Dear DRBS Families,
Gratitude focus for the week:
Weekly Gratitude
“’Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say.” – Alice Walker
Today find a way to thank someone who has been there for you when you most needed it.
Reminders/Shout outs
o Booking is now open for Student Learning Conferences. Conferences will be student led and take place Thursday March 21 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm and Friday March 22 from 8:00 am to 1:00pm. This is your chance to come and see how your child is doing and meet with their teacher. As conferences are student led, these are the only times available. If you are planning to be away the teachers will not be able to book meetings on other days. The format involves having several stations set up so your child can celebrate their learning with you. One of the stations will be a chance to meet with the teacher and discuss any questions you may have about your child’s progress. We recognize that having conferences the day before the break makes it easier for those who are travelling to leave early, and interviews would be easier to attend on another day. However, the date is out of our control as it is set for us. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
o Thanks in advance to all the volunteers helping with the book fair and to those of you who contributed to the staff meals.
o When calling the attendance line please be sure to leave your child’s first and last name, their teacher’s name and to speak slowly and clearly. This will help us to ensure the accuracy of our records.
o Please join us in welcoming back Ms. Victoria Orton. Ms Orton is returning from maternity leave and is looking forward to meeting her new class and parents this week. She will be the teacher in Grade 3 replacing Ms. Crean. A huge thank you to Ms. McCulloch who has done an excellent job filling in!
Monday March 18
o 3:00 – 4:00 Book Fair open for purchases
Tuesday March 19
o Fun Lunch
o 3:00 – 4:00 Book Fair open for purchases
Wednesday March 20
o 3:00 – 4:00 Book Fair open for purchases
Thursday March 21
o 3:00 – 6:00 Book Fair open for purchases
o 4:00 – 7:00 Student Led Conferences
Friday March 22
o 8:00 – 1:00 Student Led Conferences
o 8:00 – 12:00 Book Fair open for purchases
Upcoming Dates
o March 23 – April 1 Spring Break
o April 2 - classes resume
o April 2 - Fun Lunch
o April 3 – Grade 5 at the Zoo (Aghabarati & Charles)
o April 4 – Grade 5 at the Zoo (Gadicke)
o April 4 – Outdoor School Parent meeting (more details to follow)
o April 9 – School Council meeting – Grade 2 team to present
o April 18 – May 10 Gymnastics in the gym
o April 18 – Grade 6 vaccinations
o April 18 – May 7 Traveling Art Show at DRBS
o April 19 – System PD Day – no school for students
o April 23 - Fun Lunch
o April 29 – May 3 Grade 1 at Open Minds School (Cuculea)
School Council News
Call for Agenda Items - Our next School Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:45pm. In following with our consent agenda format, please send any agenda requests to DRBSCouncilChair@gmail.com and we will attempt to include as many items as possible within the time allotted for the meeting. Please have your agenda items submitted by the end of day Sunday March 31 so we can finalize and distribute the agenda to the school community.
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 12:20 PM DRBSCouncil Chair <drbscouncilchair@gmail.com> wrote:
Work Bee - There's still some spots left in the March Work Bee! Sign up now for Work Bees held on the last Thursday of every month. Work Bee volunteers help our amazing teachers with tasks/classroom jobs (ie. cutting and gluing materials for assignments, activities and so much more). Police Clearance Required.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F48AFA92BABF94-44501797-work#/
Contact Jennifer at drbsworkbee@gmail.com with any questions.
Book Fair Volunteers Needed - The Spring Scholastic Book Fair is happening March 18-22nd! It is a great school fundraising event for kids and volunteers. Last fall, we raised over $4K for school resources. Without volunteers this event cannot take place. Our new librarian will be leading the fair. This is a good opportunity for you to meet her. Police Clearance is not required for volunteering. Please click on the link below to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044DA9A828A6FD0-47961143-book
Please contact Lavern at drbsvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.
Staff Appreciation Meals - March 21 and 22 - Let's say THANK YOU to the great staff at DRBS for this past year. You can show your appreciation by donating a meal on those days. Please click on the link below to bring or make a dish for the DRBS staff:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044DA9A828A6FD0-48135263-march
Don't have time to bring in a meal but still want to help out? Consider contributing money instead, and DRBS School Council will purchase a meal for the teachers with the funds! Donations can be sent to drbstreasurer@gmail.com. Please also send an email to drbstreasurer@gmail.com and drbscouncilchair@gmaill.com with your donation details for our records.
Please contact Lavern at drbsvolunteers@gmail.com with any questions.
Outdoor Learning Space Phase 2 - Thanks to everyone who completed the survey! We really appreciate all of the input and feedback and will take the information we have gathered going forward. If you have any questions please contact Carrie and Chris at drbsplayground@gmail.com