Thank You DARLAA

Thank you to the Dr. A.R. Lord Alumni Association.  You have been great contributors to our community and a great example of the bright and talented youth that have passed through the halls of Dr. A.R. Lord elementary.

Thank you for your wonderful pumpkin patches, generous thanksgiving hampers to families in need, car washes, holiday crafts, cookie decorating, fund raising, and generosity!
We wish you all well on your future endeavours as you move onto the next exciting new challenges and opportunities.  We are forever grateful!

This Halloween, the A.R. Lord Parent Advisory Council will be hosting a free hotdog (veggie and turkey) lunch + fruit + treat for all students on Friday October 30th!
(If you prefer that your child not participate in the free lunch, please feel free to email the PAC in advance arlordpac@gmail.com and provide your own lunch)

Dr. A.R. Lord Alumni Association Visit with Special Holiday Activities

DARLAA came to spread some holiday cheer on Friday Dec 12 including Arts and Crafts, Cookie Decorating and Games for the children!   They also donated holiday turkey hampers to families in need.
Thank you and Happy Holidays to DARLAA!

Dr. A.R. Lord Alumni Association (DARLAA) - Thanksgiving hampers donated

A.R. Lord has had amazing children pass through our East Van school whom have now grown up to become young adults that continue to give back to their roots.  DARLAA is a non-profit organization of our school alumni that focuses on youth leadership, community engagement and charitable endeavours.  

They have continued to support our students and school by hosting fun activities, volunteering at events such as sports day, raising funds and donating to the families and children at our school.  Their latest endeavour was to provide 100% of the funding to create five generous thanksgiving food hampers.  

These baskets were delivered to our school last week and Principal Ms. Car gave them to families in need within our school community.

DARLAA we thank you for your generous support and are so proud of all your efforts, energy and especially your model leadership that you demonstrate to our children!  

To find out more about DARLAA:  https://www.facebook.com/lordalumni

DARLAA's annual bowling fundraiser to be held April 12

DARLAA, our wonderful Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association, is holding their fourth annual bowling tournament fundraiser! 

What: DARLAA's 4th Annual Super Bowl Fundraiser
Where: Rev's Bowling Alley (5502 Lougheed Highway in Burnaby)

When: Saturday April 12 from 7-9pm (sign-in opens at 6:30) 

Cost: $20 per person (includes 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, pop, and free parking voucher)

*This is a friendly tournament and the highest scoring team will win a grand prize worth over $100!! 

*Teams can range from 2-6 people 

*Arrive early to warm up/ensure you are ready at the start of the tournament (7 sharp!) 

*People may sign up their teams by clicking this link and filling out the form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nuoyhwtsa-RdK0hmcA0Xdv6GBgLpG-0Pb1N-ZPMay00/viewform 

*Tickets may be purchased from any DARLAA member!

More info is available on their facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/800691789952761/.

Pictures from Thursday's DARLAA visit

The Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association, or, as we prefer it, Awesome Alumni, came to our school on Thursday to help our students with cookie decorating and other Christmas crafts. Click the photo to see their whole album on facebook!

D.A.R.L.A.A. Poinsettia Sales at Dr. A. R. Lord on December 4

Our enthusiastic alumni association, D.A.R.L.A.A., will be at school next week, on Wednesday December 4, to sell poinsettias to help raise funds for the great things they do. They will start selling at the front office at 8:30 am and will be there until they run out! Plants will be $12 each.

What does D.A.R.L.A.A. do for us? The group has funded and provided volunteers for Pumpkin Patch and Christmas events, given money for equipment and field trips, provided a $500 bursary for a Lord alumnus graduating from Templeton each year, and volunteered at Sports Day, among other things.

DARLAA Pumpkin Patch is coming!

DARLAA, the Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association, will again be bringing a pumpkin patch to the city on Tuesday, October 29!

The DARLAA volunteers will be on site for the entire school day spending time with students and teachers. They will be setting up a fantastic pumpkin patch at the school with enough pumpkins for every student to be able to take one home. DARLAA volunteers will spend the rest of the day helping with pumpkin activities in the classrooms.

We are very lucky to have such dedicated and enthusiastic past students who are great role models and inspiration for the current student population.

Thank you for a fantastic Sports Day!

Thanks to all students, staff, families, DARLAA, and Eastside for a fantastic Sports Day. Even the rain co-operated by waiting until just before lunch, when we were safely under cover.

Have a great Victoria Day long weekend and see you back at school on Tuesday!

Who got the most water in the bucket? 

Sorting out the dress-up relay

Snack time!

Thanks as always to our team of amazing bakers

Christmas Events at Dr. A. R. Lord

What an exciting Christmassy week for the students at Dr. A. R. Lord! On Tuesday, some of our primary students visited the high school students over at Eastside Alternative School to build gingerbread houses together. There is an article and photos of the event on VSB District News.

Also on Tuesday, just in time for our Christmas singalong and slideshow, it snowed! Many of us came back to the school in the evening for a PJ singalong and hot chocolate.

evening Christmas sing-a-long

On Wednesday, many of the classes were out of the school on field trips, despite the slushy weather.

On Thursday, our friends from DARLAA came by to help students with Christmas crafts and cookie decorating.

The hardworking DARLAA team at a craft table

some of the many, many cookies DARLAA baked for our students

Check out the article and more photos of Thursday's events also on VSB District News.

Thank you so much to Eastside Alternative Program, DARLAA, Mrs. Car and Mrs. Young-Eng, and the many staff and parents who volunteered their time to make these events fun for everyone! Have a wonderfully merry Christmas.

Dr. A. R. Lord in the News

Our Pumpkin Patch Day was featured in the Vancouver Courier this week! Turn to page A6 in Friday's print edition, or view the article here.

We also have an article on the VSB's District News site, here.

D.A.R.L.A.A. brings pumpkin patch to us

Yesterday, the wonderful folks at D.A.R.L.A.A. (Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association) brought 160 pumpkins to Lord. Along with some of the students at one of our neighbouring programs, Eastside Alternate School, the D.A.R.L.A.A. members also helped our students carve out their pumpkins! A great day was had by all.  Thank you so much D.A.R.L.A.A.!



Grade 2 and 3 students waiting to collect their pumpkins



Yay D.A.R.L.A.A.!

Did You Know?

Did you know that Dr. A. R. Lord has an amazing, active Alumni Association by the name of DARLAA?

DARLAA (Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association) formed in 2010 and is made up of a number of dedicated, caring Dr. A. R. Lord alumni.  Here are just a few of the things they've been up to:

• bowling night fundraisers
• Pumpkin Patch in the Schoolyard
• Christmas goodie bags for all students
• $500 bursary to a Dr. A. R. Lord alumnus graduating Grade 12
• volunteering at Sports Day
• freezies to all students at Sports Day
• donations to each division for field trips, special events etc.

DARLAA may be found at https://www.facebook.com/DrARLordPac#!/lordalumni

Thanks DARLAA, you rock!

Hooray for Sports Day!

Thank you to DARLAA, Templeton volunteers, parents, students, staff, and families for a fantastic Sports Day!  Enjoy your extra-long weekend.

Friday Pumpkin Patch

Despite threatening weather and bad traffic, DARLAA made Friday a special day for the students at Dr. A.R. Lord.  The back lawn was transformed into a pumpkin patch, where each student chose their own pumpkin to take home.  DARLAA volunteers stuck around all day to help the students with pumpkin carving, pumpkin stories, and even some special pumpkin math!

setting up

decisions, decisions

this one!

too heavy!

happy mayhem

thank you, DARLAA!



DARLAA Pumpkin Patch on Friday, October 28

DARLAA, the Dr. A.R. Lord Alumni Association, will be bringing a pumpkin patch to the city on Friday, October 28!

The DARLAA volunteers will be on site for the entire school day spending time with students and teachers. They will be setting up a fantastic Pumpkin Patch at the school with enough pumpkins for every student to be able to take one home. DARLAA volunteers will spend the rest of the day helping with pumpkin activities in the classrooms - decorating, carving and even some special pumpkin math!

Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary School is very lucky to have such dedicated and enthusiastic past students who are great role models and inspiration for the current student population.

Thank You DARLAA

The Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association, also known as DARLAA, is a group of energetic, positive young adults and some secondary students who are dedicated to supporting our wonderful little school.

Many DARLAA members volunteered at our Sports Day and will help with our Welcome to Kindergarten event.

Also, they recently came to Lord with a basket full of goodies for each classroom. They held a very successful bowling fundraising event a few months ago then asked staff what could be a helpful addition to the classroom supplies. They bought and delivered wrapped presents for each division! Some of the items donated include: soccer balls, sidewalk chalk, tissue paper, basketballs, glitter glue, art supplies…thank you, DARLAA, for your thoughtful and generous donations and your dedication to A. R. Lord!

DARLAA - Lord's Alumni Association

The Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association has continued to meet and have fundraising events in support of our school. Recently, members of the executive came to Lord to find out what art and P.E. supplies they could help with. They left with a list of wishes – everything from glitter glue to soccer balls - from teachers that they intend to get for our students’ use soon.

It is very generous of these young adults to take such an interest in our school in such a tangible way. What amazing role models for our students and what great help to our school community.

Alumni Association

Dr. A. R. Lord Alumni Association (DARLAA) is mainly comprised of students from Dr. A. R. Lord that have graduated in past years. They hope to enhance the learning environment for current students, support fellow alumni, and gain support from local communities.

DARLAA will hold many fun and exciting events in the near future for everyone to enjoy! Join them and strike a win at DARLAA's 1st fundraising event SUPER BOWL on March 12th, 4-6pm. Contact lordalumni@gmail.com for more information and tickets!