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5291 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2P5 604.856.3304 bradner.sd34.bc.ca
Principal, Ms. Paulette Collier
APRIL 16, 2015
Volume #14
BRADNER ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
Principal: Ms. Paulette Collier
Secretary: Mrs. Kimberly Juulsen
Website: http://bradner.sd34.bc.ca/
PAC President: Mrs. Dawn Lewis
School Closure Info.: http://www.sd34.bc.ca/
Phone: (604) 856-3304 Fax: (604) 856-3865
BRADNER SCHOOL GOALS
Performance Goal: #1 To improve all students’ achievement in Numeracy.
Public Speaking
Congratulations to all our Public Speaking
Finalists
Grade 5 – Public Speaking Grade Winners
(Marley Arden, Ashley Rempel, Jenna Nielsen)
We conducted our annual Public Speaking
competition on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, and as in past
years, the speeches were all very well done and the
judges had a difficult time selecting a winner. The
judging was tough, but the following students were
successful in placing for their grades:
Gr. 4 – Winner – Liam Maher on “Titanic”
Finalist – Azia Procknow on “My Cat Teddy”
Finalist – Omrah Dhadda on “Nightmares”
Gr. 5 – Winner – Marley Arden on “Are Siblings Human?”
Finalist –Jenna Nielsen on “My Ringette Team”
Finalist – Ashley Rempel on “How to be a Race Car Driver”
Gr. 6 – Winner – Inderpreet Sangha on “Bollywood v. Hollywood”
Finalist – Morgan Schick-Bergmann on “Water”
Finalist – Vienna Wise on “Wolves”
Gr. 7 – Winner – Brooklyn Nielsen on “Reality T.V.”
Finalist – Veerle Moerman on “Holland”
Finalist –Karmdeep Sangha on “How to know if you are
Grade 6 – Public Speaking Grade Winners
(Vienna Wise, Morgan Schick-Bergmann, Inderpreet Sangha)
Socially Awkward”
Grade 4 – Public Speaking Grade Winners
(Azia Procknow, Liam Maher, Omrao Dhadda)
Bulldog Assembly
Our next Bradner Bulldog Assembly will take
place on Friday, May 1st , 2015 @ 9:30 am (Final Bulldog
Assembly of the year)
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IMPORTANT DATES:
Apr. 17th – The 34th Annual Terry Fox Walkathon @ 1:30 pm
Apr. 22nd – Ready, Set, Learn @ 3:30 pm (for 3 & 4 year olds)
Apr. 24th – Twin Day/Div. 4 – Matsqui Auditorium
April 30th – Last Day for Walking Club
May 1st – 9:30 Bulldog Assembly / 11:30–1:30 pm School Wide Swim @ MRC
May 6th – PAC Meeting @ 9:30 am / Panoramic Picture
May 8th – Non Instructional Day #5 – No School
Monthly Home Reading Winners!
Congratulations! The February Grade 6 & 7 winners of the
$10.00 Gift Certificate were:
Veerle Moerman – Grade 7
Marisa Smit– Grade 6
Keep on Reading!
Monthly Home Reading Winners
Congratulations to Division 5 – Ms. Lee’s class are the
“Monthly Home Reading Champions” for the
month of “MARCH”.
Bradner Stars
Nash Erickson
Inderpreet Sangha
Nicholas Schulli
Hudson Treloar
Olivia Smit
Marley Arden
Cassandra Paulus
Karmen Annecchini
Carter
Katelyn Foss
Josiah
Soryta Thach
Layla Ali
Annika Hall
Wyatt Wellicome
Alexander Schulli
Keegan Price
Colton Schulli
Darren Kemle
Logan Corcoran
Breana Prins
Liam Feldman
Caitlyn Lui
River Lemieux
All Home Reading Forms - are due in by May 31st.
If you are not sure about a month being filled out or not,
please just fill out a duplicate form.
Bulldog Awards
Karmdeep Sangha
Omrao Dhadda
Taryn
Ella Haladin
Jenna Nielsen
Soryta Thach
Daniel Vy
Julia Price
Morgan Schick-Bergman
Cameron Wenting
Amy Brader
Karmdeep Sangha
Kurtis Byers
Amy Luu
Frank Michel
Ava Solomon
River Lemieux
Parker Hall
Emma Kinar
Ellie Dinh
Cody Baker
Handbells rang out at the 87th
Annual Bradner Flower Show
The Bradner Flower Show ““The Good, the Bad & the Bug-ily”
was a huge success again this year. Our own Bradner Elementary
School Handbell Choir performed for the opening ceremonies
with a Handbell performance.
We would like to take this opportunity to say “THANK YOU VERY
MUCH” to Ms. Val Duma, who spent numerous hours
volunteering her time and talent to conduct our Handbell
presentation. Ms. Duma is a vital part of the Bradner
Family. We can’t say Thank You enough about all she does
in and around Bradner Elementary School to help us
maintain the high standard of achievement that we strive
to provide all our students.
Thank you to all the classes that provided artwork
to decorate the tearoom, it looked fabulous. We
received several comments from the general
public about what well behaved students we have
here at Bradner Elementary School.
May Pole Dance Team
Maypole Dance Team permission slips will be coming
home shortly. Practices will be held at noon on Tuesdays and
Thursdays on May 5, 7, 12, and 14th. Your child MUST BE
present at the May Day Celebrations to perform the dance on
Monday, May 18th @ Bradner Elementary School by 9:15 a.m.,
for the 10:00 a.m., Opening Ceremonies.
Twin Day
On Friday, April 24th, Bradner will be hosting a
Twin Day. Dress up like someone else in the
school. It’s all about School Spirit and having fun.
SUMMER CLOTHING
As our summer weather arrives, we’d like to remind
parents and students about appropriate dress for
school.
We expect that clothing be worn so that no midriffs are
showing when standing or sitting, shoulders are covered (no
spaghetti straps, tank tops or tube tops) and shirts have
modest necklines. We also ask that students not wear short
shorts. Thank you for your attention to this before the weather
becomes much warmer.
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Inside/Outside Shoe Rule - IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE
INSIDE OF OUR SCHOOL CLEAN Please Note: “Shoes are to be
worn at all times. Students are required to have a pair of
outside shoes and a pair of non-marking indoor running
shoes for the gym and classroom.
PAC CORNER
All Parents welcome, old faces and new faces
NEXT PAC Meeting:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH @ 9:30 a.m., in the
Multipurpose Room.
Childminding and coffee provided.
Please join us!
Ready, Set, Learn for 3 & 4 year olds
will be held @ Bradner on WEDNESDAY,
April 22nd from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Parents, and their children born in 2010 or 2011 are invited to
come to a Ready, Set, Learn (RSL) event at their
neighbourhood school. Every child will be given a bag of
learning supplies. Parents will be given resources and ideas
about how to support their child in using these materials.
Ready, Set, Learn is to help parents receive valuable
information for helping preschoolers experience success and
provide 3 & 4 year-old children with a good head start for
kindergarten. We will have activities with stories; letters;
words and printing. Families will receive an information kit.
Please call Mrs. Juulsen to Register (604) 856-3304
The Walking Club –
Heart & Stroke Foundation
Bradner Elementary‘s Walking Club is in its
second week of walking/running now. It has been so
wonderful to see so many students with such enthusiasm
taking part in this wonderful event, combined with our daily
physical activity requirement. Many students have been doing
extra laps, over and above the minimal requirements. Thank
you to all the Teachers and Staff who have helped to organize
and make this such a great Walking Club this year.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Bradner Elementary School 2014-2015
- April 17th (Friday) - The 34th Annual Terry Fox Walkathon @ 1:30 pm
- April 22nd (Wednesday) – Ready Set Learn for 3 & 4 year olds
- April 24th (Friday) - Twin Day (Dress like a friend) / Div. 4 – Matsqui Auditorium
- May 1st (Friday) –Bulldog Assembly @ 9:30 am / School Wide Swim 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
- May 8th (Friday) - Non-Instructional Day #5 - no school - Professional Development Day
- May 18th (Monday) - Victoria Day/Bradner May Day – no school
- May 22nd (Friday) – BC Cancer Assembly @ 2:20 pm
- May 29th (Friday) – Hawaiian Day
- June 1st (Monday) - Non-Instructional Day#6 - no school - Professional Development Day
- June 5th (Friday) - Sports Day/Wear Team Colours
th
- June 10 (Wednesday) - Track and Field Meet at Rotary Stadium (New Date)
- June 25th (Thursday) - Last Day for Students/Year End Assembly
- June 26th (Friday) - Year-end Closing - (Last Day for Teachers)
Come and have some input on how we can enhance our children's
education at this wonderful school. Also, it is a great way to get
to know some more parents, and have some insight on events
that are happening at our school.
Please join us on Facebook - Bradner Elementary PAC
Check out our new web page: www.bradnerpac.com
New e-mail info@bradnerpac.com Or you can reach the PAC
President, Dawn Lewis by phone 604-746-8249
.
PAC Executive - 2014/2015
President - Dawn Lewis
Vice President - Peter Wise
Secretary - Tanya Boyd
Treasurer - Christine Bouchard
DPAC Rep – Stacey Stinson
SPC Rep – Sharon Smit
Donations needed for May Day!
The Bradner PAC is collecting donations for their annual May
Day Silent Auction and Raffle. If you would like to make a
donation or know someone (Company) that would
like to make a donation towards the Bradner May
Day fundraiser, please contact Miranda @ 604-8573382, or mirandaschulz@hotmail.com OR Conny at
604-556-0041. This is the PAC’s major annual
fundraiser that contributes to a long list of extras for
our students.
If you are interested in setting up a vendor table to promote
your business, please contact Tanya @ 778-552-0311 for
details.
If you are interested in making a sponsorship contribution
please contact Dawn @ 604-746-8549.
Thank you for your support from the Bradner PAC
MAY ROYALTY
Attention all Grade 6 STUDENTS!
It is time once again for the Bradner Community to
choose a May Day Representative. The May Queen,
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Brooklyn Price and her Prince and Princess, Cameron
Wenting and Karmdeep Sangha will host a Tea. The May
Day Tea is on Tuesday, April 21st at 4:00 p.m., and will
determine the new royalty for 2015/2016. May Day
Representatives who wish to participate,
should come prepared with a speech on
“What May Day Means to Me” and
will be interviewed by a panel of
independent judges. If selected, May Day
Representative duties include the Bradner
Flower Show, April 2015 Bradner May
Day Celebrations, Canada Day
Parade,and various school functions. For
more information please check the May
Day Representative sign-up sheet in front
of the office.
Good luck to all participants!
who would like to use this opportunity to do a little free
advertising for their businesses please feel free to join us
as well. We are always looking for show cars or trucks as
well. Please contact Nicky Annecchini at email:
BRADNER’S 96TH ANNUAL
PORTANT NOTE:
May Day Parade and
Country Carnival!
Monday, May 18, 2015
Pancake Breakfast @ 8:00
a.m.
at the Bradner Hall
PARADE AT 10:00 A.M.
Opening Ceremonies and
May Pole Dancing @ 11:00 a.m.
at Bradner Elementary
*****
Rides, Games, Concession, Face Painting and much more
fun for the whole Family!
For Info call STACEY STINSON (604) 856-3377 OR
DAWN LEWIS (604) 746-8249
Parade entry email - arpotz17@telus.net or
call Nicky Annecchini @ (604) 850-8881
VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED!!!!
COME JOIN OUR PARADE!
The Annual May Day celebration is coming soon and we
are looking for entries for our parade.
We would love for people from our
school and community to come up
with either a parade float, riding your
decorated bike, dirt bikes, Atv’s , horse, or even just
walking with your family pet, or any other idea to join in
on the parade this year. Also, any parents or friends
arpotz17@telus.net or call at 604‐850‐8881
Bakers Needed for the Tea Room
The May Day Tea committee is hoping you can
donate baked goodies for their Tea. Cookies, cakes,
squares, would all be appreciated. If your goodies
can be frozen, you can bring it into the school
before Friday, May 15th, if not, please bring it the
morning of Monday, May 18th. We THANK YOU IN
ADVANCE FOR YOUR DONATIONS.
For further information please call Mrs. Leanne Price @
(604) 607-1400.
Bradner School Swim - Friday, May 1st, 2015
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Any child under 7 years of age and any child who is
considered a non-swimmer must have an adult (18 years
or over) with them in the water and at arms-length
away, at all times. Any child who is under 7 years of age
or a non-swimmer and not accompanied by an adult will
not be permitted to swim on swim day. We encourage
parents to make whatever arrangements
necessary, as early as possible, so that all
students have the opportunity to participate.
Many thanks!
MAY POLE DANCE TEAM – FLOAT URGENTLY NEEDED
The Bradner Maypole Dance Team is in urgent need of a Float
for the upcoming May Day Parade. If you have one, or know
someone, who has access to a Float and could lend it to Ms.
Collier for the upcoming celebration, please contact the office
at (604) 856-3304.
Each year the Maypole Dance Team ride on a float in
the May Day Parade, prior to performing their
wonderfully choreographed May Pole Dances at the
opening ceremonies.
The float should be able to accommodate at least 40 students
and a few chaperones, and must be decorated prior to arrival.
We are also looking for volunteers to decorate the float.
Thank you from the Maypole Dance Team.
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Community Listings via District Website
Thank You to our Volunteers!
Thank you to Mr. Pete Wise, Mrs. Kim Wise and Ms. Miranda
Schulz for volunteering to drive the bells and tables and tables
to and from “The Nights of Music”.
For the most recent happenings in our community, please visit
the Abbotsford School District website, and look under
Community & Parent Information under the Parents &
Students Tab OR go to community/parent info page on the
district website, at http://www.sd34.bc.ca/parentsstudents/CommunityInformation
To Mrs. Val Duma for all her hard work with teaching the Bells
to Div. 1 & 2 for their performance at the Opening Ceremonies
for the 87th Annual Bradner Flower Show.
To Mrs. Dawn Lewis for baking the February Birthday
Cupcakes.
To Mrs. Tanya Boyd for baking the March & April Birthday
Cupcakes.
Earth Day - April 22, 2015 –
If you are looking for a celebration
Bradner Royalty Cameron Wenting (Prince), Ellie Hawkins
(Princess), Karmdeep Sangha (Princess) along with Ms. Val
Duma helped to kick off the Opening Ceremonies at the 87 th
Annual Bradner Flower Show held last Weekend.
Grade 7 – Public Speaking Grade Winners
(Karmdeep Sangha, Brooklyn Nielsen, Veerle Moerman)
Volunteers Urgently needed for the
upcoming Terry Fox Walk-A-Thon, being held tomorrow,
Friday, April 17th. We need spotters along the route. If
you could help, please call the school OR sign up in the
office