Hello Parents/Guardians, 

Spring is definitely in the air!  Have you seen those cherry blossoms?  So beautiful, but hopefully you are not allergic to them.  It was literally raining cherry blossoms this past week.  Congratulations to all the cross-country runners who went out to run at Juan de Fuca on Wednesday after school.  Great job everyone! 

The School Board has announced the Principal and Vice Principal positions for next year in the Sooke School District.  I will be continuing as Principal of Ruth King and Ms. Georgette Walker will be our Vice Principal.   Ms. Walker was the Acting Vice Principal for this past year, as our previous VP, Ms. Jeannie DeBoice, was working at the Board Office in the Curriculum Department.  Jeannie will not be returning to Ruth King next year and therefore Ms. Walker is officially Ruth King’s Vice Principal.  Congratulations Ms. Walker! 

Have a great week everyone!

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PACE Musical Theatre Presentation

Ruth King Elementary School April 15^th to 19^th, 2019

 Hello Parents/Guardians,

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Open House on Thursday, April 11^th.  Your children are very proud of their accomplishments and are always excited to share with you.  Thank you also for those who supported our Young Entrepreneurs in Grade 5.  The gym was packed with people and they really appreciated all of you taking a look at their new businesses.

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April 2, 2018

Dear Ruth King Families,

Thursday, April 11^th   has been set aside for early dismissal. Students will be dismissed 3 hours earlier on this day (at 11:23) and there will be no school on Friday April 12^th as this is a Professional Development Day.

Your child’s classroom will be open from 11:30-12:30 and 4:30-6:30 to showcase student learning. Grade 5 students will also be displaying and selling their Young Entrepreneur Fair projects in the gym during this time. On Monday, April 15^th, classes will have the opportunity to purchase items from the Fair, so students are welcome to bring money should they so choose.

If your child’s teacher requires a one on one meeting, the teacher will contact you to make arrangements.  If you would like to request a one on one meeting with your child’s teacher, please feel free to do so anytime.

We look forward to seeing you on April 11^th.

Thank you,

Vicki Ives

Principal

Ruth King Elementary School

 Hello Parents/Guardians,

Welcome back to school everyone!  I am looking forward to seeing all your children’s smiling faces in the morning.  I hope you and your children have had a relaxing, yet eventful spring break and are well rested for the final term.  Our first day back will be April 1^st which is April Fool’s Day.  Hopefully we will not have too many jokesters in the crowd, but a little joke never hurt anyone and often brings a smile to those around.

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Hello Parents/Guardians,

Thank you to all the parents who came out to support the grade 4’s during their “Young Entrepreneurs Expo” and for all the parents who came out to cheer for their child and the Ruth King basketball team during the Jamborees last week.  The students played hard and did an amazing job.  Thank you also to the coaches.

The time changed this weekend so you may find that everyone is just a little more tired.  Please try to get your children to bed a little earlier this week, to make up for the lost hour.  It is important that you try to get your child to school on time.  All those lost minutes do add up.  Have a great week everyone!

Ruth King Elementary School Mar.4^th to 8^th, 2019

The lost & found items are laid out in the front foyer, so please check it out to claim your child’s items.

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• The hot lunch program is available to everyone. *If you need financial assistance in order for your child/children to participate in this program, please contact the school regarding our payment options.
• Please make sure to wait outside for your child afterschool, rather than coming into the school. The teachers find this to be the best as it does not cause distractions when trying to get their entire class ready for dismissal.
• We are continually looking for volunteers for the “One to One Reading Program.” Please contact Ms. V. Ives if you have some spare time to read with kids or if you know someone with some spare time.

The “Before School Care Program” which is run out of our gym has had a surge of popularity and therefore we are now going to require that you register your child for the program so that we can keep track of who is using it.  We will start taking attendance next week and contact you directly to have you fill out forms for the program.  At the moment, there is no cost to the program and Superstore kindly donates much of the food that is used for the breakfast portion of the program.  At the moment, we only have two staff members and we need to track how many students are using the program so that we can make the appropriate changes to ensure the safety of all children and adults in the program.

As a side note, only Ruth King students should be attending this “Before School Program.” 

SUBWAY LUNCHES: This is a message to all parents, whose child ordered Subway sandwiches for the month of February. Due to the school closure last Tuesday, students will receive an additional Subway sandwich meal on Tuesday, March 5. Regular delivery will take place on Tuesday, February 19 and Tuesday, February 26.

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