The Rutherford Update

Rutherford Mini World Cup-Parents please join us any day you can!

Bring a lawn chair and a hat and cheer on your kid!

What an incredible first year back at Rutherford — it’s hard to believe summer is already around the corner. Our community has been buzzing with activity, and the next few weeks promise even more excitement. With the FIFA World Cup kicking off in just 15 days, there’s a national wave of anticipation building. Canada, the USA, and Mexico are hosting the biggest sporting event in the world, and with so many of our students involved in soccer, we wanted to bring that energy right onto our own fields.

Thanks to the support of Nanaimo United and students from the NDSS Soccer Academy, we’re thrilled to announce a mini cross‑grade soccer tournament right here at Rutherford.

Tournament Schedule-Check with your child for updates and teams

• Tuesday, June 9 — 16 teams compete on both fields, 1:40–2:20 pm
• Wednesday, June 10 — 8 teams battle for a spot in the semi‑finals, 1:40–2:20 pm
• Friday, June 12 — 4 teams compete for a place in the finals, 1:40–2:20 pm
• Tuesday, June 16 — Championship Final, 1:40–2:20 pm
• Wednesday, June 17 — Third‑place match during big recess

A huge thank‑you to all our parent volunteers and supporters. GO RAMS!

Cheer on Team Canada

Canada plays its first World Cup match on Friday, June 12, in Toronto against Bosnia and Herzegovina at 12:00 pm Pacific Time. GO CANADA!

Two More Fire Drills

We are holding two more drills in the coming weeks; Monday, June 1st at 10:05. And then the last one - Friday, June 12th before big recess at 11:35.

2026/2027 School Organization

This is our DRAFT staffing plan for next school year. It has been presented to current staff and to the PAC executive. It could change at any time or even over the summer.

Div 1 Pinder K

Div 2 Schmidt K/1

Div 3 Muir 1

Div 4 Giles 2

Div 5 Baetz 2/3

Div 6 Odynski 3

Div 7 King 4

Div 8 Kullman and Barill 4/5

Div 9 Strattner 5/6

Div 10 Carlson 6

Div 11 Reis 6/7

Div 12 Shahi 7

Div 13 RISE 4-7

Teacher/Librarian Rounis

Fine Arts: Vacant

Zone Track Meet

GO RAMS!! Yesterday, 75 Rutherford track athletes gathered at the zone meet to compete with Mountain View, Departure Bay, Pauline Haarer, Oceane, and Forest Park. Our kids were amazing!! Looking forward to seeing the results next week. Check out the pics below👇

Save the Date – Year-End Assembly

Please join us June 24 at 10:00 for the Grade 7 Recognition and year-end assembly. Grade 7 parents will have preferred seating but after that, it's first come/first served.

PAC Update

Next PAC Meeting is Monday, June 15th at 6:30pm in the Multipurpose Room. The agenda will include elections for executive roles. The PAC is in need of a new Hot Lunch Coordinator for next year. Much gratitude to Kim Quist for spearheading this for us this year. We can't run a program without a coordinator, so if you are curious or interested, we hope you will join us at the next meeting to learn more/let us know.

Thank you from the Grade 7s!

Our most recent bottle drop-off raised just over $500.00. Thank you to everyone for your contributions!

Please watch the calendar!

There is so much happening over the next few weeks. Please watch the calendar and make sure to check backpacks for all permission slips and notices.

Next Week

Monday:

Kim's Cardio

Div 6 walking to Linley Point Gryo Park

RISE Maffeo Sutton Park 9:30-12

Tuesday:

Div 7 RDN Watershed Bus Tour 8:50-2:15

Wednesday:

RISE Bowen Pool 10:45-1:30

Thursday:

Friday:

Div 3 FT Nanaimo Museum 9-12

Freezie Friday 2:25-2:45pm

Fun Lunch-Subway