Warm thanks to all families who attended Parent Conferences today. We hope you gained an insight of how your child/children is/are progressing and developing in our classroom(s).
Thanks as well to all families for sending your child/children to school in appropriate clothing for the wet weather! All students in kindergarten and up are required to participate in 30 minutes of daily physical activity, and many choose to out rain or shine. However, students also have the option of participating in activities indoors, if they wish. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our teachers at their respective emails:
Elementary Teachers: teachers@lionsgatemontessori.org
Kindergarten & Extended-Day Teachers: northcreek@lionsgatemontessori.org
Please find below, our general notices including Important Dates to Remember for the rest of this first term!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend,
The Staff at Lions Gate Montessori
GENERAL NOTICES
Winter Bake Sale, December 17th at Anchor Point: All families are invited to contribute baked goods! If you are interested in contributing or volunteering, please let us know by email with Bake Sale on the subject line. Kindly note that we respectfully request for you to drop off your contributions by 8:30am on the day of the Bake Sale. Please note that we will also have our left over inventory of Dried Fruits and Nuts for sale at that time!
End of the Year Piñata Celebration – A Message from Ms. Lula: Dear Families, as part of the holiday celebrations, the After School Art and Spanish Clubs have been working on an enormous and colorful piñata and other surprises. The “fiesta” will be shared with the Extended-day and Elementary students soon!
Important Dates to Remember:
Thursday, December 10th – Winter Performance and Craft Fair (no school for students).
Thursday, December 17th – Anchor Point Bake Sale
Friday, December 18th – Last day of school.
Monday, December 21st to Friday, January 1st – Winter Holidays.
Monday, January 4th – First day back at school.
More important dates to remember can be found on our private calendar (log in required).
Holiday Market and Performance, Thursday, December 17: Our festive holiday market will be open before and after the Winter Performance. The hours of operations will be as following: 1pm to 2:30pm and 4:15pm to 5pm. We will accept cash and credit cards. Grinch Trees will be available for pick up at the market!
Local Outreach Winter Food Drive: Many thanks for your support for such a worthwhile cause! We have collected many food items and will deliver them to the Food Bank of Greater Vancouver next week!
HOT LUNCH PROGRAM: Our Hot Lunch Program is now closed for orders. We will be back in January! Please note, due to our Winter Performance on Thursday, December 10th, hot lunch will be delivered on Wednesday, December 9th instead.
ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY
There will be NO classes on Thursday, December 10th: Regular classes will be preempted for the Winter Performance and Holiday Fair. Please drop off your child at the Roundhouse as follows:
Elementary Cast and Crew (Stage & Make-Up Departments): DROP OFF at 9am.
Remaining Elementary Students: 12pm (an email was sent to these families. Please contact us if you have any questions).
*** All elementary students will be treated to a pizza lunch (choice of pepperoni or cheese) from Rocky Mountain Flatbread courtesy the Students’ Enrichment Fund, so there is no need to pack a lunch.***
Heritage Christmas Celebration, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Friday, December 11th: Kindly drop off your child on time at Anchor Point. If you are late, please drop your child off at the North Creek location (1500 Howe St.). All students are required to bring a bagged lunch and a light snack for this outing. Don’t forget to check the weather on the day of the field trip and send your child to school with the appropriate clothing and footwear.
CASA COMMUNITY (PRE-SCHOOL & EXTENDED-DAY)
There will be NO regular classes on Thursday, December 10th, please drop off your child at the Roundhouse at 2:15pm – Children will be dismissed right after the performance to their parents. If your child wishes to sit with you after dismissal, please keep your child on your lap.
Heritage Christmas Celebration, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Friday, December 11th: Please prepare a bagged lunch and a light snack for this outing. Check the weather on the day of the field trip and send your child to school with the appropriate clothing and footwear.
Friday, December 18th – Make up Mandarin Lesson for Preschool and Ex-day Students: Ms. Lili, our Mandarin specialist teacher, was sick on Thursday, November 26th. This is a make up class scheduled for students who missed a lesson with her.
Return the pockets/folder: Please return the pockets/folder
that your child is using to bring home his/her work from school. They are personalize pockets that your child made for this school year to keep their work dry and protected. Thank you!
Montessori Practicum Students: Ms. Vicky Liu and Ms. Soma Keo from the Montessori Training Centre of BC will be returning to their respective classrooms to begin their first assigned practicum session. Ms. Vicky will be practicing with the AM Preschool and Ex-day students supervised by Ms. Julia from November 30th to December 3rd. Ms. Soma will be practicing with the PM Preschool and Ex-day students supervised by Ms. Kelly from December 7th to December 11th.
COMMUNITY NOTICES Wondering what to do with your family over the weekend? Check these out!
Christmas Bird Counting, Saturday, December 12, 9:30am – 1:30pm: Calling all young birders! Join other youth and experts for this annual bird survey. After a quick introduction to bird identification, we split into groups and head into the forest for a 1.5 hour bird counting adventure and regroup to share our findings. Remember to pack a lunch. Participation for Free. For more information or to register, phone 604-718-6522 or email education@stanleyparkecology. ca .
Holiday Market, Saturday, December 12, 2015, 10am – 4pm, 3250 Commercial Drive: An annual showcase of seasonal food and fine craft takes place once a year in December at the Croatian Cultural Centre. Over 60 vendors who regularly sell at our summer markets bring out their holiday best at our only indoor venue.
BodyWorlds – Animal Inside Out! @ Science World, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 – Monday, March 28, 2016: Body Worlds creator and anatomist, Dr Gunther von Hagens takes you on an anatomical safari with Animal Inside Out! As you explore this captivating exhibition, you will experience the intricate biology, zoology and physiology of a variety of the world’s most spectacular creatures. Animal Inside Out contains more than 100 specimens that have been painstakingly preserved by the remarkable process of Plastination, invented by Dr von Hagens. Students will be able to examine the anatomical intricacies of familiar and exotic animals like giraffes, camels and octopuses. This exhibition is an unforgettable way for students to learn about animal science.
KOOZA Cirque du Soleil – Sunday, November 1, 2015 – Sunday, December 27, 2015: KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world. KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.
CommonGround: An Exhibition of Young People’s Art – Saturday, October 17, 2015 – Sunday, March 27, 2016: Common Ground is an exhibition featuring a variety of projects that present how students in schools across British Columbia explored their local landscape and its relationship with the people, animals and plants who live there. Dynamic environments and ecosystems became hubs for artistic investigations. Experiential learning provided opportunities for stude