Thunder News Flash – April 8, 2023

On behalf of the staff at the school we wish all the families a Blessed Easter!  The resurrection of Jesus Christ bring hope and promise to us all. May this Easter season be a time of renewal, joy, gratitude and love.  Happy Easter from our school to you and your loved ones.

Student-Led Conferences will take place on Thursday, April 20th from 8:00am – 4:00pm at the school.  This will not be a regular school day, and students attend only for their Conference time, in their school uniform.  The link will be emailed to parents next week. Student-led conferences are an opportunity for the students to show their work to their parents and to show you around the school.  Be sure to stop by the French / ADST room and say hello Mr. Sorley.  Also, please pop into the gym for a quick game of Pickleball with your child.  Mrs. Baker is hoping to see many of you on the Pickleball court. We look forward to being able to show you how amazing your children are.

Lastly, we will be offering childminding for school-aged siblings from our school during student-led conferences from 8:30 – 2:30.  Alternatively, if your child would rather read a book quietly in the hallway while their sibling is attending their conference with you, this is an option as well.  

Once again our Lost and Found container is overflowing with items including Thunderwear, jackets, water bottles, etc.   Please come and check to see if any of these items belong to your child(ren).  Any items that are unclaimed by Monday, April 24th will be donated.

Remember to get those pledges in!

Together we can raise $25,000 for outside learning and fun spaces for our school!

Please click on the link to visit our Walkathon Page for more details and to donate  

Our Walkathon is under a month from now!  We are looking for many roles to be filled on Friday, May 5, 2023 for our Walkathon.  The time would be 8:30am – 12:30pm, depending on the task. 

We will be using an online sign-up program for volunteer positions.  A link will be emailed to parents next week.  Please volunteer where you can.  Below is a list of jobs that you will find on the online sign-up program.  If you did not receive an email, please contact the school office for details.

Here are some volunteer positions that we need filled:

WALKING ADULTS for Supervision – adults to supervise and be part of our student-to-adult ratio for offsite school activities.  Depending on the grade the adult must be prepared to walk 3-8km around Fishtrap Creek Park.  Please note that as supervisors must be fully attentive to their class, younger siblings may not be brought along. 

KINDER: 3 

Grade 1: 5 

Grade 2: 5 

Grade 3: 4 

Grade 4: 3 

Grade 5: 3 

Grade 6: 3 

Grade 7: 3 

TOTAL: 29 

SET-UP/CLEAN-UP/Lunch help: 4 includes setting up tents & tables outside, helping Hot Lunch crew where needed with prepping lunch and cleaning-up after the event 

CROSSING GUARDS: 1  – be the crossing guard at Dehavilland Dr/Mitchell St.  Exact instructions and vest/stop sign to be provided by school. 

CHECKPOINT: 2  – set-up and run water station/snack station at the Picnic Shelter in the Park.  All classes will stop by for a rest. 

Thank you in advance for your help!  We could not do it without you!

We are looking for someone to take the lead role with respect to our monthly Work Bee.  This role requires someone to coordinate with the school to organize Work Bee projects and to open and close the school during the monthly Work Bee.  If you would like to take this on, please contact Tina Girard at participation@stjameselementary.ca

Several students in Grade 7 were looking for ways to support the Fraser Valley Down Syndrome Society, which is an organization that provides many opportunities and services for some of the students and volunteers in our school community. They asked permission to have a bake sale. We will be having a bake sale to support the Fraser Valley Down Syndrome Society on Friday, April 14th. We will be selling items baked by students in Grade 6 and 7 (as well as some staff contributions) on Friday after our school Mass and throughout the school day. Most items will be for sale to students for $1.00 but we will have have some pies, loaves etc. available as well for up to $10. We will open up the sale after school for any parents wishing to purchase items. We thank you in advance for your support of this initiative.