Help Needed

If there is a parent in our school community who likes to sew and has a little time we would love your help. We need some simple items sewn for our special education program. Let us know at the school office if you are interested.

School Principal Kathie Cornell

Give the gift of skiing/snowboarding this holiday season

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 2010
Contact: Natalie Dalzell
Tel. 705-445-9140
Canadian Ski Council

Give the gift of skiing/snowboarding this holiday season.

Shopping for your kids just got easier!

Get a SnowPass for your 4th or 5th grader and give them the gift of skiing/snowboarding this winter

Christmas is just around the corner and soon everyone will be scrambling to pick up the perfect gifts for their kids. This year, why not give your 4th or 5th grader the opportunity to learn a new and exciting winter sport?

For the past fourteen years the Canadian Ski Council (CSC), in partnership with Forzani has given nearly half a million children an easy and affordable way to learn skiing and snowboarding, The CSC's Grade 4 and 5 SnowPass program allows kids (or those born in 2000 or 2001) all across Canada the opportunity to give winter sports a chance with up to three free ski passes for each and every participating ski area in the province and region where they live, providing them with an opportunity to ski or snowboard hundreds of times over the winter season. And this year with the introduction of the new affinity card, the SnowPass just got better!

"Skiing and snowboarding are an excellent way to keep our kids happy, healthy and active through the long winter months," says Colin Chedore, President of the CSC "An average child can burn up to 600 calories an hour, not to mention the sheer joy and exhilaration they'll feel picking up a new sport."

So how do you get your child a SnowPass? It's easy! Visit us online at www.snowpass.cawhere you have two different choices for enrollment. You can upload your child's picture, enter your payment and their proof of age, or our printed option that allows you to fill out the information, print the application to mail in to the Canadian Ski Council with a photo, proof of age and payment ... all for a one-time administration fee of $20 plus taxes. Signing up online is the quickest and easiest way to apply for your child's Grade 4 & 5 SnowPass card. SnowPass cards will be mailed straight to you just days after your application has been processed! SnowPass applications are also available through elementary schools and inside Sport Chek, Sport Mart, Sports Experts and Intersport stores across Canada.

Depending on where you live in Canada, each applicant will receive either an Eastern or Western SnowPass card. The Western SnowPass card is valid at 59 ski areas and is for children residing in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Yukon Territories. The Eastern SnowPass card is valid for Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada at 93 ski areas. With ski areas participating across Canada, families will not have to travel far to put this SnowPass to use.

Grade 4 and 5 SnowPass information and applications are available online at www.snowpass.ca or www.passeportdesneiges.ca.

For more information on the Grade 4 and 5 SnowPass program, contact the Canadian Ski Council, tel: 705-445-9140, e-mail: info@skicanada.org, web: www.snowpass.ca

PAC Business Meeting and Holiday Celebration will be held on December 06, 7pm at School Library

PAC Business Meeting and Holiday Celebration
December 06, 2010- Monday 7pm School Library
Babysitting available

Schedules:
1. Welcome/Introductions
2. Meeting Minutes- Approval as circulated
3. Committee Reports:

• Principal's Report
• Head Teacher Report
• DPAC Report
• Fundraising Update
• Treasurer's Report
• Playground Update
• SPC Update
• Earthquake preparedness

4. Other Business:

• Workshop announcement
• Aviva Foundation voting options
• Other

Holiday Refreshments. (anyone is welcome to bring a holiday treat or snack to share)

How to Frog-Proof your daughter by Kaycee Jane on Thursday, Nov.18

On Thursday, November 18th, 2010, Kaycee Jane, author of Frog or Prince, will be discussing what makes for a healthy relationship, and the skills that will allow your teen to get their needs met. Topics include:

• Teens & Dating
• What’s healthy?
• Do you believe your daughter doesn’t want to talk to you about dating, sex?
• Healthy relationships - let’s talk rules/skills/needs
• And how to help your teen make a healthy ready-to-call-this-guy-my-boyfriend choice or a healthy ready-to-have-sex choice

Parent Support Services Society (PSS) is happy to be partnering with the Burnaby Public Library to explore these important issues with parents.


Please join us for what should be a lively and informative evening.
Register at the Library by calling 604-436-5400 or online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events

Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch
Burnaby Public Library
6100 Willingdon Avenue

Get Burnaby Parks and Recreation Publications

Many brochures, fliers, newsletters and more are available on our website.

burnaby.ca/active_publications


 

Gifted Children Parent Night November 30th at Schou Education Centre

UNDERSTANDING GIFTEDNESS

What’s essential... what’s possible...
With a greater understanding of giftedness, comes an awareness of how to nurture well being and self expression. Parents are invited to participate in this intriguing informational evening on Giftedness and how we can nurture and support these exceptionalities.
Presenter: Ellen Leroux, Burnaby School District,
Advanced Learning Helping Teacher


Time:Tuesday, November 30 6:30-7:45 pm
Location: 4041 Canada Way Schou Education Centre

Cost: Free
Registration: Parents must pre-register. Contact June Evans at June.Evans@sd41.bc.ca to reserve your seats early.
Audience: As space is limited, please note that this session is intended for parents and guardians only.