Thank you Reierson Farms

Thank you for helping build the playground!

Play Structure Dedication

Let Them Be Kids asks all of their projects be dedicated to a Military/Fallen Hero 

or a Community Hero.  For example, one community in the Maritimes 

dedicated their playground to four brothers from the community who 

all fought in WW II and all returned home. The community of Sorrento 

dedicated their playground to a volunteer fire fighter, who passed away in 2007. 

If you have any suggestions of someone from Silver Creek, past or 

present, who may fall into the categories of a Military/Fallen Hero
or Community Hero, please contact Mr. Menzies (jmenzies@sd83.bc.ca) 

and pass on your suggestion.

Pictures!!

Here are a few from earlier this summer, enjoy =)

Another place to buy tickets!

When you are picking up your groceries at Save On Foods, you can also purchase your Duck Race tickets ! They are on sale there starting Saturday Sept 17.  They are $20 and you have a chance at winning $1000  

Weekly update =)

The booth at the Fall Fair went extremely well. A huge thank you to everyone who helped out at it!! Just over $1600 was raised during the weekend.

Duck race tickets are for sale right now, they can be purchased at the Silver Creek Store, Silver Creek Elementary, and Bell Connects in Picadilly Mall. You can also contact Candice if would like a booklet to sell.

The Fall Dance has been postponed till Oct 22.

Volunteers are still needed, so please make sure you have clicked that join button!

Our tool list:

Tools needed:
Concrete-0.42 cubic yards or 16 bags of premix
Shovel- 16
Sono Tube- 4@ 12"x36" 1@ 12"x24"
Bobcat/Tractor w/10"-12" auger
2x4 for cribbing/bracing
String line/Marking paint
Tape Measure- 6
Stick Welder- 200 amp gas powered, cables req'd
7018 Welding rod- 2 boxes
1'.2torpedo) &4' level- 2 each
Impact driver- 4
Cordless drill- 4
Drill bits- 21/64",5/32",1/4", 1/8" - 2 each
Heavy Duty Grinder/Metal cutting chop saw- 1
Wheelbarrow- 16
Generator- 1
Rake- 16
Wrenc/ratchet- 3-4(common sizes)
Torx Bits- common sizes
Sledge Hammer- 1
Stepladder-2 (8'-10' if possible)
Extension cord(25')- 2

This will also be updated on the side of the blog as we get the items needed

Exciting news

Full details aren't know yet, but this just had to be shared (will update as soon as we know more)

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release 2011PREM0103-001107 Sept. 2, 2011

Office of the Premier Ministry of Education

Premier commits $8 million for school playgrounds

DELTA – Premier Christy Clark announced today $8 million for 44 new playgrounds and playground upgrades for schools across British Columbia to help provide safe play spaces for kids to be happy and healthy.

“Learning continues outside the classroom and playgrounds are a venue where kids come together and learn from each other through play,” said Premier Clark. “Playgrounds are a reminder to all of us that providing access to safe spaces helps make kids happier, healthier and ready to learn.”

These 44 new school playgrounds and more than one hundred upgraded, replaced or recently installed playgrounds are thanks to $8 million over two years from the province.

Public elementary and middle schools provincewide will be eligible for the playground funding, which will ensure that every public elementary school – and every middle school that wants one – will have a playground for their students. Currently there are about 1,347 public elementary and middle schools in B.C. – 44 of which have been identified as having no playground equipment at all – and these are the schools that will be given first priority.

The Ministry of Education is currently working with school districts and parent advisory councils in the province to identify schools that had playgrounds built this year that will benefit from up to $50,000 in reimbursements. The remaining funds will go towards upgrading or replacing equipment at existing public school playgrounds......

School District 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap)

·      Silver Creek Elementary

The full article can be read at www dot news dot gov dot bc dot ca