WEEKLY COMMUNICATION – JANUARY 22, 2021

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Reminders

• Today is the deadline to complete your September “Intent to Return” Survey. See below for link. • The deadline to inform the school for TL Students who want to return to in person learning on

February is Monday, January 25, 2021. Please remember to fill out the form and return it to the school via email.

• Please send two hand towels to school with your child in a marked Zip lock bag for our felting projects. All learners will need this for their projects. We also ask that all TL learners that are not returning as of February 1 please come and pick up your bag of supplies. Your TL teacher is working out your pick-up time.

• Please remind your children that playing behind the bushes at the front corner of our playground is not open. This includes afterschool time. Many also need to be reminded that while stick play is fun - it is dangerous (many are waving them about). Your help in having these conversations at home is appreciated.

IMPORTANT DATES January 29 - Professional Development Day (no school) January 29 – Ms. Ludwig’s last day February 1 – Mrs. Loat’s First Day February 11 – 12:00 pm Early Dismissal (Conferences) February 12 - Professional Development Day (no school) February 15 – Family Day (no School) February 19 – PAC Meeting @ 9:00 am February 24 – Pink Shirt Day “lift each other up” February 25 – Vancouver Theatre Sports March 13 – 28 – Spring Break

WEEKLY COMMUNICATION – JANUARY 22, 2021

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Upcoming PAC Fundraising

Our Fundraising Coffee Program will supply you, your family and friends with “Small Batch Organic Artisan Roasted Specialty Coffees” from a local roaster: Pedros. We will be offering the following selection for your choosing:

• Safari Organic Blend 400 gr – Medium Roasted • Equator Organic Blend 400 gr – Dark Roasted • Sumatra Organic 400 gr – Dark Roasted • House Decaf Organic Blend 400 gr– Dark Roasted • Rainforest Espresso Blend 400 gr

All the above will be available in either whole bean or ground for your convenience. Meraki Artisan Teas born 4 years ago from the increasing demand for high quality, Canadian-produced whole leaf tea will also be available in a large assortment of types to choose from. Please support our school with purchasing coffee/tea for you, your family and friends, and workplace. The launch of this fundraiser will happen in the beginning of February. Stay tuned! Your support is greatly appreciated. Blair PAC

PEDRO'S ORGANICCOFFEE FUNDRAISER

Buy a bag for abrighter future.

Our fundraising coffee programwill supply you, your family,friends, and business with smallbatch organic artisan roastedspecialty coffees.

WEEKLY COMMUNICATION – JANUARY 22, 2021

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Intent to Return – September 2021 – LAST DAY!!!! Every Year, all families are asked to indicate whether they are planning to return to Blair the following year. It is critical to know the number of students who will be attending in September 2021 in order to allocate staff and resources for the upcoming year. We are currently asking if your child(ren) is planning to remain registered at Blair for September 2021. This year, the information will be collected online only so please respond to the survey link below at your earliest convenience but no later than Friday, January 22, 2021. It is imperative that you do respond to the survey in order to secure your child’s place at Blair for next year. https://survey.sd38.bc.ca/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=86KJn781 Ms. Ludwig’s Reflection of the Week “The truth about stories is that’s all we are.” Thomas King (2003) Stories, in all the many varied forms provide analogies and connections to others. These connections are deeply nurtured in shared stories. Thomas King, authour of Canada best seller, The Inconvenient Indian A Curious Account of Native People in North America reminds me to pay attention to the stories in my life. They are sacred. My membership to the Blair community  is a large part of my identity. I did not realize it until leaving was in front of me, just how connected I am to this space. I know because at Blair I am understood. I feel less alone in this world. I have people I trust and feel comfortable enough to lay my heart in the palm of my hands and be vulnerable. I feel honoured. Each of us share stories together and our various connections have allowed for more joy to emerge in my life. I am reflecting and remembering all our shared moments right now. I have been reading a book called Everyday Ubuntu by Mungi Ngomane, granddaughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ubunto is a South African philosophy which teaches that our common humanity and interconnectedness is key to living a better life. Ubuntu is a Xhosa word originating from the South African philosophy and belief in a universal bond: I am only because you are. This is true for me here at Blair. I have become who I am today because of you all. Our shared stories, moments and experiences are now part of my heart 💜 “Ubuntu” Blair Dragons, “I am, because we are.”

WEEKLY COMMUNICATION – JANUARY 22, 2021

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Learning Highlights

Division 4 Career Education This term, learners have

been exploring self-identity

at home and at school.

They created an identity

silhouette in fine arts that

explored key attributes and

symbols that help define

themselves. They also

chose a one-word

resolution in September

and reflected on their

progress since then.

Division 9 - Patterns

Learners in Division 9 noticed

that patterns are all around us -

in nature, in our classroom,

how our day is structured and

more!! They even got to

notice patterns in artwork,

specifically local Musqueam

weavings and artwork. These

young learners had so much

fun building, creating,

observing and exploring

patterns in our world!

WEEKLY COMMUNICATION – JANUARY 22, 2021

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