Blacklock Blast-May 30th, 2024

May 30, 2024

Good afternoon Blacklock Families,

After 10 wonderful years at Blacklock Fine Arts School, 32 in the Langley School District and 41 years in total it is time for me to exit the stage. I have so many wonderful memories and will forever be grateful for all of the families and staff that I have had the pleasure to meet throughout my journey. I look forward to sharing more with you in future blasts but at this time I would like to introduce the incoming Principal Ms. Melissa Reimer, current Vice-Principal at Nikomekl Elementary School.

The first of our POD shows will hit the stage tonight at 6pm. The grade 4/5’s and their staff have worked extremely hard on their production of “Growing Pains”. This is a reminder that students are to be at school in their blacks at 5:30pm, doors will open at 5:40pm and donations will be gratefully received to help cover our ongoing production costs. Thank you for your support, see you tonight!

If your child will be absent from school for any reason, please remember to let us know either by phone 604-530-3188 or by e-mail at BFAAttendanceVoicemail@sd35.bc.ca

Warmly,

Susanna Eppich, Principal

 

House Points are as follows:
Hammerhead Sharks – 18,622; Jellyfish – 18,421; Kraken – 17,884; Orca Whales – 18,618

 

Langley Music Choir

Langley Children’s Choir is looking for singers!

Openings are now available for singers in grades 3 to 7
What are we looking for?
  • School choir members (if your school has one)
  • Good attitude and enthusiasm!
  • Advanced vocal skills, and the ability to focus
  • A firm commitment to the group
  • Desire to develop as a singer and choir member
What do you get out of this?
  • Make new friends who like to sing, too
  • Learn about how to sing better and learn lots of music
  • Perform at other schools (a day off!)
  • Have fun on a choir tour or camp in the spring
  • Sing at festivals and hear other great choirs
Rehearsals? Langley Secondary School, 21405 – 56 Ave on Tuesdays,
Sept – April from 4:30 – 6 pm
Fees? $275 per year (reduced rate for families) plus refundable $100 deposit
Directors?  Kim Hardy and Patti Thorpe (both Langley music teachers) plus accompanist Heather Hicks
How Do I Join?
Contact us for an audition time before June 10, 2024.  Auditions will be Tuesday June 11
Please include singer’s name, phone number, school and grade.
Patti Thorpe
pthorpe@sd35.bc.ca

 

MESSAGES FROM THE BLACKLOCK PAC

We would like to thank everyone who came out to the AGM on Monday to vote in the new PAC executive for the 2024/2025 school year. Congratulations everyone on your positions!
President – Carla Ferrari
Vice President – Courtney MacDonald
Treasurer – Trisha Coburn
Secretary – Ashley Hencheroff
Hot Lunch – Jessie Stokes
Member at Large – Cindy Chung
We also want to thank Tracy Roper for volunteering to be the Grade 5 Fundraising Coordinator Parent. If anyone else would like to join her on the committee, please reach out to Blacklockvolunteers@gmail.com
We still need to fill our DPAC position and would like to have a few more parents come out for the Member at Large positions. These are great positions if your volunteer time is limited or if you want to see what joining the PAC is all about without a large time commitment.
Huge thank you to everyone who has come out this year to volunteer for all the PAC events and Hot Lunches, we cannot make any of this possible with your time and support.
Fun Fair Volunteers Needed!
This year’s Annual Fun Fair will be happening June 21, 2024…. Please remember we cannot make events like this happen without your help! Sign up for a short shift at the link below so we can continue the Blacklock tradition the kids look forward to every year!

To contact the PAC team, please e-mail:
For Hot Lunch questions – hotlunch.blacklock@gmail.com
For Volunteer questions – blacklockvolunteers@gmail.com
For Fundraising questions – blacklock.fundraising@gmail.com
For General questions – blacklockpac@gmail.com

MESSAGE FROM HDSMS PAC
Hello Skyhawk Parents,
HD Stafford PAC is looking ahead and would like to connect with our  families for next year PAC.
We invite you to our HDSMS PAC AGM on Wednesday June 5th at 6:30pm in the HD Stafford Library where we will be voting in the PAC executive board for next year as well as various committee roles.
If you or someone you know is interested, please send your nomination to hdsmspac@gmail.com
 See attached flyer for more information
Parents are also welcome to contact us at hdsmspac@gmail.com with any questions and are encouraged to sign up with our Facebook Group @HDSMS Parent Hub.
Thanks
HDSMS PAC Secretary
Kristina Peters
FAMILY PORTAL in MyED BC

If you do not have an account, or are having trouble accessing your account, please use the link below for assistance:

SD35 – MyEdBC Help website

Below are links to two videos that offer some help in accessing the Family Portal in MyED BC:

How to Access the Family Portal

Help with Forgotten Passwords

 

CALENDAR

May 30- Grade 4/5 Pod Show 6:00pm (Entry by donation)

May 31- Welcome to Kindergarten 1:30pm./ Kindergarten Students dismissed at 12:00pm.

June 5- Grade 4/5 Fieldtrip to Grouse Mountain

June 7- Grade 2/3 Pod Experience (Entry by donation)

June 13- LCMS Strings in Spring Concert 6pm.

June 14– TCBY Frozen Treat Day/Sports Day

June 17-21 Grade 5 Operation Waterproof

June 20- K/1 Pod Show 9:30 am (Entry by donation)

June 20- Grade 5 farewell 6:00pm.

June 21– Funfair

June 26– Grade 2/3 Dino Park/Grade 4/5 Airpark & Family Picnic

June 27- Final Report Card/Last Day for Students 10:45am Dismissal

June 28- Administrative Day- No Students

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