Students, staff, parents, and community of Lochdale Community School are committed to preparing students to be confident, socially and personally responsible, and knowledgeable individuals.
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BC's Plan for Education - get involved! Read the plan and voice your thoughts, concerns and ideas. The government wants to hear what you feel is most important as they move towards creating policies and programs for educating BC's children in the 21st Century.
Inclement Weather and School Closures: All schools in Burnaby School District will remain open for instruction if possible during winter weather including snowfalls. Any decision to close schools will be made by 6:30 am and announced on the front page of the district website and the front page of elementary school websites. This information will also be provided to a number of radio and television stations. For further information please see the district web site: www.sd41.bc.ca
Important message from Superintendent Claudio Morelli regarding report cards: Parent letter regarding student reporting.pdf
Teacher Job Action: Information from the Burnaby School District regarding teacher job action can be found at http://sd41.bc.ca/about/jobAction.htm
Newsletters
Early Learning Programs:.
The Healthy Kids Preschooler Fair will be held at Cameron Rec Complex on Feb 7, 2012. Free for families with children birth - 5 yrs. Click here for information.
Strong Start is open! Mondays - Fridays from 9:00 - 12:00. Drop-in. Room14
New! Saturday Drop-In for birth - 5 yrs. with parents/caregivers. Click here for details.
PALS program for 4 & 5 year olds and caregivers begins Jan. 19, 2012. Call Community Office to register.
ROAR (Reach Out And Read) begins Feb. 14, 2012. This program is run by a Burnaby Children's Librarian and is for 3 - 5 year olds and their caregivers.
Parenting is Hard Work - parenting course offered from Information Children starting Feb. 1! Click here for details.
Parent Workshops and Community Information:
Loonie Skates happen on Mondays from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Kensington rink. Skate and helmet rentals included!
Dr. Gordon Neufled will be presenting a keynote address on Discipline and Young Children, which is open to the public, on Feb. 3, 2012.
Family Literacy Day is January 27th! To celebrate, Burnaby Public Library is holding a drop - in program for families at each of its locations. Click here or check their website for more information - bpl.bc.ca.
Community Literacy and Online Job Search for Newcomers to Canada. Click here for more information.
As more and more of our students get involved with Social Media, parents are often left asking questions in regards to safety and privacy. The following is a great resource called, "A Parent's Guide to Facebook". Please take some time to read through the following guide: facebook for parents.pdf
