Announcements

The October 20, 2021, regular meeting of the board will be live-streamed at https://www.sd42.ca/online-board-meetings/ starting at 6 pm.

Dear families,

As Halloween approaches, I wanted to remind students and families of the need to be thoughtful and inclusive when selecting a costume to be worn at school. Please consider the two following guidelines when you and/or your child are making the costume selection: (more…)

Dear teachers,

World Teachers’ Day provides an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the hard work of our teaching staff and the contributions you make to our school communities. (more…)

Dear families,

This morning, Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced an important update to the Public Health Communicable Disease Guidance for K-12 Schools and the Provincial COVID-19 Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings. I am writing to inform you about this change and to update you on the notification process for school exposures.

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Dear families,

The Government of Canada recently designated September 30th a statutory holiday named the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in recognition of the lasting harm residential schools have had on Indigenous communities. We ask students, staff, and families to use this opportunity to reflect on the profound injustice of residential schools and ensure that the intergenerational trauma suffered by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit families is not forgotten. (more…)

Dear families,

Please see the communication below from Fraser Health regarding routine immunizations for school-age children.  

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Dear families,

As the school year gets underway, I am writing to share with you a back to school update from Fraser Health. Much of the information in this update will not be new for you, as I spoke to it in my August 27 letter. The update does address, however, the revised provincial notification process for school exposures. While Fraser Health will continue to work with schools to identify close contacts and to share targeted self-monitor and/or self-isolation notices with the appropriate students and staff, there will no longer be general school-wide exposure notifications to school communities. This decision was made by the provincial health officer.

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Registration is now open for September for courses in School District 42’s Continuing Education program.

For a complete list of offerings, go to the Continuing Education website.

You can register now online or come to a drop-in registration period on Sept. 2 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.), Sept. 3 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), and Sept. 7 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.). After September 8, registration is offered online or by making an appointment with an academic advisor by calling 604-466-6555.

Continuing Education at Riverside Centre will continue to follow Provincial Health guidelines as they are updated throughout the fall by the Ministry of Education.

For more information, email ce@sd42.ca or call 604-466-6555.

Dear families,

I hope you are enjoying a bright, restful, and safe summer! We are looking forward to welcoming your children back to school. As we prepare for the beginning of the 2021/22 school year, I am writing to let you know about an important change to this year’s district school calendar, to provide information about the schedule for the first day of school, and to update you on the health and safety measures that will be in place across all our schools and facilities. (more…)

At its August 25, 2021 special public meeting, the Board of Education approved the recommendation that the 2021/22 District School Calendar and the 2021/22 Kanaka Creek School Calendar be amended as follows:

• The statutory holiday National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has been added for Thursday, September 30, 2021;
• The non-instructional day scheduled for Tuesday, September 28, 2021, has been moved to Friday, October 1, 2021.

The change will be communicated to families and made to calendars on school websites in the coming days.