BLAZERS
Birchview Dunes Elementary Newsletter
January Edition | 2025-2026
Main Office: 705-429-2551 | Report a student absence:
1-888-885-8065 or email [email protected]
School schedule:
Day Begins: 8:30am
Grades 6-8 outside for recess 10:10-10:30
Grades K-5 outside for recess 10:30-10:50
Half day 11:40
Grades 6-8 outside for recess 12:30-12:50
Grades K-5 outside for recess 12:50-1:10
School Dismissal 2:50
Important Dates
January - Tamil Heritage Month
January 8th - National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Air Disasters
January 11th - Sir John A. MacDonald Day
January 17th - Raoul Wallenburg Day
January 21st- Lincoln Alexander Day
January 24th- World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture
January 27th- International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 29th- National Day of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
January 5th
School Resumes
January 7th
Grade 8 night at CCI 5:30 - 8:00pm
January 8th
Health Unit here to support families with getting Immunization updated 9:00am-12:00pm
January 12th
School Council 5:30pm to 6:30pm
January 30th
P.A Day
A Reminder when Busses are Cancelled Birchview Dunes is in the WEST ZONE!!
Information and updates from the SCDSB
This month, the SCDSB is sharing information related to the below topics. To read this information, visit the SCDSB website.
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Provide your feedback on the proposed SCDSB 2026-27 school year calendar
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Inclement weather and bus cancellation information reminder
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Kindergarten registration for September 2026 is open!
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Is your child turning four in 2026? Get ready for Kindergarten with us!
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How is your infant, toddler, or preschool child developing?
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Licensed March Break school age child care programs
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Check out the SCDSB News video series
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High school information events for Grade 8 students
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SCDSB families invited to explore math games and activities at Family Math Nights in February 2026
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What is mental health? Introducing By Your Side resource
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Culminating Task Days and Feedback, Recovery, and Improvement Days (secondary)
- Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication on Student Devices
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School playground structures are closed for the winter
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Character recognition nominations
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Interested in learning more about special education in the SCDSB?
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New year, new math activities!
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Your child’s immunization record
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January PA Days