On January 24th from 9-10 am, please join us for the Ecole Hammond Bay Gym Grand Opening Ceremony!  We will have a short ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a mini volleyball game between Senior Management and Board of Trustees vs. Grade 7 students.

Check out the latest ConnectED Edition: Winter  2018

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Registration Information for the 2018-19 School Year is out!

Online Registration Forms will be available, starting January 9, 2019 at www.sd68.bc.ca for:

1.  French Immersion Kindergarten, Grade 1 entry and Grade 6 Late Immersion – closes January 31, 2019 at 4 pm
2. English schools Kindergarten – closes June 15, 2019
3. Academies:  Hockey, Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Performing Arts, Jazz – closes March 15, 2019
4. Out of Catchment School Transfer Requests – closes March 31, 2019

For more information, please visit the District’s website or email ereg@sd68.bc.ca

School District is hosting an evening of learning, conversations and questions for parents of students Kindergarten to Grade 12 on Wednesday, November 7th at Beban Social Centre from 5-7 pm.  Education in BC is changing and NLPS is adapting to meet the needs of our 21st century learners.  Discussion topics will include:  Reporting to Parents, FreshGrade, Professional Learning Communities in schools, Sexual Health curriculum, and changes to the Graduation program.

Please see the attachment in the Friday Reminder email sent to all parents on Friday, November 2nd; or visit the school district’s website.

Congratulations to the Bantam Girls Football team!  They are moving into the Finals in the season playoff.

Congratulations to our Cross Country runners!  We had excellent participation in both the Zone and District Meets.  Well done!

Check out the latest ConnectED Edition: Fall  2018

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We have a new parent notification system!  Parents are no longer required to self-subscribe to our listserve.  All parents will be automatically receiving all the messages we send via School Messenger.  Currently we are sending email notifications of Friday Reminders, PAC information and information from the District Administrative Centre.  In the future, we will also be calling you via School Messenger for daily attendance.

Parent Teacher Interviews are coming up October 15-18, 2018.  To book an appointment to meet the classroom teacher(s), please go to:  http://ehb.parentconferences.net

Dismissal times for the Parent Teacher Interview Week are as follows:

Monday – regular dismissal at 1:27 pm

Tuesday-Thursday – early dismissal at 1:07 pm

Friday – Provincial Association Day for Teachers – No school for students