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.
Wednesday December 6th – Parent Parking Lot Changes
The City of Delta has advised the school that they will be doing some work adjacent to our parent parking lot on Wednesday, December 6th.
As a result, on Wednesday, December 6th, the parent parking lot will be drop-off and pick-up only. In other words, you will be able to drive through to drop off your child, but you will not be able to park and and your vehicle.
If you need to park to bring your child to their line-up area, please park in legal parking areas in the neighbourhood and walk the rest of the way to school. Thank you for respecting our DG neighbours by keeping their driveways clear and accessible.
“Best Seats” Contest
It’s the Last Week(s) of Giving
At this time of year, one thing we focus on at Devon Gardens, is how help and give others hope for the holidays. This week, we’ll be wrapping up our Week(s) of Giving initiative; preparing shoebox gift packages for two organizations, Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre (FRAFCA) and The Orchard, Whole Way House Society.
We will be collecting various (NEW) items, suitable for a variety of ages (although primarily for Kids and Teens) that will then be assembled into shoe boxes and wrapped as gifts.
The schedule for donations is:
December 4th, 5th & 6th Something Sweet to Eat (cookies, candies, chocolates, restaurant gift cards, etc…)
December 7th & 8th: any items you wish to donate but forgot to send on the previous days:
- Mittens & Tote Bags (mitts, gloves, reusable tote/shopping bags…)
- Something to sip (hot chocolate, tea, coffee, cute mugs, travel tumblers, Starbucks or Tim Hortons Gift Cards, etc…)
- Something to do / Home Decor (picture frame, art, posters, ornaments, cross word puzzle books, sodoku, rubics cubes, colouring books & crayons/pencil crayons, sketch books, playing cards, travel board games, etc..)
- Something Sweet to Eat (cookies, candies, chocolates, restaurant gift cards, etc…)
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
Please have a look at the descriptions of the families below and please consider bringing in donations to help with our hamper efforts.
We are asking that donations be sent to the school prior to Monday, December 18th. Students can either bring them to their teachers, or items can be dropped off directly at the office.
Family 2:
Family 3:
We have also put together a google doc that contains a bit more information and gift ideas for the 3 families:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Di1DmsFw3QC_7qwj9YKRiFjLYrq70mIZ7bD7jVi1Uk/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 toques & to ensure that we have items for all 3 of the families. Again, thank you all for your generosity!
Again our sincerest thank you for helping to support families in our community.
Term 1 Report Cards (now called “Learning Updates)
A reminder, Term 1 Learning Updates will be available for viewing on Parent Connect as of Thursday, December 14th. In the meantime, please try logging onto Parent Connect to make sure your login and passwords are working. If you are having any difficulty, please contact Ms Labrosse in the office.
Parent Connect Link: https://cimsweb.deltasd.bc.ca/schoolconnect/parentsignone.aspx
Canned Food Drive – December 19th
As we have done in previous years, we are once again collecting donations of non-perishable food items for Delta Assist by asking that you please bring a donation for the food drive as your “entry” to the Christmas Concerts on December 19th.
PAC INFORMATION
December 4th PAC Meeting
The agenda and Zoom link will be emailed to parents on Monday
PAC Guessing Jar Challenge
The PAC will be running a Guessing Jar Challenge fundraiser, starting this week. Students will have a chance to win a prize jar by entering their guesses as to the number of items in the jar. More information will be shared with students on the announcements this week
PAC Fundraisers ongoing throughout the year
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
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.
Level Ground Trading
Level Ground is a BC business that works with fair trade coffee, tea, dried fruit and spice producers.
- Supporters enter the code devongardens in the ‘discount code’ field at the checkout.
- All products on our web store qualify for the fundraiser. Orders must be $40 or more. These orders also qualify for free shipping to most addresses in Canada (there is a shipping fee on all orders shipped to NU/NT/YK). All orders are paid for through our web site and shipped directly to your supporters. No need to collect orders or distribute products to households.
- Your fundraising amount is 20% of total sales. So on a $100 order your school will receive $20.
Online Stay Safe & Babysitting Courses
Offered through First Aid Hero. When registering use promo/coupon code “DevGardens24” and our PAC will earn $5.00 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
Information from the School District
French Immersion for the 2024-25 School Year
There are two French Immersion Programs offered in Delta: EARLY French Immersion Program (Kindergarten to Grade 12) and LATE French Immersion Program (Grade 6 to Grade 12). Do you, or does someone you know, have a child who might be interested in the French Immersion Programs staring in September?
While it might seem early, now is the time to start looking into it! There is an application process, with very strict deadlines.
The first step is to attend a French Immersion Parent Information Meeting.
For Early French Immersion (entry in Kindergarten):
A pre-recorded Early French Immersion Information presentation is available here: https://vimeo.com/649615646
In person Information Nights: Jan 15th at 6:30pm at Burnsview Secondary and Jan 18th at 6:30pm at South Delta Secondary
Application deadline: January 22nd at 4p.m.
For Late French Immersion (entry in grade 6):
A pre-recorded Late French Immersion Information presentation is available here: https://vimeo.com/503206055
Online Information Nights: Jan 24th 6:30pm and Jan 25th 6:30pm. Sign-up form to receive the meeting link:
Late French Immersion Parent Question and Answer Period Registration Form
In-person Information Nights Feb 7th at 6:30pm at Chalmers Elementary and Feb 8th at 6:30pm at Cliff Drive Elementary.
Application deadline: February 12th at 4p.m.
You can find out more about French Immersion in Delta, as well as the application process, in this section of the School District Website. If this doesn’t apply to your family, but you know someone else who might be interested, please pass the information along.
Feeding Futures Survey for Families
The Delta School District will be receiving Feeding Futures government funding which aims to tackle student hunger by ensuring that all children have access to healthy meals and snacks at school and reducing the challenges of rising food costs for families who need it most. We would appreciate you completing the following survey to help us assess the areas of greatest need within our school district.
Monday, December 4th: Weeks of giving – something sweet to eat
Monday, December 4th : Virtual PAC meeting 7pm
Tuesday, December 5th: Weeks of giving – something sweet to eat
Wednesday, December 6th: No parking in Parent/Visitor parking lot (drive through drop off & pick up only)
Wednesday, December 6th: Weeks of giving – something sweet to eat
Thursday, December 7th: PAC special lunch day
Wednesday, December 13th PAC popcorn sale at recess
Thursday, December 14th: Term 1 Learning Updates available on line
Friday, December 15th: last day for Christmas Hamper donations
Tuesday, December 19th: Christmas Concerts 1:30 & 6:30 pm
Wednesday, December 20th: PJ Day
Friday, December 22nd: Red & Green / Santa Hat day
Friday, December 22nd: last day of school before Winter break
Please note, not all important dates are listed here. Other dates and events are listed on our school calendar on our website: https://dg.deltasd.bc.ca/events-calendar/ Please check it often.