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Thursday, 24 October 2013
Thursday, 12 September 2013
September 28th 9am-4pm
WE NEED YOU!!!
PLEASE VOLUNTEER!!
To ensure we achieve the maximum
$6000 from FORD we need you to help!
There are
two ways:
1. Sign up to drive 1 of 8 brand new
FORD vehicles. It will only take about 15 minutes of your time. http://vols.pt/LFyZQ9
2. Sign up to help register drivers,
help set up in the morning 8am or tear down at 4pm, help set up the BBQ lunch
and serve. greendalepac@live.com
OR Sign Up for Both!!
I will register drivers: (Circle)
9-10 10-11
11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3
3-4
I will help set up at 8am (Check)
______
I will help tear down at 4pm (Check) ______
I will help with the BBQ: (Check)
________ (Circle) 10-11
11-12 12-1
Name:______________________________________
Email:
______________________________________
Can
you spare 15 minutes?
September 28th
Chilliwack FORD is running the
Drive 4 UR school event along with Greendale PAC to raise funds
towards Phase 2 of the new playground. All you have to do is sign up
for a 15 minute time slot or show up on September
28th and test drive 1 of
8 brand new FORD vehicles. FORD will then give $20 dollars to the school. This
is not a sales event. You must be 18 years old and have a
valid driver’s license. One driver allowed per address. You may use
your relatives’ addresses so that
more than one driver can participate.
Drive 4 UR School Event: 9am-4pm
Playground Grand Opening: 10:30am
Welcome Back BBQ: 11am-1pm
And so
it begins….
WELCOME!
To all of you returning to Greendale Elementary, whether student, parent, staff
or volunteer. And a SPECIAL WELCOME to all of you new to Greendale Elementary
Community School!
Greendale
Elementary is a wonderful environment in which our children can learn and grow.
As parents, we have the opportunity to support our child’s learning not only by
helping and encouraging them at home, but by being an active participant in
their learning environment. This can be done simply by being aware of what’s
happening at our school, providing input and ideas, volunteering, or just
getting to know other parents and staff.
The Parent’s Advisory
Council (PAC) in Greendale is made up of…YOU! We encourage you to be curious
and come to our first meeting on Thursday, September 12 at 7pm at Michelle
Dick`s house (5553 Blackburn Rd) for an informal Dessert Night. You can sit and
listen, provide input or raise your hand – we don’t mind – just come on out!
Upcoming…
● Coupon Book Sale – Sept 6 - 23
● Meet the
Teacher Night – Sept 11 7pm-8pm
● PAC Dessert
Night – Sept 12 7pm at Michelle Dick’s
(5553
Blackburn Rd)
● Terry Fox
Run – Sept 26
● Drive 4 UR
School - Sept 28 9am -4pm
● Welcome
Back BBQ – Sept 28 11am-1pm
● PAC Budget
Meeting – Oct 3 8:30am
Coming Fundraisers:
Gift
Cards
Neufeld
Farms
Purdy’s
Christmas
Cookie Social
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
The school year's last PAC meeting minutes can be found on the right hand side of the page under PAC Meeting Minutes.
Our first PAC for the new school year will be on September 12th at 7pm at my house (Michelle Dick). It will be a dessert night as well as a abbreviated meeting.
You can also mark your calendar for September 28th. We have been chosen to be one of the few schools in the district to run Ford's Drive One for your School. That same day we are also planning on having a welcome back BBQ as well as our "Ribbon cutting ceremony' for the new playground.
Have a great summer!!
Michelle Dick
Our first PAC for the new school year will be on September 12th at 7pm at my house (Michelle Dick). It will be a dessert night as well as a abbreviated meeting.
You can also mark your calendar for September 28th. We have been chosen to be one of the few schools in the district to run Ford's Drive One for your School. That same day we are also planning on having a welcome back BBQ as well as our "Ribbon cutting ceremony' for the new playground.
Have a great summer!!
Michelle Dick
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Friday, 8 March 2013
March 2013 PAC Newsletter
GREENDALE PAC
NewsletterMarch 2013
Wow, March already. This year has been flying by for
me and I am looking forward to some down time during Spring Break. I am also excited
about the next couple months at Greendale Elementary Community School. The
following is an update and a look forward to upcoming events.
Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered
their time to the many things we do here at Greendale Community School. It was much
appreciated. We would not have the school environment we have if it were not
for all of you.
The PAC has been busy brainstorming and implementing
ideas on how to raise funds for the playground. The wooden playground needs to
be taken out due to rotting wood and bug infestation. For the last year and a
half we have been raising funds to replace this playground and to make it a
great place to play for the entire community. The School District has been
gracious and will wait until we have the funds in place to replace it, before
they will take it out. But they cannot wait forever and they will not replace
parts if they break or are unsafe. I am pleased to announce that we have raised
$36,000 dollars so far towards the $65,000 we need. We will continue to run
events and fundraisers as well as apply for grants.
The School District has also allowed us to use their
charitable donation number when collecting donations. So if you or a company
would like to donate funds please make your cheques out to SD #33 and they will
be able to issue tax deductible receipts.
We have approximately 100 families in our school and I
figured that if each family pledged $29 a month for the next 10 months we would
have raised the amount needed to install our new playground. Just a dream.J There are pledge
forms at the front office of the school. (We also will accept all your unwanted
pennies)
There are many fun events coming our way. In April we
are having our second Mr. Q Fun Run. There will be a 5K walk/run or a 10K run.
May 31st is this year’s Fun Fair. Both these events will need
volunteers so please mark them on your calendar. These events raise money but
also are a great community building time. We also will be once again sending
out Neufeld Farms and the Plant Sale Forms in April. Watch for these and stock
up!
We have to say goodbye to an incredible school
secretary and amazing person at the end of March. Mrs. Neufeld will be
retiring. We will all miss her cheerful smile and hello and how she kept the
school running. We appreciate all that she has done over her many years at
Greendale Elementary Community School. Thank – you Mrs. Neufeld!
Keep informed at greendalepacinfo@blogspot.ca and
on Facebook at Greendale PAC
Next PAC Meetings: Tuesday, March 12, 7pm and Thursday, April 11,
8:30am.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Raise the Dough
Raise the Dough is this Thursday, Friday and Saturday!!
Place an order for pick up or delivery any of those days and a percentage of it goes back to your school. The class with the most money raised will receive a free pizza party! Please hand in the paper that was provided to you through the friday folders with your child's name, teacher's name and the name of our school. If you no longer have that paper, hust write it on a blank piece of paper and hand it to the driver or the person at Dominos in Vedder when you pick up.
Happy Pizza Eating!!
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
School Lunch February 22nd
School Lunch Forms are coming home this friday. Please return them on Monday February, 4th.
If you have lost yours or need extra ones you can find the form on the right handside of this page under School Lunch. Pam Hildebrand is in need of parent volunteers to hand out the lunches on Feb.22. If you can come please meet at the school at 11:15. It takes about 20 minutes to half an hour. If you can make it please contact Pam trough the Greendale PAC email- greendalepac@live.com
If you have lost yours or need extra ones you can find the form on the right handside of this page under School Lunch. Pam Hildebrand is in need of parent volunteers to hand out the lunches on Feb.22. If you can come please meet at the school at 11:15. It takes about 20 minutes to half an hour. If you can make it please contact Pam trough the Greendale PAC email- greendalepac@live.com
Friday, 18 January 2013
Safer School Community Meeting
The School Road Safety Committee, in
collaboration with, Chilliwack Public Safety Specialist, Samantha Piper, ICBC, &
the RCMP has set out to identify the key road safety concerns for our school.
We are now in the planning stage to implement initiatives to encourage and
enforce safer driving habits within our school zone.
With the aid of traffic counts, speed
watch, and observations of behavioural patterns, it has been determined that
speed is a major concern in our school zone. This, of course, comes as no
surprise for those of us who live & play here.
at Greendale Elementary for a meeting with the City Public Safety Dept. and an RCMP representative.
We know that our greatest challenge will be
to change driver behaviour but, we believe that with the participation and
commitment from the City and most importantly, our community, we can achieve
our long term goal of keeping all of our children safe.
As parents, we can help keep our school
zone safe by teaching and reminding our children a few simple rules.
·
Always look left, right, and then
left again before crossing the road.
·
It is important that children
learn not to assume all drivers will stop. They should try to make eye contact
with the driver.
·
The school parking lot can
become dangerous when it gets congested. Teach your children to not run out in
the parking areas.
Candace English School
Road Safety Chair
604.823.6412
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