Community Invitation – Red Cross Courses

Huge thanks to parent, Chantale, for the heads up about these great Red Cross courses being offered in our neighbourhood.  The PAC received some great parent feedback after the last Home Alone Course Chantale offered.  The kids loved it, felt empowered and confident and the parents were thrilled!  Chantale Pamplin is a training partner with the Canadian Red Cross.  She provides first aid and CPR training to youth and adults around the lower mainland. She’s the gal that trains our Lunch Monitors each year too.  AND she’ll be sponsoring a Cambridge Coffee Tent next Wednesday morning too!  WAHOO! Great opportunity to meet Chantale and ask any questions about the courses.  Here’s the details:

Canadian Red Cross Babysitters Course - This course is designed for youth 11 years+ who want to become a babysitter or may already be one and includes the Red Cross Babysitters manual and a certificate.  $50, June 11th 3:30-7:30 pm at the Springhill Clubhouse 15065 58th Ave.  Bring a water bottle, wear comfortable clothing to practice first aid skills.  Pizza dinner from Little Caesars provided. Here’s the link for more course details and to register:  http://www.cmpconsulting.ca/red-cross-courses/#!/~/product/category=0&id=23347266

Home Alone Course - This course is designed for youth ages 9 to 12 who are starting to be home alone for short periods of time, with or without a sibling and covers the responsibilities of being home alone, internet safety, stranger safety and what to do in case of an emergency (includes Red Cross People Savers Level 4).  Includes Home Alone manual and resourses for parents. $40, June 12th 4-7 pm at the Springhill Clubhouse 15064 58th Avenue.  Bring a water bottle, wear comfortable clothing to practice first aid skills.  Pizza dinner from Little Caesars provided. Here’s the link for more info and to register: http://www.cmpconsulting.ca/red-cross-courses/#!/~/product/category=0&id=23347271

To REGISTER or for MORE COURSE DATES and locations please visit her website: http://www.cmpconsulting.ca/home/ or email Chantale at chantale.pamplin@gmail.com

Have a community event or announcement to share?  Email the PAC and we’ll do our best to post the info.

Morning Announcements – Hakuna Matata, the ideal and an invite

Bonjour Cambridge!

Please take a moment to listen to our morning announcements.

(brought to you by Jhoydeen, Shayla, and Sofie)

The quote of the day is:

“Hakuna Matata”

That means no worries for the rest of your days. By Pumba and Timone

Homework Club will be in Mr. Stemler’s portable, #2.

Remember students please do not throw rocks.

Recycling this morning, please have juice boxes in separate bag outside your classroom.

There will be a practice for all dancers in the play in the fitness portable at the second bell at lunch.

Just a reminder that there is a track and field meeting for all those students attending the South Surrey Mini Meet today at lunch in the gym.

Please bring your lunch, a pencil and a highlighter.

Teachers – please send any pub night orders to the office right away.  Thanks!

Parents – here’s what else you’ll want to know -

SAVE THE DATE – Parent Meeting – Tuesday, May 28th, 7 pm in the Multi-purpose room (yep, it’s not our usual date since the previous 2 Mondays are holidays).  This meeting is for all parents (Cambridge and Goldstone catchments).  Why we need you there if you’re free….we’ll be voting to spend a big chunk of coin on 5 new computers for the school, we’ll be discussing how funds raised this year will be split between the two schools, and we need to nominate a few peeps for our next year’s PAC roles.  Relax - no one gets thrown under the bus.  We’ve all jumped into our roles willingly! And Heidi (me) will look at taking on the PAC President role – just need someone to nominate me at the meeting.  And we’ll need to fill the Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary, 3 School Planning Council members and the DPAC rep roles too.  And we’re just collecting NOMINATIONS this meeting, we’ll vote in June. If you’ve got a child going into Grade 4 or up and you’re at school for morning drop off a couple times a week, you’re an IDEAL candidate for the role!  You’ve been through the Primary grades so you know what they need, you’ve spent a lot of time volunteering with your child’s teachers so you’re used to being at school and in the classrooms and you’ll probably have a lot of questions and concerns about the new Intermediate world your child is in.  If you regularly volunteer to help when you see the HELP WANTED posts – you’re an IDEAL candidate!  If you enjoying sticking around til 9 am for noisy reading, you’re an IDEAL candidate.   If you cringe when you read something in the post or ever wonder why something is being done or not being done – you’re an IDEAL candidate!  If you’ve got Mr. Winton on speeddial or know his email address by heart – you’re an IDEAL candidate!  If you’ve got an orderly mind, methodical way of thinking and have experience dealing with large sums of money and budgets – you’re an IDEAL candidate! If you love reading the fine print and want the inside scoop – take a cruise through this: Cambridge Constitution and Bylaws Think about who you know that may be an IDEAL candidate.  Tell them you think they’d be great – they may just be flattered and give it some thought!  It’s a decision I made when my youngest child was starting Grade 4.  I definitely haven’t regretted the decision and it’s a role I look forward to taking on next year!  Who wants to join me?

Community Invitation - Red Cross Courses offered in our neighbourhood – watch for a post soon!

Au revoir Cambridge and have a nice cloudy day!

Morning Announcements – Actors, Athletes and Mathematicians

Hey Cambridge!

Please take a moment to listen to our morning announcements.

(brought to you by Griffin and Camden)

Did you know that Venus is the only planet that spins clockwise? Cool!

Homework Club will be in Mrs. Hounsell’s room, portable #2.

Today’s library monitors are Kripa, Rosie and Janelle.

There will be an Act 1, Scene 4 rehearsal at lunch today.  Only Act 1, scene 4 actors should attend.

Long jump practice is on for today with Mr. Brandlmayr.

A reminder to Grade 7 students that the Gauss Math Contest will be held today just after lunch in the multi-purpose room. Good luck to all the budding mathematicians!

Sprints and Relays practice today after school on the grass field.

Teachers – please send any pub night ticket forms to the office.

Reminder – Act 1 rehearsal after school today.

Dancers for the play – please go to the fitness portable after the second bell at lunch.

Parents – here’s what else you’ll want to know-

Pub night feedback – Huge thanks to all the parents who shared some great feedback on our upcoming pub night.  Here’s what we’re hearing (and what you may be thinking too):

• Thursday nights are crazy busy already, we’d come but are already booked.
• Wish it was at Big Ridge so we could walk.  Rusty’s is too far away.
• $20 seems expensive
• It’s hard to find sitters
• What exactly are we fundraising for?  What are we using the money to pay for?  It would help if we knew.

Here’s what we’re going to do:

• Although it’s too late to change the date and venue for this round, we’ll definitely take it into consideration if we host another event in the future.
• Ticket cost – We were advised by the pub to charge $20 since that’s the norm and they host a lot of fundraisers. Keep in mind that it’s meant to be more about the fun (parents enjoying a night out together) and fundraising than the value of the meal.  Consider the burger and beverage a thank you gift from the PAC for your donation!  The school receives $10 for each ticket sold.  And we’ll definitely look at lowering the cost for future events.
• I’ve got an email in to Mr. Winton and our Grade 7 teachers to confirm just what costs are involved with the Grade 7 year end plans.  We’ll keep you posted!

That being said, ticket orders are due Thursday.  If you’re free that night, we encourage you to join us!  And a huge thanks to the parents that have already bought their tickets!  We’ll be sending them home with students on Thursday.  NOTE – we need to sell a minimum of 20 more tickets or the event will have to be cancelled and that would be sad.   

Want to share your feedback, questions or concerns?  We’d LOVE to hear from you!  Email the PAC!

See ya Cambridge and have a nice cloudy day.

Morning Announcements – Election Day!

What’s up, Cambridge?

Please take a moment to listen to our morning announcements.

(brought to you by Stephanie, Savannah and Marissa)

Did you know that Chris Hatfill, a Canadian Command Chief, came back from space today?  Wow!

Homework Club will be in Ms. Padam’s room, portable #11.

Today’s library monitors are Amy and Jade.

There will be an Act 1, Scene 3-4 rehearsal at lunch in the fitness portable at lunch today.

There will be an all cast rehearsal after school in the fitness portable.

All South Surrey Mini-Meet forms are due to the office this morning. If you don’t get it in this morning, you will not be coming with us on Thursday.

There will be a backstage crew meeting at lunch in Mr. Mandin’s room. Please bring your completed permission forms.

Dancers for the play – please go to the fitness portable after the second bell at lunch.

Today is election day Cambridge and our school is a polling station for voters. Remind your parents to vote!

Parents – here’s what else you’ll want to know -

Parent Pub Night – Okay, so it seems Karaoke may only be on Monday nights BUT Thursday is WING NIGHT so you’ll be able to enjoy cheap wings with your burger and bevy at the pub night on the 23rd! And yes, $20 is a lot to pay for a burger and bevy if you have to factor in a babysitter and a cab cause it’s not close enough to walk.  Perfect opportunity to call a Grade 7 student you know that babysits!  See if they’ll babysit for free that night (or give you a break on their regular rate) so you can support their grad fundraiser!   Want to be put in touch with a Grade 7 babysitter? Or have a Grade 7 that babysits?  Email the PAC and we’ll put you in touch. Or make it a Mom’s Night or a Dad’s Night out!  One of you stay home with the kids, the other heads to the pub. Ticket orders are due this Thursday (pub needs our numbers a week in advance). Need a form?  Print this: CambridgePubNight   Keep in mind that Grade 7 year-end is a ritual all students will enjoy at some point!  Consider supporting this year’s class and know that when your child gets there, your fellow parents will support you too. We’ll have a 50/50 draw that night so you may walk away a bit richer too!  (No silent auction)  How’s that for a sell job? It’ll be a seriously good time, peeps!  Are you in?  What’s it going to take?  Give us your feedback/suggestions! We’d love to hear from you!

Bye Cambridge and have a great day!

Morning Announcements – Track and a Spring Sprint

Hey Cambridge!

Please stand for O Canada and for people in the halls, please stand still.

(brought to you by Nathan and Parm)

Why did the kid throw butter out the window?

Why?

He wanted to see a butterfly.

Homework Club will be in Mrs. Stark’s room, portable #10.

Shot Put practice is for boys only today.

Team Photos today after lunch.

Track information for the South Surrey Mini-Meet is on the bulletin board in front of the multipurpose room.  We are still missing a few students permission slips.  If you are not attending, please let Mrs. Steeves know.

There will be a ball scene rehearsal at lunch in the fitness portable. There will also be an Act 1 rehearsal after school.

Teachers, please send any Pub Night order forms to the office.  Thanks!

Parents – here’s what else you’ll want to know-

Polling Station Tuesday - Just a reminder that our Cambridge Gym is a Polling Station for the vote tomorrow, May 14th, from 8 am – 8 pm.  Keep in mind that there will be a lot of extra traffic around the school.  It’s definitely convenient for the parents that are at school.  Just remember to bring your drivers license/ID and/or voter registration card and pop in to vote while you’re at school.  Here’s a link to their website for more info: http://www.elections.bc.ca/

Community Invitation – Huge thanks to parents Kim and Stacey for the invitation to join them and their amazing boys, Nate and Adam at the Vancouver Spring Sprint 2013 on May 26th with Team Nate ‘N’ Adam’s Peeps.  You’ll remember Nate is this year’s Make-A-Wish® Foundation Ambassador for the BC & Yukon Chapter and was in the morning announcements in April to announce Sweet Dreams Dessert Month at Cactus Club.  They would love any friends and families to come out and join them.  Kim assures me it’s a pretty easy peezy walk around the Burnaby Lake area (Burnaby Lake Rugby Club 3760 Sperling Ave)  There’s a 2.5 km or a 5 km route.  They did the 5 km last year and the kids all did awesome!  Registration time is 10 am, start time is 11 am and the event wraps up at 1 pm (huge thanks to parent Manjit for sending the details too) A link to their team page follows and you’re welcome to contact Kim or Stacey directly as well if you have any questions.  Just drop the PAC an email and will forward it to the gals.  Here’s the link: http://my.e2rm.com/TeamPage.aspx?langPref=en-CA&TSID=396299

Community Invitation – Huge thanks to parent Danielle for the heads up about this great event.  Universal Word Youth Poetry Contest – Open to all youth ages 9-25.  Submit your poems now for a chance to read them live and win prizes.  The next youth poety competition will be held June 6th, 2013 from 5 – 8 pm at the Newton Cultural Centre, Arts Council of Surrey, 13530 72nd Avenue, Surrey.  Submission deadline is May 26th, 2013.  Here’s more information: Universal Word

Bye Cambridge and have a great day!

Morning Announcements – Track and Field update

Waaaaasuuup Cambridge!

Please take a moment to listen to our morning announcements.

(brought to you by Parm and Charanjot)

Did you know that money isn’t made out of paper, it is made out of cotton?  Cool!

Homework Club will be in Mr. Mandin’s room, portable #1.

Today’s library monitors are the Kindergarten monitors.

Team photos Monday afternoon.

Spring Musical -

There will be an Act 1, Scenes 3 and 4 rehearsal at lunch in the fitness portable today. No play rehearsal after school today.

The deadline for permission forms for backstage crew will be Monday, May 13th. Bring them to Mr. Mandin’s classroom or give them to your teacher.

A few Track and Field Announcements:

Fun was had by all yesterday as Cambridge competed in it’s first Mini Meet and Field Meet of the season at William Watson Elementary. Close to 50 students participated in different events like sprints, relays, high jump, triple jump and shot put. All the athletes displayed great spirit by cheering on their teammates. Everyone wearing a Cambridge jersey made their coaches very proud.

And speaking of jerseys, if you did not hand in your jersey at the mini-meet, please drop it off at the office and we’ll tick your name off our list.

All South Surrey Mini Meet forms are due to the office this morning.  That’s all yellow mini meet forms, to the office, this morning. That’s right now. Get your permission slips to the office no later than right now.

A few reminders for today:

There is a Bantam boys and girls Long Jump practice during lunch at the sand pit with Mr. Dewar.

There is a Shot Put practice after school on the gravel field with Mr. Beale. It’s for girls only.

There will be an EXTRA High Jump practice for all Pee Wee and Bantam boys and girls interested, today at lunch in the Gym. If you are in Tyke jump and want to watch the big kids jump, you are invited to come and have a seat in the gym during lunch time.

Bye Cambridge!

2nd Annual Lindsey’s Cakes for Miracles™ on now at DQ!

Huge thanks to parent Stacey, for the heads up about this great promotion at DQ that’s on now.  Here’s a clip from the DQ website:

To commemorate Lindsey’s brave spirit, we are proud to announce the second annual Lindsey’s Cakes for Miracles campaign. Together, we will keep Lindsey’s memory and spirit alive and further make her proud by helping kids like Lindsey who rely on medical services provided by their local Children’s Miracle Network member hospital.

Purchase a DQ Cake during the Lindsey’s Cakes for Miracles campaign at your local participating DQ location to support your local Children’s Miracle Network member hospital. The purchase of your DQ Cake during the two campaign weeks will not only bring a smile to a loved one, but $1.00 will go directly to helping children in need.

The 2013 campaign will launch at participating locations on the following weeks:

Mother’s Day:          May 5^th to May 12^th

Father’s Day:           June 9^th to 16^th

For more information, visit their website: http://www.dairyqueen.com/ca-en/Lindsey/