Mr.
Jankowiak will join Walton at Morning Fitness on Wednesday, January 15th.
Parents are welcome to join and meet our new principal! Mr. Jankowiak
will officially start on Monday, January 27th, which happens to be a
professional day! Therefore, you’ll get a chance to see him on Tuesday,
January 28th.
We
will celebrate the Lunar
New Year on Thursday, January 30th with the Lion
Dance at 11:00am. Each Mandarin class will also be performing for parents
at at 2:00pm.
Pink Shirt Day:
Pink Shirt Day is Thursday, February 27th. We will make
available an online order form if you wish to purchase a SD43 Pink Shirt for
your child. There are adult sizes available. The order form has
already gone out on School Cash On Line. This is optional so if please
disregard if you do not wish to purchase a shirt. We will be encouraging
all students to wear a pink shirt on February 27th. They can
wear a shirt that they’ve ordered in the past.
Kindergarten Registration
for our neighbourhood catchment program begins Tuesday, February 3rd.
Please read the attached brochure for more information. If you interested
in the Mandarin Kindergarten program, please be aware that the online
registration program begins Thursday, January 16th at 9:00am.
We will be hosting an information session on Wednesday, January 15th,
6:00-7:00pm in our gymnasium.
Programs of Choice Information
This is a reminder to all parents
considering applying for their child to be entered in to a district Program of
Choice. Programs of Choice are offered at the Elementary and Middle School
levels. You must apply for a Program of Choice even if you have an older child
already in the program. Please read the information below carefully and you are
encouraged to attend the information sessions for each program. For more
information see the District website and click on “Programs of Choice” (lower
right side)
Elementary Programs
K French Immersion – Parent Info Session:
Monday, January 13, 2020, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Como Lake Middle
School (Gymnasium)
1121 King Albert Avenue,
Coquitlam
K Reggio – Parent Info Session: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 6 p.m. to 7
p.m.
Meadowbrook Elementary School
900 Sharpe Street, Coquitlam
K Mandarin – Parent Info Session: Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Walton Elementary School
2960 Walton Avenue, Coquitlam
K Montessori -Parent Info Session: Thursday, January 9, 2020, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. or 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m.
Winslow Centre (Gallery Room)
1100 Winslow Avenue, Coquitlam
Middle School Programs
Late French Immersion – Parent Info
Session: Tuesday,
January 14, 2020, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Montgomery
Middle School (Gymnasium)
1900
Edgewood Avenue, Coquitlam
Montessori – Parent Info Session: Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Scott Creek Middle School
1240 Lansdowne Dr, Coquitlam
On May 14, 2020, Coquitlam Public Library
will host its fifth annual Science Expo, featuring more than $2,000 in cash
prizes for students. A partnership event with School District 43 and Douglas
College, the Science Expo is open to kids and teens from gr. 4 through 12 who
live or go to school in the Tri-Cities, Anmore or Belcarra. Students can
compete on their own, or in teams of two. Projects will fit into four
categories: Elementary (gr. 4 and 5); Middle (gr. 6 to 8); Junior (gr. 9 and
10); and Senior (gr. 11 and 12).
The registration deadline is 9 p.m.
on Thursday, Apr. 30, 2020.
Details about the Expo are here
also located at: http://www.coqlibrary.ca/programs-events/children/sci-expo
Upcoming Dates:
- Professional
Day (School Closed), Monday, January 27th
- PAC
Meeting, Tuesday, January 28th
- Lunar
New Year Dance and Performance, Thursday, January 30th
- Kindergarten
Registration, Monday, February 3 to Wednesday, February 5
- TheatreSports
Improv (Walton PAC Sponsored), Thursday, February 13th at
9:15am (Parents welcome)
- School
Closed, Friday, February 14th
- BC
Family Day (School Closed), Monday, February 17th
- Professional
Day (School Closed), Friday, February 28th