SD60 Student Admission + School Choice_Letter to Parents_April 2024

Due to enrollment some schools are closed to new variances in advance.

Margaret Ma Murray Community School is closed to new variances for 2024-2025

Anne Roberts Young Elementary School variance status for 2024-2025 is to be deteremined.

A printable Attendance Variance Application is available. Complete and bring this form to your home catchment school. Paper copies are also available at your home catchment school. The school will share the completed application to the variance school requested. In the case of shared custody agreements both parents should be in agreement prior to submitting a variance application.

For information on registering for school please see our Register for School page.

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Superintendent’s Report

The Superintendent’s monthly report is available at https://togetherwelearn.prn.bc.ca/2024/04/19/superintendents-report-april-2024/

Board Meeting

Our public Board Meeting was held on April 22. The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Lm_H2XbOM and 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/

Grade 6 Band Registration

The Beginner Band is accepting registration for students currently in grade 5. Please see the registration form below which includes a video about the band.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeweuMO5q9whnUrJ3pUERTAtv6YiEfuClFScjLtZVmeP10Zkw/viewform

A frequently asked question is about band and sports. Yes students can participate in both. Efforts are made around scheduling so students can participate in elementary sports and band.

Kindergarten Registration

If you have a child born in 2019 or know someone who does, it is time to register for Kindergarten for September 2024 startup. Seven schools are at 75% or higher of projected seats spoken for. Register soon to save that seat! More info is available at https://www.prn.bc.ca/register-for-school/

BC Services Card and MyEducation BC Parent Login

Tired of resetting your portal password? Parents can now 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

April 29, 2024 – Non-Instructional Day – Schools Closed

May 10, 2024 – Non-Instructional Day Indigenous Learning – Schools Closed

May 20, 2024 – Victoria Day – Schools Closed

June 21, 2024 – National Indigenous People’s Day – Schools OPEN

June 27, 2024 – Last Day for Students

June 28, 2024 – Administrative Day – School close for the summer at the end of the day

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.twitter.com/sd60 & https://mstdn.ca/@sd60 , and email.

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For Immediate Release – Please see the pdf included below.

Congratulations to the five NPSS medalists!

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• Swas Ghosh
• Joshua Coenders
• Taha Ahmed

Students applied through a competitive process with a record number of applicants for only 1500 spots at one of 22 Canadian universities, including a digital campus.

You can learn more about Shad Canada at https://www.shad.ca/about-shad/

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Thank you to the District Parent Advisory and Doig River First Nation for helping to put on this session.

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Non-attendance, especially in Kindergarten and primary years, can lead to lower literacy abilities and a decreased graduation rate.

Increasingly we have programs to support students at school including snacks or meals. If as a parent you have difficulty getting your child to school please contact your school administrative team and they may have other ways to support.

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ICBC – https://www.icbc.com/road-safety/sharing/Pages/cycling-safety.aspx

Learn2Ride program for kids and families – https://gobybikebc.ca/cycling-education/learn2ride-online/

Teacher resource – https://phecanada.ca/programs/guide-ride

Students wheeling or biking to school are reminded of the expectation to wear a helmet while they ride.

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The dates are:

Tuesday, March 26

Wednesday, April 10

Tuesday, April 16

To register and for more information please see

https://pages.saferschoolstogether.com/erase-family-session

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Join us for a public Annual Budget presentation on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 @ 5:30 p.m. at the District Board Office (10112 105 Avenue, Fort St. John)

and/or

Fill out the survey linked below:

https://forms.office.com/r/f559e4msiZ?origin=lprLink

If you have any questions, please email budget@prn.bc.ca

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