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Good afternoon families,

Here are a few reminders and updates as there have been a lot of notices sent home lately.

Science World Field Trip (Yellow form):

Our field trip is this Thursday April 23. Volunteers have been contacted and will arrive at Suncrest at the same time as the students to help us get organized, meet their groups and go over the day. An updated schedule will be provided to volunteers on Thursday morning.

Your child will need to wear:

• Closed Toed Shoes (runners/ sneakers)
• Bright Colours or Suncrest Clothing (easy to spot)
• Bring a ball/ cap or a rain coat (dress for the weather)

You child will need in their backpack:

• Snack
• Water Bottle
• Lunch

**Please refrain from bringing toys or money for this field trip**

Burnaby Village Museum (At school experience/ Blue form):

Thank you to families who have already paid for this experience. It is my first time trying out this workshop and I am excited that the Burnaby Village Museum can come to us. My sister, who is also a teacher and works at Clinton Elementary in Burnaby has done this program and her staff recommended the program for us to try as we are a similar age group.

I have already connected with Ms. Boleak to see which families still need to pay and hand forms in for this experience. School Cash closes tomorrow and I will connect with families through email tomorrow for forms and payment that need to be completed. I need to drop off the cheque by the end of this week at the museum.

Student Led Conferences on May 7 (Pink form):

Student Led Conference forms went home last Friday and are due Friday April 24.

Student Led Conferences are from 2:15-6pm and we will have an early dismissal on May 7 at 2pm. This fifteen minute buffer allows me to set the classroom up for a 2:15pm start. We are very flexible with times and we will have a similar layout to our previous portfolio shares with some stations to visit with your child within our classroom.

I will be sending home a slip for each student to take home confirming your time. If I receive all forms this week I will send out confirmation slips on Friday April 24 in your child’s planner.

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

Good morning families,

I wanted to say a huge thank you all the families! Making my job very easy with so many willing volunteers and everyone’s payments in on time for Science World Field Trip!

Attached is our updated April calendar. We have a new addition to our schedule.

Burnaby Village Museum (@Suncrest Library) on May 13

We have a great 90 minute workshop happening at Suncrest in the Library for Divisions 8 and 11.

Attached is the form that will be going out on Wednesday in your child’s planner. They cost is $7.10 for the “Animals of the Land” workshop. School cash will be open tomorrow until April 22nd. This experience will be held on May 13 in our school Library. Payment is due early so I can deliver the cheque to the museum over 2 weeks in advance to secure our date.

Science World Field Trip:

Thank you to everyone for paying the fees before the deadline and for all the volunteers. I will confirm with the volunteers this week. Stay tuned for an email from me soon!

Your child will need to wear:

• Closed Toed Shoes (runners/ sneakers)
• Bright Colours or Suncrest Clothing (easy to spot)
• Bring a ball/ cap or a rain coat (dress for the weather)

You child will need in their backpack:

• Snack
• Water Bottle
• Lunch

Extra Friendly Reminders:

• Bring a snack to eat for snack time each day (including fun lunch)
• Dress for the weather each school day
• Our classroom gets really warm in the afternoon, drink plenty of water and dress in light clothing on warmer temperature days

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Upcoming Dates:

Friday April 17: Scholastic Orders Due

Wednesday April 22: Burnaby Village Museum Fee due (Online Cash)

Thursday April 23: Science World Field Trip

Friday April 24: Celebration of Learning Assembly @10:40am

Monday April 27: Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Thursday April 30: Class and School Wide Photo Day

Thursday May 7: Student Led Conferences

Wednesday May 13: Burnaby Village Museum Visit @8:50am in the Library

Good afternoon families,

We are already in April! Hope everyone had a great Spring Break! We have been taking the last few days to reconnect and begin our 3rd term units. We have some exciting things going on this term!

April 2026 Calendar

Attached is our April Calendar.

Walking Challenge

This month Suncrest is participating in the Walk30 Challenge. We will be going on walks with our buddy class Div 5 and when our schedule allows. Please be prepared to go outside rain or shine.

Field Trip

On Thursday April 23 our class is going on our first field trip along with Div 8, 9 & 10 to Science World. We will be taking a school bus and have room for 4 parents to join us on the bus and for free to chaperone during our trip. We will be spending the day there and participating in a Matter workshop in the afternoon. Please see the form coming home today in your child’s planner pocket to sign the form, payment on school cash and to select if you would like to be a parent to come along with us. First 4 parents to submit the form back will be coming along with us. We need 4 parents to meet the ratio for the workshop!

Attached is the notice going home. Please note School Cash is only open April 1-8. If you are on holidays and away from Suncrest you will need to have this payment in by April 8.

Science World Parent Form (1)

Fun Lunch

We have fun lunch this term on both Wednesday and Friday. If you have purchased fun lunch please do not forget to also bring a snack for our snack time after recess.

Extra clothes and Indoor shoes

For 3rd term students will need to bring their indoor shoes back to school and extra clothes. I recommend as the classroom gets very warm each afternoon to ensure your child also has a t-shirt and shorts to change into along with their wet gear for rainy weather.

Upcoming Dates:

Friday April 3: Good Friday (No school)

Monday April 6: Easter Monday (No school)

Wednesday April 8: School Cash due online for Science World Field Trip

Friday April 17: Scholastic Orders Due

Thursday April 23: Science World Field Trip

Friday April 24: Celebration of Learning Assembly @10:40am

Monday April 27: Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Thursday April 30: Class and School Wide Photo Day

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

Good afternoon families,

Just 9 more school days until Spring Break!

Below is our March Calendar.

Portfolio share March 9:

A reminder that our Term #2 portfolio share will be held in class on Monday March 9 at 8:50-9:10am. As this term was really short compared to term 1 the share will be a quick one!

We will also have another share in May for Student Led Conferences.

 

Poetry Contest:

Another reminder that the poetry contest is open until March 9.

This contest is optional and all the information is here, posted on our school website and in the window of our classroom. The winner of the poetry contest will win a pizza party for their class.

Below is more information:

Upcoming Dates:

Monday March 9- Term #2 Portfolio Share 8:50-9:10am

See you all first thing to view your child’s work this term.

Wednesday March 11- Reports available online

Friday March 13- Last day of school before Spring Break

Monday March 30- First Day back for 3rd Term

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

Good afternoon families,

Below is some information about some upcoming events and dates around our school and in Division 11.

Field Trip:

We are planning a field trip to Science World during Term #3. We are still working on booking, payments and once fully planned and approved we will send home a notice with all the information.

Suncrest Spirit Wear Orders:

Suncrest Clothing Fundraiser orders are due this Saturday! Please click the link below to check out clothing and create your order.

Suncrest Elementary

 

Pink Shirt Day and Assembly:

Pink shirt day is this Wednesday February 25. Remember if you do not have a pink shirt that is okay, what matters is not what you wear but how you treat others. This month we have been working on our social thinking around kindness.

Our Assembly run by Divisions 2, 6 and 8 begins at 10:40am in the gym.

Planning a Vacation:

Please let us know in advance by emailing myself and our secretary Ms. Boleak with the dates you plan on being away from school. This helps if I am ever away as it is already logged into the system.

Dropping off during Lunch:

Sometimes our doors are closed at lunch. After chatting with Ms. Boleak, she let me know that if you are dropping off at lunch that your child can go straight to play with their friends and I will log them in when they are back inside from lunch. If you are coming back during instructional time please sign your child in and out at the office.

Absenses

Thank you to the families who email me that their child will be away. Sometimes I am off site or not at work. I encourage families to also let Ms. Boleak know as I am not always on my email when I am off work, at a workshop or sick.

 

Report Cards:

This term our report cards will be available online on Wednesday March 11. More information was sent home by Ms. Sakic through email. Below is our Term #2 overview (which is also written into the subject sections on the report card.) Your child’s self-reflection will be sent home in their planner on March 11.

Suncrest Poetry Contest:

This contest is optional and all the information is here, posted on our school website and in the window of our classroom. The winner of the poetry contest will win a pizza party for their class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday February 25- Pink Shirt Day and Assembly @10:45am in the gym

Friday February 27- Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Saturday February 28– Suncrest Spirit Wear Orders Due

Monday March 9- Term #2 Portfolio Share 8:50-9:10am

Wednesday March 11- Reports Home

Friday March 13- Last day of school before Spring Break

Monday March 30- First Day back for 3rd Term

Good afternoon families,

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Hip Hop Performance at 1:15pm in the gym. Hope to see you there!

Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their outfit as we are also having a dress rehearsal right after recess.

Outfit:

• Black clothing (tops and bottoms)
• Dark coloured hat and sunglasses (check to see if they will stay on during the performance

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good afternoon families,

Attached is our calendar for the busy month of February! Cannot believe how fast this school year is going!

Hip Hop

On Friday students will be performing along with Div. 12 (Mr. Sinclair’s class).

We ask that students wear on Friday the following clothing for our performance:

• All black clothing
• Sunglasses and ball caps (dark or black if possible)

Our performance is Friday afternoon at 1:15pm in the gym! Hope to see you there!

Valentine’s Day

Our class will have an in class celebration on Friday February 13th. If you’d like to make Valentine Cards for your classmates please bring them in the morning. If you are also bringing a treat to share, please ensure there are no nuts (all tree nuts and peanuts) and eggs inside and that treats are individually wrapped. We encourage the class to include everyone when creating their cards.

I will send home a Class List tomorrow for Valentine’s Day where you can keep and use the list to ensure no classmate is left out.

Upcoming Dates:

Friday February 6- Hip Hop Performance @1:15pm in the gym

Friday February 13- Valentine’s Day Celebration

Monday February 16- Family Day (No school)

Tuesday February 17- Lunar New Year

Friday February 20- Last day to order Jan/ Feb Scholastics

Wednesday February 25- Pink Shirt Day Assembly @10:45am in the gym

Friday February 27- Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good afternoon families!

Attached is the calendar. If you dress up for spirit days, you can earn a point for your house team!

Monday

• Write your own comic strip

Tuesday

• Dress up as your favourite character
• Bring your favourite book to school
• Drop Everything and Read (3 times a day)

Wednesday 

• Create your own “How to book”
• Fire Fighter Reading

Thursday 

• Wear clothing with words and letters
• Class book of poems

Friday

• PJ Day
• Bring a flashlight for reading in the dark

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good morning families,

We are so lucky the assembly is still on, the projector screen was fixed last night right after school!

Our assembly will begin at 10:40/45am right after recess (approx. 45 mins long). All of Division 11 has a part in skits and some students who felt comfortable have speaking parts (either leading our treaty land acknowledgement, introducing our class or sharing a poem).

We understand that some families have work and other commitments, but we hope to see you there!

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

P.S. Next week is literacy week!

Attached is our schedule: We have a bingo card going home to complete during the week due on January 30, theme days and in class/ school wide activities!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning families,

On Tuesday January 13 our class will be visiting Division 2’s Donation Fair. Division 2 students have been working on items to sell in groups such as key chains, book marks and stickers to raise money for local charities. Proceeds sold at the fair will go to charities such as the BC SPCA, BC Children’s Hospital, Team Trees, Save the Children Canada, Penny Appeal, Parkinson Canada, Parent Support Services Society of BC and more. Many items are between 50 cents to 2-3 dollars.

Division 11 has signed up for a time in the afternoon to visit from 1:45-2:00pm on Tuesday January 13. If your child is partaking please discuss how many items they could purchase and discuss how much money they are able to bring to the fair.

On Tuesday January 13 I will collect the money in the morning from students to put into my locked cabinet until it is time to visit the fair.  Please have your child’s name (on an envelope or plastic bag and how much money is inside) this will let me know that your child has permission to purchase and make a small donation to the local charities that day. 

After the fair all extra money will remain in the bags and items will be in my cabinet until we line up for home time. Most items are small to fit inside the plastic bag or envelop.

Thank you for your support,

Ms. Ciolfitto