The Rutherford Update

PAC UPDATE

• We are so happy to announce that the PAC will be hosting a Halloween Family Dance October 30 from 6-8pm. Stay tuned for more information.
• The first delivery of Community Values coupon books has arrived, and PAC is working hard to get ready to launch for Monday! The books and information will be sent home with each child Monday so keep an eye on those backpacks!! Books will be $35 and have over $4000 in savings to local businesses. You will be able to purchase books beginning Monday morning on the Munchalunch website (preferred), cheque or cash. Please provide your child's name/division in the memo field if paying by cheque and include this information with your cash payment as well. These are not free books. Unsold books need to be returned to the school. The class that sells the most books and has all unsold books and money returned on time will win a class pizza party!!! There are fun individual prizes as well! We are raising funds for our earthquake preparedness kit as well as for class field trips funds and much more! Thank you for your support!

SPIRIT WEAR DEADLINE:

Friendly reminder to place your RAMS GEAR order before October 13th. Sample sizes are still in the main foyer.

RECESS AT RUTHERFORD

Just a heads up to all families that we RARELY have indoor recess at Rutherford. We don't have lots of covered areas here. We make sure to announce to kids to please dress appropriately for the weather. We make sure to have a few dry items on hand in case of emergency. We ask that you please send dry clothes with your little one. Also, please send rain jackets and an umbrella on those very wet days that are coming. We believe that getting kids outside for some fresh air is important to their learning.

DATES TO REMEMBER

October 9: Photo Retakes

October 20-23: Parent conferences

October 24: Pro-D, no classes

October 30: PAC Halloween Dance

October 31: Halloween Costume Parade (weather permitting in the parking roundabout)

ATHLETICS

It’s football and cross-country season at the Rutherford. We have 25-30 runners out there, training for the big race day and our football team is 1-1 and learning a lot. The kids are so excited to represent their school. Go RAMS!

CLUBS

We are fortunate to have some amazing staff who have started recess clubs for our students. These include Kindness Club, D&D club, Pokémon Club, Board Game Club, Chess Club and Garden Club. Thank you to everyone for making this a great place to learn.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

We are beginning to see amazing parent volunteers in the hallways and in classrooms. Thank you so much! If you would like to volunteer, please complete the criminal record check at: https://justice.gov.bc.ca/criminalrecordcheck

HEALTHY SNACKS AND LUNCHES

Today, we saw a number of very big bags of chips wandering around at recess. We ask for parents to help us out by please keeping chips and candy at home. The other items we encourage kids to enjoy at home rather than school are pop and energy drinks. Thanks so much for your support.

TERRY FOX MARATHON

Last week, Iver, Tyler, Molly, Ashleigh, Jennie, Drew and Brody along with Mr. Brown made us proud by running in our leg of the district-wide relay event. The entire school came out to cheer them on before we took off on our walk through the neighbourhood. Way to go Team!