Dear DG Families,
Dear DG Families,It’s hard to believe it’s already December! There will be lots going on this month, so please be sure to pay close attention to communication from the school, and also keep an eye on the events calendar on the website.
Student Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility
This is an important reminder to parents and guardians about driving and parking lot safety in and around our school. There is very limited parking close to the school. This is a fact that we cannot change. As such, we need to adjust our routines and behaviours accordingly.
Parents/guardians can continue to help us keep our students safe during pickup and drop off times, by doing the following.
- Use the designated parent parking lot (safely and courteously!) across the street from the school. Please do not double park or block the entry/exit to the parking lot – we continue to see this request being ignored!
- Follow the directions of crossing guards
- Use the cross walk to cross Russell Drive and encourage your children to do the same (it’s not safe for kids to run across Russell Drive)
- Keep our staff parking lot clear of parent vehicles and pedestrians (lately we’ve noticed an increase in parent vehicles driving through, and even parking in, the staff lot; please don’t do this)
- Stress to your children that they should not hang out in or run across the staff parking lot. Use the path across the front grass areas, rather than cutting through the staff parking lot.
- Keep vehicles clear of Downs Road – there is NO student drop off/pick up, here
- Do not block private driveways of houses near our school
- Encourage older students to walk or bike to school
- If possible, walk younger students to school
- Drive slowly and cautiously
- Incidents of inappropriate driver behaviour (including verbal and physical altercations), will be reported to Delta Police. License plate numbers are helpful – but it should NOT have to come to this!
Here’s a link to the traffic reminders/parking map on our website. ‘
Please do your part to help keep our students safe.
Concert Tickets – Keep them in a safe spot
Our Christmas concert is coming up soon – December 17th! There will be two shows: 1:30pm and 6:30pm. Families have been issued 2 tickets each for the evening show.
Please put your tickets in a safe place! There are no extra tickets so we will be unable to replace any that are lost. If you have lost your tickets, you may come to the afternoon show as tickets are not required. Tickets ARE required for the evening show.
If you will not be using your tickets for the evening concert, please return them to the school office asap. We have a list of families who have requested additional tickets should any become available.
Winners of the “Best Seats” contest will be contacted, via email.
Christmas Hampers for Delta Families
For the past few years, we have partnered up with another school in Delta and exchanged families in need, in order to provide them with Christmas hampers/gifts. This is something we are doing again this year. Our sister school will provide hampers/gifts for our families and in turn we are collecting items to help their families. We do this in the spirit of trying to keep things private and confidential for the families to whom we are donating.
This year we are collecting items to help provide a Christmas for 3 Delta families:
Family #1 – mom and 3 children (girl 16, girl 7, boy 4)
Family #2 – mom and 7 yr old boy
Family #3 – 7 yr old boy and guardians
We have put together a google doc that provides a bit more information and gift suggestions for the families.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12RQbodNxq_QhmDpSMzD0Qvw1hw8lG6UocCSPB10uAqg/edit?usp=sharing
Should you want to sign up to buy an item, please do so on this link. You DO NOT need to write your name – you could use your initials, or put “yes” or a check-mark, etc… we are just trying to make sure that we don’t get 16 soccer balls & to ensure that we have items for all 3 of the families.
We are asking that all items please be brought to the school by Monday, December 16th, so that we have time to assemble and deliver the baskets before school is out for Christmas Break. Again, thank you all for your generosity!
Weeks of Giving Donations
Thank you for all of your donations for our Shoe Box Gift initiative. This week, staff will be assembling and wrapping the gift boxes.
What exactly is PAC? Check out their one-pager, here
A reminder about Special Lunch Days- there’s one this week (subway)
- Proceeds from Special Lunch 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 Special Lunch 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.
Canadian Parents for French Corner
Join us this Wednesday December 4th for a free virtual illustration workshop!
Canadian Parents for French is hosting a range of monthly virtual events throughout the coming year. This event includes a reading of the book “Le Lion dans le Livre”, after which the attendees will learn to draw Le Lion from the story. The workshop is geared towards ages 5-12 and should be a fun fusion of language and visual arts!
The workshop runs for 1 hour and is offered at 3pm and 6pm PST. To register, follow the link below and choose your preferred timing. (Note, this is a national event and the registration times to choose from are in Eastern time on the website).
After you attend, please reach out to CPF Delta (cpfdelta@gmail.com) and let us know what you thought about it. We would love to hear from you!
PAC Fundraisers ongoing throughout the year
Return-it Express
PAC has created a school fundraising account. To participate, simply bring your containers to the depot in sealed, clear bags, and enter the registered phone number, 604-581-6185, into the Express kiosk. You will be prompted to select the number of bags you’re dropping off, the kiosk will automatically print the same number of sticker tags displaying our PACs unique Express account code. Tag each of your bags with a sticker tag and drop the bags off in the designated Express drop-off area to be counted. For a list of Return-it Express location visit https://www.return-it.ca/locations/express/
Cobs Bread Dough Raiser Program
This program enables us to raise money for our school throughout the year! Be sure to mention Devon Gardens Elementary (or code 7806) each time you make a purchase at COBS Bread Scott 72 Centre; they will donate 10% of your purchase back to our school
Online Stay Safe & Babysitting Courses
Offered through First Aid Hero. When registering use promo/coupon code “DevGardens25” and our PAC will earn $5 from each registration. For details, available course dates and online registration, please follow the link: www.FirstAidHero.com
Questions? Send an email to pacdevongardens@gmail.com
Kinder Books
Introducing the Kinder Books Loyalty Program for schools! This year-long fundraising program is designed to help schools earn credit towards purchasing books for their school library.
Here’s how it works: for every net book purchase made at Kinder Books, the school will earn 10% of the purchase amount towards a credit at our store. At the end of the fundraiser, we will notify the school of their credit amount. The school can then decide to use the credit at the beginning of the new school year or at the end of the calendar year.
The best part? This program applies to all book purchases at our store, including special orders for kids and books for adults. Plus, orders can be placed online at www.kinderbooks.ca, making it easy for grandparents or other family members who live out of town to participate. Simply mention your school’s name at checkout, and we’ll credit your school accordingly.
Online orders can be picked up at the store during business hours or shipped through Canada Post
Basketball Club in North Delta
A new basketball club has opened in North Delta. The Fall camp has just started but is still accepting players. Please visit https://ndbasketball.ca/fall2024 for more information. For grades 4 and up.
Virtual Event: Now What? A Beginning Conversation to Support Families Moving From Reacting to Responding When Our Kids Begin Experimenting With Substances
Description: Learning that our kids are trying substances can be scary. As families, we are a valuable resource to help them navigate the choices they are making, but it can be hard to know how to respond. This video introduces parents and caregivers to some ways that can help us move from reacting to our fears about substance use and towards a more thoughtful response that supports connection with our kids.
Registration: FamilySmart – Events
Dates:
- December 3rd 6:30pm – 8pm
- December 4th 12pm – 1:30pm
- December 5th 6:30pm – 8pm
- December 10th 6:30pm – 8pm
- December 11th 6:30pm – 8pm
Monday, December 2nd – PAC meeting 7:00pm
Thursday, December 5th – Special Lunch Day (subway)
Wednesday, December 11th – Recess Snack day (popcorn)
Thursday, December 12th – Term 1 Learning Updates (report cards) available on line, via Parent Connect
Monday, December 16th – last day to bring Christmas Hamper Gift Donations
Tuesday, December 17th – Christmas Concerts 1:30pm & 6:30pm
Thursday, December 19th – Special Lunch Day (panago)
Friday, December 20th – Spirit Day (red & green)
Friday, December 20th – last day of school before Winter Break!
Other dates and events are listed on our school calendar on our website: https://dg.deltasd.bc.ca/events-calendar/
