{"id":2576,"date":"2025-02-02T10:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T18:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/?p=2576"},"modified":"2025-02-02T10:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T18:04:06","slug":"february-3rd-update-to-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/february-3rd-update-to-families\/","title":{"rendered":"February 3rd Update to Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dear Laity View Families,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank you for visiting our Primary Science Fair last Thursday!\u00a0 What a fabulous turnout of parents, relatives, and friends to view the students\u2019 work.\u00a0 They were all very proud of their accomplishments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0marked the start of Black History Month.\u00a0 Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black people in Canada and their communities.\u00a0 To honour Black History Month at Laity View, staff are utilizing a variety of resources in their classrooms to teach about Black stories, Black art, and Black people as well as equality, empathy, and anti-racism.\u00a0 Ask your children to tell you about one of the prominent Black Canadians read over the announcements each week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please review the information below for some details about the upcoming week. \u00a0Please also read the district<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd42.ca\/inclement-weather-procedures\/\"><strong>inclement weather procedures<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The decision to close schools is made by approximately 6:30 a.m. and\u00a0<strong>posted to the district website and social media channels<\/strong>.\u00a0\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Jan. 14 \u2013 Mar. 14<\/strong>:\u00a0 Grade 5 Middle Years Development Instrument Timeframe<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mon., Feb. 3<\/strong>:\u00a0 <strong>Spirit Day \u2013 Team Colours Day!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:00 pm Spirit Assembly \u2013 Jump Rope for Heart Kick Off<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07:00 pm PAC Meeting (Library)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tues., Feb. 4<\/strong>:\u00a0 10:45 am MRSS Choir Performance \u2013 schoolwide<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>February 5 \u2013 12<\/strong>:\u00a0 Quebec Exchange Trip (for those students registered)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Wed., Feb. 5<\/strong>:\u00a0 Global School Play Day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Thurs., Feb. 6<\/strong>:\u00a0 Ski and Snowboard field trip \u2013 all day (for those students registered)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fri., Feb. 7<\/strong>:\u00a0 12:25 pm PAC Hot Lunch \u2013 Hot Dogs (pre-order required)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>February 11 \u2013 25<\/strong>:\u00a0 Grade 8 Transfer Period\/Registration (Parent Portal)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Inclement<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Weather Procedures<\/strong> \u2013 The decision to close schools due to weather conditions is ultimately the responsibility of the Superintendent, who must balance the safety of students, staff, and parents with the need to provide learning.\u00a0 The decision is not taken lightly and is the result of a carefully thought-out process that is reviewed after each experience and refined if necessary.\u00a0\u00a0The decision to close schools is made by\u00a0approximately\u00a0<strong>6:30<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>a.m.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Details are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">posted on the SD42\u202f<em>Twitter <\/em>feed<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets%2Ffollow_button.1383343979.html&amp;partner=undefined&amp;region=follow_link&amp;screen_name=sd42news&amp;tw_p=followbutton&amp;variant=2.0\"><strong>@sd42news<\/strong><\/a>);<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">posted on the SD42 <em>Facebook <\/em>feed<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MapleRidgePittMeadowsSchoolSD42\"><strong>SD42Facebook<\/strong><\/a>);<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">shared with <strong>News 1130<\/strong>, <strong>CKNW<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>CBC 690<\/strong>\u00a0radio stations;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">posted on the SD42 <em>Website <\/em><\/span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd42.ca\/\"><strong>sd42.ca<\/strong><\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Please be sure that your children come to school dressed appropriately to go outside<\/strong>.\u00a0 At recess and lunch, we always go outside unless advised otherwise by the district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Grade 8 Registration<\/strong> \u2013 All Grade 8 registration for the 2025-26 school year will be done <u>online through the Parent Portal<\/u>.\u00a0 <strong>The Grade 8 Transfer Period will open at 12:00 noon February 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.\u00a0 Deadline for completing a request for the Grade 8 Transfer Period is February 25<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Families with children currently enrolled in a Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District elementary school should <strong>submit an <em>Existing Student Transfer Request<\/em><\/strong> in the Grade 8 Transfer Period.\u00a0 Read the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd42.ca\/student-registration\/\"><strong>Grade 8 Transfer Period Information 2025\/26<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">tab on the school district website for more details.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Grade 7 Quebec Trip Fundraiser<\/strong> \u2013 Help support our Grade 7 students as they fundraise for their trip to Quebec!\u00a0 Start saving your <strong>empty bottles<\/strong> now and bring them during school <strong>drop-off and pick-up on Tuesday, February 25<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.\u00a0 There will be a Drive-thru bottle collection at the front of Laity View Elementary.\u00a0 Need pickup? Text 604-551-5191 to arrange collection.\u00a0 Thank you for your support!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mrs. Lawrance<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Laity View Families, Thank you for visiting our Primary Science Fair last Thursday!\u00a0 What a fabulous turnout of parents, relatives, and friends to view the students\u2019 work.\u00a0 They were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576\/revisions\/2577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}