January 29, 2026 Principal Message

Good Afternoon, Everyone,

We hope you’ve had a great week!

On Thursday, we hosted a celebration assembly where our Grade 4’s shared some excellent learning they have engaged in about Space. We also kicked off our Jump Rope for Heart Campgain raising funds and awareness about the Heart and Stroke Foundation. You will find today a little postcard that will come home with a QR code for donations. (or you can click here). If you are able, please donate to our school campaign. Our goal is to raise $2000 for the foundation. The students will take part in heart-healthy activities like skipping over the next couple of weeks during their PE blocks, and we’ll have some great prizes to give away on our announcements throughout this time. 

A big shout-out to our Grade 2 classes who attended the Telus World of Science this week. Experiential learning off-site creates such core memories for kiddos. We are thankful to our staff for planning this day and to the parents who were able to attend. 

A final highlight, on Wednesday evening, we hosted our school council and fundraising society meeting at the school. We had a great group of parents attend! We tried something new this time by offering a hybrid option so that some parents could attend online, albeit with a few kinks for us to sort out for next time! Good learning for our team! During the meeting, we had some great dialogue about what was happening around the school, a report from our school board trustee, and dialogue around some fundraising initiatives. Thank you to our parents for their dedication. 

Finally, tomorrow you can log into PowerSchool to see your child’s mid-year progress report. Teachers will have a PD day tomorrow as well.

Have a great weekend!

Warmly,

Mr. Coffin & Mrs. Kirton

Jump Rope for Heart

Throughout February, our students are jumping into heart health with our Jump Rope for Heart campaign! Each class is taking part in fun activities that promote healthy hearts, strong minds, and active lifestyles. Together, we’re learning about healthy habits, giving back, and helping support life-saving heart and stroke research. Thank you for supporting our Robina Baker community!

🏒 Grade 3 & 4 Floor Hockey Tryouts 🏒

Floor Hockey tryouts for Grades 3 & 4 will continue next week!

Girls:

• Monday at lunch recess
• Wednesday after school

Boys:

• Monday after school
• Wednesday at lunch

Reminder: Pick-up for after-school tryouts is at 4:00 PM.

 Secure Your Spot for Kindergarten!

You can now register your child for Kindergarten for next year! Our small class sizes mean spaces fill up quickly — don’t wait to give your child a place in our amazing Kindergarten Programs. Full- and half-day options available.

Club Moo Program

A big thank you to all the parents who have ordered milk tickets for our Club Moo program! 🥛

Leadership students will be helping by fulfilling and delivering milk orders to each class (Kindergarten to Grade 4) at lunchtime every day.

Parents can purchase milk tickets through PowerSchool: 20 tickets (white or chocolate) for $20.

We hope to provide a 3-day turnaround. Thank you for your patience as we develop our Club Moo Program

How to use your tickets:

• Send them all at once – Cut the tickets apart and return them in a baggie or envelope. They will be kept in your child’s reading bag, and your child can decide when to use them.
• Send them as needed – Place one ticket in your child’s reading bag on the days you’d like them to have milk.

February Hot Lunch

This is the schedule for Hot Lunches this month:

Absent Students

If your child is away on Hot Lunch Day, you’re welcome to pick up their lunch after 12:30 pm.

Kindergarten Students

If you’re ordering for a Friday, please double-check the Kindergarten calendar to ensure your child attends that day. If an order is placed in error, you may pick it up after 12:30 pm.

Please let the school know by 10:00 am if you plan to pick it up; otherwise, it will be donated. Refunds are not available.

Library Corner: 

• Lost Books: If you think one of your child’s books is lost, please let me know. The amount gets added to your PowerSchool account where you can pay it. If you find it back and you’ve already paid the amount, it will go as a credit on your account towards other fees. Thanks!
• Book limits for students are as follows:

            Grades PK, K and 1 - 1 book

            Grades 2 and 3 - 2 books

            Grade 4 - 3 books

• Please email me, not your teacher, if you have any questions or concerns about library items.  trudy.joosse@gshare.blackgold.ca   
•  Amazon Wishlist. We have a wishlist for the library!  If you would like to buy one of these books for the library, please don’t forget to have Amazon send us a gift note with your name on it.  I like to acknowledge the person who purchased the book.  Thanks!
• Happy Reading!