20 Sep to 24 Sep 2021
Monday, 20 Sep
Tuesday, 21 Sep
- Cross country running info session
Wednesday, 22 Sep
- Terry Fox Run, 2pm
- PAC meeting, 7pm
Thursday, 23 Sep
Friday, 24 Sep
Looking ahead
30 Sep: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, school closed
11 Oct: Thanksgiving, school closed
19 Oct: Photo Day
22 Oct: Pro-D Day
View the school calendar online
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Please make sure you review the daily health assessment (english or simplified chinese) before sending your child(ren) to school. Or use the K-12 Health Check website.
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 or use the new doorbell beside the door so they can let the child(ren) in.
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#.
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Hello, Southlands Families!
We hope you had a good weekend. Our staff worked really hard on Friday, planning some units of inquiry in grade groups. We also spent an hour with District Principal of Indigenous Education, Davita Marsden. She taught us some drumming protocols with the beautiful drums that Div. 1 and 2 made last spring. We also learned the Cherokee Morning Song. It was so good!
We will be emailing you our first school newsletter on Monday morning. Here are a couple of additional things we would like you to know about:
- Our Terry Fox Run will be on Wednesday, Sept. 22nd at 2 pm. We will be running and walking the forest loop from the south trail head, up the big hill and down to the north trailhead. We have arranged for parents to volunteer as marshals along the way. Please, if you can, send a toonie (or more) for Terry one day this week. Student Leaders will collect from classrooms each morning. We still MUST avoid gatherings, so we ask that you please not come to watch the run unless you are one of the volunteers and have spoken to me, Mrs. Paxton. Thanks for understanding.
- Cross Country Running is back for grades 1 - 7. Mrs. Paxton, Ms. Wood, Ms. Alexandra and Mr. Lee will be supporting the team. Practices will be Tuesday mornings in October. There are three mini-meets on Tuesdays. Parents must be able to pick up and drive their own students to the meet, or send a written or emailed note about an arrangement made with another parent to carpool. Parents must stay at the mini-meet and check in with Mrs. Paxton before leaving. More information will be given to interested students, along with a permission slip. Please ask your child(ren) to listen to morning messages about an information meeting on Tuesday this week.
- We will soon be sending home a package of forms that must be completed and returned as soon as possible. It includes a personalised contact information sheet for each child, media release and walking field trip forms. Thank you in advance for completing and returning them right away.
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Join us for the first PAC meeting of the year. Every parent and caregiver with a child at Southlands is automatically part of the Parent Advisory Council. Register to get the zoom details, review the agenda, and come hear about the plans for the upcoming year, or join a committee!
Please email southlands.elementary@gmail.com if you want to add items to the agenda for meeting.
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Class Parents
It's that time of year again that we are looking for class parents for each division. This is a great role to be involved in and doesn't take too much time. It mainly involves sharing information with the class from the PAC and your teacher as needed, helping to create a community within your group and most importantly celebrating and thanking our amazing teachers in the holiday period and at the end of the year.
If you are interested in this role or have any questions, please email michelle.mccarthy09@gmail.com and I would be happy to answer them. Please let me know the division you would like to be a class parent for. If you expressed interest in this role on the first day of school, please let me know which division your child is in. This role can be shared with another parent.
Thank you for volunteering!
Michelle ( Class Parent Coordinator)
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Thank you to all the parents who ordered yearbooks. We are expecting to get them shortly are planning to have them to you by mid October. Thank you for your patience.
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Thunder is pleased to offer Atomic Basic and Intermediate Training for Girls in Grades 5-7. These sessions are designed for girls that are new to the sport, played on elementary volleyball team, or possibly participated in one previous atomic type clinic or camp.
Dates: Mondays - September 27 - November 8 (6 sessions - *no session on October 11)
Time: 4:15-5:45pm
Location: Osborne Gym - UBC
Cost: $200
For more information and link to register, please visit https://thundervolleyball.spappz.com/event?id=148&x=0
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Thank you to the families who have joined our FlipGive team! We have already earned $486 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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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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