All three elementary schools greeted the 2013/14 school year with a traditional Mug and Muffin event for parents and excited children on Wednesday morning.
The Current missed Begbie View Elementary’s meet-and-greet but did make it to the Mug and Muffin events at Columbia Park and Arrow Heights Elementary Schools.
It is important for everyone to remember that we need to take special care with kids on the road at this time of year:
All drivers need to remember that school zone speed limits of 30 kilometres per hour went into effect from 8 am to 5 pm, beginning September 4;
School bus flashing red lights mean STOP from either direction;
Please remember that children are on both sides of the road, and they are counting on you to stop when their bus has the red lights flashing;
It is a motor vehicle violation to pass a school bus when the red lights are flashing. School District 19 bus drivers report all violators to the RCMP; and, finally,
Parents — please remind your children that they should not cross the road until they have eye contact with the drivers.
Well, with those important safety messages out of the way here’s a glimpse of the first day at CPE and AHE:
The first day of school at Columbia Park Elementary was marked — as always at Revelstoke’s elementary schools — by a Mug and Muffin event giving parents a chance to meet informally with their children’s teachers. David F. Rooney photoSD 19 Superintendent Mike Hooker chats with a young mum at CPE on Wednesday morning. “Its going to be a great year,” he enthused. “Oh’ I’ve had my muffins this morning. I’ve now been to all of the schools this morning.” This is Hooker’s first year as district superintendent without having day-to-day guidance from his predecessor, Anne Cooper. Cooper had served as associate superintendent for the past year. Last Friday was her very last day of work as a full-time educator. David F. Rooney photoGrade Four Teacher Tracy Hill (center) shares a laugh with a couple of moms at CPE’s Mug and Muffin. David F. Rooney photoWhile their parents and teachers slurped coffee and noshed on muffins, young students at CPE thronged to the playground to work off a little energy before the formal start of classes. David F. Rooney photoArrow Heights Elementary School Principal Todd Hicks (right) talks with a parent at the tail end of his school’s Mug and muffin event. Todd said he thinks this will be an excellent year for his school’s community. David F. Rooney photoAll good things come to an end — and that includes the annual Mug and Muffin. As a last few parents watch, children line up to enter their classrooms at Arrow Heights Elementary School shortly after 10 am on Wednesday. David F. Rooney photo
