Extended Day and Anchor Point Capilano River Regional Park – Friday, October 31st: Extended Day and Lower Elementary will travel by school bus to and from the site. Upper Elementary and Adolescent students will take public transit. In addition to visiting the hatchery, students will also participate in a two-hour interpretive hike, led by Wilderness Education Leaders. Students will learn a little about native flora and fauna (identification, foraging, etc.), and gain some knowledge of wilderness survival skills and environmental stewardship.
Each student must pack a bagged lunch for this outing. Please try to pack nutrient-dense food
and snack, and refrain from using bulky containers, as these can be cumbersome for the students to carry during their outing. Please also ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, including a good pair of walking/hiking shoes and waterproof jacket. Please note that the fee for this event’s Wilderness Education Leaders is covered by the students’ Enrichment Fund.
Garlic Edible Arrangements for Sale: Under the guidance of Ms. Christine, the Adolescent students have created beautiful Edible Arrangements in their Applied Arts class are available for purchase at Anchor Point. Both decorative and edible, these arrangements were created using fresh organic garlic from our school farm! All profits from this will go back into the Adolescent Farm Fund.
Dr. Shimi Kang speaking about her book “The Dolphin Way” Monday, November 3 from 7pm-9pm: Kwantlen University in Surrey is hosting a very special event – Dr. Shimi Kang will be speaking about her book “The Dolphin Way – How to Raise Healthy, Happy and Motivated Kids…Without Turning Into a Tiger”. Dr. Kang is the Medical Director for Child and Youth Mental Health for Vancouver, a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, and the founder of the Provincial Youth Concurrent Disorders Program at BC Children’s Hospital.
Sick Students: Please help us to maintain a healthy school environment by keeping your sick child at home. This helps us ensure that the other children (and staff) stay well. Thank you so much!
Parent Observation Week – November 3rd to Friday, November 7th: Please sign-up a time slot that you may come to observe your child at work in the classroom. If you cannot find a time that is suitable to your schedule, please do not hesitate to let us know to arrange another possible schedule.
Hot Lunch Program: November Hot Lunches are now available for ordering. Kindly note that orders must be placed at least 24 hours in advance. Just a reminder that hot lunches can be ordered anytime during the month. Please make payments as soon as you have a confirmed order. To order online, please visit https://lionsgate.hotlunch.com/plogin.php. If your child has recently transferred from Mole Hill/North Creek to Anchor Point, please remember to update your profile to ensure that lunch is delivered to the right location. If you have any questions, please contact the Hot Lunch Committee.
ANCHOR POINT
YVR Field Trip – Wednesday, November 19th: The Upper Elementary and Adolescent students will be visiting the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Wednesday, November 19th, to take part in The Future Lands Here school tour program. Permission Forms are available for download from the School Forms page and are due Friday November 7th.
VSO Outing for UE/Adolescent – Thursday, November 20th: Anchor Point’s Upper Elementary and Adolescent students will be visiting the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on Friday, November 20th at 10:00am. We will be attending “The VSO’s Greatest Hits!” Through masterworks by composers including Mozart, Beethoven, and Rossini, students will learn why these pillars of orchestral repertoire have earned a permanent place in our orchestral hall of fame. The permission form for this may be downloaded from the School Forms page.
MOLE HILL
Festival of Lights: Diwali is perhaps the most well-known of the Hindu festivals. The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are different in different parts of India. The word Diwali means ‘rows of lighted lamps’. Diwali is known as the ‘festival of lights’ because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps called diyas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/hinduism/diwali_questions.shtml
Some children from Mole Hill have made their own diya (with salt and flour). They will be taking their creation home with a working candle. Please remember to use extreme caution when the candle is lit.
For Friday, October 31st: While the Extended Day children have a field trip to Capilano River Regional Park, the Preschool children have regular school. As the fun filled tradition of Halloween is coming up, this year, Mole Hill prefers to maintain the routine of the classroom and leave Halloween celebrations for home. However, the classroom will focus on real-life aspects of what they see in the world around them, such as parts of a pumpkin, parts of a bat, or naming the bones of a skeleton. Also, we ask families to kindly refrain from bringing treats. We deeply appreciate your attention. Please do not hesitate to contact a teacher if you have any questions about this.
Scholastic Book Order for November is ready by the door. Please submit order form with payment (cheque only) by Friday, November 14.
NORTH CREEK
Halloween at North Creek Friday, October 31st – Our Extended Day children will be going Capilano River Regional Park on a field trip, and our Preschool children will have regular school. We know the children are very excited for Halloween, but we will maintain a typical day at our school. We kindly ask the children do not come to school in their costumes, as this will be a distraction to our decision to adhere to our schedule. Thank you very much for your understanding. We also ask to please not send treats or candy with your children. We will focus our day on realistic aspects of Halloween and Autumn such as pumpkins, fall leaves, and bats. Thank you again for your understanding! Please let us know of any concerns or questions you may have.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Wondering what to do on weekends with your children? Here are some ideas below:
ArtStarts Presents Free Monthly Workshops for Kids and Families: Painting Magnificent Coastal Forests with Sandi Henrich – Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 11am and 1pm: Be inspired by the forests that surround us and Emily Carr’s Post-Impressionistic forest paintings, and have fun creating your own landscape painting in this workshop with artist Sandi Henrich. For more details, click here.
Diwali Downtown at the Roundhouse Community Centre on October 25 from 2pm to 8pm: Diwali Downtown is a FREE event that brings together the best of contemporary and classical Indian culture for the entire family. This year’s event will include over fifteen different music and dance performances, an Indian bazaar featuring South Asian crafts and food, and a room-sized rangoli!
Collection of Peking Opera Costumes – September 2nd to November 2nd; 9:30 am to 2pm: Come to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden to check out the exhibit of Peking Opera theatrical costumes, shoes, head-pieces and jewelry, last seen 10 years ago in Toronto, is Vancouver’s chance to appreciate gorgeous pieces of art sewn with great consideration to design and color. 578 Carrall Street. For more detail, please visit http://vancouverchinesegarden.com/calendar/dressed-in-drama/.
Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park: Mother Goose’s Ghastly Garden – Daily from October 10th to November 1st: Each year the Stanley Park Ghost Train takes our riders on a journey through a mystical and magical world, themed by Halloween and other creepy tales. Come and visit the pumpkin patch and pumpkin-carving tent, dress up for our costume contest, and go on a lantern-lit nature walk. For more details, visit http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/ghost-train.aspx.