A Year in the Life of Vic West PAC 2015/2016

A Year in the Life of the Vic West Elementary PAC 2015-2016 Ongoing Responsibilities: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Monthly General and Executive PAC meetings PAC rep attendance at monthly VCPAC meetings Parent education workshops Family activity nights Payment of Can Lit book orders (approx $1000/year) Payment of Seaquarium ($1470/year) Thrifty’s Smile cards fundraiser Attendance at City of Victoria Neighbourhood Plan meetings Monthly PAC newsletter Funding of school-wide visiting arts programs Funding of class consumables and field trips Playground planning and fundraising Updating of information on communication board

2015 September ● Welcome Back BBQ (hockey, cupcake walk, BBQ, facepainting) ● Thrifty’s smile cards program renewed ● New gaming information provided to staff ● Financial Support to each classroom- $400/year ● Welcome to Vic West table with photobooth for new/incoming parents and families ● Playground planning meeting

October

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Support of Scholastic Book Fair Set up Finn and Izzy shoe sale fundraiser Co-organized and hosted a Cancer-Kicking bottle drive and yard sale on school property in support of a school family Help with school Halloween event

November ● Family Movie Night ● Attendance at VCPAC Congress ● Holiday Sale planning December ● Holiday Gift Sale for all students and families ● Collection of donations of food and money for local school families and the Mustard Seed Food Bank at the Christmas concert ● Budget meeting held to determine 2015/2016 budget

2016 January ● Hosted kindergarten registration coffee/welcome table ● Co-hosted a parent education night with Alert First Aid, in partnership with the Macaulay PAC ● Walkathon committee planning ● Created and presented welcome cards for refugee families ● Meeting with Garden City Tree and Landscape re playground concept drawings February ● Participation in Ready Set Learn at the VWCC ● PAC members attended Vancouver Island Parent Conference ● Walkathon committee planning ● Planned and hosted a school family movie night in the gym, including food and drink sales ● Purchase of egg turner for classroom hatching programs March ● Volunteer support for Growing Chefs program ● Walkathon committee planning ● Initial feedback on playground concept drawings

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April ● Initiation of second annual Wild and Wacky Walkathon event ● Support of Scholastic Book Fair May ● ● ● ●

Wild and Wacky Walkathon held and incentives distributed Bussing for Rugby Jamboree paid for Participation in “Welcome to Kindergarten” Presence at Vic West Fest

June ● Participation in June Fun Fair ● Staff Appreciation Lunch hosted ● Year-end gift: funding for additional t-shirts for sporting events July ●

Grant application for playground

August ● Participation in Gorge Swim Fest (selling ice cream as a fundraiser) ● Grant application for playground

website: www.vicwestpac.com email: vicwestpac@gmail.com Facebook: Vic West Elementary PAC

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