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The Weekly Oct. 20-Oct. 24
Happy Friday!
I am so proud of how well all the students, from Strong Start to Jumpstart to grade 5, did during our Big Shake out Earthquake drill. Well done!
Photo Retakes: Photo retakes are Tuesday October 21st. Please email Liz.Tozer@sd71.bc.ca to have your child’s name added to the list.
October 24 No School for Students: October 24th is a provincial Professional development day for staff. There is no school for students.
Parent Speaker Series: The Parent Speaker Series is made possible thanks to the PlanH Grant and BC Healthy Communities – a non-profit committed to enhancing community health. Info also attached and below:
Schedule:
- Dinner: 5:00 pm
- Speaker: 5:30–6:30 pm
- Location: Comox Community Centre – Multipurpose Hall
- No session: Nov 11
- Optional registration for updates and resources: Parent Speaker Series
Upcoming Sessions:
- Oct 28, 2025 – Strategies to Support Neurodiverse Kids – Lindsay & Brandon, CVCDA https://www.cvcda.ca/
- Nov 4, 2025 – Nature-Based Family Activities for Self-Regulation – Jenn Johnson, ECE & Strong Start Facilitator
- Nov 18, 2025 – Adjusting to Parenthood – Support for New and Expecting Parents – Rosalie (RN), Public Health
- Nov 25, 2025 – Become the Parent You Always Wanted to Be Using the Positive Intelligence® Framework – Linda, Be Thriving Moms https://bethrivingmomstoday.com/Dec 2, 2025 – Growing Up Safely: Practical Tips to Prevent Injuries in Children – Olivia Aguiar (PhD), Public Health
Cross-Country Running Team: A great race at Brooklyn last Wednesday! A reminder that we are asking for families to organize their own rides to and from for their runners. Pick up is by 4pm at the race site. This weeks Race is at Airport. The Puntledge make up race is on Oct. 27th (a Monday).
BC Parks Nature Grant: Courtenay El in partnership with BC Parks will begin a project to add natural features to the school grounds. We are early in the process but look forward to hearing from our students about how we can improve our spaces. More information can be found here: https://bcparksfoundation.ca/updates/nature-parks/
PAC Halloween Family Dance Party Oct. 30 5-7 pm: Free Entry, Free Pizza, Free Treats. All Children must be supervised by their parent/guardian. This is not a drop off event. Fun for the whole family. (Stay tuned for more info on how to place your free pizza order).
On that note…Halloween: I know this is early, but I have already heard many tales of costumes to come. As families start preparing for Halloween, here are a few things to consider when sending your child to school with their costume:
* Keep accessories to a minimum if possible so as to avoid the disappointment of lost / misplaced / damaged items
* Because a mask limits vision, we’ll ask students to remove costume masks in the classroom and during recess (for safety)
* Guns, knives, swords and all such accessories are great for trick-or-treating at night….but not for school. Please keep them home.
From The Community School Society:
EVERY DAY: Morning gym, morning library, and, of course, the already-in-progress Breakfast Club, 8:00am-8:30am
As always, it is never too late to order lunch. More details here: https://cecss.org/hot-lunch/
Reminders:
Safe and Active Schools: We will be working with the city of Courtenay and a consulting group to look at active ways for students to get to school. Here is a site with more information:
https://www.courtenay.ca/safe-and-active-school
Accessible Parking at Courtenay El.: We only have 2 spaces in the staff lot for accessible parking. If you do not have an accessible pass do not use those spaces. Others need them. We are a community that needs to support each other.
Safety in SD71: Please follow the link to learn more about all the Emergency Preparedness that takes place in Comox Valley Schools. https://www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/emergency-preparedness/
Upcoming Dates of Note (New Items added in Bold):
Oct. 21 Photo Retake Day
Oct. 22 Cross Country at Airport
Oct. 23 Last Grade 5 Skating
Oct. 24 PRO-D No School for Students.
Oct. 27 Cross Country at Puntledge
Oct. 29 Sharing/Recognition Assembly 10:45
Oct. 30 Halloween Dance 5-7 (Details to come)
Oct. 30 Grade 4/5 B-ball at lunch
Oct. 31 Halloween
November:
Nov. 4 Div. 1 and 2 to the Fish Hatchery
Nov. 5 Grade 4/5 Volleyball
Nov. 7 Road Safety presentations select classes.
Nov. 10 Remembrance Day Assembly 11am
Nov. 11 No school Remembrance Day
Nov. 12 Lock Down Drill
Nov. 12 Volleyball Game
Nov. 12 6:30 PAC Meeting
Nov. 13 Div. 13 to Airport
Nov. 17 – 21 Book Fair
Nov. 17 – 21 Safe Active Schools (See link above)
Nov. 19 Volleyball Game
Nov. 20 Parent Teacher Day (No school for students)
Warm Regards,
Noah Burdett
noah.burdett@sd71.bc.ca
Principal, Courtenay Elementary
