IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Friday September 30: LAST day to order Pizza or Sushi Hot Lunch
- Friday October 7: Pizza or Sushi Hot Lunch
- Monday October 10: Thanksgiving Day, school not in session
- Thursday October 13: Last day to order Subway Hot Lunch
- Thursday October 20: Subway Hot Lunch
- Friday October 21: Pro-D Day, school not in session
- Tuesday October 25: PAC Meeting
- Friday October 28: Halloween Howl Dance
- November 1, 2, & 3: Early Dismissal at 1:40pm – Parent-Teacher
Conferences
HALLOWEEN HOWL SCHOOL DANCE ** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED **
The Halloween Howl dance is back! There is an immediate need for volunteers to help with the planning and coordination of this whole school event. Please sign up online and forward any questions about the roles to the PAC prospectlakepac@gmail.com.
We are also in need of volunteers for the night of the dance as well. We are looking for people to help with set up and decorations, concession and bake sale set up, ticket sales, concession sales, bake sale, and clean up at the end of the night.
Date: Friday October 28
Time: 5:00-8:00pm
Location: Bayside Middle School Gym, 1101 Newton Place, Brentwood Bay
OCTOBER HOT LUNCHES
The MunchaLunch system now has October’s Hot Lunches available for ordering. We are offering two hot lunches a month.
Friday October 7: Pizza and Sushi – Orders due today!
Thursday October 20: Subway – Orders due Thursday October 13th
PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC) MEETING
Thank you to everyone that attended our first PAC meeting of the year. It was great to see new and returning faces. We had a very successful meeting. Our minutes and financial updates will be out with next week's reminders.
CORN ROAST & JELLYBEAN JAR RESULTS
Thank you to all the staff for the delicious corn! It was wonderful to see so many people again at the school.
The Guess the Jellybean's results are in… There was a total of 216 jellybeans in the jar. The winners are Harris with a guess of 212 and Thea with a guess of 220. Congratulations to both winners! They have each been notified and will each receive a jar of jellybeans.
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
We are still looking for parent / guardians to be a PAC class representative for each class in the school. The class you choose should be one that your child is in. This can also be a shared job!
Duties include assisting the teacher with communication to parents, helping to organize class events, liaison between the PAC on classroom issues, communicating PAC news with your class, and organizing a group gift at Christmas and at the end of the year for those families wishing to participate. It would be helpful for the class rep to attend the monthly PAC meetings as well. If you are interested, please sign-up HERE. Any questions? Just email the PAC at prospectlakepac@gmail.com
GRADE 5 REPS
We are looking for a few parents / guardians to be the Grade 5 class representatives. This is different than the class rep role, as the Grade 5 Rep(s) are responsible for all communications between the Grade 5 students and families only; not the specific classes. Duties include liaising with parents and school staff for grade 5 specific events and activities (ie. Grad clothing, the grade 5 class trip, graduation, and fundraising events). If you’re interested in helping with this role, please sign-up HERE. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the PAC Executive at prospectlakepac@gmail.com
PLES NEW WEBSITE
The schools in SD63 have new websites. Formerly, school messages were sent out to families via a subscription. This will no longer apply. The school website can be found at: https://prospectlake.saanichschools.ca/ Please check the school website on a regular basis for up-to-date information. Scroll down to the bottom of the main page to find the “Latest School News” section and the “Upcoming Events”. At times the school will send out emails to families. Please check your junk mail to ensure your messages aren’t being missed.
THANK YOU!!
We would like to extend a BIG thank you to the following people for volunteering their time to help Mrs. Blackwell with the student package paperwork: Angela Formosa-Gray, Rebecca Wescott and Iris Scrunton.
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.
CONNECT WITH 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)
Sign up for the PAC Forum Subscriptions - found on our webpage!