We wish all Confederation Park Elementary Families a very Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

We hope everyone has a Restive and Festive holiday.

School is closed from December 23, 2024 until January 3, 2025 and reopens on Monday, January 6, 2025.

Here is the December Holiday Countdown schedule.

Click here to see what fun and festive events are scheduled for the two weeks leading to the Winter Holidays.

Axé Capoeira (pronounced aH-shay cap-oh-AIR-ah) Residency December 2-6.  Families are invited to attend a school-wide performance on Friday Dec 6 at 11:15am.

We would like to thank the PAC for making this exciting residency possible.

Axé Capoeira has an emphasis on active health, arts and cultural appreciation. Capoeira teaches an appreciation for multiculturalism through music played on traditional Afro-Brazilian instruments, songs in Portuguese and Brazilian dance.

Axé Capoeira was founded in Brazil, first arriving in Canada to perform at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival in 1990.  Since 1990, they have become one of the premier capoeira organizations in North America. With over ten performance DVDs, seven internationally acclaimed music CDs, a vibrant track record of over 5,000 school shows and stage performances, and two years running as choreography consultant to So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Axé Capoeira will present a show unparalleled in its spectacular combination of dance, acrobatics, music and theatrics.

Grupo Axé Capoeira originated in Recife, Brazil, in 1982, and opened the first-ever capoeira academy in Canada, in 1996. Based in Vancouver, BC, the organization today continues to rise as one of the world’s leading schools of capoeira. With its internationally high standards of teaching and training students, Axé Capoeira has seen enrolment steadily increase over the years, to a current total of approximately 8000 students in over 20 countries around the world.

2024 ART SHOW AND SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER

Friday, November 15, 2024 5:30 PM – 10:00 pm

Join us as we showcase our children’s artwork and Education Through the Arts program to our families, friends and community.  This special evening allows you to mingle with family, friends and the school team.

The Art show is our biggest fundraiser of the year. The funds raised from this show go directly into enriching our children’s lives in extracurricular activities in our school such as artist in residence, fine arts performances, and the school musical at the Michael J. Fox Theatre!

• No admission fee this year – donations are welcome online at https://Burnabyschools.ca/donations/
• This adult only event will include a silent auction, food, drinks, professional photography and a special musical guest, our very own Principal LaPlante and his band!
• Professional Photography!!! Support our school fundraiser at the Art Show and enjoy professional photography services. Capture professional photographs for personal or business use. Yes, professional head shots for only $25!! You are welcome to bring a prop!
• Menu: Award-winning focaccia/sandwiches by LA Grotta Del Formaggio – $15 Charcuterie-type vegetarian trays – dessert and water – $5 wine or beer.
• Please reserve food orders on Munchalunch by November 10.  Limited food items available for sale at the event.

Cash bar/Plan Ahead/Don’t Drink at Drive

Families are invited to join us for our Remembrance Day
Community Gathering at 11:00 am on Friday, November  8th.

There will be no school on Monday November 11th in Observance of Remembrance Day.

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

We will be acknowledging this day through art and conversations culminating on Friday, September 27.

Friday the 27th is also Orange Shirt Day and we encourage staff and students to wear Orange on this day.

We invite families to join us at a community gathering commemorating Orange Shirt Day in the school gym at 1:15 followed by an early dismissal at 2:05 pm.
https://burnabyschools.ca/orange-shirt-day-building-understanding-and-awareness/

Confederation Park Elementary is getting ready for the 2024 Terry Fox School Run on Friday September 20th!  We will have a short assembly in the gym at 1:15 and then make our way to the Confederation Park track for our run.

We are very excited to take part in this annual tradition that supports cancer research while building school spirit. Please support our student’s fundraising efforts and donate today at Confederation Park Elementary’ s Online Fundraising Page: https://schools.terryfox.ca/ConfederationParkElementary

Donations are welcome online or in person.  Next week we will start our “Toonies for Terry” donations and students from Division 5 will come around to the classes in the mornings to collect donations.

Thank you for your support.

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