Term 1: 28 To 1 Nov, 2019

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*

28 Oct to 1 Nov 2019 Monday, Oct 28 Fruit & Vegetable snack Subway lunch Choir @ lunch Tuesday, Oct 29 VanU soccer @ lunch Wednesday, Oct 30 Photo retakes Thursday, Oct 31 Halloween assembly, 11am Van-Chess after school, 3:00-4:30pm Friday, Nov 1 Hot Dog lunch (volunteers needed)   Looking Ahead: Nov 5: VanU soccer @ lunch Nov 5: IB Parent meeting Nov 6: Parent/Teacher Conference, 2pm dismissal Nov 7: Parent/Teacher Conference, 2pm dismissal Nov 7: Remembrance Day Assembly, Gr 6/7 Nov 8: Pro-D Day Nov 11: Remembrance Day Nov 13: PAC meeting, 6:15pm Nov 13: Parenting in a Digital World Nov 25: Subway lunch View the school calendar online   Please lend a helping hand We need your commitment so that we know days are covered by volunteers.  We welcome guardians, grandparents, aunts and uncles to help. Please click this link to sign up.  Hotdog/Pizza - volunteers needed on Nov 1, 7, 15, 22, 29   Message from the Principal Mrs Margaret Paxton (@SoutlandsIB) Hello Southlands Families! On Friday, our teachers were learning a variety of new things along with their colleagues from around the province.  Some of the professional development sessions they a attended were on the topics of the math curriculum and inquiry, Heart and Mind: the Art and Science of Calm, Indigenous plants at the UBC Farm, Early Education, The Camosun Bog, and Student Inclusion.  I was at the BC Principals’ Conference in Pentiction where I presented on Self-Regulation (the Dr. Stuart Shanker approach). We are looking for some parents to join our IB Parent Committee.  We will be meeting 2 – 3 times this year and want to get your ideas and feedback about how to make our program even stronger and more successful.  Please phone, email me or drop by the office to learn more. Thank you for sending your children to school prepared for any weather.  On the wet, west coast, we want to show that we value outdoors exercise and exploration – and a little rain won’t stop us!  Boots, rain jackets, hats, and a change of clothes would be most appreciated. Speaking of clothes:  our Lost and Found rack is overflowing with jackets, hoodies, sweaters, water bottles and a couple of nice lunch kits.  If you could label things that children bring to school, we can easily reunite them!   Lastly, we are looking forward to seeing you at Conferences in a few weeks.  November 6th and 7th will be Early Dismissal Days for conferences.  Mark your calendars! Happy Diwali to everyone who celebrates the Festival of Lights. Thank you for your continued support, and as always, please get in touch if you have questions or concerns. Sincerely, Margaret Paxton Choir is starting!   Choir starts this week on Monday, Oct 28. If you have not already done so, please register your child(ren) tonight so we have the final junior & senior choir list. Flute for Gr4-7   Flute is back! Beginning in November, flute lessons will be offered as a lunch-time club for students in grades 4-7 on Thursdays. If your child is interested in registering, please email southlands.elementary.music@gmail.com for details. Purdy's fundraiser     Our annual "sweet" fundraiser is back! Purdy's Chocolates are available to order until November 27.  Southlands school gets 25% back in fundraising profits from this annual fundraiser — and you get chocolates crafted in Canada with premium-quality ingredients and 100% sustainable cocoa. Great gifts for parents, co-workers, office staff, family, teachers, caregivers and friends. This year we are offering two options for Purdy's ordering: Through paper catalogues Online ordering Please watch for order forms and catalogues in backpack mail starting in November. Please encourage your family friends and relatives to order Purdy’s online as well. Should you have any questions, please send them to southlands.fundraising@gmail.com. Thank you for your support! Safe Arrival If your child will be absent from school, please 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. Our school code is 79.  Throughout the year any purchases online from Mabel's Labels will earn our school a rebate when you select "Southlands Elementary School" from the drop down menu. Thank you for your support! Visit our website at https://southlands-pac.blogspot.com Join Southlands PAC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/southlandselementarypac/ Southlands Parents Advisory Council "PAC" southlands.elementary@gmail.com Chair: Nina Monahan Vice Chair: Farnaz Imani  Secretary: Cecilia Imani Treasurer: Sandy Liu  Assistant Treasurer: Jennifer Paterson Fundraising: Renee Hui & Uliana Vankovych Past Chair & DPAC representative: Deb Broadhurst Member-at-large: Melanie Antweiler Our mailing address is: 5351 Camosun Street, Vancouver, BC, V6N 2C4 Please send any feedback on the newsletter to southlands.pacnews@gmail.com VSB Office of the Superintendent contacts