Term 1, Week 8: 26 Oct to 30 Oct 2020

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Read in simplified Chinese 26 Oct to 30 Oct 2020 Monday, 26 October VSB Board meeting Tuesday, 27 October   Wednesday, 28 October Leadership club, under cover, 12:15pm Thursday, 29 October VSB Budget Town Hall Friday, 30 October Halloween costume contest Looking ahead 1 Nov: Daylight savings time change 4 Nov: Lord Byng Gr7 info 4 Nov: early dismissal, parent teacher conference 5 Nov: early dismissal, parent teacher conference 11 Nov: Remembrance Day, school closed 18 Nov: PAC meeting, 7pm View the school calendar online Please make sure you review the daily health assessment before sending your child(ren) to school. Click here to review. If you are late to school, your child must enter through the upper front door by the salmon mural and check-in at the office. Please call the office at (604) 713-5414 so they can let the child in. 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. Greetings, Southlands Families. Last week we saw the start of the Southlands Safety Patrol. We have 20 dedicated members who will help both adults and students cross Camosun Street safely before and after school.  We are grateful for their service!   Student Leadership went class to class last week to talk about our Hallowe’en Costume Contest on Friday, Oct. 30th.  Leadership members will award prizes to three students in primary and three in intermediate who have the spookiest, the most creative and the most homemade/recycled costumes.  This year, unfortunately, we cannot hand out treats or share candy in classes, for safety reasons.  A gentle reminder: students should not wear Hallowe’en masks on the playground at recess and lunch, should leave any fake weapons at home, and should follow teachers’ directions if a costume becomes a distraction.  Costumes are totally optional, of course.  Student Leadership meets at lunch (usually Tuesdays, but this week Wednesday) in the undercover area and everyone is welcome. Teachers will be in touch soon about Conferences on November 4th and 5th.  Please remember there is early (2 pm) dismissal on both of those days. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Southlands IB. Margaret Paxton Principal (@SouthlandsIB)   The Fall Food Drive has ended this week. We collected 278 items and exceeded our goal! Thank you to everyone for your generosity This week Ms Phung's and Ms Prins' classes had the opportunity to learn all about daffodils thanks to the generous efforts of Caroline and Matt Dickson, Keira's parents. Caroline organised the purchase of 200 bulbs to plant along the front fence and under the Southlands sign. Thanks to Matt's trench-digging efforts the children were able to plant all the bulbs, which should bloom this spring making Southlands even more beautiful!   Order your Southlands masks today! Masks are available in adult and youth sizes and will be delivered soon. Don't delay, to make sure you get the sizes you want! Login here and order and pay by credit card, or email southlands.fundraising@gmail.com to arrange cash or cheque payments. 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! 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: Priya Gupta Fundraising: Renee Hui & Uliana Vankovych Past Chair & DPAC representative: Deb Broadhurst 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

Term 1, Week 7: 19 Oct to 23 Oct 2020

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Read in simplified Chinese 19 Oct to 23 Oct 2020 Monday, 19 October Magee Gr7 info night PG Mini Gr7 info night Tuesday, 20 October Leadership club, under cover, 12:15pm Wednesday, 21 October Fall Food Bank Drive ends Prince of Wales Gr7 info Thursday, 22 October Yearbook pickup, 3pm DPAC meeting: Supporting your child’s mental health during COVID Friday, 23 October Pro D-Day Looking ahead 29 Oct: VSB Budget Town Hall 4 Nov: Lord Byng Gr7 info 4 Nov: early dismissal, parent teacher conference 5 Nov: early dismissal, parent teacher conference 11 Nov: Remembrance Day, school closed 18 Nov: PAC meeting, 7pm View the school calendar online Please make sure you review the daily health assessment before sending your child(ren) to school. Click here to review. If you are late to school, your child must enter through the upper front door by the salmon mural and check-in at the office. Please call the office at (604) 713-5414 so they can let the child in. 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. Greetings, Southlands Families. We emailed a newsletter home on Friday afternoon.  Please let us know if you did not get it.  Of special note:  the Southlands Safety Patrol begins on Monday.  Please watch for Safety Patrol Students who will be at the crosswalk at 37th and Camosun.  They will have white hard hats, vests and red STOP signs.  These students have been trained by a special constable from the VPD.  We thank them for their service!   Student Leadership will be winding up the Fall Food Drive on Wednesday.  We have set a goal of 250 items to represent every student and staff member at our school.  Thank you for helping us reach our goal. The Student Leadership Club meets every Tuesday at 12:15 and anyone can join! Friday is a Provincial Professional Day.  Our teachers and support staff members will be joining online learning opportunities with other educators from all over the province.  Teresa and I will be in the office. Lastly, I am looking for a baby who will be 4 -5 months old in January.  I teach a program called Roots of Empathy.  We invite a parent and baby to “teach” a class of students about the baby’s temperament and development, once a month in a series of visits.  There will, of course, be a plan to do this virtually if the pandemic is still an issue.  If anyone you know had a baby in September or October, please encourage them to get in touch with me if they are at all interested in learning more.  We find it is a rewarding experience for everyone. Thank you all, and as always, if you have any questions of concerns, please get in touch. Margaret Paxton Principal (@SouthlandsIB)   There's still time! We are halfway to our goal of collecting 250 items to donate to the Food Bank. Please send a non-perishable item with your child(ren) on Monday! Mini school application process is starting. Please visit this VSB page for more information Magee is on Oct 19. Please register here for the Teams invite   Point Grey is on Oct 19 on youtube Lord Byng package will be available here on Oct 19. Video presentation coming Nov 4 Prince of Wales Gr7 video will be posted here on Oct 21. If you ordered a 2019-20 yearbook over the summer and have not yet received it, you can come to the school to pick it up on Thursday, Oct 22nd between 2:45 and 3:45 from our volunteer, Paula, who will have a table set up next to the top entrance near the office. There will also be a limited number of extra yearbooks for sale for $19, payment by cash or cheque (made out to Southlands PAC). If you cannot get to the school to pick up or buy a yearbook, please email Nina at southlands.elementary@gmail.com Order your Southlands masks today! Masks are available in adult and youth sizes and will be delivered soon. Don't delay, to make sure you get the sizes you want! Login here and order and pay by credit card, or email southlands.fundraising@gmail.com to arrange cash or cheque payments. We are pleased to say that Southlands flute lessons will be running again this year, with a new option for younger students. Children from grade 3 and up can join the group lessons on Zoom with Miss Mikyla, Thursdays from 6 - 6:30pm. Younger students can contact Mozart School of Music directly to enquire about their Kinderflute classes. Visit www.msmvan.com for more information. Application form is also available here Thanks to all the families who purchased herbs & pumpkins. The PAC raised $385! In this world of social distancing, if you are ordering groceries online from Stong's, please pick "Southlands Elementary School" from the drop down menu so that the PAC can earn a rebate. 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: Priya Gupta Fundraising: Renee Hui & Uliana Vankovych Past Chair & DPAC representative: Deb Broadhurst 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