Dear DG Families,
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends. With the second month of school well underway, there’s lots going on at school. Please read on for this week’s information …
New Morning Line-up Spots
Starting this week (Tuesday, Oct. 11), classes will be lining up in new spots (please check out the map for your child’s division). Students have practised their new line up spots so they know where to go, and we will have the division cones set out on Tuesday morning as a reminder.
As the intermediate classes will be moving from the field down to the courtyard, there will be a lot more students lining up there. Therefore, we respectfully ask parents to please keep the area clear once they’ve dropped off their child in the mornings, to avoid crowding.
In addition, since more classes will be lining up in the undercover area, we ask that parents please stand towards the outside of the covered area during the morning drop-off, so that students are able to line up and be ready for when the teachers come out to bring them inside.
Please note, that this map refers to morning drop off only. Students’ end of day exit/pick up locations have not changed.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent teacher conferences are happening this Wednesday (October 12th) and Thursday (October 13th). Parent Teacher Conferences are an important opportunity for parents/guardians to have a one to one conversation with the teacher about their child’s progress and we encourage all parents to book an appointment.
The on-line booking through parent connect has now closed, so if you are still needing to book an appointment please email your child’s teacher directly.
We know families are busy, so in order to accommodate as many parents as possible we are offering in-person conferences on Wednesday and virtual conferences, via MS Teams, on Thursday. If you would prefer a phone appointment, that can also be arranged by contacting your child’s teacher.
For those of you who have signed up for a virtual conference, below is a link for a helpful guide for parents when using MS Teams. We suggest that you read through this prior to conferences, and keep it handy for easy reference for your scheduled appointment.
P_T TEAMS conference guide for parents
To accommodate parent teacher conferences, students will be dismissed 1 hour earlier on both Wednesday, October 12th (dismissal at noon) and Thursday, October 13th (dismissal at 2:00 p.m.).
Please make a note of this in your calendars and advise daycare providers or other family members who pick up your child from school.
The Book Fair This Week!
Our Librarian, Mrs. Goldman, has arranged to have a Scholastic Book Fair at Devon Gardens the week of October 11th. Students will have the opportunity to purchase books during their library time as well as after school.
- Tuesday October 11 3:00pm – 4:30pm
- Wednesday October 12 12:00pm – 3:00pm
- Thursday October 13 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Please Be Considerate When Parking
We’ve received several complaints, lately, about cars double parking in the Parent/Visitor parking lot and blocking the entrance/exit to the parking lot. When parking at school, please do so safely and legally, and in a way that is considerate of others.
Crossing Guard Schedule
A huge thank you to our student crossing guards! We are sharing the crossing guard schedule with parents as we know that prior arrangements need to be made at home to ensure that your child can come to school earlier or stay a little bit later after school. Thank you to our crossing guard monitors for helping us! Ms Grund is in charge of our Student Crossing Guard program, so please contact her with any questions.
Here is the crossing guard schedule so far: Schedules – Crossing Guard
Special Foods Days
Devon Gardens PAC Fundraiser
Hot Lunches are Up and Running!
Subway Sandwiches Lunch (Gluten-free bread option available) – Friday, Oct 28
Cobs Buns and Cinnamon Buns Lunch – Friday, Nov 18
Pizza Hut Lunch – Friday, December 16
Deadline to submit online orders – Thursday, October 20
How to Order
- Visit https://devonpac.hotlunches.net/ and register for an account (you must register for a new account each year, may use same login and password as previous years)
- Select items/order per child & pay (if credit card payment is an issue, please email PAC for alternate ordering instructions)
- For step-by-step instructions on registering and ordering/payment, click here.
Other information to note:
- Hot Lunch ordering is optional. Absolutely no-obligation to order.
- Proceeds from all hot lunch fundraising will be administered by the PAC and go towards the purchase of school/student/classroom needs/supplies/events, etc.
- No additional utensils or condiments will be provided. Please feel free to send a drink, etc. to supplement your child(s) order.
- If you have more than one child at the school, place orders for all children first and then proceed to final payment. This will save you transaction fees.
- Subway Nutritional Information and Ingredient Guide, Pizza Hut Nutrition Guide,
- COBS Bread Hot Lunch Nutritional Information
- Please be mindful of known absences/vacations when placing orders.
Questions??? Please send an email to pacdevongardens@gmail.com.
PAC FALL PHOTO SHOOT FUNDRAISER
Email pacdevongardens@gmail.com for sign-up information
Reminder – 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 devongardensin 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 $8 from each registration. For details, available course dates and online registration, please follow the links below: Babysitting – https://firstaidhero.com/babysitting-courses/online-babysitting-courses/ Stay Safe – https://firstaidhero.com/stay-safe/
Questions? Send an email to pacdevongardens@gmail.com
Thank you,
Your Devon Gardens PAC
To registers, please see link:
Oct 13th – Connect – Nik Stimpson
Tuesday, October 11th – Friday, October 14th: Book Fair
Wednesday, October 12th: Parent Teacher Conferences (NOON dismissal)
Thursday, October 13th: Parent Teacher Conferences (2 p.m. dismissal)
Thursday, October 20th: Great Shakeout BC (Earthquake drill)
Friday, October 21st: Pro-D Day (school is not in session)