Please remember our ongoing fundraisers!

Please remember our ongoing fundraisers. You can make purchases and help our school without spending anything extra!

Chapters/Indigo: make a donation directly through their fundraising page, or buy an Indigo eGift card through that page and 20% of the value of the card will go back to the school. That means that if you buy a $25 gift card, a $5 credit to buy books from Indigo will go directly to Dr. A. R. Lord. There are only two months left on their current campaign, so go now!

Magazine subscriptions: go here to buy your magazine subscriptions and 37% of the cost of the subscription will go directly to our school!

Café Ético: order organic and "beyond fair trade" coffee and tea from this non-profit by the 10th of each month, and give money to Dr. A. R. Lord as well as to human rights in Central America. Order forms can be picked up at the front desk of the school or downloaded here.

Fruit & Vegetable Program

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

Kindergarten to Grade 2 students will also be receiving cow's milk or a fortified soy beverage as part of the +Milk program. Here's scoop number eight on MILK.

BABY 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 scoop 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.

Before and After-School Care

Before and after-school care for our school is getting closer and closer! 

There will be an informational meeting at Hastings Community Centre on Monday, May 12 at 6:30 pm. Free childminding will be available.

Please find a letter with much more information, along with a survey to express your needs here. You can bring it to the meeting or hand it in at the school. Please hand it in at the school ASAP!

The team is working on a pre-registration form to allow parents to make a deposit to reserve a spot in the program on a first-come, first-served basis, but subject to space availability. They expect to have the form available at the meeting and to open up pre-registration a day or 2 later.

If you have questions and cannot attend the meeting, please e-mail the PAC for more information.

NO SCHOOL Monday, April 28

Please note that Monday, April 28th  is a Professional Development Day for teachers and there is NO SCHOOL for students on that day. See you on Tuesday!

Hot Lunch Reminder - Friday April 25

This is a reminder to students that Friday, April 25th is Hot Lunch Day!  Students who have pre-ordered will receive a piece of cheese or pepperoni pizza, along with milk or water, a fresh fruit or vegetable and a tasty dessert.

Public Input on VSB 2014/2015 Preliminary Budget Proposal

The VSB 2014/2015 Preliminary Budget Proposal is now available on-line, and public input sessions are under way. The first meeting was last night, and more public input sessions are scheduled for tonight, Wednesday April 16, and tomorrow, Thursday April 17.


 For more information, including meeting times and places and the full budget proposal, visit the VSB 2014/2015 Budget Process main page: http://www.vsb.bc.ca/20142015-budget-process

PAC Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 10, 2014

The minutes of the PAC meeting held on April 10, 2014 can now be found online here. Please contact the PAC with any questions or clarifications.

Spring Hot Lunch Dates

Forms for the next three hot lunches went home to students last week. Dates are as follows:

April 25 - Pizza

May 9 - Sushi

June 6 - Pizza

Please submit order forms for all hot lunch dates by Wednesday, April 16. 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!

You can print out additional forms here.

PAC Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 13, 2014

The minutes of the PAC meeting held on March 13, 2014 can now be found online here. Please contact the PAC with any questions or clarifications.

Café Ético Coffee and Tea Orders due Thursday, April 10

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 Thursday, April 10th to the PAC box in the office. Order forms are available at the front counter, or you can print one here.

Fruit & Vegetable Program

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

Kindergarten to Grade 2 students will also be receiving cow's milk or a fortified soy beverage as part of the +Milk program. Here's scoop number seven on MILK.

GRAPE TOMATOES

Grown on a vine, botanically, a tomato is the ovary and seeds of a flowering plant. It is, in fact, a fruit.

There are around 7,500 tomato varieties grown for various purposes.

Tomatoes contain lycopene, which has been shown to improve the skin's ability to protect against harmful UV rays.

For further information, fascinating facts and interesting history on these delicious fruits please read the SCOOP and DOUBLE SCOOP on tomatoes.

Students will receive their tomatoes on Wednesday 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 fruit or 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.

Badminton Lessons April 14-17

All students will be participating in a series of badminton lessons during the week of April 14-17. Shuttlesport International will be coming to the school and each class will have one lesson daily taught by their trained staff!

Students are asked to pay $5 each to offset costs of this special program. Forms went home last week.

REMINDER: PAC Meeting Thursday, April 10

PAC Meeting
Date: THURSDAY, April 10th

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 childminding 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 After-School Program Guide out now

The Spring Program Guide from the Templeton Community Schools Team is now out! A yellow booklet went home earlier this week. Choose from the following programs:

Tuesday:	Lego Club	(Gr. K-3)	LUNCHTIME
	Clay Works	(Gr. K-7)	3:00 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday:	Piano	(Gr. K-7)	3:00 - 6:00 pm in 30 min. time slots
	Youth/Kids First @ Franklin	(Gr. 5-7)	5:00 - 8:00 pm
Thursday:	More Sports Soccer	(Gr. K-3)	3:00 - 4:30 pm
Friday:	Crafty Science	(Gr. 2-5)	3:00 - 4:30 pm
	More Sports Soccer	(Gr. 4-7)	3:00 - 4:30 pm

Programs begin the week of April 21.

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

VSB Open House for School Catchment Consultations