September 2016

06First day of school - return to last year's classes 9:00-9:30 am

09 Bear Assembly in the gymnasium 9:15 - 10:15 am

12 First day of NEW classes23 Pro-D Day - no school26 PAC meeting 6:30 pm - library27 Cops for Cancer visit

29 Terry Fox Run (11:00 am) - Hot Lunch Day

October 201607 Picture Day

10 Thanksgiving - no school

19 Welcome / Interim meetings

20 Welcome / Interim meetings

20 Early dismissal - 2:00 pm

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25

Pro-D Day - no school

November 2016

26 Breakfast with Santa

11 Remembrance Day (no school)

14 Curriculum Implementation Day (no school)

21 - 25 Dance Week

29 PAC meeting 6:30 pm - Saleema Noon's Body Science presentation

05 Report Card distribution for Term 1

SCHOOL GOALS: Getting along with others and managing powerful emotions. Being compassionate and kind.

Principal’s Message

Welcome to Harbour ViewTwitter: @HarbourViewSD43 www.sd43.bc.ca/elementary/harbourview / August 2016

Principal: Ms C. Woods 960 Lillian Street Coquitlam, BC V3J 5C7

Department Heads: Ms. L. Milonas Ms. K. Ciolfitto

Harbour View Elementary School Phone: 604-936-1494 Fax: 604-937-8015www.sd43.bc.ca/elementary/harbourview/

Events Calendar 2016-2017

I would like to take the opportunity to thank Wendy Yu, previous Principal at Harbour View, for all of her efforts and support to facilitate a smooth transition and welcome me to Harbour View. I am very excited to come to Harbour View as Principal and am looking forward to getting to know the students and working together to support your children’s learning over the course of the coming school year.

The staff at Harbour View have been working hard to prepare for the re-opening of school and welcoming our students back. We hope that students and families have enjoyed their summer break and are excited to return to Harbour View for the 2016-2017 school year. For students and families new to Harbour View, we are looking forward to meeting with you over the course of the school year. It won’t take long for you to discover that Harbour View is an outstanding elementary school in a wonderful community!

We are amidst an exciting time in education in our province and the Coquitlam School District is a leader. This school year marks the implementation phase of the new K-9 curriculum with a student centered approach and core competencies at the forefront combined with literacy and numeracy foundations to focus on what’s important for best preparing our students for the future. Personalized learning through discovering and championing individual talents, critical thinking and problem solving, personal and social responsibility, and communication are a few of the areas you can expect to hear more about over the course of the school year.

Additionally, we look forward to a number of exciting opportunities and initiatives that lie ahead involving the smart use of technology as a tool to enhance both student learning and communicating student learning in meaningful ways. For further information, please refer to the B.C. Ministry of Education websites, https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca and

https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/competencies

All students will be given a “Student Agenda” planner that contains information for students and parents. We ask that parents review with their children the first five pages. We also ask that parents visit our newly designed website; please bookmark the new web address for your records, http://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/harbourview/Pages/default.aspx .

On page 2 of the Student Agenda Planner, our school-wide goals are outlined for the coming school year – “Getting along with others and managing powerful emotions” as well as “Being compassionate and kind”. We are not only preparing your children for future studies but also developing in each and every student a set of character skills – Integrity – that will guide them through school, adolescence, and into adult life. The major benefit to students who build and develop this essential value at Harbour View, is the reward of having a finely tuned and magnetically true moral compass with which to meet the challenges of life. At Harbour View we want to partner with families and reinforce these same beliefs in school and at home.

We are pleased with our growing reputation that characterizes Harbour View Elementary as an outstanding place for students to learn. Our mission is to continue to create a positive, encouraging, and supportive environment in which all members of our school community can experience success and “soar to greater heights”. We believe that everyone should, “Dream Big Dreams” and have the courage to commit the energy to make those dreams come true. We are looking forward to working with all students and families over the course of the next ten months.

Please feel free to contact me by email or phone should you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Ms. Cheryl Woods - Principal

KINDNESS AND COMPASSION

PAC meeting 6:30 pm - library

09 MACC Info Night - Heritage Woods

December 2016

09 Welcome Back Family BBQ K-5

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all students. Our goals for the day

GRADE 1-5 STUDENTS RETURN TO LAST YEAR'S

CLASS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH

9:00 - 9:30 am

GRADE 1-5 STUDENTS WILL REPORT TO FAMILY COLORED

HOMEROOM CLASSROOMS FOR ATTENDANCE AT 9:00 AM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH

** Kindergarten students do not come to school on Tuesday

September 6th. They first attend "Welcoming Conversations".

** Students entering Kindergarten should attend the pre-scheduled "Welcoming Conversations" with a parent Wednesday, Sept. 7 - Thursday, Sept. 9. A gradual entry plan will be shared with parents during these conversations, reviewing what time their child will attend school on Friday and the following week to build up to full days.

The First Day Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016

T

he first day is an important one for

What about school supplies?

For the first day you will need:

• a ziploc baggie with your child's name on it with crayons, a pencil, scissors, and a glue stick

• a smile – you will love Harbour View

When do we find out what class my child will be assigned to for this year?

We understand this can be a very anxious time for children as they wait to see which classroom they will be placed in for the coming year. Please be assured that Harbour View follows a very comprehensive process in the forming of classes to organize the school each year.

Collectively, the staff engage in a process where each child's needs, inclusive of learning style and social emotional learning needs, are carefully considered and balanced with the needs of students in each class as a whole to determine the best 'fit' for each student placement while working within the contractual constraints that exist.

This is a labour intensive process that begins in the spring and is revisited in September to accommodate new registrations balanced with families that may have moved out of the neighbourhood. Due to the complexity of the process, we are unable to entertain individual requests for teachers.

First Day Frequently Asked Questions

This is an important document. Please arrange to have it translated

are to:• Collect Student Information• Assign students to family grouped

homeroom classrooms• Review school expectations and

our code of conduct• Discuss the opening week, school

supplies

The first week of school Our first day of school is Tuesday, September 6th. All returning students are expected to attend their previous classroom from 9:00 - 9:30 am on Tuesday for attendance. Students will be assigned a family group homeroom that they will report to at 9:00 am for attendance for the remainder of

the week through Friday. Students will report to their newly assigned 2016-2017 classes beginning on Monday, September 12th.

Students new to Harbour View entering grades 1 through 5 are expected to meet in the school library at 9:00 am Tuesday where they will be assigned a family group homeroom for the remainder of the week to attend, with classes being finalized for the coming year by Monday, September 12th.

Monday, September 12 (*NEW classes)Visit our website for updates http://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/harbourview/

School Photos

Photos for all grades will be

October 7th. All students must get their picture taken for school records . LifeTouch will return to take any photos not taken or retakes .

Retakes: October 28th

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@HarbourviewSD43

In the majority of cases parents, students, and teachers are quite comfortable with placement decisions.

Can placement decisions be reviewed?

We are prepared to review any placement decision at the request of a parent. What we ask is that a letter expressing the reasons for the request be provided. Then, at our earliest opportunity, the teaching staff involved in any change will meet to review the request. Once a decision is made, parents will be advised.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Other than the academic lessons students learn at Harbour View, attitudes toward

prompt, regular attendance at school are among the most important lessons we teach students. Please help us teach your son or daughter healthy attitudes towards school by:

1. Complete and submit an onlineattendance form from our schoolwebsite each day your son or daughteris going to be absent or late. We needto hear before the absence occurswhenever possible. Our switchboard isopen daily at 8:00 a.m. Please call!

2. Stressing promptness. Being on timeshows respect for the activity andconsideration for others.

When each of us is occasionally, unavoidably late, it is our responsibility to:

- hurry in order to be less late- apologize on arrival for disrupting class- accept personal responsibility for beinglate. Thank you in advance for your help!

Extracurricular Activities

The following list includes some of the clubsand sports teams at Harbour View. Many

more offerings will be available throughout the school year. Announcements will be made through our newsletter. Check our website for additional afterschool programming opportunities and extra-curricular activities offered at Harbour View!

Sports Teams and ClubsBasketball Track and Field Running ClubVolleyball Gardening Club

Grandma Muriel and Grandpa John are doing awesome and can't wait to get back in the garden!

Noon Hour

We understand the need for children to play and engage in physical activity to best support learning in the classroom environment.

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Attendance

Security of Personal items

To keep your personal belongings safe, please do not send your child to school with expensive items such as electronics. We

are not able to ensure their security and are not responsible

for lost or stolen items.

Class Schedule for the year

Students in grades 1-5 will be issued aStudent Agenda Book. This book

contains information about the school, important dates and expectations of Harbour View students. It is also a short and long term planner which we urge students to use effectively to organize their time and manage their assignments. The cost of the Planners is $6.00. We will collect this fee through the school cash online system. If you do not already have an account, please see the attached brochure with details of how to set up an account.

STUDENT AGENDA BOOKS

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

9:00

1 1 1 1

9:00

9:50

2 2 2 2

9:50

10:40

3 3 3 3

10:40

11:45

LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

11:45

1:50

6 6 6 6

1:50

2:40

2:58

7 7 7 7

2:40

2:58

We ask parents to send your child to school prepared to go outside at Recess and and Lunch to play with other students, rain or shine. Outdoor activities will operate every lunch hour. A wide variety of activities are free play, with equipment available to be signed out by grade 4/5 student lunch monitors.

RECESS RECESS RECESS RECESS

10:55 10:55

RECESS

12:10 12:10

1:00 1:00

4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5

1

2

3

LUNCH

6

7

4

5

drop off and pick up. Please do not enter the school parking lot before and after school during peak drop off and pick up timesto minimize traffic congestion and best support pedestrian safety. The parking lot is designated for staff parking only.

We do have a handicapped parking spot designated for families with a child with a physical disability only for the safe transition of their child to and from school. Thank you for being kind and respectful.

Remember we are all part of the same community and our children learn from us and the way we treat others.

use the west side of Lillian Street for

Parent Drop Off and Pick Up Zone

Afriendly reminder for parents, please

Student Agenda Book. This book contains information about the school, important dates and expectations of Harbour View students. It is also a short and long term planner which we urge students to use effectively to organize their time and manage their assignments.

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Plans are underway for the fundraisingand construction of our outdoor

Parent Connections2016 - 2017

We encourage parents to attend Harbour View's first PAC meeting on Monday, September 26th in the school library at 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Parents are needed to plan, organize, and work the hot lunch program, our biggest ongoing fundraiser throughout the school year. Additionally, we are in need of a volunteer parent co-ordinator for after-school programming. We will not be able to entertain after-school programming without this position filled.

We have had a great committee of volunteers each year and know that we can count on our parents again this year and invite new members to get involved.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

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An InvitationWelcome Coffee Social

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 ~ 9:00-9:30 a.m. We invite all parents to join us for coffee and snacks to start off the new school year while your children attend their first day of school.

Get involved in your kids’ school experiences by signing up for volunteer groups –ie. / hot lunch service; breakfast with Santa event, etc. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Welcome to Harbour View!

PAC

http://harbourviewpac.webs.com

harbourviewpac@gmail.com

Like us on Harbour View Elementary PAC

Harbour View Hot Lunch Committee

http://www.munchalunch.com/

http://harbourviewpac.webs.com/

classroom and playground replacement project. The committee of parents and teachers will continue to work together to have a new playground replace the vandalized one from last year.

Additionally, you may have noticed our newer playground is currently under repair. After having repaired the bridge several times, we have ordered the necessary replacement parts from the manufacturer to offer a more permanent repair. Hopefully by mid September the bridge should be repaired and the playground re-opened.

e-formsWe are in the process of updating our school e-forms process to make things easier and more effiecient for families and us! Please stay tuned for more details in the coming week.

Welcome Back BBQAll families are invited to attend Harbour View's welcome back

barbeque on

Friday, September 9th from 11:45 am - 1:00 pm.

Sign ups for what to bring to participate will be posted on classroom doors during the first week of school.

We hope to see your family there!

Harbour View ~ A Smoke Free Environment

Please be aware that HarbourView , and al l other schools in

SD#43, is a “smoke free” environment and there is no smoking on school property at any time.