General

We are Mary Ann Lo & Tim Luu, the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Co-Chairs. On behalf of the PAC executives, we would like to extend a warm welcome to returning students and parents, and a special welcome to students and parents who are new to our wonderful school.

As a parent/guardian of a Maple Grove student, you are automatically a member of the PAC. You will receive news and updates from the PAC. We want you to attend PAC meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, to have your voice and concerns heard, to vote to approve budgets and special resolutions, to meet and spend some quality time (delicious refreshments) with other parents and to enjoy parent education opportunities.

Parent Advisory Council

"Every child’s journey and destination are unique. Public education gives all students the learning experiences they’ll need to build pathways to a bright future. Because when young minds are inspired, there are no limits to what can be achieved."

The purpose of the PAC is to support, encourage and improve the quality of education and the well being of students in Maple Grove School.

1. To advise the principal and staff on parents' view on any matter relating to the school - programs, policies, plans and activities.
2. To communicate with parents and to promote cooperation between the home and school in providing for the education of children.
3. To assist parents in accessing the system and to provide advocacy support for individual children and their parents.
4. To organize PAC activities and events.
5. To contribute to the effectiveness of the school by promoting the involvement of parents and other community members.

Mailing Address

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Maple Grove Elementary School

6199 Cypress Street

Vancouver, B. C.

V6M 3S3

Telephone: 604-713-5356

Fax: 604-713-5358

Contacts

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Principal	Dr. Eileen Phillips	604-713-5356
Acting Vice-Principal	Julie Weatherall	604-713-5356
Administrative Assistant	Jane Peters	604-713-5356
Area Counsellor	Bob Davies	604-713-5356
Police Liaison Officer	TBA
PAC Co-Chairs	Mary Ann Lo & Tim Luu	Office PAC box
Acting Associate Superintendent	John Crowe	604-713-4513
Liaison Trustee	Mike Lombardi	604-434-2598
Safe Arrival	PAC Volunteers	604-713-5792

About Maple Grove School

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Message from Dr. Phillips

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
W. B. Yeats

Dear Families,

Your child’s school years are such an exciting time: a time of change and challenge; a time to strengthen existing friendships and to build new ones; and, a time of hope and goal setting. It is also a time of hard work and collaborative good will. I want to thank all the staff, students and parents/guardians at Maple Grove for their fine efforts to make our school such a great place – a place focussed on success, caring and consideration.

I was recently reading an article by one of my favourite educators, Elliot Eisner. He suggests that we need to care for the whole child and his article contains some key points that I will paraphrase:

·   Those of us in education need to try to recognize the distinctive talents that individual students possess and we need to create an environment that increases the possibility of these talents being actualized.
·   Educators need to consider the various ways in which students may respond to what is planned. The aim is not to focus only on the narrowly cognitive but also to promote responses that are emotional, imaginative and constructively social.
·   Assessment should provide a complete picture of the student, remembering that not everything that matters is measurable and not everything that is measurable matters. We need assessment methods that help us to see the success that each student is having and that promote a better understanding of how to teach each student.

I look forward to a year of working together with you in the education of your children, our students.

Sincerely,

Dr. Eileen Phillips

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