October 25, 2011 Number 3
SCHOOL NEWS
PAC Popcorn Sale
Our second PAC LOONIE POPCORN SALE for the year will be held on Wednesday, October 26th at recess. Popcorn will be on sale in the main hall. Most students have purchased the prepaid popcorn card but for those who have not the cost is $1.00. All proceeds go to PAC fund-raising.
Halloween Costume Parade
Students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes (if they wish) on Monday, October 31st in the morning. There will be a short parade around the halls at 9:15 so that others can see the costumes.
Parent Advisory Committee
Our November PAC meeting will be on Tuesday, November 1st at 7:00 p.m., babysitting provided. For part of our evening, we will be trying a different “discussion” format. As well as our regular updates we will be looking at some thought provoking clips about new directions in education.
Remembrance Day Assembly & Holiday & School Closure Day
Our annual Remembrance Day Assembly will be held on Thursday, November 10th at 11:00 a.m. Several classes will be making presentations. Any parents who would like to attend are very welcome. Parents are reminded that the school will be closed on Friday, November 11th for the Remembrance Day holiday and on Monday, November 14 for a School Closure Day.
Individual Student Photo Retakes
You should be receiving your individual student photos any day now. The school photographer will be back on Friday, November 4th. If your child was away when the photos were taken or there was a problem, photos will be taken that day. If your child needs a retake, parents must return the original proofs and a note explaining the problem.
Kindergarten Registration Procedures for 2012-13
Applications for all Kindergarten programs (including regular English, French Immersion, Montessori and Fine Arts) for the 2012-13 school year will be received between Nov. 1, 2011 and Jan. 31, 2012.
If, at January 31, there were more applications received than space available in any program or school, a lottery will be held to select the students who are accepted. Students not selected from the draw will be added to a waitlist maintained by the school.
All families who submit a Kindergarten application prior to January 31, 2012 will be given notification of the school their child will be attending by March 31, 2012. This includes waitlisted students who were unable to secure a spot during the lottery process.
Applications received after January 31 will not be considered until all in-catchment students who submitted an application prior to January 31 have been placed. Late applicants, including siblings of in-catchment students already enrolled in the school, will be added to the end of the schools waitlist. Late in-catchment sibling applicants will have priority consideration over other late in-catchment applicants.
A family can register their child(ren) for Kindergarten if the student will reach the age of five years on or before December 31 of the calendar year. For the 2012-13 school year the child must be born in 2007. Cross Boundary applications will be accepted on February 15, 2011. For more information, please see www.vsb.bc.ca
Livingstone Preschool Club
Do you have or know any 3, 4, 5, year olds in your neighborhood? This year we were able to start our very successful FREE PRESCHOOL CLUB in September. Children and their parents can attend every Friday morning from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Call the school office (713-4985 ) if you need more details.
Tupper Mini School & Mini School Deadlines
As many of our more capable students (A – B average) apply to Tupper Mini, we would like to suggest interested parents attend a Mini School Parent Information Night on Tuesday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m. at Tupper. Please note that all students applying to any mini school must register on-line for the District Alternate Program Test between Nov. 22 – Dec. 4, 2011. The test will be administered on Monday. Dec. 12th. The application deadline for each individual alternate program is Thursday, December 15th. A copy of the OPTIONS 2011 information brochure, which outlines all the alternative programs available in the Vancouver School District, can be picked up from Mrs. Cassie’s room.
Advance Notice – December Dates
If the present Teacher Job Action is not settled before Christmas, our Annual Christmas Concert will only be held in the afternoon. Our revised plan is to have a Dress Rehearsal (all students attend) on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 14th and the Family Performance on Thursday, December 15th at 1:00 p.m. Please mark this date on your calendar.
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IMPORTANT DATES |
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Wednesday, October 26 |
PAC Popcorn Sale at recess $1.00 |
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Tuesday, November 1 |
Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting – 7:00 p.m. Babysitting provided |
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| Friday, November 4 | Photo Retakes | |
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Thursday, November 10 |
Remembrance Day assembly 11:00 a.m. |
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Friday, November 11 |
Remembrance Day – SCHOOL CLOSED. |
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Monday, November 14 |
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY |
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Friday, November 25 |
Non Instructional Day – SCHOOL CLOSED |
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