1 | MARCH 2020 NEWSLETTER CHAFFEY-BURKE ELEMENTARY 4405 Sardis Street Burnaby BC V5H 1K7 [email protected]T: 604-296-9008 PRINCIPALS MESSAGE I find it hard to believe February has come and gone. It doesn’t feel like I have been at Chaffey Burke for a month already. Thank you to all the families, staff and students for the warm welcome to Chaffey Burke. It is a great place with so many exciting things happening all over the school! In true Lower Mainland fashion, I was warmly greeted by mother nature my first week here with a little sun, some rain and of course a day of snow! As we turn the calendar to March, we will be having our second set of early dismissal days focusing on Assessment and Student Learning. Teachers will be participating in either Student Led Conferences or Three- Way Conferences in March (11 & 12) and April (15 & 16). Three-way conferences will be done by teachers who have chosen to do them in March prior to the final writing of report cards which will be sent out on April 6, 2020. Some teachers have chosen to do their Student Led Conferences prior to Spring Break while others will be doing theirs in April after term two report cards go home. We will have two early dismissal days for the conferences, one on March 12th where we dismiss at 1:45 and one on April 15th where we will be dismissing students at 1:00. I encourage you all to come out and see what your children have done and help them set goals as we move into the third term. All parents know that good sleep is important for their child’s health. This knowledge can easily be forgotten, though, in our busy modern lifestyles. Good sleep, both of our own and that of our children, is often one of the first things to be neglected when we have too much to do. Recent scientific research is discovering that quality sleep is crucial to our overall physical, mental, and emotional health. For children, quality sleep may mean the difference between normal and abnormal development and learning. Parents need to take sleep very seriously. Many people know that good sleep is necessary for our bodies and brains to rest and reset. Besides getting enough sleep, children and parents should also practice good “sleep hygiene” to make getting to sleep easier. Electronics such as TV, iPads, and cell phones should be removed from the bedroom. Because the blue light emitted from the electronic devices interferes with the brains’ ability to fall asleep, children should not use any screens (tablets, phones, computers, TVs) at least 30 minutes before bed. More information on “Sleep” can be found on our district website at: https://burnabyschools.ca/blog/2019/11/15/sleep-what-students-and-families-need-to-know/ Bruce Cornell IMPORTANT DATES MARCH 5 Fun Carnival – Primary ONLY Special Lunch: Pizza Buns MARCH 6 Fun Carnival – school wide Snack Sale 12:15-1:00 Movie Night “Frozen 2” 6:30pm MARCH 8 Daylight Savings Time! Set your clocks one hour ahead MARCH 11 3-Way / Student Led Conferences 3:15-6:00pm MARCH 12 Special Lunch: Chicken & Mushroom Fettucine 3-Way / Student Led Conferences 2:00-6:00pm EARLY DISMISSAL at 1:45 MARCH 16-27 SPRING BREAK MARCH 30 Welcome Back from Spring Break!
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CHAFFEY-BURKE ELEMENTARY · The Chaffey-Burke Skipping Club started in February. Students are invited to the gym at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesdays to practice their skipping skills. The focus
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