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Earthquake Drill Today @ 2pm

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Today at 2:00pm, NRP will be participating in “The Big One”, a provincial earthquake drill. Please note that, during the drill, the school will not be accessible to anyone. Parents and guardians, please do not enter the school until 3:00pm, when the earthquake drill is done. If you need to pick up your child early to appointments, please report to the school before 2pm. Thank you for your co-operation! 地震演习- 2pm 今天下午2点钟，NRP将参与“大地震”（The Big One），一场省级地震演习。请注意，在演习期间，任何人不得进入学校。直到下午3点演习结束后，家长和监护人才可以进入学校。如果您需要提前把孩子接出来，请在下午2点前到校办公室登记。 感谢您的合作！ Continue reading Earthquake Drill Today @ 2pm

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Please consider completing the survey – 2018/19 VSB Budget

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VSB Budget process The VSB has adopted a new budget process that includes surveying parents for feedback.  A preliminary draft budget has already been shared at a VSB meeting earlier this month.  Concerns have been raised that the budget reduces the number of non-enrolling teachers at the VSB, meaning less librarians and counsellors across the district.  More information from the VSB is available here.  The note about reduction of non-enrolling staff is on page 15 of this report.  Please let the VSB know about your budget priorities by completing the survey. Continue reading Please consider completing the survey – 2018/19 VSB Budget

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Art Volunteers/Free UTown Program/Free Baseball Games

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Art Volunteers Ms. Tamara is looking for some art volunteers, as she has switched from music to art for the spring term. Duties include such things as washing paint brushes, displaying students’ art work and helping to  maintain art supplies (eg, sharpening pencils). Help is welcome any day or days of the week after school, for as little or as much time as you can spare.  Some jobs can also be done at home, or displaying artwork can be done during school hours. Please contact Ms. Tamara at tball@vsb.bc.ca if you would like to help out.  Thank you so much! Free UTown … Continue reading Art Volunteers/Free UTown Program/Free Baseball Games

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all about Spring Fair

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第二届NRP嘉年华 The biggest event of the year is coming up on May 11, 2018. Our annual Spring Fair is a popular community-building event.  Not only does it offer a fun afternoon for our NRP families and neighbours, the fair is also a fundraising event to raise funds to support schools with less resources. Please invite your family, friends and neighbours. Ticket will go on pre-sale from May 7. We will need a lot of volunteers for the event, if you have time to spare and want to get involved in making this year’s Spring Fair a huge success, please signup online: https://www.volunteersignup.org/8DY7E Come … Continue reading all about Spring Fair

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Disability Inclusion in Sports Open House

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Are you a person with a disability or the parent or caregiver of a person with special needs?  Wesbrook Community Centre is looking for community input on how to make their programs and facilities more inclusive of UNA residents with diverse abilities. Join us for an Open House where we will discuss: *improving the accessibility of community centre facilities and equipment *developing new programs for community members with diverse abilities *opportunities for adaptive sports programming Date: April 22nd Time: 1pm to 4pm (drop in) Location: Wesbrook Community Centre (3335 Webber Lane) The event will include tours of the facility and … Continue reading Disability Inclusion in Sports Open House

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Free Vancouver District Parent Workshops

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Raising Digitally Responsible Youth Free EVENT for Parents – May 8, 2018 With society heading in a direction of being constantly connected to technology, what do we need to know as parents to protect our kids and teach them responsible and appropriate use of technology? The parameters of rules and expectations that you put in place at home will undoubtedly guide their behaviour in the years to come. Please join us for an informative presentation which will cover the following topics and more! Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raising-digitally-responsible-youth-free-event-for-parents-tickets-43813224534 SACY Workshops – various dates What is SACY? School Age Children and Youth (SACY) – Substance Use Health … Continue reading Free Vancouver District Parent Workshops

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Apr. 27 ProD Day Camp/After-school Program/Summer Camps

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Pro-D Day Camp at NRP – April 27 Fundraising Event: Description: At our Pro-D Day camps we combine various activities to keep students learning while having fun. The April 27th Pro-D Day camp will consist of the following elements: LEGO® Robotics – Grades K and 2 get to build and program to their heart’s content – Grades 3 and up engage in games, races, sumo battles using LEGO® Mindstorms. Brain / Logic Games – riddles, mazes, cryptograms and memory teasers presented in a fun way for all grades Math Challenges – engaging activities to get each student excited about math Sports & Board Games Fun for grades K … Continue reading Apr. 27 ProD Day Camp/After-school Program/Summer Camps