Weekly Update: February 13, 2015

Happy Valentines and Family Day Weekend!

What a great week filled with many activities. Please make sure to check out your child's classroom blogs for pictures on a number of these happenings.

I would like to make special mention of the awesome skipping that took place as part of the Jump Rope for Heart on Friday. Congratulations and a huge thank you goes out to all of our students who were able to raise money for a worthy cause. As soon as we have some totals, we will let you know how we did.

Weekly Assembly:

The assembly this week focused on the theme of kindness. Students were told about filling each other's "buckets" with kind deeds. For the next two weeks they can notice someone filling their bucket or someone else's and write it on a slip in a bucket in their classroom. These will get read each day on announcements.

Weekly Wristband Challenge Draw Winner: Congratulations Elliot!

Students of the Week!

I had to include at least one picture of the adorable penguin that came to visit the grade one classes on Friday!

A Message from the Merriot Youth Athletic Foundation:

"Thank you to the students of Robina Baker for allowing the Merriott Youth Athletic Foundation the privilege of working together. Our goal is to build strong  healthy communities One Move at a Time!

This month we will be encouraging movement matrixes that will help the kids with rotation and maintaining healthy strong backs!  Our nutrition conversations which are lead by the students are well on their way. Our topic for this month is simple and refined sugar and how it makes you feel". 

Comments and suggestions are encouraged. 

Thank you 

Merriott Youth Athletic Foundation 

Upcoming Dates and Items to note:

• Fruit fundraiser items are due: Tuesday, February 17. Please get those last minute orders in.
• There is currently a fun fundraiser for our community to participate in. It is the "Guess the Baby Picture contest". Students can purchase guesses for $1 each or 6 guesses for $5. Staff baby pictures are posted in the hallway outside of the office. Detailed information was emailed out last week.
• Skating is coming up on February 23-27. Please make sure online permission forms are done.
• School council AGM is coming up on Tuesday, February 24th. Elections for both the fundraising committee and school council will be had. Please come out and have a voice in our school. (A detailed email was sent out last week with  and a reminder will be sent out next week).
• As always, please check out the calendar to stay up to date with school happenings.

Have a great week,