PAC NEWSLETTER – MAY 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 / Ross Road PAC / Leave a comment

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We made it to May and we have been lucky to have some nice days here and there, lets hope we have more.

UPDATES

KM club report – 4th week update – Ross road’s runners and walkers have collectively crossed Canada and have reached St. John’s! Now, with only five KMC days to go, it is time to double down and make it back! The total number of students who participated in week four was 207 and 54 of those were intermediate students. This means that it is still within the realm of possibility to double the mileage between now and May 12. Keep coming if you have been a regular and please consider joining the fun if you haven’t. The music on Fridays is really motivating.

The updates for weeks 1 to 3 can be found in the previous newsletters

BrainSTEM – 3^rd after school 6 week session – Great feedback from parents of students currently enrolled in the program.

BrainSTEM – Due to the success of this afterschool program we are bringing it back starting May 18, 2017. Details can be found here – BrainSTEM – Ross Road 2017 program info may june

BRAINSTEM: LITTLE BRAINS – CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (6 WEEK SERIES) (K – 1 boys & girls, maximum 12 students)
- Dates: Thursdays 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the music room May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22 Cost: $135 + GST for 6 x 1 hour sessions
BRAINSTEM: SPECIALISTS/MANAGERS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (6 WEEK SERIES) (Grade 2-7 boys & girls)
- Dates: Thursdays 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the music room May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22 Cost: $160+ GST for 6 x 1.5 hr sessions
BRAINSTEM: LITTLE BRAINS – AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (5 WEEK SERIES) (K – 1 boys & girls, maximum 12 students)
- Dates: Mondays 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the music room MAY 29, JUNE 5, 12, 19, 26 Cost: $112.50+ GST for 5 x 1 hour sessions
BRAINSTEM: SPECIALISTS/MANAGERS: ASTRONAUTICAL AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (5 WEEK SERIES) (Grade 2-7 boys & girls)
- Dates: Mondays 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the music room MAY 29, JUNE 5, 12, 19, 26 Cost: $133.33 + GST for 5 x 1.5 hr sessions

Suggestion Box – Deadline for parent feedback (suggestions on spending PAC funds by Tuesday May 9^th , Special Events Hosts initiative, After school programs – BrainSTEM, Ultimate Frisbee – by May 24^th) Will be discussed at AGM.

Save The Date – Screenagers film hosted by the PAC Monday June 12^th at Ross Road, details to follow. Trailer link https://vimeo.com/215750447

Spring Carnival – The Spring Carnival sprites are busy planning a night of food and festive fun on June 9th. Please remember to give your class rep $5 to Support our Sprites and help pay for prizing. Thanks for contributing to a great community event!

Annual General Meeting – AGM May 31st, 2017 – Agenda will be posted prior to the meeting. Childcare will be available upon request.

Have a great weekend, it is meant to be sunny :-)

Ross Road PAC

Contact us at rossroadpac@gmail.com

Website – rossroadpac.ca

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Twitter – https://twitter.com/rossroadpac (@rossroadpac)

PAC NEWSLETTER – APRIL 28, 2017

April 27, 2017 / Ross Road PAC / Leave a comment

The dancing to the rain gods is working. We are seeing more sun :-)

UPDATES

Hanging Basket Fundraiser – 2017 – Order Forms due Apr 27^th

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Fundraising for What? It’s time for our Grade 6 French Immersion students to start their fundraising efforts to raise money for their Quebec Exchange that will take place in 2018. This exchange is organized and funded by the Grade 6 families. We are the last school in the district doing exchanges, and this is due to our strong community of parents who work hard to facilitate this rich language experience and cultural adventure. Thanks so much for your support in making this possible for our kids!

Looking for a great gifts in time for Mother’s Day, or to brighten up your doorways and decks for spring? Support the kids with a one stop shop for:

•12″ Flower – Hanging Baskets

•12″ Strawberry Plant – Hanging Baskets

•12″ Patio Flower Planters

Please click Here for more information on ordering

KM Club

Week three: In the middle of Friday’s run something weird happened at Kilometre Club. The kids got a strong whiff of a strange odor. It was Justin Trudeau’s aftershave. That could only mean one thing: they had reached Ottawa.

Truly, the Kilometre Clubbers are racking up heroic mileage. Almost 3500 km, now, and it’s only the end of week three! This week the kids — all 190 of ‘em — ran 1031 km. (F12 alone logged 104 km.) At this pace they will hit Nova Scotia by early May, dip a toe in the Atlantic, and turn around and head back.

Will they make it all the way home? That’ll depend on the numbers. And the speed.

No one is doubting the heart.

Week one and two updates available on last week’s post

BrainSTEM

Our 6 week after school program, BrainSTEM, is just completing their 5^th week at Ross Road. A total of 44 students registered. If you’d like to see this program return next year, please let us know by emailing us rossroadpac@gmail.com.

Suggestion Box

Another call out for suggestions – we have already received many via email please keep them coming. Please email, rossroadpac@gmail.com, us your suggestions by May 8th for review and we’ll bring forward at our AGM on May 31^st for your vote.

Dates to Remember

April 28^th – Ultimate Frisbee for interested grade 4 and 5 students after school on Fridays, beginning Friday, April 28, from 3:00 – 3:45. Parent Adrian Clark will be coordinating this, with Mme Owens providing support. Any parent volunteers are welcome. Please leave your contact information at the school office, or email sowens@sd44.ca

April 30^th – Two Rivers Meats – Open now till April 30th – THIS WEEKEND

Click http://www.tworiversmeats.ca/fundraiser/Ross-Road/PAC receives 15% of all purchases. This is an ongoing fundraiser, so if you really enjoy your meat, you can order more anytime. Ordering has opened up again until April 30^th

May 10^th – Please let your hot lunch coordinators (or potential hot lunch coordinators) know, the FOODS THAT FIT workshop will be happening again on May 10th. We are excited to partner with Vancouver Coastal Health, the North Vancouver School District, and the West Vancouver School District to provide this opportunity for our North Shore schools. Keep posted to our website, Facebook and twitter site for updates, we’ll also send out the registration link when it is live. Be prepared for more yummy hot lunch options from the vendors! Registration is FREE.

May 29^th– Bike to School week – May 29th to June 2nd. More details to come

May 31^st – Ross Road PAC AGM – Come out and vote for next year’s PAC budget, teacher’s wish list and share ideas. Agenda to come in the next few weeks. Babysitting will be available, please email the PAC should this be required.

June 9^th – Spring Carnival – Preparations are underway for our annual Spring Carnival. Be sure to join us for this celebration of our school community. This year, to reduce our Carnival-related donation requests, we are asking each student to bring in $5 to go towards prizing at the Carnival (mystery cards and raffle baskets). Class reps will soon contact parents about the collection. Stay tuned and thank you for your support!

June 22^nd – Staff Appreciation Lunch – KG and G1 parents are our Special Events Hosts this year – Great way to meet the staff and let them know how much we appreciate them. Class reps will be sending emails to help coordinate volunteers.

Have a great weekend.

Ross Road PAC

Contact us at rossroadpac@gmail.com

Website – rossroadpac.ca

Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/ecolerossroadschoolPAC/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/rossroadpac (@rossroadpac)

April 21, 2017 – PAC NEWSLETTER

April 21, 2017 / Ross Road PAC / Leave a comment

Hope everyone had a lovely easter long weekend. The sun is trying to break through, not sure if there is a sun dance that we can do to help it along!

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UPDATES

KM Club

Families were out in full force again on Wednesday morning to run and walk. Thankfully the rain took mercy on the KM club and stayed away this week.

Week Two Update: It rained this week. A lot. But the moral of Week Two of Kilometre Club was: Ross Road kids are made of stronger stuff. A hundred and seventy runners were out on the track, (including 49 intermediates!), racking up 949 kilometres between them. Madame Simon’s class alone logged 93 km. That’s almost here to Chilliwack. AND it was a short week. Imagine what these stallions will do with three full days, dry sneakers and the trees in full inspirational bloom.

Week One Update: Despite the rain, KM club runners left the starting blocks in good form. Two hundred and eleven students participated during the first week of the activity, including 150 intermediate students. This year again, we will have intermediate prize draws based on participation. An indigo and an Itunes gift card will be drawn each week. Stay tuned! Of the entire school, Mme Aiello’s class had the most participants with 17 students, while Mme. Simon’s class went the farthest: 155 km. Congratulations to everyone who started a new routine this week. Getting up earlier and out into the wet takes grit! A total of 1672 km were covered this week. At this pace, we are on course to surpass last year’s total of 9,888. Let’s go for 10,000 km this year!

BrainSTEM

Our 6 week after school program, BrainSTEM, is just completing their 4^th week at Ross Road. A total of 44 students registered. If you’d like to see this program return next year, please let us know by emailing us rossroadpac@gmail.com.

Suggestion Box

The PAC received some great ideas in our SUGGESTION BOX at our February GM a few months ago – develop a ski school, celebrate Quebec carnival in school, set up a library of board games that the teachers can sign out, buy a class set of Makey, Makeys for electronic coding project, sinks in the portables, covered bike racks – and we’d love to hear more ideas on how to spend the funds you’ve raised for our school. Please email, rossroadpac@gmail.com, us your suggestions by May 8th for review and we’ll bring forward at our AGM on May 31^st for your vote.

Dates to Remember

April 22^nd – Earth Day – #earthplay – are the kids playing outside enough? What are you going to do on Earth Day

April 23^rd – Vancouver Sun Run – good luck to all participants of the Sun Run this Sunday. Lets hope the rain stays away during the run at least.

April 25^th – NVPAC GM – The North Vancouver PAC’s next general meeting will be on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2017 at 7pm at the Education Services Centre on Lonsdale. We are working on the topic of Physical Literacy. ALL PARENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! Stay tuned for more details on the format.

April 30^th – Two Rivers Meats – Open now till April 30th Click http://www.tworiversmeats.ca/fundraiser/Ross-Road/PAC receives 15% of all purchases. This is an ongoing fundraiser, so if you really enjoy your meat, you can order more anytime. Ordering has opened up again until April 30th

May 29^th– Bike to School week – May 29th to June 2nd. More details to come

May 31^st – Ross Road PAC AGM – Come out and vote for next year’s PAC budget, teacher’s wish list and share ideas. Agenda to come in the next few weeks. Babysitting will be available, please email the PAC should this be required.

June 9^th – Spring Carnival – Preparations are underway for our annual Spring Carnival. Be sure to join us for this celebration of our school community. This year, to reduce our Carnival-related donation requests, we are asking each student to bring in $5 to go towards prizing at the Carnival (mystery cards and raffle baskets). Class reps will soon contact parents about the collection. Stay tuned and thank you for your support!

June 22^nd – Staff Appreciation Lunch – KG and G1 parents are our Special Events Hosts this year – Great way to meet the staff and let them know how much we appreciate them. Class reps will be sending emails to help coordinate volunteers.

Have a great weekend.

Ross Road PAC

Contact us at rossroadpac@gmail.com

Website – rossroadpac.ca

Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/ecolerossroadschoolPAC/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/rossroadpac (@rossroadpac)

Km Club 2013 – Amazing participation this year!

May 15, 2013June 9, 2015 / Ross Road PAC

Thank you again to all the parents that made these morning runs possible, by handing out popsicle sticks, encouraging runners and tallying their distances. We had an amazing turn-out this year with some very committed runners, well done!

Medals will be handed out at the recognition assembly which takes place early June:
• Kindergarten/Grade 1 medals for 25 km
• Grades 2/3 for 50 km
• Grades 4 -7 for 75 km

Our first annual fundraiser for Jumpstart for kids was a great success. Together we raised $110! Fantastic job Ross Road.

Click here to see more photos from Km Club 2013. Many thanks to Blanka J for capturing all the happy faces!

While the Km Club runs are over, we hope to see many of you on the trails or in your neighborhood enjoying some North Shore family runs!

See you all next year!

– Km Club Organizing Committee

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Km Club Charity Drive – bring a toonie!

May 6, 2013 / Ross Road PAC

This year, as part of the Km Club, we would like to hold a toonie drive during the last week of Km Club (Monday May 6 to Friday May 10 – extra day!).

All money raised will go to Jumpstart for Kids, an organization which enables disadvantaged kids in our community to join sport teams/events.

After all, all kids have the Right to Play! Don’t forget your toonie!

— From your Km Club team

Kilometre Club 2013…off and running! Join anytime!

April 4, 2013 / Ross Road PAC

KM Club 2013 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 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays ready to run! Rain or shine!

KM Club 2012

All students, parents and siblings are invited to lace up their runners and participate in this event! It is a great opportunity to get prepared for the track and field season, increase your fitness level, challenge yourself to reach a certain KM goal, and to ensure your child is getting some DPA (daily physical activity).

Starting Wednesday, April 3rd, we will be running every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning before school for 20 minutes.
Warm up starts at 8:05 am sharp and running is from 8:10 am to 8:30 am on the field. Runners will receive a Popsicle stick for each lap completed around the school field. 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.
Volunteers are needed to hand out Popsicle sticks as student run around the field, and volunteers are also needed for 5 minutes at 8:30 am to record the number Popsicle sticks collected by each student, for each class.

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

—Your KM Club organizing committee,
Angela Tancon, Kevin Vallely, Lynda Faivre-Duboz and Colette Anderson

>> Click here to see more photos from KM Club 2012!

KM Club 2013 – off and running!

April 1, 2013May 20, 2013 / Ross Road PAC

Yes, it is that time of year again! The Ross Road KM Club 2013 is off and running! Join in anytime! Rain or shine!

Starting Wednesday, April 3rd, we will be running every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning before school for 20 minutes.
Warm up starts at 8:05 am sharp and running is from 8:10 am to 8:30 am on the field. Runners will receive a Popsicle stick for each lap completed around the school field. 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.
Volunteers are needed to hand out Popsicle sticks as student run around the field, and volunteers are also needed for 5 minutes at 8:30 am to record the number Popsicle sticks collected by each student, for each class.

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

—Your KM Club organizing committee,
Angela Tancon, Kevin Vallely, Lynda Faivre-Duboz and Colette Anderson

>> Click here to see more photos from KM Club 2012!

Click image to see more photos from KM Club 2012!

Km Club 2012

May 9, 2012May 10, 2012 / Ross Road PAC

Km Club 2012 – click on image for more photos!

Here’s to another successful running season! Albeit many times under stormy skies, students and parents have shown commitment to a healthy lifestyle. You are all to be commended.

Thank you to all the parents that made these morning runs possible, by handing out popsicle sticks, encouraging runners and tallying their distances. A special thank you goes to Keith Nicol who lead us through the runs, Lynda Faivre-Duboz for her IT expertise in tallying our numbers, and Kevin Vallely for stepping in on a couple of occasions.

We hope to see many of you out there again next year! Keep up your enthusiasm for running, we are certainly blessed with many running trails!

— Angela Tancon / Km Club Organizing Committee

Earlier finish for Km Club

April 29, 2012April 29, 2012 / Ross Road PAC

Km Club 2012 – Click image to view more photos!

Dear Km Club Parents and Runners:

The Km Club will finish a bit earlier this year due to the May 1st withdrawal of extra curricular activities.

Monday April 30th will be the last running day for this season. If your child has been running regularly we will add twice their last distance run for the two lost days. As such, ribbons and medals will not be affected.

We were delighted to see so many of you out there this year and look forward to another Km Club in 2013.

— Km Club Organizing Committee

Km Club starts tomorrow! Volunteers needed!

March 27, 2012 / Ross Road PAC

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.