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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…
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Our 2025-2026 School Focus
School Learning Focus for the 2025-2026 school year For the 2025–2026 school year, our students will build confidence as readers and compassionate community members. Through targeted instruction, they will learn to independently apply reading comprehension strategies to deepen their understanding. At the same time, our Wolfpack will practice showing respect for self, others, and place…
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Our School Focus 2025-2026
School Learning Focus for the 2025-2026 school year For the 2025–2026 school year, our students will build confidence as readers and compassionate community members. Through targeted instruction, they will learn to independently apply reading comprehension strategies to deepen their understanding. At the same time, our Wolfpack will practice showing respect for self, others, and place…
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Whiteside Newsletter #34 – May 22, 2026
To Our Whiteside Families, The past week at Whiteside was absolutely jam-packed with excitement, learning, and laughter — and with only five more weeks left in the school year, there is still so much to look forward to! As we head into warmer and sunnier days, students will continue spending more time outdoors gardening, learning…