IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Tuesday April 12: Last day to order Spring Flowers
- Thursday April 14: COPACS Meeting & AGM, 7:00-9:00pm, virtual
- Friday April 15: Last day to order Hot Lunch – 9:00pm
- Friday April 15: Statutory Holiday – school not in session
- Monday April 18: Statutory Holiday – school not in session
- Thursday April 21: PAC Meeting
- Friday April 22: Hot Lunch
- Sunday April 24: Bottle Drive **VOLUNTEERS NEEDED**
- Monday April 25: Non-Instructional Day – school not in session
- Thursday April 28: LAST Parent Education Workshop
IMPORTANT TRAFFIC, SCHOOL ACCESS & SHUTTLE BUS INFORMATION
Please take a moment to read the message Ms. Ko sent out on Thursday April 7, 2022 regarding the current changes happening to traffic and school access on Prospect Lake Road including the updated shuttle bus schedule.
FUNDRAISERS
1. Spring Flowers
There are only 5 days let to order you spring plants!! Ordering is available until April 12. You can connect to our fundraiser HERE or through: https://prospectlakeelementary.growingsmilesfundraising.com/home
Pick up will be April 27 and 28 between 3:30-5:00pm at the Prospect Lake Elementary School Gymnasium. If you have any questions, please email Jacquie Davis at jmwdavis@gmail.com or 778-676-5275.
2. Hot Lunch – Friday April 22, 2022
Our hot lunch website is now open to order your child's April Hot Lunch!
April's meal comes from Ali Baba pizza. Each large slice of pizza comes individually packaged in a box. There are no sides or drinks available to order to lessen the need for volunteers in the school.
** Gluten and Lactose Free Options Available **
Order By: Friday April 15, 2022 at 9:00pm - no late orders available
Hot Lunch Date: Friday April 22, 2022
3. Spring Art Cards
We will once again be selling spring art cards created by the students. There will be a short ordering window starting around April 13. Check your email for information on when to expect the sample and the exact ordering dates. The goal is to have the completed work distributed around April 27-29; a week before Mother’s Day.
4. Bottle Drive – Sunday April 24, 2022
The next bottle drive is scheduled for Sunday April 24th from 10am-2pm. Please save your empty beverage bottles, cans, cartons, plastic containers and “ready to drink” milk and plant-based beverage containers (milk jugs and almond milk cartons etc.)
We Need Your Help!!
In order to run this fundraiser, we need 7 more volunteers to help with the sorting. It will only take a couple of hours and students are welcome to help alongside their parent as well. Please sign up at https://signupschedule.com/plespac to help ensure we have enough people throughout the day. This is a great way to meet other parents and have fun while helping raise funds for our children! Please note, if we do not have enough volunteers this fundraiser will be cancelled.
Thank you to everyone that has volunteered so far!!
5. Purdy’s Chocolates
Thank you to everyone who participated in the spring chocolates order. Your support is greatly appreciated!
SAVE THE DATE – PARENT SOCIAL!!
On Friday May 27, 2022, we will host a fun evening event for all PLES parents at the Prospect Lake Hall! We are still in the very early stages of planning. More details will come as we develop plans for the event. If you are interested in volunteering on the planning committee, please contact Carolyn or Jacquie at prospectlakepac@gmail.com
VOLUNTEER’S NEEDED
Thank you to the families that have already signed up to volunteer! The school still needs 2 more parent volunteers to help marshal and cheer on the runners at an upcoming cross country meet on May 10, 2022 at Centennial Park from 3:15-4:45pm. Volunteers will stand along the race course to ensure the runners stay on track while cheering them on and giving encouragement.
Volunteers can sign up here: https://signupschedule.com/plespac
FINAL FREE PARENT EDUCATION WORKSHOP *REGISTER SOON*
Please join Dr. Allison Rees in her last virtual workshop of the series.
Boundaries: Hidden Patterns, Building Resilience and Boundaries – Thur. April 28, 2022, 7:00-9:00pm
Maintaining healthy boundaries and relationships. It’s important not only to respect children’s boundaries, it’s also essential to set our own firm boundaries for our children. In this workshop we will talk about those invisible lines around responsibility and relationships. When parents gain clarity of boundaries, the guesswork is taken out of parenting and setting limits.
To register, please contact the Keating PAC at keating.pac@gmail.com
YEAR-ROUND FUNDRAISERS
Please help us raise funds for our children and school with these ongoing fundraisers:
- Please save your receipts from Country Grocer and your Canadian Tire money. Place them in the bucket on top of the wooden PAC mailbox beside Mrs. Blackwell’s desk
- If you shop at Cobb’s Bread, please mention Prospect Lake School before you pay. 5% of what you spend comes back to the school.
- If you shop at Peninsula Co-op or buy gas at Save on Gas, please quote membership number #79184
- Please make sure to thank these local businesses for the support they provide our school.
CONTACT US
Please feel free to connect with us at any time: prospectlakepac@gmail.com
Don’t forget to check our PLES PAC website regularly for up-to-date fundraisers, current news, important dates, and much more: Course: Prospect Lake Elementary School PAC (sd63.bc.ca)