Sunday, January 1, 2023

Term 2, Week 1: 2 Jan to 6 Jan 2023

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PAC Newsletter

2 Jan to 6 Jan 2023

 
Sunday, 1 Jan
Monday, 2 Jan
  • School closed

Tuesday, 3 Jan
Wednesday, 4 Jan
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Thursday, 5 Jan
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Friday, 6 Jan
  • Pizza lunch

Looking ahead
10 Jan: PAC meeting, 7pm
16 Jan: Pro-D Day
17 Jan: VCH KG dental screening

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!

On behalf of the PAC executive members, I wish you a happy New Year. As we welcome school back next week, we wish to continue to fostering a healthy school community by supporting diversity, building connections, and enriching our children's learning experience. Special thanks to everyone who has generously supported our direct donation campaign so far. 

For the month of January, we will be starting our hot lunch program starting the very first week. Please order the first lunch on Munchalunch before Tuesday Jan 3. We are also hosting an in-person PAC meeting on Tuesday January 10th. Details to follow in the next newsletter. 

Warmly,
Renee

Ordering is now open on Munchalunch for pizza friday for the rest of the school year. Log in and place your order for this week, this term, or the rest of the year.

Pizza dates are:
  • Jan 6, 13, 20, 27
  • Feb 3, 10, 16 (Thu), 24
  • Mar 3, 10, 31
  • Apr 6 (Thu), 14, 21, 28
  • May 5, 12 19, 26
  • Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, 29 (Thu)
Thanks to Nina for organizing the third annual Southlands Gingerbread Decorating Zoom meeting. Here are two sample houses:




Southlands Elementary PAC is excited to launch the Direct Donation campaign, raising funds for the 2023/20234 school year.

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! 
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.

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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Southlands Parents Advisory Council "PAC"
southlands.elementary@gmail.com

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

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

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

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