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UrduDear Parents/Guardians,
Happy Sunday Everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Thank you to all the new families who attended the first PAC meeting last Tuesday evening. With the increase in our student enrollment, it is going to be important to have more parent volunteers to help out with fundraising events throughout the year. If anyone else is interested, please come to the next meeting on October 10th in the school library at 6:30pm.
This Week:
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Monday – Sept. 18th
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– School Planning Day – Non-Instructional day therefore no school |
| Tuesday – Sept. 19th | – Grade 5 Leadership Meeting – 7:30am in Ms. van der Leeden’s class. Please enter through the front door of the school if you are interested. |
| Wednesday – Sept. 20th | |
| Thursday – Sept. 21st | – Meet the Teacher Night 6:00 – 7:00pm – looking forward to seeing you and your child in the evening. Come on out and meet your child’s teacher. |
| Friday – Sept.22nd |
– Terry Fox Run – 1:00pm – please come on out and join the fun. Mr. Stephenson will run 100 meters for every twoonie($2) donated. Let’s bring in those twoonies for cancer research and the Terry Fox Foundation. – Back Pack Buddies – if you registered your child with their teacher, they will receive a bag of food for the weekend. |
Reminders:
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ON THE PLAYGROUND: – Please do not bring your dog on the school grounds during the school day. – Make a meeting spot for you and your child after school so that you can locate each other. If all else fails, come to the office please. – Bikes and scooters, or anything with wheels need to be walked on the playground please. Thank you |
BELL SCHEDULE School Starts at 8:25am Recess is at 10:00 to 10:15am Lunch is at 11:45 to 12:30pm School Ends at 2:23pm
Please pick your child up on time as our staff is not available to provide daycare. If you can not pick your child up on time, please make arrangements for someone else to care for your child at the end of the school day. Much appreciated, thank you! |
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SCHOOL RULES: Please remind your child not to bring toys or other sports equipment from home to school unless it is requested by the classroom teacher.
Electronics and cell phones should also stay at home as well. If your child brings a cell phone to school it should remain in their backpack until the end of the day, or be given to the teacher for safe keeping. Thank you for your continued help with this policy. |
ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL
If your child is going to be away from school, it is important to email your child’s teacher to let them know directly.
Also, if you plan to pick up your child early for an appointment, please email or let your child’s teacher know, as well as Ms. Jodi. (jward@sd62.bc.ca)
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Events on the Horizon:
September
25 Morning Meeting 8:45am (gym)
25-30 Orange Shirt Week
26 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
29 Orange Shirt Day – wear an orange t-shirt if you have one
30 National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
October
2 National Day of Truth & Reconciliation(observed) – No School
4 Tour de Rock drive by at 12:20pm
5 World Teacher Day
9 Thanksgiving Day – No School
10 PAC Meeting – 6:30pm (in person)
13 School Photo Day
16 Morning Meeting 8:45am (gym)
19 Great BC Shake Out Earthquake Drill –10:19am
20 Pro D – Non-Instructional Day – No School
31 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
31 Halloween – Orange & Black Day or Costumes
30 Morning Meeting 8:45am (gym)
November
8 Indigenous Remembrance Day
9 School Photo Retake Day
10 Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45am
13 Remembrance Day(observed) – No School
14 PAC Meeting – 6:30pm (virtual)
18 Ruth King Craft Fair (Saturday)
20 Morning Meeting 8:45am (gym)
23 Early Dismissal @ 11:23am Parent/Teacher Conf.
24 Pro D – Non-Instructional Day – No School
28 Board Meeting – 7:00pm
Hello Ruth King families,
Next week is the start of a new school year. All new students to Ruth King please arrive on Tuesday September 5th at the front door in the main foyer at 8:25am where you will be greeted by our Principal. Kindergarten students we will see you starting September 8th.
This Week:
| Monday – June 26th |
· Hot Lunch Options – tortellini marinara, mandarin orange OR pesto chicken + roasted potato + ‘greek salad’ + granola bar · Grade 5 Year End Trip – Wild Play |
| Tuesday – June 27th |
· Hot Lunch Options – taco salad with chicken, banana bread OR perogies/sausage + raw veg & dip + fruit · Grade 5 Celebrations in classrooms |
| Wednesday – June 28th |
· BEACH DAY at Esquimalt Lagoon – all day (Please remember to put sunscreen on your child and send them with a hat.). Parents can join us at the beach if you would like. · Hot Lunch Options – meatball sub, banana |
| Thursday – June 29th |
· Year End Assembly – 10:45am · Hot Lunch Options – cucumber cream cheese bagel, red apple OR bolognese penne + green salad + strawberry rhubarb loaf |
| Friday – June 30th | · Administration Day – NO SCHOOL for students |
Hello Everyone,
It is our final week at Ruth King Elementary for this school year. Reports will be coming home on Thursday in paper form, but they will also be available on the parent portal if you have signed up for it. I will send out information on how to sign up tomorrow, in case you are new to the district and have not done so already.
Thank you to the PAC for providing the bouncy castles, dunk tank and ice cream truck on Friday. Everyone had a fabulous time.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and see you all on the playground on Monday morning.
Respectfully,
Ms. V. Ives
Happy Father’s Day to everyone celebrating today. Hope you are enjoying some family time. I just wanted to thank everyone whom organized and volunteered at the Family Fun Night on Friday. Many families showed up and enjoyed the festivities. I think the PAC probably made some money. Thank you again!!
Only two weeks of school left in this year. There are many fun activities planned. Please make sure to sign any permission forms and send along the appropriate items for the field trips or fun days.
We are looking for a few more volunteers for the morning of June 21st to help with the bannock making station. If you are available, please let me know.
This Week:
| Monday – June 19th |
· Monday Morning Assembly – 9:00am · Hot Lunch Options – penne bolognaise, mandarin orange OR seafood/sausage jambalaya + green salad + powerball · Field Trip – Beach Day @ Langford Lake (Div 1 and 4) 10:00am to 1:30pm |
| Tuesday – June 20th | · Hot Lunch Options – egg salad bunwich, banana bread OR chicken noodle soup + ‘greek salad’ + fruit |
| Wednesday – June 21st |
· National Indigenous Day – activities planned in the morning · Hot Lunch Options – butter chicken & rice, banana OR veggie lasagna + caesar salad + banana bread · Field Trip – Carlow Park (Div 3 and 4) 9:30am to 1:30pm |
| Thursday – June 22nd |
· RAINBOW DAY – wear your bright colours to support inclusion of everyone. · Hot Lunch Options – blueberry muffin, yogurt, red apple OR hamburger soup + raw veg & dip + green salad + oatmeal cookie · Field Trip – Playzone/Eageridge (Kindergarten) 9:40am to 11:40am |
| Friday – June 23rd |
· Hot Lunch Options – smoked meat & cheese sandwich, nutrigrain bar OR breakfast for lunch – egg bites, sausage, hashbrowns + fruit salad · FUN DAY – bouncy castles in the morning, sprinklers, dunk tank and ice cream truck in the afternoon · FREE FAMILY FOOD MARKET – 2:00pm in the undercover caged area by the blue playground. Please remember to bring your own bags. |
Coming Up:
JUNE
26 Grade 5 Year End Trip – Wild Play
27 Grade 5 Celebrations in classrooms
27 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
28 Beach Day at Esquimalt Lagoon – all day
29 Year End Assembly – 10:45am
29 Final Summary Reports go home
29 Last Day of school for students!
PAC info:
This year’s PAC AGM is on June 13 via Teams at 6:15pm. We will be electing next year’s council and we are hoping to bring in some new volunteers to join our collaborative team!
All of the council positions need to be filled this year: president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, emergency preparedness rep, SPEAC rep, fundraiser, hot-lunch coordinator and some members at large. We meet virtually, once a month on the second Tuesday.
The positions that we are most in need of are treasurer, fundraiser and hot lunch coordinator. The treasurer does the council’s book-keeping, tracks spending and funds raised and collected, writes out payments, and reports to the council each month. The fundraiser schedules, coordinates and helps run the various fundraising events during the school year, along with other volunteers. Many of these events are repeats of ones that have been done in previous years, and there is a template to follow to organize those.
The hot-lunch coordinator organizes the twice-a-month lunch events, which have currently been split between Pizza Hut and Whitespot. This person will need to have or get their Serving it Right certificate, and be available on the hot lunch days (usually Fridays) to be at the school to help receive the food and distribute it to the classes.
For more information, contact the current PAC at ruthkingpac@gmail.com.
This Week:
| Monday – June12th |
· Hot Lunch Options – baked cannelloni, mandarin orange OR chicken quesadilla + green salad + blueberry scones · Field Trip – Langford Lanes (Sidhu, Verdel 9:00am to 11:30am |
| Tuesday – June 13th |
· Popcorn and Smencils (smelly pencils) handed out today for those who ordered. This is a PAC fundraiser. · Hot Lunch Options – chicken fajita wrap, banana bread OR perogies & sausage + ‘greek’ salad + fruit · PAC Meeting – 6:15pm (virtual) – elections will take place at this meeting; looking for new members please join the meeting. Contact ruthkingpac@gmail.com for more information. |
| Wednesday – June14th |
· Hot Lunch Options – chicken fingers & plum sauce, banana OR meatloaf + potato broccoli salad + morning glory muffin · Field Trip – Carlow Park (van der Leeden) 10:00am to 1:30pm |
| Thursday – June 15th |
· Hot Lunch Options – hard boiled egg, hummus & crackers, yogurt, red apple OR spring pea & ham pasta bake + raw veg & dip + rhubarb oat bar · Field Trip – Swan Lake Nature House (Stephenson & Pinel) 9:15am to 1:00pm |
| Friday – June 16th |
· Hot Lunch Options – roast beef and cheddar sandwich with lettuce, cookie OR veggie cottage pie + caesar +fruit · Field Trip – Witty’s Lagoon (Hjermstad) 8:45am to 1:15pm · Family Fun Night – PAC sponsored – 5:00 to 8:30pm (see poster for details. |
Coming Up:
JUNE
19 Morning Meeting 9:00am (gym)
21 National Indigenous Day
22 Rainbow Day – wear any bright colours
23 FUN Day at School – ice cream truck/sprinklers/dunk tank/bouncy castles
26 Grade 5 Year End Trip – Wild Play
27 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
28 Beach Day at Esquimalt Lagoon – all day
29 Final Summary Reports go home
29 Last Day of school for students!
This Week:
| Monday – June 5th |
· Morning Meeting 9:00am (gym) · Hot Lunch Options – tortellini marinara, mandarin orange OR pesto chicken & roast potato + green salad + granola bar · Field Trip – JDF Pool (Sidhu, Verdel, Denton) 10:30am to 12:45pm |
| Tuesday – June 6th |
· Popcorn and Smencils (smelly pencils) handed out today for those who ordered. This is a PAC fundraiser. · Hot Lunch Options – taco salad with chicken, banana bread OR cauliflower mac & cheese + raw veg & dip + fruit |
| Wednesday – June 7th |
· Hot Lunch Options – meatball sub, banana OR braised pork ribs + pasta salad + oatmeal cookie · Field Trip – Langford Lanes (Van der Leeden, MacDonald) 9:15am to 2:15pm |
| Thursday – June 8th |
· Hot Lunch Options – cucumber cream cheese bagel, red apple OR tomato soup & cheese scones + caesar salad + fruit · Field Trip – Langford Lanes (Pinel, Stephenson) 9:15am to 2:15pm |
| Friday – June 9th |
· Welcome to Kindergarten Orietation in the gym during the morning · Field Trip – Beaver Lake Nature Park (Van der Leeden, McLachlan) 9:30am to 1:30pm · Hot Lunch Options – turkey and swiss cheese wrap with cranberry mayo, rice krispie square OR shepherds pie + raw veg & dip + strawberry rhubarb bread · Whitespot Lunch – PAC sponsored · FREE FAMILY FOOD MARKET – 2:00pm in the undercover caged area by the blue playground. Please remember to bring your own bags. |
Coming Up:
JUNE
Popcorn & Smencils (13)
13 PAC Meeting – 6:15pm (virtual) – elections will take place; looking for new members
16 Family Fun Night – PAC sponsored
19 Morning Meeting 9:00am (gym)
21 National Indigenous Day
22 Rainbow Day – wear any bright colours
23 FUN Day at School – ice cream truck/sprinklers/dunk tank/bouncy castles
26 Grade 5 Year End Trip – Wild Play
27 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
28 Beach Day at Esquimalt Lagoon – all day
29 Final Summary Reports go home
29 Last Day of school for students!
Lost and Found
Please come in and check out the items which have made theri way to the lost and found area. At the moment, all items are on display in the front foyer. If there are unclaimed items at the end of the school year, they will be dropped off at the local Thrift Stores.
Reminders:
- Please remind your child not to bring toys (including Pokemon cards) or other sports equipment like basketballs from home to school unless it is requested by the classroom teacher. Electronics should also stay at home as well. Thank you for your continued help with this policy.
- If you are running late, please drop off your child at the front door and let the staff take them to class.
- If your child is going to be away from school, picking up early for appointments, or late picking up, it is important to email your child’s teacher and Ms. Jodi our secretary (jward@sd62.bc.ca) to let them know directly. Also, if you plan to pick up your child early, please email the same people to let them know.
Please do not park in the staff parking lot or spaces on Matson Road when dropping off your children. There are very limited spaces and if you are parked in the spaces, the Ruth King staff will have no spaces to park.
This Week:
| Monday – May 29th | · Pro D – No School Today |
| Tuesday – May 30th |
· Popcorn and Smencils (smelly pencils) handed out today for those who ordered. This is a PAC fundraiser. · Hot Lunch Options – egg salad bunwich, banana bread OR veggie cottage pie + green salad + fruit · Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm |
| Wednesday – May 31st |
· Hot Lunch Options – butter chicken & rice, banana OR perogies & sausage + raw veg & hummus + banana bread · NED Show – “Mindset Mission” – 1:15pm in the gym |
| Thursday – June 1st |
· Hot Lunch Options – blueberry muffin, yogurt, red apple OR bolognese & penne + caesar + morning glory muffin · Spring Concert – 2 shows (1:00pm and 6:15pm) |
| Friday – June 2nd |
· Track & Field Day · Hot Lunch Options – smoked meat & cheese sandwich, nutrigrain bar OR breakfast for lunch – egg bites, sausage, hashbrowns + fruit salad |
SPRING CONCERT on Thursday, June 1st
Please note that the evening concert is completely at capacity so those that got your forms in on time will get your requested tickets. There are still available spaces at the afternoon concert at 1:00pm. Sorry for any inconvenience if you did not get the tickets you were hoping for. Please be flexible in your thinking, as we have done our best to accomodate your wishes. Thank you in advance.
Regular Reminders:
- Please do not park in the staff parking lot or staff parking spaces on Matson Road when dropping off your children. There are very limited spaces and if you are parked in the spaces, the Ruth King staff will have no spaces to park.
- If you are running late, please drop off your child at the front door and let the staff take them to class. You can pull up to the front doors and drop off. There is staff there to greet their smiling faces.
- If your child is going to be away from school, picking up early for appointments, or late picking up, it is important to email your child’s teacher and Ms. Jodi our secretary (jward@sd62.bc.ca) to let them know directly. Also, if you plan to pick up your child early, please email the same people to let them know.
- Please remember to keep your children home if they are not feeling well. We have had to send several students home who have come to school sick. We are trying to keep everyone safe. Please follow these guidelines as COVID is still happening.
Please remind your child not to bring toys (including Pokemon cards) or other sports equipment from home to school unless it is requested by the classroom teacher. Electronics should also stay at home as well. Thank you for your continued help with this policy.
Coming Up:
JUNE
Popcorn & Smencils (6,13)
2 Track and Field
3 Bottle Drive – RK staff parking lot
5 Morning Meeting 9:00am (gym)
9 Whitespot Lunch – PAC sponsored
9 Welcome to Kindergarten” – AM in the gym
13 PAC Meeting – 6:15pm (virtual)
14 RK/Spencer Indigenous Day Celebrations
16 Family Fun Night – PAC sponsored
21 National Indigenous Day
19 Morning Meeting 9:00am (gym)
23 FUN Day at School – ice cream truck/sprinklers/dunk tank/bouncy castles
26 Grade 5 Year End Trip – Wild Play
27 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
28 Beach Day
29 Farewell Assembly – 10:45am
29 Final Summary Reports go home
29 Last Day of school for students!
This Week:
| Monday – May 22nd | · Victoria Day – No School |
| Tuesday – May 23rd |
· Popcorn and Smencils (smelly pencils) handed out today for those who ordered. This is a PAC fundraiser. · Hot Lunch Options – chicken fajita wrap, banana bread OR veggie cottage pie + green salad + fruit |
| Wednesday – May 24th | · Hot Lunch Options – chicken fingers & plum sauce, banana OR perogies & sausage + raw veg & hummus + banana bread |
| Thursday – May 25th | · Hot Lunch Options – hard boiled egg, hummus & crackers,yogurt, red apple OR chicken & veg stirfry+rice + raw veg & ranch + fruit |
| Friday – May 26th |
· Pizza Day – PAC sponsored lunch · Hot Lunch Options – roast beef and cheddar sandwich with iceberg lettuce, cookie OR breakfast for lunch – egg bites, sausage, hashbrowns + fruit salad |
Coming Up:
MAY
Popcorn & Smencils (16,23,30)
27 Bottle Drive – RK staff parking lot
29 Pro D – Non-Instructional Day
30 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
31 NED Show – “Mindset Mission” – 1:15pm
JUNE
Popcorn & Smencils (6,13)
1 Spring Concert – “Songs of the Season” – two shows 1:00pm and 6:15pm
2 Fire Drill (Fri 1:30pm)
2 District Elementary Track & Field Day
5 Morning Meeting 9:00am (gym)
9 Whitespot Lunch – PAC sponsored
9 Welcome to Kindergarten” – AM in the gym
13 PAC Meeting – 6:15pm (virtual)
14 RK/Spencer Indigenous Day Celebrations
16 Family Fun Night – PAC sponsored
21 National Indigenous Day
19 Morning Meeting 9:00am (gym)
23 FUN Day at School – ice cream truck/sprinklers/dunk tank/bouncy castles
26 Grade 5 Year End Trip – Wild Play
27 Public Board Meeting – 7:00pm
28 Beach Day
29 Final Summary Reports go home
29 Last Day of school for students!
MESSAGE FROM THE PAC:
This year’s PAC AGM is on June 13 via Teams at 6:15pm. We will be electing next year’s council and we are hoping to bring in some new volunteers to join our collaborative team!
All of the council positions need to be filled this year: president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, emergency preparedness rep, SPEAC rep, fundraiser, hot-lunch coordinator and some members at large. We meet virtually, once a month on the second Tuesday.
The positions that we are most in need of are treasurer, fundraiser and hot lunch coordinator. The treasurer does the council’s book-keeping, tracks spending and funds raised and collected, writes out payments, and reports to the council each month. The fundraiser schedules, coordinates and helps run the various fundraising events during the school year, along with other volunteers. Many of these events are repeats of ones that have been done in previous years, and there is a template to follow to organize those.
The hot-lunch coordinator organizes the twice-a-month lunch events, which have currently been split between Pizza Hut and Whitespot. This person will need to have or get their Serving it Right certificate, and be available on the hot lunch days (usually Fridays) to be at the school to help receive the food and distribute it to the classes.
For more information, contact the current PAC at ruthkingpac@gmail.com.