Friends and fans of Lord Strathcona Elementary - Our PAC is asking the VSB to widen an unsafe walkway that funnels hundreds of kids every day to their classrooms. Sign and share our petition! chng.it/8WNRgW6h

The PAC is excited to announce that we are facilitating a book drive for the school library to expand its collection of books that feature BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) characters or are written by BIPOC authors. There are 3 ways to participate:

Our PAC advocacy committee wrote our elected officials to communicate concerns with the current return to school plans. @jjhorgan @Rob_Fleming @adriandix @janetrfraser @AllanWong4 @Frasergb @fishtron @CarmenCho17 @estiemgonzalez @OliverHanson @bard1952 @reddyforchange

I believe this is direct link to livestream of meeting: youtube.com/watch?v=kYt5syE2…

Families access lunch and learning packets through the courtyard as per @VanCouver757 's description. Here's a simplified diagram of the walkways families currently use to access lunch and learning packets. The star is the lunch service and learning packets access.

We've put some junior-detectives on the case and will report back...

For our parents wondering: I've just confirmed with our administration that yes, Strathcona Elementary bathrooms have soap dispensers that are kept restocked.

Here's the clip! youtube.com/watch?v=SfdOLpVm…

It's been 10 years since the Olympics came to Vancouver/Whistler. But did you know that Strathcona was THE place to get the weather report during that early spring we had in 2010?

Check out today's @CBCEarlyEdition clip featuring our PAC chair on equity issues facing Strathcona kids when teachers aren't adequately supported by the Provincial Government. @vikkhanna from @VanDPAC spoke of impact of chronic provincial underfunding. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-9….