Welcome Back!

Dear Graham Bruce Families,

Happy 2024!

May the New Year bring you and your families abundant joy, peace, and prosperity.

This is a reminder that school reopens on Monday, January 8, 2024.

Please review the following items to help us begin the second phase of the school year 2023-2024 smoothly and effectively:

BELL SCHEDULE REMINDER

8:55am: Welcome Bell

9:00am: Instruction Begins

10:40am: Recess

11:00am: Instruction Continues 

12:10pm: Lunch Break

12:57pm: Instruction Continues

3:03: Dismissal

GRAHAM BRUCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAFE ARRIVAL 

If your child will be absent from school, please call 604-713-5159 to report this absence as early as possible. Parents should leave a message at the dedicated answering service by calling the number provided. You will be prompted to provide the two-digit extension for your child’s school to access the school’s voicemail box for reporting an absence. The two-digit extension for Bruce Elementary is 15 and followed by # key. It is important to report your child’s absence prior to 9:00 a.m. on the first day of the absence. If your child is late for school, they must sign in at the office before they make their way to the classroom. School offices are busy places: consistently notifying the school in advance of your child’s absence will significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Safe Arrival Morning Routine. 

STUDENT SIGN OUT PROCEDURES

When you pick up your child during the school day, please ensure that you sign them out at the school office. If you do not sign out your child, they will be unaccounted for, and the school will identify your child as a ‘missing’ student and will commence a search of school grounds. If the school staff do not locate the child and we are unable to reach a parent promptly, the school will call the Vancouver Police Department. Therefore, clear communication is essential for ensuring the safety of your child and to prevent unnecessary searches. Thank you for helping us keep your child safe!

IMPORTANT SCHOOL INFORMATION

-2023-2024 Graham Bruce Elementary School Code of Conduct

-2023-2024 Graham Bruce School Calendar

Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 8: First day of school after the winter break

January 8 - 19: Rollerblading at Bruce

Friday, January 19: Kindergarten Hearing Screening in the morning

Wednesday, January 24: Professional Development Day - School closed for students

Please do not hesitate to contact me at school with any questions.

Have a safe and restful weekend.

Sincerely,

Armin Samiei | Principal

Graham Bruce Elementary School 

We are honoured to be working and learning together on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəyə̓ m | Musqueam, Sḵwxwú7mesh | Squamish & səlilwətaɬ | Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Graham Bruce Elementary acknowledges the history of our community and neighbourhood.