01/03/2025
Hello Point Roberts,
Mark your calendars! On January 10th, there will be a “Supper with the Superintendent” community meeting, where we will have the opportunity to discuss the future of Point Roberts Primary School (PRPS). This meeting is an opportunity for our community to come together, learn, and make our voices heard.
What’s on the Agenda?
- General Introduction and District Presentation
- Overview of Enrollment Trends: District and Point Roberts PS
- Current and Projected School Operations - Including Bond Measure
- Impacts of Low Enrollment @ PRPS (Parent Perspectives Share out opportunity)
- Share your child’s experiences at PRPS—both the positives and any concerns.
- Discuss why you chose PRPS or why you opted for other schooling options.
- Limited peer interaction, friendship and social development, including social norms such as sharing, cooperation, including collaborative learning and diverse social environments.
- Community Feedback and Open Discussion
Who: Everyone in the community-your voice matters!
What: Supper with the Superintendent
Where: Point Roberts Community Centre
When: January 10th, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
WHY DOES THIS MATTER TO US?
We’re a local family of five with three young children (ages 7, 5, and nearly 3). Our oldest has attended PRPS for 4 years (preK-2), during which the enrolment has dropped from 17 students (COVID years) to just 5. Our child has spent over half her school experience without a peer in her grade. She’s been asked to participate academically and socially with older grades, often beyond her developmental abilities. She’s missed out on foundational opportunities to connect, play, and learn with same-age peers.
Our son starts kindergarten in September 2025. If he attends PRPS, he will be the only kindergartener, sharing a classroom with four Grade 2 students. He’ll face the same challenges: no peers, no kindergarten foundation, and inappropriate social expectations.
This year, no new students enrolled. If this trend continues, PRPS could face two consecutive years with zero new enrolments. Will there even be a school for your child in the future?
This message is not in association with Blaine School District.
See you on January 10th
