Hello Coyote Creek Families!

We are excited to have our students placed into their permanent classes as of Monday this week! Students have been settling in and teachers have been enjoying getting to know their new classroom communities. Please see below for a comprehensive list of staff and their corresponding grade levels/job titles.

Mr. Stevens - Grade 7                     

Ms. Wong - Grade 7                        

Mr. Johal - Grade 7                          

Ms. Grewal - Grade 6/7                    

Ms. Mayer - Gr. 6/7                          

Ms. Gill - Gr. 6                                 

Ms. Sidhu / Ms. Cheema - Gr. 6     

Ms. Newton - Gr. 6                          

Ms. Boieeie - Gr. 5/6                       

Mr. Medel - Gr. 5                              

Ms. Ludu - Gr. 5                              

Ms. Kang - Gr. 4/5                           

Ms. Lamothe - Gr. 4/5                     

Mr. Taylor - Gr. 4                             

New Teacher - Gr. 4                        

Ms. Brand - Gr. ¾                            

Ms. Fontana - Gr. 3

Ms. Hall - Gr. 3

Ms. Pare / Ms. Morrison - Gr. 3

Ms. Robertson / Ms. Morrison - Gr. 2/3

Mr. Poon - Gr. 2/3

Ms. Andres / Ms. Wahlla - Gr. 2

Ms. Wilander / Ms. Chu - Gr. 2

Ms. Breda / Ms. Chu - Gr. 2

Ms. Nerada - Gr. 1/2

New Teacher - Gr. 1/2

Ms. Prasad - Gr. 1

Ms. Miryans - Gr. 1

Ms. Leiva - Gr. 1

Ms. Johnson - Gr. K/1

Ms. Geyer - Gr. K

Ms. Watts - Gr. K

Ms. Schuh - Gr. K

Ms. Dhannu - Gr. K

Please also welcome the following Support Staff for the 2023/2024 School Year

Ms. Pataky – Band                

Ms. Deans - Music

Ms. Bedi – Counselor            

Ms. Nguy - School Psychologist

Ms. Issac - Speech and Language Pathologist

Ms. Dhaliwal – IST                 

Ms. Zietsman – IST                

Ms. Dhaliwal – IST                 

Ms. Edwards - Child and Youth Care Worker

Ms. Smith - Indigenous Support Worker

Ms. Jeffrey - Hearing Teacher

Ms. Turner – Library              

Mr. Smith – Library                

Ms. Bhangu – LST                 

Ms. Douglas – LST                

Ms. Nemec – LST                  

Ms. Nanda – LST                   

Ms. Ali - IESW

Ms. Busch - IESW

Ms. Chahil - IESW

Ms. Charron - IESW

Ms. Farah - IESW

Ms. Ghag - IESW

Ms. Hothi - IESW

Ms. Huynh - IESW

Mr. Jones - IESW

Ms. Kannan - IESW

Ms. Levasseur - IESW

Ms. Nordin - IESW

Ms. Padda - IESW

Ms. Pimentel - IESW

Ms. Sharma - IESW

Ms. Valdez - IESW

We would like to welcome the following staff members who will be our lunchtime supervisors this year!

Ms. Javaid

Ms. Patel

Ms. Nessari

Ms. Govindan

Ms. Cheema 

Ms. Khan

Finally, we are happy to announce that Ms. Jenna will now be our Crosswalk Guard this year helping to keep our families and students safe!

Please welcome, Ms. Jenna!

The Week Ahead

Monday, Sept 18 - First full day for Kindergarten Students!

Tuesday, Sept 19 - No events today 

Wednesday, Sept 20 - No events today

Thursday, Sept 21 - Meet the Teacher 5:00 - 6:00pm 

Friday, Sept 22 - Terry Fox Run

September 25 - Pro-D Day NO SCHOOL

September 26 - Photo Day

September 28 - PAC Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 (changed from 6:00pm)

September 29 - Orange Shirt Day

October 2 - Statutory Holiday NO SCHOOL In lieu for National Day for Truth & Reconciliation 

October 9, 2023 - Thanksgiving Day SCHOOL CLOSED

October 20, 2023 - Non-instructional Day NO SCHOOL

November 2, 2023 - Early Dismissal 1:27 pm, Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 7, 2023 - Individual Student Photo Retakes

November 10, 2023 - Non-instructional Day NO SCHOOL

November 13, 2023 - In lieu for Remembrance Day SCHOOL CLOSED

Meet Your Librarian

Absences

If you know your child will be away from school, please phone our school at 604 597 0858 and listen to the prompts (press 1) directing you to leave a message in our absentee mailbox. Alternatively, please email us at coyotecreek@surreyschools.ca at any time throughout the day.

Meet the Teacher Open House 

Mark your calendars! We will be welcoming families into Coyote Creek for our open house - September 21st 5:00-6:00. Please remember, this is not a parent-teacher interview but, rather, a social visit for families to connect with the school community. 

Terry Fox Run and Fundraising

Coyote Creek Elementary is participating in the Terry Fox School Run on Friday, September 22nd! We are so proud to be a part of this Canadian tradition in the fight against cancer. Please support our student’s fundraising efforts and donate today at: https://schools.terryfox.ca/CoyoteCreekElementary #terryfoxschoolrun @theterryfoxfoundation 

Student Verification Forms

Yesterday your child brought home a Student Verification Form. Please review it carefully and note any changes on the form, and sign the back of the form that you would like reflected in MyEd (our student information system). This document is key in ensuring we have the correct contacts in MyEdBC for your child(ren).  Please sign the back and return to the classroom teacher. 

Orange Shirt Day Ordering

Orange Shirt Day is September 29th at Coyote Creek. Please find a link below to order shirts for your child(red) if you so choose through Beyond Mars - a third party vendor. Your child's division will be required for ordering. https://coyotecreekorangeshirtday2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Student Photos

Dress your best for Student Photo Day on September 26th.

Student Planners / Agendas

Families will be able to purchase planners sometime Friday, September 15th, using the District's School Cash Online system https://surreyschools.schoolcashonline.com/. Most divisions will use them, except for Kindergarten and a few other classes. Each morning the office will printout purchases from the day before, and provide planners to teachers for students who have purchased. Please note that some grade 7 teachers have the purchase as optional.

Gr. 7 Fundraising

We are beginning to fundraise for our Gr. 7 students this year! We will be hosting chip days on the following dates: 

September 20th

October 4th

October 18th

November 1st

November 15th

November 29th

December 13th

 Chips will be sold on site and will be $2.00 per bag (cash only).

Coyote Creek PAC

We invite all of our parent community to join us at our Coyote Creek PAC meetings this year. Our first meeting is September 28th at 6:30-7:30 in our school library. PAC is available to contact at coyotecreekpac36@gmail.com

Dressing for the Weather

Rain or Shine

A reminder that at Recess and Lunch students go outside rain or shine.  

As the weather changes, please remember to send your child to school with appropriate clothing for the weather (jackets, boots, etc.), as well as a change of clothes for younger students.

Bell Schedule 2023-2024

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Phone604-597-0858

Fax604-597-8274

Emailcoyotecreek@surreyschools.ca