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Superintendent’s Radio Message
April 3, 2020 Superintendent Patrick Bocking’s Coast 91.7 FM Radio Message to our students, staff and community.
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Calling all families!
SD46 would like to make families aware that with the unprecedented number of phone calls teachers will be making to students and parents/caregivers, many of these calls will not be coming from your school’s phone number. Some of the calls may show up as No Caller ID. Please answer as it may be a teacher attempting
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COVID-19: Ministry & BCCPAC Joint Letter to Parents/Caregivers
Joint Letter for Parents/Caregivers from the Minister of Education, Rob Fleming and the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils President, Andrea Sinclair
COVID-19: The Child Care Survey for Essential Service Workers
March 27, 2020 Dear Families, As you are aware, face to face instruction has stopped in all BC schools as of March 17, 2020. School Districts are being asked to consider the needs of employees involved in essential service occupations and work with community partners to provide support. If you require child care because you are
COVID-19: Superintendent’s Letter to Families
March 27, 2020 Dear Families, The COVID-19 crisis has changed our world in ways that we could not have imagined even four weeks ago. As a school district, our hearts are with our students, staff and community as we all come to terms with what the crisis means to each of us. For our students, there
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Special Regular Board Meeting – March 26
The Board of Education has called a Special Board Meeting for Thursday, March 26 at 4:15 p.m to alter upcoming committee meeting agendas. The special board meeting, and subsequent board and committee meetings, will be live-streamed to our district YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/SD46Schools. Additional information, including agenda packages and minutes from previous meetings, is available on
COVID-19: Social Distancing Tool
Thank you to our educational partners, Burnaby School District, for creating this simple and effective tool for social distancing. #InThisTogether #COVID-19
COVID-19: School Playgrounds & Basketball Courts
March 23, 2020 All playgrounds and basketball courts on School District 46 property are closed until further notice in order to support best hygiene practices and physical distancing. School District 46 fully supports the most stringent of expectations regarding enhanced hygiene practices, physical distancing and staying home except for essential tasks.
COVID-19: Classes Suspended
March 17, 2020 Letter from the Minister of Education, Rob Fleming: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/bulletin/20200317/218690-covid-outgoing-.pdf Message from the Superintendent of Schools: Dear Families, The Minister of Education announced today that, in consultation with the Ministry of Health, classes are cancelled throughout our province in order to reinforce the social distancing strategy that is known to be the best way
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$1.2 million for upgrades at Halfmoon Bay & Kinnikinnick Elementary
The Ministry of Education has announced all minor capital projects for BC school districts. The School District has been approved for $1.2 million in funding to support two of our highest priority projects. The funding will be applied to major PV solar installations for Halfmoon Bay Elementary and Kinnikinnick Elementary, including mechanical upgrades. Gibsons Elementary is