Calendar At A Glance June 28 - Last day of ... - School District 67

E-mail Address: uplands@summer.com Web SiteAddress: http://sd67.bc.ca/schools/Uplands Phone: 770-7678
Calendar At A Glance
June 4 th
- Healthy Eating Student Leadership for grade 4 student leaders (p.m.)
June 5 th
- Mrs. Hancock/Ms. McLean’s classes to Safety Village/Skaha
June 6 th - Healthy Trainer Day – Action Schools (grade 5s)
June 7 th - Uplands Student Talents Assembly @ 9:15
June 7 th
- Mrs. Buzikievich’s class to Safety Village
June 11 th
- Ms. Street/Mrs. Buzikievich’s classes to the Community Centre Pool
June 12 th
- Mrs. Irvine/Mr. Milos’ classes to NK’MIP Desert Cultural Centre
June 13 th
- BC Dairy Day (am)
June 14 th
- Run, Jump, Throw (grades K-3)
- Ms. Street/Mrs. MacIntyre’s classes to Loco Landing
- Uplands PAC BBQ
June 18 th & 19 th
- Grade 5 Family Life
June 19 th
- Mrs. MacIntyre’s class to Village by the Station
June 20 th
-Summer Programs Presentations @ 9:15 (Public Library and Camps)
June 22 nd
- Fun Day
June 27 th
- Grade 5 Farewell Ceremony
June 28 th
- Last day of School (students are dismissed at noon)
- Report Cards go home
Sept 4 th
- Schools reopen for ½ day
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Please keep your calendars handy this month!! Our 2011/12 school year is concluding with many
memorable events and activities. Thank-you once again to everyone in our school community for making
these special times possible ☺!
SAFE ARRIVAL
Please contact our office at 250-770-7678 to advise if your child is going to be away or
late for school for any reason. Please feel free to leave a message on our answering
machine before or after school hours. We also ask that you do not send your child prior
to 8:30 in the morning, when outside supervision begins. All students are expected to
leave the school grounds promptly by 3:00 pm unless they are accompanied by a parent
or guardian.
PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR
• Let us know if you are planning to move before September 2012.
• If you know people who have moved into our area, but have kept their children at another
school for the rest of this school year, have them register at Uplands now for September
2012.
• If you know people with kindergarten aged children, encourage them to register now for
September 2012. Our kindergarten classes are filling up!!

INFORMATION CHANGES
Please make sure you let the school know if you change your home phone number, work
number, emergency contact, or address during the school year so we have correct
information on your child. Also if you are moving or planning to move during the summer
please also let the office know as soon as possible. Thank you
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING
Our dedicated cross country running team made Uplands very proud at the Kaleden Run (grades
3, 4 & 5). Congratulations to all of our runners! The following students placed in the top 10 in their
category: Riley Hilton 3 rd and Matthew Thornton 6 th in Grade 5 Boys, Annabella Nordlund 2 nd , Allyn
Deakin 4 th and Jennifer Hayman 10 th in Grade 5 Girls, Linden Sproule 3 rd in Grade 4 Boys, Kjera
Hayman 1 st in Grade 4 Girls, Riley Turchak 7 th and Malachi Konynenberg 10 th in Grade 3 Boys,
Kiah Planedin 3 rd and Chloe Coffin 9 th in Grade 3 Girls. Many thanks to our coach, Mrs. Hancock
for leading our team!!
FUN DAY
Uplands’ Fun Day will be on Friday, June 22 nd from 9:00 am – 12:15 pm. Many fun and exciting stations will
be set up for our students to enjoy and it looks like PAC is setting up an awesome concession. Once again
thank-you to everyone in our school community!!
PAC NEWS
BBQ
Our year end family PAC BBQ fundraiser is Thursday, June 14 th 5:00-7:00. If you haven’t received your
information sheet and order forms yet and are interested in coming, please contact the school for more
information as soon as possible.
Fun Day
PAC will be running the concession for the school Fun Day on June 22, 2012! More information will be
coming.
PAC Meetings
The last meeting of the year will take place Tuesday, June 19 th @ 6:30 pm in the Library. Hope to see you
there.

VOLUNTEER TEA
Uplands’ Volunteer Tea was held May 31 at 1:30 pm. It was an opportunity for us to show our gratitude to
all of our dedicated volunteers for everything they do. Volunteers play a vital role in helping to make school
events, activities and programs possible. Many thanks go out to all of our volunteers,
for supporting Uplands School and our students’ learning! We also congratulate and
thank our talented students, who performed for the Tea.
KIDS CONNECTION
SUMMER CAMP AT KIDS CONNECTION!
Kids Connection would like to invite all children at Uplands School to come to our Summer
Camp being offered from July 3 rd to August 3 rd right here at Uplands! You can sign up by the
week for many exciting and fun theme ideas…such as Sports Week, Creepy Crawlers, Music
and Movie Making and Photography Week! Many outside water play and beach visits too!
You can attend either mornings or from 8:00 to 5:00. For more information drop in to our
room #16 or visit our website at www.kidsconnectionpenticton.com. Hurry, space is limited!
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Children born in 2007 are eligible to enter kindergarten in September 2012. Parents, who feel their child
is not yet ready for kindergarten, may defer enrollment for one year. Please contact Wendy Hyer (250-
770-7700) at the School Board Office for information on this.
Placement in your neighborhood school kindergarten is based on your address and registration date.
The earlier you register, the more likely your child will attend a school close to your home.
Register at your neighborhood school during regular school hours. A birth certificate, care card and
proof of address will be required.
PENTICTON MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRATION
Hockey registration is from May1 st to June 30 th . After June 30 th late fees will apply.
Registration forms available May 1 st at www.pentictonminorhockey.com For more
info contact Administrator at 490-9696 or administrator@pentictonminorhockey.com
LOST AND FOUND
Please take some time to stop by our school and check the lost and found bin located by the gymnasium
doors. The bin is currently over flowing. Items remaining at the end of June will be donated to one of the
Service Organizations in town for distribution.

LIBRARY BOOKS AND HOME READING BOOKS
Please be sure to check your home (under beds and other hiding places) for any overdue
library books and home reading books. Please send them back to school as soon as possible.
Thank you!
GRADE 5 PARENTS
If your child has not had the opportunity to make course selections for their grade 6 school year please
contact their designated school immediately to make the necessary arrangements for next year.
BUS STUDENTS
The early bus will depart Uplands at 11:50 am on our last day of school, Thursday June
28 th . The late bus (Naramata Rd ) will depart approximately 30 minutes later.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL REMINDER
Just a reminder: students only attend school for the morning on our last day of school,
Thursday, June 28 th . We will be dismissing students at 11:45 am, as early buses will be
arriving just after this time. Students are expected to leave the school grounds by 12:15
pm.
WELCOME TO SUMMER SCHOOL!
As you make plans for your summer, please remember that summer school is a fantastic opportunity for
students to strengthen the learning that has occurred over the past 10 months. Courses that are offered
during Summer School focus on reinforcing concepts and skills through games and fun hands-on activities.
Students who have participated in Summer School in the past have enjoyed the time they have spent and felt
good about what they have learned.
Summer School courses will be funded by the Ministry of Education and School District #67. Elementary
school programs will run July 3 rd to 13 th from 8:30am until 12:30 pm at Parkway Elementary School.
* Please note: Registration into remedial programs (reading, math) will now require a teacher referral as
well as teacher/principal signature confirmation.
Course information & registration forms will be available in schools beginning in May and on the district website
at www.sd67.bc.ca. Please register at your child’s school before the registration deadline of June 18 th .
CITY OF PENTICTON SUMMER PROGRAMS
Jul 3-6* Super Summer Sampler: This will be your wildest week of the summer
Jul 9-13 2012: A space Odyssey: Blast off for an odyssey of a lifetime
Jul 16-20 Block Buster Extravaganza: You never know what box office hit you might be starring in next
Jul 23-27 Amazing Race vs. Crazy Olympics: Be the winner of JCI Day Camps amazing challenges
Jul 30– Aug 3 Let’s go H20: Get wet and wacky!
Aug 7-10* Under the Big Top: Cirque de Oh Yeah! Come for a crazy ride with Day Camps
Aug 13-17 Summer Survivor: Outwit, outlast and out camp
Aug 20-24 Magical Mystery Week: Every day is an adventure, from weird to wild
Aug 27-31 The Summer Fiesta Finale: Come celebrate the best of summer day camps
$124/5 days or *$99/4 days
Keeners: Before and after care for children in daycamp $17/5 days *$13.50/4 days
Register 3 Easy Ways: On line @ www.penticton.ca, phone 250-490-2426 or
in person at 325 Power Street, Penticton, BC V2A 7K9

PENTICTON LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM
The Summer Reading Club is a program offered in July and August of each year, and designed to help kids maintain
the reading gains of the school year through the summer holidays. Participants keep track of their reading on a
"reading record", setting their own reading goals and collecting stickers as an incentive to achieve them. Book displays
on reading club themes offer kids many suggestions for great summer books. Weekly programs are also held at the
Library - they have guests, crafts, prizes, storytelling, and a party to wind it all up! http://www.library.penticton.bc.ca
PNE
2012 Fair at the PNE to continue with free admission for children 13 and under due to the
overwhelming success of the inaugural year of the expanded program. The Fair at the PNE is thrilled to
once again offer FREE gate admission for all children 13 and under* during the Fair’s run from
Saturday, August 18 to Monday, September 3, 2012.
For the second year since the 1940’s the PNE won’t be sending a free entrance ticket home in
elementary school report cards across the province. Instead, children 13 and under will be admitted
free with an adult throughout each day of the Fair at the PNE.
”The expansion of this historic program was an incredible success, allowing families with elementary
school aged children to visit the Fair on multiple days and take advantage of the many programs we
offer for our youngest Fair fans,” says Michael McDaniel, President & CEO.
The annual Fair at the PNE is BC’s premier summer time event offering a wide range of new and classic
family entertainment.
More information: Visit www.pne.ca in early July to find out all about the 2012 Fair entertainment
program.
CULTURAL OPPORTUNITY
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
Requires
HOMESTAY FAMILIES FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR
School District No. 67 is looking for prospective homestay families in Penticton and Summerland to host
international students for one year, one semester, or on a short term (respite) basis. Placements are needed for
both male and female students from Germany and Japan, who will be attending our local secondary schools.
Host families must be English-speaking and have a desire to welcome the student into their home as part of the
family. Close proximity to a secondary school is an asset.
Host families are expected to provide:
o a fully furnished private bedroom;
o a clean, safe, caring environment conducive to student studies;
o meals;
o the opportunity to participate in Canadian family life; and
o a completed criminal record search for all adult members residing in the home.
School District No. 67 will provide:
o support and guidance by a homestay coordinator who will monitor the student/homestay experience;
o monthly compensation of $675; and
o temporary placement/respite homes for host families, if required, for holidays and emergencies.
If you are interested in this great opportunity to exchange cultural experiences with an international student, please
pick up an application form at the School Board Office, 425 Jermyn Avenue in Penticton, download the form off the
District website at www.sd67.bc.ca, or contact Ms. Bev Skinner, Homestay Coordinator at (250) 494-1537, or by
email skinners@shaw.ca

BOARD OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
425 Jermyn Avenue
Penticton, BC V2A 1Z4
Telephone: 250-770-7700
Fax: 250-770-7730
www.sd67.bc.ca
Office of the Superintendent of Schools
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
2012-2013 STANDARD SCHOOL CALENDAR
for all Schools
Schools Open Tuesday, September 4, 2012
School Improvement Day – schools closed Friday, October 5, 2012
Thanksgiving Day – schools closed Monday, October 8, 2012
Provincial Pro D Day – schools closed Friday, October 19, 2012
Remembrance Day observance – schools closed Monday, November 12, 2012
Schools close for Winter Vacation
Friday, December 21, 2012 (last day of
school)
Schools Reopen Monday, January 7, 2013
Family Day (new) – schools closed Monday, February 18, 2013
(date to be confirmed)
*Schools close for Spring Break and Teachers’ Professional
Development Days
Friday, March 15, 2013
(last day of school)
Good Friday – schools closed Friday, March 29, 2013
Easter Monday – schools closed Monday, April 1, 2013
Schools Reopen Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Victoria Day – schools closed Monday, May 20, 2013
Administrative Day (students not in attendance) Friday, June 28, 2013
• Number of Days in Session: 193
• Number of Days of Instruction: 186
• Number of Non-Instructional Days: 6
• Number of Administrative Days: 1
Notes: *School District No. 67 schools are closed for the provincial spring vacation week, March 18 through March 22, 2013 and for the week of
March 25 through March 28, 2013. This second week of spring break occurs as a result of teachers’ professional days normally taken
throughout the school year, being taken prior to the beginning of the school year.
2012-2013 Secondary Provincial Examination Schedule:
Monday, January 28 through Friday, February 1, 2013
Wednesday, June 19 through Thursday, June 27, 2013
2013 Middle School “I” Days:
Middle School (Grades 6 – 8) pupils excused from attending school except for “I Day” assigned time(s) (June 24, 25 and 26, 2013).
Students attend school on Thursday, June 27, 2013.
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER, SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

UPLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUNE 2012
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4
Healthy Eating
Student
Leadership Gr 4
5
Div 7 & 8 to Safety
Village/Skaha
Hot Lunch
Subway
Healthy Trainer
Day Gr 5
6
7
Div 6 to Safety
Village
Talent Assembly
@ 9:15
8 9
10 11
Div 5 & 6 to
Community Pool
12
Div 2 & 3 to NK’MIP
Desert Cultural Centre
Hot Lunch
Edo Japan
BC Dairy Day
13
14
UPLANDS PAC
BBQ 5-7pm
Div 4/5 to Loco
Landing
15
School Assembly
9:00 am
16
17
Father’s Day
18
Gr 5 Family
Life
Summer School
Registration
Deadline
19
Gr 5 Family
Life
Div 4 to Village by
the Station
20
Hot Lunch
Little Caesar’s
Assembly @ 9:15:
Public Library and
Summer Camps
Presentations
24 25 26 27
Grade 5
Farewell
Ceremony
28
LAST DAY
FOR
STUDENTS
21 22
School Wide
Fun Day
29
Administration
Day
23
30
SAFE ARRIVAL 250-770-7678 Students arriving after 8:50 am must check-in at the office. Thank you!
SCHOOL REOPENS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012