Posted: November 6, 2016

Information

• Our Christmas Concert date is set. Please hold Wednesday December 7, 2016 to attend our annual Christmas Concert. We will have shows at 1:00 and 6:30, and all classes will be involved.
• Don’t miss the Parents’ Night Out fundraiser from the PAC this Thursday, November 10. Registrations are due by Wednesday morning.
• Our Remembrance Day Assembly is this Thursday, starting just after 10:30. Please feel free to attend.
• The Scholastic Book Fair is coming the week of November 22, and we are in need of parents to volunteer at the fair. Email her at sasmith@sd35.bc.ca or drop by the library before school on Thursdays or Fridays for details or to sign up.

• Information About School Status During Inclement Weather

  Snow closures and power outages are an annual occurrence in Langley School District.  So where do you go to get information about the status of schools during periods of inclement weather?  If you are able to access the internet via computer or smartphone, current information about Langley schools can be accessed at www.sd35.bc.ca.  Alerts regarding school status will appear as a banner at the top of the District website and all school websites.  Clicking on ‘More Details’ will provide more information.  We will also post updates to Twitter @LangleySchools and Facebook www.Facebook.com/LangleySchoolDistrict.

   If you don’t have internet connectivity, but your phone is working, call a relative or friend in an area that has not been affected by the storm and ask them to check the district website for you.  Current information is also recorded on the Langley School District’s Information Hotline at 604-532-1453. (Do not hang up if your call is not connected right away).  Local radio stations are also informed of school status in Langley. Tune in to CKWX 1130 AM, CKNW 980 AM, Country Radio 107.1 FM or CBC 690 AM for updates.

  Please note that Langley District schools are all considered ‘open’ until a decision to close is required. Decisions on school closures are usually made by 6:30am.  As always, it is a parent’s decision whether to send their child to school based on safety and individual circumstances.  If you feel it is unsafe for you or your child to travel to or attend an open school for any reason, please keep your child home and report an absence to the school.

PAC Happenings

It’s a very busy week for the West Langley PAC.

Neufeld, Dessertco and Gift Cards

It’s time to stock up your freezers and get ready for the holiday season. Check out the Neufeld and Dessertco order forms going home with students on Monday. Gift Card order forms are also being sent out. Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Kernels Popcorn, Cineplex and Chapters are just some of the many retailers on the list to purchase from. Also this year you can order SAVE ON FOOD gift cards.

All orders are due Monday November 21st at 9am.

Hot Lunch

Take the day off of making lunches. Wednesday is Subway Hot Lunch. 

Parent’s Night Out

We want to give you the night off! Thursday November 10th from 6-9pm the PAC will watch your kids while you go out. Whether it’s date night, girls night out or just staying home and relaxing, we will keep your kids entertained and having fun.

$10 per child

$5 for dinner (optional) Hot dog, drink and chips

Make sure you sign up your kids! Registration and payment is due on Wednesday November 9th.

Quote of the Week

Interesting Reading & Viewing

• There’s no question we live in a stressful age. Some of our classes do a mindfulness curriculum that helps them self-regulate, particularly in times of stress. Here’s an infographic that makes a bunch of suggestions as to how we, as adults, can improve our own relaxation (and for free, no less).
• Are your kids ‘scattered?’ Are you? I am, sometimes. This article on strategies for improving students’ executive functioning resonated for me.
• So this one is long, but it made me think carefully about what I say I do as a parent, and what I sometimes do do. It’s about the ‘playborhood’ built by an ‘anti-helicopter parent’ in the San Fransisco area. I’m not entirely sure what to think of the writer’s conclusion, either, and I don’t know what I would do in her situation. I guess that’s the mark of a good article on a complex subject.

Calendar of Events

Monday

• Neufeld, Dessertco & Gift Card fundraiser info comes home.

Tuesday

• LEPS to Division 9
• Volleyball game for grade 6/7 boys @home.

Wednesday

• Hot Lunch Day – Subway.
• Division 6 to Extreme Air Park
• Parents’ Night Out registration and payments due at 9:00.

Thursday

• Remembrance Day Assembly

Friday

• Remembrance Day – School Closed

Beyond a bit…

November 21 – Half Day for students

Week of November 22 – Scholastic book fair

Deember 7 – Christmas Concert