To Our Whiteside Families,

What an exciting week it has been at Whiteside! Our students have been busy learning, exploring, and making memories both in and outside the classroom. Some students have enjoyed visits to the Nature Park, spent time planting and caring for our school gardens, or participated in Jay’s Care baseball activities alongside students from Cook Elementary.  Our primary classes have also experienced the wonder of watching butterflies hatch and take their first flight into nature. In addition, other students have enjoyed enriching field trips to the Vancouver International Children’s Festival and/or watched a special performance of Clue at McRoberts Secondary.

These experiences help bring learning to life and create lasting memories for our students. We are grateful to our staff, volunteers, and families who help make these opportunities possible.

We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in our Parent and Caregiver Appreciation Drive-Through. Our Whiteside community came out in full force, and it was wonderful to connect with so many families. The event was a small way for our staff to express our gratitude for your ongoing support, partnership, and commitment to your children's learning. Thank you for being such an important part of our Wolfpack community!

Thank you for your care and support. You make Whiteside a special community to learn, teach, and play.

Ms. Sara Lai, Acting Principal

The Richmond Board of Education acknowledges and thanks the First Peoples of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language group on whose traditional and unceded territories we teach, learn and live.

FROM OUR WOLFPACK

Mme Lee’s class studied Sandeep Johal’s work in preparation for the beautiful mural that she is going to create for our school entrance.  Inspired by her creations, Div. 14 painted their own works of art!  

Coming Events at Whiteside:

June 3 – Universal Hot Lunch 

June 5 – Movathon Fundraiser Ends – Last day of pledges and/or donations to be brought to Whiteside

June 10 – Band Concert 1:30 & 6:30 pm

June 12 – Sports Day & PAC Hot Lunch

June 16 – Whiteside PAC AGM @ 7:45 pm on-line

June 17 – Universal Hot Lunch 

June 18 – Spirit Day – “Beach Day”

June 19 – Grade 7 Farewell 

June 25 – Final day of school for students 

WHITESIDE INFORMATION AND EVENTS

Movathon Fundraiser – Donations Due June 5

Whiteside PAC is excited to organize a special fundraiser to help beautify our school community. Renowned mural artist Sandeep Johal will be creating a mural inside the front entrance of Whiteside Elementary, with hopes of expanding this inspiring artwork into the gymnasium as well.

To support this project, students have brought home pledge sheets encouraging exercise, movement, and healthy activity for a meaningful cause. Throughout the fundraiser, students will be moving, dancing, walking, and staying active while helping create a vibrant and welcoming space for our school community.  Cash and/or cheques for pledges should be brought to Whiteside.  All by June 5^th!

There will also be prizes for the students and classes who raise the most funds. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we work together to make Whiteside an even brighter place to learn and grow.

Let’s move for Whiteside!

Sports Day & Hot Lunch Orders

Please go to Munch-a-Lunch and order Hot Lunch for Sports Day on June 12!  Order food from Nando’s  for your child AND for yourself if you are joining in our Sports Day festivities.  Go to MunchALunch to order.

SD38 – Elementary Track & Field Survey

This year, the Richmond School District introduced an updated elementary track and field format for students in Grades 4 to 7.

The district is providing a survey to gather input from parents, students, staff and community members about their experience with the updated format and considerations for future elementary track and field planning.

The survey will be open from May 25 to June 8, 2026.

Your feedback is important and will help inform planning for next year.

English Survey

Learning Updates

Your child’s Term 2 Learning Update has been published and is now available to view and download.

Please login to the MyEducation Parent Portal using your account and look under the ‘Published Reports’ section to view the learning update.  

Once you have viewed the learning update, please download and save a copy for your records. This Learning Update will only be available until June 5, 2026.

Here are some resources to assist you:

• Login instructions
• Need help? Send an email to myedparentportal@sd38.bc.ca and include your full name, relation to the child, child’s school and child’s full name.

IMPORTANT: Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed

Thank you to our PAC for providing these yummy meals. We need more volunteers to join us on our PAC hot lunch days to organize and distribute the meals to our students. Without the hard work of this team, our hot lunches can’t happen. If you can help, please email our team at jameswhitehotlunch@gmail.com. 

Hatch PreK Program Registration

Registration for the 2026/27 school year for PreK at Hatch Kids Learning Whiteside is now open! Email info@hatchkidslearning.com for more information or to schedule a tour. This program is for children ages 30 months to 5 years old and operates out of the modular building by the basketball courts.

Universal Hot Lunch Update

Ordering for our winter and spring Universal Hot Lunches are open at: https://munchalunch.com/. Please select the “Feeding Futures” option and ensure allergies are noted on your child’s profile. Our Universal Hot Lunch Dates are:

June 3 (Chicken and Veggie Chow Mein/Veggie and Edamame Chow Mein)

June 17 (Shepherd’s Pie/Butter Chickpeas and Rice)

Please order the age-appropriate size for your children. All orders must be placed one week prior to the hot lunch.

PAC Updates

Our PAC is a great group of parents that care for our school and students. PAC are amazing resources for our entire school community. A strong PAC bonds our school community with our families. PAC is an excellent way for our families to connect directly with the action at our school as well as develop relationships within the parent community. Please reach out to our PAC at whitesidepac@hotmail.com for more information and an invitation link for our next PAC meeting. Our next PAC meeting is online at 7:45 p.m. on June 16.  It will be our AGM.  Let us know if you are interested in becoming part of the PAC Exec next year.  

Wolf Wear Wednesdays

To show our school spirit, we invite our students, staff and community to wear their favourite Wolf gear every Wednesday

Food Security and School Affordability Support

Please reach out to our acting principal, Sara Lai (slai@sd38.bc.ca), if you require financial assistance for school-related costs.  As always, all requests will be treated with dignity, and your privacy will be respected. We want to work with families to ensure that students have everything they need to be successful at school. Do not hesitate to reach out if we can help.

Whiteside Fundraising – Return It

Help raise funds for our school by recycling at home! Return your cans and bottles to our local Return It depot (Unit 110 - 11020 Horseshoe Way), go to the Express area, type in our number 604-668-6419, affix the label to your bag, drop, and go.

Allergy Alert:

All families should be aware that Whiteside School has many students with severe, life-threatening food allergies. Some classrooms may be designated nut free to protect the health of these students. Please help us limit the nut products entering our school overall, as the impact on a student can happen anywhere in the school. If possible, please do not send food to school containing nuts. 

DISTRICT INFORMATION AND UPDATES

THE MORE YOU KNOW…

Save the Date! Richmond Celebrates Soccer (2026 FIFA World Cup)

The Richmond Olympic Oval would like to invite the SD38 community to join members of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Vancouver Rise FC on Friday, June 12th as we celebrate Team Canada's first game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Grade 4-7 students are invited to cheer on Team Canada as we welcome the world to our country.

Stay tuned for more details.