Principal: Ms. Jillian Lewis - Acting Head Teacher: Mrs. Laura Singh - Admin Assistant: Mrs. Giannina Rakic

July 2017 Tiger Times

It’s hard to believe that is the end of June already. The school year has gone by quickly and leaves us with many wonderful memories of working and playing hard

together. Throughout the year I have marvelled at the energy and enthusiasm of our staff and students. Brentwood Park is a large school and it is able to offer so

much in the way of educational programs, service opportunities, extra-curricular activities, and leadership. Without the dedication and commitment of our teaching

and support staff, these opportunities would not be possible. Like our students, they have worked hard this year and have earned a much deserved summer

vacation.

As I reflect on the last ten months, I find myself smiling about all the wonderful experiences we have had this school year and know that we had full year of learning,

community service, and just plain fun! The following recounts just some of the year’s highlights:

Our students participated in the district public speaking contest and submitted their writing to the Words writing competition.

44 Grade 4/5 students and 1 Grade 3 student wrote the Abel Math Contest.

51 Grade 6/7 students wrote the Gauss Math Contest.

Our student performing artists performed in Christmas Concerts, Primary Days of Music, Intermediate Choir Festival, and the Festival of Beginning Bands.

We had 43 students perform in our popular Talent Show.

Just over 15,000 books were circulated in and out of the library.

Our students harvested about 1200 potatoes this year.

We welcomed parents and families into the school for Parents-As-Partners conferences, Christmas Concerts, the Hip Hop Concert, Literacy Day,

Grandparents Day, student-led conferences, the Growth Fair, the Volunteer Tea, Multi-cultural lunch, Sports Day and the school picnic.

Our students raised funds for the Terry Fox Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada*

We continue to be one of the only schools in the province that collects food for the local food banks throughout the year.

Our Me to We team of 22 Grade 7 students boosted our Food Bank collection with a special Halloween themed We Scare Hunger campaign, and then followed

up those efforts by collecting 156 coats in the Coats for Kids program (local), raising $760 for the Wenjack Foundation promoting positive Indigenous/Non-

Indigenous relations in Canada (national); and raising $360 for access to clean water in rural Africa (global).

We sent 110 students from Grades 5-7 to Whistler Blackcomb Mountain three times to hone their ski and snowboard skills.

Our student athletes participated in Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, and Track.

Our students went skating and swimming at local community centres and visited our local libraries and art galleries.

We had 23 students in Grades 6 and 7 take on the important role of safety patrollers, helping students and families cross busy Delta Ave.

Our students visited the Vancouver Art Gallery, Science World, Country Farms Pumpkin Patch, Victoria, the Vancouver Aquarium, Playland, Britannia Mine,

Camp Elphinstone, Maplewood Farms, Burnaby Village Heritage Museum, Musqueam Museum, the Seymour Fish Hatchery, Save-On Foods, Evergreen

Cultural Centre, Deer Lake, and hiked the Sea to Summit trail in Squamish.

We enjoyed performances by Duffelbag Theatre and Project Soul.

We welcomed a tennis instructor, a hip-hop instructor, Young Actor’s Project, and Earth Rangers to enrich the school program for our students

We welcomed Kalup and Sam, who worked with all of our students teaching them about Canada’s national game, lacrosse, and then sent a team to represent

Brentwood Park in a district mini-lacrosse tournament.

We participated in the Fresh Fruit and Veggie program which brought grapes, pears, baby carrots, apples, mandarin oranges, mini cucumbers, cherry

tomatoes, and mini peppers to our students and staff.

We hosted after school student programs from Burnaby Parks and Recreation, BYTE Computer Camp, Young Rembrandts and a parent-sponsored Math Club

On behalf of the staff, I would like to thank the parents and families of our Brentwood Park School Community for your exceptional help and support over the past

year. So many of you have given your time, energy, expertise, and financial support to enrich the educational experiences of our students, and we are extremely

grateful. We wish you a happy and relaxing summer with your families. Finally to our students, I wish you a safe and fun-filled summer. Use these next nine

weeks to relax, enjoy your families, and experience new things. Keep reading and stay in touch with friends and loved ones through letters and email. If you can,

take some photographs and keep a journal so you can share your summer adventures with us in September. I can’t wait to hear your stories.

Jillian Lewis

Principal

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We would like to honour the following members of our school community who are leaving us at

the end of this year:

* Mrs. Wineberg is retiring after 22 years teaching in the Burnaby School District and Mrs.

Blishen is retiring after 20 years as an Education Assistant in Burnaby. Our hearts are full with

gratitude for the dedication and commitment you have shown to the students and families of

our community. We wish you both a happy and healthy retirement and hope that you will

come back to visit often.

* Mr. Turpin is moving on to teach music at Kitchener Elementary School in the fall. We wish

him all the best in his new school.

* Mr. Jung’s year-long temporary assignment at Brentwood Park has come to an end and he

will be moving to Capitol Hill Elementary School in September.

* Ms. Trzcinski joined us in April on a temporary contract; she will be headed back to Con-

federation Park Elementary School in the fall.

* Ms. Page joined us back in January as a Learning Support teacher working primary in Divi-

sion 6. Ms. Page heads back to the Teacher-on-Call list.

* Ms. Malito came to Brentwood Park for the month of June filling in as kindergarten teacher

for Mrs. Dawson, who went on maternity leave. She will be heading back to Simon Fraser

University in the fall as a Faculty Associate.

FAREWELL TO OUR GRADE SEVEN STUDENTS

As we say good-bye and good luck to you, our grade seven students, you must know that you have worked hard academically, excelled at sports, distinguished yourselves in fine arts, and demonstrated positive citizenship, service and leadership. You have played an important part in the life of Brentwood Park Elementary School. Many of you have left a record of accomplishments that will be added to the traditions of the school. We look forward to hearing of our continued progress and accomplishments. We wish you the best of luck

and please keep in touch.

SCHOOL CASH ONLINE To increase the safety, security and ease of payments, Brentwood Park Elementary is excited to continue with our full implementation of the School Cash Online system we introduced last year. From this point forward, families will have the option of making payments either through School Cash Online or through cheque, Cash will no longer be accepted as payment for school fees.

Benefits to Parents

Provides a new ‘parent’ convenience

Parent fills Online shopping chart & checks out

Parent Receives Email Notification

Parent can print receipts for their records and/or income tax

Benefits to Students

Improves Student Safety

Reduces the amount of cash/cheques coming to school

Benefits to Teachers

Improves ‘School to Home’ Communication

Less Bookkeeping = More Instructional Time

Reduces the Time Spent Photocopying

Helps School ‘Go Green’

Benefits to School Bookkeeper

Reduces the Time Spent Photocopying

Reduces Cash Counting, receipting, combining, bank deposits

Reduces the NSF risk/loss

Please click on this link http://www.sd41.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/School-cash-instructions.pdf for more information about using School Cash Online. Access to the School Cash Online homepage can be accessed here https://burnaby.schoolcashonline.com/ Please contact the school if you have any questions about the payment options.

GRADE 7 AWARDS

Congratulations to our Grade 7 students on a successful year to

finish off elementary school. We are so proud of you and how

you’ve grown over your time here at Brentwood Park. Special

recognition to the following students who won year-end awards:

Academic Award: Audrey A, Kyle B, Evelyn C, Kayla D, Simrit G,

Hannah M, Ahmed M, Kayla L, Katie L, Joyce P, Ava P & Tei Y

Athletic Award: Brandon H, Katie L & Meghna M. Citizenship Award: Audrey A, Meghna M & Ahmed M. Outstanding Improvement: Irene C, Nelson L & Gavin M. Fine Arts Award: Anthony B, Evelyn C, Kayla D, Ivy L & Barton W VanCity Awards Congratulations to the following students who won Vancity Credit Union Scholarships: Gr. 4 — Jessica L. Gr. 5 — Naledi B. Gr. 6 — Michael R. Gr. 7 — Audrey A.

Ahmed M.

Alec O.

Ali S.

Andrew C.

Andrew N.

Anita M.

Anson B.

Anthony B.

Ashalina B.

Audrey A.

Ava P.

Avery Y.

Barton W.

Benjamin N.

Brandon H.

Caitlin K.

Courtney M.

Danial P.

Easa S.

Evelyn C.

Gavin M.

Hailey N.

Hannah M.

Harjunn S.

Ibrahim S.

Irene C.

Ivy L

Jackson T.

James W.

Joyce P.

Julie M.

Katherine L.

Kayla D.

Kayla L.

Kelly O.

Kyle B.

Luca C.

Malcolm H.

Marina D.

Matteo D.

Matthew Y.

Meghna M.

Michael W.

Michelle K.

Mira G.

Nanour M.

Nelson L.

Pedro M.

Samantha L.

Sara P.

Sasha S.

Sienna G.

Simrit G.

Sophia K.

Tei Y.

Trevor P.

Victor Y.

Victoria L

Vincent L.

Vincent P.

William V.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL SUPPLIES

FOR 2017-2018

Kindergarten - Grade 3

If your child will be in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 or Grade 3 in September 2017 we will

be purchasing primary school supplies in bulk at a discounted price. We will provide your

child with all school supplies needed for the year at a set cost per child. Please look out for

more information in September.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TUESDAY SEPT. 5TH, 2017 @ 8:55AM -10AM

On Tuesday September 5th, 2017 at 8:55am. Grade 1 - 7 students should report to their last year’s classroom to be welcomed back from their summer vacation. New students will report to the library. Students will be dismissed at 10am. All parents are invited to an informal get together in the gym from 9-10am. This will give you a chance to catch up with friends and neighbours. From Wednesday September 6th to Friday September 8th students will report to their primary and intermediate “homeroom” groupings. Information about homerooms will go home on Tuesday September 5th. Our theme for the first week of school in September is Canada ~ exploring past to present local community to our vast nation and Canadian culture and identity. We will be offering a variety of activities during that first week. We hope to be able to assign students to their new class-rooms the following week.

Students entering Kindergarten do not come to school on Tuesday, Sept. 5th. An intake meeting with the teacher will be arranged during the first week of school.

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2017-2018

Grade 4/5 This is the basic supply list. In September, your child’s classroom teacher will advise you of specific items required in addition to those listed.

REMINDER: Your child will be expected to purchase a Brentwood Park Planner during the first week of September.

Quantity Description Quantity Description

1 Pkg 12 Pencil Crayons Crayola Pre-sharpened

1 Ruler Clear Plastic CM & MM 30 cm Metric

1 Pkg of 12 Fine Felt Pens Laurentian 1 Calculator Basic

2 Pkg 10 HB Pencils Venus 1 USB Memory Stick

2 Pens Medium Blue 1 Box of Facial Tissues 100’s

1 Pens Medium Red 4 Glue Sticks

2 Highlighter Pens 2 Black Sharpie Fine Liners

2 White Vinyl Erasers 1 White Glue

1 Scissors 6 ¾ “ Sharp Point

Grade 6/7 This is the basic supply list. In September, your child’s classroom teacher will advise you of specific items required in addition to those listed.

REMINDER: Your child will be expected to purchase a Brentwood Park Planner during the first week of September.

Quantity Description Quantity Description

2 Pkgs Refill Paper 200 Lined Hilroy 1 Geometry Set 8 Pcs. Acme

1 Pkg 12 Pencil Crayons Crayola Pre- sharpened

1 Scissors 6 ¾ “ Sharp Point

1 Pkg of 12 Fine Felt Pens Laurentian

1 Calculator Basic

1 Pkg 10 HB Pencils Venus 1 USB Memory Stick & Lanyard

2 Pens Medium Blue/Black 2 White Vinyl Erasers

1 Pens Medium Red 1 Glue Stick 35 gm

4 Black Fineline Felt Pens 1 Ruler Plastic 30 CM/MM/DM (spectrum)

1 Pkg of 0.5 cm Graph Paper

School Opening — 9:00-10:00am Sept 6

Early Dismissal — 2:00pm Sept 21

Early Dismissal — 2:00pm Sept 22

Pro-D (students do not attend) Sept 25

Thanksgiving Oct 9

Pro-D (students do not attend) Oct 20

Pro-D (students do not attend) Oct 23

Remembrance Day Nov 10

Pro-D (students do not attend) Nov 13

Pro-D (students do not attend) Nov 24

Winter Vacation Dec 25—Jan 5

School Reopens Jan 8

Family Day Feb 12

Pro-D (students do not attend) Feb 16

Early Dismissal — 2:00pm Mar 8

Early Dismissal — 2:00pm Mar 9

Spring Vacation Mar 19—30

Easter Monday Apr 2

Pro-D (students do not attend) Apr 23

Victoria Day May 21

Pro-D (students do not attend) June 4

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The school office will be open Monday,

August 28th to Wednesday, August

30th from 9am - 3pm.

Super-Duper Homemade Bubbles

– by Nikhil K, age 8

Did you have fun with bubbles at the

annual picnic on Tuesday June

27th ?

Here’s the recipe for the bubbles

solution:

* 6 cups of warm water

* 1 cup of Dawn dish soap

* ½ a cup of corn syrup

Skiing is on Feb. 2nd, 9th & 23rd

2018. We need parents for all three

days. Open to all Grade 5, 6 and 7

students. More info will be sent

home in October.

Our lacrosse team played in a tournament at Burnaby Central on Friday June 23 against Edmonds Community School, Gilpin Elementary School & Lochdale Community School. Anna P. Beckham N. Nathan M. Tyler T. Lauren L. Ryan T. Nico S. Joel N. Naledi B. Ethan L. Gavin M. Gianluca S. Thank you to Mrs. Nielsen for accompanying our student athletes and parent drivers who provided transportation and cheering!

CANADA YOUTH ROBOTICS CLUB

Canada Youth Robotics Club is a non-profit organization focusing on STEM education in Canada. We are going to hold two international summer camps that local

students will have STEM classes and participate in STEM events with international students.:

3-Day STEM International Summer Camp, for students in G8 to G12 held at SFU (Burnaby Campus) on July 13-15. There will be 27 students from China visiting Vancouver, and experiencing three different days with local students to learn and complete a STEM project together. For more information, please visit our

website https://www.roboca.org/stem-summer-camp .

Hi-tech Robotics Summer Camp, a two-week camp for students in G2 to G7 held in our West Vancouver campus on July 17-28. There will be 13 students from China visiting Vancouver, and learning robotics and coding with local students. Most interestingly, we will organize students to visit SFU, UBC, H. R. MacMillan

Space Centre, Science World, etc. For more information, please visit our website https://www.roboca.org/robotics-summer-camp.

As sponsored by Math and Science Association of Canada, both summer camps are FREE to students who pass the interview with us. There are only 20 free spots for 3-Day STEM International Summer Camp, and 10 free spots for Hi-tech Robotics Summer Camp. Because of high volume of applications, in order to

keep the spot for registered students, they are required to pay a $50 refundable deposit which will be refunded at the end of the camp.

Looking for something to read this summer?

How Screen Addition is Hijacking Our Kids

– and How to Break the Trance

By: Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D. ISBN:9781250097996

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY, August 2016

Electronic devices are finding their way into the hands, hearts and minds of kids at a much young-er age than ever before. As a teacher and mother of 2 school-age children, I have been curious about the impact of screens on the developing brain. Recently, I came across this book at the public library and even when I wasn’t reading it, I was still thinking about the research findings

mentioned in it. It’s an easy read and thought-provoking book!

In the book, Dr. Kardaras identifies that while there are benefits for the use of mobile technology such as smartphones and iPads, there are also some concerns related to the neurochemistry of the developing brain. Have you ever heard of the dopamine effect? Dopamine is the feel-good neurotransmitter that is the most critical element in the addiction process. “…since the brain’s pre-frontal cortex – the brain’s “braking mechanism,” which controls impulsivity isn’t fully developed until well into a person’s twenties, a child simply doesn’t have the neurobiological apparatus to handle that level of stimulation.” This book is packed with studies and examples of how excessive screen time and mental disorders are related– it also provides helpful suggestions on what we can do as parents to reduce the impact of screen time on our kids. I found myself talking to my family at dinner-time about the book as I was reading it and even my children were intrigued by it. I highly

recommend Glow Kids to parents and educators! By S. Krishna

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Brentwood Park Elementary 1455 Delta Ave, Burnaby, BC 604-664-8608

brentwoodpark.info@sd41.bc.ca http://brentwood.sd41.bc.ca Newsletter: Mrs. Karyn Carr

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Bike Drive for New Immigrants

The Heights Neighbourhood Association with the Burnaby Neighbourhood House (North House) is collecting gently used bikes for 24 new immigrants. We are looking for: 2 children’s bikes with 51cm diameter wheels 1 children’s bike with 36cm diameter wheels 2 balance bikes (bikes which allow toddlers to push along with their

feet) 1 bike for 170cm woman (not a road bike) If you have one of these bikes you’d like to donate, please contact Debbie at reidses@shaw.ca Thanks!

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