Artwork Around Our School

Check out these wonderful self-portraits that our students made for the spring concert on April 17. It's great having all these smiling faces greeting us at the downstairs entrance!

Fruit & Vegetable Program

This week the students will receive another delivery from the BC School Fruit & Vegetable Nutritional Program.

BC AMBROSIA APPLES

Apples are grown on deciduous trees (Malus domestica) which reach a height of 3 to 12 meters (9.8 to 39 ft).

Tens of thousands of varieties are grown worldwide.

Apples are a pomaceous fruit, meaning they have extra or accessory flesh around the core of seeds.

For further information, fascinating facts and interesting history on this delicious fruit please read the PDF document on APPLES.

Students will receive their delivery during class time. This snack is not meant to replace the foods students normally eat at school. Students can make their own decisions on whether to taste the fruits offered.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the PAC or contact the school administration at 604-713-4620.

Hot Lunch Reminder

This is a reminder to students that Friday, April 26th is Hot Lunch Day!  Students who have pre-ordered will receive an order of sushi, along with milk or water, a fresh fruit or vegetable and a tasty dessert.

Notice: PAC AGM Thursday, May 9

Annual General Meeting 
Date: Thursday, May 9th

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: School Library


As a parent of a child at Dr. A. R. Lord, you are part of the PAC! As such, all parents are welcome to attend our upcoming school PAC meeting. Free child minding will be provided.

May is the time of our annual general meeting (AGM). At this meeting, we will be nominating and voting for positions on the PAC Executive. This includes the Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and At-Large positions. Any parent may stand for nomination for any of these positions!

We will also be voting on amendments to our constitution. You may view a draft of the new constitution here.

For further information please contact the PAC Executive by e-mail or with a letter to the PAC Box in the school's front office.

NO SCHOOL Friday, April 19

Please note that Friday, April 19th is a Professional Development Day for teachers and there is NO SCHOOL for students on that day. See you on Monday!

Hot Lunch Dates

Forms for the next three hot lunches will be going home to students this week. Dates are as follows:

April 26 - Sushi

May 17 - Cheese pizza (Sports Day - free for all students)

June 7 - Hot dogs


Please submit order forms for all hot lunch dates by Monday, April 22. Late order forms are difficult for us to process and sometimes cannot be accommodated at all.

If you are coming to the hot lunches to volunteer, please feel free to order extra lunches for siblings or yourself!

Fruit & Vegetable Program

This week the students will receive another delivery from the BC School Fruit & Vegetable Nutritional Program.

MINI CUCUMBERS

The cucumber is a creeping vine that roots in the ground and grows up trellises or other supporting frames, wrapping around ribbing with thin, spiraling tendrils.

Cucumbers are scientifically classified as fruits because they have an enclosed seed and develop from a flower.

Cucumbers are 95% water.

For further information, fascinating facts and interesting history on this crunchy vegetable please read the PDF document on CUCUMBERS.

Students will receive their delivery during class time on Wednesday. This snack is not meant to replace the foods students normally eat at school. Students can make their own decisions on whether to taste the vegetables offered.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the PAC via e-mail or contact the school administration at 604-713-4620.

Meaningful Movie April 18: On the Line: Investigating the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline

Join us as we run the concession for this month's free Meaningful Movie at St. David's Anglican Church at 2475 Franklin Street.  The movie this month is "On the Line: Investigating the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline". Doors are at 6:30 pm and the movie starts at 7. All funds raised go towards Dr. A. R. Lord PAC!

Community Meeting on Future Governance of Hastings Park - Monday, April 15

You may have heard about the City’s recent open house on March 11th at Hastings Community Centre regarding the governance of Hastings Park. The City of Vancouver proposed three governance options for the future of the Park. Over 70 people attended and the consensus there was that none of the options are acceptable to our community.

Friends of Hastings Park, the Hastings Community Association, and the Hastings Park Conservancy are holding a community public meeting and invite community members to participate and discuss how and what the governance of Hastings Park should be. City officials have been invited to hear the community’s voice. Your presence and feedback is needed.

Please mark your calendar for this meeting:

Monday, April 15, 2013
7:00 pm
Hastings Community Centre

Hastings Community Association Open House Saturday, April 13

Remember the open house at Hastings Community Centre this Saturday from 11-2. There will be lots of children's activities and information about the programs that the Hastings Community Association has made possible over the years. See below the pic for more information.

Please join us this coming Saturday, April 13, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm, for our very special 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Hastings Community Association, which has been an integral component in the vibrant neighbourhood of Hastings Sunrise since the Association was established in the early 1930's!

Hastings Community Association has had the interests of the local citizens at heart since its creation. Their focus has been to help ensure that all citizens in the community, young and old, have been able to access “healthy alternative outlets for their energy and boredom”. Tennis, lawn bowling, swimming, and lacrosse are examples of the outdoor activities supported in the past, many of which remain to this day. They have been joined through the years by others such as the relatively new Exceleration Tri-Club, Hastings Community Little League which has been operating since 1953, soccer for kids and badminton, to name a few. In the past, indoor activities abounded, ranging from rousing games of whist, gymnastics, and social clubs to various Committees including Ladies, Commerce, Athletic and Publicity. Their work continues to be important today, albeit perhaps with 21st century titles! Nowadays, the activities also include the Hastings Centre Rockhounds club, which has been active for almost fifty years, ballroom and belly dancing, Chinese classical dance, Hip-Hop, jive, basketball, crafts, drumming, community kitchen, Zumba, BootCamp, Tai Chi, the list is endless, something for everyone!

This exciting event will be an Open House, featuring a self-guided tour of the Hastings Community Centre, with the opportunity to see demonstrations of various programs offered at the centre, including gardening, baking, cooking, yoga, music, dance, and art. Sample treats created by our Seasons of Food participants, bring home a plant from our Teaching Garden, have your little one dig for fossils at the Family Drop-in! There will be various forms of dance performances to enjoy, ranging from line dancing to break dancing! Explore the fun and interesting activities available here, learn about the great programs at Templeton Park Pool including the renowned Exceleration Tri Club, learn about the natural beauty of The Sanctuary across the street in Hastings Park and check out our excellent Licensed Preschool and the fantastic Fitness Centre! There will be ball sports in the gym for kids young and old, the beloved Parent & Tot gym will be free, and so will be the coffee & tea served up by the seniors, along with the 75th Anniversary Cake! There will be awesome and interesting history to browse through in the Board Room, along with representatives from the Association Board to meet and chat with. Door prizes, activity passport, childminding, fun games led by the Hastings Centre Rockhounds and a BBQ tent with proceeds going towards youth initiatives; so much to see, do and enjoy. Don't miss out the opportunity to discover the great community spirit and activities that help make our special corner of Vancouver so great!

Before and After-School Care at Dr. A. R. Lord

As we work toward getting childcare at our school we are asking families to take the time to write to our elected trustees at the Vancouver School Board. The more letters, the more pressure on the board to assist us in finding an appropriate space at our school. You don’t have to write a long letter or an eloquent one. Just let the trustees know that this is something our school needs. VSB facilities will be back at our school in the upcoming weeks to once again review our space and trustees should have our letters prior to this visit.

Our school board trustees' e-mail addresses are: ken.clement@vsb.bc.ca, patti.bacchus@vsb.bc.ca, allan.wong@vsb.bc.ca, ken.denike@vsb.bc.ca, mike.lombardi@vsb.bc.ca, cherie.payne@vsb.bc.ca, rob.wynen@vsb.bc.ca, sophia.woo@vsb.bc.ca, fraser.ballantyne@vsb.bc.ca

For more information, please contact us via e-mail.

Café Ético coffee and tea orders due Wednesday, April 10th - TOMORROW!

Remember that our Café Ético coffee and tea fundraiser is ongoing monthly! The PAC raises money for our school for every bag we sell, and the company itself is run by a non-profit organization who works to uphold human rights in Central America.

Orders are due this month on Wednesday, April 10th to the PAC box in the office. Order forms are available at the front counter, or you can print one here.

Reminder: PAC Meeting Thursday, April 11

PAC Meeting
Date: THURSDAY, April 11th

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: School Library




Please note that PAC meetings have been changed to Thursdays for the rest of the school year.

As a parent of a child at Dr. A. R. Lord, you are part of the PAC! As such, all parents are welcome to attend our upcoming school PAC meeting. Free child minding will be provided.

For further information please contact the PAC Executive by e-mail or with a letter to the PAC Box in the school's front office.

Spring Afterschool Programs Guide out now

The Spring Programs Guide from the Templeton Community Schools Team is now out! Choose from the following programs:

Monday:	Master Chef	(Gr. 1-7)	3:15 - 5:00 pm
Tuesday:	Floor Hockey	(Gr. 2-4)	3:10 - 4:10 pm
		(Gr. 5-7)	4:15 - 5:15 pm
Wednesday:	Clay Works	(Gr. K-7)	3:10 - 4:30 pm
Thursday:	Piano	(Gr. 1-7)	3:00 - 6:00 pm in 30 min. time slots
	MoreSports Soccer	(Gr. K-7)	LUNCHTIME

Programs begin the week of April 15.

Please contact Qua at 604-713-5898 with any questions.

Chapters/Indigo e-gift card campaign over for 2013

Chapters/Indigo has ended their e-gift card campaign for 2013, although you can still donate new books to Lord through the Adopt-A-School website.

http://adoptaschool.indigo.ca/eng/schools/675

We raised $902 during the campaign. Thanks so much, everyone, for supporting literacy in our school!

Children's Used Toy and Clothing Market at Hastings Community Centre

The Spring Children's Flea Market at the Hastings Community Centre is happening this weekend.

Saturday, April 6
10 am - 1:30 pm

Buy or sell used children's books, toys, and clothing. Free admission for buyers; table rental for sellers is $15 plus a $10 refundable clean-up deposit. There are a few tables left! New this year is a children's area with crafts and activities.

For more information please call Alice at 604-718-6233.

Volunteers needed to decorate for Spring Concert

Our big spring concert is coming up quickly! Parent help is needed to decorate the hallways and gym, and to submit photos for a school slide show.

Please leave a note for Ms. Young-Eng by Thursday, April 4 if you can volunteer for any of the following dates:

Thursday, April 4 3:00 - 4:30 pm - design and paint backdrop and banners
Tuesday, April 9 3:00 - 4:30 pm - put up backdrops, banners, and student self-portraits

Thursday, April 11 3:00 - 4:30 pm - put up class banners and lighting

If you have any photos of school events to contribute, please leave a DVD, flash drive, or memory card in Ms. Young-Eng's letter box at the office by Thursday, April 11.

Other important dates:

Tuesday, April 16 1:15 pm - dress rehearsal

Wednesday, April 17 9:30 - 10:30 am - morning concert

Wednesday, April 17 6:30 - 7:30 pm - evening concert

Performance Today: Raven Meets the Monkey King

Today at school our students watched Axis Theatre perform their captivating show "Raven Meets the Monkey King". Here is a study guide that you can review at home if your children would like to learn more about Chinese and First Nations history in B.C.: http://www.axistheatre.com/shows/raven/media/RavenMeetsMonkeyKing_StudyGuide.pdf

iPad Cart - Technology in the Classroom

Our Grade 7 students are currently using iPads in the classroom as a high-tech learning tool. The iPad cart is on loan to us from Templeton until April 12 and will give our students an opportunity to further diversify their education.

Or maybe they'll go play Angry Birds. (Just kidding.)

Hastings Community Association Open House - Saturday, April 13

Hastings Community Association is celebrating 75 years of strong local community involvement and they are hosting an open house at Hastings Community Centre on Saturday, April 13. Learn more about the Association, participate in a tour, see program demos, and win prizes!