School Talk - Maple Grove
School Talk - Maple Grove
School Talk - Maple Grove
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Information and Registration: Jenny Choi 604-713-<br />
6000 #2491; Jin Engen 604-713-6000 #2492<br />
Tues. 9:30am-11:00am Apr 13<br />
Summer <strong>School</strong> Registration<br />
The 2010 Summer <strong>School</strong> Registration Date, <strong>School</strong> Sites<br />
and Program Dates are now available to view online.<br />
Please direct all summer school inquiries to<br />
www.continuinged.ca.<br />
Andrenid Bees<br />
Our school grounds have been partly taken over by some<br />
wonderful little creatures called Andrenid Bees. On sunny<br />
days they can all be seen flying close to the ground and<br />
digging to create nests. This is happening mostly on our<br />
gravel playing field. The pest control expert from the VSB<br />
told us that they will be gone soon in the natural course of<br />
things. However, since they have the tiniest of stings,<br />
(little more than a pinprick which they don‟t use unless<br />
you pick them up) and because they are wonderful<br />
pollinators, we don‟t want to destroy them. Students have<br />
been asked to stay away from them.<br />
Newsletter by email<br />
We are hoping to improve our communication and use<br />
less paper. We will be sending the newsletter by an e-mail<br />
link to our webpage. If you haven‟t already done so,<br />
please let us know your email address. A “hard” copy of<br />
the newsletter will be posted, and also available from the<br />
office.<br />
Traffic and Safety<br />
Traffic is still an issue as reported by our Traffic<br />
Committee, Jim Yue. He has been watching the situation<br />
and our PAC is very concerned for the safety of our<br />
students. It is important to obey all no parking and no<br />
stopping signs. U-turns are illegal. Please be considerate<br />
and do not block traffic on Cypress or other streets. Help<br />
with traffic patrol is always appreciated.<br />
Some possible solutions:<br />
1. Plan your route to travel south on Cypress Street – from<br />
45 th towards 47 th<br />
2. Drop your children off on Angus or other close street<br />
and let them walk the short distance to school. You could<br />
park and walk with them.<br />
3. Use the school‟s side entrances rather than the front<br />
door<br />
4. Let your children walk to school – you can walk with<br />
them if safety is a concern.<br />
5. Obey the law and the city bylaw<br />
Scooters, bikes, wheeled vehicles<br />
While we encourage students to come to school on bikes,<br />
or using scooters, skateboards etc, please remind them<br />
that wheels are not allowed on school grounds between<br />
8:30 am and 3:30 pm. This applies to adults as well as<br />
children. Please be good role models.<br />
Letters re Class Placement for Next Year<br />
Every year, teachers spend a great deal of time and<br />
thought on placing students in classes for next year. They<br />
take into consideration many factors: a child‟s preferred<br />
learning style, teacher-child match, social dynamics in the<br />
classroom, leadership potential of the child, gender<br />
balance in the classroom, etc. Their decisions are almost<br />
always the best for each particular child.<br />
You are welcome to write to me with your requests<br />
regarding class placements for next year. These requests<br />
should be based on educational reasons such as “I think<br />
my child needs a structured setting,” or “I think my child<br />
would thrive in a democratic classroom,” etc. Requests<br />
with regard to placements in split classes can often not be<br />
fulfilled because of the challenges of organization. Split<br />
classes have many benefits and are therefore often good<br />
places for children to develop leadership potential.<br />
Requests for particular teachers are not helpful as we do<br />
not know what divisions each teacher will end up with at<br />
this time of the year. Thank you for your understanding in<br />
this. Any requests should be made by June 1 st 2010.<br />
Spring Festival<br />
Our Spring Festival was a huge success. It brought the<br />
community together for one happy evening of games,<br />
food, fun and fundraising. Thank you very much to all<br />
those who made it happen.<br />
Dress Code<br />
I would like to draw parents‟ attention to the following<br />
dress code. This is from the VSB policy manual.<br />
“While it is not the function of the school system to impose or prohibit<br />
fashions or styles of appearance, the Board of <strong>School</strong> Trustees (the<br />
“Board”) recognizes, as a custom of the elementary and secondary<br />
schools of the City of Vancouver, that each student shall attend school<br />
clean and tidy in person, and shall refrain from wearing hair styles,<br />
clothes, footwear, jewelry, and other articles of personal adornment that<br />
are, by reason of extreme styling, a distraction to the student<br />
himself/herself or his/her fellow students, or that are otherwise adverse<br />
to effective teaching in his/her class. These standards and regulations of<br />
dress shall apply equally to male and female students.”<br />
Please note that at <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Grove</strong> we do not allow hats to<br />
be worn inside school, except for special school events.<br />
We expect that any writing or slogans on clothes should<br />
be appropriate for an elementary K – 7 school. We hope<br />
that parents will support and will respect that it must be<br />
the judgement of the school staff and Principal about<br />
whether or not certain clothing is appropriate.<br />
June Report Card