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Quebec Exchange Winter Fundraising Campaign

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The Ross Road students in Grade 7 French Immersion are asking for your help to raise funds for their trip to Quebec this winter!

The students are offering 3 types of products, all of which make great gifts over the holiday season.

1. Samosas – Locally baked samosas made fresh to order and then frozen to be kept conveniently in your freezer to keep on hand for snacks or for an easy appetizer when company stops by! Samosa Order Form

2. Purdy’s Chocolates– A holiday favourite!  Here is a link to the Christmas catalogue.  You can order online or with the handout being sent home.  Please make sure to add the 5% tax in your order. https://fundraising.purdys.com/1038749-69190

3. Poinsettias and Wreaths form DeVry Greenhouse– beautiful holiday plants for gifts or decorating! Flower Order Form

Hardcopies are being sent home and there are files attached above with more information regarding the samosas and poinsettias.

Here is how it works :)

Please enter your student’s name and information clearly on all the order forms so we do not loose anyone!

Add up your total costs from all three order sheets and submit your forms and submit one cheque for the total amount payable, to Ross Road School.  The deadline for all three fundraisers is Friday November 15th.  Delivery will be the first week of December, details to follow.

Please return your order forms and payment to the school.  There will be a basket at the front office.

For Purdy’s orders, please add the 5% tax.  Grade 7’s – we suggest you take a photo of your order form before returning them to the school.  That way you will remember who has ordered what!

If you know a child in grade 7 and would like to specifically support their travel costs, please give your order and payment to that student.

Thank you very much for your support!

If you have any questions, please contact Nichole at nicrands@gmail.com

Appreciatively,

The Quebec travel team.

Movie Night & Well Fed Reminders

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Family Movie Night – TOMORROW!

Join the PAC tomorrow night for our family movie screening of Toy Story 4. All students must be with a supervising adult to attend. Admission is by donation to the Ross Road PAC.

Wear your pjs and bring your blankets and lawn chairs to sit on.

O’Canadawg gourmet hot dog food truck will be on-site starting at 5:30pm, and a popcorn and candy concession will be offered.

What: Family Movie Night – Toy Story 4
When: Friday October 18
Time: 5:30pm Food Truck  & Doors Open, 6-8pm Concession & Movie

How: By donation to the PAC – bring your blankets, pillows and chairs & come in your pjs!

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Well Fed

Reminder that the Fell Wed Order Deadline is October 22nd at noon.

Feed your family, and support the PAC!

Well Fed offers a variety of delicious meal solutions with their ready-to cook frozen meals to go….and with each order a percentage of all sales will be donated back to support the PAC.

Well Fed a boutique food studio nestled in the heart of the beautiful North Vancouver Mountains. Their intent is to provide you with meal solutions and inspiration for the time starved who still want to eat well.

Meals feature minimal packaging waste, and are preservative, antibiotic and hormone free.!

To order visit: https://www.wellfedstudio.com/product/ross-road-school-fundraiser-october-2019/

Orders must be placed by October 18 for dietary restrictions, or up till noon on October 22.

Well Fed ordered meals will be available for pick after school from Ross Road on October 23, or you can arrange to pick up from their local studio.

Ross Road Family Photos Portrait Sessions 

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It’s time for our popular annual Family Portrait Fundraiser! (This sells out most years)

Need a new family photo for your Christmas greeting cards or emails this year? Have your kids grown and changed since your last family photo?

We have partnered with HT Photography to offer Ross Road families affordable photo sessions.

Sitting sessions are 15 minutes for a $25 sitting fee. All proceeds from the sitting fee support the Ross Road PAC.  Each family receives one complimentary 8 x 10 portrait of their choice, and the ability to purchase online photo packages, gifts, and digital downloads.

Sign up here for your session.

Dates: Thursday, November 7th & Friday, November 8th
Time: 4:00-9:00pm each day
Location:  Ross Road School Library

Sitting Fee: $25 (non-refundable) paid to Ross Road PAC by cash, cheque or e-transfer

Payment:
By cash or cheque, please put payment in an envelope along with your name, the name of your oldest child and their classroom division, and drop it in the PAC mailbox under the stairs at school.
By e-transfer, send payment to treasurer@rossroadpac.ca and include in the comments your name, the name of your oldest child and their classroom division. Password: photos

Photo proofs and final photos will be ready before the holidays, making this a great Christmas gift or holiday card idea for family and friends.

Your photo session will be reserved once payment of the sitting fee has been received.

Book your sitting today!

Questions? Contact rossroadpac@gmail.com.

Deadline to sign up is October 29, 2019.

PAC Newsletter

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We hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend and we wish all Ross Road families a Happy Thanksgiving!

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The Card Project is underway!

Our students have now completed their masterpieces for The Card Project!  Every child will receive a free greeting card that showcases their art with the back customized with their name and grade.  

You will receive the access code around November 1, 2019 to view and to order cards, notebooks, sketchbooks and more online.

Priority Order deadline is November 12, 2019 for delivery the week of November 25 to 29, 2019.
Every child will receive a free greeting card around November 15, 2019.

Final Order deadline is November 24, 2019 for delivery the week of December 9 to 13, 2019.

The PAC thanks you for your participation in this great fundraiser!

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The Ross Road Family Photo sessions coming this Fall are booked!

Back by popular demand family photos will be November 7th & 8th. You get a family photo taken by a professional photographer and ALL the proceeds go to your PAC.

Sign up sheets are coming soon so look out for them and book early as it always sells out!

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A new Fundraiser – COBS Dough Raiser

Ross Road Elementary School  is now part of the COBS Dough Raiser program!
The Dough Raiser program is where COBS helps raise money for our school.
Throughout the year they offer our families and friends the chance to raise funds which are donated back to Ross Road Elementary.

How it works:
Each time you (or your friends and family) purchase products at COBS Bread at Park & Tilford, mention you are raising dough for Ross Road Elementary – the staff will process 5% of the total sale back to your school.

The Cobs donation to Ross Road Elementary will be presented at the end of the year. It’s as easy as that!

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Canadian Parents for French Fall 2019 Issue has arrived:

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62826822/cpfmagazine-fall-2019-issue

Movie Night is next week!

Don’t forget to join us next Friday October 18th for our Family Movie Night:

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PAC Newsletter

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Following our first PAC general meeting of the school year last Wednesday, we would like to introduce the PAC executive for the 2019/2020 school year.
Thank you to all those who have stepped into new roles this year, we appreciate it!
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Well Fed October Fundraiser

Feed your family, and support the PAC!
This October the Ross Road PAC is working with Well Fed to provide families with an October meal order that offers you a variety of meal solutions with their monthly menu of ready-to cook frozen meals to go….and with each order a percentage of all sales will be donated back to support the PAC.
Well Fed a boutique food studio nestled in the heart of the beautiful North Vancouver Mountains. Their intent is to provide you with meal solutions and inspiration for the time starved who still want to eat well.

Each month they highlight seasonal local produce with new creative entrees, and also carry some of your favourite entrees on our menu all the time!

So Eat Well, Eat Clean, Be Well Fed.

To order visit: https://www.wellfedstudio.com/product/ross-road-school-fundraiser-october-2019/

Orders must be placed by October 18 for dietary restrictions, or up till noon on October 22.
Well Fed ordered meals will be available for pick after school from Ross Road on October 23, or you can arrange to pick up from their local studio.

PAC Movie night coming on on October 18th

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The Ross Road Winter Fair date has been confirmed – December 12th!

This is always a great success. Lots of fun, crafts, food, shop & wrap, raffle baskets and this is a BIG fundraiser for our school.
Grade 4 & 5’s parents will form a committee to lead the organization of our annual Winter Fair and we need volunteers! The sooner the planning starts, the better.
Please contact the PAC to volunteer to help: rossroadpac@gmail.com
Thank-you!

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Upcoming in our community – A family friendly pumpkin patch:

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PAC Newsletter

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PAC General Meeting

The Ross Road School Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is your parent community at the school.

We invite you to join us at our first PAC General Meeting of the school year!

This Wednesday October 2nd at 7pm in the school library.

All Ross Road parents are invited and encouraged to attend. It’s a great opportunity to find our what’s going on in our school and connect with our school community. Your involvement is always appreciated.

Shane Devine who is the Project Manager for the District of North Vancouver’s Ross Road construction project will be with us at the meeting to talk about the project and answer any questions we may have.

The agenda for the meeting is here

Free Babysitting is available upon request at the school during the PAC meeting. Please email us by end of the day on Tuesday October 1st if you need babysitting so we can plan for the appropriate number of student babysitters.

See you there!

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Last Chance to Order MunchaLunch!

All ordering for the remaining dates in the first block (Fridays through to February 21st) will close on Wednesday October 3rd, 2019

Please go to www.munchalunch.com/schools/rossroad to order and pay.

Ross Road Movie Night – October 18th

Back by popular demand Ross Road School PAC will be hosting another fun Family Movie Night!

Save the date and come join us for the family film feature Toy Story 4.

Why? To bring school families together for a fun fundraising event in support of the Ross Road School PAC.

Stay tuned for more details to come soon.

Canadian Parents for French

Membership drive is happening now! Check out the prizes and learn about how CPF supports you and your children!

https://bc-yk.cpf.ca/membership-drive/

Please join us at our next meeting, 7pm October 3rd at Argyle Secondary.

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October 25th Pro D Day Programs at Ross Road

Ross Road is offering 2 programs which will be running on the October 25th Pro D day.

The two programs are:

Stay Safe! (ages 9-13) (full)

Time: 8:30am – 2:30pm at Ross Road Elementary

$50 per student

Helps Prepare students to be on their own at home or in the community.

Each student receives a Stay Safe! workbook and a mini first aid kit.

Babysitter Course (ages 11-15) (full)

Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm at Ross Road Elementary

$50 per student

Students learn how to care for younger children and how to prevent and respond to emergencies.

Each student will receive a babysitter manual, certificate and a mini first aid kit.

Both courses are now full! 

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The Card Project is back!

If you have not already returned the consent form, please do so. These were included with the big package of paperwork you received from the office.

Students will be unable to participate in The Card Project until the consent form is returned to the school.  Please be sure to check off the appropriate box when completing the consent form.

More details on The Card Project will follow as the project gets underway.

Timelines for this year are:

Priority orders placed by November 12, 2019 will be delivered the week of November 25-29, 2019

Final orders placed by November 24, 2019 will be delivered the week of December 9 to 13, 2019

The Terry Fox Run

The Terry Fox run is Thursday September 26 at 2:00pm.

Parent volunteers will be required and should check in at the office at 1:30 and will be positioned along the route to ensure safety.

If you can volunteer please contact Angelee Bulsara at abulsara@sd44.ca

Ross Road Movie Night – October 18th

Back by popular demand Ross Road School PAC will be hosting another fun Family Movie Night!

Save the date and come join us for a family film feature.

Why? To bring school families together for a fun fundraising event in support of the Ross Road School PAC.

Stay tuned for more details to come soon.

Munch a Lunch Reminder!

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Order by Today (September 17th) to include this Friday’s Sandwich and smoothie date in your order!

All ordering for the remaining dates in the first block (Fridays through to February 21st) will close on Wednesday October 3rd, 2019.

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On behalf of the Ross Road PAC we’re excited to let you know that ordering for Ross Road’s hot lunch program will be open starting today!

What’s Munch a Lunch?  Munch a Lunch is a PAC fundraiser where you can order from an assortment of different menus, lunch for your students which is delivered on most Fridays throughout the school year.

The first block of Ross Road hot lunch days will run from September 20th to February 21st (the 2nd block will run from March to June).  Please go to www.munchalunch.com/schools/rossroad to order and pay.

Note: Ordering is only open for a short time so you need to place all your orders now for all the available dates in this block through to February.
Also please note that if your order is not paid for, it will not be placed.

If you have any questions, please contact Jackie: jackie_hicks@hotmail.com
If you would would like to volunteer with lunch distribution on Fridays, please contact Kim: bergsdcb@gmail.com

Thank you everyone,
Jackie and Kim

Order Details:

Go to the Munch website: www.munchalunch.com/schools/rossroad/

  1. As a first time user, click the “Register Here” button.
  1. Follow the easy steps to “Create my Account” and proceed to “Order Lunch!”
  1. As a returning user, click on “Login Here” using the same email and password and proceed to “Order Lunch!”
  1. Return anytime by going to: www.munchalunch.com/schools/rossroad/.

If you require assistance please contact your lunch administrator, Jackie at jackie_hicks@hotmail.com

Payment Details:

All payments must be received by October 3rd the deadline indicated or your ORDER WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY 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!

 

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New this Fall, Ross Road PAC is hosting a Grit for Parents session. This is being held at Ross Road Elementary on Oct 7 in the gym.

Registration is open to parents of all Schools in the Argyle Family of Schools (Ross Road, Lynn Valley, Boundary and Upper Lynn).

And $5 from each registration will go to Ross Road PAC.

GRIT FOR GROWN UPS: Brain-Health + Anxiety Management (for us and our kids)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 at Ross Road Elementary from 7:00-8:30pm

At Grit Vancouver, we are pretty passionate about raising kids with healthy, happy brains. However, we know that the missing component is sometimes ‘back-up’ for the tools we teach on the home front. Join us for a 1.5 hour workshop that explores Brain-Health + Anxiety Management for both ourselves and for our off-spring to ensure some life-long lessons around caring for our mental health.

The workshop will include mindful activities, ‘brain-trains’, yoga, chats about the science behind meditation, and practical tools to move forward with healthy brain maintenance.

We are honoured to be part of such a vibrant, caring community and would love to share some of the things we’ve uncovered along our journey.

PS: if your daughter is part of our Fall Grit program (either at Ross Road or elsewhere), please be our guest at a discounted price.

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ROSS ROAD SCHOOL VALET SERVICE

At Ross Road we are very fortunate to have a Valet Service available each morning. Here’s some information on how it works.

The Valet Service runs from 8:30 am to 8:45 am, Monday to Friday in order to help relieve the congestion in the drop-off zone (see map below) during the morning rush and to ensure the roads in front of the school are safe for pedestrians and drivers.

To help the valet service run smoothly, here are a few important points to remember:

  • Look for the volunteers in the safety vests and follow their directions.
  • Have your children ready to go (i.e. jackets on, backpacks with them, explain to them that you will not be getting out of the car)
  • There is NO PARKING in the drop-off zone.
  • All drivers must remain in their cars.
  • If you would like to walk your children to class, please park in the designated area on Ross Road or Kilkenny Road.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS:

  • This valuable service is run 100% by parent and student volunteers and so to keep it going throughout the year we need more parent volunteers to step forward.
  • The time commitment is small – it only involves volunteering for 20 minutes (from 8:25am to 8:45am) even just one day a week is a help.
  • If you can help out now or in the future, please contact Ed Lathioor at e.lathioor@gmail.com

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Kudos to Dana Samis for all her hard work in putting together the fall and winter after school programs.

Dana has spent hours helping our school by putting together a wide range of after school program offerings for our students. Thank you Dana!

 

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Munch a Lunch ordering is Open

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On behalf of the Ross Road PAC we’re excited to let you know that ordering for Ross Road’s hot lunch program will be open starting today!

What’s Munch a Lunch?  Munch a Lunch is a PAC fundraiser where you can order from an assortment of different menu’s, lunch for your students which is delivered on most Fridays throughout the school year.

The first block of Ross Road hot lunch days will run from September 20th to February 21st (the 2nd block will run from March to June).  Please go to www.munchalunch.com/schools/rossroad to order and pay.

Order by September 17th to include the September 20th Sandwich and smoothie date in your order. All ordering for the remaining dates in the block will close on Wednesday October 3rd, 2019.

Note: Ordering is only open for a short time so you need to place all your orders now for all the available dates in this block through to February.
Also please note that if your order is not paid for, it will not be placed.

If you have any questions, please contact Jackie: jackie_hicks@hotmail.com
If you would would like to volunteer with lunch distribution on Fridays, please contact Kim: bergsdcb@gmail.com

Thank you everyone,
Jackie and Kim

Order Details:

Go to the Munch website: www.munchalunch.com/schools/rossroad/

  1. As a first time user, click the “Register Here” button.
  1. Follow the easy steps to “Create my Account” and proceed to “Order Lunch!”
  1. As a returning user, click on “Login Here” using the same email and password and proceed to “Order Lunch!”
  1. Return anytime by going to: www.munchalunch.com/schools/rossroad/.

If you require assistance please contact your lunch administrator, Jackie at jackie_hicks@hotmail.com

Payment Details:

All payments must be received by October 3rd the deadline indicated or your ORDER WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY 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!