Rocky Mountain

Grizzly News

October 15, 2018

From the Principal’s Desk

Picture Retakes! November 2, 2018

September has come and gone! We enjoyed a great first month of school. Our students are back into a routine and are working hard to achieve their best. We had a very busy September. A big thank you to our PAC for hosting our Welcome Back Barbeque. I would also like to encourage each of you to join our incredible PAC, and participate as much as your busy lives permit. The next PAC meeting will be Tuesday, October 16th at 6:30 in the library.

The Terry Fox Run was a success, we raised over $1318.29. Way to go RMES! Thank you to all our parents who volunteered, and came out to run with us. Thank you to the PAC for supplying us with oranges, and thank you to the RCMP for keeping us safe on our run. We had our end of month assembly on Orange Shirt Day. We wore orange shirts in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children’s sense of self-esteem and well-being, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters. A huge thank you to Mrs. Robinson-Bauer for organizing the assembly. We had our elementary soccer tournament in Fernie on October 11. Our Rocky Mountain Grizzlies played hard! We are proud of their dedication, and effort. Thank you to our coaches: Cole Pettifor, Fraser Buck, Jane Foy, Marta Koch, and Leanna Shully. We will be having our end of month assembly on October 26 at 9:00 where we will be giving out the soccer certificates. As always, feel free to contact us at the school with any questions, comments or good news to share. We value your input, and always appreciate hearing from you.

Ms. L. Phillips (Principal) Mr. T. Skelton (Vice Principal)

School Zone Safety

School Zone Safety is always a top

priority in any school, we have a few

reminders that we put out each year…

DO NOT pick up or drop off students

in the bus drive through zone in front

of the school. There are 3 classes

that enter on this side of the

building, so for everyone’s safety,

please drop off students at the

“visitors” parking lot next to the

portable, above the school on

Deerborne Dr. or along the school on

Balmer Dr. (during school hours)

Keep your speed down to 30 km/hr

Thank You!! To Mrs. Bryanna Johnston, Mrs.

Michelle Petovello and Mrs. Denise Reker for helping out on Picture Day!

To Mrs. Jennifer Cook for counting the money raised during the Terry Fox Run Campaign.

To RMES PAC for purchasing pumpkins for the Pumpkin Carving activity!

To Elk Valley RCMP for helping out with traffic during the Terry Fox Run.

We would like to Welcome the following to RMES:

Eryk Tian, Eryk is in Grade 4 and come to us from Surrey!

Welcome to Ms. Elizabeth Tilstra an additional new Counsellor to RMES. Ms. Tilstra will be in our school on Tuesdays and every fourth Friday.

Welcome to Mrs. Breanne King, who is teaching Grade 1 for the rest the school year.

BIRTHDAY WISHES for the month of October go out to:

Xander Lackovic, Sawyer Shaw, Aaron Schaufele, Hunter Hardy, Evan Newlove, Isaac Russell, Max Robinson, Seretta Thiel, Vincent Bringleson, Seth Cherney, Gerald Smith, Hailey Olsen, Cooper Bauer, Kayden Boyd, Lexi Lackovic, Amarii McKenzie, Skyler Borys, Addi Benson, Zoey Ingham, Amelia Seward, Ashlyn Olsen, Katelyn Collins, Jared Welsh, John Welsh, Corbin Cook & Sierra Palmer.

SOCCER TEAMS

Congratulations to our Soccer Teams:

Boys: Mitchell Anderson, Brendan Arthur, Ryker Bauer, Ben Chamberlain, Jasper Crawford, Kaleb Dagenais, Nic Gagnon, Erik Haugo, Brody King, Daniel Malley, Amarii McKenzie, Boston Olsen, Max Robinson, Colton Sutherland, Cole Tennant, Blaine Trischuk, Jared Welsh, John Welsh, Wyatt Wilm & Evan Newlove.

Girls: Selina Arthur, Calli Benson, Shae Bryant, Ava Gainz, Sarah Haggerty, Brooke Ingham, Zoey Ingham, Ally Koch, Riley Paton, Hailey Olsen, Abbie Sparkes & Joni Tobin.

Breakfast-Snack-To-Go

We know that Mondays can be hard as we transition into a brand new week. Ms Bauer’s mission is to start

our week a little more softly by offering a breakfast snack and a big smile before bell time to those that may need a gentler start. Smiles and breakfast snacks will be available Monday mornings starting October 15th from

8:10-8:40 (when snacks should be finished) at the intermediate basketball court entrance. Please contact

Ms. Bauer with any questions or wishes to donate.

HALLOWEEN AT RMES

Costumes are allowed to be worn on Halloween Day (please no masks or weapons).

Pumpkin Carving will take place in groups in the gym at 1:30 PM on the 31st.

Roots of Empathy

Presented by: Mrs. Susan Teslak to Mrs. King’s Grade 1 Classroom.

Research on the Roots of Empathy program has shown that children who participate in the program know more about emotions and feelings, are kinder to their friends, are less aggressive and bully other children less than those who do not have Roots of Empathy.

Our visiting mom & baby are: Desiree Oakley and baby Layton. Layton was born on June 20, 2018, and has been in to the classroom 1 time – on October 4th.

Monday, October 29th Earth Rangers is a Canadian environmental education and conservation non-profit aimed specifically at youth.

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Scholastic Fall Book Fair will be held November 5 – 8, 2018 in the RMES Library – before school and after school until 3:30 PM

Please note that we can only accept Cash or Cheques.

WHAT A ROOTS OF EMPATHY FAMILY DOES

The heart of Roots of Empathy is a neighbourhood parent and baby who join the Instructor in the classroom for nine Family Visits, each about 40 minutes long. Our program celebrates the power of the family in the development of the baby as a person. We ask the parent to share with the students how it feels to be a parent. Students have lots of questions about the baby and about what it takes to be a parent. Since the focus is on parent-infant bonds, fathers and/or mothers are equally welcome to participate. The Roots of Empathy Instructor also visits a week before and a week after each Family visit. This is to prepare and reinforce teachings using a specialized lesson plan

for each visit.

Earth Rangers is the kids’ conservation organization, dedicated to educating children and their families about biodiversity, inspiring them to adopt sustainable behaviours and empowering them to become directly involved in protecting animals and their habitats. The Earth Rangers School Assembly is a dynamic and interactive presentation that leverages the shared, innate connection children of all backgrounds have to animals. Through the power of live animal demonstrations and positive, science-based information, our high-quality program educates students about the importance of protecting biodiversity while highlighting real conservation initiatives across Canada. The program is recreated each and every year, ensuring the inclusion of current and relevant topics and staying fresh and exciting for students and teachers. This year we will be focusing on climate change and its impact on people, wildlife and the environment. Throughout the Assembly, students are introduced to four of the Earth Rangers Animal Ambassadors, including animals like Kateri the Peregrine Falcon, Gizmo the Eurasian Eagle Owl, and Quillow the Prehensile-tailed Porcupine. The 45-minute Assembly takes place in the school gym and will feature: • LIVE Animal Ambassadors demonstrating their amazing natural behaviours • Multiple interactive components, including a trivia game that gets students and teachers involved • Educational, curriculum-linked information appropriate for Grades 1-6

OCTOBER 12 WE Day 16 6:30 - PAC Meeting 17 12:30 – Ms. Stremecki’s class swims 5:00 – Blue Lake Mtg (for Gr. 6 Parents) 18 12:30 – Ms. Wickens’ class swims 1:30 – Mr. Buck’s class swims 19 PRO-D DAY – No School 22-25 1:51 PM EARLY DISMISSAL 24 Fire Chief for a Day Luncheon

12:30 – Ms. Stremecki’s class swims 25 12:30 – Ms. Wickens’ class swims 1:30 – Mr. Buck’s class swims 29 9:00 - Earth Rangers Presentation 1:00 – Science World 30 Pumpkin Planning 31 12:30 – Ms. Stremecki’s class swims 1:30 – Pumpkin Carving (in pods)

NOVEMBER 1 12:30 – Ms. Wickens’ class swims 1:30 – Mr. Buck’s class swims 2 Picture Retakes 4 Time Change (Fall Back) 5-8 Fall Book Fair 7 12:30 – Ms. Stremecki’s class swims PAC Movie Night (TBD) 8 Remembrance Day Ceremony at ESS

12:30 – Ms. Wickens’ class swims 1:30 – Mr. Buck’s class swims 9 ALTERNATE CALENDAR DAY – NO SCHOOL 12 REMEMBRANCE DAY – NO SCHOOL 14 12:30 – Ms. Stremecki’s class swims 15 12:30 – Ms. Wickens’ class swims 1:30 – Mr. Buck’s class swims 21 12:30 – Ms. Stremecki’s class swims 22 12:30 – Ms. Wickens’ class swims 1:30 – Mr. Buck’s class swims 23 ALTERNATE CALENDAR DAY – NO SCHOOL 28 12:30 – Ms. Stremecki’s class swims 29 Holiday Gift Shop

12:30 – Ms. Wickens’ class swims1:30 – Mr. Buck’s class swims

School District #5 Calendar for 2018-2019 can be found at:

https://www.sd5.bc.ca/DistrictInfo/calendar/Documents/2018.2019%20amendment%20%20feb.2018.pdf

Terry Fox Run 2018

Thank you to RMES Families and

Friends for your generous contributions

to the Terry Fox Foundation!

Thanks to you we were able to donate

$1318.29 to the Terry Fox Foundation