School begins Monday - Letter from VSB Superintendent

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are happy to inform you that the 2014/15 School Year will begin Monday, September 22 at 9a.m.

Please Note:

Students entering Grades 1-7 should report to their last year's class at 9a.m. The school day will only be 45 minutes long.

Kindergarten: 10-10:30a.m. Gradual entry info has been sent to parents.

Please also click the link to read a letter from Dr. Steve Cardwell, Superintendent of Schools - Vancouver Board of Education:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1fagG47xZKnUmhzSDdUcTNiNHc/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you,
Dickens PAC

Reminder: Rally for Arbitration

Sunday, September 14, 10:00 a.m.
The Vancouver Art Gallery (North Side)

This is a parent/guardian led rally to get our kids BACK TO SCHOOL!

**WEAR RED and BRING NOISEMAKERS!**

This is a grassroots parent-driven rally to make our voices heard. The organizers have banded together through Facebook for the common goal of schools resuming.

Please share this with your Facebook friends and community!

https://www.facebook.com/events/901258163235834/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Rally for ARBITRATION

Sunday, September 14, 10:00 am

The Vancouver Art Gallery (North Side)

This is a parent-led rally to get our kids BACK TO SCHOOL!

Please share this with your Facebook friends & community!

https://www.facebook.com/events/901258163235834/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

If you can't make Sunday's Rally, please join the local (Cedar Cottage) rally:

Monday, September 15, 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Kingsway & Knight St.

https://www.facebook.com/events/523702237762253/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Donations to our BC teachers

Dear Parents & Guardians,

If you would like to donate towards the BC Teachers' Federation you can do so at:

http://www.familiesfundingteachers.ca/

Thank you,
Dickens PAC

About Proposal E80

About clause E-80 and the history of the court case:

http://globalnews.ca/video/1554649/former-crown-prosecutors-legal-perspective-on-e-80

The BC supreme court's ruling on E-80:
http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2014/2014bcsc121/2014bcsc121.html