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Term 3, Week 9: 26 May to 30 May 2025

PAC newsletter: Term 3, Week 9: 26 May to 30 May 2025
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PAC Newsletter

 

26 May to 30 May 2025

 
Monday, 26 May
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Tuesday, 27 May
  • Pizza lunch
  • Recorder, 3pm
  • Gr6+7 Track & Field mini meet, 3:30pm, Camosun Park

Wednesday, 28 May
Thursday, 29 May
  • Freezie fundraiser, 3pm
  • Flute, 3pm
  • Gr4+5 Track & Field mini meet, 3:30pm, Camosun Park

Friday, 30 May
Looking ahead
2 Jun: Bike to School week
5 Jun: Gr4+5 Track & Field 8:30am, Point Grey School
5 Jun: Gr6+7 Track & Field 1:00pm, Point Grey School
10 Jun: PAC meeting, 6pm, School Library
24 Jun: Gr7 Grad
26 Jun: Last day of school
 
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#.
Representing Southlands at the first junior track meet. More pictures are posted here
With budget concerns for the 2025-26 school year, a petition has been created asking for increased funding for public education in BC. Please consider adding your name to this important petition, and help in the fight to properly fund our children's school system.
https://chng.it/LFTx6WfzRS

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There were $1,300 donated as of May 18, reaching 13% of our goal of $10,000 for our 2025/2026 direct donation campaign.

We would like to thank all generous donors and continue to encourage the community to raise funds for our children for the 2025/2026 school year. $5000 of the funds will be distributed to the classrooms and $5000 will be used for new projectors. 

You can make your donation at http://vsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/1869/196/false/true
 
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT! 
Mastery School of Music, whose wonderful teacher Mikyla Jensen teaches flute and recorder after school at Southlands, will have some cool camps like song writing, music and coding and a mini music makers camp over the summer.

Southlands students have a referral bonus! If you refer a friend, you get a $25 discount. Register online at https://msmvan.com/summer-camps/
UBC still has some spaces available in their Farm Wonders (ages 6-9) and Forest Wonders (ages 9-12) summer camps. These programs offer kids the chance to explore nature, get their hands dirty in the garden, and learn about the food systems around them - all in a fun, supportive outdoor environment. 
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.
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!
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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

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