Upcoming PAC Meeting – Tuesday June 13th – 7:00 PM
Hip Hip Hooray, Here Comes Hot Dog Day! – Wednesday June 14th
Year-end Coffee Morning – Friday June 16th – 9:00 AM
Last chance for free coffee and conversation at Trafalgar this year! The PAC is hosting its final monthly coffee morning of the year Friday June 16th at 9:00 AM after drop-off in the staff room. If you are able to contribute with some treats for this coffee morning, please contact Lily Jiang at lily.jiangli@gmail.com
Longest Day Road Race – Friday June 16th – In Support of the JDRF
The Longest Day Road Race is this Friday, June 16th. This race raises money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. There is a Kids’ Mile, a 5km and a 10km race. After the race their is live music and a BBQ. This race is known as one of the best races and post-race celebrations in town. Come for the run – stay for the party!
Details and how to register can be found here Please contact Haley Barton haleybarton@gmail.com if you’d like more information about Trafalgar’s team.
Save the Date – Year-End Party Celebrating Canada’s 150 Eh! June 28th 4-6pm
Trafalgar’s PAC will host a year-end party to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday! Food trucks, live music, entertainment, and a school-wide scavenger hunt with all things Canadian will take place. An event for students and parents alike! Please save the date and join us to celebrate! Make sure to wear anything that’s red and white and maple-leafed all over for the big day!
Memories, Memories! End of Year Slide Show – June 29th Last Day of School!
It’s hard to believe we’re nearly coming to the end of another school year! Organizers are asking families and staff for photo submissions to the end of year slide show. Please forward submissions to: trafalgarslideshow@gmail.com
We are also looking for parent volunteers interested in putting this slide show together in the years to come. If you are the slide show, photo collage and memory cataloguing guru in your home, we need YOU!
TOOSCS – Summer Camps
It’s time to think about what to do with those kiddos over the looong summer days. No problem, the TOOSCS has you covered. From fabulous field trips to engaging days at the centre your kids will thank you for an action packed summer.
Registration Form
2017 Summer Camp Calendar
Summer Camp Brochure 2017
Sneak Peak Into Fall After School Programs
Here in Vancouver, parents have to be planners! Let us take some of the headache out of fall after school programs with a sneak peak into what’s on after school next year. From Lego to computer programming, the arts and more; Check out what’s planned here!
Update – French Immersion Kindergarten Intake – Keep Those Letters Coming!
Short summary – A group of PAC executive members and concerned parents met with the VSB twice and had VSB staff walk through our school. Please see the full summary here.
Action items
We want to continue advancing the case that our parents are passionate about restoring the removed kindergarten classes. We will schedule a meeting with Andrew Wilkinson, the MLA for our riding, to go along with the other MLA meeting we have already conducted. We have been asking our parents to write letters and contact key decision makers — we will make another push via our class parents.
Original letters are often more effective, but we’ve provided contact information and some templates to provide ideas below.
- Write a letter to Trustee Dianne Turner (dianne.turner@vsb.bc.ca), and cc Superintendent Scott Robinson (smrobinson@vsb.bc.ca). Explain your situation and call on them to reverse the cuts.
We have provided a template letter attached, if you wish to use it as a base: VSB Letter Template
- Find out who your local MLA and their leader is and contact them to ask for their support
Vancouver Point Grey david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver Fairview george.heyman.mla@
Vancouver Quilchena andrew.wilkinson.
As always, please feel free to contact me directly if you have questions.
Thank you,
Gord Lau
Trafalgar PAC co-chair