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27 Jan to 31 Jan 2025
Monday, 27 Jan
Tuesday, 28 Jan
- Pizza lunch
- Recorder, 3pm
Wednesday, 29 Jan
Thursday, 30 Jan
Friday, 31 Jan
Looking ahead
9 Feb: Krispy Kreme Fundraising deadline
13 Feb: Krispy Kreme Fundraising delivery
14 Feb: Pro D-Day
17 Feb: Family Day
View the school calendar online
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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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Hello!
I hope everyone is having a great start to 2025. As always, we are very busy here at the school. I am always amazed at how many things happen on any given day at Southlands.
Our Grade 7 boys basketball team is off to an excellent start, they won at Kerrisdale elementary earlier this week. A huge thank you to our coach, Mr. Chan and our parent coach, Mr Chiu.
I sent out an email last week asking for information on the students return to Southlands next year. I would greatly appreciate it if you could fill that out for each child you have at the school.
https://forms.office.com/r/2BLm4tUa5G
Stay tuned for the school newsletter next Friday!
Thanks so much,
Craig Larson
Principal
Southlands Elementary School
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FamilySmart offers free support to parents and caregivers who have a child/youth struggling with their mental health and/or substance use. All of the events are free, virtual and require pre registration. The format is watching a video followed by a facilitated discussion amongst participants. All parents and caregivers are welcome.
Connecting Supporting and Understanding Teens with Depression
When our teens are struggling with depression, we can feel lost about how to best support them. How do we know when they are experiencing a mental health challenge and when should we intervene?
For Families: A Conversation About Eating Disorders
Knowing how to help our kids who are experiencing an eating disorder can be a terrifying, isolating and overwhelming experience. Learn about disordered eating, what to be aware of, the importance of connection, and strategies that help support recovery.
ADHD — The Real Deal
ADHD doesn’t just affect the person living with ADHD, it also affects those around them. As parents of kids living with ADHD, we can benefit from learning what ADHD is and how to support our kids. Dr. Duncan dispels some myths and explains how and why the ADHD brain works the way it does.
Deepening our Understanding of Emotion Regulation – Supporting our Young People with their Big Emotions.
Have you ever found yourself looking at your child’s emotional outburst and thinking, “What the heck is happening?” or “This doesn’t make any sense,” or “What on earth are they so upset about – it’s not that big a deal?” If this sounds like you, or like someone you care about, please join us for an evening filled with information about what can lead to big emotions and for some concrete strategies for responding skillfully to those situations.
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Southlands PAC has partnered with Pedalheads for an exclusive $25 off code for our school’s families, until the 30 June. For every use of the code, Pedalheads will give $25 back to the Southlands PAC. You get $25, and the PAC gets $25. Use code SLANDS25 when registering.
Pedalheads provide fun, engaging, and developmental bike camps during Spring Break and over the summer in Greater Vancouver. Their Vancouver Spring Break Bike Camps will be running the weeks of March 17-21 & March 24-28 at the following 3 locations:
- Vancouver – Point Grey @ Jericho Hill Centre (4196 W 4th Ave, Vancouver)
- Vancouver – Oakridge @ Jamieson Elementary (6350 Tisdall St, Vancouver)
- Vancouver – 23rd & Main @ David Livingstone Elementary (315 E 23rd Ave, Vancouver)
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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!
Mabel’s Labels has launched the NEW Build Your Own Combo! Our customers have been asking for this – and we’ve delivered! With this mix-and-match option, customers can now create a custom label collection tailored to their needs.
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Sweeten Your Family Day and Valentine’s with Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnuts! 
Orders Open Now at 
Delivery Date: Tuesday, February 13 (Doughnuts will be delivered directly to students in their classrooms at the end of the school day.)
Order Deadline: End of day Sunday, February 9
$12 per dozen – A sweet way to support a great cause!
