Valleycliffe Elementary

ARE YOU READY VALLEYCLIFFE?!?!?!

JOIN US FOR OUR VALLEYCLIFFE SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARADE!

When: Tuesday, May 12th @ 2pm.
Where: See the attached map for our route throughout Valleycliffe.
Why: We miss all of you!! We want to see your wonderful faces and come together in celebration.
How: VCE staff will meet in their cars at the school and head out in a parade of cars on our route (see attached map). Make signs to send messages to friends, teachers/EA’s and others in our VCE community. If you can make it, please find a spot with your family somewhere along the route to wave and share your kind messages.

Things to do:
1) Pick a spot to join in our parade
2) Make signs of kindness
3) Take a picture - this is important - we want to see you and/or your signs along the route. Submit your picture/video (only if you are okay with it being posted to the public). If you join the parade and don’t want any pictures posted PLEASE let Shelby know by emailing [email protected] by Wednesday, May 13th at 12pm. *If you want to send in a picture before the parade of your family and/or signs that works too! We just want to be able to capture the moment in the best way we can!
4) Tell your friends and family about it! The more people we can get to the parade the better!

Things to remember:
1) Please practice proper physical distancing along the route.
2) Stay safe on the sidewalks, parking lots, etc.
3) Be ready to go at 2pm next Tuesday.
4) We know that not all families live in Valleycliffe. If you can make it, that would be great! If not, we understand and we will be thinking of you. You can always still send in a picture with your message for us to add to our video.
5) Please understand that not all staff will be able to participate on this day but we will get as many people together as we can.
Please contact us if you have any questions or need more information!

Sincerely,
Sarah Hain
Principal of Valleycliffe Elementary
Sea to Sky School District (SD48)

Bringing the Collaborative Math Board to you at home! Challenge for May 4th to May 11th.

How many equations/questions or word problems
can you make that equal:

24

Use mathematical operations such as, addition, subtraction,
multiplication, or division to create your question. You can also use a combination of the mathematical operations to get to the solution. Or think about building/creating pictures to show your work as an alternative!

Let’s see how creative you can be! Send your picture of the challenge to [email protected] by May 11th! The pictures will be added to the website so please only send if you are okay with sharing your work publicly.

Earth Day Expression of Gratitude

This April we are celebrating the Earth! What are you grateful for about the Earth? Show your gratitude by creating a poem, song, piece of art, drawing, nature art or anything at all, dedicated to the Earth.

Capture your creation in a photo or scan a drawing or piece of paper showing the work.

Submit to the Earth Day Committee via [email protected]

Due date: April 17, 2020

By sending your photo in and submitting it, please know you are giving permission for it to be shared on the Valleycliffe school website.

An Earth Day gallery of photos will be compiled and displayed on the Valleycliffe Elementary website. Earth Day is on April 22.

Kindergarten registration for 2020-2021 starts today! 📚

2020-2021 Kindergarten Registration Elementary schools in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton are welcoming kindergarten registrations: January 21 – 24, 2020 – 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Our kindergarten classrooms are shaped through …

From the Superintendent of SD48

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Given the ongoing extreme weather forecasts, especially in the Squamish area, we want to share an update for tomorrow with you.
Unless there is significant damage to a school site, a significant road closure, or similar circumstances making it impossible to operate safely (e.g. no heat at school), schools will remain OPEN for children to arrive. In the unlikely event that there is a school closure, the School District will do its best to communicate this by 7:00 am each morning via the School District and school websites, email, our Twitter feed, and through our media partners, such as Mountain FM who assist us with radio announcements and social media alerts.
If no closures are announced, schools will be open to safely receive students. However, you are responsible for taking your children to and from school safely each day and are not expected to take unnecessary risks to do so. If you do not feel you can safely take your child to school please notify the school office first thing each morning so your school quickly knows that your child is safe.
If your child takes a school bus to school, please be advised that we may not be able to run all bus routes in the morning. Despite each of our communities having effective snow removal equipment and sanders, occasionally transportation can be a challenge for our bus fleet. We will use the previously mentioned communications to update you as early and as frequently as possible.
The school day may look somewhat different under these extreme conditions, but our intention as always, will be to provide a great day of learning at each school.
We will update our websites as further information is received later today about the weather conditions. I hope this information assists you with your planning for these extreme weather conditions and possible road closures.
Thank you, and please stay safe.

Lisa McCullough
Superintendent

How do you access child care in BC? Share your thoughts online until January 17 and help to inform future service improvements. More info available: https://feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/678234/Lang/en/

Share your thoughts online. Child Care in B.C. - Public Survey

2020-2021 Kindergarten Registration will be January 21-24, 2020 8:30-3:30 for children turning 5 before December 31, 2020. For more information please visit our school website:

2020-2021 Kindergarten Registration Elementary schools in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton are welcoming kindergarten registrations: January 21 – 24, 2020 – 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Our kindergarten classrooms are shaped through …

Did you miss the winter plant sale?!
We have several poinsettias left over from this fundraiser!
$13 each cash or Cheque made out to Valleycliffe Elementary.
Pick up at the office.
Red & White left!

Winter plant fundraiser supporting students attending the overnight Camp Summit trips in the spring!

Poinsettias in red, pink, or white$13/ea.
Tropical indoor planter $35/ea
Holiday wreath $35/ea
Succulent bowl $30/ea

Orders are due on November 25th,
Cash or Cheque made out to VCE.

Delivery date is Friday, December 6th!