8 Feb to 12 Feb 2021
Monday, 8 February
Tuesday, 9 February
Wednesday, 10 February
Thursday, 11 February
Friday, 12 February
Looking ahead
15 Feb: Family Day
15 Feb: Scholastic Virtual Book Fair starts
16 Feb: Seeds-for-the-Garden fundraiser ends
24 Feb: Pink shirt day
25 Feb: Caring for You workshop
25 Feb: DPAC General meeting, 7pm
26 Feb: Scholastic Virtual Book Fair ends
View the school calendar online
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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(ren) 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(ren) in.
If your child(ren) 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.
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Hello Southlands Families,
We hope you received our School Newsletter on Friday. Our big news is the Virtual Book Fair that will be happening Feb. 15th - 26th. Here is the link for shopping!
https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5156090
The school will get a credit for 20% of the sales. Thank you for supporting your child's literacy and Southlands!
Last week we welcomed Ms. Larissa Lightburn back from her maternity leave. She is really enjoying teaching Div. 8. Next week we will be celebrating Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day on Thursday. We are asking staff and students to wear red that day. We hope each family enjoys the long weekend with the Professional Day and Family Day.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please get in touch.
Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
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Please join the executive for our first PAC meeting of 2021 over zoom. Come meet other parents and provide input into how the PAC drives its programs for the remainder of the school year.
You can view the current agenda here. If you have any agenda items to add, please contact Nina.
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Last week you received the Purdys Easter Chocolates Catalogues and paper order forms in your child(ren)'s backpack mail. Our traditional bi-annual 'sweet' fundraising campaign with Purdys is back and available for joining!
If you are looking for simple but elegant Easter gifts for your family, friends, co-workers, or just a treat for yourself, Purdys Chocolates is a great option, and also a nice way to support our school. Southlands gets 25% from the orders, and we already started moving up on our Fundraising Goal. Thanks to our first sweet supporters!
You can order using the paper form sent in the backpack mail
Or you can order line:
- Go to https://fundraising.purdys.com/join.aspx/1316763-83253
- Log into your account or create one
- If promopted, enter customer number #6421 for Southlands Fundraiser
- Please fill out Student Name and Division # under Additional Information
- Place your order
The fundraiser is open till Mar 8 with delivery happening around Mar 31 (after Spring Break)
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Are you about to launch your 2021 planting? West Coast Seeds is offering a great selection of untreated, non-GMO seeds for your garden and there is still time to click and order before the February 16 deadline. Southlands will earn 40% from each sale: it is a PLA(e)NTiful way to raise funds for our outdoor and gardening projects.
Unsure which seeds you can start now? Check out their article on Seeds for an Early Start: pepper, lavender, lemongrass - all are available through the WCS fundraiser website. Or choose other 'normal/late' start seeds from their beautiful catalogue - whatever appeals to your grower's soul.
You can also order the seeds via sending us ( southlands.fundraising@gmail.com) your completed electronic order form. If you are placing an order yourself online - please remember to choose "Southlands Elementary School" from the dropdown menu.
We will be also sending the seeds order paper forms in the backpack mail this week, so please keep an eye on those.
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The Department of Educational Psychology at UBC is seeking parents of children ages 3 - 16 to attend a free 30 minute workshop and complete a 15 minute survey as part of a study on online parent learning. The self-paced workshop will provide 6 research-based strategies parents can use to de-escalate challenging moments with their children, in ways that promote emotional intelligence, and strengthen relationships. Parents may participate using their own device, and complete the workshop at their convenience.
In appreciation for their time, all study participants will be provided with a download link for a toolkit for parenting with emotional intelligence, and have an opportunity to enter a draw to win one of 30 CAD $50 Amazon gift vouchers. Spaces are limited, and the study will close on 15 February.
For more details, go here or email Angela Low.
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The February DPAC newsletter is now available for reading
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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!
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Thank you to the families who have joined our FlipGive team! We have already earned $350 for Southlands programs. 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.
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