Pitt Meadows Elementary
Stephanie Dand
Ecole Elementaire Pitt Meadows
Principal
Phone: (604) 465-5828
Fax: (604) 465-8632
Wes Reamsbottom
http://schools.sd42.ca/pme/
Vice-Principal
Newsletter # 17
Friday June 12, 2015
Dear parents,
This will be our last full newsletter of the year. Where has the time gone? We have had an incredible year of
learning and growing as a school, each and every day.
I would like to take this opportunity to tell all of you how much I have enjoyed my first year as principal at Pitt
Meadows Elementary. The staff members here are amazing in so many ways, from the teachers to the clerical and
custodians to our education assistants. I am indeed fortunate to be working with such a talented group of people.
I would also like to extend a huge thank you to you, the parents. I have met so many wonderful families this past
year and you have all been so welcoming and supportive. Most of all I have enjoyed working with your children. We
have an incredible group of students here in our very large family that is Pitt Meadows Elementary, and although I
do not yet know every name, I certainly know all of their smiling faces. My goal by the end of next year is to be
able to put a name to every single student.
I would also like to thank all of the parents who contributed to the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon on June 1. The
staff loved it! There was an incredible array of food and treats, enough for the entire staff for two full days.
The teachers were very grateful and happy to indulge.
The teachers would like to show their appreciation for all that you as parent volunteers have done for their classes
over the year. If you have volunteered in your child’s classroom this past year, you should receive a little card
decorated by the students and a small token of our appreciation in the next week or so.
All the best for a great wrap up to the school year.
Stephanie Dand
Principal
Staff Appreciation
A huge thank you to all of the people who helped to put on the lunch for the Teachers on June 1st. It was
wonderful and the Teachers were very grateful. There have been many dishes left behind so if you are missing any
dishes please check at the office. Thank you!
Staff Changes at PME
At this time of year we always have some changes to our staffing as teachers move on to new challenges for the
next school year, and we are able to welcome new staff to our school for the fall. While not all changes have been
finalized yet, at this time we are able to tell you what changes have been made. We are very sad to say goodbye at
this time to Mme Walker, Mme Bowden, M. Geary, Mrs. Campbell, and Mrs. Boyes. We wish them all the best in
their new assignments in other schools. In addition three of our EAs will be moving on – Mme Boyd, Miss Norton
and Miss Gillis. We are very pleased that Mrs Belson will be working full time at our school next year, and we are
also able to welcome back Mme Smith who worked at PME several years ago. There will be a few more changes
before September and we will keep you informed. The completed list with grade assignments will be posted on the
website in September.
Warm weather clothing at PME
With the warm weather students are of course wearing shorts and T-shirts to school. Please ensure that your
student is dressed for school, and not for the beach – no super short shorts or spaghetti straps, or underwear
showing in any way. Thank you for your support.
Our school Code of Conduct reads:
Certain behaviours will be considered unacceptable, including but not limited to:
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dressing in clothing which is inappropriate for an elementary school and
learning (i.e. no clothing referencing drugs, alcohol, sex or foul language
no tummies or underwear showing, no spaghetti straps)
Upcoming Dates to Remember
June 15th
-Intermediates to Cultus Lake 8:30 am to 3 pm (approx.)
-Primary Fun Day 8:30 am to Noon
-Hot Dog day for Primary grades
June 16th
-Div. 20 (Manhas/Belson) Frog Workshop
June 17th
-Div. 20 Bug Workshop
June 18th
-Div. 11 (Macdonald) & 24 (O’Shea) to Vancouver Aquarium
June 19th
-Div. 18 (Tremblay) to Kreative Kaos in the afternoon.\
-Freezie and Lemonade sale.
June 22nd
-Div’s 6 (Hume) & 7 (Flett) to Britannia Mines
June 23rd
-Grade 7 Leaving Ceremony – 10 am
June 24th
-Last day of school – *Noon dismissal.*
PME Home Reading Program
Congratulations to the following students who have reached their home reading goal:
Primary – 30 days
Primary – 120 days
Haidar El-Masri
Markus Blount
Kyden Galdamus
Carolynne McKanna
Thea Holmkvist
Marcus Rittich
Aisling Kerr
Ben Van Samang
Kalen Liva
Caleb Scott
Aden MacDonald
Jacqueline Worley
Keira Maloney
Daniel Pasha
Primary – 150 days
Benjamin Solly
Nylah Carson
Jessa Marie Udtohan
Chayse Clancy
Primary – 60 days
Matthew Arnett
Griffin Furyk
Harrison Jack
Lucius Korska
Brooklyn Lee-McMeeken
Kaitlynn Potter
Mattie Stapler
Lewyn Wang
Primary – 90 days
Zoya Aung
Mason Dougan
Greyson Douglas
Justin Goetz
Kirill Kudelya
Ethan Liva
Jaiden Morgan-Archibald
Intermediate – 60 days
Xavier Salonga
Intermediate – 150 days
Andrew Rittich
Tessa Fawdry
Luke Toupin
Piper Wesson
Primary – 180 days
Ishawn Chauhan
Megan Forsberg
Marisa Kozljan
Alyvia Lefebvre
Tyler Magdalinski
Morgan Osadczuk
Karsen Oun
Alex Paterson
Victoria Pennington
Primary – 210 days
Seth Aujla
Kadence Birth
Davyn Blais
Carmelita Murphy-Brown
Caitlin Picard
Intermediate – 240 days
Prabhnoor Narwal
Intermediate – 270 days
Alexis Aujla
Fantastic job everyone!
*Please see the following attachments: -Red Cross Summer Babysitting courses
- Summer Activity Guide