Love pancakes? Get all the pancakes you want at the SJD Pancake Breakfast! Teachers will be serving pancakes in appreciation for all the parents of SJD students!
There’s lots of ways to donate, depending on your preference!
Instead of one day bottle drives, this year, we are doing a virtual bottle drive. That means you can donate your bottles at your convenience!
✔️Juice containers
✔️Soft drink containers
✔️Alcohol containers
✔️Milk containers (incl. soy, almond, etc) (YES!)
On May 11, Moose Hide Campaign Day is a day to take a stand against violence towards women and children.
Event Date: Friday May 26, 4-7pm
Location: Sir James Douglas Elementary School
This event is open to all students, family and friends. There will be crafts, sports, activities, and food trucks! Bring your sunscreen, bring your water bottle and be ready for some fun!
Food Trucks: Greek on the Street, Yummy Food Truck, Donair Dog, the Ice Cream truck and Better with Ice Cream cart.
PAC will be selling popcorn, cotton candy and Mr. Freezies!
We need volunteers to help plan and run this fun event.
Listen to Andrea Fritz narrate a Coast Salish story called Smuy, Spaal, and the Red Snow. This is the story behind the SJD school mural she created. See here for further details on the mural project!
Andrea Fritz is from the Lyackson First Nation of the Hul’qumi’num speaking Peoples on the West Coast of Canada. Check out her website: https://www.andreafritzart.com/
Meeting minutes from our last meeting of the 2021/22 school year, held on June 14, 2022
Have you ever wondered how to talk about sexuality and reproduction with your children, struggled to find the right words to address tough questions surrounding sexual health, or worried about what was appropriate to share at what age?
Jesse Wollen from Shift Education presents The Askable Adult: Sexuality & Growing Up. This session is geared towards caregivers of children ages 7-12.
When: May 10, 2022 – 7:00-9:00pm
Where: Online – Zoom link –> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2115394190?pwd=ZkorZVVWVFVRZFNnR3BseU9IcmNXZz09
In this practical 2-hour workshop, learn how to begin discussions and how to share information with kids in a clear and understandable way, strategies to handle questions, and what kinds of words to use. Learn how to discuss feelings, emotions, and family values and how to explore your own personal beliefs around sensitive topics.
You’re invited to come as you are, wherever you’re at. This is a serious workshop, delivered with a lot of humour. Expect both deep reflection and moments of laughter.
This workshop is for you if you’re willing to build your capacity to be an “askable adult” who kids can see as an ally. An ally that they can ask questions so that they can grow up with more information and better skills for navigating healthy relationships.
Jessy Wollen is a teacher, Certified Sexual Health Educator, and founder and CEO of Shift Education.
She has worked with typical and diverse learners since 1995 and has become known for her sense of humour and ability to stimulate much-needed conversation surrounding body-science, sexual health and healthy relationships.
Monique Gray-Smith will talk to us about speaking on Truth and Reconciliation to your children in a loving and appropriate way.
SJD parents and caregivers are joining this event hosted by the Willows Elementary PAC!
When: April 12, 2022 at 7pm Rescheduled to May 3, 2022 at 7pm
Where: Online – Get the zoom link by clicking “Add to Your Calendar”
Monique Gray Smith is a proud mom of teenage twins, an award-winning, best-selling author and sought after consultant. Monique’s most recent novel, Tilly and the Crazy Eights was long listed for Canada Reads 2021.
Monique has 7 books ranging for readers across the life span. These include Speaking our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation; My Heart Fills with Happiness, You Hold Me Up, Lucy and Lola, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience and recently released, When We Are Kind.
Monique is Cree, Lakota and Scottish and has been sober and involved in her healing journey for over 30 years. She is well known for her storytelling, spirit of generosity and focus on resilience.
More information about Monique can be found on her website at https://www.moniquegraysmith.com
February saw the restart of fun lunch, yay!!
Show your spirit with SJD masks designed by one of SJD’s very own parents! Available in both child or adult size. Orders are due this Friday, Feb 25. Masks will be brought home by students.
Note: The order page works best on desktop!
The purpose of this committee is: To promote school safety on routes to school and in the built and social school environment through advocacy, engaging with parents/caregivers…
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Read MoreMany teachers are still needing a parent to become their class rep. Being a class rep is a great way to forge a relationship with your child’s teacher and get to know the other parents in your child’s class. Contact your child’s teacher about becoming a class rep!
We’re currently looking for volunteers at the bottle drive on April 10. Signup here!
Join us at the next PAC meeting to find out about upcoming events to volunteer for!
Next PAC meeting is Tuesday March 8, 6:30pm.
Attend the meeting from your home via Zoom! Principal Murray will email out a Zoom link to everyone on the day of the meeting.
After some recent research, the PAC executive discovered there is a process and structure for committees through the BC Confederation of Parents Advisory Councils and our own constitution that will help us organize our work better and involve more parents.
BCCPAC guidance: https://bccpac.bc.ca/upload/2016/05/lm-tab12_committees_0.pdf
SJD PAC Constitution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YuexKdiGm-xokmfn5_2DJkvuv9fD6z_g/view
So, we are starting the process of forming committees following these guidelines and developing a framework so future PAC executives and members have an easy-to-follow guide.
We are working to set up committees for our biggest initiatives – Fundraising, Hot Lunch, Parent Education, and Grade 5 Celebration—and more. There is also the established Active Transportation Committee which will incorporate this structure. We hope this encourages more parents to get involved in the activities they are most interested in and to contribute to the school community.
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