Alta Vista School Council

Our annual Alta Vista Book Fair, featuring Scholastic and Usborne books, is quickly approaching. The fair will be held Nov.18-20th in the gym.  For more information about fair hours, class visits, teacher wish lists and more please see the documents below.

In order to make the fair a success we need your help. Book Fair volunteers enjoy helping students find appropriate books, help them make their book purchases, meet other parents, get a preview of books, see excited student faces and make this fun annual fundraising event a success.   For more information about volunteer opportunities and hours, please see the book fair volunteer sheet below. You can print it and return it to school with your child  or contact Petra at petra.alince@gmail.com or at 613-523-9198.

The Book Fair is a much anticipated event at Alta Vista, and for every $10 spent, up to $6 goes back to our school in the form of books and educational resources for the library and classrooms.  Your child will be visiting the fair with their class on Wednesday or Thursday.  The fair will also be open on Thursday evening and Friday morning for your convenience.

We hope to see you at the fair!

2015 Book Fair Hours and Information

2015 Book Fair Volunteers Form

QSP has created a wonderful, short video called Time For Reading (http://qspca.weebly.com/timeforreading.html)

It reinforces the message that through the QSP campaign, parents are encouraging the students to be avid readers and learners and that their support benefits the school community as a whole through the funds raised.

1.    SHOP – the catalogue or order online at www.QSP.ca with group ONLINE ID:  3727773
2.    100’s of Magazines, Digital titles, Custom Photo Products & NEW the Discount App available online!
3.    Telling friends and family using your Smart Phone is EASY, or, go to “START HERE” at www.QSP.ca and register to use QSP’s EMAIL and NEW TEXTING feature.
4.    Return online & paper orders (to the Main Office please) on or before TUES, OCT. 13th.

**Cheques are made payable to Alta Vista School Council**

The QSP information will be handed out at the Welcome BBQ. Money Raised will go towards enhancing your child’s school experience (i.e.: music program, sports equipment, school yard improvements, etc.), and every child will benefit from the money raised. Please do your part to support our campaign! We need everyone’s help to make it a success.

Should you have any questions about this fundraiser please contact Bonnie at gazal@sympatico.ca.

You are invited to Alta Vista Public School’s Welcome Back BBQ!

Thursday, September 24th
4:00 – 6:30 pm.
Primary Play Yard
Rain or Shine!

BBQ: 5:00-6:30 pm.
Enjoy BBQ hot dogs, sausages and drinks for sale. Please remember to bring a lawn chair or blanket and correct change for buying food and drinks.
Potluck: In the spirit of sharing…please bring either a salad or dessert to complement the hotdogs and sausages. We ask that you bring enough to share with six people. A central table will be set up to place your contribution and your containers will be available for pick up in the kitchen afterwards.

Classroom Tour and Council Annual General Meeting and Elections:
You are invited to see your child’s classroom with your own child acting as your guide from 4:00pm – 5:00pm, and at 6:30pm we will be hosting the School Council AGM and elections in the Main Gym (Gym#2) on School Council. This is a great opportunity
to hear from the Principal and vote for your 2015-16 School Council. All parents are
invited to be Parent members and submit their names for election to one of the four executive positions- Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, or Treasurer.

Please note: there is no official supervision of your children after school
hours. Please ensure children are supervised as needed.

Food and Volunteer FORM: (Only one form per family required thank you!) Please complete and return the form below to the office by Thursday, September 17th.

2015 – Alta Vista Welcome Back BBQ Form

The ever-popular Pizza Fridays, organized by AVPS School Council, will start on October 2nd.

Pizza will be delivered to Alta Vista School every Friday from October 2nd until February
19th, except days when the school is closed (total of 15 Fridays). It will be served to students during the second nutrition break.

Pizza will be from Gabriel’s Pizza. A whole wheat crust will be ordered to comply with nutritional standards set by the school board.

Pizza Fridays are not only a fun lunch alternative enjoyed by both the kids and parents but are a fundraiser for school council.

Slices are $2.50 and you can choose 1) Plain Cheese, 2) Plain Cheese – Gluten Free, 3) Pepperoni, or 4) Vegetarian.

Example: 1 slice/week @ $2.50 for 15 weeks = $37.50 or 2 slice/week @ $2.50 for 15 weeks = $75.00

Payment Procedures: ON-LINE ORDERING WILL BE OPEN FROM SEPTEMBER 14th – 25th.

All ordering will be done on-line with Sagoto Solutions. Sagoto is a local Ottawa company that facilitates on-line program ordering for local schools. This will save the volunteers a lot of time in organizing the school council programs and will also reduce the amount of forms you need to return to school!

All payments in the system are through PayPal and require a credit card.
www.sagoto.com/avsc/order

Annual extracurricular school fees can also be paid online while ordering pizza. School Council will be collecting the annual extracurricular fees and distributing them to the school in consultation with the administration. These voluntary fees go to support special events and in the school and classroom, including dance and theatre presentations as well as science presentations such as those offered by Scientists in the School. These fees replace the voluntary school fees which were previously requested by the school directly.

There will also be a limited amount of pizza to purchase for cash each pizza Friday in the kitchen. It will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

A limited number of subsidies are available. Please call the Principal, Mr. Guido Ronci at 613-733-7124, in confidence, if you would like to be considered for a subsidy.

Contact: Questions and concerns regarding the pizza program should be directed to Alison Millard at 613-608-8077 or avscpizza@gmail.com.