
continue within the school, which was the case with this
incident.
The admin team is responsible for making sure that everyone
is in the school and safe. Once we are sure this is the case, we
then send out an email to all parents. In this case, as we were
writing the email, we were told that the incident was over.
We do know that some students texted parents what was
happening and then it got posted to social media, which
caused a urry of phone calls into the o ce. Although we
understand the concern that parents have, it is imperative that
we have access to our phone lines so we can stay updated
with police. Please note that for any emergency, we will
contact parents as soon as we can with updates around what
is taking place. We will also allow students to text families
when it is safe to do so. Thanks for your understanding.
Talent Show
Thank you to all those families that submitted videos of their
amazing children doing very talented things! Some of the
talents include: swimming, singing, dancing, lego building,
martial arts, bike riding, golf, and so much more! Although we
love our live talent shows, having the videos sent it, opens up
the talent that can be shared. I think the video option for the
talent show is something that we will continue to do. Students
will be watching the talent show at 11:00 on Friday.
Parents of Grade 4 & 7 Students - Ministry of Education Survey
If you are a parent of children in grades 4 & 7 and have not completed the parent survey please
follow the link below. You do not need a logon code to enter the survey, just click link below,
click take the survey and then scroll down to parent area - direct access no logon number
required.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/student-learning-survey
K-12 Health Check - UPDATED
Click on the attachment below to see the letter and the new daily health checklist which has
been provided by the Medical Health O cer and matches the BC CDC Health Check List.
Island Health expects that all families will use the checklist every day to determine whether or
not children should come to school. Staff can use the same checklist. Anyone coming to
school or work is self-declaring, just by showing up, that they are symptom free.
https://www.k12dailycheck.gov.bc.ca
Safe Route to School Parent Survey
We need your help! Please take a few minutes to complete the
survey below. SES is working with PAC and the City of
Parksville to ensure that everyone has a safe route to school.
We will draw a name from those who completed the survey for
a $50 Pizza Gift Certi cate. Thank you for your participation in
helping ensure safe routes to school for our students.
Click on the link below to complete the survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SafeRouteToSchool
SES Playground
A reminder that the SES Playground is closed to the public during school hours 8:30 - 2:30.
Thank you
Letter to Parents - Building Cohorts for Learning Environments
for 2021-2022
Please click on the link below.
Letter to Parents - Building Cohorts for Learning Download
pdf Environments for 2021-2022.pdf 52.9 KB
Parking Lot
From April 6th - May 14th SES will have 9 Practicum Students. This will limit the amount of
parent parking that will be available. Please remember that we have a limited number of parent
parking spots on the right hand side of the lot. Spots on the left are for staff only - please do not park there. The dog park has minimal congestion in the mornings. Please drop off students there, or park and walk to the school. There is NO stopping at the front of the school to wait for your child at the end of the day. If your child is not at the front of the school ready to get into the car, please do a loop. Popcorn Sale on Wednesdays Popcorn sales take place near the end of the day every Wednesday. $2 per bag. 2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION! To qualify for kindergarten registration in September 2021, a child must become ve years of age on or before December 31, 2021. For further information please visit the district website at www.sd69.bc.ca Notice of School Board Office Closure Over Spring Break 2021. The Board of Education of School District 69 (Qualicum) wishes to advise that the administration o ces of School District No. 69 (Qualicum), located in the Parksville Civic & Technology Centre at 100 Jensen Avenue East, will be closed to the public over the Spring Break period from Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 26, 2021 (inclusive). O ce hours will resume on Monday, March 29th. Please note that you must make an appointment to attend at the board o ce. The building hours are 9 to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Entrance is from the door facing Jensen Street and please check in with the front door security person. Island Health - Immunizations Due to the ongoing pandemic and initial rollout of COVID vaccine, public health has postponed some routine Grade 6 and 9 immunizations originally planned for January and February. This delay is temporary and follows the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) guidelines for the school age immunization program. Routine school immunizations will resume in the coming weeks and continue until the end of the school year, resulting in immunizations being offered to all Grade 6 and 9 students before the end of June. Public Health offered the rst round of Grade 6 vaccines in the Fall of 2020 and will be contacting families in late Spring to book appointments for the second dose. Grade 9 consent
packages were sent home from school last week. Please complete these forms and return them to the school ASAP. Public Health will receive these packages and contact families who wish to book an appointment. If you have any questions, please contact Oceanside Public Health at 250-947-8242. The Youth Art Contest The NextGen Artists Awards is changing the art world dynamics by hosting a virtual competition for youth worldwide between the age of 6 to 18 years. We accept submissions in the form of digital, drawing, painting, mixed media and much more. The competition will be blind judged by industry art experts. Every participant will receive recognition and awards for their artwork. Registration is now open https://www.thenextgenartists.com/2021contest and closes April 30, 2021. Youth Resilience Digital Age The Canadian Teachers’ Federation and Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada welcome you to join the 2021 Youth Resilience in the Digital Age Conference. Conference attendees will learn from our National Coalition of Stakeholders about how to design safe, equitable, accessible online environments for children and youth across Canada. Experts from across the country will show how to create safe, equitable, accessible online environments for kids and teens. This is a free event, and all webinars will be recorded and housed on a resource page after the conference. This conference is open to all and parents are encouraged to attend. Check out the full webinar descriptions on the registration link. To Register: http://digitalresilience.ca Student Absences If you child is going to be absent from school or will be leaving early from school please be sure to call and let the oce know 250-248-2038. Thank you Spirit Wear Days Spirit Day happens every Friday (unless it is a theme day). Please wear school colours - green and black or SES clothing to show your school spirit!
Change of Clothes Please provide a change of clothes for your children to be kept at the school. Our eld can be extremely wet so rubber boots and rain pants would be very helpful. Upcoming Dates 2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN AND PROGRAMS OF CHOICE REGISTRATION Spring Break - March 15 th-26th. School reopens on March 29th. School not in session - Good Friday - April 1st and Easter Monday - April 5th. Contact Us Lisa Pedersen-Skene, Principal - lpedersen-skene@sd69.bc.ca Sarah Hung, Vice Principal - shung@sd69.bc.ca Pamela Horrigan, Administrative Assistant - phorrigan@sd69.bc.ca Candice Nikirk, Administrative Assistant - cnikirk@sd69.bc.ca Phone - 250-248-2038 Community Programs Offered Islands Short Fiction Contest, 2021 Is there fiction in your future? PRESS RELEASE January 18 Islands Short Fiction Contest, 2021 Is there ction in your future? The Nanaimo Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2021 Islands Short Fiction Contest, for writers of all ages and experience levels. Winners will share $2200 in cash and prizes in three categories: junior (under 12s), youth (13-18), and adult (19 and above). This year’s contest places particular emphasis on supporting young people through encouragement and mentoring. Writing can have strong bene ts, and studies show that even 40 minutes of
creative writing a day for two weeks can increase personal wellbeing.
Professional writers and librarians will judge the entries. Winning submissions, subject to their
author’s permission, will be published on the Islands Short Fiction Contest website isfc.ca.
Every junior and youth participant will receive a certi cate of achievement for successfully
completing their story.
Deadline for submissions is March 31, and the awards ceremony will be held online on May 1.
You can nd contest rules and submission procedures at nanaimoartscouncil.ca
This program is made possible through generous assistance and funding from Vancouver
Island University’s Department of Creative Writing and Journalism, the Vancouver Island
Regional Library, the Nanaimo Foundation, The City of Nanaimo, and the British Columbia Arts
Council. Special thanks to Jen Seper at VIRL, and Frank Moher, Sonnet L’Abbé, and William
Litch eld at VIU, who have all contributed greatly to the contest.
Media Contact:
Sean Gallagher
(250) 323-7155
media@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
Spring Training Camp - Royals Baseball Club
The Parksville Royals Baseball Club will be hosting a Spring Training Camp that will be held
each day during the week of March 15 to 19, 2021 from 9:00am-12:30pm at the Parksville
Community Park. Click HERE for more details and registration inquiries.
You can also access the information on the community page of the district website;
Child and Youth Mental Health Anxiety Workshop March 4 Download
pdf 2021.pdf 392.7 KB
CYMH Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Session April 7 Download
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SOS Winter PROGRAM GUIDE 2021-Jan-Mar.pdf
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Notice of 2021-22 Kindergarten and Programs of Choice Download
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Baseball Poster 2021.pdf
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Track Field.pdf
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Oceanside Minor Baseball Spring 2021 Info.pdf
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