POINT GREY SECONDARY News & Events

November 2, 2018 pointgreypac@gmail.com

Support the 2019 Grads! Buy flowers! The Point Grey 2019 Safe After Grad Committee is holding this popular fundraiser again with all the proceeds raised from the sale of the poinsettias and wreaths going towards reducing the ticket cost to Dry Grad. This will help make grad activities affordable for everyone. This is going to be a very quick turnaround time. So, start thinking of who you know that would like to buy a couple of poinsettias or wreaths. Why not ask grandparents, uncles, aunts, neighbours, local businesses, and/or parent’s workplaces. We are hoping each student from each grade can sell at 2-3 poinsettias and or wreaths. Things you need to know:

• All orders must be prepaid. • Cheques should be made payable to Point Grey Secondary and attached to order forms. • Completed order forms with payment are to be returned to the Grad Poinsettia box located in • the office, no later than Tuesday, November 13th, 3:15 pm. • Poinsettia and Wreaths will be available for pick up in the Cafeteria at the school on Friday,

November 30th between 1-6pm. • Forms have been sent out by the school already via email or find them on the PAC website.

Index

1. Flower Sale – 2019 Grads 2. School drop–off & pick

up 3. Kelty Mental Health –

Cannabis &Youth info 4. UBC Engineering &

Architecture Open House 5. UBC Engineering

Luncheon for girls 6. ADHD in schools 7. Gift cards! 8. Athletics 9. Calendar 10.Pac Contact Info

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School drop-off and pick-up First, a very big thank you to the PAC volunteers who stood outside during drop off this week to block unauthorized cars from pulling into the staff parking lot. It was an eye-opening experience for us. The situation at the intersection of East Blvd and 37th Avenue and up past the school driveway is a dangerous one, and made worse by parents/carers. We watched a number of near misses this week - drivers speeding on their way to drop their children off or turning to get out of the traffic line-up and not noticing kids crossing the street.

After a week of watching the intersection, it is clear why the school has asked parents not to drive into the staff parking lot. The teachers and school buses are trying to get into the lot and are blocked by parents coming up from dropping off their kids. More importantly, turning out from the parking lot onto an already chaotic 37th Avenue creates a safety hazard.

You can safely drop your kids off on East Blvd at the front of the school or on 37th Avenue just up from the staff parking lot. If your child has a mobility issue, please go to the office for a PG Staff parking pass.

The school and the PAC are committed to creating a safe school zone for our kids, we will be contacting the city and the police to ask for help and would appreciate any productive suggestions.

Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre Located at Children’s Hospital, this resource provides a broad range of information and services for young people and families. Their website https://keltymentalhealth.ca/ provides a comprehensive array of helpful details, and they publish electronically a monthly newsletter. Recently they circulated information about “Cannabis: Talking to youth” which you can access at https://keltymentalhealth.ca/cannabis

UBC Engineering & Architecture Open House This is the largest event of the year for any student interested in engineering or architecture. We will be offering cool demonstrations, fascinating lab tours, and informative presentations from 10am-4pm. Our advisors, professors, Engineering Design Teams and current students are excited to welcome prospective students and the community to our UBC Vancouver Campus on Saturday, November 24th. For more information and to RSVP go to https://engineering.ubc.ca/openhouse

UBC Engineering Special Event: Women in Engineering Lunch Girls in grades 10,11 & 12 interested in engineering are invited to a lunch. A panel of women engineers and engineering students will share their experience, followed by a chance to network with current engineering students. More information and registration will be released in early November. Watch this space.

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DPAC’s ADHD in Schools: What Parents Need to Know workshop Thursday, November 22 7-9pm Curious to learn more about ADHD and how it impacts learning? Dr. Candice Murray & Dr. Daphne Dokis, registered Psychologists with the Provincial ADHD Program will speak. Hosted by Vancouver DPAC, Room 180 Vancouver Education Centre – 1580 W. Broadway. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/adhd-in-school-what-parents-need-to-know-tickets-51275064097

Gift cards fundraiser PAC will be selling Gift cards again this season, information will be available on our website and in next week’s newsletter – watch this space!

Point Grey Athletics Week of Nov 5th Senior boys volleyball cities (Mon-Wed) at Van Tech Senior girls volleyball game Thursday at PG 6 pm Bantam girls volleyball game Tuesday at PW 4 pm Juvenile girls volleyball game Tuesday at Kits 4 pm Bantam and juvenile girls volleyball games Thursday at PG 4 pm

Week of Nov 12th Senior girls volleyball cities (Tue-Thurs) at tbc

Week of Nov 19th Bantam cities (Tues-Thurs) at Kits Juvenile cities (Tues-Thurs) at Churchill

Upcoming Calendar Dates

• Sun, Nov 4th – Daylight Savings Ends – Turn clocks back 1 hour • Fri, Nov 9 – Curriculum Implementation Day - No School • Mon, Nov 12 – Remembrance Day – No School • Tues Nov 13 – 3:15pm deadline to order Poinsettias and Wreaths • Tues Nov 13 – Anxiety in Children and Youth Workshop – info on our website • Wed Nov 14th – date changed from Nov 7th – 9th grade take our kids to work day • Thursday Nov 14th – Safeteen for Grade 10’s (after lunch) • Thursday Nov 15th – ADHD in Schools: What Parents Need to Know workshop • Wed, Nov 21 – PAC Meeting & speaker Daniel Lai – Math Department head – staff room • Sat Nov 24th – UBC Engineering & Architecture Open House

Weekly Newsletter submissions accepted until Wednesday 8pm pointgreypac@gmail.com

More information to be found on Point Grey PAC website https://www.pointgreyparents.com