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:
May 27th - May 31st

Monday 
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
Tuesday 
  • Track & Field Practice - relays and sprints 8:00 AM to 8:40 AM
  • Parent Appreciation Breakfast curbside
  • New Kindie Orientation - there will be a parent gathering while the new students are visiting, please stop but to lend your support to the new students and parents
Wednesday 
  • Foodie Kids Hot Lunch - must have ordered by last Wednesday
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
  • Track & Field Practice - 800m and 1500m 3:10 to 3:40 PM
  • Staff Collaboration Day - early dismissal @ 2 PM
  • Foodie Kids - place your orders for next week by midnight tonight
Thursday
  • Morning Club - Grades 4-7 at 8 AM
  • Track & Field Practice - relays and sprints 8:00 to 8:40 AM
  • PAC Family BBQ - at Carisbrooke TICKETS & VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP ARE NOW AVAILABLE:
  • Grade 7 Freezie and Bake sale - Grade 7 Freezie Sale at the BBQ.
  • Celebration of Learning in Library and presentation of the new library mural at 6 PM
Friday
  • Reflection for the weekend:  Did I need that final beer/cider last night?

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:

​If you have purchased Fun Lunches, Carisbrooke Clothing, tickets for food at events like the Ice Cream Social, the Hallowe'en Dance, the upcoming BBQ.....thank you.  If you have volunteered your time, thank you.

It takes a village, and many of you pour hours of your time into our school.  It does not go unnoticed, and it is very much appreciated by both the staff and students.

WHAT'S NEW?

YEAR END BBQ

Our Year End BBQ is on Thursday, May 30th from 5-8p.  Please click here for more info, tickets and volunteer sign-up. Tickets are available until Midnight Sunday.

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.

If you would like to see just one area where your time and/or donations have been used to enhance Carisbrooke, please stop by the Library during the BBQ to view the murals.

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

CARISBROOKE
​TRACK & FIELD 2019

Practice for the 2019 Track & Field season begins on Monday, April 8th.  Please see the school website for further information and any needed forms:

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. 

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.