PMSS

Dear Parents/Guardians:

This is a reminder that registration for students eligible for school district transportation for the 2025/26 school year is open until 4:00 pm on June 27, 2025.

Regular student transportation is available for eligible students living and attending school in the following school catchments:

• Blue Mountain Elementary
• Garibaldi Secondary (who are not residing in Silver Valley / Rockridge area*)
• Highland Park Elementary
• Pitt Meadows Secondary
• Webster’s Corners Elementary
• Whonnock Elementary

* 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:

• Resident primary students (grades K-3) and their siblings attending the same school who live farther than 4 kilometers from their catchment area school;
• All other resident students (grades 4-12) who live farther than 4.8 kilometers from their catchment area school.

Eligibility for transportation for students with disabilities and diverse abilities is based on criteria set out in Policy 5400 on the school district website.

To register for regular student transportation or transportation for students with disabilities or diverse abilities, please click on the announcement titled Student Transportation 2025/2026 – Registration. The registration deadline is 4 p.m., June 27, 2025.

For instructions on how to register for student transportation on the Parent Portal, please see the Step-by-Step Registration Guide. Additional information about student transportation is available on the school district website: https://www.sd42.ca/student-transportation/.

June 20, 2025 Marauder Daily Announcements

There will be a MANDATORY Grad Dress Rehearsal on Thursday, June 19th at 1:30 pm for all Grads.  Grads will meet in the PMSS courtyard before proceeding to the MPR (multipurpose room) where the students will be receiving their Caps & Gowns and prepaid Ceremony Tickets (if not picked up already). 

If you know in advance that you will NOT be able to attend this Rehearsal, please contact Teacher Organizer Mme Simard directly at diane_simard@sd42.ca

** The FINAL Round of Grad Ceremony Ticket Sales CLOSES at the end of the day on Tuesday, June 17th.

Did you know…that we post the Daily Announcements on the PMSS website under the STUDENT top tab? They are read out over the P.A. system on a daily basis – these Announcements describe the ‘what’s happening’ around the school. Feel free to log on and check them out so you can see what’s happening too 🙂

On Wednesday, May 21, PMSS will welcome our incoming Grade 7’s for our annual Grade 7 to 8 Transition Day.  As such, our current Grade 8 students will have the day off.

Please be sure to keep your Gr.8 student home on Wednesday, as we cannot accommodate the numbers. Thank you.

Sending out a reminder to students that tomorrow – Wednesday, May 14th is a District-wide Non-Instructional Day – enjoy your day off 🙂

 

 

Good afternoon PMSS Parents/Guardians:

If you ordered through the recent Gerbera Daisy Fundraiser…this pick-up reminder from the PMSS Grad Committee is for you!

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Gerbera Daisy Fundraiser…just in time for Mother’s Day!

The flower order is now finalized – please don’t forget to pick up your flowers this SATURDAY, May 10th from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the front of the school.

Thank you again for your support of PMSS Grad

The Grad Ceremony ticket sale went out on the Parent Portal on Monday, May 5th.  This Round 1 of sales is open until Friday, May 16th.  Tickets can also be purchased in the PMSS office during office hours via cash, cheque, debit or credit.

If your son/daughter has invited a GUEST to Prom and/or Dry Grad – that Guest payment is due by the end of the day on Wednesday, May 7th.  Grads have been reminded but there are many Guests not paid for yet.

Good morning all.   Sending on behalf of your PMSS Grad Committee…

This is a reminder that if you ordered through the Neufeld Farms Frozen Food fundraiser that the pick-up is TONIGHT (Thursday, May 1st) at 5:30 p.m. at the front of the school.

Thank you for your support of PMSS Grad!