6 Mar to 10 Mar 2023
Sunday, 5 Mar
Monday, 6 Mar
Tuesday, 7 Mar
Wednesday, 8 Mar
Thursday, 9 Mar
Friday, 10 Mar
Looking ahead
20 Mar: Purdy's Spring order deadline
27 Mar: School reopens
View the school calendar online
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Voting is still open this week!
The Southlands PAC will be having Deborah MacNamara come to give a talk to Southlands families on May 17. We are looking for guidance from the Southlands community on what the topic they would like to hear her talk about. Please vote on one of the following topics by clicking on the one you want to hear about:
*|SURVEY: 1) Making Sense of Anxiety
As many as 20% of children and teens qualify for an anxiety disorder diagnosis, making it the most common mental health issue today. Anxiety can take many forms including obsessions, compulsions, phobias as well as other perplexing behaviours. We cannot treat something we do not understand, and making sense of anxiety is fundamental in making headway. This presentation will bring a fresh and promising perspective to one of our most troubling human problems.
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*|SURVEY: 2) Making Sense of Discipline
One of the biggest challenges faced by parents, caregivers and educators is the safe discipline of children
and teens in their care. Given that connection is the greatest need a child has, discipline that protects this
attachment is critical. Seven principles of attachment safe discipline will be discussed along with an understanding of the 4 most common principles that erode attachment and threaten development.
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*|SURVEY: 3) Bullying: A New Approach to an Enduring Problem
Bullying is an age-old problem with a new face in today’s increasingly digital world. Cyber bullies are now replacing playground bullies at an alarming rate and the need to protect our kids is great. Efforts to curb bullying are failing and children are being wounded at the hands of their peers like never before. Protecting our children from bullies is possible when we understand the modus operandi driving bullies, how to thwart attacks, and guide our children through situations where bullies are involved. Parents and educators often feel helpless to protect children from bullies but there is much we can do to address this age-old problem.|*
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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#.
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Our Spring Purdy’s Fundraiser is upon us!
Please consider supporting this fundraiser by buying some local chocolate for the upcoming SPRING season. All funds raised will go towards the school.
You can order online:
We have gone paperless, so there is no paper catalogue coming home with your child. The catalogue is available online on the PAC website.
The deadline to order is March 20th, 2023.
Delivery will be April 3rd AND April 4th. The delivery team will either have a local house porch pick up option or meet up at the school during pick up and drop off times.
Thank you!
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The Southlands PAC Direct Donation campaign for the 2023/2024 school year is ongoing. We really need your help to reach this year's fundraising goals which are $7,000 for the Outdoor classroom and $5,000 for Classroom funds.
We don't have an update yet from VSB regarding any February online donations, but we would like to say a huge thank you to all of our Donors.
Our total received to date is $5220
Important update: VSB is no longer providing tax receipts for cash or cheque donations.
To donate & receive a tax receipt:
- 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
To donate without a tax receipt:
- Provide cash or write a cheque payable to "Southlands Elementary School" noting "2023 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. This lets us know if you would like your name to be included in our newsletter recognition of donations 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 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.
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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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