The Livingstone PAC would like to remind you of a few items coming up next week. If you have any questions, you can reach them at [email protected]. 

Apple Fundraiser Ends Wednesday
The PAC has partnered with Sun-Oka Farms in the Okanagan to offer these local apples to our school. Order deadline is this Wednesday Oct 9 and the school will earn $8-10 per flat sold. They'll be delivered to the school mid-October. Order here: 
https://fundraising.sunokafruit.com/sales/0921104406/org-campaign/david-livingstone-elementary-harvest-2024

Fun Lunch
Did you know you can still add additional days for fun lunch for your children? Check out the menus at: 
https://munchalunch.com/

You're Invited! 
The next PAC meeting is in the library (and online) on Wednesday, Oct 16 at 6:30pm. Free pizza and babysitting are provided! We'd love to see you there! If you'd prefer to join online, use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88462082111?pwd=tcKSztd5Ck27viB4bmd0bIHZdTvAyx.1 

Meeting ID: 884 6208 2111
Passcode: 366594

You can also view last month's minutes on the PAC website: 
http://www.livingstonepac.org/

Thank you as well to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer at the school and upcoming events! We appreciate our community. If you'd like to volunteer for anything, you can find the signup sheet here: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LLfe9eG1dAeE34_yUCPT5KXWFizktwyYAbgQ8o8XG1A/htmlview

Have a wonderful remainder of your week and a great long weekend! 

- Your PAC Exec Team

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is having a wonderful long weekend.  Here are a few updates from the school PAC.

PAC Meeting

We hosted our last PAC meeting of the year this past week!  For those interested in reading the meeting minutes, they can be found here. If you have any questions/comments please email us at  [email protected].  
 
New PAC Executive!
 
Great news, we have filled all of the open PAC executive positions!  Please join us in welcoming our new PAC Executive as well as Committee leads for next year.
 
Executive

• Chair: Caroline Provost
• Vice Chair: Sheila Louis
• Treasurer: Jitender Banga
• Secretary: Jules Balsillie (Callie Service as back up)
• Communications: Janessa Hicks

 
Committee Leads:

• Fall Fund Drive: Lesley Stokes
• Gardening: Mikaela Ann Smith
• Fun Lunch Coordinator: TBD (Caroline to continue managing the website)
• Diversity Committee: Nav Nathoo
• Teacher Appreciation: Namita Kearns
• Walk-a-thon: Tanya Barrie
• Family Dance: Gwen Lutz
• Parent Night Out: TBD

 
 
Year End Family BBQ – Coming Soon!
 
Please mark your calendars for Wednesday June 5th for our David Livingstone year end BBQ.  More information will be shared next week.
 
Fundraising:  Annual Walk-a-thon
 
As you know our Livingstone’s annual Walk-a-thon took place Friday, May 10th.  We are still tallying the numbers but so far looks like we’ve netted over $7,000!  This will help fund PAC supported programs that enhance student experiences at Livingstone throughout the year.  More information to come on prizes and t-shirts.
 
Fun Lunch Volunteers Needed
 
We are getting close to the end of the year but we still need some assistance with the distribution of Fun Lunch.  This is a 15-20 minute time commitment to help with distribution to the classrooms. All lunches are divided by class by the vendors, come by and say ‘Hello’ to your child! Their faces light up when they see their parent at the school in the middle of the day!  A huge thank you to the parents who have volunteered their time so far. If you are interested in volunteering for any fun lunch or any other activities, please sign up here.  

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.  Here are a few important updates from the school PAC.

PAC Meeting

We hosted our hybrid PAC meeting this past week and had the largest turn out of the year!  For those interested in reading the meeting minutes, they can be found here.  If you have any questions/comments please email us at  [email protected].  Our next PAC meeting will be Wednesday May 15th.  This meeting is an important one as we will be reviewing and approving the budget for next year.
 
PAC Executive Positions & Committee Leads

As some of you might know, the term for some of our executive positions on the PAC have a 2-year maximum (per the bylaws).  Therefore, we have some open positions…4 to be exact!   The PAC executive is an important part of our school and community and can be a very rewarding opportunity to support our children, teachers and school.  This year we will be looking for volunteers for the PAC executive as well as committee leads. This slightly new structure will help lighten the workload for the PAC executive members and provide more opportunities for parents to be involved. 
 
PAC Executive Positions (more information on these roles can be found here)
1.       Chair/Co-Chair
2.       Vice-Chair/Co-Chair
3.       Treasurer (filled)
4.       Communications
5.       Secretary
 
Committees (more information on these roles can be found here)
1.       Diversity
2.       Fall Fund Drive
3.       School Dance
4.       Fun Lunch (filled)
5.       Gardening (filled)
6.       Parent Night Out
7.       Teacher Appreciation
8.       Walk-a-thon (filled)
 
Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions and/or interest at [email protected].  The PAC exec members would also be happy to meet/sit with you to answer any questions you might have.  We will be looking for roles to be filled and voted on by the end of May.   
 
Fundraising:  Annual Walk-a-thon

Livingstone’s annual Walk-a-thon will take place Friday, May 10th just after lunch on the grass field. The Walk-a-thon is an active and healthy way to raise money for our school, helping fund PAC supported programs that enhance student experiences at Livingstone throughout the year. There are also a lot of great prizes to be won…more info on that as well as an information sheet and pledge form will be coming home this week.  
 
We would love to have parent volunteers join in the fun.  We need 12 people to help mark the lap cards - it’s tough work as the older kids tend to try to maximize their laps!   The link to volunteer is here.

Where do funds raised go?

New this year:
Grade 7’s: Funds raised by Grade 7’s will go to support their leaving ceremony activities, including lunch and a dance with DJ Rachel Beau.  
Grade 6’s: Funds raised by Grade 6’s will go towards their Grade 7 end of year activity (this year it is 2 nights at Camp Jubilee). For parents, this is helpful to encourage so that coordinating fundraisers next year may not be required.

For all other students, funds raised go to support enhancing experiences in our school, including:

• Library books and classroom literacy supplies
• Arts performance
• Athletic equipment
• Technology

 
Walking School Bus

What is it?  Simply put - a walking school bus is just like a regular bus. Kids can get dropped off and picked up at a stop along the route by a responsible adult who will support them to get to school (or back to the stop at the end of the day!)

The exact start date will be announced soon. To view the route map, click here. 

To register your kid(s), please fill out the following form: Registration Form 

Volunteers needed! The program relies on volunteer support. If you, or another adult in your household, are available to volunteer as a Walk Leader, please add your name to the volunteer section of the registration form and we will reach out with more information. 

​For any questions, please contact [email protected].

Fun Lunch Volunteers Needed
 
We are getting close to the end of the year but we still need some assistance with the distribution of Fun Lunch.  This is a 15-20 minute time commitment to help with distribution to the classrooms. All lunches are divided by class by the vendors, come by and say ‘Hello’ to your child! Their faces light up when they see their parent at the school in the middle of the day!  A huge thank you to the parents who have volunteered their time so far. If you are interested in volunteering for any fun lunch or any other activities, please sign up here.  

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend.  Here are a few updates from the school PAC.

PAC Meeting
We hosted our hybrid PAC meeting this past week.  For those interested, the meeting minutes can be found here. If you have any questions/comments please email us at  [email protected].  Our next PAC meeting will be Wednesday April 17th. 
 
Upcoming PAC Executive Positions
As some of you might know, the term for some of our executive positions on the PAC have a 2-year maximum (per the bylaws).  Therefore we have some open positions…4 to be exact!   The PAC executive is an important part of our school and community and can be a very rewarding opportunity to support our children, teachers and school.  This includes fundraising (for all the things our students and teachers need), fun lunches (life savers!), events, etc.   Below are the positions with the current members.  Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions and/or interest at [email protected].  The PAC exec members would be happy to meet/sit with you to discuss what the roles entail and what time commitment is required.
 
Chair (Navneet Nathoo)
Vice-Chair (Lindsay Clayton)
Communications (Namita Kearns)
Secretary (Julia Balsillie)
 
Our co-treasures, Jitender Banga and Gwen Lutz will be staying on. 
 
Celebrating Diversity – Black History Month
In part with the new PAC Diversity Celebration, we are honoured to present our next event for Black History Month. As a part of this celebration we will feature dance performances with respected members of the Black community, Marion Launders and Albert St. Albert Smith. After a school wide assembly presentation, each class will receive dance sessions with Marion and Albert. They have been collaborating on music and dance from the African Diaspora for over 20 years.
 
This PAC funded, parent driven event was newly established to showcase the various cultural celebrations within our school community. If you are interested in sharing your family celebration with the school community, please contact [email protected] . Don’t know how to get started?  We have a short outline to help with planning and materials needed for the celebrations! 
 
Fun Lunch Volunteers Needed
To keep our Fun Lunch program going strong, we need some assistance with distribution. This is a 15-20 minute time commitment to help with distribution to the classrooms. All lunches are divided by class by the vendors, come by and say ‘Hello’ to your child! Their faces light up when they see their parent at the school in the middle of the day!  And we also want to thank the parents who have volunteered their time so far. If you are interested in volunteering for any fun lunch or any other activities, please sign up here.  

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.  Here are a few updates from the school PAC.

PAC Meeting
Great to see the parents who made it to the PAC meeting last week.  For those interested, the meeting minutes can be found here. If you have any questions/comments please email us at  [email protected].  Our next PAC meeting will be Wednesday February 21st. 
 
Parents Night Out -- Coming Up!
 
Don't forget to buy tickets to Parents Night Out: Dancing Through the Decades! Enjoy dancing, drinks, a photobooth, prizes for best costumes/outfits, silent auction, and most importantly: no children! ;) Feel free to invite friends and neighbours as well (you'll just need to grab their tickets for them before the event sells out).
 
Grab your tickets at https://munchalunch.com
 
SILENT AUCTION
Check out our silent auction--now live! We know not everyone can make it to the soiree, but everyone can bid on $5,000 worth of auction items we've collected from our generous community donors:
 
https://www.32auctions.com/dlsa2024
 
Bidding ends when the soiree ends: Feb 3 at 11:30pm.
 
A special thanks to our night out sponsors:

• Broadstreet HEOR
• Newell Cotton TheGoTeam.ca, Real Estate / Dexter Realty
• Karley Rice PREC MacDonald Realty
• Moody Ales.

 
PS it's not too late to volunteer the event!  Find the sign up sheet here.
 
Celebrating Diversity
 
The PAC Diversity Committee was formed this year with the purpose to showcase and educate our community on the wide variety of holidays that are celebrated by the families at Livingstone. This PAC funded parent-driven initiative is available to any parent willing to take the lead and showcase their celebrations.  If you are interested in sharing a tradition, festival, or celebration, please bring your ideas to us by emailing the PAC at [email protected] . There is a guideline/outline to follow and support will be available from the PAC and the school.
 
Fun Lunch Volunteers Needed
 
To keep our Fun Lunch program going strong, we need some assistance with distribution. This is a 15-20 minute time commitment to help with distribution to the classrooms. All lunches are divided by class by the vendors, come by and say ‘Hello’ to your child! Their faces light up when they see their parent at the school in the middle of the day!  And we also want to thank the parents who have volunteered their time so far. If you are interested in volunteering for any fun lunch or any other activities, please sign up here.  

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.  We have a few updates and some key dates and events to share.

PAC Meeting
Our third PAC meeting of the year was this past Wednesday and the minutes can be found here.  If you have any questions/comments please email us at  [email protected].  We will be taking a break in December and our next PAC meeting will be Wednesday January 17th. 
 
Fall Fund ‘Tech’ Drive – Thank you!
We are happy to share that we raised $17,836!  This is an amazing accomplishment and will allow us to make the technology upgrades within the classrooms and to fund the literacy programs teachers rely on.  Thank you again for all your contributions!
 
Diwali and Future Celebrations
We received wonderful feedback on the Diwali celebration held at the school on November 15th.   The kids learned a lot and were able to enjoy some great activities and food.   Hopefully you heard all about it from your children.  The purpose of the newly formed PAC Diversity Committee is to showcase and educate our community on the wide variety of holidays that are celebrated by the families at Livingstone. This PAC funded parent-driven initiative is available to any parent willing to take the lead and showcase their celebrations.  If you are interested in sharing a tradition, festival, or celebration, please bring your ideas to us by emailing the PAC at [email protected] . There is a guideline/outline to follow and support will be available from the PAC and the school.
 
Family Dance - Thursday, November 30  
Our family dance, “Let It Glow” will take place on Thursday November 30th.  We are excited by all the interest of this event and tickets sold out very quickly.   We apologize to those who wanted to attend.  We are using this as a learning opportunity for future events!  If you did get tickets, a reminder to make your pizza order too if you’d haven’t already.  If you are unable to use your tickets, please consider 'gifting' or reselling at face value to a friend as this is a community event. 
 
Parents Soiree Reminder and Volunteer Callout
Save-the-date for the Livingstone ‘soiree’:  February 3, 2024 at Heritage Hall.  This will be a fun night for parents to meet and mingle (this is a kid free event :)).  To volunteer, please email [email protected] or sign up here.
 
Fun Lunch Volunteers Needed
To keep our Fun Lunch program going strong, we need some assistance with distribution. This is a 15-20 minute time commitment to help with distribution to the classrooms. All lunches are divided by class by the vendors, come by and say ‘Hello’ to your child! Their faces light up when they see their parent at the school in the middle of the day!  And we also want to thank the parents who have volunteered their time so far. If you are interested in volunteering for any fun lunch or any other activities, please sign up here.  

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is enjoying this sunny weekend!  Just a quick out of cycle message regarding our current fundraisers. 

Fall Fund ‘Tech’ Drive
 
We're off to an amazing start to for our Fall Fund Drive ... in the first week we have raise $9,000 which is almost half of our goal!! Great job Livingstone community for coming together to meet this goal. 100% of your donation will go directly to the school and you will receive a tax receipt for your donation. Every donation is important and will contribute to our community! Thank you everyone who has already made a donation and we've got this together!  If you haven’t yet had a chance to donate, please consider.

DONATE NOW: https://vsb.schoolcashonline.com/fee/details/1869/196/false/true and Select E-David Livingstone PAC (from the drop down box)

The goal is to raise $20,000 for the school which with 277 kids at the school that nets out to approximately $70-75 per child.  We recognize this dollar amount may seem jarring in this economic climate.  Our overall goal is to raise funds as a community, and not to pressure individuals or families.  Please give what you can!
 
Donut Fundraiser! 
 
Dreaming of some yummy, glazed Krispy Kreme donuts? We’ve got you covered. Our Grade 7 students are excited to host a Krispy Kreme donut fundraiser this November to help offset costs for the Grade 7 year-end graduation field trip to Camp Jubilee in May 2024. 

Here’s how you can help! You can now order your very own box (or more) of a dozen, glazed Krispy Kreme donuts via our MunchALunch website for all your friends, neighbours and family members! The deadline to place your order online is November 13 via MunchALunch. Click on “Donut Fundraiser” on the top toolbar to get started.

Donut orders will be delivered fresh to David Livingstone on November 23, and will be ready for pickup after school at the undercover area. Thank you for your support! Our goal is to raise at least 50% of Grade 7 field trip costs to cover approximately $200 per student.

Thank you for your support!
Grade 7 Committee

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.  We have an update, sorry another long one, to inform you about a couple of key dates and events.

PAC Meeting

Our second PAC meeting of the year was this past Wednesday and the minutes can be found here. If you have any questions/comments please email us at  [email protected].  Our next PAC meeting will be Wednesday November 15th. 

Fall Fund ‘Tech’ Drive – Starts Monday October 23 
 
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is upon us, and we hope you can participate.  The goal is to raise $20,000 for the school which with 277 kids at the school nets out to approximately $70-75 per kid.  We recognize this dollar amount may seem jarring in this economic climate.  Our overall goal is to raise funds as a community, and not to pressure individuals or families.  Please give what you can!
 
This year we are focusing on technology upgrades within the classrooms and to fund the literacy programs teachers rely on. 
 
Here’s what we can do together for our kids...
* Keep our kids up to date: upgrade 30 iPads for in-class learning 
* Provide teachers with classroom supplies and books
* Offer exciting in-school experiences and field trips
 
Please check your children’s bags on Monday!
 
Diwali Celebration – Wednesday, November 15 
 
The purpose of the newly formed PAC Diversity Committee is to showcase and educate our community on the wide variety of holidays that are celebrated by the families at Livingstone. This PAC funded parent-driven initiative is available to any parent willing to take the lead and showcase their celebrations.  
 
Our Diwali Celebration will include:
 
* Cooking demonstration with our Fun Lunch partner Agra Tandoori
* School-wide Rangoli creation 
* Traditional Mendhi and Diyva making 
* A treat that will be sent home with each student  
 
Family Dance  - Thursday, November 30  
 
--- SAVE THE DATE --- 
 
DJ Rachael is ready to bring families onto their feet!  Full details including time, theme and ticketing will be announced soon!  Volunteers are needed to make this event a success, please sign up here.
 
Fun Lunch Volunteers Needed
 
To keep our Fun Lunch program going strong, we need some assistance with distribution. This is a 15-20 minute time commitment to help with distribution to the classrooms. All lunches are divided by class by the vendors, come by and say ‘Hello’ to your child! Their faces light up when they see their parent at the school in the middle of the day!  And we also want to thank the parents who have volunteered their time so far. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these, please sign up here. 
 
Livingstone Soiree
​
Save-the-date for the Livingstone ‘soiree’: February 3, 2024 at Heritage Hall.  This will be a fun night for parents to meet and mingle (this is a kid free event 😊).

Hello Livingstone Community,

The Livingstone PAC officially welcomes you back to the 2023-24 school year!  It’s been an exciting but BUSY couple of weeks and we hope everyone is settling well into their school and fall routines.  We have a couple of key dates, events and volunteer opportunities to inform you about so apologies, this newsletter is a little extra long.

PAC Meeting
Our first PAC meeting was in person this past Wednesday. We had great discussions and the minutes can be found here. If you have any questions/comments please email us at  [email protected].  Our next PAC meeting will be Wednesday October 18th.  We are also looking for feedback from the parents on the PAC meetings.  Please take this survey to provide your input.  Finally, the members of the PAC executive can be found at the bottom of this newsletter in case you are curious or interested in becoming more involved!

Meet the Staff and PAC Social
Mark your calendars! The Meet the Teacher social is coming up this Thursday September 28th. Our Fun Lunch vendors have extended special pricing to offer many dinner options for our families to enjoy. We hope you can join us!

Schedule of Events for Sept 28th:
* 4:50pm - 5:20pm: pick up food orders from the under cover area
* 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Classroom Visits
* 6:10pm - 6:30pm: meet the entire Livingstone Staff and PAC team
​
Food Ordering instructions - DEADLINE: has been extended to 11:59 pm on Sunday September 24.

1. Go to www.munchalunch.com and login as usual
2. Choose “Meet the Teacher” (not “Order Lunch!”)
3. Choose the items you would like for dinner
NOTE: Please place your orders under just ONE of your children’s names/division for ticketing purposes.
4. Pay for the order and pick up your tickets on Sept 28th at the Registration station

Volunteers: 
We are looking for volunteers for various events and activities throughout the school year.  This includes Meet the Parents Night, Fun Lunch and Sports and Activities.  If interested in volunteering for any of these, please sign up here. 

Fun Lunch:
Hooray for fun lunch! For those of you who don’t know, fun lunch is a rotating lunch option that is delivered directly to the school.  Parents are able to order from eight (8!) different vendors twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) with a couple of extra Fridays.  Go here to sign up or login in and start ordering. 

Livingstone Soiree
Save-the-date for the Livingstone ‘soiree’: February 3, 2024 at Heritage Hall.  This will be a fun night for parents to meet and mingle (this is a kid free event 😊).
 
Communications:
If you are receiving this newsletter then that means you have signed up via our Livingstone PAC webiste.  From this site you can access PAC meeting agendas, minutes and the treasurer report.  You can also receive updates on our Livingstone School Community Facebook page (if you use this form of social media).  This site is not specifically for the PAC and not administered by the PAC, but the PAC uses it to send reminders, updates and volunteer call-outs. You will need to answer a few short questions to be “approved.”

Executive team:
Chair:                               Navneet Nathoo
Vice-Chair:                     Lindsay Clayton
Co-Treasurers:             Jitender Banga & Mary Lim
Secretary:                       Sheila Louis
Communications:        Namita Kearns

Hi Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!  We want to share some updates from the PAC. 

PAC Meeting
 
We held our last PAC meeting for the school year (and our first hybrid in-person/zoom meeting) on Wed May 17th where we discussed plans and initiatives for the next school year.  Please reference the minutes here.  We will reconvene in September 2024!
 
Annual Walk-a-thon

Just a reminder that Friday, June 2nd is David Livingstone’s Annual Walk-a-thon. Information and a pledge form went home on Thursday. If you would like to volunteer to help at the event, please add your details to this form - we’ll try to match you with your child’s division.

Livingstone’s annual Walk-a-thon will take place Friday, June 2, just after lunch on the grass field. The Walk-a-thon is an active and healthy way to raise money for our school, helping fund PAC supported programs that enhance student experiences at Livingstone throughout the year (below:).

Where do funds raised go?
·  Library books and classroom literacy supplies
·  Arts performances
·  Athletic equipment
·  Technology

End of Year BBQ!
The BBQ will take place Tuesday June 20 starting at 4:30. This will be a wonderful way to get our community together and celebrate the year we’ve had.  There will be food, games, face painting and a silent auction!  Information will be sent home soon but here are some details:

Tickets (family dinner combos):  $10 for families up to 4, $15 for families up to 6
Orders can soon be made through the Munch Lunch website starting June 6th

Timing:  4:30-5:30 arrive and get tickets; 5:00-6:00 food will be served

What to bring: Consider blankets, chairs and tents to set up at the school/park

Ask:  We are still looking for silent auction donations.  If you or someone you know might have a good, service or gift certificate to donate, please reach out to Nav at [email protected].

Finally, we want to thank our wonderful sponsors for this year’s event.  As our first post Covid event, we want to make it a fun and affordable event for everyone!

• Lyle Perry, Kerrisdale Lumber
• Simon Clayton, Personal Real Estate Corporation
• Harp Cheema, Asanti Homes
• Ryan The, Third Space Properties