Yearly Archives: 2014

The school district waited until after 3:30pm on Friday to officially notify parents of when the first day of school is. http://www.sd57.bc.ca/Pages/newsitem.aspx?ItemID=13 Superintendent’s Update: Friday, 
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As of 7:30am, the SD57 website did not have any details as to whether or not Monday would be the first day of school. We 
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-teachers-strike-is-over-86-vote-yes-to-accept-deal-1.2771202 The prolonged B.C. teachers’ strike has ended, and the province’s public school students will be starting their new school year next week. More than 
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A tentative deal in the teacher strike was reached as of 3:50 a.m. this morning! Details will be coming out as time goes by, but 
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There are a variety of learning resources freely available: http://www.sd57.bc.ca/Parents/Pages/Student-and-Parent-Friendly-Websites.aspx http://www.openschool.bc.ca/k12.html http://www.vsb.bc.ca/district-news/supporting-student-learning-home https://www.khanacademy.org/ Found something else useful? Please post it in comments below.    
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For Immediate Release September 8, 2014 BC School Sports Burnaby –The Board of Directors of BC School Sports (BCSS) recognizes and respects the position of 
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social emotional learning tips and resources Each month of the school year, parents will receive helpful tips, strategies, activities and resources to support children at 
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As we enter the second week of the school year with classrooms still closed, BCSTA is extremely concerned about the impact the continuing strike is 
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Exploratory discussions have begun with the Ministry of Education to examine the proposal in more  detail and to develop terms of reference for a possible 
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Globe and Mail has launched a special section for BC Education: http://politics.theglobeandmail.com/bc-teachers-strike/ “…Hours later, Peter Fassbender declined for a second time in three days to 
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