| | Information | Please note our Strong Start Program will be closed for a staff meeting on Tuesday, April 9th. Thank you.
| | 4/10/2024 |
| | Information | Registration begins @ 6am on April 30th, 2024 for Elementary Students. For Grade 5 children wanting to preview Grade 6 registration opens Friday, May 3rd, 2024. For assistance, please call 604-936-4261 or visit www.sd43summerlearning.ca
| | 5/3/2024 |
| | Information | Please note the following Strong Start Closures: Friday, March 1st, Wednesday, March 6th, and Friday, March 15th. Thank you.
| | 3/16/2024 |
| | Information | Strong Start will be closed on February 6th (for a staff meeting) & 19th (for BC's Family Day), 2024. Thank you.
| | 2/19/2024 |
| | Snow | Friday, January 19 - All SD43 schools are open today. As always, parents/guardians may choose to keep their child(ren) home today based on their individual circumstance. Please report absences to your school. POWER RESTORED at Montgomery Middle, Montgomery Centre, CLC, and CABE (9:50am)
| | 1/19/2024 |
| | Snow | Today's forecast calls for cold conditions so plan to dress appropriately for the weather. Sidewalks, paths and roads may be icy and caution is advised. As always, if parents/guardians feel conditions in their particular circumstance are unsafe, they may choose to keep their child(ren) at home. Please inform the school of absences through regular procedures.
| | 1/11/2024 |
| | Warning | | | 12/13/2023 |
| | Information | All Strong Start Centers will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 5th. Please also note, Thursday Dec. 21st will be the last session of 2023.
We will be closed Friday, Dec. 22nd for cleaning and we will
re-open on Wednesday, Jan.10th, 2024! Wishing everyone a wonderful Winter Break.
| | 1/10/2024 |
| | Information | | | 10/4/2023 |
| | Information | | | 9/21/2023 |
| | Information | Friendly reminder to all, school opens Tuesday, September 5th! Please click the title, to see the schedule!
| Friendly reminder to all, school opens Tuesday, September 5th! Please note the following: KINDERGARTEN: Kindergarten students will attend at the times noted below, based on their last name according to the schedule below. Please note ALL Kindergarten students are to report to the Gym at their assigned times. 10:00 -10:20am A-CH 10:20 – 10:40am CI - HO 10:40 – 11:00am JA - LE 11:00 – 11:20am LI - PE 11:20 – 11:40am PO - ZH
GRADE 1-5 All RETURNING Bramblewood students in Grade 1 through 5 will line up at their last year's exterior classroom doors. All NEW Grade 1 through 5 students will line up at the Main Entrance of the school. ALL Grade 1 through 5 students will attend from 8:45am - 9:00am ONLY. Students will be dismissed for the day at 9:00am. Should your child not be in attendance, you MUST inform the school office by emailing bramblewood@sd43.bc.ca . It is important our attendance records are accurate.
| 9/6/2023 |
| | Warning | Updates posted here as they become available.
| | 2/21/2023 |
| | Information | Is your child turning five years old on or before December 31, 2023? Download our Kindergarten Registration Package and register online from January 31- February 2, 2023! Learn more: www.sd43.bc.ca/kindergartenregistration
| | 2/2/2023 |
| | Information | Information, application process, deadlines and online presentations regarding Programs of Choice for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year can be found on the district website here. Applications for Programs of Choice - Montessori, Mandarin Bilingual, Reggio and French Immersion will be held on January 5th, 2023 to January 11th, 2023. Kindergarten Registration will be held between Tuesday, January 31, 2023 and Thursday, February 2nd 2023 using the online forms on our school website. Forms will be posted on or before January 31st, 2023. Thank you.
| | 2/3/2023 |
| | Snow | Schools open, classes in session November 30
| All SD43 schools and facilities are OPEN Wednesday, November 30 and classes are in session. As always, parents/guardians may decide for themselves if local conditions are safe and suitable for sending their children to school.
| 11/28/2022 |
| | Snow | Any district-wide or partial-district closure will be decided and communicated by 6:30am via the School District 43 website @ www.sd43.bc.ca CKNW AM 980 radio, CKNW 1130 radio & CBC (690) radio.
| Schools are not routinely closed due to snow or other inclement weather conditions. All schools in School District 43
(Coquitlam) will remain OPEN, if possible, during winter weather, including snowfall.
However, on occasion, a district-wide or partial-district closure is required due to extreme weather. Partial-district
closures affecting individual schools may occur due to the very different geography within our school district. If there is
a partial-district closure affected schools will be identified.
The decision on schools remaining open or needing to be closed, because of extreme weather, occurs before 6:30 a.m.
so that families can plan and make alternate arrangements. Any district-wide or partial-district closure will be decided and communicated by 6:30 a.m. via the School District 43
website www.sd43.bc.ca and CKNW AM 980 radio, CKWX 1130 radio and CBC (690) radio. Extreme weather can also impact transit. Transit schedules may face significant changes or cancellations due to the
weather conditions. Parents seeking information on transit schedules need to consult the Translink website:
http://www.translink.ca/
We encourage families to continuously check the School District 43 website for updates and changes: www.sd43.bc.ca Learn more about SD43’s process for emergency and inclement weather status updates at:
http://www.sd43.bc.ca/NewsEvents/Pages/EmergencyInformation.aspx
| 12/16/2022 |
| | Information | Over the next 10 days, schools will be contacting families to arrange distribution of Covid-19 Rapid Tests kits. Families will receive a box of 5 tests for home use. Please follow carefully follow these updated instructions: BCCDC Rapid Testing at Home - February 25, 2022
| Over the next 10 days, schools will be contacting families to arrange distribution of Covid-19 Rapid Tests kits. Families will receive a box of 5 tests for home use. Please follow carefully follow these updated instructions: | 3/15/2022 |
| | Information | Parents/ guardians will be notified via email about the results of the cross catchment application during the first week of March. Successful applicants will be contacted by the school and students will automatically be registered to the new school.
| | 2/22/2022 |
| | Information | | | 2/8/2022 |
| | Information | Parents will receive their generated temporary username and password for the MyEd Family/Parent Portal. Please visit the following site to change temporary passwords. If you have any questions, please email bramblewood@sd43.bc.ca . Thank you.
| | 3/10/2022 |
| | Snow | SD43 schools and sites are closed.
| Due to heavy snow fall across the district, schools and district sites will be closed Thursday, January 6.
| 1/7/2022 |
| | Information | Is your child turning five years old on of before December 31, 2022? Download our Kindergarten Registration Package and register for Kindergarten at your catchment school from February 1st-4th! Learn more: sd43.bc.ca/kindergartenregistration
| Due to Covid-19, we have adjusted our Kindergarten Registration process.
To ensure the safety of our students and staff, we ask that you do not visit schools directly to register unless you have made prior arrangements.
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| | Information | Is your child an incoming Kindergartener or Grade 6 student this September 2022? Apply here: www.sd43.bc.ca/programs
| Application for Programs of Choice is Now Open! | 1/11/2022 |
| | Information | Familes will be notified of the status of their Program of Choice application on the week of January 24th. Stay tuned!
| | 1/24/2022 |
| | Information | | | 11/25/2021 |
| | Information | Are you new to the area or have recently moved? SD43 schools are open for registration. We have adjusted our student registration process and ask that you please use our school locator tool first to determine your catchment school then contact the school directly for registration information or to arrange an appointment before visiting schools. Read more here.
| Are you new to the area or have recently moved? SD43 schools are open for registration. We have adjusted our student registration process and ask that you please use our school locator tool first to determine your catchment school then contact the school directly for registration information or to arrange an appointment before visiting schools. Read more here.
| 9/9/2021 |
| | Information | All Coquitlam Schools will be closed June 28th due to the extreme heat. Please see the Superintendent’s letter below in our District News section.
| | 6/29/2021 |
| | Information | Please ensure that you are completing the daily health check with your child(ren) each day before sending them to school. Click on the title to review the health check. Included are translated versions.
| Daily Health Check
Parents and caregivers are required to perform a daily health check with their child(ren) at home prior to attending school. The BC Centre for Disease Control has updated its recommendations in regard to the daily health check requirements.
The Daily Health Check is also available in the following languages:
| 7/1/2021 |
| | Information | Your input can help shape the budget proposal for the Board of Education to consider April 2021. Attend the first budget meeting tonight, Tuesday, February 16th at 6:30 pm here.
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| 2/16/2021 |
| | Information | Cross Catchment Applications are for families who wish for their children to attend a school that is not their regular catchment school. You will need your child's nine digit PEN (Personal Education Number) to complete the application. PEN's can be found on formal report cards or through your school. For students starting Kindergarten in September 2021, you do not need to provide the PEN. | Click the link below to apply for Cross Catchment.
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| 2/9/2021 |
