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Notice: Parent and Student Portal (MyEd) will be closed from July 31 to a date in September TBA.
​​All parent and student accounts are set to expire on July 31 and will be reset in September at a date when all schools are ready to reopen the Portal. ​
Notice: Parent and Student Portal (MyEd) will be closed from July 31 to a date in September TBA.

​​All parent and student accounts are set to expire on July 31 and will be reset in September at a date when all schools are ready to reopen the Portal. ​



19
Sep
Non-Instructional Day
All Day
19
Sep
NIS - students NOT in session
8:00 AM- 4:00 PM
22
Sep
Truth & Reconciliation Week
All Day
30
Sep
National Truth and Reconciliation
All Day
30
Sep
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
All Day
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Sep 30, 2025
All Day
All Schools Holiday

​STUDENTS AND STAFF NOT IN SESSION

September 30, 2021, became the first official National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, which coincides with Orange Shirt Day. We were extremely fortunate that year to host Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day at the partnership event between MPSD, local Nations, the Mission Friendship Centre, and the City of Mission. Despite being in the throes of the COVID pandemic, we were fortunately able to host the event.

Phyllis and Kristy McLeod (Métis) have co-written a new book called Decolonization and Me. The book is available from multiple websites. See HERE for a live (September 13, 2025, 5pm) interview with the two authors, hosted by settler historian, Sean Carleton.

Although this day has been called a statutory 'holiday', it is so much more than that. It, like Remembrance Day, it is a time of solemn reflection and learning, to honour Indigenous children who never returned home and Survivors of Indian Residential Schools (including Indian Day Schools), as well as their families and communities. The intergenerational trauma caused by colonization and this system has deep, immeasurable, and lasting impacts on Indigenous Peoples. As such, it can take considerable effort from non-Indigenous folks to begin to understand.

You may also be aware that recently the ground penetrating radar (GPR) research project has resumed at the former St. Mary's Indian Residential School located at what now is called Fraser River Heritage Park. Over the past couple of years, Stó:lō Nation has been using ground-penetrating radar as part of their Xyólhmet ye Syéwiqwélh (Taking Care of Our Children) project to search the grounds of four institutions, including three former residential schools and one hospital, as a step in identifying potential unmarked graves of children who died while in the care of staff. These include St. Mary's Indian Residential School in Mission, Coqualeetza Industrial Institute/Residential School and Hospital near Chilliwack, and All Hallows School in Yale. Archival research and oral stories from Survivors confirmed the deaths of 158 children at these sites. If you happen to be visiting the park, we ask that you are mindful of the work. For more information, see HERE.

​Siwal Si'wes offers a plethora of incredible and authentic resources to support the MPSD community in their learning. See the blog post HERE. Please note that some resources contain information about Canada's dark history, including sensitive subject matter on racial and cultural injustices, violence, abuse, and trauma against Indigenous Peoples. Read with caution and consider seeking support if needed (Employee & family Assistance Program).​



13
Oct
Thanksgiving - school not in session
8:00 AM- 3:30 PM
21
Oct
School Photos
8:45 AM- 11:00 AM
23
Oct
Sto:lo New Year
All Day
24
Oct
Non-Instructional Day
All Day
24
Oct
NIS - students NOT in session
8:00 AM- 4:00 PM
09
Nov
Rock your Mocs Day/Week (Nov 9-15)
All Day
10
Nov
Non-Instructional Day - Elementary (K-6) ONLY
All Day
10
Nov
NIS - students NOT in session K-6
8:00 AM- 4:00 PM
11
Nov
Remembrance Day STUDENTS & STAFF NOT IN SESSION
All Day
11
Nov
Remembrance Day - Students not in session
12:00 AM- 11:00 PM
28
Nov
​Non-Instructional ½ Day (K-6)
All Day
28
Nov
NIS 1/2 Day - 11 am dismissal
8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
19
Dec
Last day before winter break
8:00 AM- 3:30 PM
22
Dec
Winter Break
All Day
22
Dec
Winter Break
8:00 AM- 4:00 PM
01
Jan
New Year
All Day
05
Jan
Schools reopen after Winter Break
All Day
05
Jan
School Reopens
8:00 AM- 3:00 PM
13
Feb
Non-Instructional Day – ALL Students not in session
All Day
13
Feb
School NIS - Pro D all staff
8:00 AM- 3:30 PM
16
Feb
Family Day - ALL STUDENTS & STAFF NOT IN SESSION
All Day
21
Feb
International Mother Language Day
All Day
13
Mar
Non-Instructional Day – ALL Students not in session
All Day
13
Mar
Not In Session - All students
8:00 AM- 3:30 PM
16
Mar
Spring Break
All Day

Bell Schedule

  • Warning Bell 8:28 am
  • AM Session Starts 8:30 am
  • Recess 10:10am to 10:25am
  • Lunch 12:15 pm to 1:00pm
  • School Ends 2:23 pm

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