Pitt Meadows Elementary
Ecole Elementaire Pitt Meadows
Phone: (604) 465-5828
Fax: (604) 465-8632
http://schools.sd42.ca/pme/
Newsletter #31
Thursday, May 3, 2012
SD42 2012 COR project:
Congratulations to the students who attended the DSAC COR
project (District Student Advisory Council Celebration of Respect
Project) on Wednesday at the Greg Moore Youth Centre. The
students had the opportunity to give back to our community by
volunteering their time with various organizations including the
SPCA, The Caring Place Salvation Army, Kanaka Education and
Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS) and the Alouette River
Management Society (ARMS). Throughout the day, students were
encouraged to make a difference in our community. They even had
a special visit from our school district’s Superintendent and Board
Chair as well as the Mayor of Maple Ridge. The following students
attended: Max Greaves, Nevada Janzen, Sam Lachance, Lynnea
Lindsay, Emily Martins, Adam Neufeld, Leila Nicholson, Chelsea
Parent, Ross Power and Sydney Stephen. We would like to thank
Mrs. Neggers for all of the work she has done to make the 2012
COR project a success.
Lost and Found:
Our Lost and Found Box is overflowing once again. Items will be displayed until next Wednesday at which time all
unclaimed items will be donated to charity. Could your child’s lost coat, sweater, t-shirt, jeans, shorts, shoes or
boots be in the box?
Rick Hansen Relay:
As mentioned earlier, the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay will be travelling through Pitt Meadows on May 17 th.
Our grade 3-7 students and their teachers have been invited to attend the festivities at Spirit Square. We have
just learned that Rick Hansen himself will be there, how exciting! This event is open to the public and begins
around 11:45 am. The City of Pitt Meadows would love to see you there.
PAC Elections:
Our upcoming PAC meeting is the Annual General Meeting, Tuesday, May 15th at 6:30 pm. During this meeting we
will elect our PAC executive for the next school year. We have only received PAC nominations for the following
positions; President, Secretary and Treasurer. Nominations for the other positions are requested by May 7th. If
you would like to nominate someone please email familyfletch@telus.net
Executive positions include: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, DPAC, Health & Safety, & Fundraising.
YCU:
Next deposit Day is Tuesday, May 8th. What are you saving for?
Bonne Chance Emily:
We want to wish Emily Martins ‘bonne chance’ on Saturday as she performs in this week-end’s CPF Provincial
Concours d’art oratoire.
Elementary Band:
Elementary Band is offered to all students attending Elementary School in Maple Ridge. Registration for
Elementary Band for next year will be on Monday, June 4th from 5:00-7:00 pm In the Music Room at PMSS.
Students do not have to be playing any instrument to attend...this is for beginners and those students that want to
play in a Band. There is no cost to join. For more information contact Christine Gilmour at PMSS.
cgilmour@sd42.ca (604) 465-7141
CPF Ridge Meadows Summer Camp 2012 - Camp Mondiale (only 50 spaces available):
Below is information from the CPF website membership link events page: www.cpf.ca/en/
Summer Camp 2012 - Camp Mondiale (Around the world!)
Date: July 23-27th, 2012 at the Maple Ridge Alliance Church, 203rd Street in Maple Ridge
Cost: $150 per student
Age group completed K - grade 4
Hours: 9:00-3:00 pm
Camp Directors: Mme Polly Snider & Mme Amanda Gibson.
CPF Ridge Meadows Camp Coordinator Natasha Etherington
Registration is May 1, 2012. PLEASE ENSURE YOU DOWNLOAD ALL FOUR (4) ATTACHMENTS AND ADD YOUR
CPF MEMBERSHIP NUMBER. Mail your registration, with a cheque made out to “Canadian Parents for French” to
Natasha Etherington, Camp Coordinator c/o 19653 117a Ave, Pitt Meadows BC, V3Y 1R8.
Successful registrants will be contacted via Email.
It is mandatory to be a CPF member. You can join Online.
Tips for Reading to Young Children:
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Read daily to your child when you have time to enjoy it.
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Be playful, enthusiastic and expressive as you read books you and your child are interested in.
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Children love to have favourite stories read over and over again. When children no longer have to
concentrate on the plot, they naturally focus on the flow of language and start memorizing some words and
phrases which is a beginning step in learning to read.
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Reading titles and looking at pictures before you read helps to captivate your child’s interest and develop
predicting skills.
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Encourage your child to retell the story using the pictures as prompts.
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When reading a fact book ask your child what was the most interesting thing they learned.
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Demonstrate a sense of curiosity as you are reading using prompts such as: I wonder why . . . Isn’t this
interesting . . . This makes me think about . . . or Wow . . .
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Share ideas, feelings and thoughts to help your child make connections between their own life experiences
and what you are reading.
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Encourage your child to visualize and act out parts of the story to help the stories come alive.
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Use your finger to track words as you read. This reinforces reading left to right, top to bottom and helps
develop the idea of matching the spoken word to the printed word. Sometimes children want to take
responsibility and do the finger tracking themselves. Using bookmarks and pointers vary the tracking
process.
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Reading material can be at various levels of difficulty: from very easy picture books to books with a lot of
print. It is amazing how much children can enjoy and understand what they hear long before they read.
PME Home Reading Program
Congratulations to the following students who have reached their home reading goal:
Primary (30 nights - orange)
Hannah Bigiolli, Davyn Blais, Amelia Caldwell, Chayse Clancy, Coral Ford
Primary (90 nights - pink)
Alyssa Botelho, Taya Hokanson, Kate Janicijevic, Nicholas Rebelo, Collin Whitbread
Primary (120 nights - green)
Jada McNeilly, Taylor McNeilly, Julia Walker
Primary (150 nights – yellow)
Parker Campbell, Jada Elder, Malcolm Griffis-Simpson, Paige Lofthaug, Lena Meszaros, Gurshaan Sandhu, Anton
Silverhorn-Fuchs, Alex Smith, William Stang, Finley Thomson
Primary (180 nights – purple)
Sadi Burgess, Wolf Etherington, James Hakim, Maia Richard, Eden Silverhorn-Fuchs
Primary (210 nights – ivory)
Victor Dekarli, Maeve Gray, Mara MacLean, Prabhnoor Narwal
Intermediate (30 nights-orange)
Lucas Grywinski
Intermediate (120 nights - green)
Brady Campbell
Intermediate (150 nights – yellow)
Jasmine Burmanmore, Dilraj Chahal, Christina Htoowah
Intermediate (180 nights – purple)
Caitlin Burnett