Gordon Greenwood Elementary School If you Believe, You Can Achieve!

9175- 206 St. Langley, B.C., V1M 2X2

Phone: 604-882-0114 / Fax: 604-882-2617 Principal: Mr. Clint Jackson

Vice Principal: Mr. Ryan Neufeld Admin Assistant: Mrs. Audrey McLeod

gordongreenwood.sd35.bc.ca

Newsletter # 13 November 29th, 2019

Date Upcoming Events

Dec. 10 Primary Christmas Concert (1:00 and 6:00)

Dec. 11 Intermediate Christmas Choir (1:00 and 6:00)

Dec. 13 Reindeer Lane / Term 1 Report Cards Issued

Dec. 20 Last Day Prior to Winter Break

Jan. 6 School Reopens after Winter Break

Jan. 20 Kindergarten Registration Opens

Dear families: Have a great weekend. Please see information below

regarding the Holiday Market.

Action Plan: As previously mentioned in our October 18th newsletter, Gordon

Greenwood’s Action plan is centered around literacy. To support your children at home,

three reading links have been provided to help support reading at home. Please take the

time to view the link appropriate for your child’s age group. Spending time at home

reading and writing with your child in combination with the work being done at school will

ultimately lead to the greatest gains in student achievement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=korfvEOQb14 ( approx. gr. 1 to intermediate) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QVfbYvPaAM (approx. k to gr 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OG2Q6pPQYw (k and pre K)

WE SCARE HUNGER: Our Me to We group will be collecting for the Langley

food bank from Dec 4-18th. Each division will have a specific day and suggestion

for donation (check students agendas) but all donations will be welcome.

Christmas Concert: Once again this year we will be holding the Intermediate and

Primary concerts on separate days. Primary will be on Tuesday, December 10th and the

Intermediate will be held on Wednesday, December 11th. Both will have an afternoon

performance at 1:00 pm and an evening performance at 6:00 pm.

REPORT CARDS: Report cards for all students will be available to view Friday,

December 13th after 3pm. We encourage parents to make every effort to access them

online at the following link https://www.myeducation.gov.bc.ca/aspen/logon.do (for more

information see instructions attached to this newsletter) The school secretary cannot

help if you are unable to access them, you need to go through the MyEd helpline, at the

following link https://www.sd35.bc.ca/students-parents/parent-involvement/myedbc-

request-for-assistance-form/ They are anticipating a high volume of parent help calls

and emails and thank you in advance for your patience during this busy time. Please note

that all emails and calls will be processed in the order they are received.

PAC NEWS

PAC EXECUTIVE IMPORTANT LINKS President - Stacey Shepherd ggepac@hotmail.com Vice President - Arleigh Wong ggepac.wordpress.com Treasurer - Rebecca Budrow ggepachotlunch@hotmail.com Secretary - Lynette Patton Hot Lunch - Julia Sage DPAC - Brian Martens Fundraising - Shared

Next PAC Meeting – December 4th, 2019 at 6:30 pm

Reindeer Lane – Friday, December 13th

Facebook: Sign up to follow the "Gordon Greenwood Elementary PAC" Facebook group. It is where

we post reminders and information about important school events and fundraising.

Hot Lunch: December 6th

January 10th February 7th March 6th

Hot lunch ordering for the Winter session will be open from December 2nd - 20th. New customers https://munchalunch.com Returning customers https://munchalunch.com/logi

The Gordon Greenwood PAC is excited to bring back the Reindeer Lane Gift Shop to our school this year for our students. On Friday December 13th, 2019 we are going to open the Reindeer Lane Kids Gift Shop in the gym at Gordon Greenwood. The PAC executive will continue with a White Elephant sale to encourage a greener holiday (recycling gently used items from your home). Last year we raised over $3000! All of the students will have an opportunity to come to the shop and do their holiday shopping. All items will be priced at $2. Students will be able to purchase gifts for loved ones with experienced parent volunteer shoppers to help them when needed. They will then take their gifts to a wrapping station where all of their purchases will be wrapped. We are asking all families to bring in any gently used or new items, in good to excellent condition, to donate to the Reindeer Lane Kids Gift Shop. There are approximately 375 students in our school and we are hoping to receive enough items that each student can purchase as many gifts as needed. That means we are looking for over 2000 items! This is a great opportunity to clean out your drawers, cupboards, garage, sheds, toy boxes and more! Items we are looking for include: Books, mugs, games, puzzles, stuffed animals, toys, jewelry, DVD’s, CD’s, household items, crafting supplies, unopened lotions and soaps, kitchen items, tools, sporting goods, pet items, Xmas decorations, etc. The items must be in CLEAN, WORKING, and in GOOD condition as the students will be purchasing the items as gifts. Please note that we will only accept NEW and UNOPENED bathroom items like lotions, bubble bath, soaps, perfume, etc. Also, electronic items must be in working condition with power cords provided where applicable. We need items for moms, dads, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and pets. The shop volunteers will carefully go through all of the items to make sure the students have a good selection to choose from. We are also looking for wrapping paper, tissue paper, gift bags, packing paper, small sized boxes, etc. to help us wrap the purchases. And we will need a lot of volunteers at the wrapping stations and to help our little shoppers in the store! If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up now by emailing Arleigh Wong at ggepac@hotmail.com. Please bring your items to the lobby of the school between now and December 11, 2019. More information will be sent home with students closer to the date. Thank you for your support! Arleigh Wong, PAC Vice-President

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