2013-2014 PAC Executive

Chair: Susan Clark    

Co-chair: Nicole Newson

Secretary: Lori Wagar

Treasurer: Kelly Cooper

DPAC: Vacant

Committee Members

Babysitting: Alison Goulding

Bulletin Board: Tara Hnatiuk 

Birthday Board: Tara Hnatiuk

Head Lice: Zeina Wilkins

Emergency Lunch: Zeina Wilkins

Breakfast/Morning Club: Karen Syrnyk

Fruit & Veggie: Paula Ledenko

Parent Ed: Alison Goulding

Social: Gabrielle Cowley

Emergency Prep: Gabrielle Cowley

 

 

 

 

Welcome back! It is always so wonderful to see returning families and also very exciting to meet new  families joining our school community. We have a very busy year ahead of us. The Terry Fox run, movie night, PAC lunches, ice cream day, Coquitlam Express hockey night, bottle drives, clothing drives, Scholastic book fair and so much more happening soon.  Watch for notices and updates.  If you are interested in volunteering, have questions or suggestions/ideas for future events we would love to hear from you please contact us at crepac@email.com           

 

PAC Meeting

Wednesday, Oct 9th

7 pm in the Library

On the Agenda : PAC Budget

Childcare Provided

 

PAC Donation  The CRE Parent Advisory Council will once again be fundraising by donation. Each year the PAC raises funds for items, activities or programs suggested and approved by    Coquitlam River teachers, administrators and parents. Years ago, the CRE PAC decided to step away from conventional fundraising, i.e. selling entertainment books, wrapping paper, regal, etc.    It is very time consuming, and we only get a very small portion of the proceeds. By making a      donation directly to the school PAC you ensure that 100% of your money is being spent directly   on our students, no middle man taking a large cut. Suggested donation amount is $35 per student, we accept cash or cheques made payable to CRE PAC.  Some activities and items purchased by the PAC for CRE have been, playground and sports equipment, stove, laminator, field trips, guest speakers (body science, anti bullying, cyber awareness), emergency preparedness supplies, dance week, musical performances, technology purchases (projectors and IPads) and the list goes on!!!!

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Bottle Drive Save those cans and bottles! We begin our efforts to raise funds to replace our intermediate playground (located at the far end of the gravel field) by holding our first bottle drive of the school year on Sunday Oct 20th.  Flyers will need to be delivered and of course   drivers and sorters will be required.  A notice with more details will be coming home shortly.

 

What is a PAC?   All parents and guardians of students at Coquitlam River Elementary are members of the PAC (Parent Advisory Council) and are welcome at the monthly PAC meeting to contribute their ideas.  The purpose of the PAC is to support and encourage the quality of education and the well being of students. We do this by, advising the principal and staff on parents’ views relating to school matters, communicating with parents to promote cooperation between home and school; promoting the involvement of parents and by organizing PAC activities and events.

 

Volunteers Needed!  We are looking for parents that would like get involved.  Our Good Morning/Breakfast club is in need of volunteers to supervise students between 8:30-8:50.  It would be great if we could get a few parents to cover 1 or 2 days a week.  The Fruit and Veggies program requires help with prep and delivery,  this usually occurs once a month. Assistance with the Anti Head Lice initiative is also needed, this will usually require 2 hours of your time every 3 months.  If you are able to lend a hand or you would like more information, please send us a message at crepac@email.com or leave your contact information with the school office.   

Campbell’s labels for Education

Jennifer Evans, a parent at CRE has      generously offered to organize and manage this program.  At this time we are asking you to hang on to labels from the Campbell’s group of companies.  Check out this link for participating products.   http://www.labelsforeducation.ca/english/eligible_exp.asp

The program allows us to earn reward points, these points are redeemable for a variety of items such as gym equipment, art supplies and books. Soon we will have a bin set up in the front foyer for collection.

Coquitlam River Elementary Parent Advisory Council  (CRE PAC)  News  September 2013

Text Box: Submit your PAC donation by September 30th and you will be entered into a draw for a pair of seasons tickets to the Coquitlam Express! There will be 2 winners drawn on October 9th during our PAC meeting.

Are you on Facebook? We are!  If you would like to join our parent Facebook page please send an email to crepac@email.com .  We will send you an email invite to join our group.  This is another fantastic way for us to communicate with one another on the happenings at CRE

ICE CREAM DAY   Back by popular demand!!  We will be celebrating the last school day of  summer with a Vanilla Ice Cream Cup, Thursday, September 19th. Each cup will cost just a loonie. All ice cream will be peanut/tree nut free and a dairy free option will be made available for those students with allergies.  Sale will take place during the school lunch  hour. 

PAC Hot Dog Day Wednesday Sept 25th.  Order forms will be sent home with students this   Friday.  Please fill out the bottom portion if you are able to help out.