June 6, 2025 Principal Message

Good afternoon, Robina Families,

As Mr. Coffin shared in his last Principal’s Corner update, he is currently away, focusing on his health and getting his knee taken care of. While we certainly miss him, we’re glad he’s taking the time he needs. In the meantime, we’re grateful to have Mrs. Hawkins join our team and appreciate her support!

June is a very busy month with many exciting things happening:

• Our track and field team has been working hard and took part in the Elementary Track Meet on June 6th. Way to go Raptors!
• Our grade 4 students and staff are excited to represent RBES in the Devon Days Parade on June 7th as we celebrate the town of Devon’s 75th Anniversary! We hope to see you there!
• Our School Council AGM is scheduled for Monday, June 9th at 6:00 p.m. We’re truly thankful for the ongoing support and dedication of this amazing group!
• We’re excited to welcome The Joe Show to our school on Monday, June 16th! Students get to enjoy a fun-filled day featuring mobile laser tag and a Superhero Theme Day! Thanks to the successful Spell-a-Thon fundraiser, there is no cost to families for this special event! Please check PowerSchool for full details and consent forms!
• June is National Indigenous History Month! We are honoured to welcome Jay Genaille, a professional Hoop Dancer who is Cree, Saulteaux, and Anishinaabe, and was born and raised in Alberta. He will be joining us on June 18th at 9:00 a.m. for a special performance. Robina families are invited to join us in the gymnasium for this incredible celebration!
• PowerSchool is temporarily closed as of Monday this week. This time gives teachers a chance to complete and update any final assessments and complete their report cards for the year. Report cards will be sent out by our last teacher workday on June 27th. 2025. 

Thank you, Robina families, for your ongoing support throughout this busy and exciting month, we’re looking forward to finishing the school year strong together!

Mrs. Kirton

Super Hero Day

On Monday, June 16, we are inviting everyone to come to school dressed as a superhero. We are excited to bring in The Joe Show's Laser Chaser Game for all of our Kindergarten to Grade 4 students. (Our EIPK students are going to have their own special event.) Laser Chaser uses state-of-the-art touchscreen gloves that allow anyone to strap on the unit and battle like a superhero anywhere.

Thanks to the successful Spell-a-Thon fundraiser, there is no cost to families for this special event!

Please check PowerSchool for full details and consent forms!

Order on PowerSchool or send in cash.

Next Year's School Supplies

It might feel early to think about next year's school supplies, but School Start is offering early order incentives. Order now and avoid the panic of July's back-to-school rush, so you can just keep enjoying your summer.

School Supply Info

Raptor Spirit Wear Call-Out!

Do you have gently used Raptor tees, hoodies, or other spirit wear kicking around? Maybe your child has moved on to Riverview or even John Maland and you're ready to part with their Robina Baker gear?

We’d love to give those items a second chance!

Please consider donating any gently used Raptor Spirit Wear to the school. In the fall, at our Welcome Back BBQ, the Parent Council will host a Pre-Loved Spirit Wear Sale—with items available for just a loonie or two!

It's a great opportunity for new families or students who haven’t had the chance to grab some gear to show their Raptor pride!

Drop donations off at the school office anytime. Thanks for helping us spread the spirit!

AGM Invitation – June 9th at 6:00 PM

On behalf of the RBES School Council and Fundraising Committee, I warmly invite you to attend our Annual General Meeting on June 9th at 6:00 PM.

It’s been a fantastic year for us, marked by a renewed sense of purpose—especially after the long journey of park fundraising. We’ve welcomed many new faces to the team, and I couldn’t be prouder of all that we’ve accomplished together.

As several parents prepare to transition out of the school community, succession planning will be a key focus for the coming year.

It’s been an absolute thrill to represent our school council as Chair for the past three years. While I’d be happy to serve one final term, it’s time to start thinking about who might take over after that. Ideally, we’d have someone step into the Vice Chair role for the next school year, so we can work closely together and ensure a smooth handover.

If you’re even slightly curious about joining school council, please don’t hesitate to reach out—or better yet, join us on June 9th!

We’re also looking to welcome new faces to our Fundraising Committee. Our current president will be moving on in 2026, and I’ll be stepping down from the Vice Chair role at the end of this term. These roles are straightforward and mostly involve decision-making around how funds are spent and which fundraising opportunities to pursue.

Looking ahead, we’ll be starting work on a new playground for the younger students—a much-needed replacement for the aging play structure by the 1949 building. Thankfully, this new project is expected to be a smoother process than the last one, which faced multiple setbacks.

I’m incredibly proud of the team we’ve built. We’re open-minded, supportive, and we play to each other’s strengths. No one is ever asked to take on something outside their comfort zone. Come as you are—that’s exactly who we need!

We’d love to see some fresh faces at the AGM and set ourselves up for a strong, seamless future.

Serena Grimson

• It has been a pleasure to work with your children this year! They are enthusiastic about books and reading which is so heart-warming! Keep up the good work!
• End of Year - The last library periods for students will be the week of June 2-6. The books will be due the following week so that I can start putting the library in order. There will be no more library classes after June 6. 
• Overdue notices - I will be sending overdue notices out after June 12th so you will know which books to look for.
• Lost Books - Books that have not been returned by the last day of school will be marked as lost and the amount will be put on your Powerschool account. Please be assured that if the book is found after that time, the amount will be taken off, or if you have paid, credited to your account. 
• 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