Lord Byng News November 20, 2020

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Contents A Message from the Principal ................................................................................................................................................. 2 School News ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Quarterly Schedule ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Tree Lot ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 School Photos and GO Cards ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Student Verification Forms ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 SWIS & ELL Dept. Workshop for English Learners & Parents ................................................................................................. 6 Student Workspace Request Form ......................................................................................................................................... 7 COVID-19 Health and Safety Procedures ................................................................................................................................ 7 Visitors to the Building ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Art Auction for Canuck Place Children's Hospice .................................................................................................................... 8 Vancouver School Board Sustainability Conference ............................................................................................................... 8 Cross Country .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 School Clubs and Teams .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Lord Byng Library .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Counselling Department ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Byng Arts Information ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

New Applicants to Byng Arts ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Byng Arts Passports ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Byng Arts – Info Page on TEAMS ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Byng Arts Student Council Update ...................................................................................................................................... 9

PAC News .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 PAC Meeting ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Fundraising Campaign ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

Byng Grad Parent Committee ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Greenery Sale Pick-Up ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Purdy’s Chocolates ............................................................................................................................................................ 11

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A Message from the Principal Dear Lord Byng Parents, Students and Community Members, As we begin the start of Q.2, I would like to acknowledge the work of our staff, students, and parents for supporting each other to make our first quarter of learning a success for all our students. Like all new experiences the first quarter took time for everyone to adapt and to develop strategies both as teachers and learners and just as we have all learned from our experiences in Q.1, we will continue to learn more during Q.2 as we embark on the next stage of our collective journey together! A special thanks for making this possible needs to go to our LB PAC for all the work that they have undertaken to help organize town hall meetings, to send out surveys and for the frequent check ins that they have made with the school and parent community since the beginning of the pandemic. Your efforts and continued support have made it possible for us not only to function but to thrive despite the challenges that we have all faced. Working together and with your help the school has continued to focus on our Four Pillars of Learning:

• Inclusion and Diversity • Social and Emotional Learning • Indigenous Teaching and Learning • Student Engagement

Examples of this work are reflected in the weekly newsletters that are sent out every Friday and make it possible for us as a community to proudly acknowledge the role that we are playing as public educators to fulfill the Ministry of Education’s stated mandate:

“…to develop the “educated citizen.” Thank you and have a restful and safe weekend, Mr. Wilmann

School News Health and Safety: Reminding ourselves and our students about the need to follow the basic rules of handwashing, physical distancing and wearing a mask is a critical part of keeping our community safe as well as following the hallway and stair signage to maintain our physical distance while students and staff are walking through the hallways. Staff and students can follow directional arrows on our stairways thanks to the work of our Junior Fine Arts students that have now completed their installation work on the hallways. Not only can we find our way safely through the school, but we can enjoy the new colours and life that it brought into our school. Thank you, Ms. York, and your students for making health and safety a learning opportunity for us all!!!

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Indigenous Teaching and Learning: This important Pillar of learning was a major focus this week as students in Mr. McKeen’s First Peoples English Class took pride in presenting their Q. 1 final projects. Inspired by their readings in the class students created installations, models, drawings, and posters to represent their learning. Here are some of the students presenting their final projects: Inspired by the work of Indigenous Artist and Educator Mr. Dave Robinson, Michael Li took a moment to present his final artwork in the LB Gallery. Michael’s artwork and installation were used to represent his understanding of his chosen text, Son of a Trickster, and he is hoping to use his conceptual drawings and model to take shape in the design of the outdoor Indigenous Learning Space and garden that students are currently working on as part of their LEAF certificate and Capstone projects with the guidance of Mr. McKeen and Indigenous Community partners.

Teagan McNeil choose to represent her chosen book report on the text Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese through drawings. Teagan explained: “My art piece represents the central character Saul’’s return to God’s Lake and how that helped him to reconnect to the land and heal. The drawings I have done are traditional Ojibway (Fish Clan) drawings that I placed in the lake and represent the return to his culture, the word placed around the piece meaning healing in Ojibway.”

Ethan Crawford used a series traditional Pacific North Westcoast images as part of his final presentation (right).

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Indigenous Teaching & Learning continues to grow throughout the school and as students find opportunities to express their learning through a variety of classes and media the work of our Indigenous Education Team continues to provide inspiration. Here is an update from our Indigenous Education Team led by Chad Carpenter who was at Byng this week on the continued work to transform Room 108: The focus of the work currently taking place in Room 108 is designed to create a safe and inclusive space at our school and to engage the staff, students, and community through the installation of a “living, legacy art project”. The "living legacy art project" is a large Indigenous mural that reflects the diversity of all learners at Byng. The student mural is being installed on the wall and door of room 108. The room is home to our Indigenous Education Worker and SACY Youth Engagement Worker and the goal is to invite students into the space and to invite them to participate in the creation of the mural. The name of the room is "Where Nations Gather" and is part of the school's active anti-racism strategy. The Indigenous artist leading the project is Jason Taylor from Alert Bay on Vancouver Island whose vision for the project is to: “Create a "living legacy" in which staff and students will continually be invited to participate in a dialogue about what it means to share space and place with all peoples from all backgrounds and from all identities.” The “missing door” and the wall in room 108 (where Nations gather) taking shape (below):

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International Kindness Day: Another reminder of student leadership at our school took place on Friday November 13th with the recognition of the value of kindness. The importance of “kindness” has of course been a valuable and important message from our Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry throughout the pandemic and was reinforced on Friday when students from our Student Forum Team took time to invite staff and students to spread “kindness” throughout the school through writing messages, creating posters and spreading positivity and “kindness” throughout our school! Great job Michael, Linnea, Victoria, Aaron, Sophia, and Elise, for your leadership and to Ms. Coulter in the Office who helped support our student leaders to spread “kindness” throughout our school to recognize International World Kindness day.

Quarterly Schedule Your D2(P1) class will be face to face again next week and your D2(P2) class will be remote. See rotation schedule: Student F2F Rotation Calendar. There is no school for students on Friday, November 27th due to the Professional Development Day.

Tree Lot Unfortunately, due to Covid 19 safety concerns, we are not able to open our Lord Byng Christmas Tree Lot this year. The Tree Lot has been a long standing tradition for the community and it was a difficult decision to close the lot for this year but the safety of our students, staff and community members is paramount at this time. We are planning to re-open next year to continue this great tradition. Happy Holidays, Lord Byng Athletics

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School Photos and GO Cards Click here to order your school photos. Please disregard the deadline. If you missed the school photo day as well as the retake day you can schedule an appointment to have your photo taken at Artona Students on Saturday, November 28th by clicking here.

Student Verification Forms If you have not already handed your form to your teacher, please return it to the office as soon as possible. Please ensure you review the information on the form and indicate any changes (in coloured ink, not black).

SWIS & ELL Dept. Workshop for English Learners & Parents Dear Parents and Students, Lord Byng Settlement Workers In Schools (SWIS) Program in collaboration with Byng Administration and ELL Dept. will be offering a Zoom information workshop on next Thursday Nov. 26 from 11:30am to 1:00pm. The title of the workshop is "How to Better Support English Learners During CLOVID-19". Amongst other topics, the highlight of the workshop also includes an update on School Health & Safety by Mr. Wilmann, Byng Principal and Ms. Wood, Byng Vice Principal; an introduction of a pilot Peer Mentorship in ELL classes by Mr. Vulgaris, Byng Vice Principal; an overview of the blended ELL Program at Byng by Ms. Shum, ELL Dept. Head; a sharing of ELL Learning and online English Learning Resources by Ms. Jessica Pellegrino and Ms. Cathy Zhang, Byng ELL Teachers and much more....(detailed program will be emailed together with zoom link upon receipt of registration!) The deadline for registration is on Monday Nov. 23 and Zoom Link will be emailed on Tuesday, Nov. 24. To register click here. For further info, please call Janet Chung at 778 772 2084 or email jlchung@vsb.bc.ca 各家, 同学长好!

温哥华教育局Lord Byng 移民安顿部及Byng ELL Dept. 将于下周四11月26号早上1130至下午1时在网上zoom 平台举

办名为“如何在疫情中更有效帮助同学学好英语”的教育讲座。

内容包括：校长Mr. Wilmann及及副校长Ms Wood更进学校最新的健康及安全守则/操施; 副校长Mr Vulgaris

介绍学校在疫情中为同学 新增的Peer Mentorship Program; ELL 主菅老师及ELL老师们分享在疫情中英

语课程的编排,有效学习英语的方法及网上学习英语的资源。

更邀请到认可的英语辅导机构介召个别及小组辅导课程。此外更安排到几位品学兼优的学生领袖分享他们学习英

语的成功窍门。 教育讲座会提供中文翻译.

注册,请点击这里 here. 查询请电钟太 778 772 2084 或 jlchung@vsb.bc.ca

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Student Workspace Request Form Students that are requiring a workspace for Quarter 2 must complete this form to reserve a space. Please note that space is limited and only students that are registered for a workspace can occupy a dedicated workspace and must always follow the following health and safety requirements:

1. Always remain 2 meters apart. 2. Hands must be cleaned before sitting. 3. Masks must always be worn. 4. Food and drink are not allowed in this area. 5. Students must not share equipment. 6. Students must clean off desk after use. 7. Students can only sit in designated seating.

Dedicated locations for these working areas are: 1. The Upper Mezzanine (outside of library) 2. Art Gallery 3. Art Gallery Foyer (Crown Street Entrance)

COVID-19 Health and Safety Procedures Thank you to all students, families, and staff for our collective commitment to keep each other healthy and safe. This week at Lord Byng, we continued to reinforce our COVID-19 health and safety plans and procedures with all staff and students. We also took time during the PAC meeting this week to highlight how this looks like inside our school. COVID 19 - Health & Safety Protocol Review and Refresh. Yesterday, Dr. Bonnie Henry spoke about the importance of wearing masks and reducing our level of social interactions. It is important to note that Dr. Henry underlined the importance of having schools continue to operate under the current safety plans and that the restrictions on social gatherings do not apply to students while in their classes at schools. Group physical activities, like physical education classes, are permitted to continue in schools. As always, we will ensure all COVID-19 health and safety measures are followed in everything we do. Thank you to all students and staff for completing the Daily Health Assessment every day as part of our daily routine before entering our building. Thank you as well for discussing as a family the importance of maximizing physical distance, minimizing physical contact, wearing masks, and practicing proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. All schools in the Vancouver School District have detailed procedures and protocols in place to do so. Thank you again to all students, families, and staff for your ongoing efforts to help keep Lord Byng safe.

Visitors to the Building The school building remains closed to the general public. Access by parents is by appointment only, approved directly by the Principal or Vice Principal, and for essential school business or on an emergency basis only. All other communication and business will occur via phone, virtual meeting, or email.

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Art Auction for Canuck Place Children's Hospice The Lion's Club is asking for donations of artwork for their upcoming fundraiser and art competition. This year's theme is peace through service. The deadline for submission of the work is December 1st. Please submit work to Mr. Hartley-Folz’s art room or the Gallery before the deadline. Name and contact number should be written on the back of the work.

Vancouver School Board Sustainability Conference RESTART consists of mentor sessions facilitated by two environmental science-related organizations. This year, we are pleased to be working with the BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA) and Ocean Wise for our November event. Find out more and register here: https://vsb-sustainabilityconference.com/restart-2020/

Cross Country Congratulations to the Cross-Country team which participated in Virtual Meet #3 on Wednesday. Despite raining heavily throughout the day and after the race, the skies cleared somewhat during the race, to create decent but slightly slippery conditions. There was a good turnout for the 2.7 kilometre race (a dry run for the Virtual City Finals which will take place next Wednesday at the same course). The team looks poised for a very competitive showing in next week’s final. In the girl’s race, the top three performers were Chloe Symon, Ella Symon and Skye Higgins, with strong outings also by Sophia Bi, Sarah Lam and Claire Tonner. In the boy’s race, the top three finishers were Eli Mullin, Zachary Mullin and Matt MacLean, with additional fine efforts by Marko Radic, Andrew Wang, Aiden Liu, Beck Brown and Adrian Kan. Special thanks to Ms. Schneider, Ms. Radic, Mr. Redden and Stephen Symon for their help and support and the other random passers-by who cheered on the team.

School Clubs and Teams Any students that would like to start a club are required to find a teacher sponsor. To join an existing club or to find out more about the club please contact the teacher sponsor. Club List: Animation Club – Mr. Howes fhowes@vsb.bc.ca Avolution Magazine – Mr. Harris rharris@vsb.bc.ca ByngExcels – Ms. R. Anderson randerson@vsb.bc.ca Climate Club – Ms. York lyork@vsb.bc.ca Decorating Club – Ms. Whelan kwhelan@vsb.bc.ca FundaMental – Ms. Radic jradic@vsb.bc.ca Garden Bank Society – Mr. Bowen wbowen@vsb.bc.ca Investment Club – Mr. Wu pwu@vsb.bc.ca Korean Language and Culture Club – Ms. Shum cnshum@vsb.bc.ca Leadership and Enterprise Club – Ms. Schnieder kschnieder@vsb.bc.ca Math Contest Club – Mr. Yee jbyee@vsb.bc.ca Music Composition Club – Dr. MacLennan smaclennan@vsb.bc.ca The Social and Environmental Change Assembly (SECA) – Mr. McKeen smckeen@vsb.bc.ca Robotics Club – Mr. Gustainis pgustainis@vsb.bc.ca Wish Youth Network Society (WYNS) - Ms. R. Anderson randerson@vsb.bc.ca

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Lord Byng Library The library has had great success in getting books out to students even through these difficult times. Please encourage your child to request books to read through the entire school year as a focus on literacy is integral to learning. It is also important that students take a break from being online all the time and just read a good book. PLEASE READ!!!! Students are encouraged to access lordbynglibrary.weebly.com to browse the catalogue. There is a BOOK REQUEST FORM button that allows students to enter information on how Ms. Rezler can locate them when they are at school in order for the books to be delivered to them during that class. Additionally, there is a BOOK REQUEST FORM on the library door for students to fill out with a red folder for the drop off of the form. Ms. Rezler is happy to help with book recommendations as well as research for assignments. Please email her if your student has any questions or would like some support from the library on their schoolwork.

Counselling Department Counsellors have been assigned to students by their last name (for all grades): A to Gr Mr. R. Greenshields rgreenshields@vsb.bc.ca Gs to L Ms. J. Radic jradic@vsb.bc.ca M to Te Mr. R. Rymer rrymer@vsb.bc.ca (Ms. Smith is currently away) Tf to Z Ms. Birsan ibirsan@vsb.bc.ca Byng Arts Information New Applicants to Byng Arts If you are interested in joining the mini-school program next year, please consult our website for the most up to date information: http://byng2.vsb.bc.ca/byngarts/ The following link offers a snapshot of our program and the application process: BYNG ARTS INFO VIDEO PLAYLIST 2021. Additional details regarding the selection process for Drama, Media, Music, Visual Arts, and Literary Arts can be found in our Selection Process section. Applications are accepted at all grade levels. If you have additional questions, contact us at byngarts@vsb.bc.ca. Online applications are now available. Deadline is December 17. We will not use physical applications this year.

Byng Arts Passports PASSPORT SITE IS WORKING Byng Arts Passport Site is back up and running (http://passport.lordbyng.net/)

Byng Arts – Info Page on TEAMS Please stay tuned and use the Team site to keep up with new information for Byng Arts. We have added a new channel for all things Byng Arts Student Council.

Byng Arts Student Council Update Thank you to everyone who submitted their applications for student council and art reps this week. We will post the Art Rep results in the Student Council channel on Teams. Past members of Student Council will find a tally of the service hours post on Teams as well. Bring your agenda to Mr. Hartley-Folz or Ms. Pitchford-Yeung to have them signed. Sincerely, your council executive, Theo, Megan, Sarah, and Camille.

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PAC News

PAC Meeting Thanks to everyone who was able to join us last night - we had over 90 parents and caregivers join in! For those of you who could not join us, a link to the recorded meeting is below. Please note the recording begins after our discussion and approval of PAC funded requests. Sincere thanks to Vice-Principal Wood for her detailed update on Health and Safety protocols at Byng and to Teacher Representative Ms. Sheppet for her always informative update. Our next PAC Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 20th at 7:00pm via Zoom. Lots of great information was shared last night so if you still have questions about what is happening at Byng, we encourage you to listen to the recording. Yesterday, the PAC also launched its our annual fundraising campaign, and we need your help! More details below. PAC November 18th, 2020 PAC Meeting Zoom Link. Passcode: ov+uF6Bb The recording will be available for 7 days.

Fundraising Campaign Yesterday, the PAC launched its our annual fundraising appeal, and we need your help! Last night, at the PAC meeting over $50,000 in funding requests were approved to support a variety of clubs and teams including Math, Science, Debate, Robotics, Cross Country, Track and Field and Field Hockey. The funding will also support the purchase of new recording equipment for Music, tools for the expanded bike club and portable tents to create more outside learning areas. A big thank you to everyone who supported our campaign last year and made these investments possible!

In addition, this year the PAC is hoping to fully fund several larger projects including: outfitting the new weight room; the construction of an Indigenous garden and learning space which will be led by Byng student’s capstone project and connected to the new LEAF certificate; and the creation of a multipurpose tech room which would make 3D printers and other technology available to teachers and students for unique class projects. These three projects alone will cost over $40,000. Our goal is to raise $25,000 by December 15th. We are asking families who are able, to please consider making a $100 tax receipted donation. Please consider making an investment in our school community – every little bit helps! These funds really do make an incredible difference by providing additional equipment and resources that enhance your child’s learning experience. This is especially important given the new curriculum and the desire to create as many opportunities as possible for our students during the pandemic. Just about every department and program benefits from PAC funding which means hundreds of students also benefit. All donations must be made through school cash on-line in order to receive a tax receipt. Please visit SchoolCashOnline to donate. Be sure to select “S-LORD BYNG PAC” as the fund destination. In the "Message" field under the section "Message to School Board", you must enter “LORD BYNG PAC Direct Appeal”. Or visit the Lord Byng PAC website at www.lordbyngpac.com and click the “DONATE NOW!” button. Any questions please email lordbyngschoolpac@gmail.com Thank you in advance for your support! Lord Byng PAC

Byng Grad Parent Committee

Greenery Sale Pick-Up Thanks for your support everyone for your support of the sale. Pick-up is November 28th. If your ordered, you should have received an email with detailed instructions about pick up. If you did NOT receive an email, please awadman@telus.net. Please click here or visit the Byng PAC website for more details.

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Purdy’s Chocolates Who doesn’t love Purdy’s chocolate! Stock up now on holiday gifts (or enjoy for yourself!) and help the Byng Grad Committee reach their goal. Order on-line through the link below by November 25th. Drive-through pick-up Saturday, December 12th at one of the Byng Parent’s home. To order click on the link below > SHOP ONLINE > MARKETPLACE to select items https://fundraising.purdys.com/311457-79984