From the SVE Admin Team
From the office
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We want to thank you all for your support throughout this most unusual year. We have seen your children learn and grow in all kinds of wonderful ways, and hope that you are so very proud of them! We want you to know that your PAC went to great lengths to arrange for a special treat for every one of our Grade Five grads, and that in the hectic pace of the last day, Mr. Coats forgot all about them! There is a card in the mail to you, which we mailed out Tuesday afternoon, so we hope you receive this very soon. We shared the link to the Grade Five certificate ceremony with all Grade Five parents, and can now share with you our Virtual Talent Show. Thanks to those who sent in videos of their children's performances.
Learning Summaries: If your child was absent on Tuesday and did not collect their Learning Summary (or indoor shoes and desk contents!) please know that Ms. Angus, Ms. Everett and Mr. Coats will be at school all next week. Give us a call at 250-870-5119 to set up a time, or to make sure we aren't in a meeting and then come to the front doors.
So long, farewell..
We said goodbye to a number of staff members, but are excited to welcome some new faces to our team. We said a sad goodbye to Mrs. Brownlee at the end of May, as she retired after more than 20 years as part of this wonderful community. We also said a farewell-but-hope-to-see-you-soon to Ms. Drobot, Ms. Meynell, Ms. Dragland, Mrs. DeGroot, Mr. Vautour, Ms. Reitmeier, Mrs. Gabert, Ms. Maguire, and Ms. Schellenberg. There is a chance that some of these family members may be back, but we want to welcome Ms. Barclay, Ms. Sadlowski, Ms. Stolar, and Ms. Stutters to Springvalley Elementary. Watch your email at the end of August for any other updates, and more information about the 2021-22 school year.
Our School Song Have a look at this video featuring our school song.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We want to thank you all for your support throughout this most unusual year. We have seen your children learn and grow in all kinds of wonderful ways, and hope that you are so very proud of them! We want you to know that your PAC went to great lengths to arrange for a special treat for every one of our Grade Five grads, and that in the hectic pace of the last day, Mr. Coats forgot all about them! There is a card in the mail to you, which we mailed out Tuesday afternoon, so we hope you receive this very soon. We shared the link to the Grade Five certificate ceremony with all Grade Five parents, and can now share with you our Virtual Talent Show. Thanks to those who sent in videos of their children's performances.
Learning Summaries: If your child was absent on Tuesday and did not collect their Learning Summary (or indoor shoes and desk contents!) please know that Ms. Angus, Ms. Everett and Mr. Coats will be at school all next week. Give us a call at 250-870-5119 to set up a time, or to make sure we aren't in a meeting and then come to the front doors.
So long, farewell..
We said goodbye to a number of staff members, but are excited to welcome some new faces to our team. We said a sad goodbye to Mrs. Brownlee at the end of May, as she retired after more than 20 years as part of this wonderful community. We also said a farewell-but-hope-to-see-you-soon to Ms. Drobot, Ms. Meynell, Ms. Dragland, Mrs. DeGroot, Mr. Vautour, Ms. Reitmeier, Mrs. Gabert, Ms. Maguire, and Ms. Schellenberg. There is a chance that some of these family members may be back, but we want to welcome Ms. Barclay, Ms. Sadlowski, Ms. Stolar, and Ms. Stutters to Springvalley Elementary. Watch your email at the end of August for any other updates, and more information about the 2021-22 school year.
Our School Song Have a look at this video featuring our school song.
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PAC Updates
Thank you to everyone that supported the Springvalley Elementary PAC this year. For those of you that are leaving the Springvalley community we wish you all the best in the next part of your journey. For our amazing Grade 5’s keep an eye out in your mail for a little something from your PAC! To those who will be returning next year, we hope you have a summer of fun, adventure and making memories no matter where you may be. We have left the bottle fundraiser going so if you are looking for an easy way to get rid of your empties because it is too hot to sort them then just take them down to the Columbia Bottle Depot on Kent Road in a clear garbage bag (limit of 12 glass bottles per bag) and use the schools phone number 250-870-5119 on it. Lastly, we hope to see you in September for our Parent Advisory Council AGM. Look for more information as to date in time in September once we return. As day-to-day activities start to return to normal, we could be needing volunteers to help out with hot lunches or events like the popular Monster Bash. If we cannot get volunteers to help, we will not be able to run them. So please consider volunteering an hour or two of your time to help in the new school year. Stay Safe, Stay Cool, Stay Hydrated, and for those returning see you in September! Your SVE PAC Co-Chairpersons Dorey Gardiner & Kim Graumann |
FreshGrade Portfolios - This is our primary way of communicating your child's learning at Springvalley. Digital learning portfolios are where your child has the opportunity to share what they are learning and have CRITICALLY IMPORTANT LEARNING CONVERSATIONS with you. Please login and make a difference in the learning your child is engaging with. You may want to set one night a week where you review your child's site and talk about:
1. What they are doing well. (more than just "good job." Boost their self esteem by proving to them that they are doing well with something specific: ex. "You have lots of interesting words like 'brilliant' and 'magical' in your writing example").
2. What they want to improve and next steps in their learning.
Click here to login to your parent account or sign up for an account or download the Freshgrade parent app.
1. What they are doing well. (more than just "good job." Boost their self esteem by proving to them that they are doing well with something specific: ex. "You have lots of interesting words like 'brilliant' and 'magical' in your writing example").
2. What they want to improve and next steps in their learning.
Click here to login to your parent account or sign up for an account or download the Freshgrade parent app.
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TEXT MESSAGE REMINDERS
Remember that our school often sends quick reminders about school events through text message. If you have not done so already, you can register to receive TEXT messages from the school by typing the letter “Y” to the number 978338 and you will be signed up. Thanks for registering to stay in the loop! |
Did you know? Our breakfast program is sponsored by the President's Choice Children's Charity. You can find more information here.
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Important SVE Dates Mark your CALENDARS
Click here for our school calendar: http://www.sve.sd23.bc.ca/Calendar/calendar.aspx#/=
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