Happy Sunday! Here's the rundown for this week as we gear up for the Halloween Fair, this Thursday Oct 26th...
*Important Urgent Reminder(s)*
>>> LAST CALL FOR COUPON BOOKS!!! <<<
Please send all orders and books back to school immediately. We are nearly ready to draw for the prizes and award the pizza parties. So, this is your LAST CHANCE to have your sales or returned books count for your child’s class total. The cutoff will be Wednesday, Oct 25. Thanks!
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[Safe Arrival]
- Reminder that late students are to sign in at the office if they arrive at school late. If it’s a planned late arrival, you can email the Lochside absences email: lochside_attendance@saanichschools.ca and then sign in to the front desk once back at school;
- Parking lot: Please leave any STAFF identified stalls vacant when visiting the school for any reason;
- Rithetwood Drive and Lochside Drive: A concerned community member wrote to let us know that she has witnessed a lot of cars speeding up and down Rithetwood Drive, as it is a popular shortcut and drop off/pickup location. There are no sidewalks, several blind corners and lots of school-aged kids who walk and play. Please drive slowly on the side streets during pickup/drop off times.
[SD63 News]
[Transportation Review ~ Virtual Open House, Monday Oct 23]
You are invited to attend the final upcoming SD63 open house meeting virtually to learn more about the transportation policy review and the proposed amendments.
*Please use the following link to download the information packet: Open House Transportation Sept2023.pdf
[Quick Details]
What: Saanich Schools is seeking your feedback on proposed amendments to Policy 21 – Bus & Van Transportation.
Where/When: Monday, Oct 23, 7:00-8:30pm ;Please click HERE to attend the virtual informational MS Teams Transportation Open House.
There will be an opportunity to provide feedback at each meeting as well as through a follow-up survey provided to meeting participants.
[Halloween Fair This Week! ~ *New Details*]
The time has come! This Thursday, Oct 26, 5-730pm is this year's Lochside Halloween Fair!
Join us for a dancing, games, *a literary Pumpkin hunt (click to view PDF for details to participate Oct 25), Costume Walk, & a grade dance off!
Plus, we will have a jar raffle & Royals tickets and Night of Lights tickets.
- Pre-order pizza, sushi and Judy's Snack Shack treats through the hot lunch website: https://bit.ly/funlunch2023
- Halloween fair pre-orders will be available on the hot lunch website until tomorrow (Monday Oct 23) at noon! Sushi will not be available to purchase at the event but pizza and other goodies will be.
- Please bring cash for raffles, donations and other food items.
- Interested in volunteering? Please use this sign up page: https://bit.ly/halloweenfair
- (additional information below regarding volunteering in the Volunteers Needed Section)
*Literary Pumpkin quick details: Get crafty as a family and paint, decorate, or carve a pumpkin based on a character or setting from a book of your choice! Families are invited to bring in a decorated pumpkin to the front office on Wednesday, October 25 to be put on display!
[**REMINDER: Halloween Fair Jar Raffle Donations & $1 Sales**]
Parents/Guardians we are seeking jar donations for the Jar raffle! Details posted here on FB.
Jars will be on display at the school starting Monday, Oct 23!
We are asking for parents/guardians to fill jars of any size with toys, crafts, bubbles, stickers etc.
The purpose is to recycle old toys that our kids don’t use anymore. Often/usually parents fill jars with candy, but we encourage upcycled toys and bits/bobs.
There will be a table near the office to receive all of the jar donations.
Jars are raffled off at the Halloween event. When someone's name is called, they can pick a jar of their choice at the Halloween Fair.
[Jar raffle ~ How to purchase $1 tickets]
Tickets will be sold Monday Oct 23 - Thursday Oct 26 at school and the night of the event, with draw at the Halloween Fair event.
Tickets will be sold by Kaylee for $1 each all week.
The office will usually raffle off a few on the days leading up to the event.
Thank you for participating. The kids love seeing them so all hands on deck for donations, please! Donate as many jars as you'd like to.
[**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED**]
[*4 volunteer opportunities available*]
If you've successfully completed your background check, here are a few more ways you can volunteer.
1) Halloween Fair (Thursday, Oct. 26th) ~ Spots still need to be filled!
- We are still looking for volunteers to help with setup, clean up, activities and food serving during our Halloween Fair this year. Shifts available from 4pm to 8pm. This is one of the student’s favourite events of the year and would love to have some fun helpers to make it a smash!
2) Fun Lunches (The next Fun Lunch is Friday, Nov 3rd)
- We still need helpers for November 3 through December 1. Please use this link to sign up to be a Fun Lunch Helper (Sept - Dec 2023).
3) Royals Hockey Fundraiser (Monday, Nov 13th)
- Join us for an afternoon of fun with the Victoria Royals. We are looking for volunteers to help the evening before and at the game too. Please review the available slots via the link below and consider signing up for a shift or two. Kids are welcome to help too!
Please use this link to sign up to volunteer for this Hockey FUNdraiser.
4) Class Room Rep (2023-2024)
There are still some classes looking for volunteers to become a class room representative for your children’s classroom. A class rep is a parent or guardian who works hand in hand with the classroom teacher, Lochside PAC and parents to ensure all information is shared. This is an amazing way to get you know your child’s teacher and other parents/guardians in the class. A class rep also helps organize helpers within the class when needed. Some of the duties of the class rep are:
*creation of a class communication list
*responsible for emailing information from teacher or LEPAC
*attend monthly LEPAC meeting (when possible) to keep up to date on upcoming events
Interested in becoming a class rep? Please use the following link to sign up: bit.ly/classrep2023
Thank you, volunteers!
[FUNDRAISERS]
Thank you so much for helping LEPAC reach our fundraising goals! Please note: we have a lot of offerings this Fall to choose from. However, don't feel obligated to do it all! We are rolling out events and activities with various levels of cost to try to accommodate as many of our community members as possible. Just choose one or more activities that are accessible for your family.
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1) *ENDED OCT 13* Community Values Coupon Book Fundraiser.
As of Monday October 16, LEPAC has begun sending individual reminders home to students who have not returned or purchased the book that was sent home.
Once all the coupon books have been returned/accounted for, the PAC will do the draw for the: ice cream cake, Royals Hockey game tickets & class pizza party.
We ask that you bring all sales/un-purchased books back by Wednesday, Oct 25 so we can do the draws!
2) *Oct 27* THE CARD PROJECT Fundraiser is back!
Our students are once again participating in this exciting art-based fundraiser.
For purchase: beautiful products made with your child's art!
Greeting cards, mugs, canvas tote bags, mouse pads, tea towels, notebooks, sketchbooks, canvas prints, and more.
Save the Date: Orders open online on Friday, October 27.
- The Priority Order deadline is Sunday, November 5 with delivery November 20-24.
- The final order deadline is November 19 with delivery December 4-8.
*Please view the attached PDF in our recent email for more details.
Visit www.TheCardProject.ca for more information or contact Marcelle at Marcelle@TheCardProject.ca.
3) *Nov 13* Join us for our Royals Hockey Fundraiser
Tickets for our Monday, November 13th Hockey Fundraiser are now available!
We are also starting to put together an entertainment basket for the "Chuck a Puck" prize. We hope to receive a variety of donations, such as: for hotel rooms, restaurants, spas, movies, tourist attractions, etc.
Click here to review the attached PDF poster for more details on how to purchase Hockey tickets and coordinate donations.
4) *Nov 19* Night of Lights Fundraiser
Each $5 ticket give you: a chance to win 1 of 5 $1000 shopping sprees, seasonal festivities, great prizes, food & beverage, entertainment and special in-store discounts. Purchase tickets within the fun lunch website ( bit.ly/funlunch2023 )
[Ongoing Fundraisers]
- Country Grocer - Save your receipts and bring to school!
- Mabel’s Labels - Order personalised labels, loose less stuff
- Bottle Depot - Mention Lochside Elementary PAC at return centres or use our blue bin
[Upcoming Dates]
- Monday, Oct 23 - Halloween Fair sushi/pizza pre-sales on Hot lunch website end at 12pm noon
- Wednesday, Oct 25 - Bring Literary Pumpkins to school for display
- Wednesday, Oct 25 - Last Call for Coupon Book sales and returns!
- Thursday, Oct 26 - Lochside Halloween Fair (5-730pm)
- Friday, Oct 27 - Card Project Sales Go Live
- Monday, Oct 30 - Fruit & Veg delivery (apples)
- Monday, Oct 30 - Hallowe’en Safety Assembly
- Tuesday, Oct 31 - Literary Pumpkins returned home
- Tuesday, Oct 31 - Halloween costumes may be worn to school (no masks or accessories like swords)
- SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, November 23 Board game night!
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Have a nice week. Hope to see you at the Halloween Fair! Chat soon...