Blacklock Blast – December 17

December 17, 2020

Our school just finished a wonderful Christmas Sing-A-Long, under the leadership of Mr. Thiessen and Mr. Huang.  Even though we can’t be together in person in the Gym for these kinds of events, we are grateful that we were all able to connect via TEAMS.  The next big event is our annual Christmas Concert.  Mrs. Royer has done a fabulous job in taking on the compilation of each division’s performance and has linked it beautifully with the staff’s interpretation of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’.  We are hoping that each family in our Blacklock Community will tune in at 6:00pm tonight to view this video.  Blacklock’s 2020 Virtual Christmas Concert  Thank you everyone for your hard work, creativity, and desire to make this Christmas a memorable one for all!

Tomorrow, is Pajama Day, our last Spirit Day of the week and House points will be updated in the New Year.  Please note that any Lost and Found items that are left over at the end of the day will be donated to charity.  Also, tomorrow, students will clean out their desks and bring home all their belongings to ensure that our custodians can do an additional deep clean of the building.  Here is a link that will take you to the latest guidelines in utilizing the Chat feature in TEAMS.  Developing Digital Citizens – Microsoft TEAMS Chat Use Guidelines 2020Dec2  Please review this as some features have been disabled in order to increase student safety.

As this is our last blast for 2020, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for hanging in there with us as we navigate through this crazy school year.  I am so proud of everything that we have accomplished, despite COVID-19, and I wish you and your families a very happy and safe holiday season.  I look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday, January 5, 2021!

Susanna Eppich, Principal

2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

Kindergarten registration across the Langley School District runs January 18 – March 31, 2021. If your child will be five years old by December 31, 2021, you will be able to register through your neighbourhood school. Due to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, the process for registration and collecting documents may be different this time. For information on what documents you need and instructions on how to register, please visit the District webpage here: https://bit.ly/3ajqfNF

FAMILY PORTAL in MyED BC

Term 1 Report Cards were published to the Family Portal in MyEd BC last week.  Below are links to two videos that offer some help, if you need it:

How to Access the Family Portal

Help with Forgotten Passwords

DAILY HEALTH CHECK

Thank you for completing the Daily Health Check with your child and doing your part to ensure our school community is healthy and safe.

Health Check Form – Revised 2020Sep

Please read the Daily Health Check Form (by clicking on the above link) and use it as a reference when completing the daily health check with your child.

CALENDAR

Here are the upcoming events:

December 18 – Pajama Day; Last Day prior to Christmas Break

January 5 – School reopens

January 18 – 2021-2022 Kindergarten Registration opens

February 12 – Pro-D Day – Students not in Attendance

February 15 – Family Day – Statutory Holiday

February 22 – Design & Assessment Day – Students not in Attendance

March 5 – Term 2 Report Cards Published

March 10 & 11 – One Hour Early Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Interviews

March 12 – Last Day prior to Spring Break

March 29 – School reopens

April 2 – Good Friday – Statutory Holiday

April 5 – Easter Monday – Statutory Holiday

May 21 – Pro-D Day – Students not in Attendance

May 24 – Victoria Day – Statutory Holiday

June 29 – Final Report Cards Published & Last Day prior to Summer Break


For access to our District Community Bulletin Board, please click here:  Community Bulletin Board.      There are always new flyers that may be of interest to you.

Blacklock Fine Arts Elementary

5100 - 206 Street, Langley
BC, V3A 2E5
Phone: 604-530-3188
Fax: 604-530-9726