WELCOME TO THE CARISBROOKE PAC!

As parents of a child at Carisbrooke Elementary School, you are automatically a member of  the Carisbrooke Parent Advisory Council (CPAC).

The Carisbrooke Parent Advisory Council (CPAC) is a registered charity, and works hard to supplement our children’s education and experience at Carisbrooke. The CPAC organizes activities and school community events for our children and families, and helps raise funds along the way. Thanks to these funds, our kids will learn more about the world and themselves - both in and outside of the classroom - through additional educational workshops and field trips for the arts, sports, and technology. The CPAC also acts as a voice for the concerns of Carisbrooke parents through liaising with the School directly, and with School District 44. 

We are very lucky to have such a dedicated and enthusiastic parent group to co-ordinate its talents and time to make all of these events so successful and enjoyable!  It takes a village to make Carisbrooke a great place to grow!

ESL PARENTS 

If you are new to Carisbrooke and your English is not 100%, we have a Language Ambassador Programme which will connect you with other parents at our school who speak your preferred language, in addition to English.  Visit our Language Ambassadors page for more information. The buttons below will help translate this website for you in your preferred language.

FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT

Tulips from the Carisbrooke gardens...

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:
June 10th - June 14th

Monday 
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
Wednesday 
  • Foodie Kids Hot Lunch - must have ordered by last Wednesday
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
  • Foodie Kids - place your orders for next week by midnight tonight.
Thursday
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
Friday
  • Sports Day
  • Grade 6 Coffee & Bake Sale - by donation
  • Hot Dog Fun Lunch
  • Emergency Release Drill @ 1 PM - please see handouts sent home this past week! 

NVPAC NEWSLETTER

To find out more about what's happening with your North Van PAC, and upcoming NVPAC events and parent talks, please click on the button below!

REMINDERS!

Please be aware that there is no supervision at the school in the mornings and so children should not arrive before 8:30am unless they attend a supervised activity such as choir or a sports practice.  

​Please also see see our Traffic Plan for parking or drop-off zones around the school. 

PLEASE remember to phone (604-903-2283) or email (carisbrooke@sd44.ca) the school OFFICE (not just the teacher) if your child is going to be late or absent.  The office staff would REALLY appreciate this as they are having to spend a good portion of their morning tracking down missing children.  Let's remember to call or email as we really appreciate this service.  Thank you.
From Ms Toms:
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Thank you to the amazing student volunteers: Heeseong, Max F., Andrew S., Kobe, Ignacy, Ava S., Sara E., Jonas, Rhiannon, Alessia, Isla, and Sepehr, several of whom signed up for multiple shifts.

Thank you to the outstanding parent volunteers: Jess, Karyn, Jenny S., Michiru, Leyli, Katarzyna, Sheri, Heather, Liz, Rahel, Hedy, Anne, and Camille.
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The Book Fair cannot happen without volunteer support.

WHAT'S NEW?

SPORTS DAY

Sports Day is 5 days away!  If you still need a t-shirt in your house colours, e-mail Camille at camille@carisbrookepac.ca.  Use this link for the sizing chart.
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The Grade 6 class will have a by donation Coffee & Bake Sale on Sports Day!

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

School supply ordering is now available for 2019/2020 for Grades 1-7!   Click HERE for details on our Shop 4 Carisbrooke page.  

NEW MURALS

We have new murals in our library, funded by the CPAC!  From Ms Toms: 
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A HUGE thank you to the PAC and the Carisbrooke Community for making this Memories of Carisbrooke project possible.

We would like to thank the amazingly talented Caroline Chao for gifting us with her talent in creating these murals.  They are place-based (both murals are of areas in the forests around our school).  It was a true labour of love, taking 8 weeks to complete, a true gift of time and effort.  www.carolinechao.ca

PARKING ISSUES

Parking and Traffic Safety are again an issue in and around Carisbrooke.  This past week has brought several complaints to the school and district.  Please do not park in no parking areas or block the driveways of our neighbours around the school.  We realize that you may be running late for work, but your children's safety and your neighbour's children's safety is more important than that work deadline. ​  For more information, click here.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS 
​SPRING 2019

The Carisbrooke PAC is pleased to announce we have additional After-School programs available for parents for the spring program.    Please click here, or the 'Out of School Care' link above for more information.  

CARISBROOKE MORNING CLUB

It's back!  Carisbrooke School is offering extra academic support for Grades 4-7 before school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting October 1st.  For more information, click here.