Report an Absence


Please notify the office regarding absences, preferably before the 8:40 am bell.

Families can use our safe arrival program called School Messenger.   You can create an account using the app or access School Messenger through the website which will allow parents to report student absences/lates without having to call or email the school.  Visit https://go.schoolmessenger.ca/#/home and sign up for an account. Furthermore, families will receive direct notifications from the app of any communications from the district.

Please note: When you are signing up for an account, you must register with the email address you provided on the verification forms at the beginning of the year. If you wish to use a different email address, please contact the school to update this information in our system.

If you do not report your child’s absence/late, you will receive a system generated email and phone call, where you will be able to excuse your child(ren) with the reason by selecting the appropriate option.

This feature makes it an efficient system for us however if need be you can still e-mail vvaway@sd71.bc.ca or call the school at 250-897-0343 to report an absence.

Students arriving late to school are to check in at the office. Otherwise, they will be marked as absent and we will attempt to contact you.

Thank you for your cooperation.