15 Apr to 19 Apr 2024
Sunday, 14 Apr
Monday, 15 Apr
Tuesday, 16 Apr
- Pizza lunch
- Recorder, 3:10pm
- PAC Meeting, 7pm
Wednesday, 17 Apr
Thursday, 18 Apr
Friday, 19 Apr
- Blackball hot lunch (send utensils)
Looking ahead
21 Apr: Sun Run
22 Apr: Pro-D Day
23 Apr: Div3 Bog Walk
26 Apr: YVR Field trip
26 Apr: Deadline to submit photos for Yearbook
29 Apr: Div4 Bog Walk
30 Apr: Div3 & Div4 Bloedel Conservatory
3 May: Div1-4 Bike Program
3 May: Yearbook deadline
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 Southlands Families,
We hope you received the school newsletter that we sent home on Friday. Read it for news and see photos from around the school.
The grade 6/7 classes had a guest speaker last week about using social media with caution. This is a reminder to please monitor your child's screentime and interactions with social media.
Lastly, we have noticed that there are a number of children wearing Heelys, shoes with wheels in the soles. Please do not send students to school with the wheels down. Please retract the wheels for school time. Thank you so much for understanding.
As always, if you have any questions of concerns, please get in touch.
Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton (she/her)
Principal
Southlands Elementary School
604-713-5414
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The next PAC meeting is coming up on 16 Apr over Webex. 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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Price: $21 softcover (tax included)
Follow these steps to order your yearbook:
- Visit edgeimaging.ca/order
- In the Yearbooks section, enter Southlands or school code: ZAY
- Follow the prompts and fill in the form to reserve your copy today!
Yearbook order deadline: Friday, May 3
If you prefer to send a cheque, order forms are being sent home with students, or contact Dina at southlands.yrbook@gmail.com
Submit your photos!
Deadline Friday, Apr 26!
If you have photos of your child doing school activities and want them to be included in the yearbook, please send your best photo(s) (high resolution please) with your child's full name, division, and school activity (Halloween, Gardening, PYP Exhibition, Track and Field etc) to: southlands.yrbook@gmail.com
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There were $930 donated as of April 12, reaching 9.3% of our goal of $10,000 for 2024/2025 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 2024/2025 school year. $5000 of the funds will be distributed to the classrooms and $5000 will be used for the outdoor gardening program.
You can make your donation at https://vsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/1869/196/false/true
We thank you again for your generosity and If you would like to be recognized in the newsletter, please indicate on your donation slips.
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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 for 4-6 year olds during summer break.
Southlands students get a 10% discount! The discount will be applied straight away if you register at the school, or given as a refund if you register online at https://msmvan.com/summer-camps/
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Ocean Ambassadors Canada, a local ocean stewardship charity. has summer camps include learning to stand-up paddle, lots of adventures on the water and the beach, as well as education about marine life and ocean health.
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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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