Term 1, Week 3: 16 Sep to 20 Sep 2024

点击链接 阅读中文版     (Read in simplified Chinese) PAC Newsletter   16 Sep to 20 Sep 2024   Monday, 16 Sep  Pro-D Day, school closed Tuesday, 17 Sep Cross-country info session, recess Wednesday, 18 Sep   Thursday, 19 Sep Cross-country, 8am Community gathering, 4-6pm Friday, 20 Sep   Looking ahead 30 Sep: National Day of Truth & Reconciliation 1 Oct: Gr6/7 safety patrol training 1 Oct: Recorder starts 3 Oct: Flute starts 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#. You are invited to join Flute and Recorder Classes with the Mastery School of Music at Southlands Elementary School for the 2024-2025 school year! Rehearsals will be held at the following times: Recorder (Gr K-2): Tuesdays - 3:05pm-3:35pm Flute (Gr 3-7): Thursdays - 3:05pm-3:35pm Recorders can be purchased for $10 at the first lesson, Flutes may be rented from the PAC First Classes will be Tuesday, October 1st (recorder), and Thursday October 3rd (Flute) Students sign up for both semesters (32 Classes) at the start of the year, with two equal payments, in the form of post-dated checks of $304/semester. Semester 1 is September 2024 -January 2025 and Semester 2 is February 2024 -June 2025. Sign up sheets will be coming in your child's backpack soon. Class attendance is important, and students will need to bring their instruments every week, as well as their music folders. Attendance at Christmas and year-end recitals is expected, as with other opportunities for group and solo performances through the Mastery School of Music and 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: Nina Monahan Vice-Chair: Priya Gupta Treasurer: Carol Chan Secretary: Laura Wallbridge Fundraising: Jennifer Yang & Elizabeth Khean 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