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December 8, 2019

Live Survey Now Underway to Dec. 13: Join the Conversation!

Inclusive Practices Survey: Share your thoughts

Dec. 8, 2019:  We’re asking – and you’re answering.

This week, thanks to our online interactive forum, you’ve rated more than 830 thoughts from nearly 170 more

December 3, 2019

Winter Music with NWSS: Starting Dec. 4!

NWSS Winter Band Concert
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Massey Theatre
7 p.m.

Tickets: $10 at Massey Box Office

This Winter’s Night
Winter Choral Concert
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Queens Avenue United Church
7 p.m.

Admission by more

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November 29, 2019

A Review of Inclusive Practices at New Westminster Schools

November 29, 2019 – We are conducting a comprehensive review of inclusive practices at New Westminster Schools and want to hear from you!

We are asking our parents, students, staff and community: What are the most important things we more

November 29, 2019

NWSS Cares! Food Drive leads to record number of Christmas hampers

Students prepare a record number of Christmas hampers this year as gifts for anonymous families in the school community.

Students for Students…

Dec.6, 2019 – Boxes of Cheerios, tins of salmon, packets of pasta – and more

November 8, 2019

Students remember: No Stone Left Alone

Students place poppies on gravestones for Remembrance Day…

November 4, 2019 –  This week, more than 200 students from both Richard McBride and École Herbert Spencer elementary schools knelt at the gravestones of Canadian more

November 1, 2019

Transit Strike Averted Today: Tentative Agreement Reached

(Photo: Ben Nelms/CBC)

Bus service will be in operation today after a last-minute deal reached…

Nov. 27, 2019 – A planned three-day, system-wide Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus shutdown has been more

October 7, 2019

A hair-raising challenge: Lord Tweedsmuir Secretary Paula Bates takes a risk for Terry Fox!

Teacher Danica Jovanovich demonstrates Paula Bates’ fate for a good cause
A hair’s breadth away…

October 7, 2019 – On Friday, there was no sign of panic from Secretary Paula Bates.

She still had a full head of more

September 28, 2019

School Board endorses climate strike

September:  The New Westminster school board voted unanimously to back students participating in an international Climate Strike on Friday, Sept. 27, taking the lead in supporting the student-led climate-action movement.

The Board voted more

September 27, 2019

Parents’ Night Out! Coming up Oct. 22

New Westminster Students – Their Stories

Each year, school districts in the province provide opportunities
for students to share how they are doing in areas of well-being,
human connections, school experiences and more

September 27, 2019

New Secretary-Treasurer appointed…

Sept. 25, 2019 – New Westminster Schools is pleased to announce that Bettina Ketcham, a collaborative leader in public education, will assume the role of Secretary-Treasurer at New Westminster Schools effective October 15.

As the more