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HENRY HUDSON ELEMENTARY
1551 Cypress St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3L3
Principal Ian Cannon  icannon@vsb.bc.ca
Secretary Hannah Dubuc hdubuc@vsb.bc.ca
(604) 713-5441
www.hudsonpac.ca
http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/hudson

Welcome back! And Welcome to Henry Hudson 2015/16!
The Hudson PAC is very excited about this year! And we hope you and your kids are as well! We have lots of exciting new initiatives and activities in the works to help ensure all our children have a really fabulous year at Henry Hudson!
You’ll be hearing from us and seeing a lot of us over the coming weeks as school gears up, but this note is to just say a quick hello and provide you with a few key reminders for the upcoming first week back at school!

WELCOME TABLE: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH
Hudson PAC Representatives will be at our Welcome Table in the under cover area from 8:15-9am, and from 10am-10:30am. Complimentary coffee and cookies! Drop by and say hello! We also have a new NOTICE BOARD in the undercover area for everyone to post notices! You’ll see some new notices there on Tuesday morning!
CLASS  ORIENTATION: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH
8:55am     1st Bell
9:00am    Grades 1-7 Students go to their last year’s (2014/15) classroom. There, they will be provided information on their new 2015/16 Teacher and Classroom.
10am        Dismissal

WEDNESDAY/THUR/FRI SEPT 9/10/11
Regular Full Day School Schedule for all students Grades 1-7
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Watch our weekly reminders for notices about upcoming after school activities that will take place beginning later in September and throughout the term. Favourites such as Choir, Cross Country will be back this fall! As well, we are working to bring the students a handful more fun after school and lunch time activities! Stay Tuned!
HUDSON PAC MONTHLY CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
We are bringing back the popular Hudson Calendar at a Glance. Expect to see them in backpacks by next week if not earlier! We are also updating our Website now with new information: www.hudsonpac.ca and find us on Facebook!
DROP OFF ZONE/PARKING
For those driving to school, the official drop off zone is the east end of York St. at Cypress.  The section indicated by the signs and is intended for someone to drive up, safely unload passengers and then immediately drive off.  If you need to park, you have a five minute grace period west of the ramp on York St.  If you need to spend more than five minutes, we request you find parking and walk in.  The meters in the area are free until 9 AM.  Please make sure you give yourself enough time for the drop off process.  It’s a busy tight little intersection and caution is needed to avoid catastrophe.
NEW SCHOOL CONTACTS
As most of you know, we have a new Principal this year… his name is Ian Cannon. He brings a wealth of experience to our school, and he is very open, energetic and enthusiastic. We look forward to working with him and the teachers on many initiatives!
Ian Cannon
icannon@vsb.bc.ca
Also, we are pleased to have Hannah Dubuc continuing to fill in as Secretary until the spot is filled. She is just awesome! (Hopefully she gets the permanent position, which opens up later this month!)
Hannah Dubuc
hdubuc@vsb.bc.ca   School Office 604.713.5441
PAC MEETING SEPT. 23RD
Our first PAC meeting takes place Wednesday Sept. 23rd, 6:30-7:45pm, in the school library. Please join us! Watch for notices in the weekly email reminders and on the notice board!
PRO-D-DAY MONDAY SEPT. 28TH
Yes, they are already starting! First Pro-D-Day is later this month! Mark your calendars!
HOT LUNCH!
Pizza Tuesdays and Hot Lunch Thursdays  back and better than ever! We have some exciting new items including popular Creamy Garlic Cheese Pizza, Gluten Free Pizza, and Reduced Gluten Meals! We will start Pizza Tuesdays on Sept. 15th and Hot Lunch Thursdays on Sept 17th. Ordering opens on MunchaLunch on Tuesday Sept. 8th!! See the Hot Lunch Page for details
REGULAR RECESS AND LUNCH SCHEDULE BEGINS WEDNESDAY 9TH!
Remember to pack healthy snacks for your kids’ Recess, which is 10:40am-11am! And offer lots of healthy items in your kids lunches as well! Remember: lunchtime is a split lunch: Juniors (K-3s) eat from 12:10pm-12:35pm in the Lunch Room.  Seniors (4s-7) eat from 12:35pm-1pm in the Lunch Room. **We are a Peanut Free School**
This year we are excited to announce we now have 3 Aides hired who are responsible for watching the students at Recess and Lunch, as well as our great team of SSWs and volunteer senior students!
RECYCLING/COMPOSTING PROGRAM
We are pleased to announce we have a new comprehensive composting and recycling program (green, blue and black bins!). Please encourage your children to put all food waste in in the green bins, and to recycle in blue bins as much as possible!
SPIRIT WEAR!
We will be opening up an online ordering session for everyone to order new Henry Hudson Hawks Spirit Wear, later in September! We will also be organizing a used-Spirit Wear clothing sale! Stay Tuned!

NEW CLASS REPS!
New class reps will be determined in the next week or so once the new classes are formed, and we will continue our ongoing reminders and electronic updates according directly to you via your new class rep!
Best Regards,
The Henry Hudson Elementary School PAC
hudsonpac.ca
hudsonpac@gmail.com

Reminder for Monday, June 22nd-Thursday, June 25th:

Thursday, June 18th:
Year-End BBQ – 4:30-7:30pm on the field
Year End BBQ Special Notices
The Year End BBQ takes place this Thursday, June 18th 4:30-7:30pm. Come and enjoy delicious meal and socialize with Hudson families amidst dance tunes and live music! Some tables and chairs will be set up but you are welcome to bring a blanket to ‘picnic’ on the field if you want! Food service takes place from 5:30-7pm.
In case you didn’t get a chance to pre-order online, we will have some extra meals available for purchase on-site. The day-of prices are $7 for Burger/Veggie Burger Meal and $6 for Hot Dog Meal. All Meals include a drink, chips and treat. Additional chips, drinks and treats are also available for $1 each. Specialty Rocky Mountain pizza slices will also be sold. Cash only for all food purchased at the BBQ!
We will be saying some goodbyes at the BBQ… Our devoted Secretary Andrea Batstone leaves us after more than 30 years at Henry Hudson. Meanwhile, Wendy McColl, Hudson’s Hot Lunch Coordinator, is moving on, as her daughter is graduating. We wouldn’t have our wonderful Hot Lunch program and kept it going through thick and thin without Wendy’s dedication! Lastly, Principal Bruce Adams departs for McBride Elementary after three years working closely with the PAC and teachers on numerous initiatives…
Join us in a warm bonne voyage to these three special Hudson school community leaders! At 6 pm, we will say a few words and present each of them with gifts, compliments of the PAC!
Finally, our new Principal Ian Cannon, is dropping by to introduce himself and get to know families during the early part of the BBQ. He expects to be there from 5-6pm.
Friday, June 19th:
Running Club 8am
& Band and Choir Year-end Assembly – 9:15am in the gym
Sunday, June 21st:
Father’s Day

Reminders for June 7th-13th:

**It’s getting to that time of year:  please check out the lost and found in school’s main entrance by the library.  There are tons of lost items there, from snow boots to baseball gloves and it will all be cleaned out and donated after the last day of school.