Welcome Back

Welcome back. I hope everybody had a great week off and rejuvenated their system for the final push of the year. As we move into the three months of the year, BCTF job action has been suspended and staff will be fulfilling their regular duties that were affected by the job action including supervision and report cards. We are looking forward to the many educational activities that regularly take place towards the end of the school year.

Parents will be receiving a newsletter from the school and a letter from the district today. The district is consulting parents on the possibility of creating a two week spring break again next year. Here is a link to the letter.

http://www.sd68.bc.ca/Documents/CalendarconsultMarch2012.pdf

Letter Sent to Parents Today

March 1, 2012

 Dear Parents/Guardians of Students:

As you may have heard, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation has announced that its members will be withdrawing their services for three days commencing Monday, March 5, 2012.

As a result, teachers will not be reporting for duty on the following days:

• Monday, March 5, 2012
• Tuesday, March 6, 2012
• Wednesday, March 7, 2012.

While school facilities will remain open under the supervision of school district staff, we will be unable to provide students with instruction or appropriate supervision during this period of job action.  We are therefore requesting that parents keep their children at home on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (March 5, 6, and 7).  It is important to note that school buses will not be operating on those days.

Please note that registration for French Immersion Kindergarten will go ahead as planned starting Monday morning.  More details are available on the school district website.

We expect schools to reopen for students on Thursday, March 8.  If there is any change to this situation, we will inform local radio stations (WAVE 102.3 FM and WOLF 106.9 FM) and we will post information on the school district website www.sd68.bc.ca.  You can also follow the district news on Facebook and Twitter by using the icons on the home page of the district website.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

Sincerely,

Dave Hutchinson,

Superintendent/CEO