PAC Chair: Michelle Romano

PAC Vice-Chair: Janina Nenadic

PAC Treasurer: Diane Ormiston

PAC Secretary: Nancy Leung

Principal: Navdeep Aujla

Head Teacher: Scott Hodges

Secretary: Maria Jensen

Trustee: Katr ina Chen

6055 Halifax Street, Burnaby, BC V5B 2P4

Telephone: 604-664-8794 Fax: 604-664-8792

Email: Parkcrest.Info@sd41.b.ca

Website: www.Parkcrest.sd41.bc.ca

Dear Parkcrest Families,

May has been a very busy month at Parkcrest with many celebrations and activities. I

want to extend a big thank you to all of you for hosting our wonderful Teacher Apprecia-

tion Luncheon—the variety of delicious food was very appreciated by all staff.

The Parkcrest Track and Field team also wrapped up their season in May with the final

track meet. All students enjoyed success at the track meet and our grade 6 boys and girls

relay teams won the district plaques. Thank you to Mrs. Andrews, Mr. Hodges and Mr.

Grundy for coaching the track team! Thank you also to all the parents who took time out

of their busy schedules to drive students to meets. Congratulations to all participants who

worked throughout the spring season to train and participate in the track team!

As the school year winds down, we all begin to think about the coming school year and

what it will look like. Throughout the school year, staff have been working closely with

students and have a great deal of insight into their learning and social needs. This infor-

mation will be used to load classes for the upcoming school year. In the past few years, I

have received a great number of very specific requests for student placement. Parents

have been asking for their children to be placed with specific teachers and friends. This

has really impacted the class loading process in a negative way and has an effect on the

learning environment of all children. In order to meet one request, we have to make

changes to the placement of other children.

Staff spend a great deal of time reflecting on the best placement for all students. During

the loading process, there are very rich conversations on the needs of all children and

these conversations continue for days. In addition to this, there is a great deal of platoon-

ing within the school (going to different teachers for different subjects) and thus students

often work with different teachers.

As a parent, we all want the best for our child and hope that they will have a great year.

As a staff, we want the best for every child and will place students in such a way that all

students will be successful. Our experience tells us that if classes are not loaded effec-

tively, it affects the learning environment of every child. I have sent a letter home today

outlining the guidelines for class placements, any letters that do not follow those guide-

lines will not be accepted. Thank you for your support in making this process effective

for all students.

Sincerely,

Navdeep Aujla

Principal

Upcoming Events . . .

Jun. 1st—Walking Wednesday

Jun. 1st—Snack Sale

Jun. 2nd—Div. 1 & 2 Field Trip to Stanley Park

Jun. 6th—Pro-D Day (No Classes)

Jun. 7th—PAC Meeting 7:00pm

Jun. 8th—Gr. 7s Viking Day @

North

Jun. 8th—Walking Wednesday

Jun. 10th—Div. 6 & 7 Field Trip to

Maplewood Farms

Jun. 14th—Div. 1 & 2 Field Trip to

Cultus Lake Waterpark

Jun. 15th—Walking Wednesday Jun. 15th—Div. 4 & 5 Bowling &

Pizza Field Trip

Jun. 15th—Snack Sale

Jun. 16th—Div. 1-5 Swimming @

Kensington Pool

Jun. 20-23rd—Div. 3 Canoe Lessons

Field Trip

Jun. 22nd—Walking Wednesday

Jun. 23rd—Div. 1 & 2 Field Trip to

Playland

Jun. 24th—Fun in the Sun Jun. 27th—Intermediate Awards

Jun. 28th—Gr. 7 School Leaving

Ceremony

Jun. 29th—Walking Wednesday

Jun. 29th—Last Day of School!

Jun. 30th to Sep. 5th—Summer

Break (school closed) Sep. 6th—First Day of School for

2016-2017

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TRACK NEWS

Congratulations to all the students in grade 4 – 7 that joined the track team this year.

The track team was made up of 55 students this year. On May 3rd the students attended

the District Track meet at Swanguard Stadium where they competed in the 100m,

200m, 400m, 800 m and 4 x 100 Relay events. All students showed impeccable sports-

manship and skills in all the events. They should all be proud of their effort this year.

A special congratulations goes out to both our grade 6 girls and boys 4 x 100 relay

teams who both placed first in the district. Congratulations to the grade 6 girls relay

team, Quinn R., Karen L., Kennedy M., and Megan G. and to the grade 6 boys relay

team, James B., Nathan C., Matthew S. and Parker M.

The Parkcrest Leadership Club consists

of students who promote positive peer

interaction and encourage school spirit

through various school activities.

During Sports Day last month, Grade 6 Leadership stu-

dents sold Rafiki bracelets to raise money for Free the

Children and $695 was raised! Students plan to sell

bracelets sometime this month. Stay tuned for the date

and time of the next Rafiki Bracelet sale.

This spring all of the grade six and seven students at Parkcrest School have been participating in the Battle of

the Books. In teams of six or seven, the students read a selection of books including:

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davos

My Life as a Book by Janet Tashijian

Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Iqbal by Francesca D’Adamo

Holes by Louis Sachar

Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Safe as Houses by Eric Walters

Pendragon by D.J. MacHale

Some students were able to read one or two of the books and some read all ten

but they all worked together as a team to answer questions related to the stories.

The top two teams competed against teams from Stoney Creek Community School and Rosser Elementary on

May 31st at Rosser School.

Congratulations to Kaitlyn, Jason, Emma, Michela, Yara, James and Sam who brought the trophy back to

Parkcrest!

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Are you Leaving

Parkcrest Next Year?

If you know that you are moving out

of the Parkcrest area and will be

changing schools for the 2016-2017

school year, please let the office

know as soon as possible. We need

this information in order to properly

organize next year classes. Thank

you!

Lost and Found The lost and found bin

has many items collect-

ed throughout the

year. Please take a

look in the bin across

from the office to see if

a long lost item belongs to you or your child

(ren). All items not collected by June 24th will

be donated to charity.

Listserve &

Parent Messages The School District Listserve system

is being slowed down considerably

when notices are attached to the

emails. For the sake of efficiency

and expediency, we will include a

link in our listserve messages where notices

can be viewed. We are also doing this with

our monthly newsletters.

We encourage you to check the Parkcrest

website and online calendar on a regular basis

in order to keep up on the latest news.

Thank you so very much to all

the parents who sent a fabu-

lous feast for the Parkcrest

Staff on Tuesday, May 17th.

Everything was absolutely

delicious!

We are extremely apprecia-

tive and thankful to work with

wonderful Parkcrest families!

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(Special thanks to Mr. Nenadic for the great photos!)

Volunteer Tea Performance

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Parkcrest Leadership Club consists of

Grade 7 students who promote positive

peer interaction and encourage school

spirit through various school activities.

Bottle drive

A Grade 7 account has

been set up at the Ken-

sington Bottle Depot.

For the remainder of the

school year, families can

donate their pop bottles,

etc. to the Grade 7 Year

End Fund. Bring your

recyclables to the Ken-

sington Depot in a

BLUE bag and print off

a label for ‘Express

Drop-off’ using the

number 604-664-8792.

Put the sticker on the

blue bag, place blue bag

in the express bin and

you are done! Recycla-

bles will be counted and

an email will be sent to

Mr. Hodges with total

dollar amount returned.

Mr. Hodges has also ar-

ranged for the pop bot-

tles from the school to

be collected and re-

turned to Kensington

Depot for the Grade 7

Year End Fund - every

little bit helps! Thanks

for your

support!!

Every year, parents of Grade 7 students

volunteer their time & talents to organize

fundraisers & events towards the Grade 7

School Leaving Ceremony in June.

$1 Snack Sale!

June 1st & 15th

GRADE 7

GRAD

COMMITTEE

Brenda, Ivy,

Lara, Leona,

Sylvia, Sue, Van

If you would like

to help with the

Grade 7 Grad,

please let us

know!

A Note from the Grad Committee... Thank-you, Parkcrest Community, for supporting our

Class of 2016 Grade 7 students throughout the

year! Whether through the Bake Sale, 50 / 50, Formal

Day, Snack Sales or the recycling of cans and bottles, we

appreciate your help and support! All money raised will

be used towards the Grade 7 Year End Luncheon and

Dance, the Yearbook, and the Legacy Gift to be used by

Parkcrest School in upcoming years.

A reminder for our final two snack sales, Wednesday,

June 1st and Wednesday, June 15th (freezies and chips,

$1 each). Please deposit any last minute recycling to

Kensington Depot by Monday, June 13th.

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Upcoming PAC Meeting

PAC Meetings are on Tuesdays and start at

7:00pm—All parents/guardians are welcome

June 7, 2016

2015-2016 Parkcrest PAC

PAC Chair: Michelle Romano

PAC Vice-Chair: Janina Nenadic

PAC Treasurer: Diane Ormiston

PAC Secretary: Nancy Leung

PAC Email: parkcrest.pac@sd41.bc.ca

PAC News

Upcoming Hot Lunches

Date Lunch

June 3rd Sushi

June 10th Dominos Pizza

June 17th Subway

June 24th Dominos Pizza

Friday, June 24th is the Parkcrest Fun in

the Sun Day. Our team has been work-

ing hard to create a fun day for students.

Activities include an Air Band contest,

Parkcrest's version of the Amazing Race

and Urban Safari. Parents are welcome!

Thank you to all parents who have volunteered or helped with the PAC this

school year. Our Annual General Meeting is Tuesday, June 7th at 7pm in the

staff room, and all parents are invited to attend. Childcare available. We'll

be discussing the end of year activities and looking ahead into next year.

Elections for the PAC executive are being held. If you'd like to help out

next year, think about attending or get in touch with any of the PAC execu-

This year the hot lunch program was ex-

tended to an almost weekly program. Did

you like that it was weekly, or was it too

frequent? We're making plans for next year,

and want to hear what you think. Email us

your thoughts about the hot lunch program

here: Parkcrest.PAC@sd41.bc.ca

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Join the Summer Reading Club

Children who read over the summer do better in school, and libraries across BC are here to help. When kids

sign up for a Summer Reading Club, they receive a reading calendar, a reading record, a book mark and stick-

ers. By reading for just 15 minutes a day for 50 days, readers will be rewarded with the highly coveted Sum-

mer Reading Club medal. Registration starts Monday, June 13th and continues until the middle of July.

PLUS: During the summer, the library offers fun and creative programs, extended loans for travelers, and book

recommendations

FAQs: Can my child register if we’re not here in the summer? Yes. Registration materials can be picked up at

the beginning of the summer and reading can be done anywhere. Medals will be available until the end of Sep-

tember.

Fourth Annual Hats Off Day

Family Fun Dash

Tell your kids to lace up their shoes and get ready to 'dash'

down Hastings Street! With Hastings Street closed, children

will 'dash' down the wide-open street to collect their finisher

ribbons. Participation in this event counts towards school phys-

ical education requirements.

Presented by the Heights Merchants Association and sponsored by Chevron and Scotiabank, this 550m dash

kicks off the Hats Off Day event and celebrates how Burnaby Heights embraces health, wellness, families

and fun.

Registration is open to all children over the age of 2. Each participant is required to have a team captain

(over the age of 13), to accompany them in the run. Each team captain can accompany up to four children,

and is responsible for ensuring all their team participants cross the finish line.

$5 entry fee per participant (no fee for the team captain): proceeds go to the Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable

Society

Don't delay - sign up today!

Registration is limited. No day-of registration.

For REGISTRATION and more information, please visit:

www.hatsoffday.com/family-fun-dash

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COMMUNITY NEWS

What is "I Love Water

Polo"? "I Love Water Polo" (ILWP) is Water

Polo Canada’s introductory, grass roots

water polo program for boys and girls

ages 8-12 (although easily adaptable

for younger or older age groups, or

even adults). In a learn-to-play envi-

ronment, similar to swimming lessons,

participants discover the game of water

polo, and the basic skills involved in

aquatic sports. The ILWP program

also helps to enhance the participants

swimming, balance, and coordination

skills. No prior water polo experience

is required. The only pre-requisite is

that participants should be able to

swim one width of the pool.

Central Park Pool

Thursdays 9:30-11:30am

July 7, 14, 21, 28

Cost $35

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Balloholics Summer Camps—

July 4th Byrne Creek Secondary Balloholics Summer

Camps are coed for

students grades 3 -

9. The sessions are

small and well orga-

nized. The main fo-

cus is campers hav-

ing fun in a safe en-

vironment and they

are grouped accord-

ing to age/skill level

and taught the fundamentals. Camps are limited

to 30 students with a ratio of one counselor for

every 10 students. Register early to avoid a wait

list.

For more information or to register go

to:

http://www.balloholic.com/programs/summer-

camps/ or email info@balloholic.com

Billets Required For 2016 Little

League Canadian Championship

Tournament

Hastings Community Little League is hosting the 2016

Little League Canadian Championship tournament at

Hastings Park this summer from August 4 to 13, 2016.

As tournament host, the

League will arrange billet-

ing for some of the visiting

players from across Canada.

This is done to provide

good quality accommoda-

tions for the players and to

reduce tournament expenses

for the families of the

teams. Players must be billeted in pairs and each re-

quires a separate bed.

We are reaching out to anyone that might be interested

in billeting tournament players. If you are interested, or

know someone who may be interested, please

contact Kevin Clegg president@hcll.ca

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COMMUNITY NEWS

SFU’s CJSF 90.1 FM Radio

Kids Camp CJSF 90.1 FM is a community radio station on

the SFU Burnaby campus. At the Radio Kids

Camp, children ages 8 to 12 will have the op-

portunity to produce their own show and learn

about recording, sound editing, sound effects

and DJing. They will learn radio journalism

skills that will aid them in thinking critically

about the world and creatively expressing their

passions and ideas PLUS they will enjoy famil-

iar summer camp activities like games and

field trips to local cultural venues and media

outlets.

At the end of the week, Radio Kids campers

will create their own live radio program on

CJSF, playing music that they choose and

broadcasting the stories that they have created

during the week.

The camp will run from Aug. 8-12 from 9am to

4pm, at a cost of $150 per camper.

There are a limited number of spots available.

For more information or to register contact:

Magnus Thyvold, CJSF Radio Station Manager

at: cjsfmgr@sfu.ca (please put Kids Camp in

the subject line).

CLOTHING EXCHANGE If you have clothing or small household items

(in good working order) to donate, Edmonds

Community and Second Street Community

Schools have clothing exchanges for needy

families.

Please contact the schools directly for more

information. Edmonds: 604-664-8683; Sec-

ond Street: 604-664-8819.

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COMMUNITY NEWS