Posted: March 26, 2023

News and Information

Welcome back, Bulldogs!

We hope you had a restful Spring Break, Bulldogs, and that you are excited to continue learning with us in the spring.

Ramadan Mubarak

Starting last Wednesday evening, Muslim people around the world began the observation of the Holy Month of Ramadan. This observation takes place during a lunar month each year, and is a period of reflection and self-restraint in which people fast between sunrise and sunset, They also refrain from unkind words, and from bad thoughts and actions. (source: Encyclopedia Britannica)

To all of the RBE families observing Ramadan, we wish you a blessed Ramadan.

Attention: Ukrainian Families

Yorkson Creek Middle School will be hosting a networking opportunity for all Ukrainian families in our region this Wednesday at 4pm. There will be language interpretation available, and a chance to ask questions and meet other Ukrainian families at nearby schools.

It’s Agenda Cover Contest Time!

Note: The deadline for entries is this Friday, March 31, not April 1.

PAC Update

Spring Fling Meeting – Monday, March 27

Join the Spring Fling Committee on March 27 at 7pm. We will be meeting virtually at 7pm via Zoom. Here is the link: https://fb.me/e/8tnHJEDRf

We are always looking for more input, so please join us and have your say!

Fun Lunch – Friday, March 31

Fun lunch is this week is Subway, yum yum. If your child is absent on Fun Lunch Day, please email Zoe at hotlunchbulpitt@outlook.com and we will prepare it for pick up. If you cannot pick it up, please consider it as a donation as there are no refunds. Lunches must be picked up between 12pm-12:30pm on Friday at the PAC kitchen.

If you’re able to volunteer for Fun Lunch Day please email rbevolunteers@gmail.com.

Stay in the Know

Follow the Richard Bulpitt PAC Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/745815738765109) or our Instagram (@rbepac) to stay up-to-date with all the details!

Quote(s) of the week

Something to Read or Watch…

• I don’t know why I was thinking about the Great Lakes over the break, because I was nowhere near them, but I was thinking about them. I came across this set of facts about the Great Lakes. Did you know that if you spread the water from them out across North America, the water would be 1.5m deep? It occurred to me that I’ve swum in all five of them at some point in my life (most recently 30 years ago), and that Lake Superior is so cold I’d probably never swim in it again.
• It’s baby bird season. I’ve found a couple of bird cams where you can watch the nesting season live. It is neat, and sometimes icky, watching the whole process.
  • Great Blue Herons in Stanley Park are back. Click here for the main page which includes instructions for operating the cameras.
  • It’s a bit early in the year for this Osprey nest cam in Montana, as it’s covered in snow, but it will come alive eventually. In the meanwhile, you can see some highlights from previous seasons
  • The Bald Eagles are coming back to nest, too. This camera in Surrey is aimed at a nest that is already active. Other cams through the Hancock Wildlife Foundation are pointed at nests elsewhere.
  • Not a live cam, but the entire Bluebird nesting process in a nest box.

Things to Remember from the Calendar

Monday, March 27

• Back to school! Woo hoo!
• Spring Fling meeting – 7pm on Zoom.

Wednesday, March 29

• Networking meeting for Ukrainian families – 4pm at Yorkson Creek Middle School

Friday, March 31

• Agenda Cover Contest Deadline