THURSDAY, JUNE 17th – Rainbow Day! Wear your rainbow colours!

Only twelve more days of school left for this year.  Enjoy the last couple of weeks everyone.

This Week:

Reminders:

• Please remember to do the Daily Health Check with your child and keep them home if your child is sick. This is still so important and we all really appreciate your support in keeping everyone healthy.
• Please also remember to wear a mask at all times when you are on the playground with your child. Please remind care givers who are dropping off and picking up your child as well.   And please also stay safely on the non-paved areas away from the staff when they are picking up their classes.   We all really appreciate your cooperation.
• If your child is going to be away from school, it is important to email your child’s teacher to let them know directly.

Coming Up Next Month:

Creator Great Spirit as we gather together in this circle we are thankful for each one as we remember and honour “the little ones” whose lives ended at Kamloops residential school those many years ago – May the ancestors watch over them – May the road to the other side be graced by tall majestic pine trees with sweet scented healing flowers along the way – little birds singing their lament acknowledging their passing – May candles lit in their honour light their way – May the angels comfort them along with our prayers as we send our love and wrap them in warmth protecting their journey.  We also remember the families left behind – May they know comfort and peace with all the love we send.

Hych-guh Siem!

Elder Shirley Alphonse, Cowichan Tribes

Note: Elder Shirley has given permission for SD62 schools to post, read, create art and The video is accessible here: https://youtu.be/PXkRPkiBY14

This Week:
Monday – June 7th • Lunch Program – Hard-boiled egg, crackers and cheese, apples and carrots
Tuesday – June 8th • Lunch Program – Macaroni & shredded cheese; red apple
• Popcorn and Smencil Day for those who have ordered
• PAC Meeting 6:30pm
Wednesday – June 9th • Lunch Program – Chicken Caesar wrap; mandarin orange
Thursday – June 10th • Lunch Program – 6 chicken nuggets with honey mustard sauce; banana
Friday – June 11th • Lunch Program — Pizza sub sandwich and Rice Krispies square.

Reminders:
Please remember to do the Daily Health Check with your child and keep them home if your child is sick. This is still so important and we all really appreciate your support in keeping everyone healthy.

Please also remember to wear a mask at all times when you are on the playground with your child. Please remind care givers who are dropping off and picking up your child as well. And please also stay safely on the non-paved areas away from the staff when they are picking up their classes. We all really appreciate your cooperation.

Please remind students to go directly home after school unless parents are supervising their child on the playground. The “After School Program” staff are noticing extra students who are not registered, hanging out after school unsupervised. Thank you for your help with this matter.

If your child is going to be away from school, it is important to email your child’s teacher to let them know directly.

Please remind your child not to bring toys or other sports equipment from home to school unless it is requested by the classroom teacher.

Coming Up Next Month:

June 14  Monday Morning Meeting – Cohort 5 (Sabyan/Chan)
June 17  Rainbow Day (SOGI)
June 18  White Spot – PAC event
June 21  National Indigenous Day and Pizza Day – PAC event
June 22 Public Board Meeting – 7:00 pm
June 28 Grade 5 Celebration – 1:00 pm
June 28 Monday Morning Meeting – Cohort 6 (Grimwood/Deichman)
June 29 Last Day of School

Drum designed by Ms. Trish McNabb – Na’tsa’maht Classroom Program Assistant – Ruth King Elementary 

We will be spending this week until Tuesday, June 8 (215 hours), acknowledging and recognizing the residential school tragedy and recent discovery by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. We are so fortunate to have amazing Indigenous partners in SD62 and have connected with Elders to seek guidance about how we may proceed as a community and mourn alongside one another.

Please see the attached District Calendars for the 2021 – 2022 School Year.

2021 – 2022 School Calendar – Colour Version

Calendar 2021-22

Next week is bike to work and school week. Mr. Stephenson made Ruth King a team on https://gobybikebc.ca/ called Ruth King Rockets.  Check it out if you are interested.

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Reminders:

• Please remind students to go directly home after school unless parents are supervising their child on the playground. The “After School Program” staff are noticing extra students who are not registered, hanging out after school unsupervised.  Thank you for your help with this matter.
• Please remember to do the Daily Health Check with your child and keep them home if your child is sick. This is still so important and we all really appreciate your support in keeping everyone healthy.
• Please also remember to wear a mask at all times when you are on the playground with your child. Please remind care givers who are dropping off and picking up your child as well.   And please also stay safely on the non-paved areas away from the staff when they are picking up their classes.   We all really appreciate your cooperation.
• If your child is going to be away from school, it is important to email your child’s teacher to let them know directly.
• Please remind your child not to bring toys or other sports equipment from home to school unless it is requested by the classroom teacher.

Coming Up Next Month:

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