Direct Donation Campaign Update
We are now in the final stretch on our one and only annual fundraiser. 100% of the money raised will go directly to supporting our kid’s education. So far we’ve raised $5,692, which equals almost 8 new laptops for the school out of our goal of 13! Thank you to Sierra who helped update the do-nometer this week.
Kids use the laptops to write blogs, create projects, learn prototyping (with the 3D printer), and all sorts of other educational purposes. The school currently has 25 working laptops. This means that only one class can be using technology at a time. With 18 divisions in the school, each class can only reasonably expect to have laptop access once a week. The laptops are in constant use, as they travel from class, to class, to class, to class, all while being carried up and down all those stairs Hudson is famous for.
Mr. Cannon’s idea for the new laptops is to create a bank of laptops on each floor, so our children have more access to twenty first century learning, and the laptops have less opportunity for calamity on the stairs.
The donation deadline is November 30, so if you haven’t got around to making a donation yet please send in your cheque or e-transfer ASAP. We will be issuing tax receipts, for donations over $10. Donation information can be found here.
Winter Fair
The Winter Fair will take place in the gym on Friday, December 15 for 3:00pm-5:30pm and will feature bouncy games, glitter tattoos, festive crafts, cake-walk, raffle, kids-only market, food and more!
Please support us by purchasing tickets in advance for this event. This helps our team of parent volunteers plan more efficiently. This way we can gauge attendance and budget for the right amount of food and entertainment. It will also mean shorter lineups – and more fun – on the day.
We will be sending out paper copies of the ticket order form in backpacks. Please lookout for the form and place it, with payment, in the PAC box in the office by Friday, November 24.
Activities
The deadline for new activity submissions for Term 2 has now passed, and we have mostly planned the Term 2 program. All new submissions received will be considered for Term 3.
Last week for:
Ocean Explorers – Nov 22
Guitar – Nov 23
Grounds Committee
We are looking for an adult volunteer to join our current student volunteer on the Grounds Committee. The role is to advocate for improvements to the school grounds (i.e. the playing field). If you are interested in helping out please email hudsonpac@gmail.com.
Advocacy
Our advocacy updates are for information only, to encourage informed parent participation in issues affecting public education, and do not represent specific positions of the Hudson PAC executive.
Please see our website for the latest updates on VSB, DPAC and BCCPAC news, including word of next week’s DPAC workshop on the new student reporting model which moves away from letter grades.
Seismic Upgrade Committee
You can find out about the Seismic Upgrade Committee’s current activity here.
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