Walk-a-thon results are in! Great job Livingstone Community! We walked 1.5 million steps last weekend and raised $9770.60 for our school!  

Please watch out for forms coming home on Monday June 14th to select prizes and provide t-shirt sizing.

Results:
Total Steps as a school community: 1,513,826 steps
Primary Class with the most steps: Division 11 - 180,351 steps (wins ice cream sandwich party)
Intermediate Class with the most steps: Division 6 - 237,500 steps (wins ice cream sandwich party)
Class with the most participation: Division 15 - (wins ice cream sandwich party)

Total Funds Raised: $9,770.60….plus, we had an additional donation top it up to $10,000. Incredible! Grateful for our amazing community!

Good morning, 

Our 2021 Walk-a-thon is underway and it looks like the weather will cooperate.

For anyone who missed the details that were sent home and posted on Facebook, the forms and details are below. 

​Happy walking !

Hello Livingstone Families,

Livingstone’s annual Walk-a-thon will take place virtually, this weekend, from June 4-6, 2021.

The Walk-a-thon is an active and healthy way to raise money for our school, helping fund PAC supported programs that enhance student experiences at Livingstone throughout the year, including:

• Library books and classroom literacy supplies
• Arts performances
• Athletic equipment
• Technology

For a full list of PAC supported programs, visit www.livingstonepac.org (2020-21 Budget Document).

We'll send out our results next Friday...hoping we meet our 1 million step goal! 

Prizes
- If you raise $60 or more you will receive a 2021 Livingstone Walk-a-thon T-shirt
- All participants that return their completed pledge form will be entered into a draw to win 1 of 25 2021 Livingstone Walk-a-thon T-shirts and 1 of 10 - $10 gift cards to Yum! On Main St.
- The Division that walks the farthest combined distance will receive ice cream sandwiches for their class
- If you raise $100 you will be entered into a draw to win 1 of 10, $10 gift cards
- If you raise $250 you will be entered into a draw to win 1 of 4, $50 gift cards
- If you raise $500 you will be entered into a draw to win 1 of 2, $100 gift cards
- For those participating as a family, you will be entered into a draw to win a $50 gift card for fish & chips at the Fish Counter on Main St.
- For those participating that help make our community better by picking up some trash, you will be entered into a draw to win a $50 gift card to Rocky Mountain Flatbread on Main St.
- For those that participate with a furry friend, you will be entered into a draw to win a $25 gift card to Tisol or Three Dog Bakery on Main St.

Winners can choose where their gift card comes from - Indigo, Yum!, Best Buy, Sport Chek, Book Warehouse on Main St., Granville Island Toy Company

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This month's PAC meeting will include a presentation from the VSB outlining the bussing plan for next year, when Livingstone is undergoing a seismic upgrade, and students are temporally being accommodated at the South Hill swing site. 

The meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 19, starting at 7:00pm via Zoom.

​There will be a short PAC meeting and update from Mr. Froese, followed by the bussing info session at approximately 7:15pm. 

The zoom meeting details and letter from VSB are below. 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2951947304
Meeting ID: 295 194 7304 
Dial by Phone 
1 778 907 2071 Canada 
Meeting ID: 295 194 7304 

To the Livingstone Elementary Community: 
You are invited to an important meeting regarding bussing during the Livingstone Elementary Seismic Mitigation Project. 
At this meeting, School District and Vancouver Project Office staff will explain the bussing process and answer questions about bussing. We will be reviewing the bussing part of the Livingstone Parent Brochure – Seismic Relocation. Topics covered in the presentation include Bus Schedule and Route, School Bus Rules and Expectations, and Parent Protocol. 
A school-wide bus registration form will be distributed to all families following the presentation. It is important that families understand the bussing process before completing the survey and committing to bussing. 

This meeting will only cover bussing so there is no need to attend if you know that your child(ren) will be getting to and from South Hill Swing Site by other means. 

Thank you. 

Regards, 
Michael Rossi 
District Principal – Educational Planning 
Vancouver School Board

Here is the agenda for our PAC meeting next Wednesday, April 21st at 7pm vis Zoom. If anyone has any questions for Carrie or items to add to the agenda please just let me know.

We'll be approving minutes for January and February - so if you are able to review in advance that would be helpful in keeping things on time.

Have a great weekend!

AGENDA and meeting documents

Zoom Meeting Details:
Topic: David Livingstone PAC
Time: Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 07:00 - 8:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2951947304
Meeting ID: 295 194 7304
Dial by Phone
1 778 907 2071 Canada
Meeting ID: 295 194 730

​Thank you so much to our very generous PAC for:

• The funding to defray costs for the Options Sexual Health Program for 14 divisions.
• The continued funding of classroom materials ($500.00) and classroom literacy materials. $500.00 for teachers

• Supportive comments and positive feedback at this difficult time. 
• Organizing parent presentation last night with Dr. Shimi Kang.

 
We had another great online assembly on March 1st.   Parents are always welcome to log in through their child’s TEAMS account on the first Monday of the month at 2:15 pm on the All Students At Livingstone Team – Assemblies channel.  Students in each division have been taking control and sharing projects and events from their classrooms.  Very fun!
 
I started a YouTube channel called Ms. Froese Reads to build community during this time of social distancing.  It is a channel posted on the All Students TEAM and features readings of picture books.  Students and parents are encouraged to volunteer as a guest reader and submit a video clip of their reading.  Students must have a signed media release for this project.  There is also a sheet that can downloaded and completed to share favourite books with peers.  Students can also submit online to livingstone@vsb.bc.ca.  There are random draws on Fridays for prizes.
 
Mr. Muress and I are also working on a list of books to support social emotional learning and a sense of belonging at the school.  Students are encouraged to submit their favourite books in this area through the survey link on the Chapter Book Recommendations channel.  There is also a random draw of Fridays for students participating in this way.  
 
The Seismic Mitigation project is progressing according to plan.  Staff are busy purging unneeded materials and getting ready for the move to the South Hill Swing site in July.  Tomorrow several staff members will be going for a tour of the site led by Michael Rossi.  
 
Enjoy your Spring Break from March 13th – March 28th.  We’ll see you back on March 29th.  I’m quite certain that much of the staff will be getting some well-deserved rest.  It has been a very intense time.  I hope you are able to enjoy some fun family time.
 
Respectfully,
Ms. Carrie Froese

The March 10th meeting has been postponed.

​Our next PAC meeting will be April 21st on Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2951947304
Meeting ID: 295 194 7304

If you have anything you’d like added to the agenda, please email livingstonepac@gmail.com.

Livingstone parents are invited to join a presentation by Dr. Shimi Kang on March 9th  - Tech, Covid, & Kids: Reset for Healthy HabitsMarch 9th, 7:00 p.m. - For more information and to join the presentation, click here.
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Livingstone will be participating with 9 other schools. The presentation is 1 hour long with time for questions.  Each school is putting a list of questions together in advance.  If there is something you’d like asked, please email it to livingstonepac@gmail.com by March 4th.