This Friday is a Spirit Day at A.R. Lord Elementary. Send your child in their biggest, best moustache. Paint, Glue or Grow! 

Place your Order by this Thursday for the upcoming PAC Hot Lunch. On the menu from Mavalicious:

• Hot Dogs (Beef, Turkey or Veggie w/ Gluten Free option)
• Caesar Salad (side salad  or w/ chicken)
• Beef Sliders
• Cinnamon Donut Bites

​Order at Munchalunch

Order your t-shirts and hoodies with A.R. Lord Elementary Logos by November 19th. This initiative is being organized by the school administration and can be purchased by order form (available at the front office) or at vsb.schoolcashonline.com 
​More information is available at: 

Individual student photo retake orders are due on Nov 22nd through MoutainWest Studios. 

The BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Program is run by the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation. They are a are a non-profit, charitable organization that works with educators to bring local agriculture to BC's students. Together with farmers, teachers, and agriculture specialists, they are teaching A.R. Lord Elementary students about the story of food in British Columbia. Our school also includes the + Milk option which delivers milk and fortified soy beverages as an add on. There is no cost to students.
Why this program is great: 

• It increases students' acceptance of, exposure to, and willingness to try fruits and vegetables.
• It increases students' knowledge and awareness of fruits and vegetables as nutritious foods to eat.
• It increases knowledge and awareness of locally grown foods.
• It increases access to local fruits and vegetables in BC schools
• It supports BC's economy and builds relationships between industry partners by working with local growers and distributors to bring fresh BC products to schools across the province.

FRIDAY Nov 15th is your last chance to order Poinsettias. How can you order?
1. Order Forms are available at the front desk of the school
2. Place your order directly during the Student Lead Conferences this week on Wednesday and Thursday. PAC will have a table setup for orders and payment.
3. Online at Munchalunch 

Vancouver Coastal Health will be conducting Hearing Screening for Kindergarten students on November 13th.  They will be coming into the school with support from the Community Audiology Centre and will screen for hearing loss and for medical conditions of the outer and middle ear. Hearing screenings are an important tool that can help prevent problems with communication, learning and development. 

Children attend Kindergarten in the same year that they turn five years old
Register with your neighbourhood English catchment school first - regardless of whether you plan to send your child there.
Key Dates

• November 1 to the last weekday of January is the deadline for priority enrolment for children attending Kindergarten for the following September.
  • Note: Sibling Priority for Kindergarten admission is only provided to students who register between November 1 - January 31.  Sibling priority is not provided after January 31.
• January 15 to the first week in February is the Choice Application process.
• February 1 - February 28 is the period for Cross Boundary Application.

NOV 7 THURSDAY

• REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY - If possible send your child to school in white shirt and dark bottoms
• DEADLINE FOR MINI SCHOOL REGISTRATION  for grade 7s going into grade 8 next year
• ORDER PAC HOT LUNCH - for next week (served on Nov 14th)

NOV 8 FRIDAY

• PROFESSIONAL DAY - no school in session

NOV 11 MONDAY

• REMEMBRANCE DAY - STATUTORY HOLIDAY no school in session

NOV 12 TUESDAY

• PAC MEETING AT 6:30PM

NOVEMBER 13 WEDNESDAY

• KINDERGARTEN HEARING SCREENING
• EARLY DISMISSAL AT 2:00PM PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

NOV 14 THURSDAY

• VSO FIELD TRIP - for Ms. O'Neill, Ms. Stephenson, Ms. Doyle, Ms. Shore/Wise class
• PAC Hot Lunch - Tentatsu Sushi and Frozen Yogurt
• EARLY DISMISSAL AT 2:00PM PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

NOV 15 FRIDAY 

• POINSETTIA ORDERS DUE