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Bramblewood PAC Newsletter

2016/2017 Bramblewood PAC The AGM Results Are In!! Bramblewood PAC held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 11th and we are very grateful for the following people who stepped up to be your PAC representatives for the 2016/17 school year: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President Natasha Lee Vice President Lori Sorenson Treasurer Deena Khatri Secretary Florence Daddey DPAC Rep Janine Robbins Past President Kavita McDaniel PROGRAM COORDINATORS: Afterschool Programs Pauline Julyan Breakfast with Santa Kavita McDaniel & Lori Sorenson Family Photo Night Heather Ramponi Fruit & Veggie Program Trudi Hamel Grade 5 Events Kavita McDaniel & Sarah Mellett Holiday Market Becky Maine & Solmaz Lakpour Hot Lunch Lori Sorenson & Molenia Golshani Karate Solmaz Lakpour Milk Days Shahnaaz Balsara Movie Night Kavita McDaniel PAC Newsletter Irina Korenkova Parent Education Patricia Pain Popcorn & Lemonade Days Shahnaaz Balsara & Riti Batra Safety & Emergency Preparedness Natasha Lee Spirit Wear Trina Abel Valentine’s Dance Becky Maine & Solmaz Lakpour Webmaster Emil Zimmermann Congratulations to all and thank you for volunteering your time to make Bramblewood a better school for our kids and parent community!! Thank you, Kavita McDaniel PAC President

Upcoming Events:

Thank You! Our PAC is so lucky to have a great team of volunteers who regularly come out and help with events like the hot lunches, movie nights and popcorn days – these events wouldn’t happen without their hard work so please make sure to pass on a thanks! if you have a chance. April/May Hot lunch volunteers: Joanne Hardman, Tracy Glover, Patricia Pain, Jennel Fatiguso, Colleen Critoph, Shahnaaz Balsara, Mandana Tehrani, Solmaz Lakpour, Lindsey Whittle, Sue Jones, and coordinators Molenia Golshani and Lori Sorenson May Movie Night volunteers: Ioana Baias, Sue Jones, Natasha Lee, Reginia Lok, Baharak Kiadi, Mikayla Susin, Robyn MacLeod, Lori Sorenson, Carol Tasker, Trina Abel, Janine Robbins, Azita Haririan, Pardeep Purewal and Riti Batra and coordinator Kavita McDaniel

April/May popcorn & Freezie day sale volunteers: Nancy Gidda, Joanne Hardman, Colleen Critoph, Trudi Hamel, Ted Ghag, Natasha Lee, Jamie Dunlop, Lori Sorenson as well as all the Grade 5 volunteers and coordinator Sue Jones

Friday June 10th is our annual Activity Day – with lots of fun activities

throughout the day, and a pizza day – be sure to preorder by the deadline of Friday June 3rd – sorry but late orders will not be accepted!

The next PAC meeting is scheduled for JUNE 8TH in the library at 7pm – This is the

last meeting of the year… if you haven’t attended one yet it’s a great chance to hear how things went this year, and what is planned for next year. Everyone is welcome!

Along with a hot lunch, there will also be a concession stand setup by PAC volunteers at the school during activity day (cash only).

Remember to send some change with your child as there will be many treats available!

June 2ndis our third Parent Education Night. The Bramblewood

PAC is pleased to bring Bridgett Miller back for another session – Understanding Children’s Resistance and Defiance.

The feedback from Bridgett’s first session was very positive – don’t miss this opportunity to hear her discuss “COUNTERWILL” – and explain why children sometimes do the opposite of what is asked or expected of them… 7pm – 8:30pm at Bramblewood Elementary

Parent Education