Friday, September 25th is the first Professional Development Day of the school year.

This means that students will not come to school while the adults in the building will be busy learning.

Enjoy your weekend!

The parking lot at the west end of our building has been returned to school use except for a number of spots that are still needed by the construction company on site. Unfortunately, when we consider our parking lot’s capacity and the staff numbers of both the school and the day care, there are very few remaining parking spaces.  For this reason, we are limiting access to staff only for the time being.

Once construction is complete we will re-evaluate and potentially add a small number of designated visitor parking spaces.

As always, safety is paramount and having children in the same space as moving vehicles is a dangerous situation. The new and expanded Drop Off Zone on Rumble St. is a much safer option for our students than the parking lot for pick up and drop off.

Thank you for your cooperation!

The Fraser Health Authority and the BC Centre for Disease Control have published two Frequently Asked Questions regarding this year’s return to school.

For the Health Authority FAQ click HERE.

For the BCCDC FAQ click HERE.

Early Schedule: Learning Groups A, B, and D             = Divisions 1, 3, 2, 5, 7, and 8

• Instruction Begins at 8:45 AM

• Recess from 10:15 – 10:30 AM

• Lunch: Students are INSIDE eating from 12:00 – 12:30 PM and OUTSIDE from 12:30 -12:55 PM

• School ends at 2:45 PM

Late Schedule: Learning Groups C, E, and F = Divisions 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 

• Instruction Begins at 9:00 AM

• Recess from 10:35 – 10:50 AM

• Lunch: Students are  OUTSIDE from 12:00 – 12:25 PM  and INSIDE eating from 12:30 -12:55 PM

• School ends at 3:00 PM

Thank you to the many families who attended our Parent Zoom Meeting on September 2nd.

We hope that you found the information presented to be helpful. 

For those families who were unable to attend, please click HERE to view the slides from the PowerPoint presentation.

Have a wonderful long weekend!

We hope everyone in our school community is enjoying time with close friends and family as we approach September and a return to school.

The Burnaby School District released its back to school plans on August 26. For the most recent update to Families which includes links to Learning Options,  the Form to Indicate your Choice of Options, Health and Safety information, and an invitation to participate in a Zoom meeting with the District’s Health and Safety Manager, please click  HERE.

We appreciate that this may be a time of difficult decision making for some of our families.

Hope to see you soon!

Spreading kindness in our community

Research shows that outdoor learning teaches: reflective thinking, curiosity, resilience, adaptability, appreciation for nature, self-awareness, confidence, and collaboration skills. It also supports our mental and physical well-being.

Please visit https://burnabyschools.ca/blog/2020/01/08/reminder-winter-weather-procedures/ for Burnaby School District information.