​By now we are sure you have heard plenty of garbled stories about the book The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn, which we read a few Fridays ago. To our surprise there was a note at the end of the book from Chester Raccoon inviting us to find him somewhere in the school. So off we went, following the clues, meeting new people and seeing new places in the school. We were sad not to catch Chester as we were so certain that we would, but he did leave us each a heart for our hand and some apples before returning to the book. Boy, do we wish we could have bottled the energy, excitement and joy generated by this activity (to be imbibed by us at a later date, probably around Xmas). We have since read the book again (hoping we would find another note but alas), and we acted it out with paper Chester puppets we made. We also learned to sign 'I love you' so if your child has been making punk rocker 'devil' finger signs at you they are actually trying to show you how much you are loved. We love Chester Raccoon!

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of Terry's Marathon of Hope, Bert Edwards Science and Technology School will once again be celebrating Terry Fox, a Canadian hero. Terry Fox activities will occur on Friday, September 26. Activities will commence in our learning space when we will learn about the Marathon of Hope and we will then move to the gym for an assembly. Afterward we will all move outside where most students will participate in running around the whole school grounds although some of the intermediates will be running a longer distance along Schubert Drive. Consider sending your child in a Terry Fox t-shirt, if they have one, or their BEST swag.
We at BEST are proudly committed to raising much-needed funds for cancer research. Please consider supporting our efforts for this very worthwhile cause. If you would like to donate, we will be collecting Toonies for Terry so students can bring in a toonie or donation in their zipper bag that will be collected. Thank you in advance.

​Team Awesome did well for their first full week of school. We are so proud of them! Please give them kudos at home for their good listening ears, helping hands and inside voices. Sometimes applying these concepts immediately is difficult for little peeps but Team Awesome did a great job. We have talked every day about being a team and working together and taking care of our school family just as we would our home family and Team Awesome worked very hard on doing all those things this week. Does that mean we won't revisit those ideas almost daily and need reminders? Nope. But it is an awesome start to our​ Kindergarten year.​

• Please return your child's Take Home zipper bag every morning so we can use it to send items home.
• ​Monday, Sept. 22 is an NI day which means there is no school for students.
• Wednesday, Sept. 24 is our first fire drill practice as a school. We have been practicing  in preparation.
• Thursday, Sept. 25 is photo day at BEST. Thankfully the Kindergarteners are often first so we can stay clean and spiffy >mostly< for our pictures.​ Previews and ordering will take place online and a code will come home soon after photos in zipper bags.
• We will participate in the Terry Fox Run at BEST on Friday, Sept. 26. Thank you for your donations. Every toonie is appreciated.
• Monday, Sept. 29 is Orange Shirt Day. Your child is welcome to participate.
• Tuesday, Sept. 30 is our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. There will be no school.
• School supply fees are due into the office by the end of the month if you haven't already sent them. Check with the office for cost for each grade.​
• Please do NOT send toys or items from home to school. These things get lost or broken and cause issues and often crying in our learning spaces.
• A reminder to send a pair of headphones for your child to use with the iPads. Please put them in a labelled ziplock bag to help keep them organized. Earbuds are not the best choice.
• Scholastic flyers are available here. All Scholastic orders can be done online whenever you like. Our class code is RC210022.​​​​
• Please have Team Awesome read any little paper books that come home (approximately 1 per week) multiple times for practice/ fluency. Thank you.
• Sight words we are learning in class: I, a, no, you, the, like, Mom, Dad. Please feel free to practice together at home.
• Newsletters are paperless and can be found on the BEST website at best.sd73.bc.ca.
• If your child is exhibiting illness symptoms of any kind they must be kept home. Thank you.​​

Go forth and Be proud of our new Team!​  

Sat, Sep 20 2024, 10am - 4pm
Location  Riverside Park
Running for over 22 years, the Kamloops Children’s Arts Festival is a fun-filled, creative day of artistic, musical and theatrical activities and performances for children ages 2 to 12. The entire day is FREE for children and their families.
​This spectacular festival is back for 2025! This year’s festival will feature all those loved activities from previous years – workshops, storytelling, magic, and performances from local groups! It is going to be a festival filled with fun, with a bonus Children's Art Workshop on Friday, September 19! Learn More here.