Week at a Glance Jan 24 – 28

Dear DG Families,

 

Student Led Conferences

When we set our calendar last Spring, we weren’t sure how long the pandemic restrictions would last and we were hopeful that, by now, things (like student led conferences, originally scheduled for Thursday, January 27th)  might be back to “normal”.  Little did we know!
With our current COVID restrictions, we are unable to host our traditional student-led conferences (where groups of students and their families come to the school at a selected time to look over student work). COVID continues to require us to pivot and make adjustments to the way we might typically do things and to figure out how we could still hold student led conferences while following COVID rules. Student led conferences are valuable to help parents become actively involved in their child’s learning, so we did not want to cancel them. We will still have student led conferences – just in a different way.
If you remember what we did last year, we’ll be doing something similar again this year:
  • We will still have the one hour early dismissal (1:50- primary classes and 1:55 pm Intermediate classes) on January 27st, 2022. Teachers will use the early dismissal time to work on the take home conferences that will be sent home the following week. The format may look different from teacher to teacher, but in general, you can expect your child to bring home a portfolio/some sample of their work that they will share with you while they discuss their learning this year.

 

  • The following week, teachers will help students prepare their take-home conferences and on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 students will take their conference portfolios home.  Just as you would do in a traditional student-led conference, parents will be asked to conference with their child about his/her learning. Your child’s teacher will provide some guiding questions for you to discuss with your child and will ask for some feedback, from both you and your child.

 

  • When your child brings home their portfolio, please set aside some time to review it with them and talk with them about the learning they’ve done so far his year.As we know that families are busy, we will ask that you do this sometime between February 3rdand February 9th.

 

  • Portfolios and feedback forms will be due back to the teacher by Thursday, February 10th.

 

 

Reporting Student Absences 

If your child will be absent from school, the school policy for reporting an absence is that parents MUST notify the office directly.   You can do this by either:

  1. calling the school (604-581-6185) and following the prompts to leave a message
  2. by sending an email to the general school email address devongardens.elem@deltaschools.ca

In your message, please also let us know the reason of your child’s absence.  If your child is away due to illness, please also let us know your child’s symptoms.  

Please note – Just advising the teacher, or another staff member, is not sufficient. 

The Ministry is requiring that schools track absences (especially student illnesses) very carefully and we’ve now had several instances where absences have been missed because the absence information was communicated to someone other than the office.  For example when dropping off their other child, a parent informs a staff member of the sibling’s absence.  a parent emailed the teacher regarding a student’s absence but the teacher didn’t see the email until after school, or in another situation the teacher didn’t see the email because they were also absent that day.

For this reason, please report your child’s absence directly to the office, via phone call or email.   If you like, you may also advise the classroom teacher of your child’s absence, but the requirement is that parents report their child’s absence to the office.

Please ensure your child comes prepared for the day & dressed for the weather

We still have many students arriving at school unprepared for the day.  Please make sure your child brings the following items with them to school:

 

 

INFORMATION FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR

 

 

 

 

Application Timeline for Late French Immersion (grade 6 entry)

This information is for families interested in French Immersion and who currently have children in Grade 5

What is Late French Immersion?
The major goal of Delta’s Late French Immersion program is to provide the opportunity for non-Francophone students to become functionally bilingual in English and French. This is a Grade 6 to 12 program.

You can find more information about the Late French Immersion Program, including an video for families, at:

www.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/french-immersion/

 

Late French Immersion Dates and Deadlines

Late French Immersion Parent Information Nights (via Zoom):

Late French Immersion Online Application:
Online Application Page

Late French Immersion Deadline:

February 12, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Parents/Guardians of Late French Immersion applicants will be notified by Tuesday, March 30, 2022.

Please direct questions or concerns about your French Immersion application, to

 

Kindergarten Registration 2022

Kindergarten registration takes place mid-February each year. A child may be registered to attend Kindergarten in September if his or her fifth birthday occurs on or before December 31st of the current year.

Kindergarten registration for the 2022/2023 school year will be held from February 14-20, 2022. Please register ONLINE for your catchment area school. For verification of your catchment area school, please check the School Locator. Instructions on how to register will be posted here in early February.

Please have the following documents ready to upload with your child’s registration (all documents must be received for registration to be accepted):

  1. Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport) (registration will not be accepted until proof of birth date is received).
  2. Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card).
  3. BC Services Card
  4. Proof of Residency (Property Taxes – current receipt, purchase/rental agreement or rental receipt).

https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/schools/student-registration/kindergarten/

Crossing Guard Schedule

Please check the crossing guard schedule for when your child is scheduled to be a crossing guard. Reminders to please find someone to take your spot if you are unable to be out for your shift. Many thanks!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BMm71ezj8vyuCaZ2IBOJVu2osV2625I0zcJIqqkwYCk/edit?usp=sharing

 

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. For details and to place an order, please visit our very own Devon Gardens landing page https://www.kaci.io/devon-gardens-elementary-school-level-ground. Enter DevonGardens in the discount code field at checkout and 15% of your purchase will be a payback to the school on every order of $40+. Free shipping on orders $40+

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

 

Regards,

Devon Gardens PAC

Duolingo Update

We currently have 15 parents learning French to keep up with their kids. Having a parent practicing at home makes a big difference for Student’s motivation to learn a new language.  We collectively practiced for over  40 hours this year so far!  If you want to join our group you can download the Duolingo app and use the code: ffkjhc or use this link: www.duolingo.com/classroom/ffkjhc

.  A challenge is going to be sent out next week so join now to be part of it!

Tuesday, January 25th: Grade 7-8 Burnsview French Immersion Parent Information Night

Wednesday, January 26th: Grade 7-8 Delview Parent Information Session

Wednesday, January 26th: Late French Immersion (grade 6 entry) Info session via Zoom, 6:30 pm

Thursday, January 27th:  Late French Immersion (grade 6 entry) Info session via Zoom, 6:30 pm

Thursday, January 27th: Early dismissal for teachers to prepare for take-home Student-Led conferences    1:50 p.m. Primary Classes/Downstairs Divisions     1:55 p.m. Intermediate Classes/Upstairs Divisions

Friday, January 28th: Professional Development Day (School is not in session for students)

Monday, January 31st: COPS for Cancer Lunar New Year Chocolates delivered

Tuesday, February 1st: Lunar New Year

Wednesday, February 2nd: Grade 7-8 Burnsview Parent Information Session Via Zoom

Thursday, February 3rd: Hold and Secure/Lockdown Drill

Monday, February 7th: PAC meeting via zoom 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 8th: Parents of Early French Immersion Application Notified

Saturday, February 12th: Late French Immersion application deadline at 4 p.m.

Monday, February 14 – Sunday February 20th: 2022-2023 Kindergarten registration application online

Other dates and events are listed on our school calendar on our website: https://dg.deltasd.bc.ca/events-calendar/

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