DRK E-NEWS May 8, 2026

Principal's Message

We are very excited to finally see the finish line in sight for our long-awaited expansion project! We have now been informed that we will be able to begin a staggered and transitional move into portions of the new space starting this June. Thank you to our students, staff, and families for your patience and flexibility throughout this lengthy process. We are already looking forward to hosting an Open House in September so our entire community, including former Falcons who never had the chance to enjoy the new spaces, can come back and celebrate together.

We also wanted to share an important save-the-date for our Grade 9 families. We are currently planning a special End of Middle School celebration event for the afternoon of Tuesday, June 23rd. More details and information will be shared soon, but we wanted families to have the date on their calendars early.

Finally, a reminder to all families that we continue to plan meaningful learning activities right until the very end of the school year. Please take a moment to review the final week schedule posted on our school calendar. We expect all students to participate in our Presentations of Learning and associated activities, as these are important opportunities for reflection, celebration, and connection as we close out another successful year together.

Falcon Pride,

Nina Ferguson

The Next Two Weeks:

Monday/lundi, May 11: 1-2-3-4

Tuesday/mardi, May 12: 5-6-7-8

Learning Lounge

Wednesday/mercredi, May 13: 1-2-3-4

Learning Lounge

Thursday/jeudi, May 14: 5-6-7-8

Learning Lounge

Friday/vendredi, May 15: 1-2-3-4

Anything But a Backpack Day

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Monday/lundi, May 18: No School

Victoria Day

Tuesday/mardi, May 19: 7-8-5-6

Learning Lounge

Wednesday/mercredi, May 20: 3-4-1-2

Learning Lounge
Formal Day

Thursday/jeudi, May 21: 7-X-8-5-6

Learning Lounge
SEL Lesson #7

Friday/vendredi, May 22: 3-4-1-2

Highlights and Items to Note:

May 15 - Anything But a Backpack Day

May 18 - Victoria Day - No school

May 20 - Formal Day

May 21 - Immunization Catch up

May 26 - WEB Play Day

May 28 - Reverse Day

May 29 - Bald Falcon Day

Student Leadership & Events at DRK

May 11 to May 15 - Knox Kickoff Cup

Games on the field at lunch.

Stay tuned for the schedule!

May 15 - Anything But A Backpack

Bring your supplies in anything BUT a backpack to earn Flock points & an entry into a prize draw!

May 20 - Formal Day

Dress in your fancy, formal attire to earn Flock points & an entry into a prize draw!

May 28 - Reverse Day

Students dress like teachers & teachers dress like students! Participants will earn Flock points & an entry into a prize draw!

May 29 - Bald Falcon Day

School-wide assembly to celebrate the efforts of our Bald Falcon participants and watch some of them cut &/or shave their hair! Wear your Flock colour to show your school spirit & earn Flock points!

Bald Falcon 2026 is underway!!

Over the last 18 years, we have raised over $560,000 as a community!! Amazing!!

On Friday May 29th, we will gather our entire school together for a special assembly to celebrate our cause as well as our students’ efforts. Some students will be choosing to raise money by fundraising locally, others will also be offering to "go bald" in an effort to raise awareness of this worthy cause. Some students will be donating 10+ inches of hair for the making of wigs for cancer patients.

We would LOVE involvement from our parents & guardians! You can get involved in various ways:

If your child is participating, you can support them as they fundraise and/or prepare them to have their hair cut or shaved
You can donate to one of the students or staff that are fundraising! Check out our donation page at tinyurl.com/baldfalcon (scroll to the bottom of the page to see the individual participant pages!)
If you or someone you know has a business that would be willing to donate prizes for participants, you can forward that information on to Amy Gunn at amy.gunn@sd23.bc.ca

Our students are making this world a better place as they fundraise for such a worthy cause! Go Falcons!!