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Whiteside Newsletter #37 – June 12, 2026
Dear Families, What a fantastic Sports Day! We are so proud of our students for their enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and participation throughout the day. A heartfelt thank you to all of our staff, volunteers, student leaders and PAC volunteers who helped make the event such a success. From organizing activities and supporting students to preparing stations…
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City of Richmond – Summer Active Pass
The $29.00 Summer Active Pass is on sale starting Tuesday, June 9th and can be used June 13th to September 7th. All details about the pass can be found at www.richmond.ca/SummerPass.
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Whiteside Newsletter #36 – June 5, 2026
To Our Whiteside Families, Our Whiteside Wolves are busy preparing for one of the most exciting events of the year — Sports Day! Across the school, students are proudly working with their team colours, learning spirited dances, practicing cheers, and getting ready to showcase their teamwork and school spirit. Our student leaders have also been…
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Notice of Late Return 2026-27
If your child will not be attending school on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (the first day of school), but will be returning on or before Friday, September 11th, please complete the attached Notice of Late Return Form with a letter containing the reason for late return and email them to whiteside@sd38.bc.ca by Thursday, June 25th. …
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Whiteside Newsletter #35 – May 29, 2026
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…
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Summer WaterSafe Courses
Please find attached a copy of the Summer 2026 Watersafe Newsletter from July 3rd to September 6th 2026! A couple friendly reminders: Any students who have completed Red Cross Swim Kids 5 and/or Swim For Life Swimmer 4 are not required to take the course. In the event the student has misplaced their report card…
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2026-27 School Calendar
Attached please find the 2026-27 school calendar. Attachments 2026-27_School_Calendar.pdf
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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…
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Our Literacy Programs – Are they making a difference?
What targeted actions did we take to address our school’s learning focus? To address Whiteside’s primary struggling readers (in English and in French Immersion), we implemented a daily Primary Reading Intervention Program (2025-2026) that met readers where they were at. What gap or problem were these actions intended to address? Why was this particular strategy/action…
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Professional Learning – January 16, 2026
An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is: On this day, we were given time and space to reflect and collaborate on our literacy journey at Whiteside. Our professional learning focused on reading comprehension strategies and our struggling readers. Working with a Teacher-Consultant, we accessed targeted professional support for our…