IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- 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
- Monday October 23: Virtual Transportation Review (details below)
- Thursday October 26: COPACS Meeting, 7-9pm
- Friday October 27: Halloween Howl Dance
PAC MEETING
ALL parents and guardians are invited to join us on Tuesday October 17, 2023, for our Parent Advisory Committee meeting. The October meeting is one of our most important meetings of the school year as we discuss our budget for the year as well as the staff’s wish list.
The meeting is held at the school in the Learning Commons (aka. the library) or from the comfort of your home via Microsoft Teams. School doors open at 6:45pm with tea and treats available. There will be a door prize draw at the end of the night courtesy of Amanda’s Cookie Creations. The meeting will start at 7:00pm.
When joining us at school, please enter through the main front doors, sign in at Mrs. Blackwell’s desk and proceed directly to the Learning Commons. Masking is optional and choices are respected.
Microsoft Teams Link:Click here to join the meeting
Meeting
ID: 213 336 840 528
Passcode: Rs33W9
Call in (audio only): +1 437-703-5266,,158661510#
Phone Conference ID: 158 661 510#
Download Teams | Join on the webAgenda: October's PAC Meeting
HALLOWEEN HOWL
Thank you to Kari Moore, Tracy Michaels, Rachel Holme, Stephanie Phipps, Paula Hesje, and Ian Piears for volunteering to coordinate our school dance!
We would also like to thank all the parents and family members that have signed up so far to help volunteer at the dance. We still in need of 10 volunteers to help with the following jobs:
- Food Set Up, 4:00-5:00pm x 2 volunteers.
- Bake Sale, 5:00-6:00pm x 1 volunteer.
- Ticket Sales, 6:00-7:00pm x 1 volunteer
- Clean Up, 8:00-9:00pm x 6 volunteers.
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!
11 volunteers are needed to run the bottle drive. Students accompanied by adults are welcome and encouraged to come and volunteer as well. The following volunteer times are available:
- Set-Up & Sort, 9:30-11:30am x 1 volunteer.
- Sort, 10:00am-12:00pm x 2 volunteers.
- Sort, 11:00am-1:00pm x 2 volunteers.
- Sort, 12:00-2:00pm x 3 volunteers.
- Sort & Clean-Up, 1:00-2:30pm x 3 volunteers.
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
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 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:
- Central Zone – Wednesday October 18,7:00-8:30pm, Bayside Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room, 1101 Newton Place
- Virtual Meeting – Monday October 23, 7:00-8:30pm, Microsoft Teams. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the SD63 Website
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.
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 the October PAC Meeting or their child’s Parent Teacher Conference, the opportunity will be available for you to browse the lost and found.
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!