Sneak Preview: 2019/2020 School Year (Secondary Campus)

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Students will receive a letter late in August with details about the first week and upcoming school year. See below for a sneak preview:

First Week:

  • September 3rd: Orientation Day. Meet your home room teacher, get your student planner and time- tables, attend a Chapel/ All School Assembly and rotate through term one or day one of your classes.
  • September 4th: Pinnacle Pursuits will be on-site to run cross-grade group building activities.
  • September 5th: We have planned a full day of grade-group, off-site out- door adventure activities
  • September 6th: Regular school day

Encounter Days:

  • Grade 7: Dragon Boating (Vancouver)
  • Grade 8: Wakeboarding and beach day (Abbotsford)
  • Grade 9: River-Rafting and picnic (Chilliwack)
  • Grade 10: Kayaking on Bowen Island
  • Grade 11: Stand-up Paddle-Boarding at Kits Beach
  • Grade 12: Sailing at Jericho Beach

Course Selections:

Students in grades 7 to 12 have com- pleted their course selection forms. Their course selections have been entered into our Course Selection Data Entry System. Mrs. DeWith can be emailed (ydewith@johnknoxbc.org) if parents or students have any outstand- ing questions about course selections.

Cross Cultural Outreach Trips: Next year’s grade 11 students have received information about the March 2020 cross cultural trips to Vancouver, China or Thailand.

Bussing:

Morning:

  • The shuttle will depart the Elementary campus at 8:20 AM.
  • The shuttle will depart the New Westminster SkyTrain station at 8:40 AM.

Afternoon:

  • The shuttle will depart the Secondary campus at 3:30 PM and end at the Elementary campus at 3:45 PM.

The yearly fee for bussing is $300 per family.

Secondary campus start time:

  • Classes start at 8:50 AM and finish at 3:20 PM on M, W, TH, FR.
  • Classes start at 8:50 AM and finish at 3:00 PM on Tuesdays to accommodate staff meetings.