Hello Livingstone Community,

We hope you all had a great week.  We even got a glimpse of the sun which was a treat!
 
This is a quick newsletter.  We had a good turnout at the PAC meeting last week and if you are interested, you can access the minutes here.  We received an informative construction update from Doug Roch, District Principal - Educational Planning Vancouver School Board, which included an overview of the project and the move in plan.  We will be back at our Livingstone location Monday February 6th which is super exciting!
 
Some other quick updates

• We are looking for a new PAC secretary - please email livingstonepac@gmail.com if you are interested in the position. 
• Thank you present for bus drivers – we had some inquiries/requests from parents about a gift for our bus drivers.  The PAC will be funding and coordinating a gift for our bus drivers to say thank you and good-bye as we move back to our Livingstone site.
• Purdy’s Chocolate Easter Fundraiser – there is another fundraiser coming up later in February.  Stay tuned!

 
Have a wonderful week!

Hello Livingstone Community,

Welcome back from the holidays!  We hope everyone had a restful and wonderful holiday break.  We’ve hit the ground running in January as we’ve welcomed students from Douglas Elementary, started prepping for our move back to our David Livingstone headquarters 😊 and started back up our Fun Lunch program - now 2 days a week!
 
As an fyi, we will be adjusting our communications from the PAC slightly.  At the start of every month you will receive information from the PAC via the school newsletter sent by Ms. Vieira.  Mid month, you will receive the PAC newsletter which will include announcements and minutes from the PAC meeting (which will continue to occur the 3rd Wednesday of every month).  For any adhoc messages from the PAC, we will leverage our Facebook group as well as our amazing class reps.  As a reminder, you can visit the PAC website at http://www.livingstonepac.org/ for information or to sign up for this PAC newsletter.
 
Our next PAC meeting is Wednesday, January 18th at 7 p.m. via Zoom.  Please join us!  The agenda can be found here.  If you have any items you would like to add to the agenda, please email livingstonepac@gmail.com.

To join, please join this Teams link (we are using Teams just for this month). 
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https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjA4ODMyNGQtOGZiMi00MWNhLTg4YTYtMzExNWVhODVkZThi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220b8a2e58-7b30-4a08-bab7-d75559e0e3a5%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220cbdb809-0382-4b8e-9674-84b552084c42%22%7d
 
Thanks and have a great week!

Hello Livingstone Community,
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The holiday season is upon us….how did it get here so quickly!
 
The PAC wants to thank all the teachers, staff and parents of our David Livingstone community for such an amazing start to this year!  We wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season and a wonderful new year! 
 
PAC Social
The December PAC meeting will be a social! 
When: Monday December 12 at 7pm. 
Where: Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main St Vancouver
 
Fun Lunch
We are super excited to announce that our Fun Lunch program will be expanding to 2 days a week. We will be revamping the menus and will be offering lunches on Monday and Wednesdays in the new year. Stay tuned for information on the new menus and ordering.  We hope to have that out next week.
 
Purdy’s Chocolate Delivery
Reminder that if you purchased chocolates through the Purdy’s Fundraiser, chocolates will be sent home with students on Dec 6th.

Hello Livingstone Community,

After a relatively warm and pleasant October, November has taken us into Fall and possibly even Winter given the snow fall this past week!

We wanted to start by announcing the launch of our Livingstone Spirit Wear site

Livingstone Spirit Wear!  Many of us admittedly are often hurrying home to change into sweatpants on these cold, grey nights.  And so our sweatpants need updating every so often.  Livingstone Spirit Wear is a perfect solution with custom branded clothing (from a local supplier) including t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants and ball caps. The e-store is open now, and purchases can be made directly on the website: Livingstone Spiritwear — Beastvan. The ordering deadline is December 1, 2022. Just in time for the holidays!

Purdy’s Chocolate Reminder You’ve seen this before, but a friendly reminder.  The ordering deadline is Nov 21st.

Here’s the link:  https://fundraising.purdys.com/1386246-99177

When you create your online account, please use your child’s name and division number so that we know which student to deliver them to.

Example:
·First name = Harry
·Last name = Potter (Div. 2)

Important dates:
·Nov. 1 – website opens for orders
·Nov. 21 – website closes for orders
·Dec. 6 – chocolates will be sent home with students
 
Thanks for your support! FAQ’s are at the bottom.

*PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE* Our next PAC meeting is Wednesday, November 23 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.  The agenda and zoom details will be posted on the PAC website by November 20. If you have any items you would like to add to the agenda, please email livingstonepac@gmail.com.

Please register in advance to receive the zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vcu6sqjsrHtGoZ-7_u0-RKEPCnS58XRdQ
 
Purdy’s FAQs:
How does this work?  Go to the link, buy some chocolates, 25% of the proceeds get donated to the David Livingstone PAC.  Giant boxes of chocolates will be delivered to the school and volunteers will pack up the individual orders.

How do I get my chocolates?  We will be delivering the chocolates to classes on Dec. 6.  If you have multiple children, you may want to have them delivered to the one that is least likely to forget them at school.

Can friends and family buy chocolates too?  Of course!  Just send them the link.  You will need to: (1) let them know the name/division of the student that the chocolates need to be delivered to OR place the order for them.  (2) get the chocolates from the school on Dec. 6, (3) deliver them to your friends/family.  The PAC will pack up the chocolates with the rest of your order and send them home with the David Livingstone student.
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Do we need any volunteers?  Yes!  We will be packing up and delivering the chocolates on Dec. 6 and will need some help to do that.  Please contact Reiko anderson.reiko@gmail.com if you’re interested.
 

Hello Livingstone Community,

Thank you to all the teachers, parents and staff for the successful Teacher Parent conferences this week. It was so nice to be back in the school and speak to the teachers in person, if you were able to.

Halloween

With Halloween tomorrow, here’s hoping for rain free trick or treating for all our little ghosts and goblins! If the weather holds up, the children’s costume parade will be held at Memorial Field at 11:10am and parents are welcome to attend to see the children in all their Halloween glory!! If it rains, then the parade will be held indoors and families will not be able to attend.

Reminder: Please remember to keep fairy wands that might get lost and toy swords and weapons at home as these aren’t appropriate for school even if they are part of a costume theme.

Fall Fund Drive — FINAL WEEK

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Fall Fund Drive! We are falling short of our goal for this year and need a push to make sure we have the funds to contribute to our teachers and direct classroom experiences for our children.

This is our only fundraiser where you will receive a Tax Receipt! With year-end fast approaching, here is your chance to get another tax receipt. Contribute directly to activities for the school without buying "stuff". BUT worry not, if you like all the stuff ... we will still have clothing and chocolate sales coming (see below for Purdy’s Fundraiser details)!

As a PAC we believe in supporting our teachers and encouraging their creativity and experimentation by supplementing VSB or non-VSB funded programs. With this added support from our Livingstone community, we can ensure our teachers are not out of pocket as they enrich our children's education. Our goal is $50 per student.

How to donate:
https://vsb.schoolcashonline.com/fee/details/1869/196/false/true
•  Click on E-David Livingstone PAC
•  Choose the amount to donate and Add to Cart
Thanks everyone for participating and supporting our David Livingstone community.  If you have any questions, please email livingstonepac@gmail.com.

Purdy’s Chocolate Fundraiser

With Halloween almost past us, it’s time to think about … more chocolate!  The Livingstone PAC is doing a winter holiday Purdy’s Chocolate Fundraiser!  We have set a fundraising goal of $10,000. 
 
Here’s the link:
https://fundraising.purdys.com/1386246-99177
 
Important dates:
Nov. 1 - online orders open
Nov. 21 - deadline for orders
Tue. Dec. 6 - chocolates will be sent home with a David Livingstone student
 
Volunteers needed Tue. Dec. 6 at 9:00 am - 11-ish.  Please contact Reiko (anderson.reiko@gmail.com) if you would like to volunteer.
 
FUN LUNCH! Pizza Day!

Pizza day was by far the busiest Fun Lunch so far! Over 220 orders (which took 2 drivers to deliver) and we had 20 large pizza bags filled with lunches for our kids to enjoy! Let’s keep the orders coming!

Some School Reminders

Photo Retakes: Will be this week, Thursday November 3

Rainy Day Clothing: Please make sure to send your child to school each day with a raincoat and appropriate shoes. We recommend that all students at least keep one change of clothes: extra pants, socks, and shirt at school to change out of wet clothes in case they get wet during recess and lunch. 

Hello Livingstone Community,

Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving long weekend with plenty of family, food and FUN!

PAC Meeting
Our next PAC meeting is coming up, Wednesday, October 19th at 7 p.m. via Zoom.  Please find the agenda here and zoom details below.  Hope you can join us!

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Oct 19, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vcu6sqjsrHtGoZ-7_u0-RKEPCnS58XRdQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  If you have any items you would like to add to the agenda, please email livingstonepac@gmail.com.

FUN LUNCH UPDATE

PAC is bringing back the Fun in Lunch! After 2 weeks our Fun Lunch program has been a huge success. With almost 200 orders placed for the Sushi and Subway, the kids are enjoying the variety!
Using an easy to use website http://www.munchalunch.com/schools/livingstone/ you can easily place orders for the weeks and items that you and your child are interested in. The fall program will include Pretzel Dogs, Subway, Sushi and Pizza!
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Fall Fund Drive
Our first PAC Fundraiser, Fall Fund Drive is now underway! Information cards were sent home this week and this is one our biggest fundraisers of the year. This is a direct donation drive where donors are issued a tax receipt for their donations. This your chance to contribute directly to our programs without having to purchase more “stuff”!! 

Hi Livingstone Community!

Hope you are all having a great start to the thanksgiving weekend!  Just some reminders from the PAC:

Fun Lunch
Fun lunch can be ordered at http://www.munchalunch.com/schools/livingstone/. Orders are due Wednesday 11:59pm the week before you are looking to order.  We had an amazing first Fun Lunch with over 200 orders for lunch and many smiling faces! 


Parent Survey
Reminder to fill out the parent survey https://forms.gle/GrFVShXdJBUTNfA16 to help inform this year's new PAC Chairs.  Thanks to all that shared their feedback. It’s great to hear from the community which helps shape our direction for this year. We will leave the survey open for another week and would love additional feedback. 

Fall Fund Drive starts runs from October 12-25. 
Want to contribute to the school without having to buy more 'stuff’? The Fall Fund Drive allows you to contribute directly to programs that have a large impact on the children and their classrooms. Information will be sent home with your children on October 12 and our Facebook page will feature stories about how funds raised have been used to enrich the Livingstone experience.
 
Next PAC meeting 
When: Oct 19, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vcu6sqjsrHtGoZ-7_u0-RKEPCnS58XRdQ

We had a great turnout last month. Let’s keep it up and create some great memories for our children this year! 
 

Hello Livingstone Community,

The Livingstone PAC held its first meeting of the Fall term on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, on Zoom.  Minutes from the meeting can be found here: September 28 Minutes
 
BE HEARD. We did not have time for our Community Building and “Getting to know you” survey at the PAC meeting, so we have linked it here: Parent Survey.  It should take less than 5 minutes to complete and will help inform your PAC’s activities going forward.
 
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! October 5 is “World Teacher’s Day.” The PAC will provide small gifts to the teachers, but please encourage your children to make cards or notes of thanks to give to their teacher(s) on October 5th. You can print a free colouring template here.
 
TELL YOUR STORIES! As part of the Fall Fund Drive (coming up after the Thanksgiving long weekend), we want to hear from you and your kids.  What programs have the PAC funded that made a difference to you and/or your child? Please email your stories to livingstonepac@gmail.com. We will feature one story every day of the Fall Fund Drive on our Facebook page: Livingstone School Community | Facebook

Here is an example:
"In 2019, my daughter was in Kindergarten at David Livingstone. Funds raised by the PAC were used to bring in a special education program called "Project Chef." Students learned about food, were encouraged to experiment (I think my daughter tried 17 kinds of lettuce!) and got to make a meal from a recipe with the help of parents and teacher volunteers.  Since then, my daughter has been making salads for the family (sometimes for breakfast?!) regularly and I can tell it's had a lasting impact on her interest in food and cooking." ~The Clayton family
 
WALK-A-THON T-SHIRTS – Walk-a-Thon t-shirts from last Spring have arrived! Delivery will be made to the school the week of October 11.
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FUN LUNCH REMINDERS Deadline for ordering is Wednesday 11:59 p.m. for the next Wednesday’s fun lunch. October 12 fun lunch is Subway, order by October 5. Please remember not only to order but to process payment by the deadline.
 
Wishing you and your families a happy, healthy October!

Hello Livingstone Community,

What a great start to the new school year and wonderful to see all of the new and returning faces at the Open House Meet the Teacher night. It was so nice to finally be inside the school and see where our children spend their days. Thanks to all the teachers and staff for making it such a welcoming night!   
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We wanted to start by sharing a few exciting pieces of news:

FUN LUNCH IS BACK! 
Registration is open and ordering should be available Monday, September 26 (by end of day). Using an easy to use website http://www.munchalunch.com/schools/livingstone/ you can place orders for the weeks and choose items that you and your child are interested in. The fall program will include Pretzel Dogs, Subway, Sushi and Pizza!   These details will also be sent home with your child next week.

The “PAC” The Pantry Drive Update
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our first and hopefully annual PAC Pantry Drive. We had great success in adding items from granola bars, crackers and fruit bars for the pantry. The PAC will add to the pantry to have a complete array of choices for the children.

Fall Fund Drive
Our first PAC Fundraiser will be the Fall Fund Drive. Information cards will be sent home with your child in October and this is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. This is a direct drive where donors are issued a tax receipt for their donations.

PAC Meeting
Our first PAC meeting is Wednesday, September 28th at 7 p.m. via Zoom.  Please join us! See zoom details below and note the registration process.

Register in advance for this meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vcu6sqjsrHtGoZ-7_u0-RKEPCnS58XRdQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email (instantly) containing the link to the zoom meeting.

​The agenda can be found here. If you have any items you would like to add to the agenda, please email livingstonepac@gmail.com.

Hello Livingstone Community,

The Livingstone PAC welcomes you back to the 2022-23 school year!   We hope everyone has had a relatively smooth transition back to school.  Although the PAC has some new faces, as always, we are here to support you and will work closely with Livingstone administration and staff to ensure our kids have a safe and enjoyable educational experience.  

We wanted to start by sharing a few exciting pieces of news:

FUN LUNCH IS BACK!  [If you know, you know.] For those of you who don’t know, fun lunch is a rotating lunch option that is delivered directly to the school.  We are working to set up the system vendors (Sushi, Subway and Pizza, for example) and hope to have information to you next week for either a September 28 or October 5 start date. Parents pay directly on the website only for the weeks they want to participate.

The “PAC” The Pantry Drive (NEW!) And speaking of lunch, have you ever forgotten to pack a lunch? [Guilty as charged – I once sent my daughter to school with a thermos full of hot water instead of pasta.] So we bring to you, the “PAC” the pantry drive. Since we will be gathering at the school to meet our teachers and staff on September 22, we wanted to organize a pantry item drive to keep the shelves stocked for those inevitable days when children are at school without enough food. Bring oatmeal, granola bars, and anything else you think YOUR child might like. Peanut-free please!

Putting the FUN in FUNDRAISING Finally, we want you to know where all of your hard-earned donations for the various fundraisers are going, so this Fall we will be showcasing all the ways your support of the PAC is helping. Stay tuned!

Our first PAC meeting will be Wednesday, September 28th at 7 p.m. via Zoom.  The agenda and zoom details will be posted on the PAC website shortly. If you have any items you would like to add to the agenda, please email livingstonepac@gmail.com.

New PAC Executive team:
We have some new PAC Executive members.  Please join us in welcoming them and also thanking past executive members for all of their time and commitment over the years (through some very challenging Covid times)!

Chair: Navneet Nathoo
Vice-Chair:  Lindsay Clayton
Co-Treasurers:  Krista Hass and Leigh Anne Palmer
Secretary:  Raman Johal
Communications:  Namita Kearns
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Looking for Volunteers: 
We are looking for parent class representatives for each division to share information with parents throughout the year.  The role requires compiling a parent email list for the class, forwarding a couple of emails a month to the list and organizing group gifts for holidays and end of year (if you choose). If you are interested, please sign-up here.