Orca News
Long Weekend Edition: 11 October, 2021
Safety Protocols
School Photos are Ready for Upload
Your photos are now online! Please use the following link to view your images and place an order:
https://www.artona.com/schools/WSEC/programs/school_photo
If anyone has any questions or needs assistance, our online support team is available to live chat seven days a week here.
Thank you and we hope you enjoy the photos!
The Artona Team
Drive-Through Lane Closed Oct 21
Child Safety Reminder
Pro D Day: October 22
Grade 6 Immunizations: October 27
Terry Fox Run
Halloween
We plan to monitor things, but hope some form of costume parade will be possible. Teachers will share their classroom plans via their normal channels. Last year, only goods prepared in commercial kitchens could be brought into the school. This year, home baked goods are again allowed but we encourage individual items (wrapped or unwrapped) such as cupcakes over shared items such as cakes. Staff will distribute items so that cross-touching is eliminated.
Please remember that our expectation is that there will be no scary or gory costumes coming to school: we need to be mindful of our youngest students and ensure that Halloween is fun and doesn't cause upset or anxiety. Also, please leave the costume props such as swords/guns/etc at home to be saved for neighbourhood trick-or-treating. We will remind students that masks can be worn during any costume parades, but must be removed for the remainder of the day.
School staff always appreciate it when the amount of candy coming to school is strictly limited. The kids will be excited enough; we don't want them also loaded with sugar. :)
West Sechelt Elementary School
Email: jmarshall@sd46.bc.ca
Website: https://west-sechelt.sd46.bc.ca
Location: 5609 Mason Road, Sechelt, BC, Canada
Phone: (604) 885-2825