Kilmer Connections
May 2024
Josh Mills Invitation to Port Coquitlam Jr. A Saints Game
Earlier this school year we had the pleasure of welcoming Josh Mills from the Port Coquitlam Jr. A Saints for 4 days of lacrosse fun. This week Josh followed up with the students, via video message, inviting them all to use their game pass from their pamphlet to come to a special Irvine game on Friday June 21st. The game is at 7:00 pm in the Jon Ballie arena inside the Port Coquitlam Community Centre. The team has arranged to have a section of the stands reserved for our students. If you would like to watch the game with your child, adult admission is $10; otherwise the reserved section is adjacent to the entrance where there is a concession so parents can sit and keep an eye on students through the large bay windows."
See you at the game!
Namwayut --- We Are All One --- Nous Sommes Tous Unis
Hello Everyone,
Spring often brings changes in schools. Hopefully, the first changes you see are the incredible learning your children are accomplishing at our Celebration of Learning, Student Conferences next week.
We are proud of all students involved in the extracurricular activities for May: May Pole Dance Team, Mini Rapids, Lunchbox Theatre, Track Meet, STEAM Challenge Day, and Talent Show.
We look forward to meeting our future kindergarten families at the Connecting to Kindergarten afternoon on May 15th where they tour the k classes, meet the librarian and have their first Kilmer photo!
Sometime in June, the district will begin some building maintenance in the gym and then the 300 wing. The work is expected to be completed in late August. The gym will be painted and gym kitchen will have minor renovations to bring it to current specifications for the appliances. The 300 Wing will be updated with an open collaborative teaching space, sinks, counters, floors and paint.
The large green container on site near the basketball court is the home of a future school art project. Artist Rosalynn Columbo will work with the community to design and paint the outside of the container, planning this spring with students, and then painting in the new school year.
Ms. Craig is retiring! After thirty years teaching at the Kilmer Elementary School, Ms. Craig will be leaving for retirement at the end of June. Ms. Craig will leave behind a true teaching legacy. We have Kilmer parents and Kilmer staff who attended Ms. Craig's grade one class as students years ago and have many fond memories to share.
Our next family event is KPAC Fun Fair on June 6th from 4-7pm. KPAC is looking for parents to help out by lending an hour of time that day and donating raffle basket items .
Classes for 2024-2025
As we begin to approach the end of the year, planning for next year is starting. Planning and building classes are very comprehensive activities and something we spend a lot of time on at École Kilmer Elementary. We will begin with teachers individually looking at all students learning needs and peer relationships. Once this process is completed, we begin to look at building classes with respect to balancing learning and social-emotional needs and doing our best for each of our students and taking into consideration the rules for class size and composition. If there are specific learning or peer issues that you would like the school to know of, please feel free to write or email Mrs. Roberts a letter and she will include it as a part of the deliberations into our class building process. Specific teacher requests will not be considered in our class building.
A bientôt,
Theresa Roberts, Principal
Spring Calendar Dates
The École Kilmer calendar is online – all events that have been confirmed are available for you to see at a glance. Please revisit our site as we will continue to add dates as they are confirmed.
May 1 School Assembly 9-10am
May 8 Spring Celebration of Learning - Student Conferences
May 8 Early Dismissal 1:40pm
May 8 Me 'n Eds Fundraiser
May 9 Spring Celebration of Learning- Student Conferences
May 9 Early Dismissal 1:40pm
May 10 KPAC Fun Lunch Friday
May 15 Kindergarten Students dismissed at 12:30pm
May 15 Connecting to Kindergarten Event - new families
May 20 Victoria Day - statutory holiday
May 21 Pro D Day- no school for students
May 22 School Assembly 9-10am
May 22 Lunch Box Theatre Performs 1:30pm
May 23 District Track Meet
May 24 KPAC Fun Lunch Friday
June 4 Grade 5 Camp Sasamat Day
June 6 Grade 6 for Half Day
June 6 KPAC Fun Fair
June 7 KPAC Fun Lunch
June 12 School Assembly 9-10am
June 14 Sports Day
June 14 KPAC Fun Lunch
June 21 Grade 5 Leaving Ceremony
June 21 KPAC Fun Lunch
June 27 School Assembly 11-12
June 27 Last Day of School for Students
June 27 Term 3 Learning Updates, IEPs, AIPs published to Family Portal
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE KILMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Reach for the Stars - Un peu plus haut, un peu plus join.
Email: kilmer@sd43.bc.ca
Website: https://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/kilmer/Pages/default.aspx#/=
Location: 1575 Knappen St. Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2P8
Phone: (604) 941-3401