Strawberry Vale Elementary

PAC Fun Lunch
2025-05-02 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Vancouver)
Our next fun lunch, for those wishing to participate, will be happening on Friday, May 2nd. We will be having Subway! The lunch will include a 6″ sandwich. An apple or orange juice box and a chocolate chunk cookie can also be purchased. Options for the sandwich including type of bread (gluten free option available), type of protein, veggies, and condiments will appear as check boxes on the cash online system. Additional details are below:

Orders can only be placed online sd61.schoolcashonline.com
Online ordering will go live Monday, April 14th and will close at the end of the day on Thursday, April 24th.
No late orders or changes can be made.
Please order for each child separately.

Class and Whole School Photo Day
2025-05-05
Moved to May 5th from April 29th.

PAC Meeting
2025-05-07 18:30 - 20:00
All parents are welcome. Meeting starts at 6:30 pm in the Music Room.

Rugby Jamboree
2025-05-09
Details TBA

Non-Instructional Day
2025-05-16, 2025-09-22, 2025-10-24
No school for students today.

Victoria Day: School Closed
2025-05-19
School closed for Victoria Day

PAC Parent Education Zoom Presentation - "Being an Askable and Knowledgeable Adult"
2025-05-27 19:30 - 20:30
PAC Parent Education Zoom Presentation –“Being an Askable and Knowledgeable Adult.” Tuesday, May 27th @ 7:30 pm
Ahead of the Grade 4/5 Maturation presentations in June, the PAC is pleased to have Jennifer Gibson, MA (she/her) for a conversation called “Being an Askable and Knowledgeable Adult.” The session is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27th at 7:30pm via Zoom. The session will talk all about when, how, and why to have BIG life conversations about maturation and sexuality with our kids and how to do it in the most comfortable ways. Jennifer is the Director of Education and Advancement with Island Sexual Health where she has had the privilege of facilitating sexual health education for amazing participants from Pre-school to Seniors. She writes for Island Parent and WestCoast Families and has been lucky enough to work in the field of sexual health education for the past 20 years. Youth participants have taught Jennifer that humour, warmth and connection are the foundations of all big life conversations including puberty!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83706390020?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 837 0639 0020
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Zone Track Meet
2025-05-28 10:00 - 13:30
Track students (grade 3-5) will attend our Zone Track Meet today at UVic. More details to follow.

City Track Finals
2025-05-29 18:00 - 20:00
City Track Finals will be held at UVic in the evening. Details to follow.

PAC Fun Lunch
2025-05-30 12:00 - 12:30
Our next fun lunch, for those who wish to participate, is happening on Friday, May 30th. 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 go live on Monday, May 12th and will close at the end of the day on Thursday, May 22nd.
No late orders or changes can be made.
Please order for each child separately.

PAC Meeting/AGM
2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:30
The next PAC meeting, which is also our AGM, is taking place on Wednesday, June 11th 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. 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.

Family Appreciation Morning
2025-06-18 07:30 - 08:45
Family Appreciation Morning Coffee and Treat – A Thank You from the Strawberry Vale Staff to parents and families. Pop by the back of the school before the bell in the morning to pick up a coffee and a treat.

Last Day of School for Students
2025-06-26
Last day of school for the 2024-2025 school year. Regular school hours 8:45 am – 2:37 pm.

Administrative Day for Staff: No school for students
2025-06-27

Welcome Back - First Day of School
2025-09-02
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
2025-09-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-10-08 18:30 - 20:00
PAC meeting at 6:30 pm in the Music Room. Everyone welcome.

Welcome Back BBQ and Meet the Teacher Night
2025-09-11 17:00 - 18:30
Welcome Back BBQ and Meet the Teacher Night 5:00 – 6:30 pm. Staff available in classrooms from 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Terry Fox Run
2025-09-26

Orange Shirt Day @ Strawberry Vale
2025-09-29
Everyone is encouraged to wear an orange shirt today.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - All schools CLOSED
2025-09-30

Community Values Coupon Book Fundraiser
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-17
On Monday, October 6th, 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, 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 it 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 17th.
Over $6,000 in savings at businesses in the Greater Victoria Area.
Books can be purchased for $35 via the cash online system, cash, or cheque. Please make cheques payable to Strawberry Vale PAC with your child’s name and division on the memo line.
If you are paying via the cash online system, please still fill out the order form with how many books you ordered, and indicate that you have paid online.
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
Parent Letter
Order Form Parent Letter

Individual Photo Day
2025-10-07

Thanksgiving Day: School Closed
2025-10-13

Parent Teacher Interviews - 11:50 am Dismissal
2025-10-15 11:50 - 18:00
Parent-Teachers Interviews, times to be announced soon.
Early Dismissal at 11:50 am for all students.

Parent Teacher Interviews - Regular Dismissal 2:37 pm
2025-10-16 14:45 - 18:00
Parent-Teachers Interviews, times to be announced soon.
Regular dismissal time for all students, 2:37 PM.

PAC Fun Lunch
2025-10-17 11:45 - 12:30

PAC Monster Ball
2025-10-22 18:00 - 20:00
The PAC is excited to be hosting The Monster Ball again this year! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 22nd from 6-8pm. Doors will open at 5:45pm. For our new SVE families, this is our most popular event. The students are able to wear their costumes and have fun dancing to a live DJ. There will be a suggested donation at the door of $2, a non-perishable food item, or a gently used toy. 50% of door sales and the non-perishable food items will be donated to a local charity and the toys will be used for our upcoming Toy Drive in December.
There will be a cash only concession with pizza, chips, drinks, and glow bracelets. Prices for concession are as follows:

Pizza Slice $4
Half Pizza $15
Whole Pizza $25
Chips $1
Juice $1
Water $1
Glow Bracelets $1

In order to have the event be as successful as possible, we will require volunteers to help before, during, and after the event. A link to the SignUp Genius will be included in the weekly update starting next week.
We will also have the return of the Spider Guess this year. It will be happening on Wednesday, October 15th and will run until the end of school day, October 22nd. For 25c per ballot, the students will be able to submit a ballot to guess the number of spiders in the jar. We will have prizes for closest guess and also have a draw with the same ballots.
Please email the PAC at pacsve@gmail.com with any questions you may have.
