Dear families,
As we reflect on the 2024/25 school year, I am filled with immense pride and gratitude for the collective efforts of our staff across the Maple Ridge 鈥� Pitt Meadows 蜜桃传媒 District. It has been a remarkable year 鈥� one marked by the continued commitment of educators, support staff, leaders, and community members who work every day to create safe, inclusive, and caring learning environments for our students.
Registration for students eligible for school district transportation for the 2025/26 school year is open until 4:00 pm听on听June 27, 2025.
Regular听student听transportation听is available for eligible听students听living and attending听school听in the following听school听catchments:听
* As part of the 2025/26 budget approved on April 30, 2025, the Board of Education discontinued the bus routes serving Garibaldi Secondary students in the Silver Valley and Rockridge areas due to financial pressures, low ridership, and the availability of public transit alternatives. To support the anticipated increase in student use of public transit, the school district has worked with Coast Mountain Bus Company to enhance service. Coast Mountain has confirmed there is sufficient capacity on routes 741, 733, and 701, with additional afternoon trips being added on routes 741 and 733. Transfer times at Haney Place will be coordinated to support student connections, and ridership will be monitored to determine if further adjustments are needed.
Eligible students for regular student transportation are defined as:
Eligibility for听transportation听for听students听with disabilities and diverse abilities is based on criteria set out in听Policy 5400听on the听school听district website.
To register for regular听student听transportation听or听transportation听for听students听with disabilities or diverse abilities, please click on the announcement titled听Student听Transportation听2025/2026 鈥� Registration.听The registration deadline is听4 p.m.,听June 27, 2025.听
For instructions on how to register for student transportation on the Parent Portal, please see the听Step-by-Step Registration Guide. Additional information about student transportation is available on the school district website:听/student-transportation/.听
Please see below a message for parents, guardian and caregivers from Minister of Education and Child Care, Lisa Beare.
Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers:
As we approach the end of the school year, I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to you. Thank you for your time, energy, and commitment. Your engagement drives the success of our kids and of our school communities. I hope you take some time with the student in your life to celebrate their hard work, accomplishments, and their opportunities for growth.
All elementary June report cards for the 2024/25 school year will be published to MyClass. You will need a MyClass account to access your child(ren)鈥檚 report card(s). (more…)
Please see the message below from Fraser Health:
As your Public Health and Preventive Medicine Doctors at Fraser Health, we are concerned about measles in Fraser region. Measles is a highly infectious and serious disease caused by a virus. It can lead to complications like pneumonia, encephalitis (swelling of the brain) and even death. We hope the information in this letter will help keep families protected from measles.
Measles cases are being reported now. The risk of measles infection and disease transmission is high among those not immune to measles.
To protect yourself, your family, and your community from measles infections and outbreaks, we recommend you take following steps within the next few weeks:
1. Know measles signs and symptoms:
2. Check your family鈥檚 vaccination records and update your vaccinations as needed.
3. Get vaccinated against measles:
4. Stay home when sick:
If your children have symptoms of measles, please keep them home. Please avoid sending the children to schools, to group activities, classes or parties and other social events, while they are symptomatic. This will protect your friends and families, other school children and staff, as well as members of public.
We work to keep our communities safe and healthy. Let us work together to prevent an outbreak that affects our schools and communities.
Sincerely,
Medical Health Officers at Fraser Health
Read the latest update: REMINDER: Registration for Student Transportation 2025/26
Registration for students eligible for school district transportation for the 2025/26 school year is now open and will close at 4:00 pm on June 27, 2025.
Regular听student听transportation听is available for eligible听students听living and attending听school听in the following听school听catchments:听
*As part of the 2025/26 budget process, the Board of Education made the decision to discontinue the routes serving Garibaldi Secondary students living in the Silver Valley and Rockridge areas. This decision was driven by escalating financial pressures and the need to focus limited resources on core educational services. In making this decision, the board also considered low ridership on the routes, the availability of public transit, and recent infrastructure improvements in the affected areas (e.g., sidewalks, lighting, and crosswalks). Coast Mountain Bus Company has indicated that they have the ability to adjust service levels and timing in the area to better align with school schedules. If Coast Mountain is unable to increase service levels, the district will explore a full cost recovery model that could allow for the reinstatement of one or both routes, with fees set to fully cover the cost of the service.听
Eligible students for regular student transportation are defined as:
Eligibility for听transportation听for听students听with disabilities and diverse abilities is based on criteria set out in听Policy 5400听on the听school听district website.
To register for regular听student听transportation听or听transportation听for听students听with disabilities or diverse abilities, please click on the announcement titled听Student听Transportation听2025/2026 鈥� Registration.听The registration deadline is听4 p.m.,听June 27, 2025.听
For instructions on how to register for student transportation on the Parent Portal once registration opens, please see the听Step-by-Step Registration Guide. Additional information about student transportation is available on the school district website:听/student-transportation/.听
Please join us in celebrating the incredible careers and contributions of our 2025 retirees at a special recognition ceremony:
📅 Tuesday, June 3, 2025
🕞 3:30 p.m.
📍 Maple Ridge Secondary 蜜桃传媒 (21911 122 Ave, Maple Ridge)
All staff are invited and encouraged to attend the annual retirement tea as we extend our heartfelt appreciation and best wishes to our exceptional retirees. We look forward to seeing you there!
Flags at district facilities will be flown at half-mast starting Monday, April 28, until further notice to honour the victims of the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver on April 26, 2025.
Dear families,
Saturday鈥檚 devastating incident at the Lapu Lapu celebrations in Vancouver are understandably upsetting for adults and children alike. It is often hard to know how to reassure our children when we ourselves are striving to process and make sense of these losses. Children may experience a wide range of emotions in response to what they hear or see; it is important to remember that they will look to the adults in their lives to help them feel safe and to make sense of the world. As a parent or caregiver, you may feel unprepared to help your child understand and process these events. We are reaching out to share with you some strategies and resources that will help guide your conversations with your child with the understanding that people are going to be impacted in a variety of ways, based on age and development as well as their own involvement and connection to this terrible tragedy. (more…)
At its April 16, 2025, public meeting, the Maple Ridge 鈥� Pitt Meadows Board of Education received the听Proposed听Preliminary听Budget听2025/26听for information.听
The board welcomes your feedback on this听proposed听preliminary听budget, which includes听budget听balancing proposals in the following key areas:
To provide your input through our online听survey, go to听. The survey will close at noon on April 23, 2025.
Download:
Proposed Preliminary Budget 2025/26
Executive Summary
For more information about our 2025/26 Budget Process, visit /board-of-education/budget-process/2025-budget-process/
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