Ladysmith Intermediate School

Monday, November 2nd

Tuesday, November 3rd

• Grade 7 volleyball in the gym at 7:45

Wednesday, November 4th

• District Cross-country meet - qualifiers to be contacted
• Grade 7 boys volleyball practice at long recess

Thursday, November 5th

• "Anything but a Backpack" Day!!
• PAC Meeting in the library at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, November 6th

Monday, November 9th - VIU Mariners volleyball club holding workshop all day for all students!

Tuesday, November 10th - Remembrance Day Assembly at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, November 11th - Remembrance Day - (NO SCHOOL)

Monday, November 16th - Individual photo retake day

Wednesday, November 18th - Fire Drill

Friday, November 20th - Olympian Annamay Pierse visiting LIS

Friday, November 20th - UBC STEM workshop for grade 4 & 5

Wednesday, November 25th - First Progress report cards emailed home at end of day

Monday, November 30th - Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

Virtue of the Month: Perseverance

hul'qumi'num word of the week: 'uye:nwus It means: to be brave

Behaviour focus: Being respectful in the classroom

Open Parachute is a district mental wellness program being used in many classrooms. A wonderful addition to the program is that it has a parent portal that you can access anytime if you are struggling at home with specific issues. It gives families an opportunity to open up the conversation about mental health, at home, so that students know it is a safe place to share how they are feeling, provide them with useful tools, and provide an opportunity to connect with you.

I will be including a weekly link for families to take a look at, but please know that you can access any of the modules that you want. The topics I send will either align with our virtue, behaviour of the month, or issues that are coming up at school.

Returning next week!

Photos are due by Friday, November 6th!! As we prepare for our Remembrance Day ceremony, we would like to honour the family members and loved ones of our school community who have served our country.

If you have a photo of someone special you would like to recognize, please email it to tammi.burke@sd68.bc.ca. Please include the name of the person in the photo and their relationship to the student(s) at our school.

Thank you for helping us make this a meaningful opportunity for our school community to remember and reflect.

Friendly Reminder!

The Edge Imaging photo proofs have been sent home with your child, and the deadline to order school photos with FREE Ship-to-School delivery is November 10, 2026 .

Choosing FREE Ship-to-School is the best way to help ensure your photos arrive at school on time.

Please place your order at edgeimaging.ca/order using the portrait code and pass code on your proof.

Lost your portrait codes? You can find them here:

https://online.edgeimaging.ca/single/webcode

Growing Smiles Fundraiser is getting close to order deadline! Less than a week to go! ladysmithschoolpac.growingsmilesfundraising.com

Orders close on 5th November. QR Code for ordering is:

Save a Tape from Country Grocer November Challenge Starts Monday 2nd Nov!

This is an ongoing fundraiser, we accept receipts year round. In November we have a special challenge!

Bring your receipt from country grocer into your teacher. The class that saves the most receipts wins an ice cream party!

Guest Speaker on Nov 20th! Olympian Annamay Pierse.

Annamay Pierse represented Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, competing in breaststroke events at the highest level of international sport. During her competitive career, she:

• Set world records in the 200m breaststroke (short course)
• Held multiple Canadian records in breaststroke events
• Won medals at international competitions including World Championships and World Cup events
• Competed consistently on the international stage as one of Canada’s top breaststroke specialists
• Was inducted into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame (2020)

We look forward to welcoming her to LIS and learning all about dreaming big and achieving your goals!

Parent Information Sessions (DPAC)

SD68 DPAC has organized a number of exciting Parent Education Sessions over the coming months. These sessions are open to parents, caregivers, and community members.

High School and Anxiety
📅 Tuesday, November 3, 2026
📍 1111 Dufferin Crescent
🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2001629448563?aff=oddtdtcreator

Executive Functioning and Regulation for the School-Aged Child
📅 Wednesday, November 18, 2026
📍 Forest Park Elementary School
🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2001623151729?aff=oddtdtcreator

PAC Meeting next week!

Join us for an hour meeting in the library to discuss upcoming fundraisers, ways to volunteer and be part of decision making about funds going into LIS! Thursday 5th Nov 6.30-7.30.

Meeting Link:

Hello LIS Families,

Welcome to our Hot Lunch and Goodies program for Ladysmith Intermediate School for the 2026/2027 school year. The Fall 2026 session on Munchalunch is now 'live' for ordering the following:

· Hot Lunches (Panago Pizza, Subway sandwiches, Ironworks Crêpes)

· Popcorn

· Booster Juice

Hot Lunches:

Our hot lunches are every Monday (exception: lunches are on the Tuesday when there is no school on the Monday). We have Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Gluten/Dairy Free options. Feel free to plan ahead and order all of your lunches at one time. Please ensure you have ordered and paid for all meals by 10:00 pm on the Thursday prior to the scheduled hot lunch day. You will get a confirmation email for the order. You will also receive an email the day before your paid hot lunch as a reminder not to pack a lunch for your child. Yay!

*Please note our Subway Subs are pre-loaded with light mayo and lettuce, tomato, and cucumber. We do not allow for customization. If your child does not like mayo or veggies, you can order a plain meat and cheese sub as an alternative.

Popcorn Days:

Popcorn will be served on the 1st Wednesday of every month. $2 for a large bag of popcorn. Pre-order on Munchalunch. No cash sales. Order cut off is 10:00 pm the Monday night before popcorn day.

Booster Juice:

Booster Juice will be served on the last Wednesday of every month (except October, which will be a week earlier). $5.25 for a smoothie. There are 3 choices: Strawberry Sunshine, Mango Hurricane, and Pirate's Nectar. All are gluten free and all can be made dairy free. Order cut off is 10:00 pm the Wednesday before the Booster Juice day (7 days).

Pay-It-Forward:

There is a Pay-It Forward feature for every hot lunch, popcorn, and Booster Juice day in which you can purchase a meal or a treat for a student in need. These lunches and treats are handed out in a discreet manner. Thank you so much to last year's donors for purchasing lunches for our students. It is always appreciated.

Absences:

Should your child miss their scheduled hot lunch, popcorn, or Booster Juice due to being absent from school, please contact the office by 11:00 am to arrange for your child's lunch to be left at the office for pick up. You can also instruct that it be donated to another student as a Pay-It-Forward. If we do not hear from you we assume the child is at school and the lunch will still be delivered to your child's classroom (coordinators do not cross-reference the list of absent students with the list of orders placed).

Volunteers:

Volunteers are welcome! LIS has a small kitchen so we only have room for one adult working alongside the coordinator Devon Warren for lunches (we also use 4 student helpers). We need 3 adult helpers on Booster Juice days. Time commitment is 11:15/11:30 am to 12:30ish pm.

This is a great way to make your child's day at school! There are a number of ways to inquire about volunteering: Email the PAC, reach out on our PAC Facebook page (Ladysmith Intermediate School PAC), or contact Devon directly if you know her. A valid criminal record check with SD68 must be in place and an annual volunteer sheet must be completed (they are easy to do!)

Credits from Last Year:

If you had a student at LIS last year and had a credit due to some of the cancelled lunches, your credit will be applied in the coming weeks.

January-June 2027 Menu

The Spring 2027 menu will not be available until sometime over the Winter Break. Having two distinct ordering sessions allows us to tweak any issues that arise with our vendors and menu items. Keep monitoring our Facebook page for up-to-date info.

Munchalunch Registration/Log In:

NEW parents register here:

https://munchalunch.com/schools/LadysmithInt

RETURNING parents of LIS student(s) login here:

https://munchalunch.com/login

If a parent needs to ADD a second school to their account (eg. children in 2 schools using MunchaLunch) OR they need to fully TRANSFER their account to a new school:

https://munchalunch.com/account

Snapshot of Fall 2026 menu:

November 2 - Panago

November 4 - Popcorn

November 9 - Ironworks Crêpes

November 16 - Panago Pizza

November 23 - Panago Pizza

November 25 - Booster Juice

December 1 - Subway

December 2 - Popcorn

December 7 - Panago Pizza

December 14 - Ironworks Crêpes

Problems with Ordering?

Please reach out to your helpful PAC members by email at ladysmithintermediatepac@hotmail.com if you have any issues with ordering.

A Big THANK YOU to Ladysmith Save On Foods!

Ladysmith Save On Foods donated all of the juice boxes to our hot lunch program last year. That meant we were able to save over $2,000 of our funds, which directly benefited our LIS students and staff. Thank you Ladysmith Save On foods!

Enjoy!

Your LIS PAC

Please join our PAC Facebook page for updates and news on what is happening at school and with our latest fundraising events. Just search Ladysmith Intermediate School PAC to follow along.

Sue DeRosa

Principal - Ladysmith Intermediate School

Email: sderosa@sd68.bc.ca
Phone: (250)245-3351