• Registration opens: January 13, 2025, at 8:00 AM
• Registration closes: January 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• Attendance at an information session is a mandatory requirement for completing the registration process specifically for Nature Kindergarten. Click the link below to view the dates and locations of upcoming information sessions.
• Learn more: Nature Kindergarten

• Registration opens: January 13, 2025, at 8:00 AM
• Registration closes: January 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• An optional online information session will be held on January 8, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
  • Join the session here: Link to Join Meeting
• Learn more: Kindergarten French Immersion

• Registration opens: January 29, 2025, at 8:00 AM
• Registration closes: February 5, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• If registrations exceed the available seats at your in-catchment school, a lottery will be conducted following our Student Enrolment Priorities. Families will be notified directly if they do not secure a seat and will be provided information about the designated overflow school.

From the PAC:

Hot Lunches:
Please login to your munch-a-lunch account to view the January-March Hot Lunch Program

If you would like to order for upcoming hot lunches, please order here
https://munchalunch.com/schools/johnmuir

Lunch Dates:

January 16th – Subway (order by Jan 8th)
January 23rd – Popcorn ($1.00)
January 30th – Pizza (order by Jan 22nd)
February  13th – Chompkins (order by Feb 5th)
February 20th – Popcorn
February 27th – Hara Sushi (order by Feb 19th)
March 6th – Popcorn
March 13th – White Spot (order by Mar 5th)

PAC Meeting
Our next PAC meeting will be 9:00 am on Jan 10th in the school Library.

Fundraisers:

ART CARDS – Please check your emails for a message from the PAC (pac.johnmuir@gmail.com) regarding Art Cards.
PURDYS – All orders have arrived! Please email PAC to arrange pick up over the break at pac.johnmuir@gmail.com
SPIRIT WEAR – Orders with the exception of PANTS have all arrived! Please email PAC to arrange pick up over the break at pac.johnmuir@gmail.com

Thank you everyone for your continued support, and I hope you all enjoy your holidays.

John Muir PAC

Kindergarten Registration

As we prepare for the new year, we are excited to share important information about kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year.

If you are not registering a child for kindergarten next year, please disregard this email. If you know someone who needs to register their child for kindergarten next year, please share this information with them.

Eligibility for Kindergarten Registration

A child is eligible for kindergarten registration if they turn 5 years old on or before December 31, 2025. This means the child must have been born in 2020. No exceptions can be made to this requirement.

Kindergarten Registration Dates

All children must register at their in-catchment school, determined by the family’s primary address. To find your in-catchment school, visit the School Locator tool. If you have a unique circumstance, you can submit a school change request form (click the link to view the dates). Please note that you must first register at your designated in-catchment school before submitting a school change request. Kindly be aware that school change requests are not guaranteed.

Nature Kindergarten

• Registration opens: January 13, 2025, at 8:00 AM
• Registration closes: January 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• Attendance at an information session is a mandatory requirement for completing the registration process specifically for Nature Kindergarten. Click the link below to view the dates and locations of upcoming information sessions.
• Learn more: Nature Kindergarten

French Immersion Kindergarten

• Registration opens: January 13, 2025, at 8:00 AM
• Registration closes: January 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• An optional online information session will be held on January 8, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
  • Join the session here: Link to Join Meeting
• Learn more: Kindergarten French Immersion

Note: If the number of registrations exceeds the available seats, a lottery will be conducted in accordance with our Student Enrolment Priorities. Families will be notified of the outcome before the Regular Kindergarten registration period begins.

Please note that families may not register for both Nature Kindergarten and French Immersion Kindergarten. If you are unsuccessful in securing a seat in one of these programs, you will need to register your child for Regular Kindergarten.

Regular Kindergarten

• Registration opens: January 29, 2025, at 8:00 AM
• Registration closes: February 5, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• If registrations exceed the available seats at your in-catchment school, a lottery will be conducted following our Student Enrolment Priorities. Families will be notified directly if they do not secure a seat and will be provided information about the designated overflow school.

After February 5, 2025, registration will continue an ongoing basis and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis, also following our enrolment priorities.

Need Help?

If you have questions or need assistance with kindergarten registration, please contact us at info@sd62.bc.ca.

Information from School

Our schools will reach out to families registered for kindergarten in September before the end of May 2025.

Thank you for reviewing this information. We look forward to welcoming our newest learners to the Sooke School District!

Strong Start closed Jan. 6th

Nature Kindergarten is a program of choice that takes place at Saseenos
and Sangster Elementary Schools. Parents/caregivers must attend a
mandatory information session to receive program information and a
registration form. Both sessions will offer the same information, so you
can attend either one.

Please click on link for the date and time of these information sessions.

Nature Kindergarten Parent Information Session – 2025

HOURS

Mon. 8:30-11:30 – John Muir Classroom

Tue. 11:45-2:15 – Ed McGregor Park

Wed. 8:45-11:45 – John Muir Classroom

Thur. 8:30-11:30 – outdoor day John Muir Nature Playground

Fri. 8:30-11:30 – John Muir Classroom

The John Muir StrongStart Program operates five days each week and is open to parents/caregivers and their child(ren). It is a drop-in program for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Please bring your child’s birth certificate to register for the program.

Weather restrictions for outdoor StrongStart Programs:

If the administration and/or StrongStart Facilitator feel that the program participants are at risk due to weather including high winds (30 km/hour + and swaying tree tops); persistent, strong rainfall; lightening; and/or temperatures below -5 degrees C, then program will end/close for the day.

strong start registration form

Calendar 2024-25 – FINAL

Colour Calendar 2024-25

The Parent Page – This is where parents login to provide and/or review consents for their children.

• When using the system for the first time, parents must use the front page to request an access number (which acts as their password).
• Parents use the verification number to gain entry. From there, they can provide consent to the six activities. If your student is not listed, please make sure that the email address used is the same email address your students school has on file.
• This is meant to be a one-stop shop for parents to provide consent.

The URL for this page is https://consent.sd62.bc.ca

Here are the consents that are available as this time to be collected online:

1. Media Consent
2. Internet Access Consent
3. General Consent for School Fieldtrips/Activities (Short walking trips)
4. School Cash Online Consent
5. Fresh Grade Consent
6. Google Apps For Education Consent-Grades 4 and 5 only
7. Aboriginal Education Information and Self-Identification

When do the Consents expire?

• Some consents (namely GAFE, KEV, and Fresh Grade) expire once a student leaves the district and/or graduates
• Some consents last one school year
• The system tracks the expiry of these consents. To renew a consent year to year (for Internet access, as an example) a parent simply reconnects to the system next school year. The system will note that the consent has expired and will give parents an opportunity to renew their permission.

How do you sign up for these consents?

Step 1 – Add registration@sd62.bc.ca to your email contacts

Step 2 – Parents go to the link https://consent.sd62.bc.ca

Step 3 – Add your email address

Step 4 – Go to junk folder as the verification number may be sent to this folder. Make note of your SD62 email verification number

Step 5 – Add the verification number Step 6 – Click on the Consents and choose, “I do give consent”.