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Term 1, Week 10: 4 Nov to 8 Nov 2024

PAC newsletter: Term 1, Week 10: 4 Nov to 8 Nov 2024
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PAC Newsletter

 

4 Nov to 8 Nov 2024

 
Monday, 4 Nov
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Tuesday, 5 Nov
  • Pizza lunch
  • Recorder, 3pm

Wednesday, 6 Nov
Thursday, 7 Nov
  • Flute, 3pm

Friday, 8 Nov
Looking ahead
11 Nov: Remembrance Day
20 Nov: PAC Meeting
21 Nov: NEW Guidance Requires Cleaning The Air in Schools: A Presentation to Help You Get Air Cleaners into your Schools
22 Nov: Pro D Day

View the school calendar online
Please continue to make sure your child(ren) are healthy and feeling well before sending them to school.

If you are late to school (after 9:00 am), your child(ren) must enter through the upper front door by the salmon mural and check-in at the office. The upper front door is now unlocked during the day so no need to call or ring the doorbell. All parents entering the school must enter through the upper front door and check-in at the office.

If your child(ren) will be absent from school, please email souattendance@vsb.bc.ca or phone 604-713-5159 as soon as possible and leave your child's name, division number, the date and whether they will be absent or late. If you phone, you will be required to use a school code. The Southlands school code is 79#.

DPAC Health & Safety Working Group is a group of concerned parents and caregivers whose main focus this year is on getting cleaner air in schools and classrooms as per the new guidance from Vancouver Coastal Health and the Ministry of Child Care.

There is new guidance by the  BC Government and Vancouver Coastal Health about the need for cleaner air in schools. Portable Air Cleaners are now recommended for schools to help clean the air. The group encourages parents/PACs to advocate/donate/fundraise for these portable air cleaners for schools. The cost of air cleaners is minor compared to the cost of not having  them (i.e. absences, illness, lost learning…). They are hosting a 30 min presentation followed by questions Nov 21 at 7pm online via Google Meet: NEW Guidance Requires Cleaning The Air in Schools: A Presentation to Help You Get Air Cleaners into your Schools
Southlands families, friends and other community members who enrol in Pedalheads swim lessons are invited to use our new Southlands discount code, to receive $25 dollars off your next registration. Every time the code is used, Southlands PAC will also receive $25, making this a quick and easy fundraiser for our school. Please feel free to share the code with others!
Thank you to the families who have joined our FlipGive team! We encourage others to join the team using code FRJ3Z5.

Use the FlipGive app or browser plugin before shopping online at stores like Starbucks, Amazon, Sportchek, Nike, Bay, The Gap, Indigo, etc. and you will be ensuring a percentage of your purchase gets credited to Southlands programs.

Throughout the year any purchases online from Mabel's Labels will earn our school a rebate when you select "Southlands Elementary School" from the menu. Thank you for your support!
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Southlands Parents Advisory Council "PAC"
southlands.elementary@gmail.com

Chair: Nina Monahan
Vice-Chair: Priya Gupta
Treasurer: Carol Chan
Secretary: Laura Wallbridge
Fundraising: Jennifer Yang & Elizabeth Khean

Our mailing address is:
5351 Camosun Street, Vancouver, BC, V6N 2C4

Please send any feedback on the newsletter to southlands.pacnews@gmail.com

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