We have such an amazing school community at Devon Gardens, and as we close out the school year, I want to extend a heartfelt thank all to all of our staff, students, and families for the support, cooperation and partnership throughout this school year. Working together and the positive relationships we’ve built makes our school a GREAT place to be!
And, speaking of AMAZING …. 
The PAC raised $5132.87 at this year’s Family Fun Night!
Way to go, DG PAC! And thank you, families, for all of your support and contributions.
Team Tug-of-War Tuesday Afternoon
We had some rain on Sports Day which meant we needed to postpone the Team Tug-of-War, scheduled for the afternoon. Wet grass makes for a slippery tug-of-war (and that’s no fun!). The rescheduled Tug-of-War will be this Tuesday afternoon – June 27th
Our tug-of-war rope (a PAC supported purchase a couple of years ago!) is a 4-way tug-of-war rope, meaning the 4 Sports Day colour groups compete against one another at the same time. There are 4 ropes, connected in the middle: one rope for each of the Sports Day colour teams (red, blue, yellow and green). Each team positions themselves along “their” rope. When the signal is given, all 4 teams pull at the same time. The team that pulls their rope across the designated spot first, is declared the winner.
Students should dress in theirTeam Colour from Sports Day (yellow, red, blue or green). On Monday, teachers will be reminding students who may have forgotten what colour team they were on. If you have questions about your child’s team colour, please check with the classroom teacher.
The tug-of-war “pulls” will be organized by grade (Kindergarten pulls against Kindergarten, etc….).
See example photo, below (not quite the same as ours, but you get the idea):
We’re going to get started just after 1:00pm and parents/guardians are welcome to come and cheer on all the teams! If you’re joining us, please meet us on the back field shortly after 1:00pm (please don’t come too much earlier than that, as kids will still be out lunch recess)
Student Crossing Guards Still Needed this Week:
Thank you for your continued support of the crossing guard program at Devon Gardens. This important leadership role helps keep the students safe.
We still need our Crossing Guards on duty this week, to ensure everyone gets to and from school safely.
If your child cannot make their shift, please encourage them to find their own replacements and to let Ms. Grund know. All Crossing Guards have been provided the schedule.
Updated Crossing Guard Schedule
Year Books
On Friday, yearbooks were sent home with students who had ordered them. We have a very limited number of extra yearbooks, available for purchase, at the office. If you would like to purchase one, they are $21. First come, first served. We cannot hold yearbooks as there are only a small number of extras.
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. Ms Grund will be dropping off any unclaimed items to a donation centre by the end of the week. Please contact Ms Grund if you have any questions.
Thursday, June 29th is the last day of school for students. Dismissal is at 10:15, and to help celebrate the end of the school year and get your summer started with a sweet treat, our amazing PAC will be setting up a concession in the undercover area.
June 30th – Admin Day
The last day for staff is Friday, June 30th. The school office will be closed at 4:00 pm on June 30th and will reopen at 8:30 am on August 28th.`
Staff Farewells
At the end of every school year, we would like to thank the following staff who will be moving on. This list may change between now and the fall, however, we would like to share with all of you the staff we know are leaving at this time.
Please help us in thanking and saying a fond farewell to the following staff members; we wish them all the best as they transition into new positions at other schools:
Mr. Dibbley, Band Teacher
School Website
While « back to school » is probably the furthest thing from your minds right now, when the time does come (mid to late August), you will find updated Back to School information (including school supply lists, instructions on where to go on the first day, etc…) posted to our school website
School is back in session on Tuesday, September 5th.
PAC Concession – June 29th at dismissal (10:15)
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.
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 (com) 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 DGPAC and our PAC will earn $5 from each registration. For details, available course dates and online registration, please refer to this flyer:
Questions? Send an email to pacdevongardens@gmail.com
Thank you,
Your Devon Gardens PAC
Monday, June 26th – Grade 7s to Central City Fun Park 9:00 -12noon
Tuesday, June 27th – Team Tug-of-War (rescheduled from Sports Day), afternoon
Wednesday, June 28th – Year End Assembly & slideshow 9:15am
Thursday, June 29th – Last Day for Students, dismissal 10:15am (PAC concession to follow in the undercover area!)
Friday, June 30th – Admin Day (office closes for the summer at 4:00pm)
Other dates and events are listed on the school calendar on our website: https://dg.deltasd.bc.ca/events-calendar/