Eagle View Elementary School
Eagle View Elementary School is a gem nestled within a ring of tall evergreen and Alder trees. Bald eagles nest in nearby trees and are common sites soaring overhead. The school is located adjacent to the Little Tsulquate river at the end of Seaview Drive in Port Hardy, B.C. Our phone number is 250 949 6418. The local Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool, Arena, Civic Center, Fire Hall, Daycare, and Police Station are within a very short walking distance. In Sept. 2010 Eagle View Elementary School was amalgamated with Robert Scott Elementary School resulting in an exciting new mixture of students and staff. The school enrolls about 310 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7. There are 2 full time Kindergarten classes and one Kindergarten/Grade 1 class this year. We welcome our community and groups including Brownies and Sparks also utilize our building.
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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
SCHOOL ACTIVITY: The students are busy learning and clubs and extra curricular activity continues at EVES. However, there are no formal report cards as teachers are currently at level 1 of a contract strike due to a lack of teacher's contract. Teachers are very available to talk with parents via email, notes, phone calls or visits at school. For more information on this situation please contact administration/teachers/ school board members and government officials.
NUT-FREE SCHOOL: Several students have severe life threatening allergies to all types of nuts (especially peanuts); therefore, Eagle View Elementary is a NUT FREE school. Please ensure your child does NOT bring food containing any nut products to school. Thank you.
SCHOOL PARKING LOT: There is a large staff at EVES (over 45) and limited parking space. We would like to remind parents/guardians that the School Parking Lot is for STAFF parking and BUS DROP OFF/PICK-UP of students. If parents/guardians need to park their vehicles, we have parking spots on Seaview Drive. Thank you for your cooperation.
BREAKFAST PROGRAM: The school PAC (Parent's Advisory Committee) is sponsoring a Breakfast Program available to any and all students between 8:30--8:50 each morning. Free toast and fruit is offered from the school kitchen during this time. Help Needed!
LUNCH PROGRAM: Students requiring a lunch need to inform Bea or Naomi (First Nation's Room) by recess each day. They will ensure each student receives a sandwich and fruit at lunch time. This program is supported by Harvest Food Bank and several community groups. Creative funding is an issue for this program, if you have any ideas for next year please contact Bea or Naomi.
LUNCH HOUR PROCEDURE: The reversed lunch hour is continuing at the present time for the 2011 school year. At 12:00 noon students will head outside for their unstructured play time. At 12:35 the bell will ring to bring students back inside so they can sit down and eat their lunches.
LATE OR MISSING STUDENTS: If your child arrives at school AFTER the morning (8:55) or afternoon (12:55) bell, please remind them to come in through the front doors and report to the office. We call home to find the whereabouts of any missing students. If your chilld is going to be absent, please call the office (250 949 6418).
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER: If you would like to receive your newsletter by email, please send an email to Mr. MacLean otherwise check the newsletter link on this website.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM: Our school participates in the Fruit & Vegetable Program sponsored by BC Agriculture in the Classroom. A permission slip was included with the first school newsletter. Only return the permission slip if you do NOT want your child to take part in this program or if you have concerns about food allergies.
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SPECIAL EVENTS AT EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
CANSPELL SPELLING BEE: Our annual Canspell spelling competition occured on Friday, January 13th p.m. Sixteen competitors were selected from grades 4-7 and the competition was fierce this year going more rounds than in previous years. The winner of the competition was Eileah Cotter (from grade 5) with the runner-up being Lucy Wallace (also from grade 5). These two girls now have a chance to compete in Victoria at the regional Spelling Bee. Congratulations to these two girls and to all students who competed this year!
VISIT TO FORT RUPERT BIG HOUSE: EVES students have been invited to attend a dancing celebration hosted by Fort Rupert school at the Fort Rupert Big House. The date has been delayed for this event. A new date will be announced soon.
PICTURE RETAKES: LifeTouch photographers will be at EVES on Tuesday, January 24th to do retakes or take photos if you missed the fall event. Envelopes are available at the office.
SCHOOL CELEBRATION/SKI TRIP: On Monday, January 30th the school will be celebrating success at "Doing it Right" being Accountable, Safe and Kind students at EVES. There is also an optional ski trip offered to the upper intermediate grades. Please contact the school office for further information about these events.
HEAD LICE INFESTATIONS: Awareness and vigilance are the keys to controlling and elminating head lice infestations! If you are available and have a current Volunteer Criminal Records Review, please contact the office as EVES is looking to form a head-lice check team at school. Let's work together to keep head lice under control!
MOTHER GOOSE VISITS AND STORYTIME FOR PRE-SCHOOL STUDENTS: On Wed. February 15th we will start a new program in our school library. Mother Goose will be arriving every 2nd Wednesday to offer a storytime for community pre-school students and younger siblings of EVES students. Parents are encouraged to bring their young children to listen to stories in our library from 9:00--9:40 a.m. twice each month.
CANADIAN WILD ANIMALS IN THE LIBRARY: Ms. Gunson's family owns a museum exhibit of Canadian Wild Animals that died accidentally in different ways around Northern Vancouver Island. Some of the collection was shared with the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce this past summer. The children are observing and researching about animals from our area by studying these animals. You are welcome to come to the library before or after school to enjoy our collection. The Sea Wolf, Black bear cub and Cougar are favorites with our children.
PAC FUNDRAISING: Please support the PAC as it continues to fundraise for school based projects, such as a new outdoor playground. There will be an EVES school Spring Fun Fair on Friday, March 30th, 2012. LOTS of helpers are needed for this event. Please attend the planning meeting on Thursday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the staffroom at EVES.
SCHOOL CLUBS: For more information, please check the Athletics and Clubs side link. The Library Club (for interested students in grades 4-7) started on Sept. 15th. The club is so popular that there are now meetings held in the library at 12:00 most Wednesdays for grades 4 & 5 students and Thursdays for grades 6 & 7 students. Please see Ms. Gunson (Teacher-Librarian). The Fishing Club has also started. Intermediate students who enjoy fishing and want to learn how to tie flies and learn new techniques, please see Mr. Barfoot (Grade 5/6 teacher).
NEXTPAC MEETING: Congratulations to our new PAC executive! President: Nicki Therrien; Vice President: Alisa Moore; Treasurer: Janet Cesaretti; Secretary: Sabrina Dent; and DPAC Rep: Danita Schmidt. Thank you to last year's executive for working so hard for our school. The new playground equipment purchase is getting closer! The next PAC meeting will be held on --Thursday, January 26th and Wed. Feb. 1st at 7 p.m in the staffroom.
SWIMMING LESSONS: The second group of classes commenced their swimming lessons on Jan. 9th or 10th. (Mrs. MacDonald, Mrs. Sedola, Mrs. Brown, Ms. Poynter, and Mr. Smith). Mrs. Soltau-Heller and Mrs. Campbell's classes will begin their lessons in February.
CLASS WEBPAGES, WIKIS, AND BLOGS: Check the staff link on the sidebar. Many classes have blogs, wikis, or webpages attached to our school website. Find the teacher's name then click the accompanying links: Mrs. Williamson, Mrs. Soltau-Heller, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. MacDonald, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Jensen, and Ms. Waring. Keep up to date with events in these classes by checking these sites regularly.
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OLDER INFORMATION:
LUNCHTIME SUGGESTIONS: Please do NOT send food to school which requires heating up. We do not have the staff to keep an adult at each microwave and still be on classroom duty. PLEASE send lunches that can be eaten right out of a lunch bag or thermos. Also, please remind your child to take home items each day as for Health and Safety reasons we cannot be washing dishes by hand in the school. Thank you for your support.
The Cross Country district meet occurred on Oct. 19th in Sointula. Our EVES runners did exceptionally well at the meet and check out the photos on the Athletics and Clubs left side link of this website. Also, congratulations to all students who participated in this year's annual Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw soccer tournament. Special thanks to our coaches for the 3 teams: Mr. Heller, Mars. MacDonald, Mrs. Jensen, and Ms. Waring.
STAFF CHANGES: We are very sorry to say good-bye to Mr. B. Bunyan (our grade 6) teacher. We will miss his vitality and energy, but wish him all the best at Salt Spring Island. Ms. Waring is the new grade 6 classroom teacher. We also welcome Mrs. Jensen to our teaching staff as the new grade 4 teacher on Fridays and Prep. teacher. We also welcome Mrs. Randall as the temporary grade two and prep. teacher while Mrs. MacDonald is the acting Vice-Principal at EVES.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES: Lots of environmentally conscious events occur around EVES--including our annual Little Tsulquate River clean. Three tanks of salmon Fry were released in this nursery river. Both Kindergarten classes and the library raised Coho Fry. Prior to releasing the Fry, It is an annual event to clean the river and help our fish get a good start in their natural environment. We released nearly 150 Coho fry. Mr. Barfoot's class is very involved in school composting activities and we have an active recycling program.
IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE:
Jan. 20th (Delayed). EVES visit to Fort Rupert Big House dancing.
Jan. 23rd--Chinese New Year
Jan. 24th--Picture retakes at EVES
PAC PLANNING MEETING: Jan. 26th at 7:00 for Spring Fun Fair
Jan. 30th (Mon). School Celebration and Optional Ski Trip
NEXT PAC MEETING-----Wed. Feb. 1st at 7:00 p.m.
