Dear DG Families,
With Spring in the air, and it being Earth Day tomorrow, this is a good time to remind ourselves of little steps we can all take to help the environment. Turning off the lights when leaving a room/the house, shutting off the tap while brushing teeth, walking/biking (rather than driving) for short trips, and bringing a water bottle from home when you’re out and about, rather than buying water in single use plastic, all help. Another thing we can do is pack a “litterless lunch” for work/school.
A litterless lunch encourages reducing the waste that goes to the landfill. If we focus on HOW we pack our lunch for work or school, we can reduce garbage. Here are a few tips to try:
- pack food in reusable containers rather than using plastic wrap or a ziplock baggie
- choose items with less packaging where possible (eg. buying in bulk and dividing into individual portions at home, using reusable containers, vs. buying items that are already individually-portioned)
- pack a “real” (or reusable) fork/spoon rather than using disposable plastic cutlery.
- use a refillable water bottle
- try reusable food-grade silicone bags and/or eco-friendly wraps (usually made with beeswax) in place of plastic baggies. If you are using plastic baggies, wash them out so they can be used more than once
On Tuesday, April 22nd, everyone is encouraged to bring a litterless lunch (and wear their Earth Day colours)
Wear Your Earth Day Colours
To celebrate Earth Day, students are invited to wear blue/green/brown (or whatever colours remind them of “earth”!), on Tuesday.
Track and Field Shirts were sent Home on Thursday
If you ordered a track and field shirt for your child, it should have come home on Thursday, If your child did not receive theirs, or if your child was away on Thursday, please contact your child’s teacher. 
2025-2026 School Year
We are beginning the process of planning for next school year. If you are moving and are not planning to return to Devon Gardens in the fall, please make sure that you let our office know.
2025-2026 Class Placement Information
In the coming weeks, we will start to tentatively look at next year’s organization and possible class placements for students.
Some Things to Know about Our Process:
Class placements are important decisions and something that teachers consider very carefully.
FACTORS & CONSIDERATIONS: Assigning students to classes is a very complex task that takes into consideration a variety of factors, including: learning styles and strengths, what a student is able to achieve in relation to the goals of the curriculum, degree of independence in work habits, social and personal needs, age and physical maturity, previous placements, gender balance of class, etc….
The number of staff members assigned to our school is decided by the Superintendent’s Office and is based on projected student enrolment. Enrolment estimates and class size guidelines affect the configuration of classes, which may also necessitate a particular organizational configuration (i.e. whether or not we have combined or “split” classes and the number of students, per grade, in the class).
SCHOOL-BASED DECISIONS: The professional staff is in contact with children in the school setting for 30 hours a week. Your child’s present teacher, along with other educators who work with your child, have a year’s worth of current, rich information and insight about the conditions under which your child learns best. Therefore, decisions around where to place students are determined through school-based, team decisions, based on their recommendations.
INPUT FROM PARENTS: As our partners in education, parents may also have important information to assist us with the placement of students. Parents are welcome to share with the school personal, educational, or social information that could affect their child’s placement. Our staff will keep in mind this information, along with the above considerations, when building classes.
If you have information about your child and the kind of learning environment in which she/he best works and learns, and you would like to share this information with our staff, please fill in the “Parent Information” form by clicking on the link below. This is optional. Please complete the form no later than Friday, May 23rd, 2025
It is important to note that it is not possible for parents to choose their child’s teacher or make requests regarding other students. Teachers who are currently on staff may not be here next year, may not be assigned the same grade, or may not teach a class configuration that meets your child’s learning needs. Whatever the scenario, we strive to place your child in a warm, caring environment that will maximize his/her learning potential.
Should you have information you wish to share with us, please fill in the form by Friday, May 23rd, 2025. Please fill in 1 form for every child.
Please note, parents are not required to do this. It’s optional.
https://forms.gle/NEVqcP21Ch5hoixi8
Grade 7 Bottle Drive
To help support end-of-year activities for the grade 7 students, the Grade 7 parents are planning a bottle drive on Saturday, April 26 from 9 am to 1 pm in the school’s lower parking lot. Please save your bottles and cans and bring them to the bottle drive on April 26th!
Federal Election on April 28th
Our school gym will be used as a polling station for the upcoming Federal Election. This will mean an increase in traffic. Please plan on carpooling if you can, or parking a little farther away and walking the rest of the way (or, better yet, the whole way if you live close enough!). A reminder that the parking lot at Annieville Park is a good alternate spot to park.
What exactly is PAC? Check out their one-pager, here
Available PAC Executive Positions
The PAC is looking for a new Gaming Rep. If interested, please email the PAC for more info pacdevongardens@gmail.com.
A reminder about Snack Days- there’s one this week (Cobs)
- Proceeds from Snack Days will be administered by the PAC and go towards the purchase of school/student/classroom needs/supplies/events, etc.
- Please send utensils with your child as these will not be provided. Feel free to also send a drink, condiments, etc. to supplement your child(s) order.
- If your child is absent on Snack Days, your child’s order will be automatically donated to someone else UNLESS you email your child’s teacher that you want to pick up their food. Pick up is between 1:30-2:15PM at the office on the day of (please do not come earlier). Your child’s order will be kept in the fridge until this time
Questions??? Please send an email to pacdevongardens@gmail.com.
YEAR BOOK ORDERING STARTS SOON!
Family Fun Night is BACK!!
Family Fun Night is scheduled for 5-8 PM on June 6, 2025! This is an event the PAC puts on annually and is the largest fundraiser we do.
This is a celebration of our community so everyone is welcome (you don’t have to be part of the DG Community to attend).
There will be a lot of fun activities including: bouncy castles, basket raffles and the much loved musical cakes! This year we will have the Lions Club cooking up beef and veggie burgers and hot dogs, Sirka food truck, and a concession. The concession will serve some snack foods and drinks.
There is no entrance fee, however, you will need to purchase an arm bracelet to have unlimited access to the bouncy castles. Tickets for musical cakes and basket raffles will also be available to purchase. Prices will be posted in advance. This is a cash only event.
This is a great event for our school and a great way to celebrate another fantastic year at Devon Gardens.
To help get us started, do you own a business or know anyone who does?
We are looking for more community prizes for our popular raffle draw!
If you or someone you know can donate please email us at pacdevongardens@gmail.com by May 15 to arrange pick up or drop off.
Thank you for your generous support!Leading up to the event there are going to be a lot more ways for the school community to get involved so stay tuned!
Vancouver Canadians Baseball Game Fundraiser
Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro Hops
Sunday Jun 1 at 1:05PM – section 8
PAC Fundraisers ongoing throughout the year
For information about the following fundraisers, please click the logos.
Questions? Send an email to pacdevongardens@gmail.com.
Use code DEVONG25 by June 30, 2025 for $25 off the cost of your registration, the school will also receive a $25 donation
Use phone number 604-581-6185 at the express kiosk
Mention Devon Gardens Elementary or code 7806, 10% of your purchase goes back to our school
Use code DevGardens25, $5 from each registration goes back to our school
Mention Devon Gardens Elementary at checkout, 10% of your purchase becomes credit for the school
Information from the School District
Summer Learning
The Delta School District is providing an enriching and free program for families looking to help their child(ren) improve their Literacy and Numeracy foundation skills. These programs are available for students entering grades 1-7. Please note, the French session is, unfortunately, no longer being offered.
SESSION ONE
DATE: July 7th – July 18th
TIME: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
PLACE: McCloskey Elementary
PLACE: Richardson Elementary
PLACE: Hawthorne Elementary
SESSION TWO
DATE: July 21st – August 1st
TIME: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
PLACE: McCloskey Elementary
PLACE: Richardson Elementary
For more information, please visit:
https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/continuing-education/summer-learning-registration/
Parent Education
Tuesday, April 22nd – Earth Day (wear your earth day colours – green, blue, brown, white, etc..,.)
Tuesday, April 22nd – BC Lions Energy Champions presentation
Wednesday, April 23rd – PAC recess snack day (Cobs)
Friday, April 25th – Online ordering for Yearbook (until May 7th)
Saturday, April 26th – Gr 7 bottle drive, 9am-1pm, DG lower parking lot
Monday April 28th- Federal Election (DG gym will be a polling station) – please walk or carpool if you can
Thursday, May 1- PAC special lunch day (White Spot)
Monday May 5th- PAC mtg via Zoom, 7pm
Wednesday, May 7th- last day to order yearbooks
Thursday, May 8th- Regional Track Meet @ NDSS
Thursday, May 15th- District Track Meet @ SDSS
Friday, May 16th – non-instructional day (no school for students)
Monday, May 19th – Victoria Day (schools are closed)
Other dates and events are listed on our school calendar on our website: https://dg.deltasd.bc.ca/events-calendar/
