Due to popular demand we have opened a 2nd Family Photo Night on Thursday Nov 19.
Go to www.waltonpac.ca/family-photo-night-2015  to book your spot!

Thank you for your support!

The Walton PAC Hot Lunch Committee is pleased to offer online ordering for hot lunches with new entrees. This is to ensure accuracy with the orders and to make the process as easy for everyone as possible. The first Hot Lunch with On Line ordering will be the Subway sandwich lunch on Wed Dec 2. Ordering deadline is Nov 24.

Here's how to get started...

• Go to http://walton.hotlunches.net/admin
• Click on "Register" button.
• Enter Access Code - this was emailed to parents on Nov 2. If you need the access code please email Connie or Fanny at [email protected]
• Complete the rest of the registration form. Include your email address in order to receive reminder emails about hot lunch order deadlines and your child's upcoming hot lunch order.
• Click the "Register Now" button at the bottom.
• Follow the instructions to add each child in your family who attends Walton Elementary.
• Once your child(ren) is registered, click on "Orders".
• Proceed to order the hot lunch for your child(ren).
• If you would like more information about the lunch offering please go to the Hot Lunch page at http://www.waltonpac.ca/hot-lunch.

PayPal
We only accept payment for new entrée hot lunches through PayPal. You can either pay with a credit card as a PayPal guest (Visa, Mastercard, or Amex), or use your own PayPal account. No cheque or cash payments will be accepted for these hot lunches. We will continue to accept cash payment for pizza hot lunches on the day of the hot lunch. 

The hot lunch online order system requires a small amount of setup time at the beginning as you must register each child you have attending the school, prior to ordering hot lunches. Once the initial setup process is complete, your hot lunch orders for the remainder of the year should be quick and simple.

**Please Note: If you experience any issues with your PayPal account, please contact PayPal directly to solve the issue.

​Dear Walton Parents and Staff:
We'd like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who donated and shopped at Walton's first swap meet. We made a tremendous impact on not only raising money for PAC but also finding new loving homes for all the things that we no longer use.  It was an amazing success and we managed to raise over $1000 for PAC toward purchasing technology and books or other expense for this school year! 
A very special thank you to all the volunteers who made this happened and a BIG thank you for Mrs. Dupuis for volunteering and creating banners for this event.
Thank you so much for all your support.  We couldn't have done it without you!
 
Sincerely,
Ivonne & Lynn
 
Walton Swapmeet Team

Movie – “The Big Picture – Rethinking Dyslexia” 
by James Redford 
April 15, 2015 7-9pm 
Heritage Woods Secondary Theatre 
Presented by the Eagle Mountain Middle School PAC & Decoding Dyslexia BC 

An inspiring documentary for parents, teachers and children to promote education and understanding  about Dyslexic learning styles. Click here to learn more.


Self-Regulation Parent Education Session 
May 11, 2015 6-9pm 
Winslow Centre 
Lynda Swain, a physical therapist at Synnyhill Children’s Hospital, will talk about the work they do and how it can benefit all children.

All parents are invited to the Jan DPAC general meeting to vote in two vacant positions. As many of you are aware, a new board was elected during the November general civic election. Two DPAC executive members were elected to the board, during the Jan DPAC general meeting we will vote in their replacements. We currently have the position of President & a Member at Large position to fill (all positions are for a 1 year term except for President which is a 2 year term):

• President > term to end June 30/16
• Member at Large (1 position) > term to end June 30/15

*NOTE: If current DPAC Executive members run and are elected into either of these 2 positions, that will then in turn open up other executive positions that might need filling & we will subsequently elect & vote on any additional positions as well on Jan. 28th.

DPAC Election of Executive Officers and Position Descriptions
DPAC Policy - #106 for 2014-2015 – interim election
DPAC Policy - #102 Conflict of Interest and Perceived Bias
District 43 Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) Constitution & Bylaws

Are you interested in either of these positions, or do you know someone that you feel would do a good job?  If yes - please make sure you fill out & send in your nominations.

Meeting Information:
Date: Wed, Jan 28
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Gallery Room – Winslow Centre (1100 Winslow Ave, Coq)

DPAC Minutes from October 29th, 2014
DPAC Minutes from November 26th, 2014
DPAC General Meeting Agenda January 28th, 2015


Upcoming Events:
Parent Information Night
DPAC 43 invites parents to finally discover the details behind data collected by the district
from the grade 4 & 7 EDI/MDI tests students take.
Date: Thur, April 9, 2014
Place: Gallery Room, Winslow Centre (1100 Winslow Ave, Coq)
Time: 7pm – 8:30pm (doors open at 6:30)

Litter Less at Lunch Walton  teachers, administration and parents would like to help our school produce less garbage every week, recycle more and reduce our community’s footprint on the environment our children grow up in.

Right now, students are encouraged to sort paper and cardboard into recycling bins and rinse and recycle food and drink containers whenever possible. A big thank you to Mrs. Nicole St. Pierre and the grade four and five recycling volunteer students for their work and leadership in our recycling program! The empties are taken to the depot once a week and we have earned over $100 in refunds since the beginning of the school year.

All students can contribute and learn how to reduce the amount of garbage they create day by day. Mrs. St. Pierre is working on expanding the recycling project to include collecting green waste (food leftovers, apple cores, fruit peel, etc.) for composting.

This said, ideally a student’s lunch and recess food and drink would not leave any garbage behind at all. So how can families come closer to the goal of an entirely litter-less lunch?

Happily, often eating healthier and creating less waste go hand in hand. Here are some tips to consider:

Reduce

• Water for drinking: Did you know that a box of fruit juice contains more sugar than the same amount of Coca Cola? It is not only healthier for children to drink water when they are thirsty; it is cheaper and better for the environment too. Consider a reusable water bottle to fill with fresh tap water in the morning. Students can easily refill an empty water bottle themselves at our drinking fountains.

• Do it yourself: Ready-packed portions of puddings, fruit snacks, cheese and crackers create lots of packaging waste and are quite expensive. To go easy on the family budget and the environment, buy large containers of yoghurt, a chunk of cheddar, a bag of apples, and portion out yourself. If you are pressed for time in the mornings, pack snacks the night before and keep ready in the fridge. 

• Natural packaging: A small apple or a mandarin orange come in their own natural packaging, unlike a throw-away pouch of apple sauce or a snack container of mandarin pieces in syrup. Less processed food is better for your children’s health too!
  

Reuse

• Reusable containers: Pack snacks and lunches in reusable containers with reusable cutlery. Stores offer clever lunch-boxes with nesting, dishwasher-proof, lidded containers just the right size for a recess snack, fruit slices or sandwich. They are fun to unpack, easy to re-close with leftovers and small enough to take down to the playground in a coat pocket.
  
• Wash me: Almost anything can be reused. Washing and reusing items we already have at home (like plastic bags or cutlery) will still be easier on the environment.  
  
• Reuse don’t lose!: Make sure your children know to bring reusable containers back home - and don’t forget to put their names on bottles and boxes. 

Hi parents, below is information about an event that will have discussions around education 
in the Tri-Cities. Although the PAC holds no position on any matters we want you to be 
aware of the event.