4 Mar to 8 Apr 2022
Monday, 4 Apr
Tuesday, 5 Apr
Wednesday, 6 Apr
Thursday, 7 Apr
Friday, 8 Apr
Looking ahead
15 Apr: Good Friday
18 Apr: Easter Monday
20 Apr: PAC meeting
25 Apr: Pro D-Day
27 Apr: Student conference, 2pm dismissal
28 Apr: Student conference, 2pm dismissal
28 Apr: DPAC Meeting — Advocating for Climate-Sensitive Education
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
It is my pleasure to introduce two new staff members on the team: Ms. Hilary Brough (Kindergarten) and Ms. Sivan Dinur (Div. 7). Both teachers have had a wonderful first week with their students. We are grateful to have them at Southlands. We have also welcomed a new student in grade 6, and we expect a few more students to join us as their catchment schools are full. Moving schools mid-year is hard, and we really appreciate all of the Sockeyes' efforts to welcome new students and help them feel at home.
Next week the grade 4's and 7's will be completing the Student Learning Survey with myself and Mr. Jung. A reminder that parents of students in grades 4 and 7 can also complete the survey available here: https://www.awinfosys.com/SurveyFull1/central/main/access.asp
Lastly, we'd like to remind you that our Scholastic Bookfair begins online on Monday. The link is here: https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5175680
All books will be shipped to your home directly. Bookfair sales give a percentage back to the school, which helps us build our library collection - so thank you for your support.
As always, if you have questions or concerns please reach out by phone or email, or find me at the crosswalk before or after school most mornings.
Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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The Netflix TV Series “The Night Agent” will be filming on Imperial Road on Tuesday, Apr 5 and so it will be closed between W 16th Avenue and W King Edward Avenue. If you use Imperial Road to come to Southlands, please plan an alternate path.
Information regarding Filming in Metro Vancouver Parks is available at 604-432-6322. If calling after hours we ask that you leave your name, phone number, and address. A Metro Vancouver Film Site Supervisor will be onsite for the duration of the Film activity.
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Southlands PYP Exhibition
The 2021-2022 Grade 6/7 Exhibition projects culminated with presentations and displays just before Spring Break. The students were able to share their learning with the other classes and with their families, whom we were thrilled to be able to invite into the gym.
The students displayed the Learner Profile attributes and used the Approaches to Learning to inquire into issues they are passionate about. They demonstrated that they are knowledgeable inquirers who take risks and are open-minded to other ideas and possibilities, and they developed and used communication skills, research skills, thinking skills, social skills, and self-management skills while taking notes, interviewing experts, synthesizing ideas, forming opinions, writing essays, and creating powerpoint presentations and display boards, all while working collaboratively with others.
You can see pictures of the exhibition projects on the Southlands PYP blog at
https://southlandspyp.wordpress.com/2022/03/30/2021-2022-exhibition/
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Hello Southlands families!
We hope that you all enjoyed a fun and restful Spring Break. We have just over 12 weeks until the end of the school year. It would be amazing if we could reach our goal of $15,000 for the 2022/2023 Direct Donation Campaign. We are currently half way there. 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 receive a 2022 tax receipt for any donations made (please see below for details).
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 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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Thank you to all families that ordered our Purdy's easter fundraiser. The fundraiser coordinator will be reaching out to you to arrange for pickup next week.
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Arts Exploration is a program that aims to bring girls and non-binary youth in grades 4-7 together for 1 hour and 15 minutes a week to connect, develop friendships, and participate in creative activities. This program is all about exploring and expressing yourself through art, so any participant with an interest in being creative is welcome – you don’t need to be an artist to join!
This program is Free and Online via Zoom. Space is limited so we encourage participants to sign up promptly!
The two available options are:
- Mondays 4:00-5:15pm; Apr 25 – May 30 2022 (No session Mon May 23 due to Victoria Day). 5 sessions total.
- Wednesdays 4:00-5:15pm; Apr 27 – May 25 2022. 5 sessions total.
Please visit https://linktr.ee/gogirlsbclm to register.
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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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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!
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