Halloween Costume Sale this Wednesday & Thursday

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Halloween is two weeks away – are you ready for it? If you are looking for a “new” costume for your child(ren) come check out our first Ross Road Halloween Costume Sale!

SALE DATES:

  • Wednesday October 17 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm
  • Thursday, October 18 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm
  • Under the covered area by the front doors
  • Costumes $10 each – cash only!

Thank you to everyone who donated their outgrown costumes for this exciting fundraiser! All money raised goes straight to the school!

– Barb Woznow & Ross Road PAC

Crafts made by Ross Road students to buy at the Craft Fair

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Once again, we will have crafts hand-made by our students in their classrooms, available for sale at the Fair!

Crafts have long been the foundation of Christmas events at Ross Road School. This is the second year that students, teachers and parents have collaborated on crafts to sell at the Fair…a wonderful win-win joint effort! The students really enjoy making the crafts and feel a sense of pride in making something to sell, a sense of community is fostered with teachers, students and parents crafting together in the classrooms, and funds are raised for the school when the crafts go on sale at the Fair! Plus it gives you an opportunity to get an early start on your Christmas shopping!

Many thanks to all the parents who so capably helped out with the student crafts over the past few weeks!

This year we have lots of AMAZING crafts to buy at the Fair! Check out the photos below…

and CLICK HERE to see more photos of the individual crafts and students making them!





Upcoming events: October 16-19

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Hello Ross Road parents,

Just a reminder about some upcoming events this week:

Saleema Noon Parent Night | Tuesday, Oct. 16
In advance of  Saleema Noon’s student presentations this Wednesday and  Thursday, we are pleased to invite Ross Road parents to her parents’ session!  Tuesday, October 16th, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the school library.

Click here for more info about Saleema Noon’s Parent Night

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Halloween Costume Sale | Wednesday and Thursday after school
Thanks so much to everyone who dropped off costumes for this exciting fundraiser! They will be on sale this week at the school:

  • Wednesday October 17 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm
  • Thursday, October 18 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm.

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October 16 is the last day to register for CPF’s “French Immersion Parent Survival Night”
Don’t miss this FREE opportunity to learn first-hand how to help your child succeed in French Immersion through participation in a workshop run by French Immersion early literacy teacher/mentor Sallie Boschung:

  • Tuesday, October 23rd, 7-9PM
  • Larson Elementary School Gym

Space is limited, so CLICK HERE to reserve your spot now! Online registration required.

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Pro-D Day Friday, October 19
Province-wide Professional Development Day

Two free community events this weekend!

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Family Day

Celebrating the North Vancouver School District’s new Education Services Centre and the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art

  • Saturday October 13
  • 2121 Lonsdale Avenue (click here for map)
  • 10 am to 3 pm

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Science World Free Weekend

Saturday, October 13 & Sunday, October 14

Join Science World in celebrating the science all around us by visiting on this free weekend presented by BC Hydro and Genome British Columbia. Visitors will get to interact with Canadian Space Agency astronaut; explore Science World’s new spaces at TELUS World of Science (including parts of its new outdoor Ken Spencer Science Park); take a virtual tour of the ATLAS control room at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider; and much, much more. This weekend only!

Click here for more info

Upcoming CPF (Canadian Parents for French) events

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Attention French Immersion parents! Check out these two upcoming CPF events. All Ross Road parents: Please note that as soon as Class Reps have their class lists, CPF notices will go out to French Immersion and Core French classes only, or at the most only once per month via the PAC website. Thank you for your patience in the meanwhile!

French Immersion Parent Survival Night

So your kid is in French Immersion and you don’t speak French. Have no fear, help is here!

How to Help Your Child Succeed in French Immersion

  • Tuesday, October 23rd, 7-9PM
  • Larson Elementary School Gym
  • 2605 Larson Road, North Vancouver

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Don’t miss this FREE opportunity to learn first-hand how to help your child succeed in French Immersion through participation in a workshop run by French Immersion early literacy teacher/mentor Sallie Boschung.

Gain tips, ideas and practical advice about helping your child with:

  • Basic French pronunciation
  • Learning to read in a second language
  • Math and other skills
  • La dictée
  • Resources to help at home
  • Q & A (you ask, she answers)

Space is limited, so CLICK HERE to reserve your spot now! Online registration required.

Registration closes on October 16th.

Questions? Please email cpfreplarson@gmail.com

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French for Parents

Lost in translation? Keep up with your kids!

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Now being offered in North Vancouver! This program is especially designed for parents with children in Francophone or French immersion programs. It allows parents to improve their French language skills, helping them become more involved in their children’s home and school activities.

Larson Elementary School, 2605 Larson Road, North Vancouver

  • Beginner 1: Oct. 17 – Dec. 12 6:30 – 9 pm
  • Beginner 2: Oct. 18 – Dec. 6 6:30 – 9 pm

Cost is $180 per session. Register online at: www.educacentre.com/FFP

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2012 CPF Membership Drive

Support free events like Parent Survival Night by becoming a CPF member! CPF’s annual Membership Drive is in full swing – click here for more info about becoming a member and check out the list of fantastic membership drive prizes below:

Thank you,

Annette Arndt and Lisa Birrell
Ross Road CPF Reps

Saleema Noon: Parent Night – Tuesday, Oct 16 – 7:00-8:30pm

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Dear Ross Road parents,

The PAC is excited to announce that Saleema Noon, sexual health educator, is coming to our school next week! In advance of her student presentations next Wednesday and  Thursday, we are pleased to invite Ross Road parents to her parents’ session on Tuesday, October 16th, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the school library.

Click for more info about Saleema Noon

On Wednesday October 17th and Thursday October 18th, she will give presentations to the students in smaller groups (K-1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5, Grades 6-7).

The parent night will include the following topics:

  • Reasons why we need to talk to children about sexual health at a young age
  • 5 stages of sexual development children progress through on their way to becoming sexually mature adults
  • What children should know at each stage, with specific examples of ways to explain body parts and processes
  • How to provide information to children in a way they will understand and remember (and minimize embarrassment for the parent!)
  • How to effectively answer the questions children ask
  • How to reduce risk of child sexual abuse
  • What will be covered in Body Science sessions for students
  • Time for open discussion and questions will be included. Saleema Noon will bring a display of books and other resources.

Parents’ session description taken from her website:
saleemanoon.com/workshops/elementary-program/elementary-outline-a/

Hope to see many of you there!

—Ross Road PAC

Halloween Costume Sale: drop-off deadline this Friday, October 12

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Just a gentle reminder that FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th is the last day to drop off your costumes for this fantastic and fun Ross Road fundraiser! See below for all the details…

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Are your closets or garages full of Halloween costumes that are no longer being used, too small or just ‘not what your child wants to be’? If so, we would welcome them for our newest fundraiser… a Halloween Costume Sale.

Just drop off your gently worn costume(s) to the school by Friday October 12th. The drop-off box is under the “Down” stairs in school lobby. We will sort them by size and then resell them for just $10.00 each. The money raised will go straight to the school.

DROP-OFF DEADLINE: Friday, October 12th

SALE DATES:

  • Wednesday October 17 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm
  • Thursday, October 18 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm.

Exchange guidelines:

  • All costumes are welcome (homemade or store bought), donated in a bag or on a hanger
  • We will not accept make up, face paint or fangs
  • Anything deemed inappropriate will not be used

Everyone wins! Parents, you get your house back, the kids get a ‘new’ costume and funds are raised for Ross Road School!

For more info, or to help out, please contact Barb Woznow: wozzy@shaw.ca

Thank you!

Ross Road PAC

Ross Road Christmas Craft Fair – Friday November 30th

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Mark your calendars! It’s the annual
ROSS ROAD CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
Friday November 30th, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

We are so excited about this year’s Christmas Craft Fair! Imagine an evening with your family, strolling through the school, listening to live Christmas music, sipping on hot chocolate or hot spiced apple cider, visiting with Santa, getting some Christmas shopping done and taking time to create a Christmas craft together. And to top the evening off, you have a chance to win one of the remarkable Christmas Raffle Baskets!

Click on the following links for more info:

Here are a few more highlights:

  • Check your coats in the coat room and start the evening with a delicious dinner of hot shredded roast beef on a bun and pizza for the kids in Frosty’s diner. Don’t miss out – pre-order your dinner! Online ordering was available from November 2nd-13th and is now closed! Limited quantities will be available for sale at the fair.
  • The gym will be turned into a festive hall with none other than Santa on the stage! For a map of the Craft Fair to help you plan your evening, click here.
  • Once again, we will have crafts hand-made by our students in their classrooms for sale. You can get an early start on your Christmas shopping with such items as ornaments, napkin holders, wine charms and jewellery, just to mention a few. For a complete list of items, click here.
  • As always, we will have the raffle of our popular and amazing Class Baskets, delicious Christmas baking and live Christmas music and a sing-along with Ross Road Parent/Entertainer, Michael Wong. For a complete list of class baskets, click here.
  • For those wishing to make their own memories, there will be craft activities for preschoolers to adults, face painting, storytelling with M. Gruat, mystery bags and an opportunity to cut your own CD.
  • See old friends or meet new ones over a cup of hot apple cider or coffee. Enjoy a crêpe with chocolate sauce. Online ordering for crêpes is not available this year and there will be a limited amount so get yours quickly before they sell out.

This is one of our major events of the year, giving the opportunity to raise much needed funds as well as build our community and strengthen the bonds between our families and school. All proceeds will go to make the school a better place for all of our kids. WE REALLY HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE!

Any questions, please contact:
The Christmas Craft Fair Coordinators
rossroadcraftfair@gmail.com

Introducing a new fundraising initiative at Ross Road School

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Dear Ross Road parent,

As you know, fundraising for our children’s education has become an integral part of school life. Basic resources, like home reading books and computers, are no longer within the means of school budgets and must be funded through the PAC. While we will continue to find our identity in a strong community-building spirit, we are seeking out new and innovative ways to generate funds in addition to our already very successful and rewarding model of community-building while fundraising.

Which is why we are launching an exciting new fundraising initiative at Ross Road:

Make no mistake – with this new initiative, we aren’t asking you to spend more money than you already do. Or buy anything you don’t need. What makes this program so exciting is that it’s simply a matter of spending the money you already spend on the things you already buy, through a program that benefits the kids instead of traditional stores.

The Wealthy School Revolution program is a grocery and home product delivery service that delivers bi-weekly orders to the participating schools, and gives up to 15% of the purchase price back to the school. We’ll try out the program until January 2013 and will then evaluate our participation.

What we love about the program:

  • Raising funds for the school, purchasing the same groceries we ALREADY BUY!
  • The fabulous selection of healthy kid-favourite snacks
  • Individually boxed orders with family names, making for easy pick ups
  • The intuitive website streamlines ordering

As the chart below demonstrates, with your support the WSR program can generate significant funds!

The fundraising feats that our Ross Road parent community have accomplished in recent years have been both inspiring and essential. I urge you to join me in this exciting new endeavour by signing up at www.wealthyschools.ca. If you have any comments, please email us at rossroadpac@gmail.com. Stay tuned for more info!

Sincerely,
Tovah Paglaro & the Ross Road PAC

A reminder about our Halloween Costume Sale!

/ Ross Road PAC

Hello Ross Road parents,

Are your closets or garages full of Halloween costumes that are no longer being used, too small or just ‘not what your child wants to be’? If so, we would welcome them for our newest fundraiser… a Halloween Costume Sale.

Just drop off your gently worn costume(s) to the school by Friday October 12th. The drop-off box is under the “Down” stairs in school lobby. We will sort them by size and then resell them for just $10.00 each. The money raised will go straight to the school.

DROP-OFF DEADLINE:  Friday, October 12th

SALE DATES:

  • Wednesday October 17 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm
  • Thursday, October 18 from 2:50pm to 3:30pm.

Exchange guidelines:

  • All costumes are welcome (homemade or store bought), donated in a bag or on a hanger
  • We will not accept make up, face paint or fangs
  • Anything deemed inappropriate will not be used

Everyone wins! Parents, you get your house back, the kids get a ‘new’ costume and funds are raised for Ross Road School!

For more info, or to help out, please contact Barb Woznow: wozzy@shaw.ca

Thank you!

Ross Road PAC