A big Thank You to all who helped out with the Clean Up last Thursday afternoon!
Tricia and Nina handed out gloves, tongs, buckets and trash bags to the approximately 30 parents and students who pitched in.
PAC Communications Survey
Please take 3 minutes to answer the questions in this survey, https://goo.gl/forms/P0CUbQ0Jwb9cGgDb2 which will help us as we work on improving our PAC website and overall communication.
Wednesday February 22 is a big day…
- Anti-Bullying Day – Wear Pink
- Carnivale – Time to make the pancakes!
- Div 8 Field Trip to Maritime Museum
- Senior Boys Basketball 3:30 at Hudson
- PAC Meeting 6:30-8pm. All welcome, childminding and snacks available. Last meeting before Spring Break.
Thursday
- Youth Intropreneurs (lunch) – Final session.
- Lego Robotics (after school) – Final Sessions
Friday
- Pro-D Day!
English Book Fair – Volunteer Request:
Ms Nikon will once again be running an English Scholastic Book Fair during the last week of school (March 6-10th) before Spring Break. She can’t do it ALL herself so we will be looking for parent volunteers to assist before and after school/during early dismissal times. Please watch for more information about times and dates or feel free to let Chantal know that you would like to help at minten@novuscom.net.
PAC general babysitting roster – next update coming after spring break
Our roster, which enables Hudson and HOOSC families to connect with Hudson students who have completed a Red Cross babysitting course or equivalent, is available here:
https://hudsonpac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Henry-Hudson-PAC-general-babysitting-roster-Fall-2016.pdf
We have not updated the roster with new sitters since the fall, as the babysitting course usually offered at Hudson in November did not take place due to not enough students registering. However, there are some students who have taken the course elsewhere, so the PAC will be preparing the next update shortly after spring break. We’ll start the process then by sending an email to the grade 6 and 7 parents to ask if there are any students who would like to be included in this roster and/or become involved in the childminding for our PAC meetings.
If you are a parent of an eleven or twelve year old student who would like to take a course and are willing to have them be included in the next roster update, there are several courses available locally over the next six weeks or so. Here are the links for course information:
Red Cross: https://apaccess.redcross.ca/coursemanager/coursesearch.aspx?lang=E
Saint John’s Ambulance: http://www.sja.ca/English/Courses-and-Training/Pages/Course%20Descriptions/Family-Children-Youth.aspx
If you have any questions about the roster, please contact Alan at apatola@telus.net
DPAC Representative Notes
Here are details of some events coming up in the next few weeks. Please note that this is FYI only and not intended to state positions for the Hudson PAC or its Executive.
Thursday February 23 – DPAC executive meeting — Discussion of the BC Hydro proposal to build two new schools downtown and locate a new substation under one of them — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Room 120 at the Vancouver School Board main office, 1580 West Broadway. These meetings are open to all parents/guardians of children in Vancouver public schools to attend as observers.
Sunday February 26 – At it’s February meeting the Parent Advocacy Network has invited representatives from the provincial Liberal, New Democratic and Green parties for a balanced, moderated discussion of the education spending proposed in the next provincial budget, which will be released on Monday February 21. This meeting, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the back room of the Tipper Restaurant, 2066 Kingsway, is open to any interested parents; for details please visit www.panvancouver.ca. Clicking on the “news” tab will take you to a letter sent last week by PAN and eight other B.C. parent advocacy groups to the Premier, Minister of Finance and Minister of Education which is worth a look for a summary of issues facing public education and a series of requested actions.
Tuesday April 04 — During the election campaign itself, BCCPAC will host an all-party forum on education from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the James Cowan Theatre in Burnaby. This event will also be live streamed on the BCCPAC website. Registration details are not yet available; please watch these reminders for more information in the coming weeks.
For questions or additional information about any of the above, please contact Alan at apatola@telus.net