News & Events

Together against bullying

We’ve had a great show of support for anti-bullying day today! The message is getting around: TOGETHER we can stand against bullying. This photo is from Newcombville Elementary as everyone there celebrated “Togetherness Day” with anti-bullying as the theme of the day. Thanks everyone for your public show of support!!

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Gold River PowWow – September 8th, 9th & 10th

Description of what to expect: “Sept. 8-10 Acadia First Nation will host their annual pow wow, there will be lots of dancers, big drums, vendors and food.  The three day celebration will show our Mi’kmaq culture and traditions as we pass them down to our young people. Our three day pow wow will begin Friday […]

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Starting this school year, September 7, 2017

Route 216 Lisa Tanner will be picking up BES and BJHS students 20 minutes earlier than last year. The new pick-up times are: 216 North St: 7:30 am 101 Sherbrooke Ave: 7:33 am 2 Sherbrooke Ave: 7:34 am 120 Haven Dr: 7:35 am 169 Hollingsworh Dr: 7:39 am 1415 King St: 7:54 am 212 St […]

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Pre-primary Program registration

The Pre-primary Program is a provincial program offering a play-based learning environment for four-year-old children to help them transition more easily into school. Families who would like to enroll their children in a Pre-primary Program at Chester District School or West Northfield Elementary School should contact the Pre-primary Program Facilitator, Gillian Kiely at 902-521-3203 or […]

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Petite Rivière Elementary School is a prize winner!

This year, Petite Rivière Elementary School participated in the 2017 Plastic Bag Grab challenge along with 541 schools from across Canada. In total, 2,339,717 plastic bags were collected for recycling. By collecting 2096 bags, Petite Rivière Elementary School diverted 16.8  kilograms of plastic from landfills and waterways. The plastic bags will be recycled domestically into […]

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