Term 3, Week 1: 27 Mar to 31 Mar 2023

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点击链接 阅读中文版     (Read in simplified Chinese) PAC Newsletter   27 Mar to 31 Mar 2023   Sunday, 26 Mar Pizza ordering deadline, 9pm Monday, 27 Mar   Tuesday, 28 Mar Homework club, Gr5-7, 12:20-12:50 Recorder music lesson Wednesday, 29 Mar Subway lunch Beading Club, 12:20-12:50 Thursday, 30 Mar Choir, 12:20-12:50 Flute music lesson Friday, 31 Mar Pizza lunch Looking ahead 7 Apr: Good Friday, school closed  10 Apr: Easter Monday, school closed 24 Apr: Pro-D Day 26 Apr: Subway lunch 26 Apr: 2pm dismissal, student led conference 27 Apr: 2pm dismissal, student led conference 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#. 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! 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. 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/ 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 VSB Office of the Superintendent contacts