12 Dec to 16 Dec 2022
Sunday, 11 Dec
Monday, 12 Dec
Tuesday, 13 Dec
- Holiday gift card pickup
- Recorder music lesson
- Gr7 Hot Chocolate Fundraiser
- Socks for Homeless fundraiser ends
Wednesday, 14 Dec
- Holiday gift card pickup
- Subway lunch
- Winter concert, 1:30pm. Bring food bank donation
Thursday, 15 Dec
- Holiday gift card pickup
- Flute music lesson
- Gr7 Hot Chocolate Fundraiser
Friday, 16 Dec
- Last day of school
- Holiday gift card pickup
- Pizza lunch
Looking ahead
3 Jan: School reopens
16 Jan: Pro-D Day
View the school calendar online
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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. The upper front door is now unlocked during the day so no need to call or ring the doorbell. 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#.
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Hello, Southlands Families!
Next week we will be having two assemblies. On Monday at 2:00 om we have our 70th birthday assembly. There will be some, but limited, seating for parents/guardians. Southlands students should wear their school shirts if possible on Monday.
On Wednesday at 1:30, we will have our Winter Concert. There will be lots of seating for families, as classes will be in their classrooms until they come to the gym to perform. We will be collecting for the Food Bank at that assembly.
If you are leaving on vacation sooner than Friday, please email or call the office, as well as your child's classroom teacher. The messages do not always get passed on to the office.
Please expect a Southlands School Newsletter on Friday, December 16th, the last day before the break.
As always, if you have questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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Join us for the third annual Southlands Gingerbread Decorating Zoom meeting! We will get together on Zoom on Monday, 12th December at 5pm.
Have a gingerbread house or cookies ready to decorate together over Zoom, and then show your creations to the group. Gingerbread house kits are available at most supermarkets, or you can build a house using icing and graham crackers! Please have your house built and dried before the meeting.
Register at this link, or email Nina.
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Purdys orders will be ready for pickup Dec 12th at the school. Laura will be in touch to organize time and the option of porch pickup at her house, nearby to the school
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Socks are the most needed and least donated items in shelters. Please bring new or used clean socks to donate.
Thank you for your kindness.
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Holiday gift card orders are ready for pickup starting Monday. Carol will be at drop off and pick up all week so please reach out to coordinate a pickup time.
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We hope you were able to enjoy some delicious hot chocolate last week. There are 2 more opportunities to support the Grade 7s hot chocolate sale, fundraising for their leaving celebrations and legacy gift for the school. Hot chocolate will be sold after school for $2 a cup on Tuesday 13th December and Thursday 15th December.
Please bring your toonies, keep warm and enjoy some delicious hot chocolate.
Thank you for your support!
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Southlands Elementary PAC is excited to launch the Direct Donation campaign, raising funds for the 2023/20234 school year.
We will be sending information home this week with details of how you can donate to the campaign. Look out for an information letter coming home in your child's backpack. The information is also linked here.
Southlands Elementary School takes pride in having built a strong spirit of Giving that is powered by the generous contributions of your time and financial support to help enrich our children’s learning. Over the years, the Direct Donation campaign has helped Southlands deliver new programs and upgraded services to our entire student community that were outside of the VSB funding.
Last year we revitalized our fundraising efforts following a pause due to the unfolding global pandemic and we are continuing our efforts again this school year.
We are seeking to raise $12,000 to fund our basic budgetary demands and enrichment programs that help our children learn and develop the IB Primary Years Program Essential elements: Learner Profile; Transdisciplinary Themes; Concepts, Attitudes; Approaches to Learning and Action. The money raised in this campaign will be used to fund the following items in the 2023-24 school year:
Fundraising Goals
- Outdoor Classroom $7,000
- Classroom Funds $ 5,000
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
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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.
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Mabel’s Labels is getting you prepped and ready for gifting season with 10% off their Holiday category! Their Holiday collection includes personalized stationery, stocking stuffers, gift tags, and more- with brand new designs! Head over to campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search for Southlands to get a head start on your Holiday planning all while supporting our campaign!
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