Our next PAC Meeting will be held on April 7th in the library, from 6:30-7:30. All are welcome! Childcare provided. We hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars! Thursday February 13th is the night of our Glow Dance Fundraiser! This fun event will be pay at the door by donation, and all proceeds from door & glow stick sales will go towards the purchase of new computers for our school.

There will be a special timeslot for younger children between 6-7pm, after which all grades will be welcome to join. Pizza, Drinks and Snacks will be also be available, hosted by the Grade 7 committee! They will be hard at work fundraising for their leaving ceremony, so get ready to stock up on snacks!

Please note – this dance is for Nootka students only. Parental/Adult Supervision will be required, and children arriving without an adult will be turned away.

It’s hard to believe that our children will be graduating from elementary school in a few months and off to secondary school! 

We are looking for parents to join the G7 Committee to help plan, volunteer and fundraise for the G7 leaving party! 

We have our first event coming up to run the concession at the Valentine’s Day dance on February 13. 

Please contact Sonya (Luca Gonzalez Fernandez’s mom) to see how you can help! You can find her contact info in our PAC Newsletter.

AGENDA:

1. Introductions

2. Update from Admin (Jesse Bemister)

• Welcome to new and returning PAC members

3.  Welcome and Update from Michael Meroniuk

2. Budget (Jenn O’Sullivan)

• Technology (IPADS/PROJECTORS/LAPTOPS)
• Spring Fair

3. Fundraiser Update   

• Apple fundraiser was a success
• Pumpkin decorating and pumpkin sale 
• Purdy’s Chocolates will need another couple of helpers
• A-thons (Jesse)

4. School code of conduct:

• Currently: Respect this place, Respect yourself, Respect others.
• BRAVE Campaign going forward? (Jesse/Amrit)

6. Thanks-to and update from hot lunch co-ordinators 

• Johanna is coordinating volunteers for distribution
• Sarah will coordinate the vendors, MunchaLunch, and billing.

7. Large Events 

• Dances
• Spring Fair is going forward with Erin at the helm

8. Grade 7 Graduation Committee?

Laura Secord PAC is hosting an evening presentation from 6:30-7:30pm on Tuesday, February 25th and would like to invite the parents and caregivers of all our neighbouring schools to join if they wish.  Please share with your parent community.  Here is the write up we have on our website about it.

With Covid, there has been an uptick of children suffering from anxiety, depression and a whole myriad of other mental health issues.  Often trying to navigate through our system and find help for our children is confusing and frustrating.  This year we have reached out to FamilySmart, who work through the BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre, which offers family peer support.  They are a national non-profit that provides aid in navigating the complex BC system, resources, training, and emotional support to families in British Columbia with children and youth who are struggling with mental health or substance use issues. Often, we as parents, focus so much on helping our children that we forget about ourselves.   

On Tuesday, February 25th, Laura Secord PAC will be hosting an evening with FamilySmart with two of their parent peer supporters, Melina and Amy, both with lived experiences.  The presentation will be from 6:30-7:30 pm and will give an overview of FamilySmart, what is does and how you can access their help, followed by Melina and Amy sharing their experiences and then a Q & A where you can ask more specific questions that may be more useful to yourself. 

Free childcare will be available, provided by our senior students (all with their baby sitting certificates).  All parents and caregivers in our community are welcome (not just Secord parents), so you can spread the word.  Please sign up here and indicate if you’ll need childcare and how many children you’ll be bringing.  

Find out how FamilySmart started.

Sing Dance Act Shine! At Lights Up Afterschool, your child can experience the joys and benefits of musical theatre by taking part in our afterschool programs led by our talented and experienced Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools staff. These classes are a unique introduction to our weekend musical theatre programs and provide students with an enriching, rewarding, and most of all, fun afterschool activity right at the bell! 

WINTER SHOW! INSIDE OUT!

This Winter, we will be putting on a musical created specifically for our afterschool students! Inspired by the movies of the same name, students will sing, dance, and act their hearts out as they join Riley on a journey through her emotions!

Students will be supervised from dismissal. No need to pick up your child until 5:15pm! Performance on the last day of classes for parents!

After School Tuesdays

JAN 14 – MAR 11

3PM – 5:15PM
GRADES: K to 7
Fee: $365* (*plus GST)

Head over to their website to sign up or learn more!

Get your orders in by November 27th to take advantage of our Purdy’s fundraiser! You can help raise money for the PAC while crossing some names off of your Christmas list. Orders will arrive early December. Follow this link to get ordering!

Exciting News! Pedalheads is offering a $25 off code for our school’s families, valid for all BC Swim programs until December 31, 2024. This is also a fundraiser, as Pedalheads will be giving the PAC $25 per discount code used to help raise money to put back towards our kids!

Head over to the Pedalheads website and use the code NOOTKA25!

Follow this link to read the meeting minutes!