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:

​Monday 
  • Parking Reminder - Please do not stop in the yellow zones or park in the drop off area.
Tuesday 

Wednesday 
  • Picture Day
  • First Foodie Kids Hot Lunch
  • 6:00 pm - Principal's Open House
  • 6:20 pm - Class Rep Orientation
  • 6:45 pm - PAC Volunteer Orientation
  • 7:00 pm - PAC General Meeting
  • 11:59 pm - Foodie Kids order deadline for Sept. 25th lunch
Thursday

Friday
  • Terry Fox Run - bring a loonie or toonie for Terry

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?

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

School supply ordering is still 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.  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.