Kilmer Connections

Royal Party May Days

The call-out to grades 2-3 and 4-5 students to submit an application for the May Days Royal Party is open! Here is the link to the online application: portcoquitlam.ca/maydays/royalpartyapplication.

The deadline to apply is January 11, 2026.

The Board of Education appreciates and recognizes your many and valuable contributions to our school communities. With that in mind, we wish to invite you to participate in the 2026-27 Budget Process.

The Budget Consultation Guide 2026-27 is a comprehensive document regarding the budget process and includes the many ways you can provide feedback to the Board of Education.

We invite you to share your input at our first budget meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in advance of staff preparing the budget. Your input can help shape the budget proposal for the Board of Education to consider in April 2026. To provide input to the Board of Education, please email budgetfeedback@sd43.bc.ca expressing your intent to present at the Board Meeting on February 17, 2026.

In addition, we welcome your attendance at any of the three information and feedback events in April, or through email (budgetfeedback@sd43.bc.ca) or mail.

Please visit the SD43 Budget website to:

• Learn about government funding and allocation;

• Learn about the SD43 budget process;

• Learn about Directions 2025, the School District’s vision;

• Engage in the consultation by asking questions about the budget;

• Receive responses to your concerns and input; and

• Contribute ideas that align with the goals and objectives from Directions 2025 on how to address the opportunities and challenges.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours truly,

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 43 (COQUITLAM) Board of Education

This will be an evening ZOOM meeting

Children of the Street is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Keeping Kids Safe Online (Macdonald Elementary)

Time: Jan 30, 2026 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Winter Weather Ahead!

Schools are not routinely closed due to snow or other inclement weather conditions. All schools in School District 43 (Coquitlam) will remain OPEN, if at all possible, during winter weather, including snowfall.

However, on occasion, a district-wide or partial-district closure is required due to extreme weather. Partial-district closures affecting individual schools may occur due to the very different geography within our school district. If there is a partial-district closure affected schools will be identified.

The decision on schools remaining open or needing to be closed, because of extreme weather, occurs before 6:30 a.m. so that families can plan and make alternate arrangements.

Any district-wide or partial-district closure will be decided and communicated by 6:30 a.m. via the School District 43 website www.sd43.bc.ca and CKNW AM 980 radio, CKWX 1130 radio and CBC (690) radio.

Extreme weather can also impact transit. Transit schedules may face significant changes or cancellations due to the weather conditions. Parents seeking information on transit schedules need to consult the Translink website: http://www.translink.ca/

We encourage families to continuously check the School District 43 website for updates and changes: www.sd43.bc.ca

Learn more about SD43’s process for emergency and inclement weather status updates at: http://www.sd43.bc.ca/NewsEvents/Pages/EmergencyInformation.aspx

The École Kilmer calendar is online – all events that have been confirmed are available for you to see at a glance. Please revisit our site as we will continue to add dates as they are confirmed.

Winter Vacation December 20th- January 5th

Monday January 5th - Welcome Back!

Jan. 8th Programs of Choice opens at 9am (SD43 Programs of Choice applications)

Jan 14th Programs of Choice closes at 4pm (SD43 Programs of Choice applications)

Jan 26th Pro D Day

Jan 28th Monthly Assembly

Feb 2nd -5th Kindergarten Registration

Feb 6th Cross Catchment application opens at 9am

Feb 9th Matific Assembly

Feb 11th Cross Catchment application closes at 4pm

Feb 16th Family Day

Feb 20th KPAC Movie Night

Feb 23-26 Lacrosse in Gym class

Feb 25 Pink Shirt Day

Feb 27 Pro D Day

March 4 Green Thumb Theatre

March 10th Term 2 Learning Updates published to portal

March 13th Carnaval

SPRING BREAK MARCH 14- 29

Monday March 30 Welcome Back!

Reach for the Stars - Un peu plus haut, un peu plus join.

Email: kilmer@sd43.bc.ca
Website: https://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/kilmer/Pages/default.aspx#/=
Location: 1575 Knappen St. Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2P8
Phone: (604) 941-3401