How We Help

Wondering where the funds we raised are going towards? Below are some of things we help with at the school.

2020-2021 Year In Review

Smiling Creek Elementary PAC 2020-2021 YEAR IN REVIEW.mp4

Grade 5 Body Science Workshop with Saleema Noon

On June 20, the grade 5 students participated in an online presentation (including question and answer period) by Saleema Noon around body science and sexual health education. Parents of the grade 5 students were also invited to an online presentation on June 18 to help prepare them for conversations with their children.

Div 8 Duck Hatching Experience

Hello PAC! A very warm thank you from Division 8 for all that you do! I am so appreciative for all your generosity and kindness this year; it has been a challenging one. The ducks were a very enriching experience for us all and brought a lot of brightness to our lives.

Please check out this letter package from our class.

Cheyenne Leighs

Grade 2/3 Teacher

Smiling Creek Elementary

scan_cleighs_2021-05-25-14-21-22.pdf

Staff Appreciation Day (May 6, 2021)

Our amazing parents Crystal McVeigh and Stacey Stephens organized a few things around the school today to show how much we appreciate the wonderful staff at Smiling Creek Elementary, including notes from students on classroom doors, staff room treats, cupcakes, personalized gifts and White Spot truck lunch. It was amazing to have the White Spot truck at the school for some delicious hot lunch for the staff. Thank you also to Li Shia Jamieson for making the delicious individually wrapped cupcakes for the staff.

Here are some feedback we got from the staff:

The Rocky Point ice cream truck was a smashing success yesterday. The students were over the moon with such an awesome sweet treat! Thanks PAC!

Earlier this morning we had a spirit assembly on the field. It was so nice to see the entire school together in one place without it being an evacuation drill!! We were able to say goodbye to our grade 5’s, cheered on Div. 3 doing a dance and then had an epic dance off!

Our students have been super troopers throughout this school year and we as a staff cannot say enough about how well they have adjusted

Ross Jacobsen
Principal

I just wanted to thank you all SO much for such a wonderful day yesterday! We were all blown away by all of the sweet messages, kind words, little treats, and delicious food! What a fabulous day!

I know I sure felt appreciated (and spoiled!) and I can tell a lot of hard work went into planning and organizing this event! We are so lucky to have such an amazing PAC!

Thank you all so, so much!

Tori Burton
Grade One Teacher

I wanted to send a huge thank you for all that you did for the staff today for Staff Appreciation. The joy that you brought to our school today was very much appreciated! We are so grateful for the care, thoughtfulness, and generosity that went into all of our treats and surprises. Thank you for bringing happiness to all of us during this particularly stressful and trying time. We are so lucky!

Taryn Simonson
Kindergarten Teacher

Dear Pac Members, we are so grateful for all that you do. Thank you for all the treats and beautiful goodies!

Parisa Shafazand
Grade 3/4 Teacher

Thank you so much for the goodie bag (I love my personalized mask and key chain). You guys put in so much time & effort into making Staff Appreciation Day memorable and special.

Jordana Reich
Secretary

WOWZA! What a phenomenal way to start the day! I am truly grateful to you all for your thoughtfulness, generosity and CARE!!! I appreciate all of you amazing parents and your fabulous kiddos!! Thank you...

Smiles galore,
Suzanne Bonnet

I just wanted to send a quick note to say THANK YOU! What you did for the staff today made us feel truly appreciated and valued. I am lucky to work at Smiling Creek and be part of such an amazing and caring community.

Cynthia Mollison,
Noon hour supervisor

A huge thank you to all involved for the special event today. There were so many thoughtful and sincere touches and all of the time spent is so much appreciated. It was all above and beyond, we are so fortunate to have such a dedicated parent group to help support our school community. We were all so spoiled and felt extra special!

Ashley Gushue
Grade 2/3 Teacher

Dear Smiling Creek PAC, I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for making us teachers here at Smiling Creek feel so incredibly loved today. You went above and beyond in spoiling us and we could really feel the love and appreciation. To be greeted by the cupcake notes on my door this morning brought tears to my eyes. This year has been challenging for everyone in different ways and this small act of kindness truly makes all the difference. Then, to enter the staffroom filled with all the thoughtful baskets of treats - I was blown away. Your thoughtfulness gave me that extra pep in my step this morning. By the time lunch arrived and we were greeted by the White Spot truck and your amazing personalized gifts - I was just speechless at that point - all the details and personalized touches were just *WOW*. I really don't have the words to express to you how much this means to me and I'm sure the entire staff would echo these sentiments. I feel so fortunate everyday to be a part of this school community -- I can say with all the confidence in the world that our Smiling Creek PAC is the best there is. Thank you for all your enthusiasm and positivity during this challenging year. Thank you for finding creative ways to ensure that our students still receive enriching experiences during this unusual time and thank you for going the extra mile to support teachers and all school staff this year. You guys are phenomenal, incredible, amazing, supportive, thoughtful, caring -- the list could go on. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all the time, effort and love you gave to make today happen. You brightened my DAY...my WEEK...my MONTH...my YEAR with all the love today!!

We are so lucky to have you. Thank you so so much.

Krystle Kwan
Music Teacher

I wanted to drop a note to say thank you so much for everything yesterday. It has been a particularly tough week knowing we will be losing some of the awesome teachers that have been here since the beginning, and yesterday there were smiles everywhere! The support the PAC provides at this school is amazing.

I put the key in the learning common door yesterday morning, and my eye caught this little pink cupcake note. Then I realized my door was covered. I must tell you that by the time I read all the way around I was a little teary. I think I have changed how things have been working in the LC this year at least 4 times and am so glad the students still love to come here. It warms my heart. I didn't think that could be beat, but then I moved to the staffroom, and warmed my stomach (and heart again). Though I ddi leave enough room for the fantastic lunch. What a treat.

I know many PAC members were involved in making yesterday happen for us all. Thank you to all of you. The amazing little touches from someone who is clearly skilled at using their Cricut, and the way everything was so carefully prepared and wrapped in this crazy Covid time, really shows how much you care. A special thank you to Crystal, Stacey and Stacy.

Looking forward to next year when we can hopefully see you all in person.

Jacquie Bischoff
Head Teacher

Just want to express my appreciation to all of you for showing us SO MUCH appreciation yesterday! It was a wonderful day and all the expressions, goodies and burgers, filled my heart and tummy!

You guys are the best!

Nancy Hartmann
Secretary

Thank you SO much to the PAC and everyone involved in making today so special for us. Your generosity throughout the school year and all the little details and touches today made us all feel so special and appreciated. We are so lucky to have such an involved and dedicated PAC!

Lindsay Burton
Grade 2/3 Teacher

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you for yesterday's staff appreciation. It was wonderful! So much thought went into all the decorations, the snacks, the food, and the gifts. We were all blown away and felt very special.

Thank you so much!

Nicole Klassen
Kindergarten Teacher

Onsite Workshop Fund (2020 - 2021)

PAC gave $250 per classroom to fund a variety of class experiences (virtual field trip, hands on activities) to be used by the teachers' discretion:

Project of Hearts with Dawn Marks

Mr. Hart (div 2) and Ms. Shafazand (div 3) reserved a Project of Heart session for the students to learn about the Legacy of Indian Residential school in Canada. They then design tiles that they made into necklaces in honour of the survivors and for the children who never returned from Indian Residential Schools.

Longhouse Model Building

Mr. Miyanaga (div 6) bought supplies including foam board, plywood, cords and others for his students to learn more about long houses and build longhouse models.

Coast Salish Owl Weaving

Ms. Bonnet (div 1) and Mr. Hart (div 4) ordered Coast Salish Owl Weaving with Dawn Marks for their students to learn about first nation artwork.

Virtual Science Workshop

Ms. Richardson (div 5) booked a virtual science workshop through Unique Minds. The hands on workshop allowed students to perform science experiments themselves.

Burnaby Art Gallery Outreach Program

Ms. L. Burton (division 9) and Ms. Gushue (division 11) booked the Collection Discovery outreach workshops with the Burnaby Art Gallery for their students to explore handmade prints by First Nation artists. The workshop also include individual art kits for students to make which are inspired by their connection with the environment and explore how different mediums work together.

Virtual Science World Class

Ms. Klassen (division 19) and Ms. Leong (division 10) booked a virtual class from Science World learning about forces and Ms. Gushue (division 11) booked a virtual class learning about animals.

Butterfly Larvae Experience

Ms. Leong (div 10), Ms. Stephens (div 12), Ms. Wallsmith (div 13), Ms. T. Burton (div 15), Ms. Simonson (div 16) and Ms. Klassen (div 19) purchased live butterfly larvae for their classes to watch butterflies grown from larvae.

Discovering Dinosaurs Virtual Field Trip

Ms. Koh (division 7) and Ms. L. Burton (division 9) booked virtual field trips for their classes to learn more about dinosaurs and to take a virtual tour of the Royal Tyrrell Museum.

Duck Hatching Experience

Ms. Leighs (Division 8) and Ms. Pion (Division 18) have opted to get supplies and rent duck incubators so that their classes can learn about how ducks are hatched. (http://eggucation.com/)

Gingerbread House Making

Ms. Richardson (Division 5), Ms. Koh (Division 7) and Ms. Gushue (Division 11) ordered supplies to let their students create gingerbread houses before the winter break.

Books for Book Fair (December 2020)

Pac gave $1000 for the school to purchase books in the Scholastic virtual book fair:

Scholastic book fair provides 30% of sales back to the school to be used next year. Mrs. Bischoff was able to order a total of 81 books that include:

Early reader & chapter books
Graphic novels
Intermediate chapter books
Handbooks
Almanacs
Picture books
Books for our First Nations collection

Music Room Support Fund (2020 - 2021)

Pac gave $700 for the music room. Below is the list of what Ms. Kwan bought with the fund:

Class set of bucket drumsSeed Shaker
2 Sandblocks
8 Finger Cymbals
5 note chromatic bells
Ocean Drum
Large Cabasa
Thunder tube
Vibraslap
Cowbell
Slapstick
Rainstick
Medium Shekere
Brazilian agogo bells

Learning Commons Support Fund (2020-2021)

Pac gave $1000 for the learning commons. Below is the list of what Mrs. Bischoff bought with the fund:

2020-21 Red Cedar Books (Fiction and Information)
LittleBits Code Kit (for use in the learning commons or classrooms)
Reading Link Challenge extra book set
Outdoor Ed Books (for the general collection and classroom use)
- Finding Wild by Megan Lloyd
- Because of an Acorn by Lola Scaefer
- The Street Beneath my Feet by Charolette Guillain
- A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel
- Moth by Isabel Thomas
- A Whale's World by Ian McAllister
- Wolf Island by Ian McAllister
- The Sea Wolves by Ian McAllister
- The Salmon Bears by Ian McAllister

Teacher Support Fund (2020 - 2021)

PAC gave $200 per classroom teacher and $500 for support staff. Here are some highlights of what our amazing staff spent the fund on:

Division 1 (Ms. Bonnet)

Books
- Let the Children March
- We are Water Protectors
- Couch Potato
- Barnabus Project
- Only One You
- When We WEre Alone
- You Matter
Slime making material
- glue
- cornstarch

Division 2 (Ms. Dunbar)

Art supplies
- Watercolour
- Brushes
- Paint pallet
- Paint brush caddy
- Pencil crayons
- Pastel square chalks

Division 3 (Ms. Shafazand)

Classroom supplies
- Mechanical pencils
- Journal planner
- Journal pens
- Blank notebooks
- Polymer Clay
Workbooks
- Grade 4 Geometry Kumon
- Grade 4 Writing Kumon
- Grade 4 Decimals & Fractions Kumon
- Grade 4 Building Spelling Skills

Division 4 (Mr. Hart)

Books:
- The One and Only Ivan
- The Secret Lake
Learning Games & Resources:
- Dice in Dice
- 156 pieces Magnetic Rainbow Fraction Tiles
- Giant Magnetic Ten-frame Set
- 16-sided Polyhedral Dice
- Expand Ball (Hoberman Sphere)
- Fast Fun Blokus Game
- 30 double sided dry erase lap boards

Division 5 (Ms. Richardson)

Classroom supplies
Art supplies
- Canvases
- Crayola oil pastels
- Keychain craft kits
- Decorations for give back trees

Division 6 (Mr. Miyanaga)

Storage bin material
- wood
- screws
Gyroscopes
Headsets
Arts and crafts supplies
- googly eyes
- mini pom poms
- marbles

Division 7 (Ms. Koh)

Art supplies
- 100 pcs colour sets
- Inkjoy felts
- Gold gel Uniball
- Canvases
Picture Frames
Soap dispenser
Food colour
Turkish Delights for the Narnia story

Division 8 (Ms. Leighs)

20 Canvases
Chess Set
Book: Big Book of Blooms
20-sided dice (pack of 20)
10-sided dice (pack of 60)
Yarn

Division 9 (Ms. L. Burton)

Flower bulbs and pots
3D shapes
Electronic pencil sharpener
Arts and crafts supplies
Ginger bread decoration

Division 10 (Ms. Leong)

Phonics game (Learning Resources POP Word Families Game and Early Phonic Games)
Lego (Classic Large Creative Box)
Connect 4
Fidget toys
Writing & Reading Power books

Division 11 (Ms. Gushue)

Dry Erase Ticket Holder Pockets
Books
- The Baby-Sitters Club #7: Boy-Crazy Stacey
- The Baby-Sitters Club #8: Logan Likes May Anne!
- Baby-Sitters Little Sister #1: Karen's Witch
- Baby-Sitters Little Sister #2: Karen's Roller Skates
- Baby-Sitters Little Sister #3: Karen's Worst Day
- Dragon Masters #18: Heat of the Lava Dragon
- Plants vs Zombies #13: Snow Thanks
- Plants vs Zombies #14: A Little Problem
- Who Would Win? Ultimate Shark Rumble
Art supplies for Christmas Snowmen
Math 3D shapes

Division 12 (Ms. Stephens)

Books
- A Butterfly is Patient
- All Are Welcome
- Be You
- Big Feelings
- Butterfly Park
- How Does a Butterfly Grow
- I Promise
- Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker
- National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly
- Say Something
- The Grateful Book
- Very Hungry Caterpillar
- What's My Superpower

Division 13 (Ms. Wallsmith)

Word Tiles
10-sided Polyhedra Dice (set of 12)
Books:
- The Power of Yet
Art supplies
Flower bulbs for planting
Round stool for teacher and EA to work with students around the class

Division 14 (Ms. McGuinness)

Learn to read materials:
- Letter Tiles
- Letter Game: Pop for Letters
- Learning Resources Alphabet Soup Sorters
Slime/bead containers
Books
- Two of Everything

Division 15 (Ms. T. Burton)

Books
- Two of Everything
- Shh! We Have a Plan
- My Family, Your Family
10-sided dice
Word games
- Pop for Sight Words Bundle
- Pop for Blends
Clipboards

Division 16 (Ms. Simonson)

Lego sets and plastic bags for individual supplies for students
Book:
- Rain Before Rainbows
Art supplies

Division 17 (Ms. Bruder)

Books
- Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection
- We're Different We're the Same
Crayons & coloured pencils
Containers
Stickers & Erasers
Art supplies for Valentine's art activities
Tie-dye art supplies and t-shirts

Division 18 (Ms. Pion)

Foldable wagon
Christmas ornament supplies
Treats
Battery candles for classroom
Playdoh
Bubble wands
Carpet markers

Division 19 (Ms. Klassen)

Books
- Ishi
- True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
- Stick And Stone
- Good Egg & The Bad Seed Pack
- Ruby Finds a Worry
- What Does It Mean to Be Kind?
- Understanding Emotions Self-Regulation Pack
- Be You!
- Mixed: A Colourful Story
- Worrysaurus
- Where Are You From?
- How to Catch...All Year Collection
Art supplies

Student Services (Ms. Arteficio, Ms. Devries, Ms. Henschell, Ms. Kehrig)

Books:

- Bob Books Set 5: Long Vowels
- Road to Reading: A Program for Preventing and Remediating Reading Difficulties
Games:
- Pop for Blend Phonic Games
- Pop for Sight Words Game Bundle
- Pop for Word Families Game
Miscellaneous:
- Two-Colour Counters
- Tub of Letter Tiles
- Kid Headphones
- Dry Erase Colouring Pocket (10 piece)

Student Services (Ms. Chaudhuri)

Books

My Mouth is a Volcano!
Bubble Gum Brain: Read, Get Mindset...GROW!
Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
Soda Pop Head
One One You
Social Skills: Communication
Worrysaurus

Student Services (Ms. Riederer)

Books

My Mouth is a Volcano!
I Just Don't Like the Sound of No!: My Story About Accepting No for an Answer and Disagreeing the Right Way!
Making Friends is an Art

Student Services (Ms. Westman)

Books

You are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids
Superflex Takes on One-sided Sid, Un-wonderer and the Team of Unthinkables
Asperger's Rules!: How to Make Sense of School and Friends

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