Strawberry Vale Elementary

PAC Movie Night
2024-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Our movie night for grade 3-5 students is happening on Friday, March 1st! Doors will open at 6pm. The movie, Super Mario Brothers, will start at 6:30pm. Come in your comfy pajamas and bring along a pillow and blanket for some cinematic family fun in the gym!
**Students of all ages are welcome to attend; however, the movie will be geared towards the grade 3-5 age group. Parents are responsible for ensuring the suitability of the movie for their own children and their behaviour during the movie.
There will be a suggested donation at the door of $2/person or a non-perishable food item. 50% of door sales and the non-perishable food items will be donated to a local charity.
There will be a cash only concession with pizza, popcorn, chips, and drinks. We do encourage families to bring their own water bottles for refilling at the fountain. Prices for concession are as follows:

Pizza Slice $3
Half Pizza $12
Whole Pizza $20
Popcorn $1
Chips $1
Juice $1
Water $1

As a fun bonus, find a token in your popcorn and trade that in at the concession for a prize! Prizes will include Cineplex movie passes, Flying Squirrel passes, Saanich Recreations Passes, Tim Horton’s Gift Cards, Book Fair Certificates, and more!
We will be looking for volunteers to help during the event. A Signup Genius can be found here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A4AA2EA3FE3-family5
There will be a Popcorn Kernel guess happening the week of February 26th – March 1st. For 25c per ballot, the students will be able to submit a ballot to guess the number of kernels in the jar. We will have prizes for closest guess and also have a draw with the same ballots.

PAC Meeting
2024-04-10 18:30 - 20:00
All parents are welcome. Meeting starts at 6:30 pm in the Music Room.

Spring Cross Country Meet
2024-04-23 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-30 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-05-07 15:00 - 16:30
Strawberry Vale Spring Cross Country and Track
April sees the Spring Cross Country season begin and our Track team start practicing for their Zone Meet. Both Cross Country and Track are for interested Grade 3, 4 and 5 students. Spring Cross Country Meets take place after school on April 23, 30 and May 7 and our Zone Track meet takes place May 28 @ UVic during the day. Cross Country and Track practices take place during the school day. More information will be shared after Spring Break. Please connect with Mr. Thomas if you have any questions.

Seussical Performances
2024-04-24 - 2024-04-25
Seussical Performances
Wednesday, April 24th and Thursday, April 25th – 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm Shows both days.
Ticketing Information has been sent home. Please click link below for the ticket information. Cash and cheques accepted as forms of payment.
Suessical Ticket Information 2024
Class Casting: Casting has also now been decided for the Kindergarten through Grade 3 students. Every effort has been made to have the younger siblings of the grade 4/5 cast members be a part of the same show cast, however it was not completely possible given the mix of grades and casting needs.
Cast 1 performs Wednesday April 24 at 7:00pm and Thursday April 25 at 1:00pm.
Cast 2 performs Wednesday, April 24 at 1:00pm and Thursday, April 25 at 7:00pm.
Grades are grouped for this show for the sake of their on-stage performance time: Div 6 and Div 7 grade 2’s are grouped together. Div 4, 6, and 7 Grade 3’s are grouped together.
Please note the following class assignments for casting:
Cast 1: Neves – Division 11 – Kindergarten; Murray – Division 10 – Grade 1; Lee/Mead – Divisions 6 & 7 – Grade 2’s combined; Antl/Lee/Mead – Divisions 4, 6, & 7 – Grade 3’s combined = 95 students in total K-3
Cast 2: McKinnon – Division 13 – Kindergarten; Roach – Division 12 – Kindergarten; Cullen – Division 9 – Grade 1; Parlee – Division 8 – Grade 2; Cech – Division 5 – Grade 3 = 104 students in total K-3

Class, Whole School and Grade 5 Group Photo Day
2024-04-30

PAC Fun Lunch
2024-05-03
PAC Fun Lunch Order Information
Our next fun lunch, for those who wish to participate, is happening on Friday, May 3rd. We will be having pizza from Pizzaz Pizza. Pizza is sold by the slice. Pizzaz Pizza is going to cut each large pizza into slices of 6 instead of 8 so its going to be a very good size slice of pizza. Students can choose from Cheese, Pepperoni, Hawaiian, or Veggie. As well, a gluten free crust is available for any of the options. Additional details are below:

Orders can only be placed online sd61.schoolcashonline.com
Online ordering will be live on Monday, April 15th and will close at the end of the day on Thursday, April 25th.
No late orders or changes can be made.
Please order for each child separately.

Zone Track Meet
2024-05-28

PAC Book Fair with Russell Books
2024-05-29 - 2024-05-31
Russell Books’ Fair
Starting on Wednesday, May 29th, the Russell Books’ Fair will be open for business in the library! The fair will be open after school until 3:30 from May 29th-31st.
The purpose of the Book Fair is, primarily, to promote reading. Russell’s selection of high-interest titles is geared towards students in grades K-5. The book fair is also a wonderful fundraiser. In supporting the Book Fair, not only will you have the opportunity to add to your home or classroom library, but you will also be supporting your school library. A portion of each purchase goes towards the purchase of new library books!

PAC Fun Lunch
2024-05-31 12:00 - 12:30
Subway fun lunch will be delivered today for those who pre-ordered. No onsite sales available.

PAC AGM Meeting
2024-06-12 18:30 - 20:30
The next PAC meeting, which is also our AGM, is taking place on Wednesday, June 12th at 6:30pm in the SVE music room. As we wind down another school year, we are also gearing up to start planning for another exciting year with events like the Monster Ball, Movie Nights, and Fun Lunches. Our AGM is the perfect opportunity to come and find out more about how these events are put together, how you can help, or share your opinions / ideas! Volunteering for PAC driven events are great ways to experience and meet your school community but we need your help to get the planning underway. If joining the PAC executive is something you have been wondering about, the PAC is now taking nominations for the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Nominations are now open and will close at the AGM. Voting for the new PAC executive for the upcoming school year will also be done at the AGM. We hope you will join us!
Email the PAC at pacsve@gmail.com for more details on executive positions, fundraising opportunities and event planning.

Walk-a-thon Wrap Up Day
2024-06-19
Pizza, T-Shirts and Raffle Draw (all students will receive a piece of pizza at lunch)

Strawberry Vale Office Hours July 2-5
2024-07-02 09:00 - 2024-07-05 14:00
Office open from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm July 2-5.
Office closed from July 26 – August 25.

Strawberry Vale Office Hours August 26-30
2024-08-26 09:00 - 2024-08-30 15:00
Strawberry Vale Office will reopen on Monday, August 26th. Office hours will be 9:00-3:00 pm.

Welcome Back - First Day of School
2024-09-03
First day of classes for Grade 1-5 students 9:00 – 11:30 (Gradual entry schedules for Kindergarten will be sent to families in July)

PAC Meeting
2024-09-11 18:30 - 20:00
Strawberry Vale PAC Meeting 6:30 pm in the Music Room

Welcome Back BBQ and Meet the Teacher Night
2024-09-12 17:00 - 18:30
We are excited to share that on Thursday, September 12th from 5-6:30pm, the PAC will be hosting our annual welcome back BBQ and meet the teacher night. The event will take place at the front of the school by the basketball courts. We will be serving hot dogs, chips, and juice boxes. We ask that families bring their own water bottles. This is also a time to meet your child(ren)’s teachers between 5-6pm. This is a great way to meet other families within our school community, especially if you are new to the school this year! We hope to see you there!

Non-Instructional Day
2024-09-23, 2024-10-25
No school for students today.

Orange Shirt Day @ Strawberry Vale
2024-09-27
Everyone is encouraged to wear an orange shirt today.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - All schools CLOSED
2024-09-30

Community Values Coupon Book Fundraiser
2024-10-01 - 2024-10-11
Community Value Coupon Books
On Tuesday, October 1st, you will find in your child’s backpack a Community Values plastic bag that will contain the Community Values Coupon Book, the letter to parents describing the fundraiser and the order form (double sided sheet), and a flyer with information on the prizes the students have the opportunity to win based on the number of coupon books sold. Please note that the coupon books will be sent home with the youngest student in each family.
If your family does not wish to buy or sell these books, please return the coupon book in the plastic bag they came in ASAP as this is not a free book.
A few points about the fundraiser:

Books can be purchased and sold up until October 11th.
Over $6,000 in savings at businesses in the Greater Victoria Area.
Books can be purchased for $35 via cash or cheque only. Please make cheques payable to Strawberry Vale PAC with your child’s name and division on the memo line.
Please use the order form provided. Loose envelopes with no name or division make it very difficult to track who it belongs to.
Please put the order form and money collected in the plastic bag provided as this will make reconciling orders more efficient.
Books can be purchased via 2 ways: You can purchase the book that came home with your child for $35. You can also sell additional books to extended family members, friends, or neighbours. If you are selling books, you will have to collect the money and return the order form and the money in the plastic bag that came home. When order forms are received, additional books will be sent home with students to give to those who purchased them.
Please read the letter to parents for more information on prize incentives for selling the books!
If every student at our school sells 2 books our school will earn $7,148!

If you have any questions please contact the PAC at: pacsve@gmail.com
Strawberry Vale Parent Letter 2024

Parent Teacher Interviews - Early Dismissal 11:50 am
2024-10-09
Parent-Teachers Interviews, times to be announced soon.
Early Dismissal at 11:50 am for all students.

Photo Day
2024-10-09 09:00 - 11:30
Individual student and staff photos will be taken today.

Parent Teacher Interviews - Regular Dismissal 2:37 PM
2024-10-10
Parent-Teachers Interviews, times to be announced soon.
Regular dismissal time for all students, 2:37 PM.

Thanksgiving Day: School Closed
2024-10-14

PAC Meeting
2024-10-16 18:30 - 20:00
Our next PAC meeting is happening on Wednesday, October 16th at 6:30pm in the SVE music room. This is a safe space to share ideas, thoughts, ask questions, and get a behind the scenes look at how events, programs, and fundraisers are organized. If you have been wondering how you can help or volunteer, this is the place to be! We hope to see you there!

PAC's Annual Purdy’s Chocolates Fundraiser
2024-11-06 - 2024-11-23
PAC’s Annual Purdy’s Chocolates Fundraiser
The PAC’s annual Purdy’s Chocolate fundraiser is back again and is now LIVE! If you need gift ideas for the upcoming holiday season, we can help! This fundraiser offers an easy and safe way for us to raise money for SVE and in past years we have been able to raise a good amount for the school. Let’s see if we can repeat that!
Here is some key info for Purdy’s Chocolates:

Link: https://fundraising.purdys.com/1772695-123685
Cut off order date: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
Delivery date: December 6th, 2024 with delivery taking place to each classroom. **If this is a surprise and you would like to arrange alternate pick up, please email the PAC at: pacsve@gmail.com
Note: PLEASE include your child’s name and division number under “Additional information”. There are two ways to do this and instructions are below. It all depends if you select “Marketplace” or “Order Form”.

Option 1: Shop Online – Marketplace

Click on “EDIT”
A pop up box will appear which will allow you to edit your contact details.
Under “Additional Info”, enter in Student’s First and Last name and Div # here.
Click “Update” to save changes

Option 2: Shop Online – Order Form

Under “Additional Info”, enter in Student’s First and Last name and Div # here.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on “Save” to keep the changes.

Remembrance Day: School Closed
2024-11-11
School closed for Remembrance Day
