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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

September 2021 Hi Everybody….. Welcome to our 2021/2022 school year at Edith McDermott Elementary!  Like myself I’m sure many of you were optimistic and hopeful to a return to what we all know as a normal school environment as the last 18 months or so of schooling has been very challenging, complex but not without some reward.  The individuals, (staff, students, paren … [Read more...] about Welcome to our 2021/2022 school year at Edith McDermott Elementary!

Dear families, I hope you are enjoying a bright, restful, and safe summer! We are looking forward to welcoming your children back to school. As we prepare for the beginning of the 2021/22 school year, I am writing to let you know about an important change to this year’s district school calendar, to provide information about the schedule for the first day of school, and to … [Read more...] about August 27, 2021: Letter to families from Superintendent Harry Dhillon