May 2025 Superintendent’s Report and SD60 Updates

Here are some updates from School District 60 Peace River North.

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/sd60prnhttps://www.threads.net/@sd60prnhttps://x.com/sd60 , https://bsky.app/profile/sd60prn.bsky.social, and email.