NEWS

Dear families, The Government of Canada recently designated September 30th a statutory holiday named the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in recognition of the lasting harm residential schools have had on Indigenous communities. We ask students, staff, and families to use this opportunity to reflect on the profound injustice of residential schools and ensure that the … [Read more...] about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Truth and Reconciliation Week

Dear families, Please see the communication below from Fraser Health regarding routine immunizations for school-age children. Communication from Fraser Health   Dear Parents and Guardians, Re: B.C.’s Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation for Students B.C.’s Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation for children has been in effect since July 2019. This … [Read more...] about Fraser Health: Routine immunizations for school-age children

Historically schools/teachers hold a event called Meet the Teacher. With Covid, and the limited access to the building, this event has not been held for the last year or so. This year we are going to try to do something different so that parents can indeed but a face to the name. During the week of Sept 27th the teachers here at EME have committed to make themselves … [Read more...] about Meet The Teacher

Dear families, As the school year gets underway, I am writing to share with you a back to school update from Fraser Health. Much of the information in this update will not be new for you, as I spoke to it in my August 27 letter. The update does address, however, the revised provincial notification process for school exposures. While Fraser Health will continue to work with … [Read more...] about September 13, 2021: Update for families from Fraser Health

Hi all. I find it worthwhile to republish this note that I sent out my first September here as I know there is still considerable misunderstanding about the structure of education especially around grade levels and combined classes. In a nutshell all students, individually, are met where they are on the developmental continuum and moved forward from there. The concept of … [Read more...] about Combined Classes