Blacklock Blast – October 19, 2023

October 19, 2023

Coming home today in your child’s backpack is this year’s House Shirt!  Please have your child wear them every Thursday, so that they can receive House points for their team.  A huge thank you to this year’s supplier Wild Melon for their work and creativity in this project.

Today, your child participated in the Great Shakeout, a BC wide earthquake drill.  Congratulations to all of our staff and students who followed directions carefully and participated in this very important practice.

Reminder that tomorrow is Professional Development Day and students are not in attendance.  Next week is one hour early dismissal at 1:35pm on Wednesday, October 25, and Thursday, October 26.  Please make arrangements to have your child picked up on time.

We are excited to let you know that this year our traditional Christmas and Winter Solstice Sing-A-Long will be held at HD Stafford Middle School on Thursday, December 14, to allow room for all our families to attend!  Students will need to arrive at HD Stafford at 5:30pm and the official start time will be at 6:00pm with more details to come.

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

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

Susanna Eppich, Principal

House Points are as follows:
Hammerhead Sharks – 1,100; Jellyfish – 1,170; Kraken – 1,020; Orca Whales – 1,040

MESSAGES FROM THE BLACKLOCK PAC

Please click on the link for the Trunk or Treat Flyer

Here’s the latest PAC Newsletter:  PAC Blast – October 2023

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

STUDENT LEARNING

The Ministry of Education has made changes to the process through which we communicate student learning (report cards).  Because the Langley School District is complying with the new Ministry of Education Reporting Order, reporting will look different than what you’re used to.  This year, there will be five opportunities to receive information about your child’s learning.  These will include both informal and formal written reports and student inclusive conferences.  As always, staff are available for you to ask any questions as we work together to ensure that every child moves forward in their learning.  Because of this transition, the school calendars that were posted to both the School District and Blacklock websites were unclear.  Therefore, here are the dates with respect to communicating student learning that you need to be aware of:

  • October 27 – Informal Report Card e-mailed home – Grades 1-5
    October 27 – Learning Update – Grade K
  • December 4 – Report Card published in MyED BC – Grades K-5
  • March 6 – 2 Hour Early Dismissal to allow for Student Inclusive Conferences – Grades K-5
  • March 7 – No Students In Attendance to allow for Student Inclusive Conferences – Grade K-5
  • May 6 – Informal Learning Update e-mailed home – Grades K-5
  • June 27 – Final Formal Report Card published online in MyED BC
FAMILY PORTAL in MyED BC

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

Here are the upcoming calendar events:

October 20 – Pro-D Day – No Students in Attendance

October 25 & 26 – One hour early dismissal @ 1:35pm

October 27 – Informal Report sent to families – Grades 1-5 by e-mail and Grade K Learning Update by paper

November 10 – Report Card Prep and Design & Assessment Day – No Students in Attendance

November 13 – School closed for Remembrance Day

November 17 – White Spot Hot Lunch Day

November 24 & 25 – Blacklock Fine Arts School Craft Fair – Friday 4:00pm-8:00pm and
Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm – in the Gym


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