January 9, 2026 Principal Message

Good Afternoon, Everyone,

We hope that everyone had a wonderful winter break! We certainly were blasted with some winter over the past two weeks. Thankfully, we have had some wonderful sunny weather this week and have been able to get outside and enjoy the snow! 

New Year, New Changes!

We’d like to officially welcome Ms. Wright to Robina Baker! Her contract started on Monday and she was excited to welcome students who transitioned from 1A and 1B to her Grade 1C classroom. Students in Grade 3/4C were also warmly welcomed by their teachers and classmates! Change can be difficult and we appreciate everyone’s patience and support as continue to work through these changes in the building. 

We also have noticed that some students, particularly in our older grades, have come back from their Winter Break with new and excited toys and in some cases devices! We’d like to remind our families of a couple of things:

• Chromebook: If your child has a new Chromebook and would like to bring it to school to support their learning; they are welcome to do so. In order to access to the network, the device will need to be registered with the division. Teachers are able to send students to the office to have their devices registered. 
• Personal Mobile Device: We have noticed that some of our students, particularly in the older grades, have received a Personal Mobile Device (Phone, Smart Watch, etc.). In accordance with provincial and division policy, we’ve developed policy within the school. If your child has a device such as a cell phone or smart watch, please take a minute to review this policy. 
• Toys: We recognize that some of our students are very excited to share and show their new toys. With that, toys become a distraction to the great learning your child and could also get easily lost. Please ensure your child is not coming to school with toys. 
• Kindergarten Registration: If you know anyone looking to register for Kindergarten, registration is open! 

The weeks ahead will be full of learning and reflection! Report Cards will be available for viewing at the end of this month. With that, Power School will be closed as teachers prepare these and will open back up on January 31st so that you can view your child’s report card!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Warmly,

Mr. Coffin & Mrs. Kirton

 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.

Join us for our Kindergarten Open House!

📅 When: Tuesday, January 20
⏰ Time: 4-6:30 p.m.
📍 Where: Robina Baker Elementary School

Get ready to explore, learn, and connect! Our Kindergarten Open House is the perfect opportunity to:

🌟 Meet the teachers, administration, and other staff
🌟 Tour our classrooms and learning spaces
🌟 Discover what makes kindergarten so exciting
🌟 Ask questions and get important info
🌟 Enjoy fun activities and take home some special freebies!

This is a wonderful chance for your little one to feel at home in their new school. We can’t wait to meet our future kindergarteners and their families! 

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

You can order hot lunch until January 21. Just head to hotlunches.net and select the dates you’d like to order.

If this is your first time ordering, you’ll need to enter our school code: BGHL.

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.  [email protected]   
•  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!