PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE - School District #35

Register now for Summer School – see info at end of newsletter
See attached Exam Schedule for Cross Grade and Provincial Exams
SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER
Cst. Vonna Fitzgerald is our School Liaison Officer. She is available to parents, staff and
students on a drop-in or appointment basis.
STUDENT ABSENCE
Parents can now take advantage of our ‘absence line’. You can call in any time and leave the
information on the absence line. Please call if your child is going to be away for the day, part of
the day or tardy. 604-888-3033. Choose option 1. Please leave the date, name of student and
reason for being absent.
LIBRARY
From the Library: HELP! HELP! Parents, please remind students to bring
back library books and texts once they're finished with them. We have
other students waiting to read the library books and we are sometimes short
of texts if students finish the semester and don't return them. The books are
often buried in lockers or under beds at home.
The end of the year has consequences for those with lost books and
outstanding office fees- the yearbook is withheld, transcripts are withheld
for moving students, grade 12 graduation celebration is withheld, and next
year's texts are withheld for returning students. If this seems rather drastic come in sometime
and see our lists of students with missing library books and text books - it will cost the school
thousands of dollars if we don't get them back!
This is especially a problem when students are leaving the school for another school outside of
our district. Parents/home-stay parents - you have the final responsibility for making sure texts
that are in your home are returned to the school if your student has left the house. Believe it or
not, parents have thrown texts away or taken them to thrift stores. Some of our texts are worth
$160 each. PLEASE WORK WITH US!!
Many thanks to the parents who come in here with arms full of books - it is appreciated!