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5291 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2P5 604.856.3304 bradner.sd34.bc.ca
Principal, Ms. Paulette Collier
APRIL 30, 2015
Volume #15
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.
96TH May Day Royalty Tea Selection
On Tuesday, April 21st, the 96th Annual May Day Crowning
took place of the new Royalty. It was a fun time for all. Sad to
say goodbye to our crowning Queen and acting Prince and
Princess but also exciting for the new reigning Queen, Prince
and Princess.
“Thank You” to the Outgoing Royalty’s Parents (Mrs. Price, Ms.
Wenting, and Mrs. Sangha), for the wonderful preparation of
the crowning of the Royalty Tea they hosted. The food and
ambiance was spectacular.
GOODBYE TO OUR OUTGOING ROYALTY
(Left to Right) 2014-2015 ROYALTY
Second Princess – Karmdeep Sangha
May Queen – Brooklyn Price
First Prince – Cameron Wenting
Congratulations to all the Grade 6 Students who participated
in the 96th May Day Competition, all your speeches were
fabulous and very informative, as to “What May Day means to
Me”.
WELCOME
TO OUR
INCOMING
ROYALTY
(Left to
Right) 20152016
ROYALTY
School Wide Swimming
Tomorrow, Friday, May 1, 2015 the entire
school will be heading to the MRC Wave Pool from 11:30 –
1:30 pm for a School Wide Swim. Don’t forget your swim
suit/trunks and towel.
First Prince – Inderpreet Sangha
Second Princess – Laura Grandberg
May Queen – Morgan Schick-Bergman
Alternate – Marisa Smit
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May Pole Dance Team
Practices will begin to be held at noon 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. Students need to be at Bradner
Elementary School by 9:15 a.m., to get dressed and make their
way to the head of the parade at 10:00 a.m.
HELP!! - (If you have, or know of anyone, who has access to a
float/hayride for the May Pole Team to ride on in the parade,
please contact the office).
Bulldog Assembly
Our next Bradner Bulldog Assembly will take place on Friday,
May 1st , 2015 @ 9:30 am (Final Bulldog Assembly of the year)
to accommodate our School Wide Swim.
IMPORTANT DATES:
May 1st – 9:30 Bulldog Assembly / 11:30–1:30 pm School Wide Swim @ MRC
May 4th – Div 1 & 2 – Rock Climbing
May 6th – PAC Meeting @ 9:30 am / Panoramic Picture
May 8th – Non Instructional Day #5 – No School
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.
Track & Field
Track season is just around the corner and PE classes
will begin instruction. Practices will be starting
Wednesday, May 20th. Students will practice
Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:25- 3:15 p.m.,
as they prepare for the upcoming district track
meet on Wednesday, June 10th at Rotary Stadium.
Consent forms will be coming home shortly. This is a
mandatory event for all grades 4-7 as a portion of their
PE mark is derived from their participation in this event.
Terry Fox Run
Bradner Elementary is honoured
to have collected $359.08 for the Terry Fox Foundation.
Proceeds were donated from the Terry Fox Walkathon
in May. Thank you for your generosity!
The Class that brought in the most money (per capita)
and who are this year’s Pizza Party Winners are:
Div. 3 – Mrs. Bray’s Class,
“Congratulations”
Ready, Set, Learn for 3 & 4 year olds
On Wednesday, April 22nd, Bradner hosted the Ready, Set,
Learn, for 3 & 4 year olds. It was wonderful to get to see and
meet all the Kindergarten students coming in September. A
Great Big “Thank You” to Ms. Gill for all her hard work in
organizing this wonderful event.
School Panoramic Pictures
The Panoramic Picture will be taken on
Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Don’t forget to bring
your “SMILE”.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Bradner Elementary School 2014-2015
- 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
th
- May 18 (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
Summer School
Summer School is now available on the district website.
www.sd34.bc.ca (Schools – Summer School) Elementary
Enhanced Summer Learning Program)(Gr. 1- 8) Remedial
support for school-aged children in Abbotsford currently
enrolled in grades 1 to 8. These programs are for students who
require extra help to meet learning outcomes in basic literacy
and numeracy. Enrollment for these programs was conducted
in schools by referral only, for qualified students.
Thus, there is no open registration for these elementary/
middle programs:
Date: Monday, July 6 - Thursday, July 23, 2015
Hours of Operation: All programs will run from 8:30 a.m. to
12:15 pm, except for the Community Access programs, which
will run from 8:30 - 2:30 pm
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A $50 refundable deposit is required for each applicant.
Programs continue to be free, funded by the Ministry of
Education. Deposits will be returned to all families the last
week of school. Families who decline their spot, withdraw
early or have more than 3 absences will forfeit their deposit.
Twin Day
On Friday, April 25th, Bradner hosted Twin Day. The students
and staff all dressed up to show their School Spirit.
Note: There is no tuition fee for these courses for students who
are residents of British Columbia. There are tuition fees for
International students.
LAST DAY FOR LIBRARY BOOK RETURN
Please note that all Library books will
be due back to the Library on Friday,
June 5th. Mrs. Kemp will be advising you
of the cost of books if they have not
been returned.,
Thank You to our Volunteers!
To Mrs. Kanwaljit Dhadda for supplying all our
Walking Club participants with FREEZIES.
To Mr. Scott and Mrs. Jennifer Solomon for lending
the school their kiddy pool for the Terry Fox
Walkathon (our Atlantic Ocean).
To all the staff, parents, grandparents and volunteers who
helped out with the Terry Fox Walk-a-thon, we couldn’t have
done it without your help and support.,
To Nicky Annecchini and the Bradner PAC for supplying the
cookie, oranges and water station for our Terry Fox Run.
To Mrs. Stacey Stinson for all her help with the set-up of the
Ready, Set, Learn event held at Bradner last week.
To Mrs. Nicky Annecchini for organizing the School Supply
Fundraiser and making sure it was distributed in time for the
Ready, Set, Learn event.
The Bradner Staff are so blessed to have such wonderful
Volunteers, who take time out of their very busy schedules,
and always jump in with both feet, to help with all the little
things that make Bradner such a wonderful school to be
part of.
So many twins found at Bradner!
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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!
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
Elections for Executive positions
will be held in June at the last PAC
Meeting of the school year.
PAC Positions are:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
SPC Rep (School Planning Council)
DPAC Rep (District PAC)
If you would like to find out more about any of these
positions there is a sheet outside the office on the bulletin
board or you can e-mail: info@bradnerpac.com
If you are interesting in putting your name forward to run for
one of these positions, please e-mail: info@bradnerpac.com
or call Dawn Lewis @ 604-746-8249
School Supply Order Forms for 2015-16
As in the past, the PAC will be offering a School
Supply Fundraiser. School Supply Order Forms
for the 2015-2016 school year, will be coming home
shortly.
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 @ 604-857-3382, 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
BRADNER’S 96TH ANNUAL
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 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
who would like to use this opportunity to do a little free
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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:
arpotz17@telus.net or call at 604‐850‐8881
Bakers Needed for the Tea Room
Please send to us any donations that you would like to
contribute to this cause. The donations will be sent from
the schools in the West Zone as our relief support for
those suffering to recover from this disaster.
Many thanks,
Ms. Collier, Principal
The May Day Tea committee is hoping you can donate baked
goodies for their Tea tent. 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.
Mayday Raffle Tickets,
May Day Raffle Tickets will be coming home
shortly. Please try to sell your booklet of tickets.
All sold or unsold tickets must be returned to
the office by Tuesday, May 12th. More
booklets are available at the office. The proceeds from
this PAC raffle are used to finance extra programs for
Bradner Elementary School. The class with the most
ticket sales will be treated to a Pizza Lunch.
Nepal
Earthquake relief
fundraiser
By now we are certain that most have heard about the
earthquake that happened in Nepal. Below is a report
made by CNN:
Nepalese authorities have so far said
5,016 people died and more than 10,000
were injured as a result of the massive
earthquake that struck Saturday, April
25th, 2015. Officials have warned the
death toll is expected to rise
For a month (until May 25) our government will match
any donations given to a registered charity. The Rick
Hansen Family of Schools (which includes Bradner
Elementary School) are taking donations to give to those
in Nepal working ‘on the ground’.
Bradner Community is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner
May 18th, 2015 from 5:00 – 7:00pm @ the Bradner Hall
Join with family, friends, & neighbours to finish
off this Traditional Day with each other,
celebrating this great community we live in!
Cost: $10 Adults - $5.00 for 12 & under - Kids 4 & under eat FREE
Tickets go on sale – May 4th at: Davis Meats / Wilway Lumber /
Bradner Store OR Melissa Yeomans – mcyeomans@hotmail.com
(604) 856-74896
Purchase tickets before May 14th as Limited Meals and Seating
is available.
Funds raised are being donated to Holmberg House here in
Abbotsford. Bradner Hall – 5305 Bradner Road, Abbotsford.
Mother’s Day Breakfast @ Jubilee Hall
Jubilee Hall (7999 Bradner Road) will be hosting its 41st
annual Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast
on Sunday, May 10th, from 8:00 a.m. to
noon for $6 you can dine on sausages,
scrambled eggs, fruit cocktail and all the
pancakes you can eat!
This is a great event to treat Mom and a wonderful place
to bring anyone from grandparents, right down to the
kids!
Student Volunteers Needed
Jubilee Hall is looking for Student Volunteers to help with
clearing tables at the Mother’s Day Breakfast. If you are
interested please contact: Jubileehall@shaw.ca