Have you ordered a flower basket in support of the Grade 7 Alice Lake field trip?
Thank you for your support! We hope you will enjoy your flowers.
The school lobby has been transformed into an art gallery, featuring the works of art by students at Ross Road. This is an exciting time of year as the school celebrates Art Education. Learning about and through the arts is alive and well at Ross Road. Come by and see what some of our students have been creating, along with the lovely 1000 Paper Cranes display and the “Students of the Week” board!
Penhall’s Studio – April 12 through May 11, 2011
Visit the Artists for Kids Gallery to view an extraordinary survey exhibition of more than 50 photographs, drawings, paintings, and prints by one of Vancouver’s most prominent artists, Ross Penhall. This is a unique opportunity to experience an installation of “Penhall’s Studio” and you may catch a glimpse of the artist engaged in the creative process. Be inspired, and discover artistic secrets from this gifted artist in a setting that is pure “Penhall”.
Due to a busy time of year for Ross Road parents, we unfortunately must announce that the Parent Night planned for May 7th has been cancelled. We hope to hold another one next school year!
Click image to read more about Project Safety
Thank you to all the volunteers who have stepped forward to participate in Project Safety, the pilot project featuring a valet service at the morning drop-off. Plans are coming together to introduce the service during the month of May.
We still need volunteers to make it a successful project so if you can help out one morning a week for 20 minutes please contact Nancy Barton at nancybinbc@hotmail.com.
Thank you,
Nancy Barton
Other PAC News:
• The latest PAC e-newsletter has been released, click here to view/download
• The next PAC General Meeting is Wednesday, May 25th – details to follow
This is also our Annual General Meeting so please join us for an evening of grassroots democracy, refreshments and discussions about our fundraising efforts! ELECTIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD for Executive positions on the PAC next year – consider getting involved!
Barry MacDonald will be presenting his Boy Smarts – Effective Strategies for Parenting Boys
Tues. May 3rd 7-9pm at Delbrook Community Recreation Centre
Tickets are $10 plus HST until April 27th.
If tickets are available after that date the price will increase to $15 plus HST
Barry will have his books for sale and signing.
More details and to purchase tickets visit www.NorthVanRec.com
Provincial Satisfaction Survey Deadline extended to April 22nd
Are you a parent of a student in grades 4, 7, 10 or 12 and want to have your voice heard to effect change? The Provincial Satisfaction Survey gathers opinions from parents, teachers and students on aspects of the BC education system such as student safety, student achievement and the school community environment and culture. The Satisfaction Survey will be administered, giving you as a parent the opportunity to have your experience and voice counted. Survey responses help to identify areas of success, best practices and areas needing improvement in the K-12 education system.
How do I participate in the survey? Each school throughout the province will be provided with logon information for their parents to participate in the survey. Simply go to the website at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sat_survey/ enter your logon number and complete the ten minute survey.
Please remember to visit NVPAC’s blog for information from around the school district and province:
http://blog.northvanpac.org
— Susan Corcoran
NVPAC Member at Large
Check out the new information posted on the CPF/NV website!
Recent updates include:
Contact cpfnorthvan@gmail.com for information on any of these items, but check out the website first!
www.cpf.bc.ca/northvan
— CPF/North Vancouver Chapter
Mark your calendars for this year’s Spring Carnival – Friday, June 3rd!
Stay tuned for more info about this exciting annual event that takes place on the Ross Road school grounds.
Call for Carnival Volunteers!
Jane Ince is our Carnival Coordinator again this year. She has years of experience at putting together events like this but, as you all know, it takes a lot of work and willing hands to get a party like this up and running.
Join Jane for a Spring Carnival Committee planning meeting:
• Monday April 18th
• 7:00pm
• at the school
If you would like to be involved with this year’s Carnival Committee, but can’t make it to the meeting, please contact Jane at jane@jimediaconnections.com or speak to any of our PAC Executive members if you think you might be interested in helping out. It is a lot of fun and a wonderful way to meet other parents and families in the community!
Ross Road School's Emergency Supplies Container
The Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) would like to thank all of you for your continued support during this school year.
We believe that the safety of the students and staff are paramount and with your generous donations we have been able to purchase more food rations, drinking water and other supplies for the container (located at the north end of the back field) and class “Grab & Go” bags.
With the recent earthquake in Japan we would urge you to view the following websites for more detailed information on what to do should B.C. experience an earthquake:
Join Argyle Secondary for an evening of buffet dining, dancing and fine entertainment. This is an adult-only event and we would like to invite parents from local elementary schools to attend.
When: Friday, May 13th
Where: Argyle Secondary School
Theme: “Friday the 13th”
Tickets: $50
On Sale: Ticket sales start April 13th from 7:30am in front of school office
Note that on Wednesday, April 13th many elementary music children will be performing at the Zone Concert at Argyle. We will have Cabaret tickets there to purchase. After that the tickets will be available at any time at the school office (but they go fast!)
—Leslie Uhlenbruck, Cabaret Chair
Km Club 2011 is underway! Remember you can join in any time, no need to sign up. Just show up at 8:10am (warm-up from 8:05 to 8:10am) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ready to run! Rain or shine!
The goal of the Km Club is to foster regular physical activity in a non-competitive setting. All grades are welcome, and parents/younger siblings are encouraged to participate as well. The Km Club 2011 started on Monday, April 4th and will run for a total of 15 days. Students’ achievements will be tallied on a daily basis and ribbons will be handed out for landmarks achieved (5 km, 10 km…).
Students will also be rewarded for the following achievements
during the 15 running days:
• Kindergarten/Grade 1: 25 km
• Grades 2 and 3: 50 km
• Grades 4-7: 75 km
We look forward to seeing many of you out there for a great way to start the day. Please consider volunteering (handing out sticks during the run, or tallying the distances at 8:30am) — your involvement is key to running this club!
For more information or to volunteer:
Please contact Angela at atancon@nvsd44.bc.ca or at the school (604) 903-3750
— Km Club Committee
(Angela Tancon, Keith Nicoll, Lynda Faivre-Duboz)
Ross Road PAC 