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Ross Road PAC Friday newsletter – Now on Mondays!

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Dear parents,

So, clear your calendars because this Wednesday is the Ross Road PAC AGM! Seriously, where else would you rather be on a Wednesday night at 7pm than in the library with lots of other awesome parents and very cool staff? This is what’s going down.

1. Approval of minutes of the GM of Feb 4, 2015
2. Business arising from the minutes
3. Brief updates and new business
4. Special singalong with Justin Bieber*
5. Principal’s report
6. Treasurer’s report

VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING:
Up to $12,000 to be spent on Teacher Wish List items
Up to $1000 on uniforms for track & field/cross country
Up to $500 for Food Day bins
$5000 to be allocated for Sports related programs in 2015/16 school year
$4,000 to be allocated to the PAC IT Fund for future IT related purchases
Up to $5,000 for projector installation to be completed
For a total of $27,500
* If the budget allows, the guy that writes these emails would also like a new car*

6. Elections:
a)PAC Exec. elections
b)School Planning Committee elections
7. Other

Also, get your bikes tuned up and out for summer! Ross Road’s Bike to School Week is the first week of June this year, June 1st – 5th. Consider biking to school with your kids or part way. Teachers will be tallying up the number of students who bike to school each day and the class (one intermediate & one primary) with the most participation will win a pizza party! Also, on Friday June 5th, Escape Adventures will be setting up bike stations on the field to teach safety & skills. All classes will participate – students without bikes can participate by running/walking through the activities. A waiver needs to be signed for this activity so look out for it from your child’s teacher.

Finally, thanks to those who came out a few Saturdays ago for the parents social evening at the Black Bear Pub. They were extremely supportive and cooperative and everyone had a great time. We will definitely hold a parent social there again!

See you on Wednesday! Don’t forget to bring your Justin Bieber memorabilia to get it signed!**

Your PAC executive

* These things probably aren’t true.
** Don’t worry if you forget it. He could always sign a library card for you or something.

Ross Road PAC: Spring Fair info

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Ross Road News Extraordinaire

Volume No. 2, Issue No. 1

Today’s Top Story

The anticipation is building! This year’s Spring Carnival will happen on Friday, June 12, 2015 from 5-8 pm. As always, all Ross Road families are invited to join in for one of the most entertaining nights of the school year. The theme of this year’s carnival is still a tightly kept secret, and all we can do is wait and see what the organizers come up with. If you have any cool ideas for a theme, it’s not too late to share them with the committee. Please email Tamrah – corbenst@telus.net

With sadness last year’s Spring Carnival was cancelled despite all of the hard work and preparation that went into its planning. And although fun is the order of the day, remember too that the Spring Carnival is important because it’s the last fund raising event of the school year and the PAC really needs to make up for last year’s shortfall arising from the cancelled carnival.

Inside Scoop

Here’s what you need to know to get the most out of our carnival. Tickets will be available for purchase the week of the Spring Carnival as well as the day of the event. The Cook Shack will be hosted by the Lynn Valley Lions Club with all the food being donated by Save On Foods. There will be a live band, family-friendly races, raffle baskets, silent auction, mystery bags, pony rides and classic midway games—just to mention a few of the fun-filled activities being planned.

Help Wanted Section

Raffle Gift Baskets. Our organizers are looking for kid-themed baskets. So think: Lego, crafts, iTunes gift cards, Apple accessories, summer fun items, Starbucks & Indigo gift cards. Cash donations are an easy way to contribute. Why not drop off a cheque in the PAC mailbox at the school? For raffle basket donations contact Shelley – scsmith00@hotmail.com.

Silent Auction. Donations might include services such as personal training, photo shoots, landscaping and spa treatments or merchandise, for example, restaurant gift cards, hotel getaways and passes to local attractions such as the Grouse Skyride, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Sea-to-Sky Gondola, etc. Silent auction donations and queries can be directed to Dana – danakovanda@gmail.com.

Cook Shack. We need volunteers to help with set up, cooking, serving and breaking down the station at the end of the night, so if you love food and the bbq send an email to Tamrah – corbenst@telus.net

Midway games. Over the years we’ve had two very dedicated dads, Geoff Donahue and Harry Bulpit, drive to Port Moody with their truck to pick up midway games for our carnival. They also help set them up, take them down and return them the following day. They are now passing on the torch and we need new volunteers to help. If this is something you can do, please send an email to Tamrah – corbenst@telus.net.

This year’s Spring Carnival Coordinator is Tamrah Corben. You can contact her at corbenst@telus.net to volunteer or if you have any questions.

 

Ross Road PAC: Friday newsletter

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Dear parents,

The PAC’s very excited to offer Ross Road parents access to Kidsworld, an amazing summer activities program.  Kidsworld organisers have set up events and activities all over the lower mainland every day during the summer vacation (as well as weekends in September) for kids aged 4-15.  By paying for a $45 Kidsworld Membership per child, all events attended are FREE for both the child AND one (1) accompanying parent/guardian.  PLUS,  the PAC earns $5.00 for the sale of each membership!  In 2014, members enjoyed access to Burnaby Village Museum, West Coast Railway Park Museum, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Bear Creek Park Train, CircusWest—CirKids, Museum of Anthropology, Honeybee Centre Farm, Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tour, Vancouver Police Museum, Maplewood Farm and heaps more.

For more information about the program, please visit their website at www.kidsworldprogram.com.

Please complete the attached Member Application and drop it in the PAC box with payment of $45, either by cash or cheque payable to Ross Road Elementary PAC no later than Friday May 22nd.  Don’t miss out on great events and activities this summer and make sure you get your Kidsworld Membership today.  Not only will you have a summer full of fun, but you are also helping raise money for the school.

And finally, just a reminder that the book sale has been moved to the same day as Fun Day on Friday May 22nd.  Books will be available for sale in the lobby during the day. Thank you for all the generous donations we have received so far…please keep them coming!  Books can be dropped off in your child’s classroom or under the stairs in the lobby.

Thanks and have a great long weekend!

Ross Road PAC

Awesome night planned for Saturday

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Dear parents,

Get a babysitter and make plans to head to the Black Bear Pub from 7pm on Saturday for a parents-only social evening.  Tickets are just $20, which includes a meal and a glass of beer or wine.  AND, $5 of that goes to the PAC.  There’s a limited number of tickets still available.

To purchase your ticket, please go on the MunchaLunch website under the “Fundraising Open” tab.  https://secure.munchalunch.com/apps/munch/Login.aspx  You can pay by credit card or cash or cheque.  Please note that we have to pay service charges for all payments made with credit card.  If paying by cash or cheque, please drop off your payment in the PAC box by the stairs in the lobby.  Your ticket is reserved once payment has been made.  Thank you and hope to see many of you there!

Ross Road PAC Newsletter

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Hi folks,

  • The parents of Ross Road Grade 6 French Immersion students have begun to plan their exchange to Québec next year, and are selling lovely flower baskets to fundraise for the program.  Baskets will be ready for pickup May 8th (2:45 to 4:00); in time for Mothers’ Day!  The deadline to order is TODAY!  Order forms are available at the office. If you would like to support a specific student, please order through that person. Thank you for your support!
  • Spring Carnival 2015 (Friday June 12th) is coming quickly and everyone is getting excited! WAH-HOO! We currently need donations/items/gift cards/gift packages for our silent auction and raffle baskets. Anything helps, big or small. Since we missed our spring carnival last year, it’s even more important we try to make up for last year’s drop in fundraising. Please consider helping with a donation. It’s as easy as sending an email to Dana Kovanda (danakovanda@gmail.com) for the silent auction and/or Shelley Clark (scsmith00@hotmail.com) for the raffle baskets. Stay tuned for more exciting news on what to expect and how to help. Thanks.
  • Parent Social – Please join us for a fun night out on Saturday May 9th at the Black Bear Pub starting at 7 pm and raise money for Ross Road at the same time!  Tickets are $20 and $5 will go towards Ross Road PAC.  Ticket includes a burger and one beer or glass of wine.  There are only 45 tickets available, so make sure you get your ticket fast!  To purchase your ticket, please go on the MunchaLunch website under the “Fundraising Open” tab.  https://secure.munchalunch.com/apps/munch/Login.aspx  You can pay by credit card or cash or cheque.  Please note that we have to pay service charges for all payments made with credit card.  If paying by cash or cheque, please drop off your payment in the PAC box by the stairs in the lobby.  Your ticket is reserved once payment has been made.  Thank you and hope to see many of you there!
  •  Book Sale – new date – Friday May 22nd  Please note the book sale has been moved to the same day as Fun Day on Friday May 22nd.  Books will be available for sale in the lobby during the day. Thank you for all the generous donations we have received so far…please keep them coming!  Books can be dropped off in your child’s classroom or under the stairs in the lobby.

Friday Newsletter

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Dear parents,

The PAC desperately needs a treasurer.  Like seriously.  No kidding.  This is one job that is critical to the smooth running of the PAC, and if no one steps up we’ll have to resort to hiding the cash we raise under our mattresses and paying for things in chickens.  No-one wants that.  Please consider volunteering to do this job.  For more details, please get in touch with Sarah Dennis (denniss@sutton.com)

In other news, the Annual Staff Appreciation Lunch this week was another huge success! Thank you to all who donated gifts – we ended up with more than we needed and will use the leftover ones for Spring Carnival and other events in the future. Thank you also to those who brought in food for the lunch and who volunteered on the playground so the staff could enjoy a lunch together. They were all very appreciative of everything and asked us to pass on their thanks.

School staff are also hosting a Ross Road Volunteer celebration in the Ross Road foyer on Tuesday, 28th April, 2015 from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.  Please RSVP via the form that was sent out on or before Monday, April 27th, 2015 to indicate your presence and if you will require babysitting from 8:00-8:30 only.

Finally, we will be holding a children’s book sale on Monday, May 11, and Tuesday, May 12, with all proceeds going to the school library!  In previous years, our bi-annual Spell-a-thon raised extra funds for the library, but as it was cancelled this year, we have decided to try something new! While we raise funds for the library, you get to clean out your bookshelves! It’s a win-win situation!  Please bring in your gently used or new children’s books.  There will be boxes in each classroom to collect them in.  Please bring in your books by Monday, May 4th.

Thanks and have a great weekend.

Ross Road PAC Newsletter

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Dear parents,

There’s a lot happening at Ross Road lately.

  • The KM club started this week!  Lace up your running shoes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 20 minutes, starting at 8.05am…rain or shine!  Open to all grades, parents, and siblings!  For full details, click here.  Thanks to all the parents who volunteer each morning to help out and special thanks to Kevin Vallely, Colette Anderson, Michele Romano and Angela Tancon for organizing it all.
  • The Annual Staff Appreciation Lunch is on Tuesday, April 14.  (less then 2 weeks away!)  Say thank you to your favourite teachers and admin staff by signing up to bring a plate of food (appetizer, main or dessert) and/or small gifts . Please sign up on this google doc as soon as you can. Gifts can be dropped off at the office before Friday April 10th.  Food can be dropped off in the morning on the day of the lunch in the staff room (Tuesday April 14). Please email Frances at carmichael@telus.net if you have any questions.
  • Save the date for the Ross Road Spring Carnival – it will be held on Friday June 12th this year. Tamrah Corben will be heading it up again this year and is looking for some parent volunteers to help with the organizing/coordinating. Please email her at corbenst@telus.net.

 

April Book Sale

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Dear parents,

Hope everyone is having a great spring break.  Just wanted to plant a seed in your heads that in April, the PAC will be organising a kids book sale.   So start going through your bookshelves to get rid of books you don’t want and to make space for new titles!   More details coming soon.

And a big thank you to Jacquie Stebbings for running a great workshop a few weeks back.  Through donations received from parents who attended, we raised $150.

 

PAC GM is TONIGHT! 7PM in the library

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Hi there,

Hope to see you at the PAC GM.   Here’s the agenda.

Friday Newsletter: PAC GM | Food Day Ordering OPEN | What do you want?

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Dear parents,

  • Just a reminder that the PAC GM is next Wednesday at 7pm in the library.  Carla Orr will be talking about the new curriculum and you’ll find out more about the new technology the PAC is buying for the classrooms.  Plus, you’ll get to meet other parents and have a say in how the PAC makes things happen in your school.  If you would like (free) babysitting, please let Sarah Dennis know by emailing her at denniss@sutton.com.
  • Ordering for the next food day session is OPEN.  First time users might like to read about Food Days here.  If you already have an account, click here.
  • Finally, what information would you like to see in this newsletter?  Now’s your chance to tell the PAC what’s important to you.  Send an email to Greg Thorpe at gpthorpe@yahoo.com or Sarah Dennis at denniss@sutton.com with your ideas or requests.