Coyote Creek News
June 27, 2017
Principal's Message
Another Year Comes to a Close
On behalf of all the staff, I'd like to thank our parents for their support in making this another successful year at Coyote Creek and we look forward to more good things in 2017/18. I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer and comes back refreshed and ready for the excitement of a new school year in September.
Dismissal on Thursday June 29th
On the last day for students, dismissal time is at 1:23 pm. However, it's clear that our school community is used to picking up their children after the year end assembly which starts around 10:30 a.m. and should conclude around 12:00 p.m. If you plan on picking up your child after the assembly, or wish your child to walk home, please communicate this clearly with your child's teacher.
As the following staff leave us, please join me in sending our best wishes and thank them for their work with our students this past year at Coyote Creek.
Staff Leaving
Mr. Geisler, Grade Seven Teacher
Going to Sunnyside Elementary
Ms. Andre, Grade Six/Seven Teacher
Going to Simon Cunningham Elementary
Mr. Linsangan, Grade Six Teacher
Ms. Bains, Grade Five Teacher
Going to Surrey Traditional School
Mrs. Linda Smith, Grade Three Teacher
Retiring
Ms. Johnson, Grade Two Teacher
Mrs. Jennifer Edwards, Grade 1/2 Teacher
Going to J.T. Brown Elementary
Ms. Melnik, Integration Support Teacher
Ms. Shonki, Integration Support Teacher
Going to Riverdale Elementary
Ms. Laurel Smith, Vice-Principal
Integration Support Teacher, Coyote Creek Elementary
Mrs. Sturn, Teacher Librarian
Going to Erma Stephenson, Teacher Librarian
Ms. Wahlla, Learner Support Teacher
Ms. Kolstad, Learner Support Teacher
Staff who will be on maternity leave next year
Ms. Breda, Grade Two Teacher
Mrs. Bartlett, Learner Support Teacher
SEPTEMBER WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL
*If your child will be away for the first day of school, please inform the office to prevent de-registration of your child.
First Day Procedures
Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
Students will be in attendance Tuesday, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am only.
Students report to last year’s classroom.
New students
Please go to the Gym and our support staff will take you to the appropriate classroom.
Kindergarten Students:
Kindergarten students have their own gradual entry schedules and that information will be sent to all new families coming to Coyote Creek. If you did not receive a mail out package in mid to late August, please call the school office.
Registration:
Registration for new students will begin on August 28, 2017.
If you know of any students new to our area who will be attending Coyote Creek in September, please pass this information on.
School Hours:
The school office will resume summer hours on August 28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
School Office Summer Hours
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
First Day of School
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 am
Regular School Hours Begin
8:30 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE NEW DISMISSAL TIME
School Communication
Coyote Creek tries to correspond with families using e-mail as much as possible. Please ensure that you have signed up for the Newsletter on our school’s website, www.surreyschools.ca/coyotecreek, so you don’t miss out on any important school news.
September 2017
If you are changing schools over the summer….
If you are leaving Coyote Creek to go to a new school next year, please let the office know as soon as you can. It helps us for planning purposes for next year. Thank you for your help with this.
Playground Update from the PAC
Thank you to everyone who supported PAC’s fundraising efforts for 2016-2017! Our school community was able to raise over $28,000 with the hot lunches, movie nights, popcorn days, spell-a-thon and Fun Night!! The main goal has been the playground and new swings but we were also able to support our staff and students by funding IXL, grade 7 year end activities and some fine arts programs. The new playground is over $100,000 and the swings about $35,000…and we are happy to announce that we have enough money for NEW SWINGS in September! We still need another $75,000 for the new playground but we know our community will come through next year and we will get this done!!!
We would like to give a special thank you to the businesses in our community as well as parent and grandparent volunteers that have supported us this year, particularly SAVE-ON-FOODS who donated the concession items for Fun Night! We could not have raised the amount we did without all of their support and efforts!!
We would like to wish our students, parents and staff a safe and sunny summer and look forward to another fantastic 2017-2018!
PAC 2016-2017