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Apr 24, 2017

After School – Spots Remain in Pedalheads and Sea Smart Ocean Explorer

Pedalheads – Get Your Kids Road Ready for the Summer!

With summer right around the corner, it’s time to dust off those bikes and get those little cyclists ready for action! No problem, we’ve got you covered. Pedalheads is offering an after school bike course for K-4 students from 3:30 – 5:30 on Tuesdays right at our school! The course starts on April 25th and lasts for 5 weeks. Just follow the registration link at pedalheads.com and select “Pedalheads School Camps” to find our school’s offering and register. See the full flyer here.

Sea Smart – Ocean Explorer – Grades 1-4
Begins Tuesday April 18 – Last Chance to Sign Up for an Amazing Ocean Adventure in the Classroom!

Come explore the fascinating world of our oceans with a real marine biologist (PhD) and her assistants! Join us on an exciting ocean adventure with fun, interactive games and activities to learn how we can help our oceans.  Sea Smart’s hands-on program helps your child develop essential life skills like critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration.  There’s no better way to get your feet wet in the world of marine biology and empower your child to make the world a better place!
Email info@seasmartschool.com re bursary program.
Tuesdays 3:15 to 4:45 pm; April 18 to June 6, 2017; (8 weeks) Room 103 $240 per child (includes t-shirt)
Register at www.seasmartschool.com

Multicultural Dinner – Save the Date! – Friday May 12th

Featuring food and friends from around the world, our annual potluck dinner will be held Friday, May 12th.  Tickets on sale soon!

Speakers – Coming UP!

City of Vancouver Emergency Preparedness – PAC meeting on Tuesday, May 16th at 7:00 PM in our library.

Earthbites’ Students Are Busy Exploring Spring Greens

Prior to spring break the EarthBites team were busy exploring pollination.  Students enjoyed creating honey bee bites with oats, honey, raisins & olive oil.  Students also experimented with growing lots of seedlings that will be planted in the beds during this Session.
EarthBites current session focuses on delicious and nutritious Spring Greens.
Your RHN (Registered Holistic Nutritionist) is exploring with students & teachers the cleansing benefits of WILD & FARMED Spring Greens. Primaries will be creating a no-nut Gomae snack using Spring Greens & explore the health benefits of three minerals found in spring greens. Intermediate students will be helping to create a Spring Greens salad and exploring the health benefits of vitamins found in spring greens. See all the Springy Goodness Here!
Your urban farmer is helping students plant the Spring Greens & herb seedlings they started in the Spring break.  They will also amend the soil with a rich Veggie Compost, plant seeds like peas, radish, carrot and beets and plant potatoes.
Students will be hosting a Spring Market on Thursday May 4th where they will be selling Spring greens.  Look out for your pre-order form through email.
Stay tuned for details of our upcoming adventures in summer gardening.


EarthBites is a non-profit organization.  We collaborate with schools to fully utilize their gardens as outdoor classrooms.  We are a team of urban farmers & nutritionists educating students & teachers how to grow & preserve their own food, create seasonal snacks & run their own markets.  Follow our stories on facebook.com/earthbites.

RBC Race for the Kids – June 4th

Please join the Trafalgar school team to raise money for the BC Women and Children’s Hospital!
On Sunday, June 4, RBC Race for the Kids will host runners and walkers of all ages and abilities on a 2k Fun Run or scenic 5k run, followed by a carnival celebration. Since its inception in 1986, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s signature run, and largest family fun run in Vancouver has raised over $12 million in support of childhood cancer research and treatment and, as of 2016, pediatric mental health initiatives. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate and to start their own fundraising page to help raise much-needed funds and awareness for child health in BC.
Registration is Now Open for the RBC Race for the Kids (2 or 5 km)
Location: Queen Elizabeth Park June 4 at 9 am
Register as to be part of the Trafalgar Elementary School Team: here
Participants can walk or run; Everyone will have great fun; Your friends will be there; And at the post-race fair!

Lego Movie Night – Prince of Wales – April 28th 

Prince of Wales will be holding a family movie night on Friday, April 28.  Details Below.