School Starting Date: September 3rd 2013
School Starts: 9:00 am
9:00 All students and staff go to the gym for an assembly
9:20 All students (K-8) will go with their teachers to their home rooms for the rest of the morning.
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Important Dates:
Jeans Day
April 28 was Jeans Day at the school. The students bought buttons and hockey cards and managed to raise $520 for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Prespatou’s Battle of the Books
A new voluntary library reading contest began November 1, 2010. It was called Battle of the Books and involved teams of 4 students. There were 9 teams signed up for this spelling bee style contest which was held in May. The challenge was to read 56 books and be prepared to answer a series of questions that would test their knowledge of the books and authors.
Ready Set Learn
Our event this year took place on April 19th from 9:30 – 12:30. We hosted the event for families promoting good learning activities that are fun to do at home. Parents and children had a chance to visit stations in the gym with activities and also had a chance to meet with community vision and dental experts from Fort St.
Science Fair
The Science Fair was Wednesday, March 9. Student projects were set up first thing in the morning and judging began at 9am. Parents were welcome to come and see the science display boards in the afternoon,
Hockey and Broomball Tournaments
The in town tournament was scheduled for March 10th and 11th at the Pomeroy Sports Center (Enerplex). The broomball tournament took place March 17th at the Pomeroy Sports Center.
The 2nd Dan Storey Memorial Broomball Tournament was held at Clearview school on Monday,
Kindergarten Information
District staff were at the school on March 8th at 7 pm to share information about the Kindergarten program for next year and to answer questions that parents had.
Jump Rope for Heart
Thanks to the Prespatou community for their generous donations to the Jump Rope for Heart! This year the intermediate students met their goal of raising $6,000.00 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation! An official amount raised will be announced later.
Grade 12 Graduation
Friday, February 4th, was graduation day for Prespatou’s grade 12 students. As usual the gym was decorated beautifully, with a winter theme for the first time ever. The students chose the motto “Don’t Wait for the Storm to Pass …