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Spring

Community Council Meeting

May 17th, 2022 is the next PAC Meeting 7-8pm

We want to invite All Parents & Incoming Parents to come to the school on Tuesday, May 17th for our first in-person meeting. It is a great opportunity to see the school (tours welcome), eat some snacks, meet fellow school families, and hear about the upcoming year. Babysitting will be available. 

6:30-7:00pm Community Meeting Room – Meet & Greet (snacks & school tours) 

7:00-8:00pm School Library – Annual General Meeting (election & event info) 

The members of the council get elected at the AGM. No experience on a Council or PAC is necessary. We welcome all and would love for you to get involved and support your child’s experience at school. Zoom option will be available, please rsvp Courtenay at Courtney.eastman@burnabyschools.ca to receive the link. 

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Spring

Thank you to our community!

We are so grateful to our Gilmore families and friends for their generous support! On a gorgeous Spring day, Friday, May 6th, students walked around the neighbourhood for our Walkathon to raise money to help purchase projectors for the classrooms.

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Winter

March 1st, 2022 is the next PAC Meeting 7-8pm

Meetings
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Winter

Music Bingo is January 28th.

Come join the fun with your families + friends!

Music Bingo Info
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Winter

Happy Holidays to all the Gilmore families! 

Though we cannot all be together for our traditional pancake breakfast in the gym, the kids will still be served McDonald’s pancakes in their classes, get to dress up in their pajamas and maybe even get a visit from Santa on Friday, Dec 17th.  We hope the kids enjoy their day!  

Gifts for Seniors

Seniors from Seton Villa, waving at a few of our Gilmore students

We are still accepting Senior gifts and stocking stuffers for Seton Villa Residents until Dec. 16th.

If any families are interested in specific wish list details for one of the 25 residents who don’t have family or close connections, please contact Marcy at chair@gilmorecouncil.ca



We hope everyone has a fantastic holiday break. 

Warm regards, 

Gilmore Council Executives

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Winter

Fundraiser + Gift Donations

Heights Coffee Holiday Gift Box Fundraiser

Together with our friends at the Heights Coffee Company, we’ve come up with some great holiday gift options for Gilmore families. Partial proceeds from all sales will be donated to our Community Council in support of our students and to the Community Office in support of the families participating in the Gilmore Cares program. All orders will be made through School Cash Online.

Gift Boxes will be delivered to your child at school on the following designated dates:

  • Orders received by November 29 will be delivered December 1
  • Orders received by December 13 will be delivered December 15
  • No orders will be accepted after December 13

The Angel Project

The Angel Project is a Burnaby-wide toy drive. It is a way for the community to support the Burnaby Christmas Bureau by collecting toys and gifts at schools and in the workplace.

At Gilmore Community School we have received 150 decorative angel themed cards with the various ages of elementary school children written on each one. They will be hung on a Christmas tree by the main office or in front of the kindergarten classrooms. Families and school staff are encouraged to “Be an Angel” by picking up a card and buying a gift appropriate for the age of the child on the card.

Bring the new, unwrapped toy or gift to school (along with the tag) and place it under either tree sometime before December 10.

Every donated gift will be given to a child in need.

Connected to this will be an opportunity to purchase a gift for a senior-in-need at Seton Villa Retirement Centre.

Please select the special yellow and red cards on the trees in the school, if you would like to purchase a gift for one of our seniors. Please have your child bring the gift for a senior by Dec. 16th.

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Winter

Community Council Meeting

Please join us on Tuesday, November 23rd from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. over Zoom to discuss our options and initiatives for the next couple of months.

The meeting will give you a quick update on school items and activities we have planned.

We look forward to having any you join us!

Please RSVP to courtney.eastman@burnabyschools.ca if you would like to attend.

The Zoom meeting link and agenda will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the meeting on November 22nd.

Warmly,

Marcy McCabe, Teresa Teresa Zaitsoff and Nancy Truong

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Fall

Community Council Meeting

Please join us on Tuesday, October 5th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. over Zoom to discuss our options and initiatives for the 2021-2022 school year.

The meeting will give you a quick update on school items and activities we have planned.

We look forward to having any you join us!

Please RSVP to courtney.eastman@burnabyschools.ca if you would like to attend.

The Zoom meeting link and agenda will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the meeting on October 4th.

Warmly,

Marcy McCabe, Teresa Teresa Zaitsoff and Nancy Truong

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Fall

Apple Fundraiser

Hello Gilmore Community Parents and Guardians,

We want to make sure this school year is more fruitful than ever, so we are very pleased to announce that this year we will be running an exciting new Fall fundraiser.

We have partnered up with a distinguished Okanagan orchard to sell their delicious farm‐fresh apples. This century‐old farm has won many major awards for their fruit.

Each box sold will contribute either $8 or $10 to our treasury, which will be so helpful for our school.

You can find out more by clicking this link:

https://fundraising.sunokafruit.com/s/gilmoreelementaryschool

The fundraiser runs from Sept. 14th to 30th.

Please consider participating in this fundraiser. This is a fresh and healthy fundraiser and at a very good price, that you can be proud of offering to your friends and family.

Together with your support we can make a positive and lasting improvement to our children’s learning environment – and that is, indeed, a fruitful contribution.

Thank you,

Gilmore Community School PAC

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Fall

Welcome Back!

A big HELLO to Returning + New Gilmore Families!