WATSON PAC
2024-2025 PAC Executive:
- PAC CHAIR: Kelsey Ohs
- CO-CHAIR: Kele Nash
- TREASURER: Justin Nearing
- SECRETARY: Stephanie Dillon
- DPAC Representatives: TBC
Contact: watson-pac@sd33.bc.ca
Hot Lunch: watsonhotlunch@gmail.com
About Watson PAC
Watson Elementary Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is formed to be a voice of the parents to build communication and connection between home and school to support the well-being and growth of our students. Our chief mandate is to foster the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical well-being of children through the promotion of effective communication and co-operative participation between members of the home, the school, and the community.
The PAC is comprised of parent volunteers who have been elected as executives and committee coordinators, as well as all parents and guardians of registered students. We encourage all parents and guardians to attend PAC meetings to stay informed, get a chance to share your ideas, find out about volunteer opportunities, and support our great school!
If you have any questions please feel free to email a PAC Executive (listed above), or drop a note at the office addressed to PAC.
Upcoming PAC meeting dates:
All parents and guardians of registered Watson students are welcome to participate in PAC meetings.
- September 24th, 7:00pm in the school library
- October 29th, 7:00pm in the school library
- November 19th, 7:00pm at the school
- No meeting for December
- January 28th, 7:00pm in the school library
- February 25th, 7:00pm in the school library
- No meeting for March
- April, May AGM & June meeting TBD
Volunteer with the PAC:
There are a variety of ways to volunteer with the PAC with many events and activities happening throughout the school year. We are always in need of helping hands when it comes to Hot Lunch, events, and fundraisers.
Upcoming volunteer opportunities will be announced during monthly PAC meetings, as well as shared via our Facebook page.
All volunteers within the school should have a completed Criminal Record Check on file with the school. Please contact the office about completing this free application.
FUNDRAISERS
PAC fundraising efforts have enriched our school by assisting with the purchase of playground equipment, bookshelves, gym equipment, musical instruments, and much more! Our fundraising efforts also contribute to Field Trip Funding; this drastically reduced the cost of each field trip bus ride to be more manageable for families. With your help, we'd like to continue to provide Watson Elementary with the best tools/equipment/funding needed the further the education of our children.
There will be multiple fundraising opportunities all throughout the school year to support a variety of PAC initiatives, as well as school-based initiatives like the grade 5 camping trip, grade 3 Kindness Project, and Cops for Cancer.
It should be noted that some fundraisers will have purchasing through the MunchaLunch website, while some will have purchasing through a vendors website, and some may have purchasing through cash to the school. There is this inconsistency as different vendors/programs have different methods for handling funds. We suggest reading fundraising notices carefully for instructions.
Join Us On Facebook
Become a member of our Watson Elementary School PAC Facebook group to stay up-to-date and informed about all PAC activities!
Munch A Lunch
HOT LUNCH
All orders for Hot Lunch and Treat Days are done using the MunchaLunch website. This is an outsourced platform to help streamline orders and the collection of payments.
MunchaLunch accepts credit card payments. If you would like to put a credit on your account via cash/cheque/e-transfer to complete and pay for your order, please contact the PAC and we would be happy to assist you: watson-pac@sd33.bc.ca Orders will time out after 1-hour, after which you will need to re-enter your order. If payment is not received before the deadline, your order wont be processed.
If your child is absent on the day of Hot Lunch you will be able to pick up the lunch from your child's teacher, from their classroom after 12:00pm. If lunches remain unclaimed by 12:15pm, they will be donated to the lunch program for another student to enjoy. Treat Day orders will be ready for pick up at the end of the day from the student's classroom. Orders missed due to absence will not be reimbursed.
To contact the Hot Lunch coordinator, please email: watsonhotlunch@gmail.com