Sunday, June 26, 2022

Term 3, Week 14: 27 Jun to 1 Jul 2022

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PAC Newsletter

27 June to 1 Jul 2022


Monday, 27 Jun
  • Gr7 leaving ceremony

Tuesday, 28 Jun
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Wednesday, 29 Jun
  • Last day of school

Looking ahead
Sep 5: School reopens
View the school calendar online
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#.

Hello Southlands families,

As this school year comes to a close I am feeling so grateful for our community at Southlands, and for all of the patience, commitment, care and energy that our children, guardians, teachers and staff have shown. In the last few weeks in particular, it has been amazing to see parents taking advantage of the opportunity to start organising community events and fundraisers again, and getting so much organised in a short time. From sports day to an amazing staff appreciation lunch to the upcoming grad events for Grade 7s, Southlands volunteers have done our community proud. Thank you to everyone who took part either by organising or supporting these events.

It has been my pleasure to serve as the PAC Chair for the past three years and I am now looking forward to supporting our new exec committee next year. There will be many more opportunities to get involved with PAC community-building and fundraising events next year and I hope that you will also consider joining in to keep our children's school such a special place for them to learn together.

Have a wonderful summer,
Nina Monahan

Hello, Southlands Families and Happy Summer!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parents and caregivers for your support of the school in so many ways. Great thanks, also, to the members of the PAC who generously give their time, energy, enthusiasm and creativity, all with a focus on equity. We would not be who we are without your kindness. We hope that everyone has a safe and happy summer. Farewell to the families that are leaving Southlands. We look forward to welcoming members of our school community in September. Stay #sockeyestrong everyone!

Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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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.
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!
Visit our website at https://southlands-pac.blogspot.com
Join Southlands PAC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/southlandselementarypac/
Facebook
Website
Email
Southlands Parents Advisory Council "PAC"
southlands.elementary@gmail.com

Co-Chairs: Nina Monahan, Renee Hui
Treasurer: Priya Gupta
Secretary: Alejandra Diaz
Fundraising: Carmen Chou, Linda Yang
DPAC Rep: Scott Kerwin

Our mailing address is:
5351 Camosun Street, Vancouver, BC, V6N 2C4

Please send any feedback on the newsletter to southlands.pacnews@gmail.com

VSB Office of the Superintendent contacts







Sunday, June 19, 2022

Term 3, Week 13: 20 Jun To 24 Jun 2022

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PAC Newsletter

20 June to 24 Jun 2022


Monday, 20 Jun
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Tuesday, 21 Jun
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Wednesday, 22 Jun
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Thursday, 23 Jun
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Friday, 24 Jun
Looking ahead
Jun 27: Gr7 leaving ceremony
Jun 29: Last day of school
View the school calendar online
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#.

Hello Southlands families,

As you can imagine, it is a very busy time of year. Teachers are writing report cards, students are writing reflections about their learning year and we are making lots of plans for the 2022 - 2023 school year.

Thank you for trusting the teachers to prepare tentative class lists for next year. A great deal of thought and care goes into that process. We build classes with each student's best interest in mind and ensure that classes are balanced in terms of children's temperaments, energy levels, etc. Sometimes students stay with their teacher for two years, sometimes one. Please also know that sometimes teachers' assignments changes and therefore they may not be teaching the same grade as this year. If there is something about your child's learning that we do not yet know, please speak to your child's teacher.

Please watch for the final School Newsletter on Friday, June 24th in your email box.

Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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We are two weeks to the end of the school year and your class parent should have reached out to you regarding an end of year class gift in appreciation of your teacher and teaching assistant(s). If you have not received the note yet and want to be included in the class gift, please email them directly by June 24.

The email contacts for the class parents are: Thank you so much for supporting our amazing teaching staff!
 
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.
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!
Visit our website at https://southlands-pac.blogspot.com
Join Southlands PAC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/southlandselementarypac/
Facebook
Website
Email
Southlands Parents Advisory Council "PAC"
southlands.elementary@gmail.com

Co-Chairs: Nina Monahan, Renee Hui
Treasurer: Priya Gupta
Secretary: Alejandra Diaz
Fundraising: Carmen Chou, Linda Yang
DPAC Rep: Scott Kerwin

Our mailing address is:
5351 Camosun Street, Vancouver, BC, V6N 2C4

Please send any feedback on the newsletter to southlands.pacnews@gmail.com

VSB Office of the Superintendent contacts