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14 Apr to 18 Apr 2025
Monday, 14 Apr
Tuesday, 15 Apr
- Pizza lunch
- Recorder, 3pm
- PAC meeting, 7pm
Wednesday, 16 Apr
Thursday, 17 Apr
Friday, 18 Apr
Looking ahead
21 Apr: Easter Monday, school closed
24 Apr: PAC Spring Fling
24 Apr: DPAC General Meeting - Sustainability Plan/School Gardens, 7-9pm
24 Apr: Deadline to sign VSB Budget Letter
28 Apr: Pro-D Day
29 Apr: Gr6 immunization clinic
30 Apr: Student conference, early dismissal 2pm
1 May: Student conference, early dismissal 2pm
9 May: Sports 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. 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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The next PAC meeting is virtual on 15 Apr over Webex at 7pm. Every parent and caregiver with a child at Southlands is automatically part of the Parent Advisory Council. Please join us and hear about what the PAC is working on.
Send any additional agenda items you may want to cover to Nina at southlands.elementary@gmail.com
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The PAC will be hosting a spring fling on 24 April from 3pm-5pm. There will be face painting, a photo booth, a bake sale and lots more. All caregivers and chldren are invited to stop by and mingle with other caregivers.
We are looking for volunteers to donate baked goods for the bake sale. Please drop off your baked goods at 9am in the school gym.
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With our return to school after spring break comes the beginning of many new units of inquiry:
- Kindergarten: How We Express Ourselves
- Grade 1/2: Sharing the Planet
- Grade 3/4: How We Organize Ourselves & How We Express Ourselves
- Grade 4/5: How the World Works & Sharing the Planet
- Grade 5/6: Where We Are in Place and Time
- Grade 7: Where We Are in Place and Time
Make sure you are signed up for the Southlands PYP blog at https://southlandspyp.wordpress.com/
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UBC GIRLsmarts4tech
If you’re a Grade 7 girl who is passionate about science and technology, are searching for an opportunity to visit one of the most innovative workspaces in the world, or are curious about pursuing STEM after high school, register today for UBC GIRLsmarts4tech and SAP Canada’s all-day tech workshop on Saturday, May 10th, from 9:00am- 4:00pm. This unique event is taking place at SAP’s downtown office, where attendees will receive an office tour, robotics and programming tutorials, and more! No experience needed.
Register now: cs.ubc.ca/girlsmarts4tech/registration
Please direct any questions to girlsmarts@cs.ubc.ca
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Creating a Substance Use Prevention Plan
The Ministry of Education and Child Care, in partnership with Dr. Hayley Watson, Adolescent Clinical Psychologist and Founder of Open Parachute is hosting three free webinars focused in helping you create a personalized step-by-step plan for implementing substance use prevention skills in your home. Dr. Watson will focus on specific steps you can take to ensure that you and your family are supported as you teach substance use prevention skills to your child/youth.
Please register in advance by selecting the session which you would like to attend:
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VSB Budget Letter Campaign
Sign and Share by April 25, 2025
As the Vancouver School Board prepares its 2025/2026 budget, parents and caregivers across the district are calling for a renewed commitment to students. We are deeply concerned that current funding levels are not meeting the needs of learners—particularly students with disabilities and diverse needs.
To ensure that all students have access to the support and stability they deserve, we are urging the Board to prioritize funding for inclusive education, frontline staff, and direct services that make a tangible difference in classrooms every day.https://www.vancouverdpac.org/urgent-vsb-budget-letter-campaign-sign-and-share-by-april-18-2025/
Please help us gather as much support as possible before the April 25th deadline. We’ve made it easy—just fill in the form online to send your letter of support. Please sign and share! Every letter counts.
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Southlands Elementary PAC is excited to launch the Direct Donation campaign, raising funds for the 2025/2026 school year.
http://vsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/1869/196/false/true
Southlands Elementary School takes pride in having built a strong spirit of Giving that is powered by the generous contributions of your time and financial support to help enrich our children’s learning. Over the years, the Direct Donation campaign has helped Southlands deliver new programs and upgraded services to our entire student community that were outside of the VSB funding. With ongoing provincial education funding cuts, the need for direct funding from families and our community is ever more crucial.
We are seeking to raise $10,000 to fund our basic budgetary demands and enrichment programs that help our children learn and develop the IB Primary Years Program Essential elements: Learner Profile; Transdisciplinary Themes; Concepts, Attitudes; Approaches to Learning and Action. The money raised in this campaign will be used to fund the following items in the 2025-26 school year:
- New Classroom Projectors - $5,000
- Classroom Funds - $5,000
Please check the campaign flyer for details of how to donate and get your tax receipt
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
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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!
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