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November 2 to Nov. 6 2026
Looking forward to the Halloween dance tonight, it was a great assembly. A reminder that it is a family dance tonight and children must be accompanied by an adult. School staff are not supervising the event.
Well here we go into November with no change to the clocks…We are going to be noticing a difference soon with darker mornings. Please be extra cautious of those walking and biking and of course be extra cautious when walking and biking. Also, a good time to remind everyone about wearing wet weather gear. We had to cancel the planting event because of the rain. We will look at Nov. 3 as the next date to have kiddos plant.
Thank you everyone for the extra effort in the parking lot.
Monday November 2
- First Monday post no time change
Tuesday Nov. 3rd
- Classes have an opportunity to plant in the Nature Spaces project area
Wednesday Nov. 4
- Fire Drill
Thursday Nov. 5
- 1 and 2 to the Puntledge Fish Hatchery
- White Hatter Digital Safety for Families (See Ms. Tozer’s email) a great opportunity for families. The White Hatter is a well respected digital educator.
Friday Nov. 6
From PAC:
PAC Meetings
Meetings are held monthly in the school library, usually the second Wednesday of the month, from 6:30–7:30 p.m. Our next meeting is Nov. 18th because of Remembrance Day.
Here are the minutes from Oct. 14th PAC Oct. 14 minutes
Want to hear when we need volunteers? Email courtenayelementarypac@gmail.com and we’ll add you to our list.
You can also join our Facebook group to stay in the loop:
Courtenay Elementary PAC Facebook Group
DPAC Subject: The White Hatter: Digital Safety for Families
SD71 DPAC volunteers are pleased to welcome the White Hatter back by popular demand for a series of four online presentations beginning November through February. This presentation is the first of the series, and begins with Digital Literacy and Internet Safety for Parents & Caregivers. Find a more expansive description through the link here: https://www.thewhitehatter.ca/programs/digital-literacy-and-internet-safety-for-parents-and-caregivers
Online Parenting: Digital Literacy, Internet Safety, Device Management For Parents and Caregivers,
6:30pm-8:30pm, November 5th, 2026
Live Presentation with Q&A and viewable recording for 48hours after the presentation through the link below.
LINK: https://app.sli.do/event/jUTp7LLVWF5nvTjDhv6R2Z
PASSWORD: 4472
Instructions for joining:
On the day and time of the presentation, all a participant needs to do is click on this link, enter the password and they will be allowed access to the SLIDO platform where we will be hosting our live event. It is strongly recommended that parents’ bookmark/save the link and password that you will send them, and sign into the event 10 minutes prior to the scheduled event going live, as we will be starting promptly at the designated time.Our live broadcast stream begins approximately 10-8 minutes before the scheduled live time with an introductory video that allows participants to connect, prepare, and check any audio.
Please note that if you log in before 10 minutes, the session may not automatically begin on your end in some browsers.
If you are unable to view the live video during the introductory segment, simply refresh your browser to reestablish the live connection.
***** Please DO NOT distribute this link and password outside or your family of parents unless authorized by the White Hatter. Also encourage your families not to do so as well *****
Community Schools: https://cecss.org/
Keep your eyes open for the November menu. Ms. Masako has plans to bring back pizza and hotdogs in her own style! Watch this page for updates! https://cecss.org/hot-lunch/
Upcoming Dates of Note:
November:
Nov. 9 We have a guest speaker here to shares stories of what life was like during WWII
Nov. 10 Remembrance Day Assembly 11:10
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day No School
Nov. 16 Book fair Week and Dress Like your Favourite Literary Character
Nov. 18 PAC meeting 6:30pm
Nov. 19 Parent Teacher Conferences (no School for Students)
Nov. 25 Recognition Assembly 9:20
Warm Regards,
Noah Burdett
noah.burdett@sd71.bc.ca
Principal, Courtenay Elementary
Reminders
Parking:
We have had a few reports of students running in the parking lot before and after school. Please know that the parking lot is not meant to be a drop-off or pick up location. We have a sign in the parking lot now indicating the start of staff parking and end of parent parking. Please do not drop off your child in the parking lot and only park/drop off beyond the sign if you have an accessibility parking pass.
Times for this year:
8:30 Warning Bell, students make their way to their line-up spots
8:35 Teachers greet students outside at the bell and students say good bye.
- We continue to believe that each school stay starts on a better note when we say farewell outside.
10:20:10:35 Recess
11:35-12:05 Lunch Eating Time (Exact times vary by class)
12:05-12:35 Outside Play Time
2:30 Dismissal
- Students are dismissed at the same spot they met their teacher in the morning
School District News:.
View the calendars and FAQ here: https://www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/school-calendars-next-three-years/
