Hello Earl Grey Families 

In recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Earl Grey School Acknowledges and supports the Truth and Reconciliation Commitment of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action and makes the following commitment: 

Each classroom teacher will implement and facilitate sharing circles with their students on a weekly basis, following appropriate sharing circle protocol as outlined in the CBE Holistic Lifelong Learning Framework. When facilitating sharing circles, teachers will support student in building capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect. Additionally, staff and students will build and nurture learning relationships with Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers that fosters a spirit of reciprocity.

Dad’s Breakfast and Sports Day 

A huge THANK YOU to Niall Forde and all the volunteers for coordinating and running our Dad’s Breakfast! The Dad’s served over 450 people in just over an hour….WOW! Also, thank you to our Sports Day volunteers for running our centers and helping to supervise.  Monday turned out to be an amazing day all around and enjoyed by all! 

Cleaning and Organizing the Costume Room 

We are seeking 4 volunteers to help clean and organize the costume room behind the gymnasium stage, this would be a huge help! Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094FA4AD2DABF49-50140664-clean 

School Council 

We are very grateful of all the efforts and support of our School Council this year. 

We thank all members who have agreed to continue in their Executive positions and welcome our new members to the Executive. 

We do have the position of Secretary vacant at this time.  If you are interested in this position, please contact the school.

Our next council meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:30 p,m. 

School Council Executive for the 2024/25 School Year 

President - Elizabeth DaSilva

Vice President - Britt Obuck

Treasurer - Lynn Tsutsumi

Key Communicator - Lindsey Huston 

Fundraising Coordinator - Teresa Loch

Volunteer Coordinator - Lynn Krasey

Community Coordinator - Nancy Slukynski

Casino Co-ordinator - Britt Obuck

Secretary - Position to be Filled 

Silent Auction – Even more items added!

Please share the link with friends, family and co-workers! 

Thank you to all who have generously donated prizes for our silent auction, and to everyone who has bid on items and helped spread the word! Together, we have already raised an impressive $5000 through the auction which will bring our total raised to date to $100,000  

We are excited to highlight another fantastic auction item from "Artist Within," valued at $447.00  This package includes a customized Makeup Guide, a Full Makeup Kit, and an instructional How-to Video Series. Bidding for this item and the other awesome items will continue until Monday, June 24!

If you're considering making a donation, we urge you not to delay!  The end of the school year is upon us and we’d love to share more great news about what has been raised before summer break.  

Please share our donation links and website with your family and friends. Remember, many companies offer matching programs that can double the impact of your contribution.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for our playground project!

Online bidding is open at https://www.32auctions.com/EGP 

Earl Grey Playground Committee   www.egplayground.ca 

Classroom Assignments

Student placements are decided collaboratively by teaching staff and administration. The teachers work together closely in creating lists. We look at academic abilities, learning styles, teaching style, gender mix, friendships, and positive peer to peer relationships. This is a very thoughtful task as teachers think of the best interest of each child as they create class lists. Classroom assignments will not be shared prior to our first day of class as we are continuing to finalize enrolment numbers due to new registrations over the summer.   Please do not request a specific teacher, as all our teaching staff are excellent! If you do wish to email me a specific educational consideration it will be read. However, there is no commitment on the school to accommodate specific classroom requests.   

Only one more Blaze Pizza School Fundraisers Left!  June 27 from 4-8pm

Blaze gives a 20% kick back to Earl Grey Parent Council for programs such as the reading program, art residencies, new playground project, concerts etc. use the Blaze fundraising code (1107A) when placing your order from 4-8 p.m. to raise money for the school. 

You also can pre-order on the app so it’s ready when you arrive! Blaze Pizza 2024 

Hope to see you there! 

Reminders for next week

  • Monday, June 24 -  Fun Lunch with Baldwin BBQ. Sign-up is now closed
  • Monday, June 24 - Kindergarten Graduation: 10:00am for AM class & 2:00pm for PM class.
  • Wednesday, June 26 – Grade 6 Farewell at 9:30 a.m.
  • Thursday, June 27 – Last Day of Classes (This is a half day finishing at 12:00 p.m.) Blaze Pizza Fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, August 29 – First Day of School!

 

Have a wonderful Weekend!