John Muir Weekly April 2

Dear Families,

Welcome back! We hope that you had a restful and enjoyable Spring Break. As we enter the final term of the school year, we’re excited for all the learning, growth, and new experiences ahead. Staff have many exciting lessons, activities and events planned, and we look forward to sharing all the great things that will be happening over the next few months.

This year with the early dismissal happening on Friday, April 17, we will be hosting our Celebration of Learning over two days. Families are welcome to attend on Thursday, April 16 from 5:00pm – 6:00pm or Friday, April 17 from 12:30pm – 2:30pm. Early dismissal is at 11:33am on Friday, April 17. Students are very excited to share their learning with their families.

Hello everyone,

Volunteer opportunities for “John Muir’s Spring Book Fair!” are now open.

Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn’t work) to go to the signup sheet:

To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.

Thank you for volunteering!
Corrine Merx
cmerx@sd62.bc.ca

Fundraising Flower Baskets 

Hi Jaguars, 

The Grade 5 class will be running a hanging basket fundraiser to support their year-end trip to Camp Thunderbird. The baskets are supplied by Holland Avenue Nursery and include a variety of hanging baskets and potted plants that will arrive just in time for Mother’s Day. 

If you are interested in placing an order, please complete the attached order form and return it to the school. Orders will need to be submitted before April 7, and more details about pickup will be shared closer to delivery. The easiest way to pay for a payment is: 

 Or 

If you would like to see examples of the baskets, you can visit www.hollandavenuenursery.com and look under the Retail section. 

Thank you for supporting the Grade 5s! 

 

 

April 9 – Hara Sushi

April 23 – Village – Deli pasta and soup – Orders due April 15

May 7 – Subway – Orders due April 29

May 21 – A&W – Orders due May 13

June 4 – Chester’s Chicken – Orders due May 27

June 18 – Pizza – Sooke 2 for 1 – Orders due June 10

 

 

We are exploring the idea of hosting a Parent-Only Night Out as a fun social evening for our school community that will also raise funds to help support our students. Please take a minute to share your interest and let us know if you’d like to help plan the event. Form will close April 10 @ 11:59pm https://forms.gle/Fd1qTtiLL1RCdErn9

 

PAC Meeting:

Next PAC meeting is April 14 at 9:00am in the school library. If you would prefer to join us online please click here.