14 Feb to 18 Feb 2022
Monday, 14 Feb
Tuesday, 15 Feb
Wednesday, 16 Feb
Thursday, 17 Feb
Friday, 18 Feb
Looking ahead
21 Feb: Family Day, school closed
24 Feb: Pink Shirt Day
24 Feb: DPAC General Meeting, MACC, 7pm
8 Mar: Exhibition
9 Mar: Exhibition
11 Mar: Last day before Spring Break
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
Some highlights of the week:
- Div. 1 and 2 are working really hard for Exhibition. This year they are putting more focus on the action that they will take in regard to their "lines of inquiry." Stay tuned to hear more.
- Division 3 worked industriously to craft a variety of Valentine's related items to sell after school Thursday and Friday. The funds will all go to the non-profit Covenant House which supports vulnerable youth.
- Every day recently, the district is sending someone from the school board office to help as playground supervisor. We appreciate this as we are waiting for a permanent partner for Miss Heidi.
- Finally, we welcomed three new Sockeyes, students Sophie and Matilda, and a new permanent SSA, Max Klunder! Welcome!
This coming week, we will celebrate Valentine's Day on Monday (sorry - no homemade treats), and a District Professional Day on Friday. As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns
Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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Join us for this month's PAC meeting. 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
Please email southlands.elementary@gmail.com if you want to add items to the agenda for the meeting.
Please review the minutes for the Dec PAC meeting and the Jan PAC meeting.
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Hello Southlands families!
The Southlands PAC Direct Donation campaign for the 2022/2023 school year is well underway. This campaign helps Southlands deliver programs and upgraded services to our entire student community that are outside of the VSB funding. Please consider donating, your generous support is greatly appreciated. You will now receive a 2022 tax receipt for any donations made.
Please review the information previously sent home for details of how you can donate.
Funds raised through this campaign will help support the Outdoor Classroom and Classroom Funds. Our fundraising goals are $10,000 for the Outdoor classroom and $5,000 for Classroom funds.
We would like to say a huge Thank you to our most recent donors and all of our donors to the campaign so far. We truly appreciate your support!
Our total received to date is $7,550
To receive a tax receipt:
1) Donate Online: http://vsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/1869/196/false/true and select "E-Southlands PAC"- this is the quickest way to receive a tax receipt or
2) Provide cash or write a cheque payable to "Southlands Elementary School" noting "2022 PAC Direct Donation" in the memo and include the pink Donor Recognition Form
Just a reminder, please remember to send the Donor Recognition form to school with the details of your donation, even if you donate online, so that we can be timely with our gratitude. This form also informs us if you would like your name to be included in our recognition of your donation or if you would like to be anonymous. If we do not receive the form, your donation will be considered anonymous.
Thank you again for supporting Southlands Elementary!
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After the success of their workshops this fall, ONE TO ONE is again hosting virtual workshops for interested parents/caregivers of students in Grades 1-3 called Come Read with Me.
Come Read with Me is an interactive workshop facilitated by a ONE TO ONE educator designed to give parents and caregivers the opportunity to learn positive strategies to help them support their children when reading at home. Participating families will receive a digital resource package including the “Reading Success at Home” handbook. This program is available at no cost to families across British Columbia through the generous support of donors.
The virtual sessions are on February 15, 23, 28, March 10, and 16. They start at 6:30 and run for 60 minutes with time for questions after. Each session is the same – parents/caregivers only need to come once
To register and for more information: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/one-to-one-literacy-society-32436852611
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Thank you to the families who have joined our FlipGive team! We have already earned $391 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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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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