Check out our first Newsletter of the school year!

As we wrap up our second week of the 2024/2025 school year, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support and involvement. It was wonderful to see so many of you at yesterday’s Open House. It was a great opportunity for you to meet our staff and get a feel for our building.

To celebrate the end of our first week, we enjoyed a fun afternoon with a book, blanket, buddy, and popsicle to cool off during last week’s heatwave. We also had our first assembly of the year, where we welcomed new staff and students, discussed school expectations, playground safety, and introduced the concept of what it means to Suncrest SHINE.

Today, we’re looking forward to our Terry Fox Assembly and Run at 1:30 PM. The donations link remains open, and your contributions are greatly appreciated.

Planners have been distributed to students, and you’ll receive a letter regarding payment soon. A big thank you to the parents who came by to help with weeding our gardens! The improvements are fantastic, but we still have two areas by the walkway that need some attention. If you have some spare time, we’d greatly appreciate any help with this.

We also encourage our families to support a litterless lunch initiative. Please send your children with reusable containers to minimize waste. Any wrappers or baggies used will be returned home with them in their lunch bags.

This year, our newsletters will be seasonal: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. For the latest school events, please regularly check our school website. Please note that classroom-specific events, such as field trips, will not be posted on the website. Check in with your child’s teacher for important date information.

Student verification forms will be sent home in the coming weeks. If you have a Yahoo email address, we encourage you to switch to a Gmail account, as we’ve been experiencing issues with communication to Yahoo addresses.

The PAC will be emailing information soon regarding the Fun Lunch program. Additionally, you will find an after-school program flyer attached to this email for your reference.

Please note the following important dates:

• PAC Meeting: Wednesday, September 18th at 6:30 PM in the library
• Professional Day: Friday, September 20th (No school for students)
• Orange Shirt Day & Assembly: September 27th at 9:40 AM
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: September 30th (No school)
• Photo Day: October 4th
• Welcoming Conversations: October 9th and 10th
• Early Dismissal: October 10th at 2:00 PM

The 2024 Terry Fox School Run is set for this month and we are so excited to be taking part! Our event will be taking place on Friday, September 13th at 1:30 pm.  We need your help to boost our student’s fundraising. This event supports vital cancer research while also building incredible school spirit for our students.  Let’s all show how incredible and generous our school community is and work to reach the fundraising goal of  $1420.

The Terry Fox Foundation has created an online fundraising page customized for our school. Don’t delay, let’s start fundraising today!

Donate online at: https://schools.terryfox.ca/SuncrestElementary

• Click the link above to donate or search for our school name at terryfox.org
• Receipts are issued immediately to donors by email from the Terry Fox Foundation

Please join us to support cancer research while building incredible school spirit for all of our students. Thank you in advance for your support!

We are excited to embark on another fantastic school year together! Here’s a guide to help us all get off to a smooth start:

First Week Schedule and Locations

• Grades 1 – 7: Students should return to their previous year’s classroom for the first week. Please use the outside classroom doors to enter.
• Welcome to Kindergarten: On Tuesday, September 3rd, from 10:15 am to 11:15 am, new kindergarten students and their families should gather at the outside doors of classrooms 2 & 3 for a warm welcome and orientation. *Please sign up for a “Welcoming Conversation” meeting HERE
• All New Students: Please proceed to the GYM through the main entrance doors on your first day.
• MACC Students:  grade 4/5 students please meet at Portable 3, grade 6/7 students please meet at Portable 2
• Mr. T’s class: please meet at the outside doors of Room 8

Important Dates and Times

Tuesday, September 3rd:

• Warning Bell: 8:50 am
• School Start Bell: 8:55 am
• Dismissal for Grades 1 to 7: 10:00 am

Wednesday, September 4th to Friday, September 6th:

• Regular Dismissal Time: 3:00 pm
• Please ensure students bring snacks, lunch, and basic school supplies.

Exploring Our New Motto: “SHINES”

During the first week, we will dive into our new motto, “SHINES,” and explore its significance. Each letter in “SHINES” stands for a core value that was collaboratively created by our Suncrest community. Teachers have planned engaging activities centered around these values:

Students will rotate through various stations and participate in activities that reflect these values. They will complete a student “PASSPORT” to document their learning and experiences throughout the week. This fun and interactive approach will help us all embody the spirit of “SHINES” as we start the new school year!

Let’s make this school year one filled with learning, growth, and fun! See you all in September!

📚 School Supplies Update for 2024/2025 📚

For Parents of Students in Grades 1-3:

Teachers will be order all the necessary school supplies for your child. 🛒✏️ No need for you to shop for any supplies! We will provide more information about the cost and payment process in September. Please watch for further details.

For Parents of Students in Intermediate Grades:

For now, you can purchase general basic supplies like paper, pencils, and erasers. ✂️🖍️📓 However, we advise waiting to hear from your child’s 2024/2025 teacher before buying any specific items, as they will inform you about the additional supplies needed for their classroom.

Dress in colours this week and get points for your own Sports Day Color Team:

1. Decorate your bike prior to Friday, in your house team colour (you can use balloons, streamers, flowers etc..)
2. Bring your bike to school in the morning at 8:45 am on FRIDAY (SPORTS DAY)
3. Place your bike by the chain-link fence closest to RUMBLE STREET on the gravel field. Please place in front of the sign for your colour team. An adult will be supervising and watching bikes outside in the morning until the Bike Parade starts.

Check out our winning planner cover designs! A big thank you goes out to all the talented students who submitted entries for our planner design cover contest. With so many fantastic submissions, the staff faced a tough decision.

Let’s give a round of applause to our deserving winners:

• Intermediate Planner Cover: Terry from Division 5
• Primary Planner Cover: Kaira from Division 11
• Staff Planner Cover: Mila D from Division 4

Our new school motto, “Suncrest SHINES,” is the result of collaborative efforts between our Community Crew Committee, staff and students.  We extend our gratitude to all parents, staff and students who shared their values with us, which served as the foundation for this inspiring motto.  Special thanks to Brea Lam for her outstanding design work on our posters!

Spirit Day – April 26^th, 2024 

Suncrest student community will be having our fourth Spirit Day! The theme is silly socks and hat day. Students can come to school dressed for a fun day of looking vibrant and fabulous! 

Examples are:

• Fluorescent colours , tall socks, leg warmers, socks with designs . 
• Any type of hat – caps, toques, sun visor . . 

House points towards sports day teams will be given to those who participate in spirit day. Leadership students will visit classrooms to collect points for each house.

We look forward to seeing all the cool, silly socks and hats!

Our school is excited to participate in Jump Rope for Heart this year! Students will discover fun ways to get active, practice healthy habits and learn about helping others while raising money to beat heart disease and stroke. Our school will begin fundraising for Jump Rope for Heart on April 12 until May 17. The fundraising link is https://jumpropeforheart.crowdchange.ca/43554

Please click this link to learn How-To Register Your Child Guide

Our school’s fundraising goal is $2000 and students that fundraise will receive a Thank You gift card. Thank You Gifts are rewarded as digital gift cards to students who fundraise $25 or more. Heart & Stroke will contact families of children who qualify for a gift card directly via email with a unique code to collect a gift card of their choosing through our online portal. It is important for students to register online and fundraise on their Fundraising Page rather than the school’s page to ensure students are awarded the correct gift card value.

Please see the link below for more information.  Thank you Ms. Diep for organizing!

Jump Rope for Heart Parent and Guardian Letter-Prize School-EN 2024

We are building community at Suncrest!  Happy Spring Break!