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Dear Parents and Caregivers:
As we continue to learn together, May brings with it the joys of barbeques, luncheons, workshops, musicals, and a long weekend.
Arthur Stevenson Elementary School
Principal Steptoe, Board Chair Grieve, and I met staff and students who warmly welcomed us. Kindergarten students used microphones to announce number sentences shown on an abacus while others wrote sentences on a white board in a neighbouring classroom.  Grade two students...
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Dear Parents and Caregivers:
Thank you to students, parents, staff, and community partners for seeking opportunities to learn together and to highlight the gifts and talents of those in our district community.
Westsyde Secondary School
Principal Preymak, Board Chair Grieve, and I learned from Ms. McVittie’s grade 9 English students who shared slam poetry, Ms. Hallstrom’s math class who engaged in collaborative problem solving, Ms. Richards’ students...
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From the regular meeting of the Board of Education. Find out about District Powwow and Cultural Days, CommunityLINK update, and Good News. Read Board Notes here .

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Students at Ralph Bell and Heffley Creek Elementary Schools will be able to play on new accessible playgrounds in the coming year. 
Each school will receive a new, accessible playground based on universal design principles to make sure they are inclusive for all elementary-aged students regardless of ability. 
Valued at $165,000 each, the playgrounds are two of 30 ministry-funded playgrounds  in 24 school districts throughout B.C. 
Safer, more...
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Dear Parents and Caregivers:
May brings opportunities to celebrate students and to commemorate special days that invite us to stand together against atrocities of the past and to build hope for a better future.
Westmount Elementary School
As Principal Lloyd and I walked through the school, students and teachers were deeply engaged in literacy, numeracy, fine arts, robotics, and physical education activities. Kindergarten students shared, “We are waiting for...
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