Thunder News Flash – June 26-30

All of our amazing school volunteers are invited to join us on Tuesday, June 27th at 1:15pm for our Volunteer Tea and to watch our Talent Show.  You will be wowed by the talents of our students, and this is our opportunity to thank you for all the support you give to our school.  We look forward to seeing many of you there!

There are a number of important dates coming up very soon as we get close to the end of our school year:

• Step Up Day – Monday, June 26th from 12:45 – 2:20pm – for our future Grades 1 – 7 students; our new Kindergarten students would have received their schedule already.
• Consignment Blow Out Sale – Monday, June 26th from 1:00 – 3:00pm.
• Volunteer Tea/Talent Show – Tuesday, June 27th from 1:15 – 2:30pm in the school gym.
• Celebration of Excellence – Wednesday, June 28th beginning at 9:00am in the school gym.
• Rag & Bag Day – Wednesday, June 28th throughout the day, but after the Celebration of Excellence – send your child to school with a large, sturdy bag to collect all of their belongings for the year.  We will be sending home their Comfort Kits which you provided in September as part of our emergency supplies. We will be giving you a new bag and list of items to bring back for next school year when we return in September.
• Last Day of School – Thursday, June 29th – dismissal is at 11:30am.  We will begin our day at 8:30am as always, and we will have our final school Mass at 9:00am at St. James Church.  Following the Mass the students will return to the school for our year end dvd, to get their Progress Reports, and to say our good-byes.

There will be a practice for the members of the Wedding Choir on Tuesday, June 27th from 2:45 – 4:00pm.  Please meet Mrs. Gaudet in the school gym.

All independent schools have been asked to distribute a letter to parents and guardians from the Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Perry Kendall.  The letter is regarding talking to youth about drug use.  While we hope that this never affects any of our families, please click here to view the letter.

There will be three day camps offered in Abbotsford for children with Autism:

• Get in the Game – for kids ages 6 – 10, July 10th – 14th from 8:30am to 12:30pm at Terry Fox Elementary
• Lego Assisted Social Skills Camp – July 24th – 28th from 8:30am to 12:30pm at Terry Fox Elementary
• Coding and Robotics with Friends – for kids ages 8 – 13, August 4th – 7th from 8:30am to 12:30pm at Fraser Valley Child Development Centre

To register or for more information, call Kari at the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre, 604-852-2686, local 237.