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Superintendent’s Report

The Superintendent’s monthly report is available at https://togetherwelearn.prn.bc.ca/2025/06/12/superintendents-report-june-2025/

Board Meeting

Our public Board Meeting was held on June 16^th  The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04aV2mH6Zxk

on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/peacerivernorth

The schedule, agenda, and meeting packages for board meetings are available at https://policy.prn.bc.ca/board-meeting-schedule/

School Calendar

In our 3-year school calendar cycle, we are moving into the 2025-2026 school calendar in September 2025.  This is the third of the three-year cycle.

You can find a parent letter linked below with more information, key dates, and the 2025-2026 school calendar linked.
https://www.prn.bc.ca/2025-2026-calendar-letter-to-parents/

Our Shift to Competency Based Individual Education Plans

Starting in March 2025 School District 60 started training on a new way to create Individual Education Plans to increase student voice and better connect plans to Core and Curricular Competencies in the BC Curriculum. The new format will be used for these Competency Based Individual Education Plans (CB-IEP) in the fall of 2025. For more information on CB-IEPs please see the flyer linked below.

https://www.prn.bc.ca/our-shift-to-competency-based-individual-education-plans/

Kindergarten Registration

It’s past time to register for kindergarten! We are still taking registrations so please ask your friends and family with a child born in 2020 if they’ve registered yet. Kindergarten classes are critical for our schools and district to plan for the entire school configuration. Here’s a song about kindergarten registration and more info is available at https://www.prn.bc.ca/register-for-school/ .

New Resources for Families going through separation

The Health and Justice Alliance has created a new, free resource to support family well-being during parental separation.

This toolkit contains six key messages, images, social media posts and newsletter text that are linked to practical actions and tangible resources on an updated, interactive website to help parents and children navigate this stressful time and foster resilience.

The six messages address:

• Dealing with Change
• Moving Forward Financially
• Managing Conflict
• Caring for Yourself
• Strengthening Relationships
• Empowering Your Children

For more information, please visit the FamiliesChange.ca website.

Vaping and Nicotine Pouch Resources

QuitNow is offering a recording of their recent webinar for parents, guardians and caregivers on supporting youth to quit vaping. The webinar provides an overview of vaping and how QuitNow can support families and youth through this difficult process. Additionally, a new information sheet on What to Know About Nicotine Pouches  has been developed as a resource for parents, guardians, caregivers and educators.

Job Postings

We’re hiring! See https://www.makeafuture.ca/bc-schools-and-districts/peace-river-north-school-district-no-60/ for more details.

BC Services Card and MyEducation BC Parent Login

Tired of resetting your portal password? Parents can login to MyEducation BC with their BC Services Card app. For more details see https://myedbc.prn.bc.ca/parent-login-with-bc-services-card/

Upcoming Dates

June 26, 2025 – Last Day for Students

June 27, 2025 – Administrative Day – Schools close at end of day for summer.

September 2, 2025 – Schools Open. Check your school website in the summer for particulars.

September 19, 2025 – Non-Instructional Day – Schools Closed for School Planning

September 30, 2025 – Truth & Reconciliation Day – Schools Closed for stat holiday

October 13, 2025 – Thanksgiving Day – Schools Closed

October 24, 2025 – Provincial Professional Development Day – Schools Closed

For more information on the district calendar please see https://www.prn.bc.ca/district/district-calendars/

School Contacts

You can find phone numbers and websites for schools along with a school catchment locator at https://www.prn.bc.ca/schools/ .

Our communication channels include our primary channel, www.prn.bc.ca , social media via https://www.facebook.com/sd60prn – https://www.threads.net/@sd60prn – https://x.com/sd60 , https://bsky.app/profile/sd60prn.bsky.social, and email.

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For more information and to register visit https://nlc.bc.ca/continuing-education/ or email ce@nlc.bc.ca .

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Superintendent’s Report

The Superintendent’s monthly report is available at https://togetherwelearn.prn.bc.ca/2025/05/15/superintendents-report-may-2025/

Board Meeting

Our public Board Meeting was held on May 20th. The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig_P6ekcDHs

on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/peacerivernorth

The schedule, agenda, and meeting packages for board meetings are available at https://policy.prn.bc.ca/board-meeting-schedule/

School Calendar

In our 3-year school calendar cycle, we are moving into the 2025-2026 school calendar in September 2025.  This is the third of the three-year cycle.

You can find a parent letter linked below with more information, key dates, and the 2025-2026 school calendar linked.
https://www.prn.bc.ca/2025-2026-calendar-letter-to-parents/

Kindergarten Registration

It’s past time to register for kindergarten! We are still taking registrations so please ask your friends and family with a child born in 2020 if they’ve registered yet. Kindergarten classes are critical for our schools and district to plan for the entire school configuration. Here’s a song about kindergarten registration and more info is available at https://www.prn.bc.ca/register-for-school/ .

New Resources for Families going through separation

The Health and Justice Alliance has created a new, free resource to support family well-being during parental separation.

This toolkit contains six key messages, images, social media posts and newsletter text that are linked to practical actions and tangible resources on an updated, interactive website to help parents and children navigate this stressful time and foster resilience.

The six messages address:

• Dealing with Change
• Moving Forward Financially
• Managing Conflict
• Caring for Yourself
• Strengthening Relationships
• Empowering Your Children

For more information, please visit the FamiliesChange.ca website.

Vaping and Nicotine Pouch Resources

QuitNow is offering a recording of their recent webinar for parents, guardians and caregivers on supporting youth to quit vaping. The webinar provides an overview of vaping and how QuitNow can support families and youth through this difficult process. Additionally, a new information sheet on What to Know About Nicotine Pouches  has been developed as a resource for parents, guardians, caregivers and educators.

Job Postings

We’re hiring! See https://www.makeafuture.ca/bc-schools-and-districts/peace-river-north-school-district-no-60/ for more details.

BC Services Card and MyEducation BC Parent Login

Tired of resetting your portal password? Parents can login to MyEducation BC with their BC Services Card app. For more details see https://myedbc.prn.bc.ca/parent-login-with-bc-services-card/

Upcoming Dates

June 26, 2025 – Last Day for Students

June 27, 2025 – Administrative Day – Schools close at end of day for summer.

September 2, 2025 – Schools Open. Check your school website in the summer for particulars.

September 19, 2025 – Non-Instructional Day – Schools Closed for School Planning

September 30, 2025 – Truth & Reconciliation Day – Schools Closed for stat holiday

October 13, 2025 – Thanksgiving Day – Schools Closed

October 24, 2025 – Provincial Professional Development Day – Schools Closed

For more information on the district calendar please see https://www.prn.bc.ca/district/district-calendars/

School Contacts

You can find phone numbers and websites for schools along with a school catchment locator at https://www.prn.bc.ca/schools/ .

Our communication channels include our primary channel, www.prn.bc.ca , social media via https://www.facebook.com/sd60prn – https://www.threads.net/@sd60prn – https://x.com/sd60 , https://bsky.app/profile/sd60prn.bsky.social, and email.

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We are seeking contractors under three categories

• District Physiotherapy
• Speech Language Pathologist
• MCF School Aged Therapy Program including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Therapists

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Little Gator’s Summer Program:
Dates: July 7 – August 28, 2025.
Hours: 7 am to 6 pm, M-F (closed holidays).
Ages: Kindergarten – Grade 6.
– Students must have completed Kindergarten to register.-
Licensed Out of School Care.
Pick up and drop off at Bert Ambrose Elementary School BASC Portable.
Cost: $250/week – eligible for CCFRI (Kindergarten students) and ACCB.

***Please note – registration is on a weekly basis as needed. We are not offering part time spaces this summer. If you have any questions, please call the coordinator directly 250-264-7186 or email basc@prn.bc.ca.  Thank you.*****

Program Description: This program follows our regular programming from last year – students are broken into groups based around ages for activities that are planned with that age group in mind. Students will have a team lead, and go on field trips into the community. This program has an open ended pick up and drop off time, that allows parents the flexibility in their day. Program planning follows weekly themes and has activities and projects that align with those themes.

Register Online 

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Saturday’s devastating incident at the Lapu Lapu celebrations in Vancouver are understandably upsetting for adults and children alike. It is often hard to know how to reassure our children when we ourselves are striving to process and make sense of these losses. Children may experience a wide range of emotions in response to what they hear or see; it is important to remember that they will look to the adults in their lives to help them feel safe and to make sense of the world. As a parent or caregiver, you may feel unprepared to help your child understand and process these events. We are reaching out to share with you some strategies and resources that will help guide your conversations with your child with the understanding that people are going to be impacted in a variety of ways, based on age and development as well as their own involvement and connection to this terrible tragedy.

Limit exposure to news stories on traditional and social media channels

Consider how you access news and how that may impact children nearby. Young children may not know how to make sense of the news they are seeing and can quickly become overwhelmed. Encourage your older child to rely on reputable news sources, and where possible limit their consumption and exposure to upsetting coverage.

It is important to have conversations, and model with your own behaviours, the additional traumatic impact for victims and families when upsetting images are re-circulated. We are respectfully suggesting that individuals do not watch, repost or share videos of the tragedy.

Acknowledge feelings

Our children and youth will look to us for cues on how to process this upsetting information. Acknowledging our own feelings gives children a model for how to express and process their strong emotions. It is normal to experience a range of emotions in response to such unsettling news.

It is important to note that the intensity of these feeling are going to be impacted by a family’s personal connections to the event, their history of loss and trauma, and degree of exposure to the traumatic stimuli on social media.

Listen more than you speak

Listen to your child’s concerns before offering any explanations. Give them an opportunity to voice their fears and ask age-appropriate open-ended questions. Ask what they may have heard and what that information means to them. You may uncover misconceptions and unfounded fears that need correcting. These questions will also help you understand if your child is coming from a place of curiosity, concern or fear, and will help you gain a sense of what your child may need from adults to feel safe and supported.

Some of the questions you can ask include the following:

• Tell me what you have heard about this?
• Where did you first hear about this?
• How are you feeling?
• What questions do you have?

Provide facts

Tell the truth but do it gently. Give your child facts as long as it is consistent with their stage of development – keep conversations age appropriate. Children need to know their concerns and questions are being taken seriously by the adults around them and that they can trust their adults to be truthful with them. If you don’t know the answer to a question, don’t be afraid to say so.

Importance of Routine

Maintaining daily routines can provide a sense of stability and security for children and adults. It can also be important to give children permission to continue to find and celebrate hope in their daily world.

Encourage empathy and compassion

Remind your child there may be others in their daily lives who may be impacted by this tragedy. Talk with your child about how we need to treat others with extra compassion and empathy during times like these. Tragedies and times of sadness and grief can serve as meaningful moments to teach compassion, which can help children feel empowered as they find additional ways to be kind and caring.

As school district staff, we recognize that our students may require additional support. We will continue to prioritize the mental health and well-being of our students. Be mindful of any changes in your child’s typical behavioural norms. If you feel your child needs additional support, please reach out to your school and/or access the community supports identified in the following resources.

Resources

• BC Hospice Resources
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• ERASE
• Healthlinkbc: Helping Children with Grief
• Kelty Mental Health
• Learning through Loss
• Foundry Virtual BC – Foundry BC App

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