Learning Together, Friends Forever. 同窗四季，挚友一生

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In this message…

·       Lunar New Year Residency – Evening (and Morning Rehearsal) Performance Details

·       Valentine’s Day Activities – Feb. 12, 2025

·       A Message from School Council and Parent Association

A few items of note…

*A reminder that next week is a shorter week as there is no school on February 13 and 14 for Teacher’s Convention as well as Monday, Feb 17, 2025 for Family Day. School will resume the following week on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Lunar New Year Residency Performance

I am sending this message out earlier than normal as we prepare for the excitement of having our families join us for the Lunar New Year Celebration tomorrow, February 7, 2025. We have had great feedback from students as they engaged this week with their various Trickster artists. We would like to thank all parent volunteers who were able to support this week’s residency in various roles, as well as those volunteering throughout the day and evening tomorrow.

Please ensure that your child arrives at the school on time for their performance assigned to their classroom. When students arrive they should go straight to their classrooms. Kindergarten parents, please walk your child to their classroom.

There will be a variety of seating to support the best views possible for all spectators. Please note that there will be a mix of chairs, benches and floor mat seating. We encourage you to arrive early should you require or prefer a specific type of seating.

February 7^th 4pm Performing Classrooms - Doors will open at 3:30pm. Students should arrive no later than 3:45pm

-        Kindergarten: Ms. Tsai Group B (Tu/Th), Grade 1: Ms. Blair, Grade 1/2: Ms. Hoglund, Grade 1/2: Ms. Holm, Grade 2: Ms. Wang, Grade 3: Ms. Buller, Grade 3: Mr. Wang, Grade 4: Ms. Eastly, Grade 4: Ms. Wilcock, Grade 5: Mr. Ledene, Grade 6: Mr. Wiedener

-        *Families are also welcome to choose to come to the dress rehearsal for this group instead of the evening performance starting at 10:00am (doors open at 9:50am)

February 7^th 6pm Performing Classrooms - Doors will open at 5:30pm. Students should arrive no later than 5:45pm

-        Kindergarten: Ms. Freestone, Kindergarten: Ms. Tsai Group A (M/W), Grade 1: Ms. Wu, Grade 1/2: Ms. Schnell/Ms. Weir, Grade 2: Ms. Lee, Grade 3: Ms. Saretsky, Grade 3: Ms. Spray, Grade 4: Ms. Zhang, Grade 4: Ms. Hay, Grade 5: Ms. Baldwin, Grade 6: Ms. Cole

-        *Families are also welcome to choose to come to the dress rehearsal for this group instead of the evening performance starting at 12:00pm (doors open at 11:50am)

West Entry Doors will be opened 30 minutes before each after school performance (10 minutes before for dress rehearsals). If waiting outside, please line up down the sidewalk towards Varsity Drive. Please ensure that if you are driving to this event, you park in designated parking spaces and avoid the staff parking lot or impacting any of our surrounding community homes. Parents who have siblings performing at different times will be asked to leave the gym in between performances with all of their belongings as they pick up their children following the first performance, but are welcome to stay inside the building outside of the gym, awaiting the second performance.

*Please note that families will be asked to exit from the East Doors out to the courtyard / playground after the 4pm performance.

Valentine’s Day Activities – Feb. 12, 2025

On Wednesday, February 12 students are invited to wear red, pink, or white clothing. Teachers will be sharing information specific to their classroom regarding Valentine’s Day learning and activities, and details about any items coming to school. Please connect with your child’s teacher should you have classroom-specific questions for this day. Although it is a kind gesture, we ask that food not be sent to school for classmates to eat, unless each item is individually factory packaged/sealed. These items will not be eaten at school, but instead will be sent home with your child to support parent discretion.

A Message from School Council and Parent Association

Marion Carson Silent Auction Fundraiser – February 7-10, 2025 (ends at 11:59pm)

For an opportunity to browse the items up for auction, please see the link below. Use the same link to place your bid when the silent auction opens from Feb 7-10 in support of Marion Carson School. Items will continue to be added throughout this upcoming week until the auction opens, so keep looking for updates.

Auction link: MCPA's Playground Fund Online Auction

Sincerely,

Mr. Dustin Turner

Principal, Marion Carson School

Important Dates:

Feb. 7: Lunar New Year Residency Performance (4pm and 6pm) – see schedule for details

Feb. 7-10: Parent Association Silent Auction – browse and bid here

Feb. 11: Mandarin Bilingual Program Lottery Period Closes at 12pm Noon

Feb. 12: Valentine’s Day Activities – Wear Red / Pink

Feb. 13/14: Teacher’s Convention – No School for Students

Feb. 17: Family Day – No School

Feb. 18: School Council and Parent Association Meeting - 6:30pm in Library Learning Commons

Feb. 21: Fun Lunch (Subway) – www.healthyhunger.ca

Feb. 26: Pink Shirt Day

Feb. 28: Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students