Kilmer Connections
May 2026
Greetings Kilmer Community,
Hello Everyone,
The month of May will have plenty of student activities beginning with MayPole Dance Team and Royal Party performances on Sunday, Mini Rapids tournament next week and KONA Shaved Ice Truck next Thursday. The month concludes with Track Meet, Parent Appreciation Tea and KPAC Fun Fair.
KPAC Meeting
The KPAC Annual General Meeting is this Monday evening. The new executive will be elected and upcoming year's budget discussed. Please join us in the Library at 6:30pm.
Emergency Release Day
The School District Emergency Release Day is coming up on May 14th at 2pm. We are practising the drill to see how efficiently we can organize release of students in a real emergency and to learn what we can do to improve. We appreciate your efforts to practise with us.
- At 2pm all classes will evacuate the building to line up in classes at the top field. Everyone will have their jacket, outside shoes and back packs with them during the drill.
- At approximately 2:10pm, after we have taken attendance for the drill, students will remain in their class line ups and we will begin releasing students to their parents OR whoever is there to pick them up. The person picking up must be listed on the Emergency Release Form. Classroom teachers have a copy of the release form at their line ups AND the office also has the forms at the front.
- We anticipate most students will be picked up from the line ups prior to the bell ringing at the usual end of day which is 2:33pm.
Classes for 2026-2027
As we begin to approach the end of the year, planning for next year is starting. Planning and building classes are very comprehensive activities and something we spend a lot of time on at École Kilmer Elementary. We will begin with teachers individually looking at all students learning needs and peer relationships. Once this process is completed, we begin to look at building classes with respect to balancing learning and social-emotional needs and doing our best for each of our students and taking into consideration the rules for class size and composition. If there are specific learning or peer issues that you would like the school to know of, please feel free to write or email Mrs. Roberts a letter and she will include it as a part of the deliberations into our class building process. Specific teacher requests will not be considered in our class building.
À bientôt,
Theresa Roberts, Principal
Yearbook Orders
The 2025–2026 Yearbooks are now on sale.
👉 Order online:
https://store.plicbooks.ca/projects/05bb0e9b-1394-4a9a-ab32-772268100f68
⚠️ Please note:
- Do NOT order a yearbook for Grade 5 students.
- All orders must be placed by May 31. No late orders will be accepted.
- Ordering is completed directly through the photo company.
- Refunds are not available.
Spring 2026
May 3 May Pole Dance Team performs
May 8 Mini Rapids Tournament (Grade 5 Girls Basketball) at Riverside Secondary
May 13 Kindergarten early dismissal
May 13 Connecting to Kindergarten 1:30-2:30
May 14 District E prep Drill 2pm
May 18 Victoria Day
May 19 School Based Pro D Day
May 20 French Public Speaking
May 21 Track Meet
May 27 Monthly Assembly
May 28 KPAC Fun Fair
June 4 Grade 6 for Half Day
June 5 Talent Show PM
June 12 Sports Day
June 19 Leaving Ceremony
June 22 Indigenous Peoples Day of Canada activities & games
June 23 Learning Update 3 published to Family Portal
June 25 Last Day of School for Students , Final Assembly 11-12
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.
ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE KILMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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