We are raffling off a Purdy’s Gift Basket to help raise funds for the Grade 6 Barkerville trip. Tickets are one for $2 or 3 for $5 and can be purchased at the office. The draw for the basket will be at our Christmas Concert on December 18.

Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo… who knows what the grade ones did on Monday, Dec. 10th? Mrs. Holloway’s class dissected owl pellets! Over the past month we have been learning a lot about owls. We have looked into their characteristics,

Sandra Northrup was here to visit our school today to perform her One Woman Circus. She held workshops with Mrs. London’s, Mrs.

Please see the attached Week Ahead
Parent – Week Ahead 2018-19

Classes from Mrs. London, Mrs. Barr, Mrs. Louie, Mrs. Lavoie and Mrs. Lee’s class participated in the municipal election on Thursday. Ambrose cast 718 votes for City Councillors and 269 votes for the School trustees.
The student results for Councillors were:
Trevor Bolin
Becky Grimsrud
Tony Zabinsky
Larry Evans
Lilia Hansen
Chuck Fowler
For Trustee’s the results were:
Bill Snow
Erin Evans
Helen Gilbert
Mrs.

Bert Ambrose Elementary hosted a school community Terry Fox Run event on September 28th.  We set our fundraising goal at $2000.  The students were given the incentives of  “Duct taping” Mrs. Watchel to the wall if we raised $1500,

Just a reminder that there is no school for students tomorrow,  Oct 19.

Thank you to the Fort St. John Fire Department for joining us this morning for Fire Prevention and Burn Prevention Week. Lt. Stobbe, Firefighter Winn, and Firefighter Ockenden talked to the students about this year’s theme which is “Look-Listen-Learn”.

The Cross Country Race, at Kin Park, on September 26th, will finish around 4:00 pm. Since the team is able to walk to the park and does not need to travel on a school bus, notes from parents saying they are picking up their son/daughter are not required.