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PAC General Meeting – Wednesday, October 9, 7pm, School Library

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Hello Ross Road Parents,

Tomorrow night please join us for the first General Meeting of the 2013-2014 school year! Coffee and treats starting at 6:45 and meeting to follow at 7:00 pm.

When: Wednesday October 9, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: School Library

The Evening’s Focus: Remember the School’s Wish List? We allocated money to purchase items for the school at the AGM last May (Click here to read the AGM Minutes). On Wednesday night, we’re going to spend it! Come have your say and vote on the proposal listed below in the Agenda.

Hope to see you there!

Ross Road PAC Executive
rossroadpac@gmail.com

ÉCOLE ROSS ROAD SCHOOL
Oct. 9, 2013 7:00 pm
GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
School Library

  1. Approval of Minutes from May 22, 2013 AGM
  2. Business arising from the Minutes dated above
  3. Administration Update – Principal’s Report
  4. New Business
  5. Vote on School Wish List: MOTION: To spend an additional $1521.70 above budgeted $10,000 to include:
    1) 10 6 ft tables
    2) 200 chairs
    3) 1 crash mat
    4) 1 iPad cart and
    5) to increase teacher discretionary funds an additional $100 per division (above already $200 per division).
  6. Update from CPF (Canadian Parents for French)
  7. Treasurer’s Report
  8. Other

Friday Newsletter: Meetings, Class Reps, Enviro Club & Valet

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Dear parents,

There’s a PAC General Meeting in the library next Wednesday, October 9.  All parents are encouraged to attend.  The meeting will start at 7pm and babysitting will be provided upon request.  (email Sarah Dennis at denniss@sutton.com if you need babysitting)

The following classes still need class reps….

  • Ms. Vicki Thomas – English 5/6
  • Mrs Denise Esterer – English 3
  • Mme Danae McKay/Mme Apameh Aryanpour – French 3

If your child is in one of these classes, please consider volunteering to become the class rep.

The valet service needs a few more volunteers….particularly on Thursdays.   As the weather gets worse, this job becomes more important.  The time commitment is tiny….just 20 minutes (from 8:25am to 8:45am) one day a week.  If you’d like to know more, please contact Nancy Barton at nancybinbc@hotmail.com

The Environment Club was recently awarded a $4,500 TD Friends of the Environment Grant to help achieve some amazing projects for the school.  Over the coming months, look out for a naturalized outdoor classroom, interpretive plant signs, an outdoor bulletin board and a weather station.  This year, the Environment Club (Grades 3-7) will be working on several lunchtime projects, including composting, water conservation and making crafts from recycled materials.  Many thanks to parent sponsors Gillian Gorton, Laurie Ainsworth, Layne Christensen and Jill Mackay, as well as principal Carla Orr and teachers Danae Mckay and Anne Zayonc for leading the club.

If you’d like to help out, the Club is looking for a volunteer carpenter or handyman for a one-off project, as well as a mosaic specialist, (or enthusiast) to create a mosaic with the children.  The club is always looking for lumber and gardeners, so if you’d like to help, please contact Gillian Gorton at thegortons@shaw.ca

Friday newsletter: No Christmas event at Ross Road?

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Dear parents,

Ross Road families have enjoyed a Christmas event at the school for many years now.  It serves as both a great social/community evening and an important fundraiser for the kids.

But this year, there’s a chance it won’t happen.  The coordinators for the past two years have moved onto other roles within the PAC, and they need to hand over the reins to someone new.

Will you help?

The event could be anything you want it to be.  It could be a Craft Fair like last year….or it could be a sing-a-long with a concession stand full of Christmas treats…..or it could be something else entirely.  Our school needs someone to step up and help out.

The past organizers are happy to help you get started, and you’ll also have help from the class reps.  Maybe it’s something you could do with a few friends to make it easier and more fun.

If you’re interested in finding out more, or if you have any suggestions, please get in touch with the PAC chair, Sarah Dennis: denniss@sutton.com

Thanks

 

 

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM – PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY!

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Dear parents,

A final reminder that ALL accounts must be paid in full by THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.  Cheque payments must be in the PAC box by 3pm, and online payments must be completed by 10pm.

ANY UNPAID ACCOUNTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CANCELLED, NO EXCEPTIONS.

(if you have not paid, please make sure that your son or daughter has a lunch on upcoming hot lunch days, as they will not get food unless your account is paid in full.)

There will be 6 Food Days between October 4 and November 22.  We’re excited to be adding Magic Lunch Box on one of these days (which includes a variety of homemade items such as soup, salads, quesadillas, pastas and more as well as in-house baked treats) to our menu.

Otherwise this session includes Flying Wedge Pizza, Booster Juice Smoothies and Wraps, Subway Sandwiches, Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt, and of course the ever popular Sushi!

Please make sure to read this entire notice for important information about payments and order cancellations.

 

First time users:

Step 1:  Register Family Account (easy, 30 seconds)

First time users must create an account by clicking here.   Follow the steps to create your account.

Step 2:  Order Lunch!

Click Order Lunch!, select your child’s name, and press the “next” button. You will be shown the available Menu (just click “next”). Select lunch items from the menu options for the lunch day. Please remember to click “ADD” after choosing lunch items in each menu before clicking next menu or your food items will not be added to your order. At the end of ordering, you can “select another child” and repeat the steps for each of your children.

If you require assistance please contact your lunch administrator, Wendy Ross at jwrosshome@gmail.com

Step 3:  Payment

Payment can be made by cheque (made out to Ross Road PAC) or PayPal/credit card online. (For Session 2, all payments must be received either by credit card/paypal through the MunchaLunch website or by cheque made out to Ross Road PAC and inserted in the PAC drop box in the school foyer no later than Wednesday, March 13 or your ORDER WILL BE CANCELLED.  No late payments will be accepted.  If possible please pay at time of ordering)

Step 4:  Volunteer

If you’re interested in helping out at one or more of the lunch days click on the Volunteer tab and select the dates you’re available. The lunch administrator will get in touch with you to confirm.

Returning users:

You can login to your account at any time here www.MunchLogin.com.  Simply click Account Balance to view your child’s orders, reprint your receipt, or pay an outstanding balance.

Payment Details:

  • All payments must be received either by credit card/PayPal through the Munch a Lunch website(no later than 10pm) or by cheque made out to Ross Road PAC inserted in the PAC drop box in the school foyer (no later than 3pm) by Wednesday, September 25 or your ORDER WILL BE CANCELLED.  No late payments will be accepted.  If possible please pay at time of ordering.
  • If you don’t receive a reminder email the day before each food day confirming your child’s lunch please contact us as your order may not have been processed.
  • Please double-check your order and review it with your child so he/she knows exactly what you’ve ordered for them each food day.  Often children come to us confused thinking they were meant to receive food, but in fact their parents just didn’t order for them.  We do not have any extra food to give out.

If your child is ill:

If your child is ill on a lunch date, you are welcome to come to their class at 12:10 and pick up their lunch but we cannot keep the food for them.   Consistent with previous years, there are NO REFUNDS as this is a PAC fundraiser.   We appreciate your support for our hot lunch program as the funds go towards new computers and general fundraising within the school.

Our thanks to the Ross Road parent community for supporting this important fundraiser and to our wonderful volunteers who help make this program a success!

Themes for Session 1 (October 4 to November 22):

October 4 – Flying Wedge Pizza

October 11 – Booster Juice smoothies and wraps

October 18 – Subway sandwiches

November 1 – pinkberry frozen yogurt

November 8 – Sushi

November 22 – Magic Lunch Box

Random Acts of Kindness – Brock Tully speaking at Ross Road

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Dear parents,

Next Wednesday, (September 25), Ross Road students will be treated to a presentation by Brock Tully, nationally renowned author, speaker and ‘Kindness Motivator.’

Brock has organized the WORLD KINDNESS CONCERTS across North America, has spoken at schools around the world and has lead three bicycle journeys across the globe spreading the message about KINDNESS!

His message of  practising random acts of kindness – being nice & kind to others – is an especially important one for our students and Brock is a strong, positive force for the anti-bullying movement.

We welcome Brock Tully to Ross Road on Wednesday September 25th to speak with all grades!

For more information about Brock, please visit his website…… www.brocktully.com

Family photos. Spots filling fast!

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Have you booked your family photo time yet?  For $20, you get a family photo and ALL the proceeds go to your PAC.

There are only 25 or so timeslots left….and once they’re gone, that’s it!

Here what’s you need to know.

 

This year, you will sign up online via the MjM website at the following links:

and then have the option of paying either by cash/cheque (on days listed below or in drop box under stairs in lobby).

There will be a table set up for information and payment options outside the front lobby doors on the following days, or until all spots are filled

  • Wednesday Sept 18th from 8:30-9am and 2:30-3:00pm

Please make cheques payable to Ross Road PAC.

You can also pay through the Munch a Lunch website.

First time users:

First time users must create an account by clicking here.   Follow the steps to create your account.  Once you’ve done that, look for the Fundraising tab at the top and follow the directions.

Returning users:

You can login to your account at any time here www.MunchLogin.com.  Once you’ve done that, look for the Fundraising tab at the top and follow the directions.  You can also  click Account Balance to view your child’s orders, reprint your receipt, or pay an outstanding balance.

For more info, please contact Caroline Leonard: cbodie@shaw.ca

Thank you!

 

 

Volunteers needed!

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1bf70784e1832060c275d726b423dd7fRoss Road events, initiatives and programs all require volunteers in order to run smoothly, so there are many ways to get involved in the school by volunteering your time. Volunteering is a great opportunity to meet other parents, to get to know school staff, and to enhance our school community! While all of the positions require communication with the PAC Executive, not all of them require you to attend regular meetings!

Many volunteer positions were filled at the PAC AGM that was held on May 22nd, but there are still a few positions available for next year, both big and small. While all of them require communication with the PAC Executive, not all of them require you to attend regular meetings. (We meet once a month on a weekday evening.)

For those wishing to get their feet wet:

  • Meeting Coordinator — Check with the school administration that the library is booked for meetings, help advertise General Meetings and organize some simple refreshments for those meetings. Assist when a special speaker is booked.

For those wishing something a bit bigger, we are looking for people to do the following

  • Community Outreach Coordinator — We no longer have sponsor children, but would like to continue to support meaningful charity projects that involve our students. Maybe something local? Maybe from school to school or class to class? This is something new for us and so there would be plenty of room to bring your own ideas to the table.

If you are looking for more of a challenge, how about one of these positions? All of them come with a complete instruction manual and experienced PAC members to help you!

  • Christmas Craft Fair Coordinator — Our current Treasurer has co-organized this event for the past two years and has a simple, step-by-step manual to help you. This is one of our biggest fundraisers and community events, and usually takes place the first Friday in December.
  • Spring Carnival Coordinator — Our current organizer has organized this twice now, and as for the Christmas Craft Fair, there is a step-by-step manual available. This is a favourite (and successful) fundraiser for Ross Road. It usually takes place the first Friday in June and is our second big, annual community event.
  • Advertising Coordinator — If you are handy with graphics programs, this could be the job for you! You would be involved in creating posters to help advertise PAC meetings and events, keeping the PAC noticeboard up-to-date, taking photos of events, etc.
  • School Directory Coordinator — Update the phone and address files from last year (school office to assist with new data), find advertisers, a printer, distribute directory to classes. The PAC provides this as a service to RR parents every two years.

Haven’t found your dream job on the PAC Executive yet, but would like to be involved? We’d love to have you join anyway – it’s always good to have new voices join the group even if they don’t have a special task assigned to them! If you would like to help out with any of the activities listed above as a volunteer, but not in a leading role, that can certainly also be arranged! Please contact us at rossroadpac@gmail.com if you would like to get involved or have any questions.

Food days! Munchalunch ordering NOW OPEN.

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There will be 6 Food Days between October 4 and November 22.  We’re excited to be adding Magic Lunch Box on one of these days (which includes a variety of homemade items such as soup, salads, quesadillas, pastas and more as well as in-house baked treats) to our menu.

Otherwise this session includes Flying Wedge Pizza, Booster Juice Smoothies and Wraps, Subway Sandwiches, Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt, and of course the ever popular Sushi!

Please make sure to read this entire notice for important information about payments and order cancellations.

The last day to place your order and pay is Wednesday, September 25th

First time users:

Step 1:  Register Family Account (easy, 30 seconds)

First time users must create an account by clicking here.   Follow the steps to create your account.

Step 2:  Order Lunch!

Click Order Lunch!, select your child’s name, and press the “next” button. You will be shown the available Menu (just click “next”). Select lunch items from the menu options for the lunch day. Please remember to click “ADD” after choosing lunch items in each menu before clicking next menu or your food items will not be added to your order. At the end of ordering, you can “select another child” and repeat the steps for each of your children.

If you require assistance please contact your lunch administrator, Wendy Ross at jwrosshome@gmail.com

Step 3:  Payment

Payment can be made by cheque (made out to Ross Road PAC) or PayPal/credit card online. (For Session 2, all payments must be received either by credit card/paypal through the MunchaLunch website or by cheque made out to Ross Road PAC and inserted in the PAC drop box in the school foyer no later than Wednesday, March 13 or your ORDER WILL BE CANCELLED.  No late payments will be accepted.  If possible please pay at time of ordering)

Step 4:  Volunteer

If you’re interested in helping out at one or more of the lunch days click on the Volunteer tab and select the dates you’re available. The lunch administrator will get in touch with you to confirm.

Returning users:

You can login to your account at any time here www.MunchLogin.com.  Simply click Account Balance to view your child’s orders, reprint your receipt, or pay an outstanding balance.

Payment Details:

  • All payments must be received either by credit card/PayPal through the Munch a Lunch website(no later than 10pm) or by cheque made out to Ross Road PAC inserted in the PAC drop box in the school foyer (no later than 3pm) by Wednesday, September 25 or your ORDER WILL BE CANCELLED.  No late payments will be accepted.  If possible please pay at time of ordering.
  • If you don’t receive a reminder email the day before each food day confirming your child’s lunch please contact us as your order may not have been processed.
  • Please double-check your order and review it with your child so he/she knows exactly what you’ve ordered for them each food day.  Often children come to us confused thinking they were meant to receive food, but in fact their parents just didn’t order for them.  We do not have any extra food to give out.

If your child is ill:

If your child is ill on a lunch date, you are welcome to come to their class at 12:10 and pick up their lunch but we cannot keep the food for them.   Consistent with previous years, there are NO REFUNDS as this is a PAC fundraiser.   We appreciate your support for our hot lunch program as the funds go towards new computers and general fundraising within the school.

Our thanks to the Ross Road parent community for supporting this important fundraiser and to our wonderful volunteers who help make this program a success!

Themes for Session 1 (October 4 to November 22):

October 4 – Flying Wedge Pizza

October 11 – Booster Juice smoothies and wraps

October 18 – Subway sandwiches

November 1 – pinkberry frozen yogurt

November 8 – Sushi

November 22 – Magic Lunch Box

It’s family photo time! And all proceeds go to the PAC!

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MjM Studios Inc. will be bringing their studio to our school on:

Sunday September 22nd from 9am-5pm


and

Monday September 23rd from 5pm-9pm

As a fundraiser for our school, MjM will be setting up their portable studio in our gym to provide you with the opportunity to have a family portrait taken with the convenience of an excellent location and comfortable surroundings.

100% of the sitting fee goes directly to our school!

  • For just $20.00, your family will receive one 10 minute sitting and an 8 x 10 portrait from the proof of your choice. One sitting per family.
  • Each family will have the opportunity to have several different photographs taken. MjM Studios will then send you the proofs from all the poses taken and you can choose your free 8 x 10 after viewing with the option to order more.

SIGN-UP AND PAYMENT INFO

This year, you will sign up online via the MjM website at the following links:

and then have the option of paying either by cash/cheque (on days listed below or in drop box under stairs in lobby).

There will be a table set up for information and payment options outside the front lobby doors on the following days, or until all spots are filled:

  • Thursday Sept 12th and Friday Sept 13th from 8:30-9am and 2:30-3:00pm
  • Wednesday Sept 18th from 8:30-9am and 2:30-3:00pm

Please make cheques payable to Ross Road PAC.

You can also pay through the Munch a Lunch website.

First time users:

First time users must create an account by clicking here.   Follow the steps to create your account.  Once you’ve done that, look for the Fundraising tab at the top and follow the directions.

Returning users:

You can login to your account at any time here www.MunchLogin.com.  Once you’ve done that, look for the Fundraising tab at the top and follow the directions.  You can also  click Account Balance to view your child’s orders, reprint your receipt, or pay an outstanding balance.

For more info, please contact Caroline Leonard: cbodie@shaw.ca

Thank you!