2013 jan 19 – Reading workshop Parents, Grandparents, and caregivers are invited to Parents and Children as Partners in Talking, Learning and Reading. Level 1 and 2 Facilitated by: Gloria Olafson Saturday January 19th, 2013 Level One: 9:00 am-noon Level Two: 1.00 pm-4:00 pm **Register for one session or …
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Flu Awareness information from SD57: http://www.sd57.bc.ca/fileadmin/sites/hr.sd57.bc.ca/Forms/Northern_Health_-_Flu_Awareness.pdf Provincial health authorities are waiting for kids to get back to school to see whether the flu season has peaked or if the worst is yet to come. “We doubt that it’s peaked,” said Dr. Perry Kendall, provincial health officer. “Basically, all schoolchildren are …
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2013-2014 Calendar, draft 2014-2015 Calendar, draft The school district held a calendar committee meeting at the end of December, and a representative from DPAC participated. There are draft calendars now out for comment – these two calendars are made from the standard SD57 calendar, which would have a start date …
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Our counsellor newsletter from Linda Campbell, School Counsellor, School District 57 lcampbell@sd57.bc.ca Avoid Holiday Chaos Tip—Planning ahead, as a family, can make the holidays much less crazy and more enjoyable. Okay, you know it’s almost here. The winter holidays are supposed to happy and full of good cheer—yet what you …
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DPAC is hosting a FoodSafe course for PAC volunteers on Saturday, January 19th, at Heather Park Elementary School. The course will be run by ABC FoodSafe, and a book and certificate will be provided for each participant. http://dpacfoodsafejan2013.eventbrite.com Class runs from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. COST: $17 (to cover …
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Clearing Account Report of Receipts 2012 Message to Jan Cote, Finance Clerk, School District 57 from Gillian Burnett, DPAC Treasurer The DPAC executive has some questions regarding the issue of receipts by schools and the district for money received from the PAC. We have received several questions regarding this matter. …
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http://engage.bcedplan.ca/2012/11/an-invitation-to-parents/ As parents, we all do our best to support our children’s education. Many of us wish we could do more than our hectic lives will allow. And when we do want to participate more, sometimes it can be tough just to know where to start. That’s not really anybody’s …
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Report from Trustee Bekkering at November school board meeting – supplied on request of to post on website November, 2012 Report Community Poverty Strategy Working Group The first thing I’d like to acknowledge in this report is the initiative taken on Nov 20th( International Day of the Child) by the …
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2012 Dec Superintendent report to DPAC Trustee DPAC Report Dec 3 2012 (as corrected) December 2012 PGDTA report to DPAC
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Congratulations to our Superintendent of Schools, Brian Pepper, on updating his blog on engaging learners. A recent blog entry made reference to DPAC: http://blog.sd57.bc.ca/?p=327 The DPAC is a valued partner group in our district. These hardworking volunteers are passionate about supporting parents in each of our schools and they make …
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