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Our Weekly Oct. 17

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Oct. 17, 2025

Dear River Runner Families,

We are wrapping up a short, but busy week. Next week there is no school on Friday, Oct. 24th as we have a Professional Development Day. We are really focussing on solving problems and dealing with strong emotions without hurting others. One key part of this is remembering and using WITS to solve problems.

You can use this strategy at home too!

  • On Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31, our River Runners are welcome to wear their costumes to school to celebrate Halloween.
    • We know that masks are a part of costumes at this age so if face makeup will not do the trick, we are fine with masks being worn at this age.
    • Please keep accessories and weapons at home for the evening.
    • Our River Runners are young and everyone has different comfort levels for blood and gore. Please keep this in mind as costumes are being selected and put together for school. Some students will have a hard time with images of soldiers, skeletons, fake blood, and other costumes related to death or war.
    • Thank you for helping your child find an appropriate costume for the school day.
  • We have the Flourish lunch program at our school. If you would like your child on the program to receive a lunch each day, please let us know. Thank you.

Information From Our PAC

Bake Sale Donation Items Needed for the Halloween Dance:

*We’re so excited to be having our Halloween Dance again this year on Wednesday October 29th. At the moment we’re in need of Bake Sale donations for the dance, either baked or bought. Donations can be dropped off on the morning of Wednesday, October 29th in the office or that afternoon in the gym.
*If you are bringing it in a dish you would like back please label it with your first and last name and we will get it back to you.
*If you think you can help out with baked goods please email Chloe at chloecatnut@shaw.ca.

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Volunteers for the Halloween Dance Needed:

The PAC is looking for volunteers for our upcoming Halloween Dance. Our holiday dances are a lot of fun but also a lot of work. We have two shifts we are needing to fill:

Shift 1: Wednesday October 29th, 2:00m to 3pm (ish). Setting up and decorating the gym. Kids are welcome to join. 6 more volunteers needed.

Shift 2: Volunteering at the Dance/clean up. Wednesday, October 29th 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Volunteering at the Dance and helping clean up. We need 6 more volunteers.

If you can work for one of these shifts the PAC would be extremely grateful, please email: chloecatnut@shaw.ca.

Thank you so much

Saseenos Elementary School PAC

Coming Up:

Friday, Oct. 24th              Professional Development Day -No School

Wednesday, Oct. 29th   PAC sponsored Family Dance 5:30-7:30

Monday, Not. 10th          Remembrance Day Ceremony 10:45

Tuesday, Nov. 11th          Remembrance Day -No School

Thursday, Nov. 20th        Early Dismissal 12:00

Friday, Nov. 21                Professional Development Day -No School

Have a good weekend. We hope everyone has a chance to walk with the crunch of the leaves underfoot.

Tess Vally and Glenn Gibson