IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Friday October 6: Hot Lunch Orders due by Midnight
- Friday October 6: Games Night * 1 Space Available *
- Monday October 9: Thanksgiving, school not in session
- Tuesday October 10: South Zone Transportation Review Open House (details below)
- Thursday October 12:
Parent Education Night, Alison Rees Guest Speaker
- Friday October 13: Pizza and Sushi Hot Lunch
- Monday October 16: Early Dismissal, 1:48pm
- Tuesday October 17: PAC Meeting *Budget & Staff Wish List*
- Tuesday October 17: Early Dismissal, 1:48pm
- Wednesday October 18: Early Dismissal, 1:48pm
- Wednesday October 18: Central Zone Transportation Review Open House (details below)
- Friday October 20: Professional Development Day, school not in session
- Sunday October 22: Bottle Drive
- Thursday October 26: COPACS Meeting, 7-9pm
- Friday October 27: Halloween Howl Dance
HALLOWEEN HOWL
We are still in need 3 volunteers to coordinate some aspects of the dance:
- Dance Event Coordinator
- Food Coordinator
- Bake Sale Coordinator
If we are unable to find volunteers to coordinate the food and / or bake sale, food (and drinks) will not be available at the dance. These roles must be filled by Friday October 13.
Descriptions for each of these coordinator roles can be found HERE. Please note, ALL coordinator roles can be shared!
To sign up for one of these roles, please sign-up HERE.
Thank you to those parents that have signed up to volunteer at the dance so far. We are still in need of volunteers to help with set up and decorations, concession and bake sale set up, ticket sales, concession sales, bake sales, and clean up at the end of the night.
Volunteers sign up can be found HERE.
Your PAC Executive is happy to help answer any questions you may have. Just send us an email: prospectlakepac@gmail.com
BOTTLE DRIVE
Save your empties! Our first bottle drive of the school year is on Sunday October 22. Please check your recycling, ask your friends, neighbours, and co-workers for donations – every bottle counts! A complete list of acceptable returnable empties can be found HERE. Last year we made $3100 with our bottle drives. All funds raised go towards new opportunities for our children!
13 volunteers are needed to run the bottle drive. Students accompanied by adults are welcome and encouraged to come and volunteer as well. Volunteer shifts are 2hrs each with lots of time options available. This is a great way to support the school, meet new people, and have some fun at the same time.
DATE: Sunday October 22nd, 2023
TIME: 10:00am-2:00pm
LOCATION: Prospect Lake Elementary School Parking Lot
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP: HERE
PAC CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
Thank you to those parents that have already signed up to be a class representative. There are still a few classes in need of a rep…
- Division 2 - Ray Stewart
- Division 3 - Kristen Sinats
- Division 4 - Alisa Russell
- Division 9 - Crystal Hrynyk-Foreman
- Division 10 - Alissa Gregory
What is a PAC class representative? What are their responsibilities?
A PAC class representative is:
- a parent or guardian of your child’s classroom,
- someone that has an interest in supporting their child’s teacher and assisting if needed,
- someone that is comfortable emailing the other parents in your child’s classroom to organize a group winter and year-end gift (the PAC Executive will send out a template to personalize), as well as sharing any relevant or time sensitive information, and,
- someone available to attend monthly PAC meetings in person or virtually (third Tuesday of each month).
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, or would like to share with another parent in your child’s class, please sign-up HERE.
If you have questions, please feel free to connect with us at prospectlakepac@gmail.com
HOT LUNCHES
Upcoming Hot Lunch Dates:
- Friday October 13: Pizza and Sushi
- Friday November 3: Subway
- Friday November 17: Pizza and Sushi
- Monday December 4: This Week’s Lunch
- Friday December 15: Subway
Orders are due by midnight a week before the hot lunch date. To sign up with our hot lunch program, or to access your existing account, just click HERE.
SD63 TRANSPORTATION REVIEW OPEN HOUSE
Saanich Schools (SD63) is seeking your feedback on proposed amendments to Policy 21 – Bus & Van Transportation.
You are invited to attend one of the following open house meetings to learn more about the transportation policy review and the proposed amendments:
- South Zone – Tuesday October 10, 7:00-8:30pm, Royal Oak Middle School, Learning Commons, 751 Travino Lane
- Central Zone – Wednesday October 18,7:00-8:30pm, Bayside Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room, 1101 Newton Place
There will be an opportunity to provide feedback at each meeting as well as through a follow-up survey provided to meeting participants.
Further information is available HERE.
COPACS NEWS
Please check on the following links for two exciting opportunities:
- AdvoCon2023 - Breaking Barriers Together Conference
- Parent Guest Speaker Oct 12th - Dr. Allison Rees - Sidestepping the Power Struggle
LOST AND FOUND
Is your child missing a shoe? Sweatshirts or jackets missing? Water bottles or other lunch containers didn’t make it home, perhaps it’s time to ask your child to check the lost and found as it is FULL!! The lost and found can be found by the entrance to the gym. It is available daily for parents to check it over as well.
For those attending Games Night, the October PAC Meeting, or their child’s Parent Teacher Conference, the opportunity will be available for you to take a peek too.
PAC YEAR-ROUND FUNDRAISING
Please note that the following year-round fundraisers bring in money that goes back to the PAC. The funds raised go towards supporting our children by enhancing their experiences at Prospect Lake Elementary School.
GRADE 5 YEAR-ROUND FUNDRAISER
Country Grocer
Please save your receipts from Country Grocer and bring them back to the school.
- There is a metal bucket on top of the wooden PAC mailbox beside Mrs. Blackwell’s desk that you / your child can place them into.
- Country Grocer provides a percentage back via gift cards from all receipts we return.
- The money raised from the sale of the gift cards helps support the current year's Grade 5 class with their year-end activities.
If you would like to purchase any of the Country Grocer gift cards, please contact Angela at angela.formosa.gray@gmail.com
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)
Sign up for the PAC Forum Subscriptions - found on our webpage!