November 29, 2016
Dear Parent,
The world is changing and B.C.’s new curriculum is critical in making sure your child is connected with the skills he or she needs to succeed in this changing world. We have just announced important updates on B.C.’s new curriculum – on how it will be implemented in grades 10-12, and on the Foundation Skills Assessments (FSA) written in grades 4 and 7. (more…)
Parents of young children in Maple Ridge will be able to access a range of early learning, health and family services in one convenient location now that a new BC Early Years Centre has opened at Blue Mountain Elementary to serve families with children aged 0-6.
“As host agency, the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District is proud to partner with community members in establishing a school-based Early Years Centre at Blue Mountain Elementary in East Maple Ridge. We are excited to collaborate with our early learning community partners to support families by connecting them to valuable program options available in our community,” said District Helping Teacher Janet Smith. (more…)
...read moreYou are important to us. The Youth Wellness Centre is working to make mental health and substance use services better in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows for children, youth, and their families. Please help us by completing this survey and share this link with others. All survey responses will remain anonymous. Survey closes Nov 30, 2016.
Youth Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RMYWCyouth
Parent Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RMYWCparent
See message below from Theresa Campbell of the Safer Schools Together team, sent on behalf of the Ministry of Education, addressing the provincial and country-wide issue of the “creepy clown” threat as it relates to school districts in B.C.
As you have been made aware throughout media and social media we have had a number of ‘Clown’ specific threats. These threats are typically referencing kidnapping or targeting schools with threats of violence. (more…)
Dear Parent,
I’m writing today to ask you to share your opinions with the Ministry of Education as we work to update student reporting in kindergarten through Grade 9. Students in these grades are experiencing B.C.’s new curriculum in classrooms in every part of the province.
We are adapting the curriculum in B.C. schools so kids learn the skills they need to succeed in our changing world. This means we also need to develop a new reporting approach. Right now the progress of your child is reported in many different ways, including report cards, parent teacher meetings, and regular student/parent/teacher check-ins. (more…)
In response to a province-wide health crisis, a community ‘Fentanyl Forum’ will be hosted at Westview Secondary School (20905 Wicklund Ave.) on Wednesday, October 5. The forum will run from 7:00 to 8:30 pm with doors opening at 6:30 pm. The forum will be held in the Multipurpose Room.
The forum is being organized collaboratively by Fraser Health, School District 42, the City of Maple Ridge, Alouette Addictions with the assistance of the Ridge Meadows RCMP and draws on resources from each organization. (more…)
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Monday, September 26, is the first of two provincially mandated K-9 curriculum implementation days.
During periods of curricular change such as we are currently experiencing in our province, this time, which is devoted to adult professional learning, is of great importance to all instructional staff.
On Monday, staff involved in supporting students and designing the educational program will be engaged in workshops and planning sessions across the school district. (more…)
B.C.’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer students will now see themselves together with other groups reflected in anti-bullying policies in school districts and independent schools throughout the province.
Education Minister Mike Bernier announced today that explicit references to sexual orientation and gender identity are being added to the policies that school districts and independent schools are required to have in place.
The changes will bring district school policies in line with the July 2016 amendments to the B.C. Human Rights Code that included gender identity and expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination. (more…)
On August 10, 2016, the Minister of Education announced the new Student Transportation Fund. School districts can apply for the funding to help parents with transportation costs and services. School districts that currently charge a transportation fee for eligible riders must eliminate those fees to be eligible for the funding. The Board directed staff to prepare an application to access the $185,990 allocation for the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows school district. In order to access the Student Transportation Fund fees for eligible riders will be waived for 2016/17. Registration for Regular Student Transportation ends August 19, 2016. Click here to learn more about Regular Student Transportation.
On Thursday, May 26, 2016, Minister Mike Bernier announced updates to the graduation program and provincial assessment. These updates will be implemented province-wide between 2016 and 2018. (more…)
