June 27th, 2016

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This year has been a dynamic year at ARK! So much has been accomplished in and out of the classrooms  – We Day, track and field Meets, volunteer tea, trips to various venues, pizza days, authors’ visits, report cards and assemblies just to name a few. As the last term draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to thank some important groups in our school community.

First, we would like to thank ARK students. Thank you for patiently listening to your teachers again and again and always using your best manners at school. Thank you for living the Four Keys of Kaufman by being caring, responsible, respectful and honest. Thank you also for owning up to some inappropriate choices at times and apologizing as necessary. Thank you for caring for each other, trying your best in class and in your community. And finally, thank you for letting us share in your learning journey.

Secondly, we would like to thank our incredibly talented staff at ARK. They have a range of skills, interests and teaching styles, but they all have one thing in common – they all care about your child.  They work hard to continually adjust instruction so that all the kids can experience success. We salute their dedication and commitment to student success. Thank you ARK team!

Thirdly, we thank our wonderful parent community. We thank you the respectful ways that you communicate with the school, and with each other. You are role models for our children. Thank you for your words of encouragement, and supporting us when we need to deliver a consequence. We thank you for generously supporting our fundraisers such as Jump Rope for Heart, Change for Change and our school bake sales.

We would like to thank Gord and  Karen Brock, Melodie Shantz, Bill Smith, Peter Koropatwa, Vicki Malecki and Jemcah Shantz who have graciously supported the Snack Program at ARK throughout the year…… We thank all the volunteers who have helped us with daytime events, evening events, field trips… the list is endless. We couldn’t have done it without you!

We would also like to wish our grade eight graduates all the best as they move on to secondary school. We will miss you!

Have a safe and wonderful summer everyone! We look forward to seeing you back on September 6th, 2016.

Sincerely,

Mrs. P. Kaur, Principal                     Mr. S. Finn, Vice-Principal