October 14, 2022
Keeping Kids Safe with the White Hatters
Last week the White Hatters, an online safety group dedicated to keeping kids safe, spoke to grade 6 to grade 8 students at all three of our district’s middle schools. The goal was: to help kids use the internet smartly and help them unlock… more
September 27, 2022
Supporting students and families: our Affordability Fund plan
On August 29th, 2022 the Provincial Government announced the creation of a one time Student and Family Affordability Fund, intended to support BC kids and families affected by recent inflation and cost of living challenges. In New Westminster… more
September 23, 2022
Orange Shirt Week: learning alongside each other
Two years ago, our Board of Education voted to extend Orange Shirt Day into Orange Shirt Week, a week-long observance dedicated to learning about the history and continued impacts of residential schools. At New Westminster Schools, we will be… more
September 15, 2022
FuelUp Lunch Program launches Sept 20
As class assignments have settled and we’re back into the swing of another great year of learning, our partners at Simply Foods are getting ready to start creating meals and delivering on our FuelUp school lunch program.
For those who… more
September 13, 2022
School closure: Mourning of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Dear students, staff, parents and caregivers,
As announced today, in the Premier’s statement on the national day of mourning to mark the Queen’s funeral, the Province of BC will be following the lead of the federal government in… more
September 12, 2022
Air quality advisory: strategies to keep us safe
This weekend all of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley had an Air Quality Advisory in place, due to high concentrations of fine particulate matter. These particulates in the air were primarily due to smoke from wildfires burning both in nearby… more
September 1, 2022
Bus service increases & safe commutes
For those who are driving around our community, a friendly reminder that school zones will be back in effect, starting Tuesday September 6th. Please drive with care as crosswalks and drop-off zones will be busy while we all get back into our… more
August 30, 2022
Welcome back to the 2022-23 school year
Dear students, staff, parents and caregivers,
It is with great excitement for the year ahead that I welcome everyone back to a new school year.
But before we look to the year ahead, I find it helps to also take a moment to… more
August 29, 2022
Almost $700,000 to support kids and families affected by inflation
As you may have heard today, the Government of British Columbia announced a one-time fund of $60 million to support BC kids and families affected by recent inflation and cost of living challenges.
Here at New Westminster Schools, our… more
August 24, 2022
Preparing for the return: Temporary MyEd BC Portal shutdown
As we work to get everything lined up for the start of the new school year, we’ve temporarily closed access to all MyEd BC Family Portal accounts for a few weeks. As we adjust homeroom and division assignments to account for continued… more