Sunday, June 25, 2023

Term 3, Week 14: 26 Jun to 30 Jun 2023

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PAC Newsletter

 

26 Jun to 30 Jun 2023

 
Sunday, 25 Jun
Monday, 26 Jun
Tuesday, 27 Jun
  • Gr7 Leaving Ceremony

Wednesday, 28 Jun
  • Subway lunch

Thursday, 29 Jun
  • Last day of school
  • Pizza lunch
  • Report cards come home

Friday, 30 Jun
  • School closed

Looking ahead
5 Sep: School reopens

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 and happy summer, Southlands families,

Here we are at the beginning of the last week of school for 2022 - 2023. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Volunteer Appreciation tea and assembly last Tuesday. For those who were not able to attend, please know that your contributions to our school are acknowledged and appreciated.
Thank you also to the PAC for the lovely treats you provided for our staff last week. We are very grateful.
To the students and families leaving us, we wish you all the best and please know, you will always be a Sockeye! We are looking forward to September and the raising of our house post carved by Brent Sparrow, Jr. Stay tuned for a date and time.

Report cards will be issued on Thursday, June 29th. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do get in touch with your child's teacher on Friday, June 30th, or with me, Ms. Paxton, on July 3rd, 4th and 5th. The school office will re-open on Monday, August 28th.

Have a wonderful, safe and healthy summer holiday.

Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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Dear Southlands families,

Thank you for all your dedicated support for this school year! Our PAC wouldn't survive without all your contribution. On behalf of everyone from the executive team, I would like to say a huge thank you to all the parent volunteers!

One last thing is that our Southlands garden would need watering throughout the summer. If your family could help out by signing up for a one week slot, please email Josephine at southlands.elementary.garden@gmail.com

Wish everyone a great summer and see you all in September!
Renee
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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.

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/
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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

VSB Office of the Superintendent contacts







Sunday, June 18, 2023

Term 3, Week 13: 19 Jun to 23 Jun 2023

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PAC Newsletter

 

19 Jun to 23 Jun 2023

 
Sunday, 18 Jun
Monday, 19 Jun
Tuesday, 20 Jun
Wednesday, 21 Jun
Thursday, 22 Jun
  • Rainbow Pride Day
  • DPAC AGM, 6pm

Friday, 23 Jun
  • Pizza lunch
  • Gr7 Freezie fundraiser

Looking ahead
27 Jun: Gr7 Leaving Ceremony
28 Jun: Subway lunch
29 Jun: 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.

Sports Day on Friday was a great success! Thank you to all of the PAC members who helped out and bought us lunch. Thank you to all of the family members who came to support the students. Thank you to the volunteers from Point Grey Secondary and Kitsilano Secondary. Thank you to the Southlands staff for organizing the events. Thank you to the Musqueam Community for allowing us to have Sports Day on their beautiful lands and to Elder Larry Grant for the heartfelt welcome.

On Tuesday June 20th we invite all parents who supported our school in any way for coffee, tea and home baking at 8:30am, followed by an Appreciation Assembly at about 9:20.

There are only 9 more school days! Let's all celebrate what we have accomplished this year, our school's 70th.

Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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Thank you to all the parents and volunteers that came out to support the students at Sports Day. We raised $705 for PAC activities.

A big thank you to Viva Fine Foods & Bakery in Kitsilano for donating the baked goods and to Jar Bar Refillery for donating the gift basket for the raffle.

Congratulations to the Sports Day raffle winners:
  • John Kwok (dad of Grayson) won the gift basket
  • Eunice Lin (mom of Easton) won a $100 Choice gift card

Ordering for Subway lunch on Jun 28 will open this week. Please place your order between Mon and Wed through Munchalunch.

As a reminder, proceeds from Subway lunch are being donated to the Grade 7 grad fundraiser. Subway orders have been low the last few months. Please support our Grade 7 students by ordering from this fundraiser.
Southlands Yearbooks are here!

If you have ordered a yearbook, we will be sending them home with students tomorrow. If you ordered an e-yearbook, you should also receive a link tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who ordered a yearbook. We hope you like it!

Any questions, please contact Dina at southlands.yrbook@gmail.com.

We are seeking volunteers (students included) to participate in the summer garden care and watering for our school gardens by registering for 1-week slots all summer. Please reach out to southlands.elementary@gmail.com if you can help!

Thanking our Teachers


As we come to the end of the school year and prepare for summer vacation, 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 by June 21st.

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 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

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