ʔə́y̓ swéyəl Dragon Families,
For those who celebrate, we would like to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. We hope you were able to enjoy some time with friends and family over a good meal.
Parent Teacher Interviews
An email was sent out on Thursday, October 8th with information about how to sign up for Parent-Teacher Interviews.
Please sign up before noon on Tuesday, October 13th.
Early Dismissal Wednesday and Thursday
Wednesday dismissal is at noon for Parent-Teacher Interviews.
Thursday dismissal is at 2 pm for Parent-Teacher Interviews.
Please make sure your child is picked up on time as teachers begin interviews shortly after dismissal.
Thank you for letting daycare/out-of-school care providers know when to pick up your child as well.
Parking Lot – The Upper Parking Lot is NOT for parent drop-off or pick-up.
Lower/Parent Parking Lot Concerns –
If there is no stall available for you, it is your responsibility to find somewhere else to park legally in the community, or park at Annieville Park and walk to DG. Double parking is illegal and creates a safety risk.
All concerns brought forward to the administration have been forwarded to the Delta Police Department and will continue to be forwarded.
Thank you to the Delta Police and to the Delta Police Community Safety Team for coming to DG this past week to help out with traffic flow.
The Lunch Lady – Feeding Futures
On Thursday, an email went out to all families about The Lunch Lady, which will be a daily lunch program available to all families starting in November at Devon Gardens.
Other schools who have already begun using The Lunch Lady have overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Meal options include meat, vegetarian and halal and partial and full subsidies are available.
If you would like more information about the program, how subsidies work, or would like to request a subsidy, please contact Mme Hamilton at hhamilton@deltaschools.ca.
Rest assured, PAC special lunch days will still be happening. Those dates will be blacked out on The Lunch Lady site so that the PAC can still fundraise through special lunches and snacks. Students on full subsidy will continue to receive their lunches on PAC special lunch days. Thank you to the PAC for your continued support of our school, and making sure that all students receive a special lunch on special lunch days!
Speaking of our PAC…
There is a PAC Fundraiser coming up Sunday November 1st at 4 pm!
For tickets, please go to the hotlunches site and purchase before October 22nd!
Individual Photos are on October 22nd.
October 12th: Thanksgiving – No school
October 13th: Book Fair Starts
October 14th: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Early Dismissal at noon
October 15th: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Early Dismissal at 2 pm
October 16th: Pyjama Day
October 21st: Cross Country at Sunshine Hills – Mr. Rodgers has all the info!
October 22nd: Individual Photo Day
October 23rd: Provincial Professional Development Day – No school for students
We have an incredible Parent Advisory Council at Devon Gardens!
Please join us for our next PAC Meeting on Monday, November 2nd at 7:30 pm in the school library or on Teams. The link will be sent out that day.
If you would like more information, please reach out to pacdevongardens@gmail.com and/or join the Parent WhatsApp. More information can also be found here: 26-27PAC One Pager
ONGOING PAC FUNDRAISERS
Use your personal Return-It account by clicking donate and looking up Devon Gardens Elementary.
Use this link https://mabelslabels.ca/en-CA/fundraising/support to make a purchase (search Devon Gardens Elementary PAC) and 20% of your purchase goes back to our school.
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