Sunday, December 4, 2022

Term 1, Week 14: 5 Dec to 9 Dec 2022

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PAC Newsletter


5 Dec to 9 Dec 2022

 
Sunday, 4 Dec
Monday, 5 Dec
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Tuesday, 6 Dec
  • Recorder music lesson
  • Gr7 Hot Chocolate Fundraiser

Wednesday, 7 Dec
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Thursday, 8 Dec
  • Flute music lesson
  • Gr7 Hot Chocolate Fundraiser

Friday, 9 Dec
  • Pizza lunch

Looking ahead
12 Dec: Southlands 70th birthday assembly, 2pm
12 Dec: Purdys pickup
13 Dec: Gr7 Hot Chocolate Fundraiser
14 Dec: Winter concert, 1:30pm. Bring food bank donation.
15 Dec: Gr7 Hot Chocolate Fundraiser
16 Dec: Last day of school

View the school calendar online
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#.
Hello, Southlands Families and Happy December!

Last week, we all felt very wintery as snow made an appearance. Just a reminder that snow days are very rare and if you do not hear anything on the radio or read anything on the VSB website - Southlands is open as usual. 

We are excited about our two upcoming assemblies:
  • Monday, Dec. 12th at 2:00 pm - Southlands 70th Birthday Assembly - there will be some seating for parents and special guests. 
  • Wednesday, Dec. 14th at 1:30 pm - Winter Concert - there will be lots of seating for families. Each class will perform on stage then go back to their classrooms. 
I am writing this on Friday evening, Dec. 2nd, at the airport, on my way to Montreal for the weekend, Monday and Tuesday. Principals get 35 vacation days per year and we cannot use them all in the summer. I am going to have an early Christmas with my son, Nicholas, and my daughter-in-law, Justine. Mr. Jung will be the teacher-in-charge while I am away. All the best for the week ahead. 

Sincerely,

Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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Dear Southlands families,

Can't believe we are only a few weeks away from Christmas. We have a few exciting events for the month of December, including our Winter Concert, Southlands' 70th Birthday, Hot Chocolate Fundraiser as well as preparing class gifts for our amazing Southlands teachers and staff. As we head into this holiday season, let's also be warm-hearted towards those who are in need. There will be a food bank donation as well as socks donation initiatives from our school community.

Also, I would like to announce two things, first off, we will be postponing our December Zoom PAC meeting to an in-person January PAC meeting. Secondly, on behalf of our fundraising/hot lunch committee, we would be increasing the prize of our pizza lunch from $5.25 to $6.00 from January 2023 to help curb Munchalunch transaction fees and other costs such as delivery fees. Thank you so much for all your continued support in our fundraising programs and please let me know if you have concerns or questions.

Warmly,
Renee

The Grade 7s are fundraising for their leaving celebrations and legacy gift for the school. Their first event is a hot chocolate sale. 

Hot chocolate will be sold after school for $2 a cup on Tuesday 6th December, Thursday 8th December, Tuesday 13th December and Thursday 15th December.

Please bring your toonies and support their fundraising efforts and enjoy some delicious hot chocolate.

Thank you for your support!

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.

Thanking our Teachers


As we come to the end of the year and prepare for the holiday period, we want to take this time to thank our teachers for all of their hard work. Class parents will be reaching out to families and collecting contributions towards a class gift. If you would like to be included in the class gift for your teacher, please email your class parent (email contacts are provided below).

Thank you and Happy Holidays!
 

1 - Mr. Christopher Lee

Michelle McCarthy

Xiao Man (Katy) Fan

2 - Ms Alexandra de Montigny

Megan Wilde

Paola Belio

3 - Ms. Wendy Phung

Christina Chan

Laura W

4 - Ms. Sarah McKendy

William Deng

5 - Ms. Daphne Beck

Jenny Wasko - Paterson

6 - Ms. Larissa Lightburn

Cecilia Imani

April 

7 - Mr. Chan

Suji Moon

8 - Ms. Sanjani Mudliar

Ross

9 - Ms. Michelle Kim

Gerry Teixeira

10 - Mrs. Hilary Gustin (Brough)

Jenny Yihui Wang

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.

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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Chair: Renee Hui
Treasurer: Priya Gupta
Secretary: Alejandra Diaz
Fundraising: Carol Chan

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

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