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THE LEARY LION NEWSLETTER

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THE LEARY LION

PRIDE IN EDUCATION

Newsletter June 2010                                                                                                 Mrs. P. Lawn, Principal
                                                                                                                                                     Mrs. C. DeBruyn, Vice Principal
Website:   www.fglearyfinearts.ca

Tel: 604-792-1281

DATES TO REMEMBER

June 25    Sports Day
                   Special Needs Field Trip
June 28    8:45 Major Awards Assembly
                   Last Day of Kindergarten
June 29    Last Day of School
         9:00 Lion's Pride Assembly Gr 1-6
                -followed by a special Ice Cream Party
         -Return to classes for Report Cards

Students are free to go home with their parents at approximately 10:30, those without parent permission to leave will be dismissed at 12:00

Sept. 7       8:30-10:00 First Day of School

2010 SCHOOL SUPPLIES

We have made shopping easier. All school supplies have been pre-ordered and will be shipped to classrooms in July. When you arrive in September please bring a cheque payable to F.G.Leary for $60.00 for Grade 1 to 6 and $40.00 for Kindergarten students. This will cover
the total cost of supplies
for the full year. The only
items you will be
responsible for will be
indoor shoes and a
change of clothing
for gym.

SEPTEMBER ENROLMENT 2010

Just a reminder to let us know if you are leaving and will not return to Leary in September. We have a large waiting list of all grades. We would like to let parents know as soon as possible so they can make daycare and transportation arrangements.
Teachers have been working on student placements. Decisions are based on academic ability, social compatibility, class size guidelines, gender and special needs. The goal is to create a balanced learning environment. Teachers need to be able to meet the needs of the students in their class by placing them in workable groups. Decisions are made by the current teacher in consultation with the receiving teacher, learning assistant teacher, and Administrators.

PAC

Our PAC recently had their last meeting of the school year and elections.
Congratulations to:
       President:            Christine Kravac
       Vice-President: Carly Eldridge
       Treasurer:           Trina Long
       Secretary:            Leanna Gray
       DPAC Rep:           Tammy Chivers
Thank you to our outgoing Vice President Shari Hamilton for her contributions to PAC this year.
Thank you to the PAC for sharing your time and energy to make Leary a great place to be!

THANK YOU!

Our Grade Six students, Staff and Parents would like to thank the following businesses for their help and contributions to making the Grade Six Camp-Out at Cultus Lake such a success:

Price Mart,
Fraser Valley Meats,
Hofsteads
Mountain View Bakery
Chilliwack Water And
Younie's.

LEARY'S 2010 SPEECH COMPETITION

On June 15th, we held our annual Speech Competition. We had 10 students who competed in the Jr. Division,
5 students in the Sr. Division, as well as 6 Rookie Speech students who presented their first public speech.
We would like to congratulate:

        Our Senior Division Champion: Brock Menges with his speech on Haiti
         Runner-Up: Tasha Farris with her speech The Sock Mystery.

        Our Junior Division Champion: Mercede McBride with her speech on Pencils
        Runner-Up: Denae Ritter with her speech on Recycling.

STAFF CHANGES

We are saying goodbye to:

        Kindergarten: Kelly Wall to Central Elem.
        Educational Assistants: Jennifer Holmquist
                          Lynda di Armani
        Vice Principal: Charlotte DeBruyn to Cultus Lake
        Learning Assistance: Wendy Nelson to School District Office

       Mrs. Sharman, Mrs. Bickis, Mrs. Lefurgy and
       Ms. Cross are on maternity leave.

       Thank you to Ms. Valer and Mrs. Hayes, TOC's for
       all their hard work at helping us finish the year.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PAC

Thank you to all who participated in our Spring Raffle. And a special thank you to Wagner Appliances -John Blessin- for donating the deep freeze.   It was a huge success! We raised over $2,500.
Congratulations to our winners:
    1st Prize: Ray Flynn
    2ndPrize: Darlene Rozendal
    3rdPrize: Rick May
    4thPrize: Carrie Mathews

It has been another successful year and we would like to thank everyone who has helped to make this possible. See you next year!!

SUMMER WISHES/MESSAGE FROM SCHOOL

       Have a safe, fun filled, adventure packed summer. Keep safe and see you in September!

                   Summer Office Hours: 9:00 to 2:00 July 5 to July 8, 2010.
                                 9:00 to 2:00 August 30 to September