Good Afternoon Robina Families,

There were two very special days this week that I’d like to acknowledge this week:

1. Custodial Appreciation Day (October 2nd) – Mr. Alex and Ms. Elsa are our hardworking and dedicated custodial team. They work tirelessly to keep our school clean. It never ceases to amaze me every morning when I walk into the building to see how they can make it seem like it is the first day of school. Our heartfelt appreciation to both of them for doing all they can to ensure the school is safe and clean. Mr. Alex and Ms. Elsa ALWAYS go above their job duties. Mr. Alex quickly responds during the day if we need a “clean up on aisle 3” or something unforeseen happens. Ms. Elsa ALWAYS takes the time to check in with all of us in the building and on special event days when we are all working a little later or have humans in the building a little longer she always stays late to ensure things are top-notch. THANK YOU both for making a difference in our school community. 
2. World Teacher Day (October 5th) – The job of a teacher is and incredibly complex one! Our teachers constantly go above and beyond to ensure they are providing the most quality education for our students. Beyond their amazing planning abilities, they also constantly lean into their own learning to stay up to date with the latest research, have regular supervision, and extra meetings, coach extracurricular activities, plan school-wide events, and engage in the community – just to name a few. All of this while still balancing their personal lives! I’ve worked in many schools within Black Gold and I can tell you that our teachers are some of the hardest working bunch out there! We are lucky to have them all. Thank you teachers for always going above and beyond! Thank you to our School Council who brought coffee and donuts, for all of our staff!

What means more than anything in the world to our teachers is just a quick note saying how much you appreciate what they do! If you have a minute; please do reach out! It would make their day and weekend!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. Coffin

Important Dates

October 5 – National Teacher Day

October 11 – PD Day – No School

October 14 – Thanksgiving Day – No School

October 23 – Parent/Teacher Meetings

October 31- Halloween Parade 9:00 a.m

Parent-Teacher Meetings & Book Fair

Please join us on Wednesday, October 23 for Parent-Teacher Meetings. Early next week you will receive a link to Sign-Up for your meeting time with your teacher. Before or after your appointment, please stop by the Book Fair (more info below in the Library Corner) or pop into the gym for some family game time.

Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7-11

We were so lucky to have members of the Devon Fire Department speak at our Assembly on Friday! Please check out this very important fire prevention info for your family.

Save the Date – Halloween Dance!

The School Council is excited to host a Halloween Dance on October 25!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to one of our super amazing members and we’ll help you as best we can.

Fundraising: [email protected]

School Council: [email protected]

Do you have any Girls’ clothes to donate?

If you have any gently used pants, tights, leggings, and underwear that you could donate we would love it in the office. We need all sizes of clothes for 3-10-year-olds.

Library Corner

• Welcome back to the library! Students are allowed the following number of books:

• Grades K and 1 – 1 book
• Grades 2 and 3 – 2 books
• Grade 4 – 3 books

Please return the books a week later when it is your student’s library day.  

• Overdue notices – Please do not be concerned if you receive an overdue notice.  These are just reminders and you will not be charged any late fees.  Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.   [email protected]

• Scholastic Book Fair – The moment you all have been waiting for is almost here!
• The Book Fair will be open October 22-24 all day, including during Parent Teacher Interviews. Please stop by and say hello and do some shopping! 
• If any parents are able to help out at lunch recesses on one of those 3 days to help with crowd control, please contact me.  It would be much appreciated!
• Please keep your eyes open for a Scholastic Book Fair flyer coming home soon! You can access information about our Book Fair here.  Robina Book Fair

•   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!