Bayside Middle School PAC

09/04/2026

Get practical guidance from 30+ autism experts

09/04/2026

Have questions about how to better support your neurodivergent child at school?
Join Mary Klovance — RCC, BC Certified Teacher, School Counsellor, and founder of — for a FREE virtual Parent & Caregiver Q&A all about helping neurodivergent kids thrive at school. 💛

📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM
💻 LIVE & Virtual via Google Meet
🎟️ FREE — registration required

This isn’t a presentation where you just sit and listen. You get to bring the questions that are actually coming up for YOUR family.

Wondering about:
✨ IEPs and accommodations?
✨ What you can reasonably ask your child’s school to provide?
✨ Advocacy and communicating with the school team?
✨ Regulation, behaviour or school struggles?
✨ How to better support your child’s unique needs?
Pre-submit your questions when you register OR bring them with you and ask Mary live during the Q&A.https://shorturl.at/jXZZz
👉 Register for FREE and submit your questions here:
https://shorturl.at/jXZZz

📣 Have questions about how to better support your neurodivergent child at school? Ask them LIVE!

Join Mary Klovance — RCC, BC Certified Teacher, School Counsellor, and founder of — for a FREE virtual Parent & Caregiver Q&A all about helping neurodivergent kids thrive at school. 💛

📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM
💻 LIVE & Virtual via Google Meet
🎟️ FREE — registration required

This isn’t a presentation where you just sit and listen. You get to bring the questions that are actually coming up for YOUR family.

Wondering about:
✨ IEPs and accommodations?
✨ What you can reasonably ask your child’s school to provide?
✨ Advocacy and communicating with the school team?
✨ Regulation, behaviour or school struggles?
✨ How to better support your child’s unique needs?

Pre-submit your questions when you register OR bring them with you and ask Mary live during the Q&A.https://shorturl.at/jXZZz

👉 Register for FREE and submit your questions here:
https://shorturl.at/jXZZz

Know another parent who is navigating school with a neurodivergent child? Tag them or share this post with them! 💛

09/04/2026

A message from Central Saanich Police,
Know the rules. Ride safe. Get to school safely! 🚲

School is back in less than a week, and we’re reminding parents and caregivers to know the rules before your child rides an e-bike or electric scooter to school.

⚠️ Not everything with an electric motor is an e-bike — and not everything is legal on our roads. Illegal use can result in fines, charges, impoundment and financial liability for riders and parents.

🏫Schools may have their own rules about bringing e-bikes and e-scooters onto school property. Check with your child’s school before they ride.

There are important differences between legal e-bikes, electric kick scooters, and electric motorcycles/dirt bikes. Take a look at our guide below to find out what’s street legal — and what isn’t.

Know the rules. Ride safe. Get to school safely! 🚲

09/04/2026

Meet the Teacher Night!

Save the date for THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 5:00-7:00PM
Take a stroll through Bayside, get acquainted with your child's classroom, and meet their teachers.

The PAC has booked the Greek n' Go food truck as an option for families to purchase food.

Hope to see you there!

09/04/2026

2026/2027 Bayside PAC Meetings

Our monthly meetings take place in the Bayside School library (Learning Commons) or via MS Teams

Check our website
https://www.baysidepac.ca/) for schedule, agendas, and minutes, and the teams link.

Our first monthly meeting will be Wednesday September 16, followed by regular monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of every month:
Oct 7
Nov 4
Dec 2
Jan 6
Feb 3
Mar 3
Apr 7
May 5 (AGM)
June 2!

We hope to see you there!

08/30/2026

📚 Does your child’s IEP actually reflect who they are — or does it mostly focus on what they struggle with?

For neurodivergent students, an IEP should be about more than deficits, compliance, and “fixing” behaviours. It should recognize strengths, sensory and regulation needs, barriers to learning, self-advocacy, and the supports a student needs to genuinely access school.

Our newest blog, IEP for Neurodivergent Students in BC: A Parent’s Guide, breaks down how parents can approach the IEP process from a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based perspective.

✨ Inside, we cover:
• What a Competency-Based IEP looks like in BC
• Accommodations that create meaningful access to learning
• Why behaviour should be viewed as communication
• How to create affirming, meaningful IEP goals
• A simple Barrier → Need → Support → Outcome framework you can bring into your next school meeting

If you’re heading into an IEP meeting this school year — or wondering whether your child’s current plan is truly meeting their needs — save this post and read the full guide.

👉 Read here: https://shorturl.at/0v0KG

💬 Parents: What part of the IEP process do you find the hardest to navigate? Tell us below — your questions may inspire a future post!

08/30/2026

Back-to-school vibes are in the air! 📚
If you’re getting ready for a new school year, you’re not alone. And if you’re wondering how to make sure your child is included and supported at school, it might be time to dust off your link to Inclusion BC’s Handbook on Inclusive Education.

With 10 chapters filled with ideas, resources and practical tips, the handbook can help you navigate the BC education system and advocate for your child’s right to inclusive education.
🎒 New school year. New questions. We’re here to help you get started.
👉 Check out the Handbook on Inclusive Education: https://ow.ly/38kM50ZF03J

06/19/2026

JUNE 24 FUN DAY!
Get your tickets online by Sunday: https://www.studentquickpay.com/SAANICH/.

You can buy cotton candy, candy bags, chips, ice cream, freezies. You can also buy tickets for a VR experience, soak & wet - 3 throws for 1 ticket - hit the target and soak a staff member with a bucket of water, and prize draws- you could win a digital camera, JBL speaker, kahliyadi sunglasses, 4 tubs of candy, a basket of chocolate, squishy jellyfish, large needoh butter, a set of 20 star sunglasses, a $50 Mayfair gift certificate or 2 tickets to a Shamrocks game.

06/18/2026

Do you need balloons for an event next week?

Our Grade 8 Farewell is Monday June 22, and we are using balloons to decorate ! We would hate to see them popped and in the garbage afterwards! Send the PAC a message here, or email the Grade 8 Farewell planning committee at [email protected]
and let us know if you want them! We will have gold and white arches, as well as gold, white and teal strands!