Calling all Ghouls and Goblins….. Halloween is Right Around the Corner!

Little Monsters Ball – Friday October 28th – Get Your Tickets Now!

All little monsters and their big monsters are invited to the Monster’s Ball taking place on Friday October 28th. Come dressed to impress in your Halloween garb. There will be ghoulish games, frighteningly fantastic food, fortune telling, crafts, prizes and the best haunted house on the Westside! Festivities run from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Tickets are on sale this week before and after school in the main lobby as well as at the door during the event. Tickets are $5 each or $15 for the whole family. All little monsters must be accompanied by an adult monster.
The PAC is still looking for volunteers for this Halloween event. If you are able to volunteer please sign up here

Enter the Spooky, Kooky, Halloween Jack O’lantern Contest

Little monsters are invited to carve a jack o’lantern at home, (with the help of a big monster of course), and bring us your spookiest or silliest lantern for judging on the day of the Monsters Ball. Tables will be set up in the school’s main hall to receive your orange masterpieces on the day of the ball. ALL carvers will be entered into a draw for a gift card. Carvers can take their jack o’lanterns home at the end of the night.

Annual Halloween Pumpkin Patch – October 28th – Noon – 8PM

A reminder that Trafalgar’s Halloween Pumpkin Patch has also been scheduled for Friday October 28th. Students, parents, siblings and friends are welcome to scour the field and select the perfect pumpkins for carving. This event is generously sponsored by Team Marty Pospischil and benefits Trafalgar Elementary as well as the BC Cancer Foundation. There will be chocolate milk, treats, face painting and pumpkins by donation. Volunteers are welcome to help with pumpkin sales – please contact info@trafalgarpac.ca to volunteer.

We Scare Hunger Food Drive – October 17th – 28th

A reminder the Student Council is running a “WE SCARE HUNGER” Halloween Food Drive School-Wide until Friday, Oct. 28th. The class to collect the most donations for the Food Bank will win a Pizza Party! The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is at an all time low and are in desperate need of donations. Thank you to Student Council for stepping up to help! Each class has been given a box in their classroom to collect donations. There will also be a slot to donate money directly to the Food Bank in front of the office. The Food Bank is able to purchase twice the amount of food with cash donations. Student Council has a few other ideas for helping to generate donations for the food bank- stay tuned! Thank you in advance for your donations and to those who have already given so generously.
The items most in need of donations: · Pasta and Pasta Sauce · Canned Meat and Fish · Canned Goods (vegetables, fruit, beans, soup etc) · Nut Butters · Baby Formula · Non-Sugary Cereal · Rice

Reminder: Hot Lunch is on Friday – NOTE Hot Lunch Site Password Changed

Hot lunch is this Friday and a reminder families can still order for the next and all hot lunches for the semester as long as you order by the Thursday at midnight deadline a week before any hot lunch. This year nearly all prices have been cut making these tasty and healthy hot lunches a more affordable option for our families.
To browse the menu and order go to trafalgar.hotlunches.net The access code is PAC2016HL.You must register each new school year. So, even if you have registered in the past, please register again for this school year.

EarthBites – Pocket Market – October 20th

Thursday is EarthBites day at Trafalgar. Every Thursday in October from 2:30 – 3:15 PM there will be a pocket market. The markets raise money for the garden to buy soil, seeds, plants and are a great way to pick up fresh veggies for supper while on your way to pick up the kids, so don’t forget your pocket money. Herbs and greens from the garden will be on sale as well as nutritious and delicious after school snacks.

EarthBites also offers classes on Thursdays, take a look at the attachments to find out more about the curriculum our students will be participating in: EarthBites Winter Gardening Earth Bites Preserving the Harvest

If you have a green thumb, or would like one, EarthBites is also looking for volunteer support on Thursdays for these classes and the markets. See the attached on how you can help out and sign upVolunteer Sign Up Earth Bites Volunteer Opportunities

Finally, the team is still looking for the following items by donation which they could really use in the PAC kitchen for these upcoming classes. Please contact info@trafalgarpac.ca if you are able to donate any of the below items.

Food processor, Blender, Large cutting board, 2 Large mixing bowls, Measuring cups, Measuring spoons, Paper napkins, 2 Serving spoons, Can opener, Cheese grater, 2 Paring knives, Small mesh strainer, Funnel, Whisk