Braemar Bulletin

Autumn has been unusually warm with sun filled days. That said, we are heading into colder, wetter autumn days and it is important that students dress for the weather. All students should be prepared to go outside during recess and lunch on most days, with the exception of severe weather days. For younger children, a spare pair of socks and clothing is strongly encouraged as they often are attracted to the inviting puddles in the playground!

On another note, please ensure that your child arrives at school on time. The first bell goes at 8:50 am and the second bell at 8:55 am when formal instruction begins. Please do not send your child early to school as there is no supervision available both in and outside the school.

If you know that your child will be absent, please be sure to log your child's absence on Safe Arrival. If it is for a partial day (e.g. an appointment), please also email the classroom teacher so they are also aware.

We continue to emphasize the importance of road safety at the school to ensure that our students and families are safe. If you drive your children to school, please park on Evergreen Place and walk to the school. At Braemar, vehicles are not permitted to enter the cul de sac between 8:30am-9:30 am and 2:30-3:30 pm. (Please see photo below). Daycare providers with visible signage may drop off in the cul de sac.

The staff parking lot is available only to staff between 8:00am and 4:00pm. There are no drop offs and pick-ups of students in the staff parking lot. As a result of this arrangement, traffic is kept at a minimum when children are in attendance.

Please be respectful of the neighbours and their property (e.g. by limiting the amount of noise in the area, not blocking their driveways, and not double parking on the street.

Please be mindful of the North Vancouver District street signage; specifically areas that have limited or restricted parking. See photos below.

Other things to note:

• Please do not stop at the three way intersection of Mahon and Evergreen Place to drop your child off.
  

• Please do not have your child exit from the driver's side into oncoming traffic

• Please do not park alongside curbs where parking is not permitted.

• Please do not reverse your vehicle, stop or block drive ways. We continue to receive complaints from neighbours specifically living on streets surrounding the school.

Please be a responsible driver, and kindly assist in keeping all children at Braemar safe! Thank you for your cooperation.

STOCK YOUR FREEZER FOR WINTER!

Braemar PAC has partnered with Two Rivers Meats for this yummy fundraiser! All funds raised will go toward the cost of replacing our beloved playground spider web. Two Rivers Meats is a purveyor of fine local meats that are free of antibiotics, hormones, and chemical feed additives.

Simply click on the link or use the QR code included in the attached flyer to place your order by October 15, 2023. All orders will be frozen and available for pick up at Braemar on Thursday, October 26 between 2:30pm and 3:15pm.

https://tworiversmeats.ca/wordpress/fundraiser/braemar/

Enjoy some tasty meals this winter and help save our web!

Thanks to the Braemar PAC for organizing!

We would like to send a huge thank you to the Braemar community for supporting the Scholastic Book Fair. We especially appreciated all the parent volunteers who generously donated their time to help make the Fair run smoothly. We look forward to purchasing new books from our proceeds to add to our library collection.

Hoedown 2023 is on Thursday, October 19th!

Students have been dancing up a storm in preparation for our annual Hoedown! Parents are invited to attend this event in the school gym. There will be five sessions this year (see class times below). Students, teachers, staff members, and parents are encouraged to dress-up for the event (cowboy hats, scarves, jeans, plaid shirts, cowboy boots, etc). This will be a fun day for students, staff, and our parent community, with a focus on community building!

9:05 am - 9:35 am

F02L Mme. Zwart, E02 Ms. Ham, & F01 Mme. Miles

9:45 am - 10:20 am

E05 Mrs. Bishop, F03 Mme. Hebert-Wong, E04 Mrs. Peristeris, & E03 Mrs. Badesha

10:55 am - 11:25 am

E08 Mrs. Sykes, F05 Mme. Lee, E07 Mrs. Pedersen, E06 Mrs. Brett/Shah, &

F04 Mme. Brazier

11:30 am - 12 noon

F01L Mme. Plaisant, E01 Mrs. Morrow, & F02 Mme. Mitchell

1:10 pm - 1:40 pm (students will return with their teachers to their classroom at 1:40

pm)

E10 Mrs. MacNaught, F07 Mme. Thue, F06 Mme. Kirchner, & E09 Ms. Carruth