Please ensure your child is well dressed for the rainy Vancouver weather. For those who attended school in BC, you will remember that throughout your childhood, rain (or snow) never stopped children from playing outside at recess and lunch. Sometimes schools had a basement, sometimes an undercover area, sometimes neither.  Regardless, we were encouraged to dress for the weather and “get some fresh air.” We continue to share the same message with children since we live in Vancouver and it rains more than we like!  We also share this message because teachers have supervision free recess and lunch.  We cannot … Continue reading Msg. From NRP: Rain, Rain, Go Away! Dress for Rainy Vancouver Weather!

One of our amazing parents, Fariba, is organizing the Grade 7 and 8 Hoodies. A group of 4 parents came today to size the kids who ordered. We are looking for 1-2 more parents – Preferably Grade 8 parents so they can support their children – to help tomorrow morning. Your help is needed from 8:45am until about 10:00am (or whenever we finish). It is easy work but WE NEED GRADE 8 PARENT HELP! Please email me if you can come: rosepointpac@gmail.com Continue reading To all parents **but especially Grade 8 Parents ** Help Needed Tomorrow morning

Dear Parents/Guardians, We are holding two Yearbook cash sale events during goal-setting conferences on Wednesday Nov. 7 and Thursday Nov. 8 afternoons from 1:30pm to 4:00pm in the foyer. Yearbooks are $25 per copy, and we will only accept bill that’s smaller than $50. Please take this opportunity to secure a memorable book for your kids. NRP Yearbook Committee Continue reading Yearbook Cash Sale – Wednesday and Thursday

Remembrance Day Ceremonies: Each year the school holds Remembrance Day Ceremonies. This year the K-4 ceremony will take place Thursday at 9:45am. The Grade 5-8 Ceremony will be held at 11:00am. Parents are welcome to attend. Please note that this ceremony is a silent one so no clapping or talking throughout please. All children will wear a Poppy. If you do not have one, your child may get one from the office. There are also donation boxes there if you wish to donate a loonie or a toonie. LEGO Robotics: Please note that class is cancelled this week! No School … Continue reading Remembrance Day Ceremony Thursday, No LEGO Robotics Wed., No School Monday

Dear Parents, It has come to my attention that some parents are a bit confused about how the Goal Setting Conference works and when they can book with the teacher. All the necessary information, including the link to sign up, was posted on the NRP App by the school November 2. There is no separate notices being sent home. Please DOWNLOAD THE APP to find the sign up link: For Android phones:   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sia.nrps For Apple Devices: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/norma-rose-point-school/id895615029?mt=8 Once you have the NRP App scroll down to the notice named: “Goal Setting Conferences”. There you will find instructions and the sign up link. … Continue reading Goal Setting Conference Appointment Booking

Preserve memories of friendships and events A yearbook is a book published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school. The 2019 Norma Rose Point School Yearbook is consisted with students/staff portraits, community candids, sports, clubs, and major school events, etc. All pictures will carefully be selected by the Yearbook Committee staff and the teachers. We will make every effort to make sure that every kid will appear on the yearbook at least twice. Don’t wait to reserve the 2019 NRP Yearbook! Buy online now at https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/2591825/Norma-Rose-Point-School/.Yearbooks are on sale for just $25. Price will go up to $30 after … Continue reading Yearbooks Now on Sale! Pre Order Now!

Please find below the November/December PAC Newsletter. **Please note that an error in our Lunch menu has now been rectified so you can order for the date of Friday November 16th! ** Nov-Dec 2018 Newsletter Happy Trick or Treating! Jody Continue reading Nov/Dec PAC Newsletter and Nov. 16 Lunch menu now open.

Dear Parents of NRP With the implementation of the new payment system by the Vancouver School Board, there has been some confusion around the Direct Appeal.  We hope this letter clarifies the current status and the plans for the future for all of our fundraising activities. First and most importantly, we would like to thank all of you who have already donated to the school`s Direct Appeal. To date parents have donated $10,035. Unfortunately this is still shy of the $25,000 goal on the NRP wishlist to pay for items such as Mathletics (for Grades 4-7), Grade 8 Online Math … Continue reading Important Message about how fundraising works at NRP – Direct Appeal vs. PAC Lunch Program etc.

Dear Parents, PAC`s only true fundraiser is our optional 5 day/week lunch program. We rely on parent volunteers to help everyday in order to keep the program running. It appears that we are very short of help from next week onwards. If you are able to spare time between 11:30am-12:30pm, please consider signing up. Links are below: October 29-November 2:   https://www.volunteersignup.org/JAFB8 November 5 – 8:                 https://www.volunteersignup.org/BEE4J November 13 – 16:             https://www.volunteersignup.org/CBY8F November 19 – 23:             https://www.volunteersignup.org/8LBXT November 26 – 30:        … Continue reading Lunch Volunteers desperately needed