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.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:
Feb. 18th - Feb. 22nd

Monday 
  • School is Closed for Family Day
Tuesday 
  • Choir Gr. 4/5 Practice - 8:00 AM in the music room
  • Boys Tripleball (Gr. 6 & 7) Practice - 12:15 to 12:55 
  • Girls Tripleball Game - Gr. 6 @ Boundary, Gr. 7 @ Carisbrooke
  • Ski Club Trip #3
Wednesday 
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
  • Dance Festival Field Trip - Div 4-9 9 AM to 12 PM
  • Foodie Kids Lunch # 2
  • Girls Tripleball (Gr. 6 & 7) Practice - 12:15 to 12:55
Thursday
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
  • Choir Gr. 6/7 Practice - 8:00 AM in the music room
  • Boys Tripleball (Gr. 6 & 7) Practice - 12:15 to 12:55 
Friday
  • CPAC - Social 7 PM @ Two Lions

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.
Thank you to everyone who turned out Wednesday for the Ski Club meeting, and Thursday for both the Carson Family of Schools (FoS) event and the parent workshop, "The Legacy of Indian Residential Schools in Canada'.

We appreciate the positive feedback by those in attendance as we are likely to add future Carson FoS events this year and beyond. 

Also, if you have any suggestions for possible parent education topics, please contact Ms. Upton or me.

WHAT'S NEW?

ADULT SOCIAL

Where:     Two Lions Public House 
When:       Friday, Feb. 22nd 6:30 until ???
Cost:         $20/per person
Ticket Price Includes:
  • 1 drink ticket, light appetizers
  • 1 entry into our door prize draws (Canucks, Whitecaps and Lions tickets!)
  • Live music after 9 pm 
  • 50/50 tickets will be available at the event 
For more details, check out our Adult Social page.

PARKING ISSUES

 Parking and Traffic Safety are again becoming 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.

​ADDITIONAL FUN LUNCH DAYS -
TRIAL RUN!

We are adding 3 additional Fun Lunch days to February and March.  This is a trial run of a new vendor, one that provides a full menu for EACH fun lunch date.  Please click on the above "Fun Lunch - Trial Run" link or here for further details on the vendor, the menu, and the NEW ordering website, and deadlines.

IMPORTANT
CARISBROOKE SKI CLUB!

For 2019 we are pleased to again offer students in Grades 3-7 the opportunity to partake in the ski program on Grouse Mountain with their schoolmates!  Sign-up and information on the Carisbrooke Ski Club is in the above "Ski Club" link or here.  An important information Meeting is Wednesday, January 16th at 7p at the Carisbrooke  Library.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS 
​WINTER 2019

The Carisbrooke PAC is pleased to announce we have additional After-School programs available for parents for the winter 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. 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

School supply ordering is now available for 2018/2019 for Grades 1-7!   Click HERE for details on our Shop 4 Carisbrooke page.  Click HERE for supply lists by grade.