Brent Kennedy Elementary School

Parent and Family Weekly Update 

January 26-30 2026

We are heading into the final week of January and are grateful for positive energy and focus that we’re seeing from many of our Brent Kennedy students across the school. Thank you to our families for your continued partnership as we support our learners during this busy winter season filled is many outdoor activities and class trips!

The BK PATH word for January has been ACCOUNTABILITY. The meaning of ACCOUNTABILITY including what it looks like, feels like and sounds like at school was discussed with students at our January Celebration Assembly through picture book and whole school question and answer. ACCOUNTABILITY has also been a term that has been highlighted in classrooms throughout the month and reflected upon by students throughout the school day. Please feel free to review the BK PATH acronym with your child at home and ask them what each letter looks like, feels like and sounds like at school!

The Student Learning Survey is now open for ALL parents to complete. See link in the announcements below. 

Thank you to the families who have already paid the winter activity fees, including any required skate, helmet, or ski rentals. If you have not yet submitted payment for your child’s winter activities or rentals, please contact the school for payment information. Payments can be made online at:
https://bkes.sd8.bc.ca/pay

Announcements for Parents:

Parent Volunteers for CBAL READING PROGRAM

• We are still seeking parent volunteers for the upcoming CBAL reading program at the school. Please see the poster sent out via email and contact Jennifer Evdokimoff : jevdokimoff@cbal.org if interested. 

   

Student Learning Survey 

The student learning survey comes out every year from the Ministry of Education for students in grades 4,7,10,11 and 12. The Grade 4 students at Brent Kennedy will be completing the survey at school in the coming weeks. 

The survey can be found at this link : http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sat_survey/access.htm

There is a separate survey for parents that you can accessed by clicking the PARENT button at the above link. There is no password for the Parent Survey. 

If you choose to do the survey with your grade 4 student at home, you may do so using their 9 Digit PEN as their login. 

Announcements for Students:

• Grade 5/6 Volleyball Tuesday and Thursday at recess
• Chess club for all on Tuesday at recess
• Intermediate Hockey on Monday and Wednesday’s at recess

• Grade 2,3,4 Soccer on Friday’s at recess

   

Still Out There: 

Cold Weather Gear

• Please ensure that your child comes to school with clothing appropriate for the rainy, wet and cold weather. This includes boots, coats, hats and gloves. Please the school know if you need assistance in providing this clothing for your child at school. We are happy to help. 

SD8 Code of Conduct for Bus Students 

• Please review : CLICK HERE

Contacting the office : Please be as detailed as possible with notes, emails and office phone calls and include: 

• Students First and Last name
  
  • Homeroom teacher
  • Name of bus route (if applicable) 
  • Any other details pertaining to your question or request. THANK YOU!

  • If you have arranged an alternate pickup arrangement for the day, please let your child’s teacher know. 

    Visitor Sign In Sheet: There is a visitor sign in sheet at the main office. Please be sure to use the sign in sheet to check in and check out when visiting the school and indicate the purpose of your visit. This is to ensure that we know who is in the school at all times, in case of emergency or evacuation. Thank you!!

• The SD8 Student Accident Insurance webpage for families can be found here. To find this, go to the Students and Families page on the SD8 website.

   

• Reaching the Principal: For urgent or time sensitive matters, please call the school office to arrange a phone call or appointment. Due to the high volume of emails received each day, email is welcome for non-urgent matters, and I will aim to reply within 3 business days.

• Parent Volunteer Information : Parent Volunteer Information Page
  
  • AP 2303 : Volunteers
  • If you are attending class trips or are a parent volunteer in another capacity within the school, please complete the requirements found on the website and turn forms into the school office. Thank you! (Forms must be completed in full, to have the application accepted).
  • All Parent Volunteer Packages and Criminal Record Checks (CRC) must be completed ANNUALLY.

  • If you volunteer at two schools, only one Application and CRC needs to be completed for both. 

     

This Week and Coming Up : 

Winter activities : Ongoing – see you classroom teacher for your child’s specific dates. 

February 4 : Grade 4 Student Learning Survey 

Ms. Klassen

Principal

Brent Kennedy Elementary School