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May 2026
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1RISE FT Neck Point
May 1, 2026
9:00 am – 11:30 am
Garden Club in the Courtyard
May 1, 2026
11:45 am – 12:20 pm
Hot Lunch: Bar Burrito
May 1, 2026		2
34Div 4/5 FT Fish Hatchery
May 4, 2026
9:00 am – 11:45 am
Kim’s Cardio
May 4, 2026
9:00 am – 2:15 pm		5Div 7 RDN Visitors
May 5, 2026
10:30 am – 1:11 pm
Div 9 FT to the Abyss
May 5, 2026
9:15 am – 11:30 am		6School Track & Field meet
May 6, 2026
9:00 am – 2:30 pm		7Div 3 NALT Visit
May 7, 2026
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm		89
1011Grade 7’s to Dover
May 11, 2026
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Kim’s Cardio
May 11, 2026
9:00 am – 2:15 pm		12Div 6/7 Healthamongus
May 12, 2026
9:20 am – 12:30 pm
Div 5 Wildlife Recovery Centre
May 12, 2026
8:50 am – 11:45 am		13Strategic Directions Committee (ONLINE ONLY)
May 13, 2026
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
RISE FT to Fire Station
May 13, 2026
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Welcome to Kindergarten – gym
May 13, 2026
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Div 1/2 FT Wildlife Recovery Centre
May 13, 2026
9:15 am – 12:30 pm		14Class Pictures – Outside
May 14, 2026
9:00 am – 11:45 am
Dover Bay Grade 7 Grand Wazoo
May 14, 2026
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm		15Div 3 FT to Neck Point via city bus
May 15, 2026
9:00 am – 1:45 pm
Div 7 FT to Neck Point via city bus
May 15, 2026
9:00 am – 1:30 pm		16
1718Victoria Day – School Closed
May 18, 2026		19Div 9 walk to Oliver Woods
May 19, 2026
9:15 am – 11:45 am
RISE FT Superior Farms
May 19, 2026
9:30 am – 11:45 am		2021Div 7/8 FT Public Works
May 21, 2026
9:00 am – 1:45 pm
Celebration of Learning
May 21, 2026
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Grade 7 Bottle Drop-Off
May 21, 2026
10:00 am – 1:00 pm		22RISE FT Costco
May 22, 2026
9:30 am – 11:15 am
MLA George Anderson visiting Div 8/9
May 22, 2026
9:30 am – 11:35 am		23
2425RISE FT Buttertubs Marsh
May 25, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Kim’s Cardio
May 25, 2026
9:00 am – 2:15 pm		26Div 9/10 FT Paradise Mini Golf, Parksville Beach via bus
May 26, 2026
9:15 am – 1:45 pm		27Regular Board Meeting
May 27, 2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
RISE FT Piper’s Lagoon
May 27, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Div 6 FT Neck Point via city bus
May 27, 2026
9:00 am – 11:20 am
Div 1/2 ‘Iced’ Tea Party – Courtyard
May 27, 2026
1:45 pm – 2:25 pm		28Zone Track Meet
May 28, 2026
9:00 am – 2:30 pm		29RISE FT Departure Bay
May 29, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Div 8/10 – FT Biological Station via city bus
May 29, 2026
11:00 am – 1:55 pm		30
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Bell Schedule

8:39 a.m.     Morning Warning Bell
8:42 a.m.     Start of Day
10:15 a.m.   Short Recess (15 minutes)
11:45 a.m. Long Recess (35 minutes)
2:25 p.m.   End of Day

NLPS resides within the traditional territories of the Snuneymuxw, Snaw-naw-as and Stz’uminus First Nations. In addition, the district is a proud community partner with the Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre and the Mid Island Métis Nation.