Elementary News

This year, Cedars has the opportunity to participate in the Little Mudder Challenge – 5.7 km run/obstacle course! This is a School District 57 event that will take place in mid-June. The challenge teaches kids teamwork and physical literacy through a series of obstacles. Grade 5 and 6 students will have the opportunity to train and be part of this event.

We are looking for parent volunteers to help with coaching/training leading up to the event. Practices will take place after school twice a week. If you would like to help, please contact Lindsay Ray (lindsayr@cedars.bc.ca). We will start training after Spring Break!

Due to our building project beginning this spring, the Elementary Sports Day will be held at Masich Place Stadium on Friday, May 31, 2019. Please note the change of date and location in your calendars.

Details regarding drop-off and pick-up will be shared closer to the time of the event.

Our Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser was a huge success! As a school, we far surpassed our goal of $3500 and raised $5700! A huge thank you to all who supported this event. The top fundraising class was Mrs. Erbacher’s grade 3 class with $1700. The runner up was Mr. Ludditt’s grade 5/6 class with $1300, and third place was Mrs.Ray/Mrs. Schmalz’s Kindergarten class with $725. Mrs. Erbacher’s class will enjoy a pizza lunch in the staff room next week! Way to go!

Today the kids participated in Jump Rope for Heart. If you haven’t already brought in your fundraising envelope please do asap. If you fundraised online, you do not need to bring in an envelope. As of this morning, the online total was at $2725 which is 77% of our goal! Currently Mrs. Erbacher’s class is in the lead for the pizza lunch in the staff room. The rest of the donations will be counted on Friday, so all donations need to be in by then. Thank you for supporting this cause and being a community builder!

Ms. van Dijk will be starting up an elementary choir on Thursday, February 21. Grades 4 – 7 are invited to join the choir, which will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch hours from 12:15pm – 12:45pm.

In this choir, students will learn how to:

• sing harmonies
• sing in different languages
• have school performance opportunities

If you are interested, come to the music room next Thursday!

It’s that time of year again when we focus on the heart. February is Heart Month. On Monday, your child came home with a Jump Rope for Heart fundraising envelope. The money raised goes to help the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Students can create online fundraising accounts or use the envelope to collect money. Our school goal is $3500. There are prizes for fundraising. Please check out http://www.jumpropeforheart.ca to join our school and learn more. Our Elementary Jump Rope for Heart event will take place on February 13th.