Km Club starts tomorrow! Volunteers needed!

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KM Club 2011

The Km Club will start tomorrow, Wednesday March 28th, rain or shine, at 8:05am. All students, parents and siblings are invited to come and participate in this event. It is a great opportunity to increase your fitness level, challenge yourself to reach a certain Km goal, and to ensure your child is getting some DPA (daily physical activity).

We will be running every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 20 minutes from 8:05 (warm up for 5 minutes) to 8:35 on the field. Runners will receive popsicle sticks for each lap. The number of sticks collected will in turn be recorded on class lists at the end of the run (3 popsicle sticks represents 1 km). Students, and siblings will be encouraged by getting ribbons for distances attained. There will be 15 running days – Km Club 2012 ends Monday, May 7th.

Please consider volunteering (handing out popsicle sticks during the run, or tallying the distances at 8:30am) —  your involvement is key to running this club! Just show up on whichever morning(s) you are able and let Keith or Angela know – they or another parent will show you how you can help out! It’s fun and easy!

We look forward to seeing many of you out there, rain or shine :)

—Your Km Club organizing committee,
Angela Tancon, Keith Nicol and Lynda Faivre-Duboz

Click here to see a slideshow of photos from KM Club 2011.

Yoga Fundraiser classes start this Wednesday! It’s not too late to sign up!

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Stretch our PAC Budget with the Ross Road Parents Yoga Fundraiser!

Justine Simmons, Ross Road parent and yoga teacher, is offering a session of 5 yoga classes this spring as a PAC fundraiser! The money raised will go into the general PAC funds. Many thanks to Justine for volunteering her services once again this year!

  • Five classes after Spring Break, March 28th – April 25th.
  • Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm-8:30pm.
  • In the Ross Road Music Room

All levels welcome. The class is aimed at adults, but mature kids who can last the hour are absolutely welcome to come with an adult.

The style is “flow yoga” which is a choreographed sequence of dynamic exercises that increase flexibility and strength but keep you moving. Bring your own mat and blanket!

How do I sign up???
Pick up a registration form in the folder by the office, fill it out, attach your cheque for $50 (made out to Ross Road PAC) and drop it off in the locked PAC drop-box under the “down” stairs in the lobby.

Questions???
Email Justine at: j_simmons@telus.net

Click here to read about 2011’s first Yoga Fundraiser: a fantastic feel-good success!

Children’s Arts Tax Credit

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Claim the Children’s Fitness AND Children’s Arts Tax Credit when you file your taxes this year! Added to the commonly known children’s fitness tax credit, Canadians can now also claim tax credits for up to $500 for their children’s arts programs.

For more info and a list of eligible items, visit the Government of Canada’s website:
http://www.budget.gc.ca/2011/themes/theme1-eng.html

Click here for more info about eligibility (Canada Revenue Agency website).

Session 2 Food Day ordering deadline extended until March 31st!

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Hello Ross Road Families,

Good News!!!  The Session 2 Food Day ordering has been extended until March 31st at midnight.  If you haven’t had a chance to order, please do so by clicking on the following link:

https://rossroadpac.ca/fundraising/food-days

Orders need to be made by the deadline. Cheques can be dropped off after the deadline or payment can be made by credit card on MunchALunch.

Any questions, please contact Tammy Stothers:
Email: liv2play@telus.net or
Tel: (604) 986-9575

SESSION 2 FOOD DAYS SCHEDULE:

  • April 13 – Flying Wedge Pizza
  • April 27th – Subway
  • May 11th – Verdiccchio Pasta
  • May 25th – Booster Juice Wraps
  • June 8 – Flying Wedge Pizza

IT Cheque-Writing Campaign Update

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Well done, Ross Road! We raised $10,580 in our recent IT Cheque-Writing campaign!

Thank you very much to everyone who participated for your generous contributions! Large or small – we appreciate every single donation made!
 
The IT Committee has consulted with the teachers, the administrators and the PAC Executive Committee and has decided to purchase 20 iPad2s with the funds raised. The total cost of this purchase (including storage, power bars, charging hubs and Apple Care) is $12,700. The additional $2,120 needed will come from the funds raised at the Parent Night in November 2011 (ear-marked for the IT purchase). The teachers are keen to start using the iPads and are looking forward to putting them into the hands of Ross Road students right after Spring Break!

Why did we choose to buy iPads and not laptops? First of all, we didn’t raise enough money to purchase the 10 laptops. Secondly, the iPads will give us more ‘bang for our buck’ — more equipment will be put in the hands of the students with practically the same functionality as the laptops. The ipad2’s give us the added benefits of a camera. They are also less expensive and easier to maintain. Thirdly, the teachers have expresses a real interest in exploring the educational applications available to iPad users.

Forgot to donate? No problem! The iPad2s are sold to the school district in 10-packs, so when prices start going down on the iPad2s after the introduction of the iPad3’s, we hope to purchase another 10-pack for the 2012/13 school year. We will accept contributions on a continual basis and the money donated will be ear-marked towards future IT purchases only. Click here to download a donation form.

Once again, thank you very much for your participation in this campaign!

— Ross Road PAC

Click here for more information about the IT Cheque-Writing Campaign

Ross Road PAC Sponsorship Child Update

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Over the last few years the Ross Road PAC has sponsored 2 children overseas through organizations that assist in a child’s educational needs and community projects that improve infrastructure.

The first of these students was a young man sponsored through the Trans-Himalayan Aid Society in Nepal. He is now 18 years old and therefore ‘graduated’ from this program. He was able to successfully complete his schooling and thanked our school for the kind help he received.

Click on image to learn more about Sherltine & Haiti

The other student we continue to sponsor is a young lady in her final year of a program through Plan Haiti. The sponsorship she receives assists in projects that give scholarships for school children, provides furniture and equipment for schools, gives support in the formation and strengthening of children and youth organizations, as well as, raising awareness of hygiene, sanitation and the use of water. There is an information sheet on our PAC bulletin board in the school foyer if you would like to learn more about this particular sponsored child and the community in which she lives, or click here to link to our Child Sponsorship web page.

Linking our children to the needs and awareness of the global community remains a goal of this PAC initiative. As both of our sponsored children have either completed their program or will be in the final year of their schooling, we will be looking at other opportunities to offer sponsorship this spring. We welcome your input.

Well done, Ross Road School Community!

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this PAC initiative, please use the form below to get in touch with Deb Fayle, Ross Road PAC Child Sponsorship Coordinator.

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“In Stitches” Knitting Club update

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Just a reminder to In Stitches Club members to bring their knitting to Friday’s meeting (12:20pm in the school library).

If you do not wish to continue, please return your needles tomorrow at lunch in the library. These needles have been lent to the school for the club and we would like to return them. Thanks for trying, hopefully we’ll see you in the next session!

–Annette Arndt

Click here for more info about the club, and a link to a useful document containing instructions and links to video tutorials.

Ross Road Parents Yoga Fundraiser – March 28 to April 25th

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Stretch our PAC Budget with the Ross Road Parents Yoga Fundraiser!

Justine Simmons, Ross Road parent and yoga teacher, is offering a session of 5 yoga classes this spring as a PAC fundraiser! The money raised will go into the general PAC funds. Many thanks to Justine for volunteering her services once again this year!

  • Five classes after Spring Break, March 28th – April 25th.
  • Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm-8:30pm.
  • In the Ross Road Music Room

All levels welcome. The class is aimed at adults, but mature kids who can last the hour are absolutely welcome to come with an adult.

The style is “flow yoga” which is a choreographed sequence of dynamic exercises that increase flexibility and strength but keep you moving. Bring your own mat and blanket!

How do I sign up???
Pick up a registration form in the folder by the office, fill it out, attach your cheque for $50 (made out to Ross Road PAC) and drop it off in the locked PAC drop-box under the “down” stairs in the lobby.

Questions???
Email Justine at: j_simmons@telus.net

Click here to read about 2011’s first Yoga Fundraiser: a fantastic feel-good success!