Hello fellow caregivers! Please read this (admittedly long) email as there are some important items to note—specifically the requested RSVP for our PAC meeting with special guest speaker, the upcoming family dance, and a message from DPAC (District PAC). Thanks!
January Kind Minds January Kind Minds, presented by The Kelty Foundation, has kicked off! Each student and class will be learning about healthy minds, ways to address and acknowledge emotions, and resources that can help children and parents when needed. We are so grateful to The Kelty Foundation for providing us with the tools that we and our children can use. Special RSVP Request: January PAC Meeting The January PAC meeting is being held on January 22 from 6-8pm. Please note the earlier start time to allow enough time for our special guest speaker, Sheldon Franken, a VSB School counsellor and owner/workshop facilitator for Inquiry Adventures presenting this great parent workshop tied into Kind Minds Month: The Beauty of Coping: Coping Strategies to manage anxiety and other big feelings. This workshop explores how anxiety and big feelings impact the brain and how they can be experienced in the body and through behaviours. This workshop also equips participants with practical tools and strategies for supporting child and parent well-being using the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) ACCEPTS Model of coping. Designed for teachers and parents, this session will delve into the ACCEPTS Model—a set of six coping skills (Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing Away, Thoughts, and Sensations) - and explore how these skills can help us cope with anxiety and other big feelings. Although we normally do not require pre-registration for PAC meeting attendance, we ask that you RSVP by midnight on Monday so we can ensure we can prepare for enough room, enough pizza, and enough child minding, and enough time for Q&A. Please sign up today, whether attending in person or via Zoom! RSVP: Jan 22 Zoom link Draft Agenda Zoom Meeting ID: 308 129 8330 Passcode: 962479 Family Dance January 31 In partnership with The Kelty Foundation and Kind Minds Month, our school family dance will be held on January 31 after school hours! The Confi-DANCE features tie-ins from Kind Minds Month and the return of the amazing DJ Rock'N'Beau to get families moving and having a great time! The dance for Kindergarten to Grade 3 takes place from 5-6:20pm, with Grades 4-7 dancing from 6:30-8pm. Please note we have a maximum capacity of 250 people in each session, so get your tickets early to avoid disappointment! At least one parent per family is required to attend if your child(ren) are coming. Note: we will not be able to offer this dance without some great parental volunteers; if you can help out on January 31, please sign up on the volunteer form! We'll need help with setup, decorations, tear down and more: Get your tickets to the dance for $1 per person, with funds raised on tickets being donated back to The Kelty Foundation. Winter Fun Lunch Orders and Volunteers Fun lunch for the winter term is open for ordering. We're still looking for parent volunteers for lunch distribution for a few days this term; this is usually a 30-45 minute midday volunteer opportunity, and a chance to surprise your child by being at the school! Fall Fund Drive Total Thank you once again to everyone who contributed or spread the word about our fall fund drive. Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of our school community, we were able to surpass our target, and raised a whopping $35,670! This will allow us to fulfill the request for thirty new laptops—enough for a full class. These will be a shared resource amongst classrooms. Lunar New Year Celebration Thanks to your Diversity Team, David Livingstone will be hosting a Lunar New Year celebration for the students on January 31. UBC Kung Fu Association will be performing the Lion Dance and you may order a Lunar New Year meal for your student via MunchALunch. Messages from DPAC Did you know that our district (VSB) has its own PAC? The Vancouver District PAC (DPAC) has several important items they'd like you to be aware of, including the Inclusive Education Report, Clean Air in Schools, a petition to try to save Fleming Elementary School's basketball courts from commercial redevelopment, and more. Please find these important stories on the DPAC site Save the Date: Movie Night Please mark your calendars for February 13 at 5:30pm, our second family movie night. Please note that we will need volunteers to help set up and take down this time or the event will not happen. We also ask that everyone who comes brings a responsible adult and minds their children to ensure that everyone can enjoy the film. Thank you! Ticket sales will be announced shortly. Have a great month! - Your PAC Exec Team
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