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PAC Meeting Agenda - Jan 17th, 2022

1/16/2022

Lord Tennyson PAC General Meeting – January 17, 2022 Agenda

Call to Order – Acknowledgement of meeting recording – please mute your mic
Land Acknowledgement
Approval of Agenda and New Business Requests
Previous Minutes Approval (Nov 22)
Principal’s Report
Vice-Principal’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Key Updates
- Playground install – YAY!
- Construction update
- Covid Conversations
  - Questions
  - Functional closures
- Hot Lunch
- Noon Hour Programs
- Sports Programing
- Parent Speaker for Jan 26
- Grad 2022 funds from Quebec 2021 fundraising
- Vancity Account
- Kickstart
- Quebec update
- Walk to School Grant
- Halloween Howl boxes
- Earthquake Bin
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee update
- Anti-Racism update
  - Black Excellence Day
- SOGI update
- DPAC update

PAC volunteer positions open – Email blast, Executive positions coming up in June
PAC meeting dates: Feb 28, Apr 11, May 16, June 20 AGM
New Business Items

IMPORTANT DATES
Wednesday, Jan 19: Kits High School info night (for grade 7s)
Monday, Jan 24: Pro-D Day (No School)
Wednesday, Jan 26: Parent Speaker – Nicola Doughty
Monday, Feb 7: Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting
Friday, Feb 18: Pro-D Day (No School)
Monday, Feb 21: Family Day (No School)
Monday, Feb 28: PAC Meeting

Funderland Pro-D Camps in Jan and Feb 2022

1/15/2022

Pro-D camps at Funderland are available for the Pro-D day on Jan 24th and Feb 18th. Register now!

Jericho Baseball Registration is Open! 2022 April - June

1/15/2022

All skill levels are welcome! Registration closes on February 12.

Pink Shirt Day - Tennyson Pink Shirts

1/12/2022

Thank you for your interest in purchasing a Pink Tenny T for Pink Shirt Day / Anti Bullying Day (Feb 23rd)!

Order Deadline: Wednesday January 26th @ 12:00pm (noon)

Size chart below. Due to sizing availability, shirts may come in a few different shades of pink.

Price: $10

Shirts will be delivered to classes at Tennyson on Monday & Tuesday – Feb 21st and 22nd.

Munch a Lunch ordering information
New Families, please use the link above to register for Munch-a-Lunch, and add your child(ren).

Returning families may need to up-date their child(ren)'s class info. Once you are registered or logged in, click on: “Pink Shirts on Sale Here!”

For ordering / Munch-a-Lunch questions, please email hotlunch@lordtennyson.ca

Fit Information - Adult:
These are straight cut shirts, so can fit tight through the hips, consider sizing up if needed. 100% Cotton, pre-shrunk.

Fit Information - Youth:
The shirts are a generous fit compared to the age range listed, especially for the smaller sizes. We hope the sizing examples below help you decide the correct size for your child. 100% cotton, pre-shrunk.

And the winners are...

12/3/2021

Thank you to everyone who bought wine raffle tickets in support of Quebec 2023!

Congratulations to these lucky winners:

- 8th prize - 4 bottles of wine - Tash Maynard
- 7th prize - 5 bottles of wine - Megan MacLean
- 6th prize - 6 bottles of wine - Jen Kroeker
- 5th prize - 7 bottles of wine - Mary-Margaret Gaye
- 4th prize - 10 bottles of wine - Donald Bates
- 3rd prize - 12 bottles of wine - Leah Holtzman
- 2nd prize - 16 bottles of wine - Phillip Keane
- Grand prize - 20 bottles of wine - David Perrin

A big shout out to these grade 6ers who sold the most tickets and won prizes for their efforts!

1) Molly Brittain ($895) - $100 Kidsbooks Gift Card
2) Shayne Robertson ($540) - $50 Indigo Gift Card
3) Gwen Arenson ($525) - $25 Rain or Shine Gift Card

Dr. Hayley Watson Speaker Event Dec 14th 7pm

11/28/2021

Tyee Elementary School PAC is hosting a free parent speaker event on December 14th at 7pm (teachers and admin welcome too).

Dr. Hayley Watson is a Clinical Psychologist specializing in children and adolescents with a PhD in school bullying interventions, along with four further academic degrees in the field of mental health. She has been creating and delivering youth and school-based programs globally for the past 15 years, and has worked across a range of sectors including police victim services, non-profit organizations, private psychology practices, hospitals, schools, and universities. She trains educators worldwide on holistic wellbeing practices for staff and students, and is the founder of Open Parachute - a video-based school mental health program using documentary stories of teenagers sharing their experiences of overcoming struggle as a platform for reducing stigma and building resilience in students, that is being delivered in schools across Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK.
The presentation will be live streamed and YouTube invite will be shared closer to the date.
The presentation will likely last 45 minutes with a question and answer period for 15 minutes.
Questions can be submitted in advance by December 10th to tyeemontessoripac@gmail.com

Free Kick NEW YEAR Soccer

11/28/2021

Stay Outside & Play Soccer

REGISTER HERE

FreeKickFC.com
$125 EARLY BIRD UNTIL DECEMBER 15
$139 (Includes Timbits Uniform, Soccer Ball, Socks & Medal)

10 - 11am (Ages 4 - 12 Organized into Age / Level Groups )
Players can choose any 8 sessions on Saturdays & Sundays (You can switch days)

Saturdays
Shaughnessy School
January 15 - March 5

Sundays
UHill Elementary School
January 16 - March 6

Free Kick Timbits
After School Soccer – PLAY PLAY PLAY

REGISTER HERE

$125 EARLY BIRD UNTIL DECEMBER 15
$139 (Includes Timbits Uniform, Soccer Ball, Socks & Medal)

3:30 – 4:30pm
Boys & Girls Ages 5 – 10

Tuesdays
Emily Carr Elementary School
January 18 – March 1

Wednesdays
Shaughnessy Elementary School
January 19 – March 2

Thursdays
Trafalgar Field (Behind School)
January 19 – March 3

The Silent Auction opens this Wed, Dec 1st!

11/28/2021

The SILENT AUCTION IS HERE!!!

Have you done your holiday gift shopping? No? Well this is where to start.

It is online this year but as good as ever.

The auction goes LIVE Dec 1st and closes Dec 8th.

Click this link and have fun bidding on all the fabulous things: https://givergy.ca/lordtennyson/.

Pay attention to the FAQ on the auction site for helpful hints and pick up instructions once the auction closes.

Remember, this is a fundraiser to send the 2023 Grade 7’s to Quebec, so be generous!

Share with friends, family and co-workers!

Purdy's and Poinsettias are available next week!!

11/28/2021

First of all, a huge thank you for the amazing support of these fundraisers. In the end, we managed to raise almost $2,700 for Quebec 2023!

This week we will be distributing the orders to everyone. To accommodate various schedules, we will be offering some morning and afternoon times at the school throughout the week.

Please see the list below for your pick up options:

Monday Nov 29th 3-5:00
Tuesday Nov 30th 8-9am & 3-3:30
Wed Dec 1 8:30-9am & 3-4:00
Thursday 8-9am & 3-5:00

If you can't make any of the proposed times, and can't find a friend who could pick up your order, you may contact Heather MacRitchie (hmacritchie@gmail.com) to set up alternate arrangements.

Thanks again,

Class of 2023

Partners for Inclusive Education (PIE) - Virtual meeting Dec 2nd

11/24/2021