District Highlights

District Highlights

Meet the non-profits at the heart of SD42 food security programs

February 7, 2024 3:27 PM
From hot breakfasts and lunches to snacks, all of Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District’s food programs have another thing in common besides nutrition: The non-profits and volunteers behind  read more

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory promises to be a sweet treat at Westview Secondary

February 6, 2024 4:35 PM
Westview Secondary’s drama club is ready to raise the curtain after spending the last several months rehearsing and recreating the magical world of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate  read more

Swing to the music with Garibaldi Secondary jazz bands this weekend

February 5, 2024 1:07 PM
Put on your dancing shoes and come out to Garibaldi Secondary’s annual dessert and dance event this weekend featuring live music from its junior and senior jazz bands. Garibaldi Secondary  read more

#FridayReads: Celebrate Black History Month with Pies from Nowhere

February 2, 2024 1:27 PM
Edith McDermott teacher-librarian Krista Kong recommends Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Dee Romito in honour of Black History Month. This picture book tells  read more

#FridayReads: Storytelling and tradition shine in When the Stars Came Home

January 26, 2024 9:00 AM
Deputy Superintendent Cheryl Schwarz recommends When the Stars Came Home by Brittany Luby for the International Day of Education. As we celebrated education around the world this week, we also  read more

#FridayReads: Invent the Most Magnificent Thing

January 12, 2024 2:59 PM
District helping teacher for Grade 6/7 inquiry, K-7 numeracy, and ADST (applied design, skills and technologies), Yas Mann, recommends The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires for Kid Inventors’ Day  read more

#FridayReads: Sneak into Santa’s workshop with Elves are the Worst!

December 22, 2023 12:27 PM
Laity View teacher-librarian Natalie Clark recommends Elves are the Worst! by Alex Willan just in time for winter break. Elves are the Worst!, the fourth book in Alex Willan’s enchanting  read more

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows students give back this holiday season

December 22, 2023 10:46 AM
Students across the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District got into the spirit of giving this holiday season by putting on food drives, collecting donations for hampers, and making  read more

Laity View Elementary class knits hats for those in need this winter

December 20, 2023 11:57 AM
Grade 6/7 students at Laity View Elementary learned a new skill for a good cause this holiday season. Kirsten Bailey’s class of 21 students knit 85 hats to donate to  read more

Kanaka Creek Elementary students make the holidays a little sweeter for the community

December 19, 2023 4:06 PM
Students from Kanaka Creek Elementary are using their Halloween candies this year to make Christmas a little sweeter for seniors living in centres and community members in need. The school  read more
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