Dear DRBS Families,

Gratitude focus for the week:

“My turn too shall come: I sense the spreading of a wing.” – Osip Mandelstamm

Try to name something that excites you about the coming weeks. Appreciate your ability to find joy in your own dreams.

 

Thank You/Reminders

• For all the great food for the staff during conferences. It was as always AMAZING!
• All the volunteers this week – readers, grade 3 field trip, food set up and clean up, book fair – what a busy week. We couldn’t do it without you!
• Grade 4 will be doing a Mobile Escape Residency this week – thank you Parent Council for helping support this great learning opportunity

 

Holiday Giving

This year as in the past 2 years we have decided as a school staff to work with our community and support the following charities as we approach the season of celebration and giving.

 

Christmas Store at Catherine Nichols Gunn School

Every year at Catherine Nichols Gunn, they open our Winter Store in the last week of school before our winter break. Classes will be invited to the grade 6 classroom for students to purchase items as gifts for their families. The items are gently used, and the purchase price of each item is whatever kids can afford.  The collected proceeds are used to support other charitable acts throughout the school year. No student will be turned away from this event regardless of ability to pay. 

 

This event provides students an opportunity to experience the joy of giving. Students will only be allowed to purchase items for their immediate family and will be asked to refrain from purchasing for friends and teachers. If students are not sure who to purchase for, a personal shopper (a grade 6 leadership student) will help them shop for items and the items will be wrapped by the grade 6 students and volunteers and then delivered to students to take home on December 21, 2022.  

 

To make this possible, families from Dr. Roberta Bondar have a drive for gently used items to be donated and then "purchased" by students at Catherine Nichols Gunn as gifts for their family members. Children choose items for their parents and siblings only. The following items are quickly chosen as children are most eager to give gifts to their parents and may provide some ideas of the types of items to donate: 

 

Dishtowels, placemats, dishes, small appliances, utensils, candles, flashlights, screwdrivers and other tools, soap dishes,  home decorations and accent items, plant holders, 

 

ladies and men's unsized clothing items (scarves, gloves, hats), costume jewelry, 

 

For their siblings, children like to give toys, puzzles, books, and games. 

 

Additionally, as this is a gift-giving event, any additional wrapping paper you might have would be appreciated- especially neutral wrapping papers as some children will not be gifting as part of a Christmas event.

 

Totes for Hope for The Alex

We will be compiling Totes for Hope again this year for The Alex youth centre.

More info to follow next week.

 

Tuesday November 28

• 4:00pm – 8:30pm Ms Evans will host Student Learning Conferences
• 6:45 School Council meeting

Wednesday November 29

• 12:00 – 4:00 Ms Evans will host Student Learning Conferences

Friday December 1

•  12:30 Grade 4 Mobile Escape Learning Showcase

Upcoming Dates:

o  December 5 Lockdown Drill

 o  December 5 Fun Lunch

 o  December 8 Non Instructional Day

o   December 11 – 15 Mobile Escape residency Grades 5 & 6

o   December 15 Mobile Escape Residency Showcase Grades 5 & 6

o   December 19 Kindergarten Gifts of December presentation (time to be determined)

o   December 19 1:45 Grades 1 & 2 Gifts of December presentation followed by parent visit to classrooms

o   December 20 1:45 Grades 3 & 4 Gifts of December presentation followed by parent visit to classrooms

o   December 21 1:45 Grades 5 & 6 Gifts of December presentation followed by parent visit to classrooms

o   December 22 Pyjama and winter sweater day

School Council News

 

Fun Lunch Order Deadline - The next fun lunch is Subway on Dec 5, and the deadline for ordering is 11:59pm on Thursday Nov 30. Contact Karen at drbsfunlunch@gmail.com with any questions. 

 

Yearbook Update - Yearbooks ordered in the fall will be delivered by mid-December. Contact Dan at drbsyearbook@gmail.com with any questions.

 

School Council Meeting - Grade 5 Team Presenting - Join us at the School Council and Development Association meeting on Tuesday Nov 28 in the Launch Pad. The Grade 5 team will be presenting highlights from their learning! The full agenda and link to join the meeting virtually was distributed via email on Nov 22, contact Jacqui at drbscouncilchair@gmail.com with any questions.