Peace Arch News

Thanks to the generous support of everyone in our School Community, we raised over $3000.00 for The Terry Fox Foundation and Cops for Cancer. It was great to see our school community come together to support this important cause.

Tomorrow evening between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. is your opportunity to come and meet your child's teacher for the 2023/2024 school year. Please join us if you can and we look forward to seeing lots of parents and students tomorrow night.

Financial support available to help make school more affordable for families that need it most.

In late August, 2022 the provincial government announced one-time funding to school districts in B.C. to support students and their families who are feeling challenged with the rising costs of living.

Our school district still has some funds available from this provincial SFAF funding which can be used to help with school supplies, clothing costs, and fees/costs associated with school activities.

Please reach out to your principal, teachers, or school office staff if your family needs any financial support for clothing, school-based supplies or activities.

Orange shirt day is a movement that officially began in 2013 but in reality, it began in 1973 when six-year-old Phyllis Webstad entered the St. Joseph Mission Residential School, outside of Williams Lake, BC. Young Phyllis was wearing a brand new orange shirt for her first day of school – new clothes being a rare and wonderful thing for a First Nation girl growing up in her grandmother’s care - but the Residential School quickly took away her new shirt and replaced it with the school’s institutional uniform.

While she only attended for one year, her time in residential school affected Ms. Webstad’s life for many years.

This Friday, we will be encouraging all members of our school community to wear an orange shirt. This day acknowledges that residential schools are a part of our history. Wearing an orange shirt is a national movement to recognize the experience of those who went to Indian residential schools, to honour them, and show a collective commitment to ensure that Every Child Matters.