June 4, 2012 Newsletter - School District 47

KCCS What’s Up?
June 4, 2012
Farewell to our Grade 7’s
Our year-end assembly will be held
on Thursday, June 28 at 10:45 am.
This will be our opportunity to
honor our grade 7 students who will
be going on to Brooks next year and
to present awards to students in
grades 4-7who have done really well
this year in academics, effort and
citizenship. All grade 7 parents are
invited to attend and parents of
those students receiving an award
will be invited by phone. We look
forward to seeing you then!
Thank you to KCCSA
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude
and thanks to the Association for all
they do for our school. The support of the
Community Association is overwhelming and so
many of the awesome things that happen at
Kelly Creek Community School could not be
accomplished without their dedication and
support. Thanks for helping to make the
2011/2012 school year such a huge success!
Austin Ackerman
Lani Barrett
Zach Boland
Kris Karlsen
Devin Kenmuir
Emily Labree
Karrah McKone
Alia McPhee
Aidan Reid
Dom Smith
Thank you to PAC
Kelly Creek Community School
2341 Zilinsky Road
Powell River, BC, V8A 0N8
Main Phone: 604 487-9022
Fax: 604 487-0808
Inside this issue:
Fun Day P 2
Lettuce Growing P 2
Library Books P 2
Solar Cooker P 3
Peace Poem P 3
Bus Applications P 3
Sailing P 4
DC Windup P 4
GrassRoutes P 4
Island Cup Race P 5
Forestry Tour P 5
Calendar P 11
Dates to
Remember
June 4—KD Orientation
June 6—NO SCHOOL
June 18—KD Prescreening
June 25—Fun Day
(Palm Beach)
June 28-Last Day of School
(Awards Assembly)
We have been fortunate to have such
a hardworking and committed group
on the PAC this school year. Their efforts
in helping to make so many
great things happen for our school
and our students are to be commended.
We look forward to another
successful year!

Fun Day— Monday, June 25th
Fun Day is on Monday, June
25th! We’re hoping for good
weather and of course, lots
of fun! Thanks to the
KCCSA again for providing a
hot dog, drink and watermelon
for lunch. We’ll be
starting our events in the
morning at about 9:30, having
lunch about 11:30, swimming
from 12:00 – 2:00 and heading
back on the bus or with
“Kids love hands-on learning and
learning to feed yourself is a life
skill.”
Mr. Ervington’s class has been
growing lettuce in recycled gutters
used as growing boxes for
the past few weeks. If everything
goes well, the students may get to
taste their first crop of lettuce in
June, in a class salad.
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parents by about 2:00. Please
remember that the arrival
Lettuce Growing—Gr. 4 & 5
Thank you to Modern Windows
for donating the gutters
and to our local Canadian
Tire for the soil, lettuce
starters and seeds.
Did you know that lettuce
was discovered as a weed
growing around the Mediterranean?
The Egyptians
have been eating lettuce
for over 4,500 years.
Library Books - due June 8th
It's hard to imagine,
but we are rounding
the last curve of the
2011-12 school year!
Please be sure to
check with your child
about any library
books that he/she may
have at school or at
home. The library's final
due date for students and
staff is Friday – June
8. We will be conducting a
full inventory and need all
library materials returned
on or before this date. Students
who have overdue
books will receive library
time for bus students may be
a little out on that afternoon
– possibly 10 minutes either
side of the usual time. Please
send extra snacks (if necessary),
bathing suits/towels,
sun screen and clothing appropriate
for whatever the
weather brings on Monday.
We hope you can join us at
Palm Beach!
notices from their teachers
and soon after parents will
receive notices via mail.
Please check and return all
items as soon as possible...
thanks!
Mrs. Agius
KCCS What’s Up?

Jack Anderson—Solar Cooker—Gr. 4 & 5
Jack Anderson belongs to the
Kyoto Twist Solar Cooking Society,
which combines poverty relief
with carbon footprint mitigation,
by supporting the spread of
solar cooking in developing countries.
Jack, who has years of experience
with alternate fuels, has
helped supply solar cookers to
places, such as, Haiti. He brought
3 types of solar cookers to our
Grade 4/5 class, to demonstrate
the principles of catcher and solar
energy. We were lucky
enough to have a beautiful sunny
day and thus were able to cook
Peace Poem
Awards for the Peace Poem were
given out on Thursday, May 31st
at the Max Cameron Theatre.
This year, we had a number of
students who were recognized at
the event. Many of our children
have written poems that will be
published in the annual anthol-
ogy. Congratulations to the fol-
lowing students:
hotdogs and solar smores for
the whole class.
Andrew Durie, Amy Burge, Kyle
Mitchell, Makayla Peterson,
Bryce Pearson, Emily Munro,
Sydra McIntee, Austin Sere-
gely, Ella Conroy, Lucas Fe-
doriuk, Samuel Van Es, Allison
Morrisey, Summer Moore, Isa-
bella Hearty, Stryder Howe,
Ashlynn Smith, Clayton Almond,
Jorden Johnson, Jerome Jes-
sop, Brendan, Durant, Ella Reid,
Morgen Richards, Kaitlyn Mills,
Kya Moore, Mira Hurrie, Kai
Millar.
2012-13 Bussing Application and Information
In order to complete
their analysis of needs,
the transportation de-
partment requires com-
pleted bus pass applica-
tions as soon as possible.
If your child is a bus
rider and you haven’t
completed the form for
2012-13, please do so
and bring it to the
school ASAP.
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Sailing—Gr. 6 & 7
What an awesome opportunity
for students in the Kelly Creek
Outdoor Adventure Program!
Sixteen students from our grade
six/seven class ventured to the
harbor for a day full of excitement
and learning. The children
were given instructions and lessons
in the art of sailing and
were able to put their newly acquired
skills into motion on
Friday, May 25th!
Destination Conservation Windup
Two members of our Destina-
tion Conservation Team
(Brendan Durant and Kya
Moore) travelled to Henderson
Elementary, accompanied by
Kevin Austin on May 23rd, for
the year end DC windup. The
year end activity is an excel-
lent opportunity for teams to
share their success stories
GrassRoutes Presentation to Gr. 6/7’s
GrassRoutes is a group of students
with a slightly mad plan to
engage youth in protecting the
environment: they are biking
across Canada, presenting to
youth groups from coast to coast,
and raising money to support
youth-led environmental initiatives!
GrassRoutes’ six student cyclists
begin the journey on May 31st,
2012 in Victoria, BC, and will bike
9000km to St John’s, Newfound-
with other teams from across
the District. While our team
was unable to complete their
campaign (reusable sandwich
wrappers for every student and
staff member), they were able
to show off what we do at KCCS
with regards to waste manage-
ment and environmental aware-
ness. The participants returned
land by early September.
GrassRoutes is beginning its
journey with a presentation
tour for seven Powell River
schools, from May 23rd to
25th.
Founded on the idea of cycling
from home on the west coast
to university on the east coast,
the project has grown; Grass-
Routes is organizing workshops
in every Canadian province to
share their stories, distribute
Planning Day—No
School—June 6
June 6th is a day when
school is not in session
for students. The school
meets and looks at data
to plan goals for children’slearning
the following
year.
to the school with the recycled
trophy pictured below!
resources, and develop leadership
skills amongst youth
groups. These workshops aim
to encourage youth to lead
environmental projects in
their communities.
Working with passionate local
changemakers, Grass-
Routes hopes to organize
events in many of the communities
they cross. “We’re
biking to unify people to a
common goal.”
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Island Cup Mountain Cycle Race
Congratulations to the following
Grade 6/7s (50% class
participation ) who rode in
the Island Cup Mountain Cycle
Race on May 8th:
Forestry Tour—Gr. 4/5’s
Butterflies—Grade 2/3
(Samuel watches for changes.)
Boys
Zachary Boland (4th)
Austin Ackerman (5th)
Devin Kenmuir ( 10th)
Jake Richards (12th)
The Grade 4 & 5 students
in Mr. Ervington’s class
participated in the annual
Coast Forest District’s
forest tour. Students
spent the morning on a
guided hike learning about
our forest ecosystems and
the forest industry. Some
interesting facts the students
learned are:
Ms. Brander’s class is learning
about the life cycle of
the butterfly. Within a few
weeks the caterpillars
(larvae) have grown and then
spun their chrysalis (pupa)
and finally emerged as beautiful
butterflies. The
‘Painted Lady’ is shown here
Girls
Karrah McKone (4th)
Kaitlin Jacques (5th)
Lani Barrett (6th)
kraft dinner does
not come from
western white pine
bark fungus
cottonwood trees
make great toilet
paper
Douglas firs have
bark that looks like
bacon
on Ms. Brander’s finger.
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Bike to School/Work
Awesome!
Special thanks to Mr. Shostak and
his amazing student leaders who
worked diligently to provide a week
full of bike activities for all students
at KCCS! Each day, classes
received 30 minutes of instruction/
skill development and bike safety.
On Tuesday, May 29th we welcomed
Constable Venselaar to the school
who provided some bike safety tips
to all students at our assembly.
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First Credit Union Road Hockey Tournament
First Credit Union hosts a road hockey tournament
every year on BC Day, and I was
hoping to submit some information in your
school newsletter to allow students and their
family members to start thinking about registering.
It is a free (and fun) event, and we
always look forward many participants coming
out to play.
Thank you so much for considering posting
this in your newsletter; it is greatly appreciated.
“First Credit Union’s 4 th Annual BC Day
Road Hockey Tournament will be happening
on Monday, August 6 th! Start putting your
teams of six together and get started on your
team uniforms! This is a FREE event and
teams in all age categories are encouraged to
register. Get your friends and family to submit
their teams in the age categories of 11
and under, 12-15, and 16 and up. Keep an
eye out on www.firstcu.ca and
www.facebook.com/firstcugroup for more
information, or email roadhockey@firstcu.ca.
Register early to reserve your team’s spot!
Registration forms will be available at First
Credit Union, TAWS Cycle and Sports, PR
Recreation Complex, or online at
www.firstcu.ca.”
Are you Moving?
It is ‘Configuration Time’ for the School
District and we would really appreciate
your help. If you are planning to move
prior to the start of the next school
year and your children will be changing
schools, please let the principal or secretary
know as
soon as possible
. (604)
487-9022 or
cell (604)
483-1837.
The 2012 Fair at the PNE
Aug 18- Sept 3, 2012
Hastings Park, Vancouver
2012 Fair at the PNE to Continue
Free Admission for Children 13 & Under
Due to the overwhelming success of the inaugural
year of the expanded program, The Fair
at the PNE is thrilled to once again offer FREE
gate admission for all children 13 and under*
during the Fair’s run from Saturday, August
18 to Monday, September 3, 2012.
For the second year since the 1940’s the PNE
won’t be sending a free entrance ticket home in
elementary school report cards across the
province. Instead, children 13 and under will
be admitted free with an adult throughout
each day of the Fair at the PNE.
”The expansion of this historic program was an
incredible success, allowing families with elementary
school aged children to visit the Fair
on multiple days and take advantage of the
many programs we offer for our youngest Fair
fans,” says Michael McDaniel, President &
CEO.
The annual Fair at the PNE is BC’s premier
summer time event offering a wide range of
new and classic family entertainment.
More information: Visit www.pne.ca in early
July to find out all about the 2012 Fair entertainment
program featuring hundreds of free
with admission shows, exhibits and attractions
for guests of all ages.
*A maximum of five (5) children aged 13 and
under will be admitted free per one paying
adult.
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Track & Field
51 Grades 3—7 students from Kelly Creek
braved the weather for the annual Track and
Field meet held at Timberlane Park. As the
day progressed the weather improved and our
Kelly Creek team spirit continued to shine.
Congratulations to all participants and thanks
to the teachers, helpers and to all the volunteers
who helped at the concession.
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KCCS What’s

More Track & Field

Peace Poems
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June 2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Track & Field
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
Therapeutic
Riding Party
12:30—1:30
District Planning
Day
NO SCHOOL
Brander Firehall
9:00
OV Band Concert
11:00
KD Orientation
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
Ervington
Terracentre
Adventure (am)
Div 1 Eco
Adventure
Camp
23
22
20 21
19
17 18
KD Prescreening
29 30
28
26 27
24 25
Year End
Assembly
FUN DAY