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Courtenay Elementary’s Monthly Calendar
February 2026
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The Weekly Feb. 16 to Feb. 20 2026
Our week as adults and educators was marked by a tragedy in the community of Tumbler Ridge to whom we extend our thoughts and best wishes. For our students it was a week of preparing Valentine’s Day Cards, compliments for our classmates, learning about the Olympics and preparing for a Family Day weekend. Next week we will be learning about Carnaval de Quebec with a visit from Bonhomme to end the week Friday afternoon. Depending on the weather, he may come say hi at the end of the day outside (he melts in the rain, literally).
Student Led Conferences March 3: Ms. Tozer has created the sign up for the student led conferences. She has sent out an email with instructions. FYI We will be using the same system as parent teacher conferences and the time slots are set for 40 mins with 4 spots in each slot. The system needs them to be off by a min, so please know that if you sign up for 8:42, you can show up at 8:40.
Here are the time slots (despite it looking like they are only a 1 min):
8:40 – 9:20
9:25 – 10:05
10:30 – 11:10
11:15 – 11:55
12:30 – 1:10
1:15 – 1:55
Soccer Club We still have Space: Sign Up Mr. Kiyoshi is offering an afterschool soccer club for students in grades 3/4/5. It starts Tuesday, February 24th and will run until April 28th (excluding spring break). Students will meet in the gym at 2:30 and the program will run until 3:30. The weeks of March 10th and 17th the activity will have to be outside. We have 22 spots and they will be filled on a first come first served basis.
From PAC:
Believe it our not PAC is already planning the June Fun Fair! We hope that a sign up form made it’s way to you but if not you can follow this link to sign up VOLUNTEER SIGN UP . Here are the meeting minutes from Feb. 11: Minutes from February 11, 2026
From The Community School Society:
February Lunch ordering is up and running. Please check out https://cecss.org/hot-lunch/ for update menu and ordering instructions.
From the School District:
Comox Valley Schools is looking for feedback on the proposed school calendars for the next three years. Draft calendars for the 2026–2027, 2027–2028, and 2028–2029 school years are now available for review.
Review the draft calendars and share your feedback here: https://www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/proposed-school-calendars-survey/
Thank you for taking a few minutes to help shape future school years across Comox Valley Schools.
Reminder:
The public Budget Input Survey is open February 2 until February 20, 2026 (end of day).
Take the survey: https://www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/annual-budget-2026-2027/
Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this important process.
Community news:
Topic: ‘Parenting When Our Kids Can’t go to School‘
Sometimes mental health challenges keep our kids from going to school. Parenting when our kids can’t go to school is hard. Learn from this conversation with John Solano, Registered Clinical Counsellor, and Kathy Buhler, a parent with lived experience. Discover how focusing on our relationship with our child can help, and where we can find support.
Doors will open at 6:15pm and the video presentation will begin at 6:30pm.
When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 from 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Mark Isfeld Secondary (Multipurpose room)
Register: For more information and to register, click here. Even if you are not sure if you can make it, we encourage you to register as you will receive access to resources following the event via email.
Upcoming Dates:
February:
Feb. 16 No School Family Day
Feb. 17 Pro-D day
Feb. 18 Grade 5 parent Lake Trail Transition session from 6-7 at Lake Trail
Feb. 18, 19, 20 Mini Carnaval de Quebec (masks, bingo, French songs and Bonhomme)
Feb. 24 : Lunar New Year. The Lion dancers will come to classes on Tuesday February 24th between recess and lunch.
Feb. 25 Sharing Assembly
Feb. 25 Pink Shirt Day (Assembly as well)
Feb. 28 Last Day for a Cross Boundary Request
March:
Mar.3 Student led Conferences (booking details to come)
Mar. 6 Div. 13 to Deep Bay Marine
Mar. 8 Gymnastics Equipment in the gym for 2 weeks
Mar. 20 Reports go home, spring break starts…
Reminders:
From SD71 regarding Cross Boundary Requests: The Cross Boundary Request page and process for SD 71 is open until Feb. 28. Please use the cross boundary page on the SD71 website for all requests to move to a school out of your catchment area. https://www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/cross-boundary-request/
Teachers will once again be hosting Student Led-Conferences on Tuesday March 3 (as will Lake Trail and Arden). Classes will not be in session on that day (March 3). Please reply to this email if NOT having your child at school on March 3 would be super-challenging for you so we can plan accordingly.
Warm Regards,
Noah Burdett
noah.burdett@sd71.bc.ca
Principal, Courtenay Elementary
Accessible and Parking at Courtenay El.: We only have 2 spaces in the staff lot for accessible parking. If you do not have an accessible pass do not use those spaces. Others need them. We are a community that needs to support each other. Also, please do not to park between the red cones (bus zone) or in the staff portion of the parking lot before or after school. There is a small lot for parents beside the alley, before entering the main staff area.
Safety in SD71: Please follow the link to learn more about all the Emergency Preparedness that takes place in Comox Valley Schools. https://www.comoxvalleyschools.ca/emergency-preparedness/
