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. 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#.
The boys basketball team hosted Lord Kitchener at home last week and went down fighting. Come out to cheer on their last game against Trafalgar this Wednesday at 3:30pm
Make sure you subscribe to Ms Wood’s PYP blog where she posts regularly on IB happenings around the school.
Below are the units of inquiry that each class is currently investigating. The primary classes are continuing with their year-long unit on traditions and celebrations. As well, the kindergarten unit is engaged in a How We Express Ourselves unit and the grade one/two class is engaged in a How We Organize Ourselves unit.
Kindergarten: Songs express emotions, tell stories, and connect people across cultures
Grade 1/2: Symbols facilitate communication
Grade 3/4: Powerful writers use language in creative and playful ways
Grade 5/6: Human use of earth materials shapes economy, society, and identity
Grade 6/7: Self interest drives conflict
Southlands Elementary thrives because of YOU —our generous families and community. With ongoing provincial education funding cuts, your support is more important than ever.
We are raising funds to support our basic budgetary needs and enrich our children's learning through the IB Primary Years Program.
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!
