September 5, 2025 Principal Message

Good afternoon, Robina Families,

Welcome to September! We luckily had a little reprieve from the extreme heat of last week. It was a special week as we welcomed our Kindergarten classes for their full days as well and we had staggered entry for our Early Intervention Pre-Kindergarten students. It was wonderful to see our smallest learners enter the Robina family and join our wonderful learning community. We are excited to watch you grow!

This week, I wanted to draw your attention to our School Council. Their first meeting of the year is scheduled for September 15th, 2025 at 6:00 PM. All parents are welcome at our school council meetings to hear about the great things happening within the school as well as some of the initiatives that our parents are hoping to take on this year. You can find more information about our School Council on our website, including an agenda for the first meeting. We are so lucky to have such a dedicated group working to support our students. The Fundraising Society is trying to kickstart some fundraising this year with the Old Dutch Chip fundraiser. Be sure to check it out!

Our very first extracurricular activity is coming soon! Mrs. Rothfos and Mrs. Suter will be coaching our Grade 3/4 Cross Country team. Thank you for dedicating your after-school and lunch break times to our students!

VERIFICATION FORMS are up and ready to be completed. Though we appreciate this is a task to complete, it is an important one! It covers everything from Walking Field Trips like Terry Fox (coming up soon), to updating your personal information to signing our technology agreements. Please complete as soon as possible to avoid our secretarial team having to follow up by phone. We appreciate your attention to this.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead!

Mr. Coffin & Mrs. Kirton

Verification Forms

Student Enrollment Verification Forms for 2025–2026 are now available on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Please complete your form by Friday, September 26.

The form includes important permissions (like walking field trips, including the Terry Fox Walk) and ensures we have up-to-date emergency contact information. Completing it helps us keep your child safe and able to participate fully in school activities.

New Fundraiser!

The Parent Council and Fundraising Group have started the year with a new fundraiser!

Old Dutch Chips! The price is right and with orders to be received by October 17th, they’ll make great Halloween treats, or hide them and eat ‘em when the kids go to bed! We don’t judge!

Just follow the link https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSesJ.../viewform and fill out the form!

Hot Lunch

The Parent Council and Fundraising Group have started up our Hot Lunch Program again tis year!

September Hot Lunches will be available to order from September 5-12 (quick turn around this month as the committee sorts through things).

You’ll need to go to https://rbes.hotlunches.net/admin/ and make an account with the code BGHL. **Note - system had to be reset so you’ll need to create a new account from previous years**

September's offerings are :

Sept 18- Devon 2 for 1

Sept 22nd- Mcdonalds

Sept 26th- Marcis

Sept 29th- Subway

This is a reminder that the Hot Lunch program is a School Council and Fundraising committee run program, which is all volunteer based. They do our absolute best to make sure things run as smoothly as they can!

That being said, if there are any questions about the Hot Lunch Program, please email Rbeshotlunch@gmail.com

Have Bus Questions?

Wondering if your child can take the bus, how much it costs, or how to get a bus pass? Check out the Black Gold Transportation Frequently Asked Questions page! You’ll find answers to these and many more transportation-related questions all in one place.

Library Corner: 

• Welcome back to the library!  
• First of all, I would like to thank the Parent Council for funding new shelving, tables,  and stools for the library!  It’s going to be beautiful once it’s all done!  Come check it out at the end of September when it will hopefully be all done.
• OR, come check it out at the Scholastic Book Fair in October! More details to follow.
• 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!

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