ÉCOLE SPERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2200 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5B 4K7

(604) 664-8836 Fax (604) 664-8651 http://sperling.sd41.bc.ca/

Principal: Mme K. Floyd Head Teacher: Mr. D. Kelsey Secretary: Mrs. S. Bonvino

Days to Remember:

JUNE

Sports Day Hot Lunch Early dismissal @ 1:00pm

Pro-D Day (students do not attend)

Gr. 7 Band Concert @ 9:30am (Gr. 7 parents invited)

Hot Lunch PAC Movie Night @ 6:15pm in gym

Talent Show

Loonie Swim (pm) (for intermediate students)

Hot Lunch

Gr. 7 Grad Event in Rich-mond

Intermediate Awards Assembly @ 9:30am Loonie Swim (pm) (for intermediate students)

Last day of school Report cards go home Early Dismissal @ 10:30am

May 2016 Bulletin #10

Report Cards, Address Changes and Student Transfers Report Cards will be issued on Wednesday, June 29th at the 10:30am dismissal time. Remaining report cards can be picked up at the school office on Thursday, June 30th, or the week before school starts August 29 - September 1 between 9:00am to 3:00pm.

We will not be mailing any report cards.

Please let the office know if permission has been given to someone else to pick up the report card for your child. If you are moving, or will not be attending École Sperling Elementary in September, please advise the office. The information is helpful for school planning and will ensure the child’s education file is ready to be transferred to the appropriate school in September. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 604.664.8836.

SPORTS DAY On Thursday, June 2ND we hope to see you at our annual Sports Day event – Summer Olympics is the theme of the day! Every child has been placed on a school wide team and will be participating in a fun-filled morning of sport activities. Students are encouraged to wear their House colour (Yellow, Green, Blue, Red). After the morning attendance, classes will meet in the gym and the fun will begin.

9:00-9:15 Attendance Meet team in the gym Team cheers 9:40 - 9:50 Pre-schoolers’ race 9:50-11:35 Field events begin rain or shine 11:35 - 11:55 Tug O War finals 12:00-12:20 Pre-ordered lunch in classroom. Children may go outside for a brief period if they finish their lunch early. 12:20-12:20 Attendance in classroom Meet back in gym for announcement of final points, final

cheer of winning team and distribution of participation ribbons.

STUDENT DISMISSAL AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00pm

SPERLING SPRINT UPDATE

May 6th marked the 17th anniversary of the Sperling Sprint and it turned out to be another successful fundraiser for the school. We were able to raise $5885.71 this year! The weather cooperated on the day of the Sprint and students, parents and teachers were able to complete many laps around the course with smiles on their faces.

The Sperling Sprint organizing committee would like to thank and recognize the efforts of the many people who made this possible. A big thank you goes out to the Sperling families for being so generous and working so hard on fundraising. We would also like to thank the parent volunteers who helped on the day of the event. We would not have been able to run the Sperling Sprint without their time and effort.  

THANK YOU HOT LUNCH COMMITTEE The grade seven students 

and parent grad committee 

would like to extend a 

heartfelt thank you to the 

Hot Lunch Committee for 

their generous donation 

towards our graduation 

event.  We appreciate your thoughtfulness and hard 

work to make our grad party such a memorable 

evening. 

Gauss & Abel Mathematics Test Everyyear,intermediatestudentswhoexcelinMathhavetheopportunitytochallengetheGaussandAbelMath-ematicstest.Therewere85studentswhowrotetheonehourexams.Congratulationstoallofyouforagreateffort!SpecialrecognitiongoesouttoourhighestscoringparticipantswhoreceivedCerti icatesforOutstandingAchievementandCerti icatesforDistinctioninMathematics.

Gauss Abel

OutstandingAchievement OutstandingAchievement CalvinJi Div.2 BridgetLi Div.5LukeHuang Div.2 EmilyLiu Div.1 Certi icateofDistinction Certi icateofDistinctionEnochHsu Div.4 QuintonShum Div.5MakaylaYoung Div.4 EricCao Div.8SophiaBrugger Div.4 JoshThorpe-Dorward Div.5HenryRuckman-Utting Div.3 ChloeScott-Kerr Div.5VanessaChin Div.2 VijayTupper Div.5LeightonNg Div.1 AndrewYan Div.6AlexYip Div.1 EwanBrinkman Div.3 ChirathAttanayake Div.3 PhilipGilhespy Div.4 EliStockie Div.4IsabellaLian Div.5

Library books due by Monday, June 6th   

Ms. Hunger would be very grateful if parents could remind their children to return all library books to school by Monday, June 6th. If your child is una-ble to find the books that they bor-rowed, Ms. Hunger will contact you. Lost

books need to be accounted for as soon as possible. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Grade 7 Grad Update The Grade 7 Grad Commi ee would like to thank Sperling for suppor ng the Pizza Fundraiser.  Thanks to your generosity,  we were able to donate $155.25 to Sperling PAC.   To All Grade 7 Parents: Friday, June 24, 2016 is the Grade 7 Grad Party at 6 Pack in Richmond. Consent waivers for the event will be going out early June and must be returned by June 15, 2016  All students must have signed a waiver to a end. Please check with your child in the coming weeks as we will also be sending out invita ons,  cket costs and further details on the event.  If you have any ques ons,  please contact Joyce Tsang at joycemtsang@yahoo.ca

DIVISION 2 PEN PALS

Division 2 recently received their final letters from Kushiro Japan before their grade 6 pen pals move on to junior high school. After organizing the oppor-tunity last year, members of the Kushiro Board of Education personally deliv-ered the first set of letters in July 2015 when they toured Sperling and division 2 students sent their first replies in early September. Aside from letters, stu-dents made video introductions and exchanged small gifts over the course of the year. The experience has given the students an inside look into a Japanese elementary school and made a connection with children from Burnaby’s sister city. ありがとう釧路市立中央小学校.

Burnaby Festival of Dance 2014

Burnaby District hosts a dance festival every year at Burnaby Mountain Second-ary School. On Monday, May 2 Sperling dazzled the Burnaby audience with two primary performances. Mrs. Schiffo’s class danced to Europe’s “The Final Countdown” and Mme Therrien’s class danced to the song “Suis-moi”. Both classes danced with lots of Sperling Spir-it and made it a night to remember. A big thank you goes out to the classroom teachers, Mrs. Hintersteininger, Mrs, Lu-cia Faccone and Marina Faccone for spending so much time practising and perfecting the dances with our primary students. We are already looking for-ward to next year!

Congratulations Gr. 7 Dragonboaters! On Saturday, May 28th Grade 7 Dragonboaters participated in a regatta at Burnaby Lake. It was a

soggy Saturday and the students displayed great spirit and placed 2nd. Bravo!

Join the Summer Reading Club at Burnaby Public Library!

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 stickers. By reading for just 15 minutes a day for 50 days, readers will be rewarded with the highly coveted Summer Reading Club med-al. Registration starts Monday, June 13th and continues until the mid-dle of July. PLUS: During the summer, the library offers fun and creative pro-grams, 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 sum-mer and reading can be done anywhere. Medals will be available until the end of September. What if my child isn’t reading yet? Children of all ages and reading levels are welcome. Younger children can listen to stories, and we have books and suggestions to help beginners too. We love matching kids with books!

Billets Required For 2016 Li le League Canadian Championship Tournament 

Has ngs Community Li le League is hos ng the 2016 Li le League Canadian Champion-ship tournament at Has ngs Park this sum-mer from August 4 to 13, 2016. As tournament host, the League will arrange bille ng for some of the visi ng players from across Canada. This is done to provide good quality accommoda ons for the players and to reduce tournament expenses for the fam-ilies of the teams. Players must be billeted in pairs and each requires a separate bed. We are reaching out to anyone that might be interested in bille ng tournament play-ers. If you are interested, or know someone who may be interested, please contact Kevin Clegg  president@hcll.ca 

Fourth Annual Hats Off Day Family Fun Dash Saturday, June 4th

Tell your kids to lace up their shoes and get ready to 'dash' down Hastings Street! With Hastings Street closed, chil-dren will 'dash' down the wide-open street to collect their finisher ribbons. Participation in this event counts towards school physical 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

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 environment, 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

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 opportunity 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 familiar 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)

本校中文班(廣東話,国语)

Sperling Chinese Class (After school program, Cantonese & Mandarin)

時間: 3:15 pm- 4:15pm, Tuesdays 逢星期二

地點: Sperling Elementary School,

開課日期: Start at September.

For registration & inquiries, please feel free to contact

Ms. Chan, 陳老師 at (604)773 6173, alice002@gmail.com

Tailor made teaching material for local students. (Creative with the art therapy approach with English translation, so students learn easily) Language is a critical foundation for children and exposes them to rich and diverse culture and allows them to embrace multiculturalism. As Chinese language and culture are getting more important to the world, we are equipping the students with skills and knowledge which they will find important to their lives. Also, it is fun for the kids to learn with their friends at their own school. The most important aspect is to learn to be a positive person. Alice Chan, Specialist of Children development for 30 years; Teaching in Vancouver for 18 years.