November 14

A message from the Principal:

Hello BRE community,

With a Pro-D day on Monday and Remembrance Day on Tuesday, the school week seemed to go by very quickly. Our volleyball team had another successful match against Squamish Elementary, and they are preparing for a couple of big tournaments in the next couple of weeks at Don Ross and Howe Sound Secondary. Students are hard at work in their classrooms, focusing on their academics and earning coveted rewards like “Pajama Day” and “Bring Your Stuffie to School Day”.

As the snowline starts creeping down the mountainsides and we edge closer to winter, please take a moment to read the Winter Weather Reminder: School Closure Information, from the district website.

Please read closely below as there is an opportunity for the BRE community to come support our students:

LOOKING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO RUN A CLUB

With the wetter and darker weather we are experiencing, we would like to offer small groups of students an opportunity to engage during long recess in some club activities. We already have several activities during long recess, including the Choir, which has just finished up, a Dungeons and Dragons club, and the volleyball practices, but we would like to have a variety of offerings, to a range of different ages.

If you have a flexible schedule, and would be interested in volunteer to come to BRE to run a weekly club during long recess with a small group of students, please keep reading.

The requirements would be:

• A Criminal Records Check
• A minimum commitment to come to BRE once per week until the start of Winter Break. Ideally, clubs could run even longer, but 5 weeks would be the minimum
• The flexibility in your schedule to be at BRE from 12:15pm-1:00pm once a week (day of your choosing) to run your club
• A specific club you would like to offer and age group (primary vs intermediate) you would like to work with

Some examples of clubs could be things like a Board Game Club, a Puzzle Club, Drawing/Sketching club, Drama/Skits club, Chess club, etc…

Initially, we would start with a small group of students (~10 maximum), so that it is manageable for the parent volunteer. I would meet with the parent volunteer and the students on their first meeting, to set the expectations, but essentially, the parent volunteer needs to be self-sufficient. BRE would not be able to purchase materials for a club, but we could likely provide some supplies, like puzzles and board games, etc…to get the parent started.

If this is something that would interest you, I would invite you to reach out to me with a proposal of what club you would like to run and what age group you would like to work with, and we will see what we can offer to our students.

Antony Blaikie – Principal

Brackendale Elementary School

Sea to Sky School District, SD48

I am honoured to be living, working, and learning on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Sḵwxwú7mesh Nation.

*** Its time to bring in those donations for the Kids Holiday Shop!***

Toys, books, household items and gift for all family members. 

***Are you doing a clear out before the winter? Start bringing your gently used items to

donate for this well loved school event! ***