Road Safety Campaign @Laurier!

Dear Laurier Families,

We are only a week away from the Spring Break! Time flies by! We have planned many different curricular, cultural and athletic activities for our students for the last three months of this school year after the break. You will learn about them in our regular e-News and through your classroom teachers. Learning Never Stops At Laurier!

Bye February! Hello March!

February was a shorter month but very busy at Laurier! Here is a highlight of our extra-curricular activities in March: Ocean Drive presentations, Black History Month, Pink Shirt Day, February SOAR Assembly, February Fun Day, Kung Fu sessions, Book Drive, Food Bank (We raised $550!). Our teachers continued to organize field trips and extra-curricular activities to support student learning. Our staff attended a variety of workshops to inform their practice on February 17 and our teachers participated in lunch and learn sessions working on Novel Studies and Universal Design for Learning. 

Please check below the Upcoming Dates for events and activities in March!

Road Safety Campaign @Laurier: Let's Keep Our Students Safe!

-Speed Reduction Pilot at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary: The school active planning program is busy to making the necessary arrangements to prepare for its official launch on March 28th, from signage, educational materials and a communication plan. This campaign will include speed limit signages, speed limit pavement markings and a custom large sign (School Zone - Slow Down).

-The 'Think of Me Campaign': This is a collaboration outreach with KOM CPC team, VPD and ICBC, which is an education/awareness campaign to remind drivers to slow down and not drive distracted in school zone, an engaging initiative for young students and targeting drivers aged 25-55 between 0800 – 1700 hours on school days. Our Laurier students will help design a one of a kind warning ticket that will be be given to a distracted driver or speeder in our school zone. South Van CPC team and potentially VPD will hand out these in school zones to remind drivers to think of the kids.

School Street Program at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary

The City of Vancouver, in partnership with the Vancouver School Board, will be piloting a School Street Program at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary for a four-week period from Monday, May 8, 2023 to Friday, June 2, 2023. During this time, Heather Street between W 54th Avenue and W 57th Avenue will be closed to motor vehicles during school drop-off and pick-up times. All residents within a 2-block radius of the School Street Program will be receiving a notification letter from the City before the end of March. 

Laurier PAC News

-Spring Hot Lunch Ordering open until March 8th: Spring hot lunch ordering is now open from March 1^st, 2023 to March 8^th, 2023. The first lunch meal will be provided on Monday, March 27^th, 2023, and will continue every school day until Friday, June 9^th, 2023.  The lunches will be prepared by Boston Pizza, C'est Mon café, and Minato sushi during the spring term. Please see the attached PDF in the school email for more information.

-March PAC meeting next week: Our March PAC meeting is next Wednesday March 8th at 6:30pm. The meeting will take place over Zoom - please check the school email for how to attend the meeting. We will hear a report from our school principal, review the PAC budget, and discuss upcoming events and fundraisers. PAC meetings are great opportunities to contribute to the Laurier community and to have your voice be heard. A draft agenda will be available on our website's pac-meetings page. Your opinion is important, and we want to hear from you! Hope to see you there.

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, March 7 @7pm: Choral Festival @John Oliver Secondary (Laurier Intermediate Choir)

Wednesday, March 8 @6:30pm: Virtual PAC Meeting

Thursday, March 9: End of Hot Lunch Term 2

Friday, March 10: Last day of school before Spring Break

Monday, March 13-24: Spring Break - School closed

Monday, March 27: First day back to school after Spring Break

March 28, 29, 31 and April 3rd: Cycling Program for Grades 5/6/7

Friday, March 31: Class/Teams/Panoramic Photo Day

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I wish you a safe and restful weekend.

Sincerely,

Armin Samiei | Principal

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School