Cloverdale Elementary School
Bi-Weekly News
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SCHOOL UPDATES:
Principal’s Message
Welcome to the 2025/2026 school year at Cloverdale. We have had an exciting first few days as we meet and greet new friends and get reacquainted with classmates from previous years. Our transitions have been smooth and our students continue to live up to Cloverdale’s high standards of citizenship, respect and responsibility. We have begun another school year, full of outstanding potential. We have been saying hello to returning families and welcoming all the new families to our community. It is definitely my privilege to work with such a tremendous team of educators, students and parents again this year and we all look forward to a terrific year of learning.
Cloverdale School has new staff to introduce: Ms. Kerri Prunkl, Ms. Ashley Fineberg, Ms. Hina Subhan
Please take a moment to introduce yourself.
Please remember, will be hosting Meet the Teacher as we did last fall, beginning at 5:00 p.m., on September 10 with a short introduction, before families move to classrooms. We look forward to seeing you!
Be well, have a safe and fun weekend.
Parent Parking and Drop off/Pick Up
We ask that when parents are dropping off and picking up that they do not park in the staff parking lot behind staff cars. Our staff all come and go at different times, and it is a problem when they cannot get in or out. The staff parking lot is off limits for parents. If you must bring a vehicle, please consider parking offsite and walking in.
Parking is available behind the school on Linwood or on side streets surrounding the school area. Please do not park at Thrifty Foods as there is a possibility that you may be towed.
Meet the Teacher Night & Community Picnic
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10, for our Meet the Teacher Night and Community Picnic. The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a brief message from our Principal outside on the field. From there we invite families inside to visit their child’s classroom. Teachers will do a brief 10 minute session at 5:15 p.m. and again at 5:30 p.m. to allow for those with more than one child to attend more than one session in more than one classroom.
Once the sessions are over we are pleased to host a Community Picnic. Bring your picnic blanket or law chairs and join us on the back field. We will have the Shiraz Persian Food Cuisine (see the menu here) and the Candy Time Food Truck (selling snacks of mini donuts, lemonade, snow cones, and cotton candy). Families can also bring their own picnic. We are so excited to have a social gathering to our families again!
This event was very well received last year. We had a great turn out and families enjoyed meeting and visiting with other Cloverdale families. Thank you to CTS PAC for helping with the costs associated with arranging these food trucks to attend. We hope to see everyone there!
A reminder to familied that there is absolutely no parent parking available on the school grounds. Please consider parking close by and walking, carpooling, utilizing public transit, or using the drive to 5 locations.
Student Verification Packages
On Monday each student will receive a package home that has all their personal and family information from our My Education BC system. This is a chance for families to confirm and update their info. Please read the package carefully and return it to school as soon as possible. All packages are due back by Wednesday, September 17.
Fun Lunch
Fun lunch orders for the first half of the school year will come home Monday. All orders are due back no later than September 23. No later orders will be accepted. If you miss out on ordering this time, the next set of dates will be February -June. Ordering info will come home in January.
Student Photos
Individual student and staff photos will take place on Friday, September 19. No pre-ordering is required. All students will be photographed and a QR code with ordering information will be sent home once photos are ready for viewing.
DISTRICT & COMMUNITY UPDATES:
Victoria Academy of Ballet
Classes still available. See the poster here