News & Announcements

SD No. 53 will be holding its Annual Budget Meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 7:00 pm via Zoom platform. Please email general@sd53.bc.ca for a meeting link if you are interested in virtually attending this meeting.

Is a rewarding career working with children for you? Join us for an information session for Education Assistants and Child/Youth Care Workers by Zoom on April 14, 2021 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Attendance is limited!

This document has been prepared to provide an update on the knowledge surrounding the role of children and schools in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Children five years old by December 31, 2021 (born in 2016), may begin their first year of Full Day Kindergarten in September 2021. For more information about registration, please call your local elementary school. Parent/Guardian bring a birth certificate to complete registration.

Click on the photo to the right for the current Daily Health Check from the Ministry of Health: Sept 18, 2020

If your child has any of the following symptoms, please keep them home:
Fever
Chills
Cough or worsening of chronic cough
Shortness of breath
Loss of sense of smell or taste
Diarrhea
Nausea and vomiting

Please also keep your child home
1. If your child has recently returned from travel outside Canada OR
2. If you are a confirmed contact of a person with confirmed COVID-19

Thank you for supporting us as we continue to follow COVID-19 protocols.

Our 2020-21 Restart Plan has now been approved by the Ministry of Education. Visit our link to review our Learning Groups, Elementary School, Secondary School, Transportation and Health and Safety information sheets! School specific protocols will be provided directly from the sites.

Links to the latest reports and advice from the Provincial Health Officer, the Ministry, and our district including our district health and safety plan (see Exposure Control Plan).

Families must now pre-register for their chosen day.