DRK E-NEWS May 22, 2026

Principal's Message

As we move into the final month of the school year, there is an incredible energy across DRK. Classrooms are busy with meaningful culminating learning experiences, creative projects, performances, celebrations, field studies, and opportunities for students to demonstrate their growth in many different ways. This time of year always highlights the deep care, planning, and intentionality our staff bring to creating engaging experiences for students right through to the final day.

A sincere thank you to all staff for the extensive behind-the-scenes work already underway to support year-end learning, events, transitions, and celebrations. The amount of organization, flexibility, and teamwork required during this busy season is significant, and it continues to reflect the strong student-centered culture we are so proud of at DRK.

We are looking forward to a wonderful final month together.

Falcon Pride,

Nina Ferguson

The Next Two Weeks:

Monday/lundi, May 25: 6-5-8-7

Tuesday/mardi, May 26: 2-1-4-3

WEB Play Day (Grade 8s selected for the WEB Program going to UBCO for the afternoon)
Learning Lounge

Wednesday/mercredi, May 27: 6-5-8-7

Bald Falcon Participant Meeting @ lunch (room 205)
Learning Lounge

Thursday/jeudi, May 28: 2-1-4-3

Reverse Day (students dress as teachers, teachers dress as students!)
Grade 9s visit KSS for the morning
Learning Lounge

Friday/vendredi, May 29: 6-5-8-7-X

Bald Falcon Day (support our fundraising efforts HERE!)

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Monday/lundi, June 1: 4-3-2-1

Tuesday/mardi, June 2: 8-7-6-5

Learning Lounge

Wednesday/mercredi, June 3: 4-X-3-2-1

Bald Falcon Participant Pizza Party @ lunch (room 205)
SEL Lesson #8
Learning Lounge

Thursday/jeudi, June 4: 8-7-6-5

Learning Lounge

Friday/vendredi, June 5: 4-3-2-1

Highlights and Items to Note:

May 26 - WEB Play Day (afternoon only)

May 28 - Reverse Day (students dress as teachers, teachers dress as students)

May 29 - Bald Falcon Day (support our fundraising efforts HERE!)

Student Leadership & Events at DRK

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!

June 10 & 11 - International Food Fair

Foods from around the world will be available to sample at lunch! Tickets for sale (50¢ each) in the kiosk the morning before each fair (tickets must be used the same day as purchase). Watch the Knox News for more details.

June 16 - Tropical Tuesday

Dress for a tropical climate to earn Flock points and & entry into a prize draw!

June 17 - Flocks Wrap-up

We'll find out this year's winning Flock! Surprises to come... Wear your Flock colour & get ready to cheer!!

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!!