Red and Pink Spirit Day

Tuesday February 14th isn't just Valentines Day, it is also SPIRIT DAY! Students, Staff and Teachers, come dressed in your best RED and PINK outfits! 

Light Water Drums This Weekend

On January 12th, A.R. Lord Students made lateens out of recyclable materials and crafts for the Light Water Drums Festival. The event will be held at Hastings Park on Saturday January 21st at dusk. There will be a light procession to celebrate the wet dark winter in the beautiful Hastings Park Sanctuary.  Come and see performers, fire dancers, and musicians and a finale of Circus Performers in the auditorium on the PNE grounds. This is a family friendly free event.

Invitation to UBC Engineering Open House

A.R. Lord Parent, Markus Fengler would like to encourage A.R. Lord Students and families to attend the November 26th UBC Applied Science Open House. It will include displays of research work (robots, machines, 3D printing, things that go whizz-pop...) as well as student teams (race cars, super mileage cars, sailboats, human-powered submarines, yet more robots). Various activity levels will be available for different age groups. Mr. Fengler will be running demonstrations on 3D printers and the abrasive water-jet cutter in the Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop (Fred Kaiser Bldg Room 1190) during the event. He is happy to encourage students to explore designing and making! 
For more details:
https://engineering.ubc.ca/prospective-students/events-and-visits-connects/open-house

Families Come out for Meet the Teacher

Families came out for "Meet the Teacher Night" last week and heard from Ms. Car, school principal, the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and had a chance to meet the wonderful Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary Teachers. Students participated in a school Passport Activity Hunt and learned some interesting facts about their teachers. Parents and teachers were invited afterwards to share an apple with the teachers and socialize with other families within the school community.

Office: Ms. Liu - Secretary, Ms. Car -Prinicipal                Library: Ms. McCandless -Librarian/Resource Teacher

Rm 109: Ms. Burke - Resource Teacher                          Rm 205: Ms. O'Neill - Div. 1 Gr 6/7

Rm 203: Ms. Skucas - Div. 2 Gr 5/6                                 Rm 201: Ms. Shore & Ms. Wise -Div. 3 Gr 3/4

Rm 108: Ms. Watson & Ms. Mitchell -Div. 4 Gr 2/3          Rm 110: Ms. Phongmany -Div. 5 Gr 1/2

Rm 206: Ms. Bains & Ms. Mitchell - Div 6 Gr. 1               Rm 202: Ms. Young - Div. 7 Gr. K

Rm 107: Ms. Young-Eng - Fine Arts

Support Workers: Vernonica, Preeya and Lloyd       Supervision Aids: Maria and Bice

Engineers: Leo and Allan                                          Aboriginal Support Worker: Megan McCarthy

Counsellor: (To be announced)                                 Templeton Community Schools Youth & Family Worker: Kirsty Babcock

Small School Celebration: Save A.R. Lord Event: Wednesday Sept 7th

The Save A.R. Lord organizing committee is planning a family event on Wednesday September 7th from 5:30-7:30pm at Hastings Community Centre (Room 9 and Park Area)

• Join in and bring your own picnic
• Children's Letter Writing campaign
• Children's Scavenger Hunt (5:30pm)
• Information Session to update parents on the Save A.R. Lord initiative and accomplishments over the summer(6:30pm)
• Meet with MLA Shane Simpson

SMALL SCHOOL CELEBRATION

Parent Advocacy Network Event

The Parent Advocacy Network(PAN) invites you to attend our event "Public Education Matters: Get Informed, Take Action!" to discuss education advocacy, voice your concerns and thoughts, and network with other Vancouver parents and education advocates. Hosted by our friends at Douglas PAC, this will also be an excellent opportunity to hear first-hand what is important to BC parents, and their issues and concerns regarding public education for their children - and more importantly to discuss how together we can all be more effective in our advocacy. 

Wednesday August 31

7:00 - 8:30 pm

Douglas Elementary School (Gym)

2150 Brigadoon Street, Vancouver (Victoria Dr @61st St)

Our guest speaker will be Alex Hemingway, Policy Analyst from the BC office of the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives(CCPA). His talk "What's the Real Story Behind BC's Education Funding Crisis" will focus on the background to this critical election issue, the impacts of policies and changes and the facts about the underfunding of public education. Despite provincial government claims that education funding is at record levels, according to the CCPA, funding has actually shrunk substantially as a share of BC's overall economic pie.

After our featured speakers, there will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and voice concerns. At the conclusion of the event, there will also be a networking session where you will have an opportunity to liaise with attendees. We have also invited VBE Trustees, elected officials (municipal, provincial, federal) and other stakeholder groups as supportive observers to hear and understand your concerns. The networking session is a great opportunity to be able to speak directly to them, as well as to liaise with other parents and advocacy groups.

Attached is our poster/invitation for the event; we encourage you to share and promote within your networks, on social media, and within your PACs and parent groups.

RSVP Now and Plan to Attend   

Childminding will be provided but you must register to secure your spot(s)

PAC Picnic Sunday

Dr. A.R. Lord families: attend the 5:30pm abbreviated PAC Meeting on Sunday on the school grounds. An informal picnic bbq will follow.  Bring-Your-Own picnic and something to share!

Dressup Day

Reconciliation in Action Kicks off at A.R. Lord Elementary

Join in at the Reconciliation in Action event at 2:00pm at A.R. Lord.   Thursday Feb 25th. Students will participate in a kickoff aboriginal dance ceremony in the school gym as part of this event. Additional activities will then move over to the neighbouring Hastings Community Centre and run until 6:30pm. There will be free food, free entertainment and free activities.

• 3:00 Salish Opening
• 3:10 Welcome and Keynote Address
• 4:00 Git Haytsk Dancers and Drum Group
• 4:30 Bingo
• 5:30-6:00 Community Feast: Soup and Bannock (by Donation)

Lantern Making and Light, Water, Drums Festival

Primary students at A.R. Lord have been busy making decorated lanterns out of recycled materials such as jars and bottles. 

The Hastings North Community Partners Group, Hastings Community Centre/Templeton Pool and Hastings Community Association will be hosting the Light, Water, Drums Festival on Saturday January 23rd. It is a celebration of the dark, wet Vancouver winter in the beautiful natural setting at Hastings Park.  Join in on this free family fun activity and the light procession starting at 5:30pm at the NE Corner of Hastings and Renfrew. For more information: http://www.lightwaterdrums.ca

Winter Gear Swap: REUSE It!

On October 26, 27, 28th we will be holding an informal Free Re-use it Swap of winter clothes and gear.  We all know that to REUSE is even better than Recycling or putting in the trash.
Why not put items that you no longer need into the hands of someone else to use?
Bring good condition/clean kids items for others to put to good use and take items that your child can use!

*Boots
*Winter Coats
*Rain Gear
*Gloves/Mittens
*Winter Sports equipment (skates, helmets, skis etc).

3:00-3:30 under the covered area.
Bring your items to the swap (or drop off on Oct 26th in the morning)
Left over items will be donated to charity.

Terry Fox Run 2015

The sun was shining on Wednesday September 30th for the A.R. Lord Terry Fox Run which is part of the 35th National School Run Day.  This year it was held across the way at Hastings Park.  Teachers and students were joined by family and friends who donned their sneakers and ran along side!

A special guest Mr. Darrell Fox, the younger brother of Terry Fox was also present on site. In 1980 at the age of 17, he joined Terry on part of the Marathon of Hope. He now serves as a Board Director and Senior Advisor for the Terry Fox Research Institute. It was an honour for all to hear directly from a family member of Terry Fox and the importance to continue to support and fund the research that is leading to improve the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Cancer.
Everyone got into the spirt of the event and learned about Terry Fox and his legacy!

Meet the Teachers Night

Thursday night was a chance for parents and guardians to come and meet all the teaching staff, do a fun passport tour of the school, and get to know other families.  The event was topped off with delicious apples provided by the PAC.

Meet the Teacher Tonight at 6:00pm

An apple a day.... 
Come and share an apple, visit the school and meet the teachers and staff at 6:00pm.  
Thursday Sept 24th.

Grand Opening of Plateau Park at Empire Fields - July 18th

Join in on the free all ages event! Activities include:  Beach Volley ball tournament for adults, drop in BMX and Mountain bike lessons, Youth Basketball tournament, Parkour demo, Skateboarding skills sessions and demo, soccer festival, BC Soccer Women's and men's Cross Border Tournament and more.  Also in attendance:  Vancouver Aquarim AquaVan, Whitcaps Mascot Spike, Circus West performers, Z95 Radio Street team.   There will also be food trucks, free cupcakes, photo booth! July 18th, 2015 10:00am-5:00pm

http:/plateaupark-opening events schedule

Family Pass Winners to Maker Faire

Congratulations to our Dr. A.R. Lord winners for family passes to next week's Mini Maker Faire at the PNE Forum Grounds.  http://makerfaire.ca  This is a great event to see creation, making, learning, in action!

• Div 5-6:  Ameila W.
• Div 3-4: Coen S.
• Div 1-2: Alyana M.

Tickets courtesy of the Vancouver Maker Foundation and Dr. A.R. Lord Parent Advisory Council.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• May 29th - Welcome to K - new Kindergarten children who will be starting at A.R. Lord Elementary in September 2015 are invited to visit the school from 10:45-12:00 in the school library
• June 5th 8:30-9:30am - Dr. A.R. Lord School staff and teachers would like to invite all parent/family volunteers to a Friday morning appreciation Tea.  Bring the kids early at 8:30am and they will have supervised play prior to school, while you come for a cup of tea! PLEASE RSVP to the school by May 29th (yellow form) 
• June 18th Student Book Exchange event
• June 19th Friday - Year end celebration extravaganza!  We will be celebrating the new outdoor classroom, a garden harvest event, and the community book share box, with a complimentary BBQ for all students and families.  
• June 23rd Graduation ceremony for Grade 7
• Thursday June 26th - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

APPLE DONATIONS NEEDED FROM YOUR TREES! APPLE GANZA

APPLE GANZA is a community small grants project that harvests apples from two trees in Callister Park just near the West side of the Colliseum and distributes to members of the community in September.

Unfortunately the production levels for the trees are low this year so they are looking for donations from local neighbours.  If you have an apple tree and can donate some apples for this year's event please contact: callisterapples@gmail.com

The harvest event is scheduled in September 13th and 14th with a subsequent potluck, canning and pie making workshops and celebrations at Hastings Community Centre.

Dr. A.R. Lord Booth at Hastings CC Canada Celebration

A.R. Lord Parent Advisory Committee hosted a booth at the recent Canada Day Celebrations at Hastings Community Centre.   Information about the school was showcased to the community and a craft table was set up for children to make Canada Day Book Markers.

Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped including ex-students from the Dr. A.R. Lord Alumni Association.   These previous graduates continue to support our school and demonstrate youth leadership and community involvement.   They are a strong testament to the wonderful individuals that pass through our school.  Additional thanks goes to the Hastings Community Association for providing the space and opportunity to join in on all of the festivities.  

A.R. Lord and Hastings Community Centre Celebration for Canada Day

Join Dr. A.R. Lord School on July 1st at the Hastings Community Centre Canada Day Celebration.  This event is free with family events, activities, food, bouncy castle, entertainment and more!  Come visit us at the PAC booth and make a special Canada Day Craft. 

11:00am - 2:00pm - Tuesday July 1st