Announcements

Registration for Late French Immersion and Wheelhouse opens online at noon, Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Registration will be via the Parent Portal. Please ensure you have created a Parent Portal account and have familiarized yourself with the platform well in advance of the registration date and time. To learn more about creating a Parent Portal account, please visit: https://parents.sd42.ca.

Late French Immersion registration closes 11:59 p.m. on February 23, 2024. Registration for Wheelhouse will close once the program is at capacity.

Learn more about the registration process.

You are invited to attend the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District Trades Showcase event. This year promises to be even bigger and better. Attendees will include representatives from local, provincial, and national industries, including Seaspan, Parkland Refining and Supply, Bosa Construction, Bird Construction, Pitt Meadows Plumbing and Mechanical, Ozz Electric and many more. In all, more than 40 industries, post-secondary training institutions, employer organizations, tool suppliers, and union representatives will be present. Ask questions, get answers! (more…)

You are invited to a session about keeping children Cybersafe from Exploitation. This in-person session, hosted at Thomas Haney Secondary School on Monday, January 29, 2024, will provide parents/guardians with practical, realistic, and effective strategies and approaches to keeping their children safe online.

Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.
Session Starts: 7:00 p.m.
Monday, January 29, 2024
Thomas Haney Secondary School (Rotunda)
23000 116 Ave, Maple Ridge

See flyer for more information.

The January 17, 2024, public meeting of the board will take place virtually and be streamed live on the SD42 YouTube channel starting at 6 p.m. * The January 17 livestream has ended *

Agenda packages for public board meetings are posted on the Monday before the meeting at https://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/board-meeting-agendas/.

Are you the parent of a Grade 7 child with diverse needs starting high school next year? If your child has an individual education plan (IEP) and ministry designation, join us on Zoom for an online information session on Monday, January 29th, 7 p.m.  Preregistration is required for this event (link below). In this session, you will learn about the registration process, available support structures in high school, and how to support a successful transition to high school.

Learning Services Grade 7 Parent Information Night
Monday, January 29, 2024
7 – 8 p.m.

Preregistration required.

Preregister at https://sd42.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5ckduqsrz4vG9ApCluBAaaPJSaOzcKEzRrL#/registration

Note: This session will not be recorded but follow-up information will be emailed and can be shared with families unable to attend.

Questions? Please contact your child’s support teacher directly or Learning Services Helping Teacher Demetra Kotsalis (604.467.1101)

Garibaldi Secondary is hosting a parent information night for students and families interested in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Program entry is in Grade 11. Interested students in grades 9/10 are encouraged to attend the info session. 

7 pm, Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Garibaldi Secondary School Library

Information nights are coming up for the following district programs. Registration for both programs opens on the Parent Portal at noon on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. For additional information about these programs and about the registration process, visit https://www.sd42.ca/student-registration/.

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Dear families,

On behalf of the Board of Education and senior staff, I would like to wish you all a joyful holiday season and a happy, healthy, and peaceful new year. I hope that you are able to enjoy some quality time with family and friends over the winter break. (more…)

Continuing Education registration for winter 2024 is now open.

Registration is open between December 1, 2023, and February 9, 2024.

Online at https://ce.sd42.ca or in-person by appointment
Drop-in registration available between Jan.19 and 26. Mon-Thurs: 2pm – 7pm | Fri: 9am – 2pm

First day of classes: Monday/Wednesday – January 29 | Tuesday/Thursday – January 30.

Download flyer for more information.

Is Montessori right for your child?

Join our information night at Hammond Elementary (11520 – 203rd St., Maple Ridge) to learn more about this exciting SD42 program.

The event will be held in the Hammond Elementary School library on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm.

See our Montessori page for more information.