Posted: September 17, 2023

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Cops for Cancer

It was sure an exciting Friday last week! As we waited at the front of the school for the Cops for Cancer to arrive, the RCMP helicopter, Air1 did a super-cool flypast, complete with sirens, for us. Then the motorcycles, and the bicycles, and the cars, and trucks and an ambulance all came down the drive. Our kids and staff were stoked to be the first school visit on the 2023 Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley! Those riders will go 100 km a day for 8 days. My legs hurt just thinking about that! And they’re doing it to help raise funds to fight childhood cancers.

Thank you to the PAC, and to all patrons of the Dunk Tank at last year’s Spring Fling. That was the event that raised enough funds to qualify our school as a stop on the Tour.

Don’t forget the fundraising raffle, complete with amazing prizes, linked to the image below.

Big thanks to Mrs. Sykes for sharing her video from the event.

Terry Fox Run

Cops for Cancer is not, of course, the only Cancer fundraiser that happens in the fall. We hope to see some of you at one of the local Terry Fox Runs today, and we really hope to see you at our school Terry Fox Run on Friday. Please make note of the Toonies for Terry fundraiser running this week, or consider making a donation straight to the Terry Fox Foundation by clicking the poster below.

Please be a good neighbour

Every so often, and a couple of times in the last two weeks, we get calls from neighbours in the nearby townhome complexes letting us know how many (it’s a lot) Richard Bulpitt families are parking cars in their complexes or blocking driveways in order to walk to the school. I know I said ‘please park and walk a block,’ but that isn’t really what I had in mind. Please remember that these actions reflect on the school, and that those complexes would be within their rights to tow illegally parked (even for. a short time) cars, and that Bylaw Officers could be around writing tickets for illegally parked cars on the streets.

Verification forms will be coming home soon.

We require a signed verification form at the start of each school year for every student.  Please carefully read through the information we have and update any changes. 

Consent Forms

You will soon be receiving from Langley Schools an email including a link (specific to your family, do not share this link with others), to fill out the following permission/release forms:

• • • Media Release
    • Release of information to PAC
    • Walking Field Trip
    • Technology

Please note that without these permission forms, children cannot participate in Walking Field Trips with their classes. With no media release children have to be organized in a way that avoids any possibility of being photographed. 

After school learning opportunity

Hmmmm.

PAC News

Fun lunch and Spirit Wear Ordering will be open on Monday on MunchaLunch

Our first Fun Lunch will be Fuel Hot Dogs & Gourmet Donuts on October 13th.Please make sure to submit your order and payment for it on  https://munchalunch.com/schools/richardBulpitt/  by Tuesday October 3.

If you didn’t receive an email with the subject “Your MunchaLunch receipt” from MunchaLunch, you did NOT pay for your order, and your child(ren) will not be receiving their order on Friday October 13th.

You can view the full list of upcoming fun lunches and general information about fun lunches on our website here.

Spirit Wear will be available for sale starting on Monday at https://munchalunch.com/schools/richardBulpitt/ under Fundraisers. 

Meet the Teacher Night – Triple O’s & Kona Ice

Triple O’s and Kona Ice will be in the school driveway so you can buy dinner and shaved ice, starting at 5 PM. Vegetarian and gluten free options will be available.

Community Values Coupon Book Fundraiser is coming soon!

The Community Values Coupon Books will be distributed through your child(ren)’s classes by September 22.

Spring Fling Meeting – Monday, September 25th

Join us virtually at 7pm via Google Meets for our upcoming Spring Fling planning meeting. We would love input on our biggest event of the year! You can find the link on our PAC Facebook page.

General PAC Meeting – Monday, October 16th

Please join us for the 1st General PAC Meeting of the year on Monday October 16th at 7 PM in the Richard Bulpitt Elementary School Library.

You can enter through the main entry doors at the front of the school.

This is open to all parents of the RBE school community. Hope to see you there!

Winter Market 

RBE’s Winter Market is coming up on Friday November 24th, from 5-8 PM. We are looking for vendors that sell handcrafted or artisanal items.

We are currently accepting vendor applications here: https://tinyurl.com/rbewintermarket

Cost for one table and two chairs:

RBE Students: Free

Middle & High school students: $20

Adults: $40

You can email rbepacwintermarket@gmail.com with any questions.

Stay in the Know

Follow the Richard Bulpitt PAC Facebook page, our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rbepac/) and now visit our website to stay up-to-date with all the details!

Quote(s) of the week

I was talking to Gabriel in grade 1 the other day, and he shared a profound observation with me, and he gave me permission to share them with you. When a fellow student was having a difficult time, Gabriel said this to his teacher:

Pretty wise for a 6-year-old, eh?

Things to Remember from the Calendar

Monday, September 18

• First full day of Kindergarten

Wednesday, September 20

• Meet the Teacher (grades 1-5) 5pm

Thursday, September 21

• ‘Soft’ Fire Drill – no bells while kids are in the building – 1:45

Friday, September 22

• Terry Fox Run – Grades 3-5 run 1:15-145, Grades K-2 run 1:45-2:15