Dear DG Families,

It was great to see everyone on Thursday evening for Family Fun Night.  A HUGE thank you to the PAC for planning and executing this wonderful community event, as well as everyone who volunteered to help out.

And … Sports Day!  Between the full on rain on Friday morning (when we thought it would be just light sprinkles) and then the power outage, it was a bit of a bumpy start.   But, at DG, we’re nothing if not resilient!

We persevered, pulled together, and had a GREAT day!   The highlight, as always, was the 4-way tug-of-war event.  The parents potato sack race is also a favourite!   Thank you, everyone, for a fantastic day!

Wishing all our DG Dads, Stepdads and father figures a fantastic father’s day!   We hope you had a great weekend

LAST CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS – WE NEED YOU!

Can you Help Keep the School Garden Alive this Summer?

We are still in need of a few more families to help water the garden over the summer.   Our school garden boxes and red cedar tree (on the front grass area) is well-used as an outdoor learning space.  They do require regular watering, though.   While school is in session, teachers and students take care of this.  During the summer, though, we need your help.   For the past three summers we have had families volunteer to water the garden boxes and cedar tree and we need to do the same, this summer.

As we’ve done for the past three summers, we will put together a schedule of volunteers to take turns doing the watering so that it’s a manageable task (many hands make light work).  You will have access to water and a hose at the school, and we will show you exactly what needs to be done before the end of the school year.

Thank you to those families who have already signed up.   We still need a few more, though.

 If you are willing to help out with watering this summer (particularly if you live nearby!), please email Mme Hamilton at hhamilton@deltaschools.ca   And, if you’ve helped with this in previous summers, you’re now an expert, so we’d love to have you on the team again this year!  

Year Books

The yearbooks have arrived and will soon be sent home with students who have ordered them.  Stay tuned for more information

Lost and Found

There are quite a few items in our lost and found.  Please encourage your child to come and take a look for any items belonging to them (and/or come on by, yourselves, after school).  There are only a few days left to reclaim any lost items.    Unclaimed items to a donation centre before the end of the school year.

2024-2025 School Year

Will you be somewhere else 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.

Optional School Supplies Ordering through SchoolStart for 24/25

We are trying something new for school supplies for next year and are offering parents the opportunity to purchase quality standardized school supplies through School Start for the 2024/2025 school year.

This is optional and orders will not be handled through the school, but rather with this company directly.

3 WAYS TO ORDER:

1. ONLINE: You can place your order online at www.schoolstart.ca.
   

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2. PHONE: You can call our customer service centre at 1-800-580-1868 to place your order over the phone.

3. EMAIL:   You can print and fill out the order form and return to our office via email to: info@schoolstart.ca.

HOME DELIVERY:

The supplies will be packaged and delivered directly to your house. If you have a P.O. Box, please use your street address (the address you would give 911 in an emergency).

Because the kit (s) are delivered to your home, you will have the ability to:

Pre-label your child’s supplies

Add supplies to your order for home use or for your child in another school

SCHOOL START CALL CENTRE IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH ORDERING: 1-800-580-1868 Email: info@schoolstart.ca

2024-25 School Supply Lists can also be found on our School Website

Please note we have both French and English listed separately.

https://dg.deltasd.bc.ca/school-supplies/


Families can purchase school supplies directly from School Start (per the information above), or use the same list to purchase your supplies wherever you like.   Remember, you don’t need to purchase the entire list of new items every year.  If your child already has supplies that are in good order from a previous year – please save money and the environment.  For example, you don’t need to purchase a new ruler, French-English dictionary, calculator, etc.. every year.   If the one(s) from last year are in good condition, use them again!

Voting for the new PAC executive happened at the June 3rd PAC meeting.  Here are the results:

Chair – Cleo Nomm

Vice Chair – Jennifer Iachetta

Treasurer – Emily Klimchuck

Secretary – Carlie Hubele

Gaming Represenative – Sundeep Sahota

District Parent Advisory Council Representative – Stevie Wild

Canadian Parents for French Representative – Kurtis Beaumont

Members at Large – Manjeet Sidhu, Herminder Mahay, Shannon Gee, Patience Okantey and Lauren Schellenberg

Thank you, Adrian Wild, out-going PAC Chair, for serving in this role for the last two years!

Congratulations to the 2024-25 DGPAC Executive!  We look forward to another great year together!

 

 

 

 

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

Are you interested in hosting an International Student?  Or, do you know of a family who might be?  Delta School District International Programs is currently recruiting homestay families for international students coming to Delta School District for September 2024. They will arrive from all over the world and have a strong desire to be in Delta.

The reimbursement for hosting will be increasing to $1,150 per month as of September 2024. Multiple students from different nationalities can be hosted in one home. The majority of students in the homestay program are from Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy, and Brazil. At the moment, more that 20 different countries are represented in the homestay program.

Many are looking for a family connection and being a part of a family during their stay in Delta. Their study periods range from 3 months to half a school year, to a full school year, to multiple years.

We have two 3-week summer programs where host parents welcome younger English learners into their home. It is a great way for students to see what school (and life) in Delta is like and for new homestay families to get a small sample of what hosting is like. Reimbursement for each 3-week program is $850 per student.

If you are interested in hosting, please reach out to homestay@godelta.ca. If you are not able to host but know of a family who can, please send them our way. There are referral bonuses available for referring families.

National Indigenous People’s Day – June 21

National Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated every year on June 21.

What is National Indigenous Peoples Day?

June 21st is an opportunity for all people to honour, acknowledge, and celebrate the culture, traditions, and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

What are some things that we can do?

• We are all learners – explore in depth the true history of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
• Become familiar with barriers to success for Indigenous peoples – such as the Indian Act, Indian Residential School, and Inter-generational trauma.
• Support Indigenous owned businesses https://marketplacebc.ca/indigenous-owned/
• Learn about: UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)
• Read the TRC Calls to Action
• Consider reading this bestselling book by Bob Joseph: https://www.amazon.ca/Things-Know-About-Indian-Reconciliation/dp/0995266522
• Attend a celebratory event – see details below for two upcoming events, one in Tsawwassen and another in Surrey:

Tsawwassen First Nation – June 21 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Fraser Valley Library Summer Reading Club

Join Fraser Valley Regional Library’s Summer Reading Club – World of Curiosities! It’s free and there’s a club for everyone – kids, teens and adults! Join in-person or online at www.fvrl.ca and track your reading. You can read anything – novels, picture books, information books, graphic novels, audiobooks, e-books, websites – it all counts. Sign up starts June 21.

Wednesday, June 19th: PAC popcorn sale at recess

Thursday, June 20th: Div 14 Field trip to SH

Friday, June 21st: National Indigenous People’s Day

Friday, June 21st: Div 2 & 11 Field trip to UBC

Friday, June 21st: Grade 7 Leaving Ceremony (for Gr 7 Students and Families) 9:15am

Monday, June 24th: Div 8 Field trip to Annieville Park

Tuesday, June 25th: Grade 7s to Central City Funpark

Tuesday, June 25th: Div 2 & 11 to Sungod Pool

Wednesday, June 26th: Year End Assembly 9:15am

Thursday, June 27th: Last Day for Students, dismissal 10:15am

Thursday, June 27th: Term 3 Student Learning Updates available online

Friday, June 28th: Admin Day for School Staff