Thursday, September 24, 2026

Hello Savory Families,

Free Family Food Market – tomorrow at 2:30pm (bring your own bags please).

Terry Fox Run – tomorrow at 1:45 pm 

We will be doing our annual Terry Fox Run tomorrow. We will have three runs – one for kindergarten (around the field) and another for grades 1/2/3 (around the school) and grades4/5 (E&N to Veterans and back). If you can, please send your kiddo with a toonie for Terry. We are sending a donation to the Terry Fox Foundation.

Cross Country

Cross Country began this week with teachers taking their grade 2-5 classes outside to run in preparation of the SD 62 Elementary Cross Country Run (Belmont Family of Schools) to be held Thursday, October 8 at Juan de Fuca Centre at 3:30 pm. Permission forms will be sent home today are due back to teachers by Thursday, Oct.1 Parents are responsible for transporting students to and from the event.

National Truth & Reconciliation Week Sept. 21-25

This week is Truth and Reconciliation week and as such students will be doing some learning about this in classes and we will have our Orange Shirt Day Tuesday. We will have a school wide circle assembly next Tuesday afternoon and take time to discuss the significance of Orange Shirt Day and our steps towards Truth and Reconciliation. 

On Wednesday, September 30, all SD 62 schools and buildings will be closed to commemorate the history and ongoing trauma caused by residential schools and to honor those who were lost and the survivors, families and communities who continue to grieve and suffer the impacts.

For more information about the National Truth and Reconciliation Committees 94 calls to action see here. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf . 

Orange Shirt Day information - https://orangeshirtday.org/

South Island Pow Wow – September 30 - https://www.songheesnation.ca/south-island-powwow

Leadership Club at Savory

Ms. Chan and Mr. Vargas have started the Leadership Club for the 2026-2027 school year. Leadership Club is for students in grades 5 and provides them with opportunities to plan, organize and run school events for other students. Leadership comes together to have fun, be creative, and collaborate as a group to plan exciting and inspiring activities for the students at Savory. Leadership members also help out around the school doing such things as setting up for assemblies. Leadership members have the opportunity to exercise leadership skills through sharing activity ideas and putting them into action with the support of Ms. Chan and Mr. Vargas. 

Leadership Club Objectives:

• Provide students with the opportunity to establish meaningful and caring relationships with peers
• Help students grow in their interpersonal and leadership skills
• Provide opportunities for students to creatively participate in, and contribute to, positive school experiences
• Provide students the opportunity to be role models within the school
• To continue to develop and enhance student self-esteem

Fall Weather

With the rainy season upon us, please ensure that children have boots, raincoats, umbrellas etc. A change of clothing for younger students is also needed (K-3).

SAVORY PAC INFORMATION – message from PAC

We are excited to kick off the year with our welcome BBQ! Hot dogs, drinks, and popcorn is being offered on September 24 (today), from 5:00-7:00. Classrooms will be open from 5-5:30 pm to meet teachers. This is a free event (donations welcome.) Volunteers are still needed and all support helps us continue to offer events. https://tinyurl.com/savorybbqvolunteers
Fall is upon us and that means soup season is here! We have a fundraiser through Mitchell's Soups so get ready for a cozy day! https://tinyurl.com/mtf5hrm2

If you haven't already done so, follow us on Facebook for information on our PAC including PAC run events: https://tinyurl.com/4ycwdwv2.

Upcoming Hot lunch and Snack days 

October 1 - Pizza Pizza 

October 15 - Crazy Cookie House

October 29 - Edo Japan 

All hot lunch and snack days are active, and you can place your orders today. The cut off day is a week prior at 12:30pm to hot lunch dates. Except for Crazy Cookie House - it will be due Monday October 5th at 12:30pm. 

Thank you for supporting Savory PAC. Your support helps us plan fun events and activities for the kids! If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at pacsavory@gmail.com 

Calendar

Next Week:

Tuesday, September 29 Orange Shirt Day

Wednesday, September 30 National Truth and Reconciliation Day – no school

Thursday, October 1 PAC Hot Lunch 

Upcoming:

Mon., Oct. 5 World Teacher Day

 Schoolwide Write

 Wed., Oct. 7 Earthquake Drill

 Thurs., Oct. 8 Cross Country Run @ Juan de Fuca 

 Mon., Oct. 12 Thanksgiving – no school

 Thurs. Oct. 15 Great Shake Out – Earthquake drill

 PAC Snack Day

 PAC Halloween Dance

Final Reminder:

Demographic Information

Every year we ask parents/guardians to confirm that we have the correct information on file, for you and your child. This helps in cases of emergency, sickness and communication between the school and home. Please provide us with any updated student demographic and emergency contact information via email to savory@sd62.bc.ca.

Please log into the MyEd Parent Portal and check to see if the following information is correct and up to date on the verification form:

• Student and parent/guardian addresses
• Parent/guardian phone numbers and email addresses
• Primary, secondary and tertiary contact information
• Emergency contact information
• Student Medical Information e.g. allergies etc.

Emergency Contacts

As part of our School District policy, we cannot release your child to any person not on your emergency contacts list. This person must be at least 19 years of age and be able to pick up your child in case of emergency. Please ensure that you regularly update any changes to your phone numbers and to make sure you have someone who can pick up your child in the event you are not close to school.

Other information

If there are any changes regarding any issues such as legal guardianship, Court Orders etc., please contact our office and provide us with copies of the legal documentation. We cannot follow orders without the paper documentation.

Parent/Guardian Consents

Each year we require parents to complete on-line consent forms by Sept. 25, 2026 using this link https://consent.sd62.bc.ca/apps/OnlineConsent to complete the following 

• General Consent for School Fieldtrips/Activities
• Google Apps for Educational Consent
• Internet Access Consent
• Media Consent
• Na’tsa’maht Indigenous Education – Aboriginal Ancestry
• Web Based Applications Consent
• School Cash Online Consent

Student Release Form – In Case of Emergency i.e. Earthquake 

Please complete the form sent home Monday/Tuesday (yellow form) with children. On this form you list all the students you have in the school along with parent/guardian information; out of Province Contact; Medical alert information; Authorized Guardians. In the event of a significant emergency, or disaster, we may as a school need to implement an Emergency Reunification for their safety and well-being. Should this be necessary, the school will only release your children to people authorized in this form or if necessary, to medical personnel. Please return this form – one per student to your child’s teacher by September 24, 2026.

MyEd Parent Portal

It is imperative that parents and guardians have access to the MyEd Parent Portal to access Student Report Cards, Student Attendance Records, Inclusive Education Plans and Demographic & Emergency Contact information. Please note that this is the only way to access Student Report Cards as paper copies will not be sent home. As a school district, we are striving to be environmentally sound in our practices – reducing paper use.

New parents/guardians to our school this year will receive this email invite by Friday end of day.

Please see information here on our district website with specifics of how to access MyEd BC Parent Portal. https://www.sd62.bc.ca/parents-students/myed-bc-portal. Also included is the How to Find Your MyEducationBC Password if you have never logged on. If you need assistance, please email us or call our office. Please also see the MyEd attachments that will also help you access MyEd.

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