Dear c̓əsqənelə Families,
I’m hoping everyone is enjoying this last week of sunny weather before school restarts on Tuesday. Please see below for some timely information about cool programs available at the new Community Centre next door and reminders about school start up next week. Thanks. Mr.W.
Albion Community Center Program Information:
I wanted to share that our Fall 2022 Guide containing our new AftersKool program is now live! https://user-nov9gru.cld.bz/PRC-Fall-Program-Guide-2022/62/
AftersKool Registration: Will align with all of our other registered Fall program and will follow the same calendar: August 30 at 6:00 AM online and September 1 at 8:00 AM in-person or over the phone.
AftersKool Program Information:
AftersKool is a brand new, non-licensed, registered afterschool program focused on fun, active, safe and inclusive play! Children in Grades K – 7 will try new games, sports and work on creative projects in a supportive environment. Starting October 4, we will be running AftersKool at the Albion Community Centre.
Our staff will provide a supervised walk from c̓əsqənelə Elementary to the Albion Community Centre for students in Grades K and 1. Children from other local elementary schools are welcome to attend, but must be transported to the Albion Community Centre for sign-in by a parent, guardian, or other person agreed upon prior to participation.
Program Information:
– Ages | Grades K – 7
– Location | Albion Community Centre
– Days* | Monday – Friday (starting October 4, 2022)
– Time | 2:20 PM – 4:20 PM (2 hours following school dismissal)
– Cost | $17/day per child
Please Note: AftersKool at ACC will not run during early dismissal days, Pro-D days or Winter/Spring/Summer break. AftersKool does not accommodate early pick-ups during kindergarten gradual entry.
First Day of School
The first day of school for students is September 6th from 12:30 pm – 2:20 pm. Students only attend for the afternoon on this first day. Regular school days begin on Wednesday September 7th with the school day being 8:30am-2:20pm. Please note that there has been a District calendar adjustment and dismissal is now 2:20pm (not 2:25).
Returning students go back to their last years teacher/classroom for this first week. Our goal is to move into new classroom placements on Friday of this first week.
Please inform the office if your child will not be attending on September 6th using the parent portal, or by leaving a message on our office answering machine, to help us confirm student enrollment in a timely manner.
If anyone has any additional inquiries… our school office is now open (604-466-6231).
Please note: Children beginning kindergarten in September do not attend school on the first day, and will follow a schedule communicated to families at the end of June.
School Supplies for 2022-2023
Rather than requiring parents to purchase school supplies for their children, c̓əsqənelə has again ordered bulk school supplies for students for this coming year. We will continue to charge a flat fee of $55 per child (planner included). This flat fee of $55 will cover ALL personal school supplies that each child will need for the school year. If any family wishes to purchase supplies separately they will again have this option. Classroom teachers will request school supply money in September once new classrooms have been established.
Keeping informed:
Our School District Office, and individual schools, use our School District Parent Portal for communication. It is important that all families are connected to the Parent Portal to receive timely school communication. Please give us a call if you require assistance getting connected and/or need a new linking letter to sign up.
Families can also always find past portal messages posted on our school website.
School Calendar
For your convenience here is our c̓əsqənelə 2022-2023 school calendar.